A Perfect Example of How to Deal With Road Rage

[@khalidacosta7133]

This is the exact thing that SHOULD be sent to the police and pursued aggressively. If he got triggered so easily to the point he drives dangerously to make his random point... imagine what would happen if somebody made an actual genuine mistake? People like him need to be taken off the roads for the safety of everyone concerned, whether it's your mum driving to the shops, a pedestrian crossing the road or a cyclist on their way to work.

[@VoxelLoop]

That guy would have a heart attack driving in rural areas where the road isn't usually big enough for 2 cars so you regularly have to let someone out before you can enter. :)

[@manu-tonyo9654]

Odds on the wnkr wasn't insured as well, Pompey is full of them.

[@mcdon2401]

@@manu-tonyo9654 surprisingly, taxed, mot'd and insured 🤣. Just driven by a bellend.

[@ResevoirGod]

Nah leave him to it. He’ll soon do it the wrong person and get seriously injured.

[@joncurtis199]

@@ResevoirGod the issue is will he hurt someone else in the process? He already put a cyclist in danger with his rage.

[@walterposs1212]

I've encountered these types of arseholes before. Looking for a fight for no reason. My advice personally, do NOT stop and safety continue your journey. If they continue following for miles and miles, drive to a police station or a highly populated area. These morons are the types of people who certainly should not be behind the wheel and props to the Hire Driver for keeping his cool and just carrying on.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Some guys don't feel like a "real man" if they don't have a fight once or twice a week

[@Explore2Adore]

I once had a guy follow me. Driving into the police station car park was going to be the plan had i not lost him in heavy traffic.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

@@Explore2Adore Such a pussy why not get out and fight and risk being killed or accidentally killing the other person, losing your job, wife/relationship, all future prospects and going to prison instead like a "real man"

[@gibfear]

Or pull over, let them pull in ahead of you, then run them over when they get out of the car... A crushed pelvis can often diffuse an otherwise very confrontational situation.... 😉

[@Benjamin90s]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 lmao

[@ernestbywater411]

I like how the guy in the blue car is in a hurry right up to the point they have the time to chase after the cammer and try to cause a confrontation.

[@jarthurs]

It seems to be a common irrational behaviour, you've slowed me down and inconvenienced me (in my mind) so I will now follow you for ten minutes trying to create conflict.

[@davidsomething4867]

Got to wonder about the logic of quite a few drivers these days. Certainly getting worse.

[@carlrenshaw1693]

@@Tea_kingdom or Vauxhall, merc, ford, BMW

[@Tea_kingdom]

@@carlrenshaw1693 You forgot Land Rover

[@untitled6981]

@@carlrenshaw1693 and toyota and nissan!

[@tbrasc0]

This brings back a horrible memory. A few years ago I needed to cross the lines in the middle of the road by a couple of feet, it was close to a bend that I couldn't see round so I was as careful as possible, as I was executing the maneuver a car came flying round the bend at speed and just missed hitting me, while it was close nobody was hurt so I continued to drive on, then I noticed in my rear view mirror the other car accelerating up behind me, it over took me and stopped in front of me, not knowing what his intentions were and after checking it was safe I drove round him and turned left at the next junction, hoping that the traffic would deter him from pursuing further, it didn't, he got out of the junction, overtook a row of cars behind me, overtook me and then stopped in front of me again, this time across road blocking both sides. I wasn't prepared to take any further attempts to get away as I had my wife and 6 month old baby in the car, so I locked the doors and let him do whatever he wanted, he got out of the car walked up to my window, shouting abuse, telling me to get out of the car and then said it didn't matter as he had my registration and was going to find where I lived. Having vented he then got back in his car and sped off down the road, he had a young lad in the passenger seat. This was in the days before dashcam. After he had gone i got out of the car and walked to the car behind me and asked the driver if they would be a witness to what happened, thankfully they agreed. I called the Police, they asked me to bring my licence and proof of insurance down to the police station to make a formal statement, i did that the next day a Police officer came out and took a more detailed statement, after i'd given it they the officer basically said that the statement i had given matched the statement my witness and was enough for them to prosecute. They went round to the owners address a few days later. Apparently he was driving his girlfriends car, the young lad in the passenger seat was his stepson and he broke-down after he was given the choice of being arrested or paying a fine + 3 points for driving without due care on the spot, he took the fine and the points. I still avoid that road to this day. My view is; don't tolerate this nonsense because without penalty morons like this will just think its ok to act like this and next time somebody could get hurt.

[@Paulina-wb4uy]

Similar thing just happened for me . I was chased up by some young guy in sport car, who didn't like my driving. He broke God knows how many rules to chase me up, overtook me and stop in front of me, looking for confrontation. He completely terrorised me and now I am anxious driving. These ass;"?!s must be removed from the roads. It is so unsafe. I bought a dash cam . Hopefully, that will help to scare these idiots off.

[@mcdon2401]

While I agree the cammer handled that well, I'm sorry, but that would be going to the police. There's zero excuse for following and confronting someone who's only failing is to have been on the road at the same time as an arsehole.

[@OpinionFactChecker]

The cops only pursue hate crimes nowadays and the guys ethnicity prevents prosecution!

[@andrewneeds8189]

Afraid the Police would not do much, they don’t seem to do anything these days..

[@jhareng]

@@andrewneeds8189 Dunno its easy pickings for them, the only thing they do nowdays. Cars MOT, Taxed and insured but has the driver got a licence as 65% dont.

[@porlorlorl]

why are you sorry?

[@pcarts232]

Never get that issue on my motorbike , I’d just headbutt him straight back into his car ! Then leave him there 😂😂

[@ibs5080]

This was such an incredibly over the top reaction from the Audi driver for what should essentially been a non event. There are plenty of times I've either been turning into or out of a narrow residential street with cars parked either side and it's "a bit tight". In such cases, I'm only too happy to accomodate the other driver and I've found the same from other drivers too. "Cor it's a bit tight here innit mate. Hang on a sec and I'll make some extra room for yer". Followed by a friendly exchange of Thank you waves / thumbs up as we carry on our merry ways. To get in a big rage and chase someone down for that is unreal. Total kudos to the private hire driver for the way he handled this.

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

The Private Hire driver acted exemplary in my view. Did everything to protect the safety of his passenger.

[@moonshinepz]

Yes, proper professional drivers attitude. Good man.

[@slimboyfat3306]

I'm a HGV Driver and just last week I'd finished having the trailer loaded alongside a side road, on an industrial estate outside a customers premises in Belvedere. This road is an access road to further industrial units. Passing traffic was able to safely pass alongside me, including a number of other HGV's. I was about to leave. I had literally just put my seat belt on and was about to start the engine, when a black German car (No surprises there then) pulled alongside me and the driver leaned across the passenger seat to tell me that I cannot park there. Because I tried to explain to him that I had every right to be where I was, as it is a lorry on an industrial estate? He got out of his car, marched up to my drivers door and THREATENED TO STAB ME!! Is this is because as a lorry driver I'm considered to be some form of lower life only legitimately going about my daily life. That my wife has to become a widow and my two children lose their father? He had no choice to move as by now HE was the one causing an obstruction as other cars were now stuck behind this idiot. I did however ask him to return with his knife later on after I had reported this to the police. Talk about a day in the life.

