Driving Fail #69 | The Walk Of Shame

[@twoshottino1991]

What baffles me more about the lorry with the hay bails, is why would you keep continuing that closely as the driver behind? You’re asking to be hit by a bail, unbelievable mindset

[@jonathanlake6053]

Lemmings.

[@konradc12]

That was my first thought. Drop back just in case.

[@michaeltwomey6201]

​@@konradc12You mean the truck????

[@goodyeoman4534]

Seems to be a mental block with some people where they hate the idea of giving ground, slowing down etc. even if by not doing so they put themselves in more danger. It's the same as when drivers realise they have miss-timed a merge in turn, but instead of holding back and tucking in, they speed up and double down, risking their car and others' cars.

[@joespittle1]

I also wouldn't really want all of that clogging my filters and intake, not to mention potential cosmetic damage

[@alanjewell9550]

The biggest takeaway from watching this channel is that the best drivers are those that don't make a drama out of someone else's error.

[@manchegocheese997]

Yes!

[@davidrumming4734]

And that is where my driving has changed since watching these videos over last few years. Planning and cooperation works very well when others do similar….not so great when others have no idea what’s going on around them.

[@grimsbyhackney479]

It was the walk of honesty. Imagine having to ridicule everyone who ever made a mistake. That would be some kind of black heart.

[@beeurd]

That's definitely a better way to look at it.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

Absolutely the guy in the car was probably thinking they are not going to stop. A rare breed for people to stop after damaging someone's property these days.

[@CELLShockXFX]

It's a walk of shame for letting it happen in the first place.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@WhiteDieselShed That happened to me once, the car was unoccupied and I pulled a little too close to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The car owner must have heard it happen because he came out, i owned up and took him to a parts store to buy him a new mirror. He was fine about it. This was obviously when I was much younger and less experienced than I am now, of course 😋

[@smilerbob]

@@TestGearJunkie. Now you are more experienced you would keep going 🤪 Joking of course. We have all done things in our less experienced days. I rear ended someone as I was target fixating in my mirror to change lanes at slow speed. I tried to make excuses but there were none and held my hands up. No damage on the Rover I hit…busted front wing, headlight cluste and bumper on my car. Just grateful it was a solid car I hit and not a soft pedestrian

[@ibs5080]

The very first clip with the last moment exit by the BMW reminds me of the saying "Bad drivers never miss their exit. Good drivers occasionally do".

[@PedroConejo1939]

There's a reason pilots use the term 'go around'. It's not the sign of a poor pilot to decide to go around, it's the sign of a professional, even though it costs a lot of money in extra fuel, late arrivals/departures, etc.

[@tubularcandy812]

BMW always has some weird mid life crisis 40 to 45 year old with fragile ego, getting triggered by every sneeze driving them.

[@goodyeoman4534]

@@tubularcandy812 True. They are an odd bunch. And have you noticed that most of them refuse to indicate. Such a petty and insecure type of person.

[@-Jester]

I'm just more shocked that a BMW driver used his indicators to be honest.

[@DemiGod..]

The 1st clip was shocking , a BMW driver using his indicator.

[@rgxwrestlingmedia]

I have changed my driving a lot over the last two years and it’s thanks to your videos. I still have a long way to go, but I have avoided so many dodgy situations thanks to your “pocket of space” advice. Me and my insurer thank you.

[@SirBradiator]

Straight lining a roundabout at 30mph? I know let's send it to Ashley! 😂

[@SunshineSuze]

Categorically improved since finding this channel. Probably 2-3 years ago? However, I’m also human. I do make errors still particularly in areas I’m unfamiliar with perhaps. My main improvement is patience. There’s absolutely nothing I can do about traffic or other people so I just relax, take it easy, let people push past, let them make mistakes and my commutes are SO much nicer.

[@chrisl1797]

Watching these videos changed me too (I wasn't terrible, probably quite good, but I was very impatient). I used to hate getting baulked and held up by others. The other things that made me more patient, tolerant and forgiving is having a dashcam (if I do something stupid it is on camera), and having to commute on a motorway after a long period of unemployment (pandemic). I simply couldn't afford to get into any scrapes that took my car off the road. [The biggest risk being caught up in a crash on the motorway]. Chilling out on the way too and from and at work (I drive a liveried van) has made all the difference, plus Ashley's videos too.

[@alicecoughlan5935]

Hi Ashley, I just want you to know I finally passed my driving test (3rd try!) and your videos helped me so much! I started as a very anxious driver and actually seeing the amount of different scenarios that could happen on the roads - and how to deal with them - helped massively with my confidence in reading situations before they happen and helping to de-escalate risks when they come about. Thanks from the Wirral!

[@ashley_neal]

Great job!

[@matt821]

Well done 👍🏻

[@smilerbob]

The walk of shame, done that before after clipping a mirror and breaking the glass. They were miffed but happily accepted cash reimbursement for the glass instead of going through the insurance for the sale of £20 Had a motorcyclist do the same while I was waiting at lights and the plastic cover came off. He picked it up, we had a little chat and went on our way. Both events turned into non events by an immediate admission and hands up. Take responsibility for your actions, don’t try to blame mitigating circumstances, and we will all have happier days on the roads

[@PedroConejo1939]

On the other hand, I've replaced plenty of mirror glasses in my time where the other vehicle has not stopped. Folding mirrors have made a big difference there, though less easy when you're actually driving. Then again, that's what a dashcam is for.

[@DawnThomas-e7t]

@@PedroConejo1939 Ive had the mirrors clipped on vans ive owned over the years and thought nothing of it ,bought replacement glass myself,to be honest i wouldnt expect someone to stop over something as cheap as a mirror glass.

[@thomaselliot2257]

I would have turned it into a non event by not stopping and carrying on and continue with my day. Just joking.

[@smilerbob]

@@PedroConejo1939 Had a couple of those and one even took the entire mirror off complete with side repeater. Thankfully a not so expensive after market replacement was purchased which never worked the same as the original but still did a job The strangest one I’ve had is a small tap from behind on a cold and frosty morning that broke the internal clock! It was so cold the smallest impact jolt cracked the LCD 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@smilerbob]

@@thomaselliot2257 Seen many do that as if it was the other persons fault for parking there

[@DeziCh]

I began watching this channel a few weeks ago to prepare myself for my first try-out driving lesson, and it helped me so much even though there's still tons to learn. I was always terribly anxious about traffic lights and the way they could 'suddenly' change, but this channel helped me realize I didn't have to stay close to other cars or rush up to the red light at all. Secretly I'm hoping my instructor was a little impressed by my technique when I rolled up to the traffic lights, I felt so proud when I pulled it off 😄 Overall it's been a fun challenge learning about driving this way. The saying that comes to mind is "Drive to your own highest standard, not the lowest standard of the drivers around you." It's helping me not let myself be as affected by those around me as I'm still learning, and I'm grateful to have resources like this to help me shape my driving outside of my lessons.

