[GrandTourer]

Close passes are like buses. Having fitted a Chilli Tech bullet cam for recording bad driving, I have accumulated a plethora of close passes this morning.

The forms for Devon & Cornwall Police Operation Snap seem to be quite straightforward to complete. Now I’ve got to upload the footage. Their form states that they want at least 2 minutes before and after the incident.

My camera records 5 minute files and the first incident I’m working on occurs at 3:47. So to reduce size I would like to cut off the first minute from this video and also take just the first minute of the next video (I assume it won’t be necessary to join the 2 videos together because they want the footage in its original format and unedited).

Is there any free software (for Windows 10) that I can use to do this (perhaps Windows 10 already includes such a facility)?

Thanks.

 

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[Awavey]

yes, certainly it wouldnt be

yes, certainly it wouldnt be one Id bother submitting myself either, the level I try to go with is if I feared at the time, there was potential harm to me from the drivers actions, which is difficult to explain, but you kind of instinctively know when you get one. Sometimes I also give myself 24hrs to decide, basically sleep on it, to see if it still bugs me the next day, rather than immediately get home and submit something.

[Tom_77]

GrandTourer wrote:

What would you do?

This is why the lack of feedback is so frustrating. You have no way of knowing what they will or won’t take action on. I probably wouldn’t bother personally, but I’ve become quite jaded over time.

[Anonymous]

No point in reporting that

No point in reporting that imo, save submissions for ones the police will do something about that that are actually dangerous.

[GrandTourer]

So the next dilemma is

So the next dilemma is whether to report something like this. Obviously the driver has given plenty of clearance and visibility ahead isn’t too bad but is clearly illegal as I’m travelling at at least 20 mph. If they are happy to cross the lines in this situation what’s to stop them doing the same close to a blind bend. What would you do?

 

[Tom_77]

GrandTourer wrote:

So with no feedback how do I know at what point I’d be able to submit for something like NMOTD?

Proceedings would have to be started within 6 months* of the incident taking place, so if you’ve heard nothing by then you can safely assume it’s not going to court.

 

* for minor offences

[Tom_77]

I have my camera set to

I have my camera set to produce 1 minute files, I don’t know if you can change the length on the Chilli. So then I just upload the file with the incident and the minute before and after (or whatever random rules your local police are using).

[GrandTourer]

Seems to have worked OK. Had

Seems to have worked OK. Had a confirmation email from D&C Police, advising that they won’t provide updates on the case unless it goes to court and not to post footage online.

So with no feedback how do I know at what point I’d be able to submit for something like NMOTD?

[hawkinspeter]

Openshot is a powerful, free,

Openshot is a powerful, free, open source video editor – works on Windows, Macs and Linux.

[GrandTourer]

The Windows 10 video editor

The Windows 10 video editor seems to provide the functionality I need. I have trimmed to just over 2 minutes before and after, giving me one file of 1GB and one of 350MB (although there is nothing in that second video relating to the incident or the offending vehicle). I won’t stitch the files together as that would probably count as editing the original format.

Currently uploading so I’ll see how it goes….

[wtjs]

 Their form states that they

 Their form states that they want at least 2 minutes before and after the incident

The only function of these stupid ‘rules’ is to try and stop people reporting cases by making things difficult- they just make the rules up and there’s no such proper restriction. A GoPro original file of that length would be 2 GB, and you would have to compress it so much to get it under the file size limit they would then say it was inadequate quality! Lancashire used to try this one on with me, with a demand for 2 1/2 minutes before and after and I fought them over it, so they don’t try it any more. If they could get away with it, they would demand overhead drone video if they were sure nobody had it. I send in 15 seconds for red-light crossing offences, and these have been accepted and put with my signed statement on the MG11 form for a prosecution. 

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This YT video should help you
This YT video should help you out.
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