[@insoft_uk]

And to think the driver that was complaining drove straight in front of an oncoming cyclist. The private hire driver was great, just avoid and continue.

[@marklittler784]

@@slimboyfat3306 Yeah get a life not a knife.

[@winnie6354]

His dealing with the situation was good , but his driving skills were questionable. Appears to be from somewhere they drive on the right. If he had turned to the left as the Audi driver was blocking his way would have been far safer.

[@mrsmchistory]

This is a great example of restraint. I need to learn to calm down a bit as I can easily lose my temper a little when others demonstrate road rage towards me. This video has helped me how to keep calm more. Thanks for sharing, Ashley!

[@Pete2635]

I will be wearing my sunglasses way more often. Impeccable conduct by the private hire driver. And how he reassured his passenger as often as he could whilst dealing with the situation. He is hereby earned the ‘Balls of Steel Award’ for remaining calm and collected under very trying circumstances. Congratulations from us all.

[@markwright3161]

I don't think Ashley will be behind the full blues brothers of sunglasses at midnight :)

[@Pete2635]

@@markwright3161 🤔🤣😆😂😉👍 Safe and happy driving mate!

[@soundseeker63]

He was brilliant, but being in that line of work, he will be faced with dick heads like that Audi driver on an almost daily basis. You learn pretty quickly how do deal with pond life like that for the sake of your career and your own sanity!

[@Pete2635]

@@soundseeker63 thanks for the great reply. Pertinent points well made. Happy and safe driving! 😉👍

[@paulharper4196]

Funny because if he was taking me and a couple of my mates into town after a few pre drinks we would be encouraging him to stop and let us deal with the twat 🤣

[@LEWIS1992]

That behaviour should definitely be reported to the police. It's beyond shocking.

[@Armed-Forever]

he’s driving like a wanker and for what

[@JamesWilson01]

The golden rule is never get out of your car in road rage incidents. The fact that this "rager" was so keen to speaks volumes.

[@zaink7037]

@@dougijcw9758 sorry to read that. That sounds like an extreme scenario and I hope that person got a big punishment for that

[@JamesWilson01]

@@dougijcw9758 That's awful, I'm really sorry to hear that. There are exceptions to every rule and sadly this sounds like one of them.

[@davidgaskin5417]

yep, if they are lunatic enough to obsessively chase you( taking time out of their own day), they are lunatic enough to have a weapon or makeshift weapon to hand.

[@leejohnson3209]

It makes your blood boil it really does. Its hard not to react because these idiots need bringing down a peg or two. But reacting against threats and violence with threats and violence brings you down to their level. Full marks to this fella, Mr ice man.

[@Ian_Livesey]

I believe in karma and Mr Shouty will get his in the future.

[@soundseeker63]

@@munchyman6898 Perhaps there in lies the issue. Angry little man-boy in his big German car, feels he needs to prove something to the world. All too common these days.

[@ef7480]

Agreed. But this stratergy is no good when cornered with threats of violence, just bear that in mind..

[@davidgaskin5417]

I completely sympathise with you feeling angry yourself. This is the whole point though - do not escalate the issue. I know thats very easy for us to say when we are just calmly typing messages on a KZbin video, but something we all have to try and learn and practice.

[@Lizzard-t]

That private hire driver deserves an award , he did everything to diffuse the situation and keep his passenger safe . Some people think that buy shouting and rearing up to people that they are the "Big person " Well if he could see his actions in this video ? Dose he do that at home when his parents tell him that 9.00 pm is his bedtime ? It's takes a bigger person to just walk away . Had it happen to me , some large shouty man decided that me doing the speed limit was not good enough so he jumps out and started shouting and swearing trying to intimidate me but I just let him do it , he soon gave up .

[@marklittler784]

With a passenger at least you've got a so called independent witness, some groups of passengers would have got out and knocked him out.

[@marklittler784]

The Audi driver probably had a bad day or every day he has is a bad day.

[@cliffordbegley1139]

@@marklittler784 Yeah, maybe show some empathy " You're needing understanding about my driving & i can see you feel strongly about this & i'm willing to explain" I think he'd really be mentally disturbed if he didn't respond in a non aggressive way to this empathy.

[@cain1448]

Did he? look at the 1:45 point. The Audi driver reverses quickly as he thinks the private hire driver is about to hit him. It is about perspective. From the Audi point of view he sees someone driving in the middle of the road blocking traffic (remember he doesn't know the reversing car forced the road position). Then when he states this (not in the best way) he is driven at. From his point of view an act of aggression. I'm not condoning his behaviour but that is what I believe he saw. Also if is so much in a hurry he is now later getting to his destination. Would be good to see his dashcam.

[@aevans-jl9ym]

@@cain1448 Spot on, but unfortunately the majority of people won't agree with you

[@danielbarber9920]

This is what real bravery is. To remain calm and act with a clear head in a stressful situation. I’d love to know more about this guys background. No many can stay so collected like that.

[@Daye04]

If there's anything we can be sure of, it's that Ashley Neal will be highlighting exemplary ways of dealing with road rage

[@markj.a351]

I can’t comprehend getting so mad about such a non issue. I’d send this to the police. He almost hit the cyclist and it’s reasonable to expect he intended to cause harm.

[@Armed-Forever]

all he did was pull up to say why u driving like a twat, glasses man is a doofus

[@arthurpewtey]

You're right, except we both know the police wouldn't do anything at all. Bigger fish to fry and all that.

[@Armed-Forever]

@@arthurpewtey they should fine camera man for being stupid

[@ghostdog4330]

@@arthurpewtey Yeah, they are too busy trawling facebook and twitter incase someone has their precious feelings hurt.

[@B-26354]

@@arthurpewtey Police have been sending drivers to court based on dash cam footage submitted from the public, it would require the driver of the taxi to submit a statement and be prepared to attend court which many people aren't willing to do.

[@PedroConejo1939]

The only thing I would disagree with in this is that this is the kind of thing that needs to be sent plodwards. People who are that angry and on that much of a hair trigger are usually well known to the local constabulary, even the local crown court. You never know, it could be enough to trigger a recall or a bender - and _that_ would be a public service. Alternatively, it's on file for the next time he plays this stunt and actually hurts someone. I think it helped having a reasonable second person in the car to validate what was happening to him. A problem shared etc.

[@Jac70]

Nah - we have enough surveillance and tittle-tattle already. Let's have the police investigating crimes not handbags at noon!

[@Bedfordshireman]

@@Jac70 This guy almost hit a bike in his anger. That's why this shit needs reporting. Ignoring the dangerous driving and intimidation he was attempting.

[@khalidacosta7133]

Agreed. This is the exact thing that SHOULD be sent to the police and pursued. If he got triggered so easily to the point he drives dangerously to make his random point... imagine what would happen if somebody made an actual genuine mistake. People like him need to be taken off the roads for the safety of everyone concerned. I've pursued drivers like this because as a 6ft gorilla of a bloke, when I get out of the car, it often makes the aggressor turn tail. But other people won't be able to and I abhor bullying.