[@ScepticPJ]

The best advice I ever had was from my father. "Treat everyone else as an idiot". That was back in the sixties when the roads were extremely quiet compared with today's. That advice was well heeded too.

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

*_This channel has been up, supporting drivers for many, many years. I am wondering WHY has this channel not reached 300K, 400K, even 500K, by now?_* It is reasonable time period. AREN'T FOLK HITTING THE LIKE BUTTON, SHARING and WATCHING, UNTIL THE VERY END? I have no dog in the game. It is a real shame, because he obviously works hard to provide regular, variable, educational, entertaining and well edited content. It seems that Ashley has a loyal base, but are we all really supporting him? If everyone on this video and on his future videos - made a concerted effort... just a thought. Have a great day/night! 🇬🇧👑🇬🇧 ***NB: There are YT channels that started way after Ashley's YT; they are now blazing trails. These successes has inspired me to start consider my own YT channel.

[@DriveSmartDash]

Well said!! You should start your own channel. I started mine about a year ago, although it's not monetised - I just upload clips in my spare time, just to show some of the poor driving standards that some people have. I've also uploaded a few mistakes that I've made myself - as, I'm not perfect, but do try my best to be a courteous and safe driver. 😊👍

[@rogerkearns8094]

Since you ask, yes, for myself, I believe that my watching your videos has improved my driving. In particular, I might not otherwise have been aware of highway code changes pertaining to pedestrian priority; it is a service to the public that you have made these more widely known. Moreover, in general, I feel that, when I drive, I am more aware, more patient, feel less entitled and am less aggressive than previously. Cheers :)

[@MrGBH]

Same. I'm still pretty new to being on the road, but I've found that leaving a gap when going around a roundabout is practically instinctive now

[@robg521]

2:01 taking a call using the hand free is legal but for calls like this you need to pull over because the contents of the conversation will demand your attention away from the road.

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

Yup, someone paying attention could have easily avoided that.

[@smilerbob]

The Amazon drivers need to keep their position in front of the DPD van at 7:13. Those safety car moments do take the heat out of the tyres 😉

[@tin2001]

I was disappointed the whole line didn't do it 😂 To be fair, I have done that weave in traffic before when the car in front is going really slow. I turn the headlights on first to see if it brings their attention back to the road. If not, I'll move to the right hand side of the lane. And then move back and forth a few times. Usually by the time you weave back and forth twice, they look down at their speedo and realise just how slow they're going... Oh, and it's one lane each where where I am, so you can't just move over and pass them. You're stuck until they work it out and speed up or pull over.

[@paulsengupta971]

@@tin2001 They probably speed up when they've finished sending their text.

[@username8878]

Its just fun to "warm the tyres" in slow traffic, it just cant be helped :p

[@jerrytracey6602]

@ approx 6:47 - queue skip. We were in a similar queue leaving Castle Donington Race Circuit after an event some years ago, and someone tried this one on. You should have heard the cheers up and down the queue when an unmarked police car pulled out from the queue, activated their blues and chased them down! Justice was served ... 😎😆

[@R04drunner1]

😂

[@bugbloke616]

Ash, have you noticed an increase car lights being out? Head lights, tail lights, brake lights. Within 5 minutes of driving you will see it at least once. I often see several cars in a row with light faults. Why do we think this is so common now?

[@gordon861]

It's because most cars have daylight running lights and the dashboard lights up all the time. On older cars you would know your lights were off because the dash would be dark, but as they are lit up you don't think about it. It is probably also because when people learn they are driving newer cars with auto headlights so just don't think about it.

[@awild10]

Because people don't take responsibility for checking their vehicle is in a roadworthy condition. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe their light stopped working during their journey but it's become so frequent I just think people are too lazy to check.

[@Stimm002]

​@gordon861 well I mean there literally a very bright symbol on the dash for when you dipped are on. If you've just lost 1 it's your responsibility to check the condition of your car fairly regularly, it takes 2 seconds and everyone used to do it just fine.

[@WhiteDieselShed]

The trend to get ever more brighter lights so they run hotter but the trade off is they do not last. It''s like that lightbulb that has been on for 100 years? It's a large bulb and they only run it at 4 watts not 100's of watts.

[@Stimm002]

@WhiteDieselShed wait but LED's run much cooler than older light bulbs they also last thousands of hours more than older stuff like zenon and incandescent bulbs.

[@horrortackleharry]

One thing I've noticed with a big interchange roundabout recently remodelled close to where I live: They've actually deliberately put in sight barriers on the approaches, to discourage people entering straight on at 40mph+ when they can 'see it's clear' from a way back. Is this standard now, does anyone know?

[@PedroConejo1939]

I don't know if it's 'standard', but it's certainly widely used, as is putting shrubberies in the middle of the roundabout. It does help slow people down, but it also means the good drivers can struggle to see the dangerous ones early enough.

[@sgttoxiiczz]

If you notice on some larger roundabouts, they also have a mound or bushes in the middle of it so that you can't spot shields coming from the opposite direction to encourage people to slow down and spot traffic coming from the right.

[@awild10]

Quite a few around my way and it's sometimes a bit annoying but when you see clips like the one in this video it's clear to see why. Even without sight barriers I'll always slow for a roundabout even if I don't need to stop so that I can if the situation changes. Some people drive at them with no intention of slowing.

[@douglasreid699]

they put these sight barriers and bushes in with the theory it will slow vehicles approaching but it doesnt stop it. it can also lead to drivers on the roundabout not spotting a vehicle approaching too fast and not caring as they emerge out in front and makes it difficult to avoid sometimes. sometimes the bushes or barriers are put in stupid places that hinder flow and visibility (56.052009, -3.758735. thats an exit i used rather often from the A876, it has bushes that block sight into the underpass which the concrete already does, i have seen a lot of near misses as the traffic entering from the right usually dont have to slow down because not enough traffic is U turning round the roundabout to go back down the duel carriage way they come from, so emerging is difficult as its too easy to miss a vehicle coming fast through the underpass and onto the roundabout while you have slowed to make sure its clear and trying to get back up to speed. the bushes really need removed.).

[@stewartevans9753]

Since I first watched your vids my driving has completely changed also my attitude and maybe also stopped a couple of accidents! Very grateful Ashley you made me a better driver!😊

[@MrGBH]

2:04 is a perfect example of why you shouldn't be on your phone whilst driving, even if it's hands-free. It's still a distraction.

[@MintRobin]

I'm confused with your assessment on this one Car in front pulls out, dashcammer follows. Car in front slams on brakes, dashcammer also stops Car in front reverses into dashcammer, you blame dashcammer? Braking is easy, reversing requires swapping gear, they had no time to react And even if they did, what if there was a car behind them?

