The ones on flat beds are normally for your tv programmes, where acting is involved, so you'll still get the road bumps and car movements, but they'll normally give it away by taking their eyes off the road for long enough to mow down a load of pedestrians on a zebra crossing.Otherwise cars will be camera'd up at different positions to give loads of different shots, ie: Top Gear is a perfect example, and more than likely have a camera vehicle shadowing them.The programmes you see about dangerous or learner drivers are certainly real, and if you see a camera car in front or behind them then avoid getting too close at all costs.I'm a terrible passenger in a car these days, and i'm actually getting worse as time goes on, as i can't believe how blase people are when driving a car and to me don't seem to see even 50% of the dangers that i'm looking at.I'd rather sit in the back and have the "out of sight, out of mind" attitude 'cos some drivers simply freak me out with their lack of awareness on the road.
I have been driven round by my daughters so have no fear
I'm not convinced that presenting a show in a car is that bad, but it does depend on the format. All of the ones that I've seen generally involve one or more people sat in a car talking about some sort of subject but they are focusing on driving and not the camera - it's very rare that they turn to look directly at the camera. In this situation, it's not really any different to conversing with a passenger - in some cases this is exactly how it goes with two people talking in a car and it just being filmed from a few small discreet cameras.
Quote from: Dead Eye on 27 March 2015, 10:36:52 amI'm not convinced that presenting a show in a car is that bad, but it does depend on the format. All of the ones that I've seen generally involve one or more people sat in a car talking about some sort of subject but they are focusing on driving and not the camera - it's very rare that they turn to look directly at the camera. In this situation, it's not really any different to conversing with a passenger - in some cases this is exactly how it goes with two people talking in a car and it just being filmed from a few small discreet cameras.I've been riding since i was 17, and never bothered driving a car, so i s'pose it's built in for me to be as alert as possible.That's why i can never understand why people want earphones for music while riding a bike, that to me is a massive no no, hearing is as important as seeing for me, and it would totally distract me.
You want to try my Mother-in-law
Believe me, I will be the first person to have a go at an arsehole biker, there are 2 that piss me off every morning going to work.And of course I respect the fact that some drivers are better than others, and that vision is not so good, etc.But the reality is I've actually felt unsafe in some cars before, but maybe I'm just being over sensitive, although I don't think that's such a bad trait to have as a full time biker.