[@Jimbob7595]

I wouldn't really call one sided harassment and dangerous driving "Handbags at noon". These people are a menace and could easily kill or seriously injure someone.

[@David-sw2fn]

Yep this guy is clearly out of control. It’s not a minor incident. In fact it’s behaviour of this type, albeit lower level but encountered on an everyday basis, that makes driving so stressful at times. We need to stop kidding ourselves that it’s okay for people with this sort of attitude to be behind the wheel of a car. It’s not.

[@botchit69]

Just got back from my bike ride in the country after viewing this clip. I'm not a timid cyclist but having driven most types of transport I try to cycle as a responsible road user. So when I was "tailgated" by a White Van I looked for a passing point. Unfortunately not quickly enough for WVM. It was this or the ditch. So on passing he wanted to "ave a word" stopping in the road after passing me. Usually I would have participated in some "banter" and considered undertaking him as he was stationary in the middle of the road. Having heeded this video I waited for him to finish his viewpoint and drive off. So thanks to this alternative I had a great cycle and no aggro. Cheers mate!

[@AdrianNelson1507]

"he's got anger issues" - quote of the day

[@khalidacosta7133]

Mental health concerns*

[@GG-ml3vr]

Ok,only a minor incident but i personaly know guys who would have sparked out this idiot without raising their heartbeat,karma can be a bitch🤷‍♂️

[@itchyscratch3829]

The brown Ford B-max driver, the B stands for badass! Hats off to them.

[@robg521]

I Live in Portsmouth around the corner from where this was filmed, Portsmouth being a Dockyard and major port town is one of the most densely populated and integrated cities in Europe, and has every type of walk of life in society that you can imagine all living extremely close to each other. [you might describe this as claustrophobic so people sometime react badly] I can honestly say that there are some wonderful people who live here but as per the demographic mentioned above it has more than it fair share of violent thugs. [and just like you said, 5% causing 95% of the trouble] This person is a perfect example of a certain element common to the area. He is the dregs of the local society, His entire world revolves around conflict and violence, he is the type of person who’s only understanding of a disagreement is to automatically descend into a fight to bring it to any resolution, you can guarantee than he has been violently beaten up in the past and he see’s those who beat him as the only people who deserve his respect, so his only affirmation of social standing is to threaten others to demand that same respect that he thinks he is entitled to. [the only thing he understands is fear, ….. either his fear or yours] Living here for nearly 40 years I have dealt with the likes of this idiot on many occasion and I can confirm that if you show any kind of weakness he will attack. If you stay calm, talk softly and stand your ground he will back down, but keep your wits and beware because he may just go for you anyway. If you show aggression he will fight to establish which one of you needs to be afraid. If you show fear he will exploit it. [He is a bully] If you are calm and confidence without showing aggression it will confuse him and unnerve him. …….. The taxi driver did the right thing. If you get one of these idiots Walk away, …. if he follows, put something between you, ……if he keeps coming it means that he had decided to fight, so you then take him out any way you can. If you do take him out you need to do this as a last resort and will need to show the police that you tried to get away and had no choice but to defend yourself, this is usually enough to keep you from being arrested because they will already know who he is and his reputation for being the trouble maker. If you want an analogy… these guys are the young Apes in the jungle going around busting their nuts vying for who is going to be leader of the group, everything goes great for them until they meet up with the big silverback gorilla who slaps the crap out of them.

[@wirdy1]

Good analogy... deep down inside us we all have a primeval monkey-brain; but most sensible folk have learned to control it.

[@jamesjameson4566]

Just because it's a port town does not mean it needs to have so many foreigners and children of foreigners

[@savagehadoken6828]

Ssshhhhh diversity is our strength.

[@lapamful]

My earliest memory growing up was my mum arguing with someone about the Rushdie Affair, and the danger it meant when a certain segment of the (growing) population was prepared to go against every law of the land and do in broad daylight what they later did to Lee Rigby. But it was all to no avail. People don't want to listen until their own daughters are threatened, and even then it's still hard to get people to be brave and stand up, as we saw in Telford, Rotherham etc. The community from which this individual emanates is already targeting all types of people, including my own, the Jewish community, but the media says nothing, so people continue to remain asleep or pretend that the threat doesn't exist. But the hour is getting late...

[@fizzel5711]

@@jamesjameson4566 but James our man in the Audi is a stinkingdirtywhitechav. Totally native to Portsmouth . Any chance him and his ilk can be removed for everyone else’s safety ?

[@annemcclelland9899]

Thank you for another excellent video. This reminded me of an incident some years ago when I was driving and my husband was in the passenger seat. We pulled out at a small roundabout, turning right, and a car came from the left straight out in front of me. I got a fright and braked and - although I know it wasn't the wisest thing, tooted my horn once - as much in shock as anything. I then continued on our way, only to find that this car had stopped at the next small roundabout, waiting for me. When he got out of his car, I pushed the button to lock all our doors and he approached my husband's passenger door! He tried to open it, but thankfully I had locked the doors just in time. He then stood directly in front of our car and balled and shouted at us, using the most awful language. We didn't react at all - just stared straight ahead - until he came to his senses a bit and realised he was standing shouting at two obviously 'old' people! He drove off and we continued our journey. If I could have turned the clock back, I wouldn't have used the horn, but his reaction to that was a bit over the top! Interestingly he went for my husband's door rather than mine, even though I was the driver.

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

I get not wanting to follow up legally as the cab driver, but definitely hand the police this footage. I would want to know this was on record before the boy goes on to victimise another road user

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

What did he do wrong?

[@GokuPlaysUK]

police? get a grip pal ffs they are busy tackling real crime

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

@@GokuPlaysUK like people posting mean comments on social media and working as lackeys for corporations. They run scared from serious criminals

[@cjmillsnun]

@@GokuPlaysUK Threatening behaviour is real crime. He was angling for a fight.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Say that to the Met bobby who ran into 2 knife-wielding terrorists with only a baton, Mr keyboard warrior.

[@loc4725]

As other people have pointed out this is an excellent example of the kind of incident you *should* report to the police. Yes, he probably has anger issues and yes, he's in control of a dangerous piece of machinery which he seems to have no issue using in a dangerous and aggressive manner. The issue is by not reporting him you are becoming part of the problem and he'll likely see your withdrawal and the lack of any material consequence as confirmation not only that this behaviour is acceptable but also right.

[@afreeman1980]

The only thing I would have done differently is I would have driven behind the blue audi when exiting the junction rather than going past it's front. Sadly I've noticed quite a lot more aggressive driving since covid restrictions came off, at least an encounter every day even with only doing 12,000 miles a year. It used to be less than once a week.

[@EeezyNoow]

That might well have been the best plan. The Audi driver might then not have bothered to do a 3-point turn to follow him.

[@benitto3]

The blue car wasn’t moving though so he couldn’t get behind it

[@andrewwebb3431]

Yep, that's what I'd have done too. Go left instead of right and then find somewhere to turn around to get back the way you wanted to go. Looks like these are typical Victorian terraced grid-like streets so getting back to his intended route would have been pretty easy. Bonus that in the time it takes the problem Audi to do a 3-point turn our driver could have taken any number of side turns, making it far more difficult for the Audi to track him down again.