[@johnflavin1602]

Agreed, it still takes some of your attention away from driving when you need all your attention on driving.

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

@@MintRobin An attentive driver would see that situation unfolding and leave plenty of room. The car coming from the right has stopped before the cam car has. No need to be as close as he was in the first place. Granted, not the cam car's fault and it could have been avoided with a mirror check from the car in front, but the cammer put themselves in that situation through not paying attention!

[@MintRobin]

@ I don't know I rewatched the clip and the red car was pulling out before the cam car was actually up to them. I really do feel like the cam car couldn't have done much more. I suppose, it's possible it could've been avoided by the cam car being a REALLY good driver, but I really think that is stretching it, because you're requiring them to look at traffic on the road you're joining onto, before you're even at the junction, when all you can see is that the car at the junction has already (incorrectly) decided it's safe to go. In fact I think a decent amount of people would've been looking to see if they could go, and driven straight into the red car before it reversed (only bad drivers, I admit, but I bet it would happen a lot) I don' t think the phone is to blame at all here. Since it's hands free, you're basically saying you're not allowed to talk to the passenger

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

@ I'm the sort of driver that suddenly stops talking frequently when talking to a passenger because my brain prioritises the road. I often have to ask a passenger to repeat themselves if they are talking to me, because I am distracted by the fact that I'm driving. Unfortunately, a lot of people allow the talking to distract them from driving and not the other way round. I simply don't use my phone at all when driving, I enjoy driving and I focus when I'm behind the wheel. And most people really don't have anything interesting to say that can't wait until I'm not driving. You feel the cam car couldn't have done more? How about beep their horn in response to the reverse lights? How about maintaining "tyres and tarmac" distance behind the car in front when slow/stationary for exactly this sort of reason? How about just giving other road users more space? It's safer in the long run. The trouble is that nowadays that phone being present and in use means that there is a high chance that the driver is also looking at or perhaps touching his phone instead of concentrating on driving. The fact that there is no reaction at all to what unfolds until it is too late, no sound of surprise or any attempt to avoid the incident as you can see it unfold, suggests that this guy was probably looking at his phone as soon as he started slowing down for the junction, which seems to be a very popular time for people to prioritise their phones. You can see countless videos of rear-enders and near misses because of phone use in this and other very similar situations. You have to remember that humans, unlike dash cams, have peripheral vision, eyes that can swivel and also a neck. ALSO A BRAIN. If you're not already making note of traffic on the road you're planning on joining as soon as visually possible, you're a terrible driver! I see all the time the bad merging onto DC's and motorways that could be avoided by simply looking to the right (OBSERVATION) when accelerating on the slip road, yet some people seem to have tunnel vision. Even by the time the dash cam sees the car coming from the right, the cam car IS STILL MOVING, when the driver should have seen it a long time before the dash cam. The car coming from the right comes to a complete stop, and the cam car IS STILL MOVING, the driver of the cam car has STILL not reacted!!! You really think they couldn't have done better?

[@estellerose9900]

Thanks for a great video as always Ashley, I'm a learner and just cancelled my test with my instructor because I failed a mock test. Was a bit miffed at first but watching stuff like this is a real reminder of how big of a responsibility driving is. So much to learn! I'm lucky to live in a town with decent driving standards and people generally work together/accomodate mistakes, while there's lots of fails about I like to think driving culture isn't worsening everywhere 😅

[@ricequackers]

7:12 I'd actually watch a racing series where it was all delivery drivers in vans on the track. Each delivery company would be its own racing team, and they'd have to pit every so often to drop off packages.

[@R04drunner1]

That's something that old Top Gear would have done. Brilliant! 😂

[@elizabethdixon5536]

Seems it is too easy to get a full licence in UK. In Tasmania where I live, you have to have a Learner licence for at least 12 months, have logged 80 plus hours driving, before you can sit for your P Plate licence. This is a licence for you to drive without supervision, but with restrictions (you cannot go above a speed limit, limit the size of car you can drive, how many passengers you can have, zero alcohol). Some states have a curfew as well during the P1 and P2 stage, and have to log even more hours to get your Ps. Once you have passed your P1 licence test (similar to the UK driving test), you have that for 12 months and log 50 hours driving before you go to P2 licence, slightly fewer restrictions (still zero alcohol), which you have to have for 12 months before getting a ‘full’ licence. No further testing required to go from P1-P2. Any suspensions, demerits during L and Ps can take you back to the start again.

[@ibs5080]

At around 3:55, at least the cam car driver didn't beep at the learner or lose their temper in a fit of rage.

[@DriveSmartDash]

thank you! It was me! and have now added my explanation 😊👍

[@ibs5080]

At 3:04, quite an achievement to commit 3 offences pretty much all at the same time. And if that van was pulled over, I wonder what other offences the police would have discovered in terms of the driver, paperwork & vehicle condition.

[@PedroConejo1939]

It's amazing how many single-offence pulls such as no seatbelt result in multiple offences being uncovered, especially drink/drug driving and non-insurance.

[@nowillnoway]

@8:45 They should have absolutely spotted their mistake earlier, but I can't help but wonder how much of that initial mistake is down to poor layout of the temporary roadworks. Wet, dark, high vis and flashing lights *everywhere* makes for a very cluttered visual environment. Taking drivers out of their 'norm' further increases cognitive load. I'd say it's reasonably foreseeable that someone might misread where they're meant to go - putting a chicane with cones to the right there would subconsciously guide traffic back to the side of the road you want them on, with the added bonus of acting as traffic calming for oncoming vehicles coming through the roadworks.

[@gopnikolai7483]

The two 4ft², reflective arrow signs pointing to the left weren't enough? The roadworks are laid out wherever needed, based on wherever the work is that's being done. It's up to drivers to open their eyes and follow massive road signs. It's not like it's a poorly laid-out permanent junction, it's temporary roadworks, drivers should be vigilant and expect things to be different and follow the signs directing them where they need to go. If they put cones down guiding the viewer's direction to the left, they'd be making the oncoming traffic go around that part for no reason. I guess it'd 'calm traffic down' but I rarely see people blast it through road works like that, and they'd just end up blasting through a chicane instead which I'd argue it worse. I know you say they should've spotted their mistake earlier but it's not like they drove on the wrong side for a few seconds or a couple dozen meters, they're completely on the wrong side of the road for nearly a minute. They passed 3 signs pointing them left, then past multiple signs facing the wrong way, with a grass divider and then a crash barrier on their left, a car facing them on the right with their headlight on, and then it took them ages to get left when they were on the wrong side of dividing white road lines. They're clearly senile, pissed, braindead, or all of the above, but there's no valid excuse.

