Helmet cameras

I have a original Go Pro 1 that I have had for years and normally wear when i'm skiing….. Ive never thought to use it when i'm riding- what a fab idea….. thank you (Go Pro are fantastic BTW, my brother has a mark 3 and i'm very envious though my mark 1 works very well indeed)

Oh hang on- all I need now is for my hacking/competition horse to recover from his horrendous injury so I can ride again (not going to happen but I can dream) LOL….. not much fun filming my other one just going round the school every time (she is too dangerous to hack out/jump etc)
 
sodapop said:
My concern about this is the wording, I think it may be antagonistic to some people.
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I had the same thought- its a great idea but I can see the type of motorists that disregard horses/riders anyway just being antagonised by this and in the end behaving even worse…. and there really are some horrible drivers out there…..

When my boy was a youngster I was out on the road and a massive HGV articulated lorry came towards us (on a road NOT designed for lorries- he shouldn't have been there in the first place) he didn't try to slow down and my boy panicked, spun and bolted back up the road- the lorry driver then thought it would be fun to drive alongside me as I was galloping up the road, waving at me out the window…..
I eventually managed to turn my boy up the grass bank and we stopped- even now a 6-7 years later he still hates load cars/lorries coming up behind him and he was great in traffic before that- can't say I blame him either.

I hear so many drivers main about horses being ridden on the roads BUT where can we ride- if they want us off the roads then there should be a LOT more off road riding made available….. none of us ride on the roads out of choice but we have no choice (especially round my way)
 
I have a GoPro and love it. Excellant quality but I have to have it set at lo res or it takes to long to upload the huge files!Also for road work I have just got this. Freinds say you can read it from a long way off and so far I have a lot of smiles from drivers not any abuse!http://www.safewhip.co.uk/
 
sodapop said:
My concern about this is the wording, I think it may be antagonistic to some people. I also have the same camera and it is a £5-£10 camera that can be quite temperamental.
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Gizapaw have posted on FB that they're doing another version which is the camera sign with the classic "Please pass wide and slow" message instead which, I think is a better idea! I do like the idea of a vest stating that filming is in progress but will probably get a better quality camera to be helmet mounted.
 
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