[@IfInDoubt..]

The Audi lurched backwards which is why the Private Hire driver pulled out in front

[@Marvhead]

I think that you're right. The Audi driver was further triggered by the private hire driver turning right across his path.

[@slowride1006]

This is absoultely fantastic and have subscribed. My cousin just got his license and had experienced the exact samething as the Audi driver had done. He kept his cool and came out of the situation without the need to take drastic measures, and I am proud of him for that. Even though I started driving before I even got my permit, I grew up the impression of what makes a good driver is as someone who can lap a race track as quickly as possible. I have come to understand that a good driver is someone who follows all the rules of the road perfectly and being curtious to those around in cars on motorcycles cyclists and foot traffic.

[@robynrox]

I am increasingly coming to the conclusion that driver training needs an element of emotional awareness training. Driving and rage don't mix. The best case is that you waste your own time and the time of the person you have a problem with. The worst case is that an accident is caused or a fight is started and the potential negative consequences are obvious. Very well done to the driver in the clip who seems to have mastered his emotions.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

Most people are able to be mature in these situations. Just work in retail for a few months and you'll come to understand what restraint is. The Audi driver was probably raised poorly and never been forced to mature.

[@jgameruk]

My conclusion is that driver training needs including a psychiatric evaluation because some people clearly shouldn't be on roads.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

@@jgameruk That has its own problems. It would make it very easy for innocent people to be smeared as "Crazy" just for having a mental health issue. A girl with PTSD after being assaulted in her teens isn't allowed a driving licence? A person with depression after a parent dies should have their licence risked? Where do you draw the line?

[@Flossie1985]

@@Indoor_Carrot I've worked in retail and encountered people I knew from when I went to church with my mother as a child, people who were as nice as pie in church, who were routinely rude because they didn't recognise me and that's how they were with people they thought were beneath them. I think there are three scenarios in which people show their true attitudes and they are driving, dealing with customer service staff and interacting with people online. Scenarios in which people think there's no comeback for their behaviour.

[@Flossie1985]

@@Indoor_Carrot In Germany, people caught committing traffic offences often have to pass a stringent psychological assessment before being allowed the opportunity to get their licences back. It's known officially as the MPU - Medizinisch-Psychologische Untersuchun - and unofficially as the Idiot Test.

[@invacanza]

Well done to the private hire driver. This is the type of driver we need on our roads. 👏 I think he should report this to the police though. The other guys road rage is unlikely to be a one off. His incredibly dangerous driving is likely to cause injury in the future if not dealt with.

[@johnnymichael1804]

This channel has helped me so much become a better driver. Ashley your channel is simply one of the best on the site. I often find myself driving and thinking about how Ashley would handle different situations that I encounter and can hear his voice in my head lol. And I'm from America. Cheers mate, keep up the great work. It's helping more people than you think.

[@ashley_neal]

These types of comments are thankfully quite common. They are always appreciated 🙏

[@raymondbenjamins5884]

Same for me. Not only has my driving become much safer, it's also way more relaxing now. Watching his videos should become a mandatory part of driver education...

[@mk1aquatic739]

Thing is as well, in the USA there's a good chance someone will pull a gun on you in situations like this, with the amount of guns in your society. So you probably need to exercise more restraint there, because it really could be life or death! In the UK it's only licenced firearms holders and criminals who own guns. I've seen footage on KZbin from the states of drivers opening up on each other when there's a bit of road rage. Here, it's normally just verbal, sometimes a few punches thrown but rarely more than that. Still have to be careful though.

[@josephj6521]

@@ashley_nealsame for me Neal. In Australia we’re not immune to bad behaviour and I remember “stay calm”. Heck we are only driving from A to B, not at war with each other!

[@stephen4518]

Excellent point about that last motorist who took up a very effective position in an awkward situation in a very calm and therefore non-obvious and non-confrontational way. If that was intentional, that was excellent- nay, perfect vision, foresight, analysis and decision making alloyed with a lot of calmness and bravery. Motoring genius and top notch human decency.

[@boojingleful]

I noticed the Ford seeming to block the guy in as well. Hopefully it didn't cause him to redirect his intense anger issues. Thanks for sharing the video and your advice!

[@ernestbywater411]

Agreed, and kudos to the driver of the bronze car for blocking him to let the other car get away.

[@L_M_C]

I imagine the silly little man-child in the Audi completely forgot about the first guy and turned his attention to the brown Ford driver and angrily followed them, only to be distracted once again by another innocuous driving transgression and that person then received his ire. I like to think this carried on for hours and the silly man ended up getting a clip round the ear from his mum when he finally got home because his dinner was cold

[@paulharper4196]

The Ford driver in blocking him off displayed that he wasn't intimidated hy the little shit so wasn't going to be bothered or bullied by him.

[@marklowe7431]

Super calm, not easy to do. Well done to the driver. Professional.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

he's going to miss the shellsuit sale at JD Sports if he takes issue with everyone he feels wronged by on the roads

[@neilduran7647]

I absolutely love the video's you share Ashley. Total respect to the private hire driver for ignoring the other driver.

[@dgc9328]

There seems to be a lot of drivers like this at the moment, scary to think what goes through their minds to get so angry..

[@jamesfrench7299]

Girlfriend said she was sick of his lacklustre performance in the cot and wad going to upgrade.

[@John.AR.Activism]

Clothes/body language suggests he thinks hes some kind of "roadman" shame he didn't flattened when walking in the road, one day he'll do this to someone who wont just drive off.

[@raithrover1976]

probably the same insecurity issues that prompt them to buy / lease cars with Audi badges on them.

[@jamesfrench7299]

If you have insecurity issues about lasting more than a couple of minutes or getting hard on command, at least aim for the star(s) rather than four zeros.

[@sliwka621]

If my skin was shit colored I would be upset all the time as well.

[@thorin4406]

I was in a similar situation about 6 months ago: A van drifted into my lane so I gave a little beep to let them know I was there (I was positioned around their blind spot), they merged anyway causing me to have to brake. The beep had apparently enraged the van driver who pulled up to try and have a word as I passed him. Knowing that he was aggressive, I ignored and carried on. He began to follow me, so not wanting him harassing me on my doorstep (on the way home from work) I found a large roundabout and circled it until he gave up, took about three or four rotations. Had he not, my next stop would have been the police station. Perfect points Ash, and an excellent example. These people want to give you a piece of their mind by any means necessary. Never rise to it.

[@kenbrown2808]

and sadly, most of them don't seem to have any mind to spare.

[@toebo9683]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Audi driver was on some kind of substance. (Steroid rage, cocaine etc). We really don't know these days driving or otherwise. ALWAYS be on your Defensive and stay safe out there. Have been driving 34yrs (20yrs C+E) and I'm still learning everyday.

[@grahambonner508]

Cammer did good, this said I would have handled it slightly differently. I would have raise an apologetic hand, backed up a few metres and moved forward to the left (assuming there is now space) and looked to turn behind rather than Infront of the aggressor. With this action I would expect the aggressor to move forwards, probably giving me some verbal but no more than that. I think pulling in front to progress probably increased the density of the red mist.