[@markvarley4557]

4:25 I cant tell how big those bales are, small ones are about 20kg, large square bales are around 50kg, if they were the ebig round bales (I don't think they are) those are 300-500kg (anyone who currently works with such things please correct me if I'm off), I don't fancy encountering any of those at 70mph!

[@MepsiPaxBerri]

unreal that the red car behind just stays there after seeing it hit both bridges! One should be enough to back off or change lanes!

[@ibs5080]

At around 1:36 I know that in some European countries (Germany for example) they have triangular warning signs with a snowflake symbol on the approach to areas that are suseptable to icing. Of course that can't cover every such stretch of road and it's good if your vehicle has an outside temperature gauge. Some even beep and show a yellow warning snowflake symbol when the temperature falls to 4C, then it beeps again and turns red when the air temperature drops to 0C.

[@Karpaneen]

Those systems are really annoying on areas where cold wether is common. Especially when it's a time of year where the temperature is around 0 degrees celsius. Keeps beeping constantly.

[@tin2001]

My old 2013 Hyundai i20 doesn't beep, but does flash the snow flake symbol... Where I live, that feature is way more of a distraction than assistance. The novelty of getting an extra icon on the dash takes your attention away from the road.

[@kenbrown2808]

here, you occasionally see a sign with a thermal mechanism that changes the appearance of the sign when it is below freezing. the grocery getter throws a warning on the gauges when the temperature cools to 2 degrees from freezing. but it's only up for a couple seconds, so it's possible to miss it.

[@debesys6306]

beeping is so strange to me! my car just shows a snowflake symbol next to the temperature when it gets around 4- no noise needed!

[@50upss]

7:25 I see this all the time in my area as someone who rides the bus and drives. It seems like some bus drivers don’t think red lights apply to them. Once I was on a bus and it ran 2 solid red lights in a row, didn’t know or didn’t care, I reckon it didn’t care

[@tin2001]

In the news here in Australia tonight they were saying a (government operated) bus smashed into a concrete power pole... And then just kept going like nothing happened. I just have no words for that. Like... It's not your bus. Call the boss and tell them, and ask for advice.

[@ccityplanner1217]

The next thing the techbros are going to propose is an implant that turns the palm of your hand into a screen. That way, if you're arrested, the gaoler can't take your phone away.

[@ibs5080]

The clip at around 1:22, putting aside for one moment the illegal aspect of those electric motorbikes, it's quite something that it's perfectly legal for cyclists to ride on a fast dual carriageway with no hard shoulder.. I have to say, in all my years, I've never actually seen that happen and I'd say it very much comes under the category of "Just because you can doesn't mean you should".

[@evelghostrider]

Electric bikes are not illegal my friend.. if they were, then you would be unable to buy them..

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@evelghostrider Ibrahim didn't say that though, did he? The word 'aspect' has meaning. Plenty of illegal items are available from the right places.

[@daveh1294]

If they're not illegal then where is their number plate?

[@tin2001]

​@@evelghostrider Those ones are. I don't know the specifics for the UK, but I'm going to have a guess that those bikes were way above the power limit and way above the speed limit the motors are allowed to run to. Getting up to the speeds they were doing would mean 2KW motor at least. Probably more. I would guess the UK limit is either 250 or 500w. That makes those ebikes illegal to use on the road. No registration, no insurance, probably no license. They're going to get a big collection of fines when they do eventually get caught.

[@nowillnoway]

Unfortunately no dash cam in mums car yet, but had a classic the other day. Late evening, so low light, 70mph dual carriageway, approaching the exit I wanted, spot in the sea of tail lights a flashing red. Rings enough alarm bells for me that I slow down, but I doubt many would have at that stage. Cyclist, not only on the dual carriageway, but looked like they were planning to cross the exit at the bottom of the slip road - an exit road most routinely take at a full 70mph. An exit that is *notorious* for having a splattered cyclist at least once every few years (though normally on the corresponding entrance slip). This despite there being a national cycle route on relatively quiet roads running parallel 100 metres away!

[@ibs5080]

At 2:02, similar principle to your recent Short video Ash. Although the red Citroen was at fault for attempting an emerge when it wasn't clear, the car approaching from the right could have just waited to let the red car out. The main road car had even stopped initially anyway.

[@wrightwoodwork]

Yeah if stopped and it can be ready as giving them an opportunity to go let them go if it's safe and they can go because it's clear for them . 1 extra car in front of you in traffic doesn't matter

[@thomaselliot2257]

I thought it was the cammer that had crashed into the car in front due to negligence, to begin with, till I realised it was an unseen car from behind that crashed into the cammer vehicle which pushed it into the car in front.

[@johnflavin1602]

@@thomaselliot2257 The Citroen reversed into the cammer.

[@thomaselliot2257]

@johnflavin rewatched and right enough 🙂👍

[@johnflavin1602]

@@thomaselliot2257 Yeah, as soon as the reverse light came on that spelled danger but the cammer’s attention was on the phone call so he didn’t react quickly enough.

[@hebijirik]

What is your thoughts on the cars around 4:12 that is following the hey bale lorry? For me that would be too close for comfort behind this type of load. I don't think they are close anough to get one of those hay bales into the windscreen directly if the bridge knocked it off but still...

[@issigonis975]

My thought exactly the first time maybe but not after the second.

[@R04drunner1]

Exactly. Watching that my first thought would be to get out of that lane smartish.

[@kyal]

7:12 is quite funny tho obviously there is some risk especially with it being a van but it’s not everyday u see 3 delivery drivers in a row

[@ronniebrown6225]

I never thought i'd see the day you never criticised someone for a bad emerge but your silence apart from " watch the police car from the left" was deafening.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

The "this is awful in these conditions clip at about 7:44 is really scary! The way the black car threw snow and ice right in to the windscreen of the cammer's car could have been incredibly dangerous and if the cammer wasn't expecting the unexpected they could have lost control and ended in a ditch or worse.

[@LewisBennett]

Almost every time I leave Manchester at the Denton M67 roundabout, this happens at this exact exit with vehicles that have turned right from the M60. I've never turned right from the M60 so I'm unaware of what it's like but I wonder if the signage/road markings further back before the exit is inadequate or confusing for this to happen so often. Either that or there's just far more bad drivers on the road than I'd hope.

[@MepsiPaxBerri]

When exiting the M60 and turning left to the M67, there are 3 lanes. This opens into 4 lanes, 2 for A57, and 2 for M67. The extra lane seems to confuse people, either that or people assume the left lane is fine for the motorway, which it isn't, perhaps not expecting another exit there?

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

It seems nowadays that people really struggle to read signage and road markings. Complete lack of forward planning and observation. So, yeah, just lots of bad drivers, unfortunately!

