For all the crazy stupid drivers out there

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
15/07/2010 21:47

Take a few minutes of your precious time to watch this, perhaps you'll think twice about speeding...!



http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-az1smQMWHYk/unsafe_driving/



DD

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
15/07/2010 22:58

daisy,

that should be made compulsory viewing for everyone - and not just in TRNC!

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
15/07/2010 22:59

Blimey that is damn scary how eaisly it can happen

arrry



Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
15/07/2010 23:09

That is one hell of a video !!!

billyboy1


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
15/07/2010 23:19

God help us all



Am so glad i dont drive

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 00:09

i hate to drive here, and get paranoid if im driven by an itallan driver

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 00:16

Bloody hell..............that's horrid.........

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 00:21

One of the most powerfull videos i have ever seen, if that doesn't strike a chord then nothing will..............

mahdel


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:03

Cypriot drivers need to be taught above all else about the dangers of overtaking blind. I'd say that most of the deaths in NC not attributed to drunk driving are mostly due to NC drivers (almost always male) who decide that overtaking the car in front of them is worth the risk of death to gain 20 meters on a drive. I am a foreigner married to an NC citizen, and we have both sworn that we will never let her brother drive our car again because he risks life and limb to overtake one car which will get him to his destination several seconds quicker. Look at the most recent cyprus today, which has a story about a local who died a terrible death burning in his car because he tried to overtake someone and ran straight into a lorry. The only solution is to make all roads 4 lanes or vastly improve driver's education.

BatteryBoy


Joined: 05/06/2009
Posts: 125

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:08

Hi DD,



That video should be put on the TV between all films, soaps etc. 24/7 That way it will open peoples eyes, and for one moment in their life, should stop them enjoying the film etc and make them look at the way they drive. If it comes anywere near that ,then they want --------. pitty I can not say what I feel.



DD when you saw that it must have brought back some feelings of injustice.



batteryboy

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:19

mahdel - couldn't agree with you more. The standard of driving, both North and South is appalling. I have held a British driving licence for well over 40 years and I would never drive in Cyprus, North or South.

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:25

How difficult/easy is the Driving Test in NC?

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:50

Hi Blackbird,

Have a look at these links for info...

http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/13573.asp

http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/5793.asp

http://tinyurl.com/34qfxny

Navek

mahdel


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 01:55

I have been driving in the US since I was 16. All I had to do to get a license here was to present my legal US license and pay 300 ytl for several years licensure. In contrast, when I lived and worked in the UK I had to pass several theoretical tests and a practical driving test to be able to drive legally. I wholeheartedly endorse the UK's version, which ensures that anyone driving in the country at least knows how to negotiate a roundabout.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 06:55

ms9 10: DD when you saw that it must have brought back some feelings of injustice



It was difficult to watch.



DD

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 08:33

Where do we reckon the video was filmed? Looks like USA maybe?

Geoff

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 11:14

This is Brilliant, gives a wake up call

Doris43


Joined: 05/07/2010
Posts: 61

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 12:06

my god that is one hell of a video

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 19:06

i thought i'd just bump it up to the top again, so that no one misses it....



DD

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 20:03

A haunting selection of clips. I know I won't sleep tonight.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 22:23

I read about a car accident DAILY in the TRNC, even if they showed this on tv constantly, I dont think it would make any difference.

Most of the reasons given are "they lost control of the vehicle". check the Kibris paper, you will see front page , almost every day. I have never seen a place that has so many accidents..

Somethings not right....

airy____fairy


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 813

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 23:32

have seen that video before ....... but it still turned my stomach over to watch it again!

Heres another good video to watch -



http://www.streetfire.net/video/embrace-life-always-wear-your-seatbelt_732509.htm



not sure how to post link so you may have to copy and paste to browser

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
16/07/2010 23:58

I dont like to look at these things but i did..sorry its horrendous and it made me think about my poor daughter because as someone on a mission to end his life just walked out in front of her car. and after two years next month she has to attend the inquest..this brings it all back for her and his poor family too..Yes the roads here are a death trap...Please put all mobile phone into the back of your cars and do not.please do not answer them....remember a phone call can WAIT....please make whoever calls you WAIT..it saves lives..



Spider,X

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 03:17

Message 22, that is one of the best road safety videos out there, very well done and effective to a degree.

Its nothing brutal , safe to watch, please watch it. It takes 30 seconds...It could save your life..

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 10:00

That was almost too awful to watch. Very powerful indeed.

jacktheladett


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 528

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 11:00

What an unbelievably disturbing but powerful video. Turbo, I disagree that it wouldn't make it difference.



If anyone knows the accident prevention people here I would suggest exactly what has been suggested, that it gets shown regularly on local TV. Even if by seeing it just 1 person thinks twice it would be worth it.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 11:50

il never look at a pretty lady walking down the road again wearing a tanga when im driving !

kiwikid


Joined: 18/08/2008
Posts: 496

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 12:05

I know a least 6 of these vidoe's are from New Zealand, we have a very powerful road satfey campaine that doesn't mince words, these adverts are played at peak times on the tv, as NZ has one of the highest road tolls per head of population in the world. They have been making these videos for the past 20 years, some have actually had me in tears. As you can see alot are aimed at the middle aged, middle class. as this group is one of the worst affenders. The Saying goes at home and is on Billboards every where SPEED KILLS!! and IF YOU DRINK AND DRIVE YOU ARE A BLOODY IDIOT!!!

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 19:54

Does anyone have any ideas on how to possibly get this aired on the local TV channels....it may not stop people from speeding etc, but it may give them a pause for thought....and if a pause is what it takes...then i'm happy with that....for now anyway.





DD

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 20:37

They should show this to anyone in the UK who is taking the driving test and also to people who are attending drink-drive, speeding seminars.

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 21:41

i'm sure this is gonna upset a lot of you but......................if you need to see something like this ( real or not) to make you drive safely then you shouldn't really be allowed out on your own !

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 21:58

msg 31...



If we lived in an ideal world this sort of recording would not be necessary. However...this is not an ideal world (or country) therefore hard core statements of this sort need to be made and listened to....and if necessary forced into people living rooms! How else do you propose to stop the racers that think they are the worlds best drivers?



The worlds best drivers (in my humble opinion) are the ones paying enough attention to see the accident before it happens, and make the necessary moves to avoid it, but no one knows this....simply because the bloke/woman that averted a mile long crash, is the only one on life support...!!!



not having a go, just seeing it from a different perspective....





DD

tracer


Joined: 02/06/2010
Posts: 442

Message Posted:
17/07/2010 22:41

speechless ...................................

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
18/07/2010 07:31

when we first moved here we decided to drive the mountain road and set a digi cam up (safely) inside the car, on the way back lapta to catalkoy we kept the camera running............you can guess what we recorded, all the usual (for here) stuff including a copper in full uniform on a moped , no helmet,little girl on lap AND on his mobile (i kid you not). We were so affected by it all i made copies and sent them to police ( chief of) , several gov ministers and a few prominant doctors...............result................nothing !!!



forgive me for being pessimistic.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
18/07/2010 09:23

To message 26, I really wish I could say that it would make a difference, but I think you have all seen how the young kids drive, overtaking on bends at high speeds, they just dont think that it could happen to them, they also don't think that their actions are endangering others,

I have seen too many crazy kids showing off to their girlfriends or passengers without a thought for their safety.

Just look in the Kibris paper , there is a crash or two DAILY..You would think that just seeing the accidents would make them think twice. They even put smashed up cars on the side of the highway to give them food for thought.

Showing it on local tv would be a good start and like you said if one life is saved it would be worth it.