[@patbassman8251]

Yes I said that I agree with you , it was his right of way after all , cutting him up and driving off was antagonistic and didn't help .

[@Goodstegosaurus]

So… the Audi doesn’t wait, and causes a big song and dance about not being able to turn into the road (despite there being plenty of room to do so). Then he almost kills a cyclist and then gets out shouting “why are you driving dangerously back there?!” Mr Audi needs to give his head a wobble before he tries that with the wrong person and gets put on his arse. But then again, perhaps that might teach him a lesson. Wouldn’t be hard, he’s built like a pipe cleaner 🤣

[@goodyeoman4534]

Had a similar experience when trying to turn out my road. An Audi came whizzing in, cutting the corner, and then glaring at me through the window as if it was my fault. Not quite tough enough to get out and try anything, though.

[@ianmason.]

He might be built like a pipe cleaner, but I know the type and they can be viciously violent before a reasonable man would switch from "avoiding a fight" to "defending themselves" mode. Most serious fights are not like the movies, they're decided in the first one or two blows. Mind, if he did pick the wrong person in Portsmouth he's likely to wake up inside a container on a ship, with a torch and a copy of "Teach yourself Chinese" next to him.

[@moonshinepz]

We had a weekly delivery from a van driver who unloaded glass sheets to our old business, the police were very happy for him to pull up onto the pavement for safety so that it could be transferred straight from the van onto our premises without carrying 4x3ft sheets through the streets. On a regular basis he got serious verbal abuse from motorists who had to wait a moment or two for oncoming traffic. He would just laugh at them. To be fair he was a huge gym-monster and a bit of a scary scary looker. It shows how people think they are "safe" to abuse people under the illusion of safety inside their vehicle.

[@shaunpowelluk]

Wow, just wow. The level of restraint is impeccable. Top class for the private hire driver with the passenger. Shame not all private hire drivers are like him. As for the see you Next Thursday in the Audi, I'd be so tempted to get out and lamp him one, or run him over when he blocked and chased the car, but wiser heads prevail today. Only critique was not handing this to the police. The guy clearly has problems, and is a threat to other road users.

[@shanegrimes1927]

That was exactly my thought, I've watched too many GTA5 videos on here, so was half expecting him to put it back in drive and sort out the problem.

[@mikepembo8297]

@@shanegrimes1927 If my kids were in the car and I'd had no way to reverse back, he'd be eating bumper.

[@Ian_Livesey]

Quite right, but violence doesn’t solve violence. Imagine going for someone and they have a knife or gun. Your fists won’t save you from that.

[@jimjam6958]

Back in the 80's I actually put a guy on my bonnet. Didn't hurt him, later I regretted my actions and told the police exactly what had happened. I heard nothing from them after that.

[@zarakdurrani7584]

I got zero tolerance for assholes and frankly fear for the day when I might physically harm someone if they did to me what the jackass did with the private hire in this video.

[@joebloggs830]

I'm a Delivery Driver, and quite literally am sent to new destinations every day, to deliver product orders. This in itself, is stressful enough with a 5.5 ton (tare weight) truck navigating single lane roads, but coupled with traffic and erratic driving from other road users, could be whats contributing to shortages of commercial drivers.

[@rsdw4003]

People hurrying often cause these issues, yet somehow then find the time to pointlessly pursue them, wasting far more time than a few seconds of inconvenience

[@PedroConejo1939]

Always the case, isn't it? I'm in a life-or-death mega-hurry but I've reviewed my diary and now I have endless time to project my insecurities into your life.

[@TheRip72]

Just how far out of his way did he go just to act like an idiot?

[@fastpedaller2051]

@@PedroConejo1939 I had someone rage at me whilst I was driving 25 years ago. - followed us, then 'brake checked' so hard my Wife though we'd not avoid the rear of his car. Then he got out, I shouted through the partially open window "I'll run you over" which made him think better of it and he scuttled back into his car. police not interested, but at least I made him think deeply in that second.

[@paul756uk2]

I live on the outskirts of Portsmouth (Fortunately) and believe me, virtually none of the cities residential streets allow 2 way traffic. Even some of the busy through roads won't allow 2 lanes of traffic. I know people that take taxis to go out in the evening because they'll lose their parking space and that can be half a mile of where they live, if not more. It's the most densely populated city in Europe. I have to say though that overall, the standard of driving isn't as bad as some of the videos on your channel. What I mean by bad is some of the really dangerous boy racer driving. These kind of incidents are quite rare IMO.

[@WorldwideHypercars]

MAJOR anger issues. I was shocked how quickly it escalated and how quickly he got angry over something so minor.

[@GunnyUKsarge]

Every incident like this should be reported. I would wager that the angry guy has done this before and will certainly do it again if not reported. I see similar incidents like this on almost a daily basis now and it needs to be addressed before people end up getting hurt.

[@nebula_tm]

I'd lived near these exact roads for a while, and this one was one of the wider of the lot. The issue of going over the centre line isn't something that's easily avoided here, especially when the roads have cars parked illegally at the end. The Audi just needed to take it slow and give the private hire as much space as possible. It was always a concern of mine that someone would turn in like this.

[@OpinionFactChecker]

In many countries with housing and roads like this it's no off road parking, no car!

[@Hevlikn]

@@OpinionFactChecker we can dream

[@kenbrown2808]

you're not wrong. in the US, that road would either have no parking , or parking on only one side to ensure two full traffic lanes. - but we have the advantage that much of our country was built after cars, so our roads are much wider.

[@OpinionFactChecker]

@@kenbrown2808 Many US cities were built with growth in mind, the English have never been a forward looking people!

[@OpinionFactChecker]

@@kenbrown2808 I'm Australian by the way and even the 130 year old house I lived in had a driveway for off road parking and a backyard 3 English houses could fit on!

[@jasonh9518]

Ah a video from my home town! Showcasing the very best and the very worst of driving skills and basic humanity. Portsmouth is similar to London in that it has such a massive population density and space must be shared properly. don't you just love it when bullies don't get the satisfaction they wanted. I like to imagine the taxi driver getting a decent tip from that lady, going home, sitting in the sun in his nice garden, having a beer 🍺 and just enjoying that afternoon in his life, in a way that only someone who has mastered their emotions and mind can.

[@jillp1840]

This needs to be shown on all the Dashcam channels too! And that private hire driver needs to be snapped up as a driver for VIPs with defensive driving like that!

[@andrewlong6438]

We need to see more clips from him. I thought he was very good.

[@michaelwatkins6820]

Your right Jill. I'll make sure all the dash cam channels get the video by lunch time.

[@michaelwatkins6820]

Any more jobs you've got let me know, I'll do them

[@themittonmethod1243]

kudos to your viewer for keeping a cool head! well done. and all efforts to defuse and get away from the situation! cheers from Canada!