[@davem9204]

@@innocuouspseudonym509 I've noticed a lot of signage is inconsistent. They seem to alter junctions with subtle changing to the lane markings and might change the sign nearest the junction, but not update the signs leading up to the junction. It ends with with lot of drivers having to change their mind at the last second. So I don't think it's always the drivers making mistakes.

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

@ Yeah, that's definitely true, I had one such instance of that many years ago on my driving test, actually. I was actually narrating to the examiner what my thought process was the entire exam and he pointed out afterwards that that junction catches people out and they panic, whereas I was already prepared to stop for the roundabout (including observation checks) so it was no bother to reposition, although I said out loud "if I can't get over I'm afraid we're not taking the second exit" which is probably what he wanted to hear. The problem is though that instead of everyone just chilling out and being aware of the fact that people will want to change lanes on the approach to or on a roundabout, A LOT of drivers these days just don't have any consideration or awareness. I'm glad there are people like Ashley trying to change that. We all make mistakes, and most of us will try and correct them as safely as possible, but sometimes the people around us would rather see us suffer and flounder than help us achieve our aims. Goes for more than just driving.

[@Chigleybus]

I've seen that one at 2:23 (which is on Menlove Ave at the bottom of Beaconsfield) happen quite a few times over the years both while I've been on the bike and in the car. All I can think is that because the lights on the opposite carriageway stay green for much longer and so the traffic is still flowing on the same road, some drivers heading towards Woolton village don't realise that their light is actually on red. Possibly that anyway.

[@RonSeymour1]

Ashley, you have more clout and contacts than me. Why don't you suggest that insurance companies set up a section that watches all of these dashcam videos? If they log a dangerous driver then they record the registration number, search the MIB database and pass the information on to the insurance companies. They can then up the premiums or decline to insure them. As it would be a commercial decision, no proof of the actual driver would be required and no court action. Get caught on camera then your insurance increases, no appeal, unless you can prove the vehicle was stolen.

[@TheMOV13]

I have to say, here on the Isle of Wight, the taxis, if anything, tend to drive fairly slowly.

[@davem9204]

Certainly round my neck of the woods in Sussex they are often the vehicle holding everyone up. Having driven a lot on the Island I agree with you on the taxis there too.

[@daviemac9925]

3:47 My regular stomping ground the A707 meets the A72 at The Nest Roundabout. 5:14 A72 leaving Galashiels, also my regular stomping ground.

[@DriveSmartDash]

These were my clips!! (from about 2 years ago now!!) 😊

[@GrahamAckrill]

Remember when my dad was drivving and I was in the front passenger seat, when he also clipped his passenger side wing mirror on another cars. Everytime I was in the same seat I would flinch everytime he got close to another car when passing.

[@nigelcox1451]

1:38 When parked in the middle of a field, remember to apply the hazard warning lights. Just in case a passing cow or sheep bumps into you.

[@DriveSmartDash]

3:47 & 5:14 were my clips from 2 years ago. I had only passed my test about 2 years previous to these, so still a fairly "new" driver at that point. I do admit, I should have slowed down a bit more for the Learner and MY mistake was assuming that they had seen me. However, (not sure how clear it is from the clip), the Instructor did put his hand up as an apology and I did acknowledge with a wave back (you can just see part of my hand in the camera) - I didn't beep the horn, or shout obscenities (you might hear me mutter "Jeez!!") but, it was just because I got a fright myself!! It wasn't aimed at the learner. 😊 The one with the Royal Mail van though - I had just joined a NSL road, so was slowly building up my speed before the road straightened out, so luckily I wasn't going that fast. The Royal Mail van was in front of me, but what I don't get is - why didn't he drive 'forward' into that driveway, rather than stopping on a 60mph road and reversing in?? And again, I didn't beep or swear - I saw what was happening in plenty of time, so I slowed down to let him complete his manouvre. You can view the whole clip on my channel, for anyone interested - where it also shows my speed on the dashcam. Entitled "Royal Fail" and the Learner one was entitled "Did the Learner see me?" Thanks Ashley for showing my clips and 2 years on now, I feel I'm a more confident & safer driver from watching (& learning from) all these great Instructor channels on KZbin 😊👍

[@rustydusty2992]

2:02 Possbly would not have happened had they not been engrossed in a phone call even if hands free as they did not quickly lay on the horn at 1:59 when the reversing light came on.

[@Vikface1978]

I watch UK dash cam videos and quite often comment about hints from you I know now. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MepsiPaxBerri]

I frequent that junction in that first clip, and it's very common for vehicles doing the same, but in the opposite direction (usually coming from the M60 junction to the left). There are also painted road names on the roundabout leading to it, so no excuses.

[@deathpod1975]

Does a person want to drive or be a driver. There is a difference, like being a cook or cooking something. I wanted to be a driver. I done test, pass plus, then got a PCV licence. For most people on the roads driving is incidental and merely secondary to doing something else. They are just driving. Other road users are inconsequential. For others we consider driving to be a skill to develop and is the primary concern at the time. Those are drivers.

[@davem9204]

A lot of these drivers are the microwave meal cooks of the driving world.

[@seanharling4990]

07:25 Bus driver here. I think of all of us drivers can admit to missing one thing every now and again. I mean just the other day I missed a car in my a pillar blind spot while I was trying to emerge from a roundabout and had to stop fairly harshly. No harm done but it happens. However what that bus driver did was unacceptable. Red light jump quite late as well and was probably going too fast

[@SEBZED86]

Shame on you 5:51, 47mph onto a roundabout 😢

[@Kieran.Robertson]

The view was very good

[@Groink1]

@Kieran.Robertson It is still a very bad idea for many reasons. One is shown in the clip.

[@ChrisBrown-px1oy]

I saw 31 on reaching the give way line, and the speed there was more likely the 27 shown at 5:56, given that there is usually a delay, probably even with a Viofo. But that's not to excuse the cammer. Look what happens next to the speed - it climbs again to 30, followed by the "emergency" braking bringing it down from 29 to 18. Once on the roundabout, the cammer accelerated towards the hazard for the clip. And sent it to Ashley Neal. Oh dear.

[@Kris_M]

They had already dropped their speed, and the speed indication on a dashcam typically lags at least one update. On a side note, I found thier speed still to be a bit high.

[@Kieran.Robertson]

@@Groink1 Incidents like that happen all the time even when people take roundabouts with excellent view at silly slow speeds and take them stupidly wide people still pull out on you.

[@IslanderJerYT]

Fair play to the fella in the last clip. I bet the majority of drivers wouldn’t have had the decency to stop

[@50upss]

5:52 no doubt if the cam driver slowed down and went around the roundabout appropriately there would have been no issue. I like to do at most 30mph for pretty much any roundabout so I’m ready to stop, they looked like they were doing about 40.

