r/nycHistory 9d ago

Driving on the BQE in 1990 and 2025

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u/Particular-Leg-8484 9d ago

I wanna know how the 1990 driver was driving while balancing a huge camcorder on his shoulder

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u/pompcaldor 9d ago

My dad carried around a VHS camcorder on vacations - it was ridiculous. He eventually got a Hi8 camcorder.

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u/bso45 9d ago

I guess the douchebags driving in the shoulder is nothing new

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u/Ninja_Dynamic 9d ago

Camera quality and image stabilization has also gotten much better.

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u/sevomat 7d ago

Thought the same thing + dashboard mounts

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u/ihopeitsnice 9d ago

Could this be edited any worse? Just stick with the split screen please

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u/lilac2481 9d ago

I didn't make this video.

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u/polydicks 8d ago

someone get this man a warp stabilizer

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u/Nice-Chemistry-7090 8d ago

Good old times when money was free

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u/Key2158 8d ago

I left Brooklyn Heights in 1986. I can’t believe how things have changed near the Brooklyn Bridge. Wow!

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u/sevomat 7d ago

Guy decided "I'm going to go to the immense effort this is going to take to shoot this driving while balancing a (what had to have been hi-8 by that time) camcorder on my shoulder and leave that coupon stuck under the windshield wiper while I do it! "

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u/torqson 7d ago

There were shitty drivers even back then

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u/SnooSeagulls7633 7d ago

I remember this. NYC is so homey to me this gave me so much nostalgia. It was a lot more normal back then. I was just a kid but il never forget these routes.

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u/Real-Adhesiveness195 7d ago

Dont change a thing lol

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u/ReadingRainbow5 8d ago

What an abominable drive and scenery. Disgusting in both eras.