[@alisonfairbank9484]

Before I even learnt to drive I was aware of road rage. Many years ago a witness in a police case, in which I was also in a witness, had one of the defendants jump out of their vehicle brandishing a baseball bat. This incident caused the baseball wielding man to be arrested for the burglary to which I was a witness. I've always kept this incident in mind when driving as you never know what the other driver is capable of doing.

[@amysteele2488]

Title of the video says it all - a perfect example of how to respond in this situation. Kudos to the driver at the end who blocked the road rage guy in

[@djwwautodiagnostics]

Jesus lol. Some people really do need to accept that a big part of driving is negotiating and working with other drivers so that we can all make progress. The bloke in the Audi missed the important bit of the guy reversing, hence why the taxi driver was 2 foot over the line. Knowledge is power. If not here then the Audi driver will either end up in a police cell or having a nervous breakdown carrying in like that. Big thumbs up to the taxi driver for handling this situation very well

[@mynes120]

Taking your time, being cautious and working with other drivers to get to your destination safety.....we'll be having non off that around here!

[@gssf.gr29]

To be fair, he had no way of knowing that there had been another car reversing, unless he can see around corners. Not that it excuses it, don't really know what the fuss was about. I could have understood it if the tai driver had pulled out on him, as would have probably happened around here.

[@darkchevalier]

It happened to me today while I was with my father. We were going to exit from a roundabout and the blinker was on. This man comes without considering our car and the other ones, overtaking where was 100% prohibited, moving back on our lane and forcing us to break abruptly, plus telling us to **** off with gestures (it was inequivocable). I replies back to that with a middle finger and this man (the daughter was with him) stops in the middle of the road, comes out and moves toward me asking what did I do. I replies him showing the middle finger again and calmly, saying him that he started that and that he almost killed us with that move. He starts then telling he's right, we can't drive and he's going to beat me up for good(I stayed in the car but I was way taller and bigger than him) and similar things with me replying with "Ah ok, go on, yes I understand, just go for our sake" and then goes back to his car realising I'm not going to support his childish behaviour and road rage. Some people don't even deserve to sit in a car.

[@andrewnorris5415]

I can imagine Taxi drivers have to put up with all kinds of aggro from drunks they pick up. Funny how the Audi driver assumed the car parked at the junction was not there when the Taxi approached. Just shows - getting mad at people is never productive - and is often for the wrong reason anyway. All the Audi driver achieved was to waste his own time, risk a fight, and get into a bad mood. And for what? We all make mistakes and I hope he sees this and learns.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

He also nearly hit a cyclist. Would not have had fun trying to explain that to the police.

[@Ian_Livesey]

Most drunks are friendlier than sober people.

[@steveleamont]

I am going to try and follow this gentleman’s example next time I am in a road rage situation. Love his calm and cool attitude!

[@edmetcalfe8974]

Great video, brilliant analysis. Top marks to the private hire driver and the driver who came to his aid. Personally, if I’d got all that on dash cam, I’d have gone to the police.

[@brianhoskins1979]

I totally get what you are suggesting as this actually amounts to assault. Just being presented with the threat of violence occurring qualifies as such. But unfortunately I fear that the Police wouldn't really do anything about it. Maybe they would catch up with the driver for a stern word, which could be worth doing, but I doubt they would bother with a prosecution. This is just speaking from my own experience of the Police with this sort of thing.

[@edmetcalfe8974]

@@brianhoskins1979 I think you’re almost certainly correct. On at least two occasions I’d argue that the driver is driving without due care (possibly more than that) but I think you’re right that the most he’d get is a talking to. My experiences with the police aren’t exactly positive, either.

[@brianhoskins1979]

@@edmetcalfe8974 I could tell you two or three stories about Police inaction but the most relevant is the only time I ever got into a physical altercation with a road rager. A farmer with a big cattle lorry drove into the side of me. Simply didn't see me, apparently. But at the side of the road he became enraged when I wanted to swap details and I ended up being roughed up by two men. Had bruises all up my arm from fending them off from inside my vehicle. Had the entire thing on dash cam. The Police? Well after much back and forth and time spent giving statement and stuff, all they did was talk to him and tell him he had better not do it again. And this was after an actual assault where it got physical, I was on the defensive, and had the bruises and dashcam to show for it. And I could tell you other stories about my car being broken into and all they were willing to do is give me a crime number. And a couple of other things. So I don't really have much faith in that regard. Still, a talking to would be better than nothing because then if this perpetrator were to do something again there would be a better chance of justice being served in the future.

[@edmetcalfe8974]

@@brianhoskins1979 yep, I have similar examples. It’s not good enough, but what can you do? 🤷‍♂️

[@tbone121974]

Thank you Ashley. A great example of how to deal with a situation like that. I hope the Audi driver learns from his mistakes. All the Audi driver had to do was check behind and reverse back or carry straight on and used an alternative route. The way how the Audi was driven says it all.

[@DashCamSheffield]

Audi driver clearly isn't used to driving in tight roads. Even the bad drivers around me in Sheffield, Darnall accept that the road is tight and make sure traffic keeps moving.

[@SurgeDashcam]

If he is local to Portsmouth, imagine what he's like on a daily basis. Encounters with other cars on tight roads like that are far from uncommon there.

[@TheUkdan02]

I take my hat off to this taxi driver. Incredible restraint! I also noted that the Audi driver wasn't indicating when he appeared at speed into the junction. Ironic that he, who likely breaks the rules of the road (and probably the law) regularly, gets so triggered by what should have from his perspective, been a minor mistake.

[@highdownmartin]

Once upon a time parking within about twenty yards of a junction or turning was an offence. Now it’s condoned by painted bays for parked cars scattered about in the most stupid gridlock blind spot places imagine able

[@flashylite]

In Southsea, where this took place, they have changed the yellow lines so you can park almost up to the junction. Really dangerous in some places, but it's all to allow more parking spaces in the roads.

[@highdownmartin]

@@flashylite Lewes is the same. Since the town was “sold “to ncp and council wardens (2) replaced by Parking attendants( dozens) parking is now allowed on lots of bits that would have got you an obstruction ticket in the eighties. Creates more spaces but the residents parking restrictions cause more empty roads during the day! Ludicrous

[@TheGiff7]

It’s only a do not in the HC with an allowance if there is a parking bay. Yellow lines at the corner will also discourage the parking there. I would imagine that if there was a collision at the junction there is a possibility that the parked vehicle could be given a ticket for parking dangerously. Though this is highly unlikely.

[@fetchstixRHD]

I was pretty sure that it was explicitly prohibited, was beginning to wonder whether I was going mad (just like reversing out of side roads into main roads)!

[@TheGiff7]

@@fetchstixRHD Yeah. One of those weird ones. Even the reversing out of a side road or driveway while not strictly prohibited it’s pretty much not best practice. Again if a collision occurred then the police and insurance would take the reversing into live traffic into account.

[@dh7314]

I’m glad you pointed out the actions on the ford driver, they effectively ended it all.

[@itsonlyme9938]

I had a car beep at me while out cycling made me move close to a parked cars it was a very long beep and very scary. Kept my cool and let him pass. I have sent video footage to the police and they have said his standard of driving fell well short of what is expected by to days stranded and are pursuing the matter. I took prime position because of the parked cars to my left.