[@Kieran.Robertson]

You must’ve missed how the cammer was clearly ready to stop

[@50upss]

@Kieran.Robertsonthey slammed on the brakes

[@Kieran.Robertson]

@@50upss Yeah to a near stop… Which is the point… To be able to bring your car to a stop in the distance you can see to be clear… Which the cammer did…

[@50upss]

@Kieran.Robertson doing emergency stops at roundabouts is not normal bud, drive slower

[@Kieran.Robertson]

@@50upss Yeah cars failing to give way at roundabouts isn’t normal, most people give way. The cammer was ready to stop though so what’s your issue? (There isn’t one)

[@robg521]

6:24 this is why the new pedestrian crossing at junction laws are wrong, it’s dark, wet, potentially poor visibility, the pedestrian is wearing dark clothes with brights lights behind them making them difficult to see [because their side facing you is in shadow]. There is the high likely hood that the traffic on the road will not see them if they run out.

[@tin2001]

Yeah. Dangerous rule, IMO. And I saw that as someone who does often cross the road at roundabouts. I hope this is not one of those things Australia copies from the UK... I'd like to see us copy some other things, like the markings for which lane goes to which road on bigger roundabouts and approaching more complex intersections, but don't ever want to see this one... Or smart motorways.

[@grimsbyhackney479]

They're not wrong, just seemingly too difficult for most drivers to wrap their tiny brains around. Drive slower, observe and don't be selfish. The driver in the video (almost) failed on all three counts.

[@MintRobin]

The laws are priority not right of way. They just mean if there's an accident then the ped isn't immediately considered the one at fault, but they absolutely can be at fault depending on conditions etc If you ever hit someone, even if you don't have a dashcam, immediately get your phone out to record. You don't need to record the other person in the accident, but get a good look of the lighting and visibility etc. My friend was hit off his bike really badly and the car claimed "it was dark, he should've had his lights on" and it took a whole year until they were able to see how dark it was at that time of day at that time of year at that spot, to prove he didn't need his lights on. The blame shifted a lot based on context of lighting.

[@james-cucumber]

Isn’t it rule 8 that gives already crossing pedestrians priority? H2 only says that those on the road should give priority to those wishing to cross when turning into or out of a junction. Rule 8 did change in 2022, but the specific part I’m referring to was not changed. > If you have started crossing and traffic wants to turn into the road, you have priority and they should give way I may well be misinterpreting though

[@matthewlockley2831]

I was on the M3 today and at fleet services the traffic stopped due to an accident. People darted into the service station from the third lane, two reversed down a hard shoulder, a lorry stopped in the hard shoulder and when the motorway reopened one driver caused chaos by trying to reverse down the fleet slip road back on to the motorway. If the police had cameras there they would have a field day sending out fines.

[@SamilyRose]

Thanks for this video Ashley. I'm a stickler for the rules but it always gets me into trouble. No good deed goes unpunished etc. I've been bullied for not straightlining a roundabout, screamed at for not cutting the corner of a road (the other person did so they almost collided with me) and I've been flashed at to break the speed limit more times than I can count. And what is it with so many people having their fog lights on? My youngest daughter makes it into a game, we counted 19 on a 20 minute drive today. I can't see in my rear view mirror from the glare. It's all so disheartening, I've only been a qualified driver since Oct 2024 and it makes me wonder if it's all worth it 🙃 I had to take my P plates off because of the aggro I got, it's much better without them but still so many incidents of bullying behaviour. I'm a woman in a small car, I guess I should expect it!

[@lucywilliams6028]

When someone flashes you to break the speed limit are there two lanes? this only happens to me when people want me to move over so they can get passed rather than to speed up yourself. Though for the tailgaters and bullies I usually slow down, or I try to get out of their way. With the fog lights, I've seen/read lots about headlights on newer cars dazzling other drivers can't remember the stat but alot of drivers are struggling with the LED lights, they make it very difficult to see at times, and if they take a bump can look like they flash you from behind or blind you if they are oncoming (even turning onto the road you are on can be blinding). I've lost sight of the road a few times. Can't wait for spring/summer - lighter morning and evenings. I took my P plates off after a day and it improved quickly, people tend to bully newer drivers as they don't think they are competent enough like they do with learners. Keep doing as you are doing - there are a lot of idiots on the road (think it's got worse in the last few years). I always drive with the thought that most people can't drive or have picked up really bad habits :)

[@SamilyRose]

@lucywilliams6028 no, they're just normal 30mph roads. Insane. I've read the same thing about LEDs too. I totally agree, I've been half blinded by oncoming vehicles as well. Roll on Spring 👍🏻

[@shaneroberts2492]

@3:41 I’ve just had this happen at the same junction about half hour ago. J1 retail park!! What a coincidence!

[@Bullwinkle39]

That van at 2:50 looked like the turtle dash 😂

[@GeorgeThoughts]

I understand the drivers watching the other car go the wrong way down the dual carriageway were probably laughing in disbelief, but I am worried at how much they were laughing verses how little phoning the police was occurring. They even started asserting the driver MUST be drunk. If you're that sure a driver is drunk, call the police! You have the footage as proof and you won't get in trouble for being mistaken.

[@MintRobin]

I think they knew the dual carriage way was very short, and they could see how the single mistake at the start of the clip could've caused them to be committed in that mistake, so they gave a little credit to someone unfamiliar with the roads at that stage. As soon as the dual carriageway ended, and the driver stayed on the wrong side, that's when they realised how serious it was, the tone in their voices changed.

[@davem9204]

Phoning the police isn't very easy while driving, and of course picking up a phone to make a call will get you CyclingMikey'd. If you've got a passenger who can do it, then great. But if you're on your own then you'll have to pull over to make the call, and that sort of road wasn't really suitable for just pulling over on. My phone is rarely really easy to hand in the car, as I never use it, and never make handsfree calls while driving.

[@kevinhauser8250]

The pass of the cyclist shows more of how society just doesn't care anymore about human life or life in general. This isn't the same world I grew up in.

[@paulgeorge6353]

0:32 The Highway Code clearly states BMW drivers have absolute right of way under all circumstances.

[@deancostello14]

Hah! That clip from 6:01 happens all the time at that roundabout. People doing 60 along the road the cammer is driving on, they don't slow down enough for the roundabout. I've had a couple of close calls of people not slowing down enough and having to give them reverse priority because they can't stop when driving my bus over it.

