Another lunging pedestrian has been caught on cam - this time in South Dublin.
Scary footage, which was taken by an elderly woman's camera, shows a man jumping right out in front of her car as she drove past a bus stop on Rochestown Avenue near Sallynoggin/Killiney.
The woman's daughter told Dublin Live she was shocked when she looked back on the footage which shows the man in white darting out from the stop and in front of the car.
The driver's quick reactions prevented the man from being hit.
She said: "He had ran out in front of her it happened so quickly.
"She was shocked when she saw it [the footage] back.
"I heard of another incident at Christmas near me where a driver reversed into a car behind it at the traffic lights. The other person got out and started shouting they hit his car. When they said they had a dash cam he got in his car and drove off. That's why I got a dash."
The incident is the second to come to light in the space of a week.
Similar footage was also captured on Santry last week - and shows the man ending up on the car bonnet before sliding back onto his feet.
He then casually walks away.
Locals around Dublin have been advised to be careful and keep an eye out for any suspected opportunists.
Last month it was revealed that the average cost of motor insurance in Ireland had risen by 42 percent over ten years.
This came despite a 2.5 percent decrease in individual claims and a 20 reduction in number of injury claims in total.
Last year gardai revealed that 3 percent of fraud investigations centre around bogus or exaggerated claims.
There were over 1,500 investigations conducted over 2019 while another study showed Ireland's courts are paying out way more than other countries when it comes to injury claims.
The average soft-tissue injury payout is just under €20,000 - four times more than the UK average.