[@goodyeoman4534]

It's definitely an offence to do that. I hope he gets punished. A loud beep can be really unnerving.

[@itsonlyme9938]

@@goodyeoman4534 It left me shaking. It could be consider as road rage according to the internet and the police have the power to arrest the driver for that.

[@goodyeoman4534]

@@itsonlyme9938 Yeah it's one of those that they won't care to investigate. But if someone did it to them they would make an arrest, probably.

[@itsonlyme9938]

@@goodyeoman4534 They have sent a letter to the keeper of the car and the driver must comply. if not that is an offence.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

This guy is what we colloquially call "pond life".

[@kenwright5144]

As a member of a self defence club, I can tell you that he did the correct thing by avoiding confrontation. He had an escape route. From the perspective of the aggressor, he doesn't know what self defence skills his intended target possesses, or whether they are carrying a weapon in their vehicle. Best to keep road rage in check for those reasons alone.

[@jhareng]

Taxi driver had the best weapon, sadly very few of us wouldnt have shown the same restraint.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

I always had this approach to road rage you don't know what the other person can or will do so why risk it over such trivial things. Apparently though this mentality is being a "pussy"

[@izzard]

Thanks for playing the clip in full before the analysis!

[@scottlaaa]

Private hire driver did extremely well to ignore it and continue his day without getting wound up!

[@pifko87]

This is the exact reason why I keep my extendable wheel wrench under the driver seat. Obviously it's to make changing a flat tyre much more efficient........

[@fingerhorn4]

Oh dear. So rather than learn from this and other videos (ie defusing situations or calmly leaving the scene) you'd rather risk escalation with your wrench which if used would be just adding to whatever road rage you come across. Why not take the advice on this channel and defuse.

[@allieandmaria]

THIS is why the highway code indicates parking within 10 meters of a junction is a no-no. Some odd road markings from the council here. The code does still allow parking in an 'authorised parking space'. (Rule 243)

[@jhareng]

Bottom line he should have looked where he was going. Would you pull in to a road that was knowingly blocked or restricted which would show lack of awareness and also lack of highway code knowledge, hence has he got a licence. He had the attitude its my side of the road no one else should be in it even though taxi was already there, therefore had priority.

[@fetchstixRHD]

I always get annoyed when people park right up on junctions, regardless of how I’m travelling. Worst offenders are vans that then make it impossible to see around unless you’ve got wings, at which point you may as well just fly across the road anyway 😔 Mind you, I’m lucky in not needing a parking space on the street, I guess there could be an argument about needing fewer cars, I’ll leave that for someone else…

[@artemkatelnytskyi]

Ashley destroys stereotypes about drivers of German cars, and this gentleman destroys stereotypes about private hires. Faith in humanity restored 😇.

[@gareth14111984]

I know the viewer doesn't want to take this further, but in situations like this, the footage should be passed onto the police to, at minimum, make them aware that someone so out of control is out there, and to keep a close eye on them.. this could quite easily have been some less calm, or someone terrified by this behaviour, who does something stupid in anger/fear and hurts someone else..

[@JamesWilson01]

Feel free to do it yourself. It's in the public domain now.

[@tosspot1305]

They won't do anything. They won't even investigate burglary. Too busy policing Twitter

[@marklittler784]

@@JamesWilson01 Exactly 😃😀😅😂😭😄🤣

[@ianmason.]

In cases like this even if the police don't have enough evidence to secure a conviction if there's enough evidence to convince the police that the driver is violent then that car gets a flag on the PNC to mark them as known violent. So next time there's a cop car with ANPR who just comes up behind them in normal traffic there's a little beep and "Here, John, this one's got a PNC flag. Lets follow him for a mile or two.". If it's an unmarked car, how long before they do something stupid?

[@tosspot1305]

They wouldn't do anything at all. They don't even investigate burglary anymore

[@merlin1346]

1:25 obviously not paying enough attention, there is a car with reversing lights on, why did he not slow down more and wait for the driver to execute his manoeuvre thereby giving himself more room to pull in at the junction instead of wrongly positioning his car at the junction???

[@matthorner35]

Alarming that these drivers are allowed on the road - comforting to think that one day he'll upset the wrong person or the police. Behaviour like this is just announcing that you have no intention of keeping your license.

[@GEOFF0906]

probably lost that ages ago.

[@rjsimm]

That escalated quickly! I had no idea where the road rage was going to come from but it was all one sided! The irony is, these road ragers are always in a rush, but then can take time out to do things like this!

[@blueninjanoname7338]

He got angry very quickly, definitely angry about something prior. Guy will likely get taught a lesson eventually.

[@elliotirons7919]

This video has given me inspiration to try and react more calmly to road rage. I do admit I do get snappy and annoyed when someone drives poorly for example not indicating or driving at an unnecessary speed but this video shows that only makes the situation worse. I drive very often and a lot at the moment and I am always looking at ways to become a better driver everyday so thanks for sharing this footage and helping myself and others towards that👍

[@gssf.gr29]

You'd have a nervous breakdown around here then. Incidentally, how do you know if somebody is driving at an "unnecessary" speed?

[@McMahonshaun]

I will say. That ignoring someone who is raging at you can also lead them to keep going. I try to put a apologetic hand up, not because I am always in the wrong(sometimes I am). But because it allows them to move on and leave me alone. However I do accept it will lead to the behaviour being reinforced in the ragers mind. Sometimes I ignore sometimes I feel I have to apologize for my safety

[@Parrotting]

It doesn’t help, it’s a catch 22. Somebody raged at me today because I didn’t mount the path. Unfortunately another car pulled in front of my car next to parked cars when they should have waited. I waited for them to reverse to correct their mistake (too far for me to reverse to try and help) Then the car parked at the side of the road just started raging at me. Throwing all kinds of insults because I didn’t drive the way he wanted me to (mounting the path) I didn’t retaliate, I heard what he had to say but he was relentless and extremely aggressive, threatening to smash me off the road. Luckily he got bored when I just sat there and held the traffic up so I had witnesses, including local shops. I had to wait for him to shame himself enough to drive away. If I had moved he would have tried to follow me wanting to rage like you say. But sitting having to deal with that and potentially be assaulted was frightening. You can’t win.

[@MeTube3]

You can never know what problems another driver has going on in their life, their emotional state or their mental health. When somebody makes a mistake or is selfish/aggressive just de-escalate. Don’t engage, don’t use full beams, don’t use horns, don’t gesture and don’t use vehicle to obstruct or race. Quicker you are out of the situation the better.

[@radishpea6615]

This is a situation where once the aggressor got out of his car and approached the taxi driver, I'd like to have seen the aggressor put firmly on his ass and then asked what the problem was. Staggering that some seem to go from zero to fight mode just like that.

[@geoffreywilliams663]

very chilled.. What would have happened if the private hire car had been 20 yards back ? the road he was coming down had cars parked on both sides, so would the Audi have tried to force his way through ?