[@whitesapphire5865]

That lorry wasn't carrying HAY bales! It was carrying STRAW bales!! And there are several big, and important differences. Hay is substantially heavier than straw. It's more densely packed than straw. In a stack, or on the back of a lorry, hay bales are less stable and more prone to shifting, especially in transit. Straw is lighter, less densely packed and and holds its shape better in the bale, and inherently less prone to shifting. Straw is a much cheaper produce used for animal bedding. Hay is substantially more expensive and is a feedstuff primarily for sheep and cattle. As for the bales, there are several different types of bales, and without being there to see and touch them, you can only be guessing at how much they weigh. There are the classic "conventional" bales which tend to come in two different sizes, but as a rule are from around four stone (straw) to around eight stone (hay). Then there are half ton and one ton round bales, and then there are the larger Heston one and two ton bales, and the daddy of bales when I was still in farming was the massive Welger high density bales up to four tons apiece. So, take your pick! Hay is normally baled into the conventional sizes, though it can be baled in larger, usually round, bale sizes if it is going to be wrapped in plastic film. From looking at the debris coming from those bales, it is plain to see that these were straw bales, NOT hay bales... Worryingly, that load made actual physical contact with the second bridge, and may even have struck the first one. Worrying because those load straps could have been seriously damaged by the contact with the concrete - and if you want to make your load shift, then striking a bridge as fairly reliable way to make it happen!

[@gunnern1]

3:55 I've seen similar stuff happening. Yeah, the L-plates and other markings are an obvious clue. And I still don't get why I keep seeing people tailgate learners almost daily (the local test centre is a few hundred metres from my office). They're learning. Those of us who are more experienced should expect the unexpected and give them room to make whatever mistakes they are going to make.

[@DriveSmartDash]

This was my clip and I've now added my explanation - not that I'm trying to make excuses, but I have admitted that it was MY mistake to assume that the Learner/Instructor was slowing to a stop, but they kept going!! There was no harm done and we both (the instructor) acknowledged each other with a wave of apology. I was a fairly new driver myself at that point, so I did get a bit of a fright. So, now I never "assume" that someone has seen me or is going to give way.

[@gunnern1]

@DriveSmartDash owning up and learning from it probably made you a better driver already 👍 We can all, always, get better.

[@DriveSmartDash]

@@gunnern1 absolutely 😊👍

[@rustydusty2992]

6:22 Still a bugbear of mine as the HC changes detail differently for Junctions that you turn into or out of as opposed to roundabouts that say give plenty of time and space but does not require you to give way at roundabouts. All depends really if you see a roundabout as a junction but then why does the DVSA not repeat the junction rule for roundabouts as well.

[@frogsplorer]

Yup, it could be made explicit

[@davidty2006]

Theres still confusion and some reason still no update to markings to solve set confusion.

[@glenn1534]

The DVSA have already confirmed (possibly in one of Ashley's videos) that the rule applies at roundabout junctions. A junction is where two roads meet, which is every entry/exit of a roundabout.

[@rustydusty2992]

@@glenn1534 I must have missed that one but then you would still wonder why they just don't stipulate it in the roundabout section rules instead of just saying give them time and space, I myself do consider them junctions as basically that is what a roundabout is but I have been thinking about to being less prone to stopping on the roundabout at the exit which I also know Ashley is not a great fan of.

[@rustydusty2992]

@@glenn1534 Actually are you sure you heard the DVSA say this as you seem unsure where you heard it and as far as Ashley goes he like me is yet to hear anything that the DVSA make anything clear and explicit.

[@CameronM47]

8:46 Wrong way, down a one way streeeet. Edit: I didn't watch the full clip before posting my comment, Jesus.

[@GuyChapman]

I have seen some terrible scenarios, including crashes, resulting from drivers' inability to change their mind when they have decided to take a specific turning, and missed the right moment.

[@ChristopherBroome-x2o]

Hi Ashley. Please could you give me advice about stoping for birds when driving. This morning my sister braked harshly for a pigeon that wouldn’t move. Causing a van behind to swerve. What would you do ? Thanks

[@ChrisBrown-px1oy]

Pigeons generally do move, though they leave it late. If one doesn't in time, I'm not going to lose any sleep over my car being an agent of natural selection. I had a workmate who used to recall someone losing his life swerving into the path of another car. The other driver who survived, said he appeared to be avoiding a fox. Ashley made a video about animals as a road hazard a few years ago.

[@bestintheworld568]

I know your question is for Ashley, but as far as I’m aware, if your braking is going to put other road users at risk, you’re meant to just carry on. Plus, it sounds like the van driver was far too close if they had to swerve.

[@ChristopherBroome-x2o]

@@ChrisBrown-px1oy thanks I will watch the video

[@Stimm002]

Yea its in the highway code, for small things you should just carry on rather than risk an accident. The only time this isn't true is for larger animals like dear, as they themselves could kill you coming through the windscreen. So small carry on, big do you best to avoid.

[@davem9204]

Never brake for a small animal, most get out of the way at the last second. Otherwise they go under the car without harm. If a pigeon was sitting in the road and not moving then just make sure you don't hit it with your wheels. The only bird you might want to stop for is an ostrich.

[@NickNackpaddywhack]

My motto when out on the roads with my motorcycle is never assume anything!

[@Paulsmithmini191]

Ive never understood not giving learners space not only is it stressful for them but also putting yourself in more danger as they are much more unpredictable

[@highdownmartin]

Opening sequence. BMW driver broke the glass and used his emergency indicators. Fair play

[@rustydusty2992]

4:20 And still they tailgate after the first shower of hay.

[@notgeorgina4979]

First time I've seen somewhere I recognise and it's the first clip! Denton Island always fills me with dread

[@composedlight6850]

Walk of shame ! He did the right thing unlike 99% of drivers who scrape your car when passing and just keep going .

[@johnb8956]

Anyone else slightly concerned by the Skoda in clip 1 also? Turns out they just couldn’t be bothered to turn the indicator off after the roundabout.

[@kenbrown2808]

first clip: it was the mental battle between staying in the BMW lane and making his turn.

[@ArminGrewe]

Couldn't find the answer in a quick scan of the comments, so I googled it: Hay bales can weigh from 40 lbs to 2,000 lbs (18 kg to 907 kg).They come in two basic shapes, round and square. Round hay bales are usually quite large and weigh from 600 to 1,600 lbs (272 kg to 544 kg). Square hay bales come in two size groups, small and large. Most small square bales can be handled manually. Large square hay bales and round hay bales require bale handling equipment such as a tractor with a bale lift. Weight and size comparison of round and square hay bales. Small 2 string square bale 14” x 18” x 36” 40 lbs to 60 lbs (18 kg to 27 kg). Small 3 wire square bale 16” x 22” x 44” 100 lbs to 120 lbs (45 kg to 54 kg). Large square bale 36″ x 48″ x 96″ 1200 lbs to 2,000 lbs (544 kg to 907 kg). Round bale 48” wide x 60” dia. 600 lbs to 1,200 lbs (272 kg to 544 kg) Now you know.

