Dashcam/actioncam thread

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(2014-04-22 12:27)Barney Wrote:  ye nice avoid, but couldnt you have thought about stopping yourself with almost 100m and good 3 seconds to go when lights went orange? in germany its "prepare to stop". although at limit 70kph there is a i believe 5second orange-phase.
dont want to sound too harsh, but you were the one endangering everyonelse here if your distance is too short if car ahead stops for whatever reason.

Yeah - you can do that in 50kmph zone in city, but not in normal road where you have 70kmph speed limit. Not with heavy truck (40 000kgs). With fully pressed brakes when i drived into junction there wasnt red light yet. I couldnt do it anyway. It was impossible to stop behind these two cars even if i would start braking 2 or 3 seconds before i noticed first car stopping at orange. And after 8 hours of driving at tight french roads im tired, and i cant react as good as somebody who is rested. Afterall... check where i stopped after emergency braking. I know its hard to understand for somebody who isnt truck driver, but try to imagine physics. And i think over 1 second i spent on looking at mirrors to be sure that i can change lane during braking. Everything happened so fast that i wouldnt remember whole situation without dashcam video