[@usernamemattie]

Exactly how it should be done, well done to the private hire driver. Could imagine it would of been scary for the passenger though as they wouldn't of had any control of what was happening

[@gssf.gr29]

Yes, exactly. I'm a little bit concerned that a lot of people seem to think it took a great deal of effort for the taxi driver to remain calm. Does that mean they wouldn't have in the same situation? To me it's the obvious thing to do, one person can't have an argument with himself.

[@kevincross9206]

Definitely will be wearing the sunnies more often, hadn’t thought about the difference eye contact would / could have made 👍🏻

[@TheNeilsolaris]

One thing I would have done differently (if possible) if I was faced with such an aggressive and competitive driver, would been to have gone around him to the left, instead of in front of him. Then the aggressive driver might have felt that he'd won, and left it at that.

[@lym3204]

I agree with you that I would have waved a sorry and moved to the left as the aggressive driver wanted. This would have ended the confrontation. The cammer brought all this onto himself by not knowing how to de-escalate the situation and actually did the opposite. If your empathy skills are low you have little chance of avoiding road rage. So, no that is not how to deal with road rage and I do not commend the cammer as the video suggests.

[@scottcameron-baker6800]

I absolutely love this video, the driver stayed very calm and professional throughout the whole clip. I would feel very safe having him as a driver if i ever needed a taxi 😊

[@davidmiller1379]

This sort of behaviour seems to be more common nowadays, we have far to many emotionally incontentent folks out there

[@anonimouse8918]

This was good. Another thing that helps is to wave an apology ( even though no apology was due!) as its another thing that might defuse. I do this sometimes on a motorcycle ( even if Ive done nothing wrong ) ..not always easy to remain calm ..this guy was zen.

[@thegoodolddayz6183]

If the blue Audi driver saw what was happening before he got to the junction as the black car was reversing and causing the taxi driver to use up more space, I think the triggered Road Rage would have never happened. However, this shows clearly how bad of an observer the blue audi driver is. The black car parking up would of still had a driver in the car, so if the Audi Driver had brains and clocked on, none of this would have ever happened, but he didn't have the brains and lacks the intelligence to correct the mistake.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Thanks for referring to rideshare drivers to what they really are.

[@jonathanm9200]

Why did the cabbie not reverse and move over to the left at 1:30 after the black car had parked up? Very bizzare to reverse a little one would if they were moving left, then cut in front going right. Very bizzare.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

The Audi had taken offence (not having seen the reversing parking car which forced the cab driver out across the centre line). The Audi driver needed the cab to exit the street. But had the cabdriver tried to exit behind the Audi driver..... the Audi driver would not have moved forward and completed his turn into the street.....he would have just blocked the cab driver as "revenge" By turning out across his bows the way was cleared for a normal non insane roid raging Audi driving twat to actually be on his way.... But no..... Had the cab driver been a little more frightened for himself and his passenger... the Audi driver might have found himself under the cab looking at the sky with a Pirelli tyre mark on his shirt.... and no jury would have found against the cab driver....

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

What have we learned in Ashley's videos of the last two days? If you're insecure about the size of your manhood, buy an Audi.

[@MagicRat]

Audi drivers have usurped BMW drivers at the top of the cockwomble league. It won’t last long though, the PCP A Class chav is looking to take the top spot

[@gicapetrescu8291]

The taxi driver might have restricted the incoming lane at the junction, but another thing to be noticed here, and which is performed by a lot of drivers, is that the aggressor in the blue Audi did not turn right in the middle of the junction, as the rule says, but cut across the junction. There is an imaginary bollard in the middle of all junctions, which has to be avoided when turning right. We are all told this when learning to drive.

[@Will-it6ds]

Top class by the private hire driver, I honestly have no idea why such a big deal was made out of it anyway, Audi driver must get into a lot of arguments 😳. Thanks for sharing ash 👍

[@schnozz87]

Wouldn't worry too much about the Audi driver, little men with big mouths like him tend to eventually speak up to the wrong person and get straightened out...

[@burgersnchips]

I will admit I could learn a lot from this video and will try to. I have a nasty habit of escalating rather than de-escalating in the rare times I get someone like the blue Audi driver in the clip. My trick so far has been to circle in an area I know has a nice loop and just go around and around until they give up.

[@gssf.gr29]

Why? Just carry on to where you're going. Unless they happen to be going to the same place they'll soon get fed up.

[@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety]

I agree with others who've said this should be reported to the police. The Audi driver put himself at risk of being arrested on suspicion of public order offences, and could have got badly hurt if he'd picked on someone less understanding.

[@AwoudeX]

A point i haven't seen made here: there's a reason why in the Netherlands it's not allowed to park that close to a junction or even a corner. It causes this kind of traffic conflict (not talking about the road rage) where a driver can't keep it's lane and blocks the road at the junction if he wants to continue. Sometimes this still happens and then you just fix it together and move on. The blue car guy was just too stupid or incompetent to come up with a reasonable solution to the situation. Him backing up a couple of yards would have fixed everything in seconds.

[@stationcolossus]

It really didn't look like Angry Blue Audi Man would've had that much trouble driving around the cammer...

[@justinneill5003]

This kind of confrontation (if I knew I was in the right) used to raise my hackles when I was younger. Nowadays I take a calmer, more circumspect view. I’ve seen it enough times now to know that if it escalates, nobody wins in the long run. I’ve learned that if you contain the anger and just walk (drive) away, the pumping adrenaline and testosterone soon dissipates and 5 minutes later it’s gone from your mind and you enjoy the rest of the day. If you don’t, you may be living with the consequences for a lot longer if it gets out of hand. It helps to remember that the individual you’re dealing with probably often behaves like that, and is no doubt going to run into someone in the future who will not walk away. So if there is a need for summary justice, which comes at a price, why not leave it to someone else. When I’m driving abroad, especially in countries like Poland, antagonism on the road is on another level, but in that situation I’m usually driving long distance so my philosophy is… it’s their country, and they’re just playing by their own rules, whereas my only objective is to get from A to B safely and without stress. So again, I let it go, and again, I know it’s only a matter of time before they get into a confrontation with someone less forgiving.

[@Qwertycritical]

Regardless of any minor mistakes, there's no excuse for the behaviour of that yob. In fact I'm highly disappointed the Police didn't do him for dangerous driving because that's what he did afterwards and press for a long driving ban.

[@michaelwatkins6820]

Press for a driving ban? Don't think you know how courts work mate

[@Qwertycritical]

@@michaelwatkins6820 Guess you think he should be let off for being a thug instead.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

The taxi driver didn't even report it. What are you on about?

[@Qwertycritical]

@@Indoor_Carrot Doesn't matter. If he driving dangerously which he was then the Police should prosecute regardless of what the Taxi driver thinks.

[@paulstevens9409]

Love how he seemed unfazed and didnt let the aggression affect his own driving

[@Armed-Forever]

he refused to acknowledge his shit driving hence dude got annoyed n tried to speak to him about it

[@RobinHoodDashCamArchive]

But... I thought Mr Numpty was in a rush to turn right? Clearly had time to have a good moan. Well handled Mr Taxi driver. That's how I deal with rage. I'm not interested so just drive off.

[@will16320]

3:25 taking the space so there would be oncoming traffic in case they were continuing to be followed was a clever manoeuvre