[@TopCatFCD]

To be honest 8:50 part of the blame lands at the work crews feet. There should have been clearer and perhaps NO ENTRY sign at the termination of the divert. For some that could look like the correct way was actually for the turning, which is signposted on left.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Thank you Ashley

[@robg521]

7:52 if I was the camea would have been furious with this, you could see than it was going to happen and could do nothing about it. [personally I would have eased off slightly knowing the car was about to hit the deeper snow but it would have been dangerous to hit the brakes or swerve]

[@TruckinAboutWithSteve]

That same thing happened to me on 6th January in the snow when a national express driver overtook me and chucked up a lot of ice and slush all over my windscreen

[@evelghostrider]

Driving has changed in recent years because of people having cameras in their cars.. so so many of them rather than avoid a situation now fully plough on into a situation... The problem is people are not aware of theie surroundings. They only pay attention to whats 20 feet in front of them.. So many drivers are clueless to observing everything their eyes can see...

[@G0LGS]

I can see how wth clip with the road works in the dark it would be confusing where you were supposed to go and you could easily end up in the wrong place - despite the keep left signs.

[@innocuouspseudonym509]

I want to thank you, Ashley, for the entertaining and thought-provoking content, and for making me a better driver. I was already a thoughtful, patient driver and I hold a C+E (artic lorry licence) so I like to think I'm not bad at controlling a vehicle! The main benefit to watching your content has been to hear somebody vocalising the techniques which I have already been applying (and a few I haven't), as this allows me to better explain to others the thought process that they might ideally adopt in a given situation. Adopting the words of a driving teacher helps one to teach others how to drive safer... who'd have thought?!?!? All the best to you, mate, the world needs more Ashleys!

[@BangaBuseslad]

Ashley is dreaming to be on The Weakest Link 😂

[@jackedrussell]

Those hay bales are between 600-900kg depending on what the moisture content is. They will absolutely destroy a car if one fell off and maybe even seriously injure or kill someone.

[@bronkolie]

In the first clip it would've been a whopping 1.1km to the next exit if he'd stayed on the motorway. In the clip at 8:14 it's exactly 5 minutes to go around

[@frankhooper7871]

Idiots will keep riding illegal e-bikes and e-scooters as long as the police do nothing about it

[@MepsiPaxBerri]

7:43 This is the perfect example of the reckless Must-Get-Ahead-Syndrome. High risk conditions over the ice and snow/sleet, and yet they have to put their foot down and get ahead. All to save a few seconds on their journey??

[@kenbrown2808]

I can think of something to say: they should get appropriate lights, and make it a legal electric moped.

[@HEKVT]

Someone I know had been driving their brand new car for just a week when a hay bale flew off the back of a truck and hit his car. Luckily he was fine but the car did spend quite a lot of time in the garage.

[@cnglight]

The first clip, the road markings for that M67 junction extend about half a mile down the slip road from the M60, and it's a loooong slip road. 100% they just weren't paying any attention. Everyone who drives between Manc and Sheffield knows that junction like the back of their hand

[@paulmiller7671]

The first clip with the BMW. You do realise that they HAVE to be in the outside lane because they have to be in front, have to be faster and self important.

[@imminicheddars]

I did the NC500 in August last year and I couldn't believe how many signs I saw that inform drivers which side of the road to drive on. I thought it was just an over-exaggeration. A 'Scottish thing' perhaps. Well I had just left my last NC500 stop (the Harry Potter train bridge for the photo op) and had a motorhome come around the blind bend on my side of the road. Not only was I alarmed at that, but also the fact that the driver didn't immediately change to the correct lane (no other traffic so would've been safe to do so). Nope, they carried on for maybe 20-30m or so before they'd realised their mistake and changed lane. Sadly no dashcam fitted to my vehicle so can't send anything. I like to think I flashed or beeped my horn but honestly I've forgotten whether I did or not...

[@davem9204]

It does seem odd given that to reach the NC500 you would have needed to drive a long way from a port to get there. Or do people fly into places like Inverness and hire a car at the start of the route?

[@MrBwian]

I see red light jumpers every day, the knock on effect is that it then slows progress for everyone on the junction... just because they don't want to wait a few extra minutes! With the date stamps on these videos, it could be a while before my submitted clips appear on here n👍

[@Dudleymiddleton]

2:36 Driving on hatchings is not very wise due to there could be debris - Karma would have been a puncture! As you say, Ashley, Stay safe everyone!

[@horrortackleharry]

6:45 Q: With that queue skip, if someone in an old beater had come the other way and clipped him, how would insurance have seen it?

[@wrightwoodwork]

As they are over the center line the queue jumper is liable. The fact they are skipping the queue doesn't matter

[@horrortackleharry]

@@wrightwoodwork Well that's what I'd hope! But I know insurance companies can sometimes be a little cranky in their assessments.

[@tin2001]

​@@wrightwoodwork Not if they were stationary within a reasonable time for the other car to stop. Simply being a lawbreaking dick doesn't automatically make you liable for damage. That said... The sort of person who does that sort of thing is not likely to use caution and stop constantly. They'll just slam right into the oncoming crapbox, then probably claim the crapbox driver is to blame for not moving out of the way.

[@robertmiller4343]

We have carers who are full time at our house, our mobility van a Peugeot horizon is parked between the house and a wall where you reverse in up to the front door whilst allowing it to open to get out, one of our carers said she was not confident enough to park in such a tight space, our case worker decided to get a driving instructor to teach her how to do it, he decided he did not want the job so i park the car for her, i think the driving instructor competence is getting poorer.

[@ottermanuk]

7:11 Checo and Bottas out of their normal job, muscle memory

[@coffeeflavouredapples]

4:10 I watch a few lorry and farm KZbinrs. Those bales would weight a half a tonne too 2 tonnes depending on what the bale is made of ie grass or silage and it would be like hitting a stone brick if the top one comes off. They do a nasty number on whatever hits or gets hit by one

[@Pattoe]

4:38 very very few drivers go AROUND mini-roundabouts. We need cameras here. They'd pay for themselves within 10 minutes of being set up since you can fine motorists £300 for going over the central markings.

[@davem9204]

Many mini-roundabouts really aren't suited to going completely round, if they were they would be proper roundabouts. I see a lot of dashcam videos where drivers who are going wide left around the blob when turning right often getting caught out by other drivers thinking they are going left or straight on. When they go wide around the blob they become obscured by other cars and the A-pillars, so harder to spot the right turn. So while you shouldn't cut the corner of the exit from the mini-roundabout, taking a wide line to not touch the blob can lead you into more problems.

[@wrightwoodwork]

There was a family and a driver that recently got killed on the m6 at Tebay with a car driving the wrong way down the motorway.