Driving Fail #66 | Letting Anger Get The Better Of You

[@larry365]

Pickups have next to no weight on the back wheels and can have pretty high tyre pressure; they're the easiest vehicles on the road to send sideways.

[@-aid4084]

It's bacically a recipe for oversteer

[@angrycyclist9387]

What's the betting the tyres are either decades old, worn out, or the cheapest the owner could fit?

[@KZRobbo]

Yup if the truck bed is empty it’s easy for the rear wheels to drift, I’ve felt it once or twice.

[@philipsmith9688]

@@angrycyclist9387or the diff decided it didn’t want 4 wheel drive anymore

[@TheOz91]

Not to mention that the back end doesn't damp so much and very bouncy without load

[@anonymousinternetuser7519]

6:08 - Just trying to get himself away from the thing that has pissed him off. I have no problem with him in the cycle box if he is thinking "just get away from them and calm down"

[@davem9204]

Yes, his adrenalin must have been soaring after nearly getting wiped out by that car; so I understand him wanting to get away from the dangerous driver as quickly as possible. While he was a bit naughty by going in the cycle box, he didn't cause any danger or impediment to anyone else doing that.

[@user-bz5yk1eo4e]

To be honest I’m always in the cycle box on my motorbike. I don’t see the problem.

[@DT-hg7te]

@@user-bz5yk1eo4e Please, stay out of the cycle box, it isn't for you.

[@Devilacme]

Exactly. I was like "so is he supposed to be happy after that incident or what?".

[@adampoultney8737]

Yeah this is one of those times that a bending of the rules which doesn’t add any danger probably is for the best.

[@AdamGaffney96]

The dog-walker annoys me so much. Firstly the way they're just pulling the dog around when the dog doesn't do what they want, but secondly if you're out walking a dog you need to have them on short lead at roads and be focused on them, and take your time. You can't just ignore them, it's dangerous for everyone involved.

[@FlyingPhysicist]

100%. Any responsible owner of this dog would've picked it up at this point. Especially as the dog seems on the older/slower side.

[@kenbrown2808]

it looks to me less like pulling the dog around because it isn't doing what they want, and more just walking along oblivious to what the dog is doing.

[@John.AR.Activism]

@@kenbrown2808 Hes more worried about the empty pram, probably just dropped "IT" off at school...

[@kenbrown2808]

@@John.AR.Activism either you start school very young, or your kids take a long time learning to walk...

[@engineeredlifeform]

In urban environments I have my dogs by my side, walking to heel. They can easily be startled by traffic noise, so that guy having his dog on such a long lead was ridiculous, that dog could cover a lot of space if it bolted.

[@brianuuuSonicReborn]

7:12 the synchronized "oooooh" had me rolling, the reaction was priceless

[@billferrol4202]

Blue light dispensations as when I did my blues and twos training in 2006: 1. Speed above the speed limit - safe and justifiable. 2. Passing keep left bollards on the right - safe and justifiable. 3. Treating red traffic lights as a give way - you know what comes next. There was no dispensation to cross solid white lines to the nearside, other than iaw Highway Code and road traffic act. I was taught that on approaching a system of solid white lines to turn off the emergency lights and siren and move with traffic flow until the end of the system before turning them back on. There was little time lost and safer for all road users!

[@andywilliams7323]

Yes. There's a Senior Paramedic, Chris Martin, who has a KZbin channel, "Chris Martin EMS", where he showcases and explains his advanced emergency response driving and driver training. He has explained numerous times in his videos that emergency response vehicles are not allowed to cross (overtake) on double solid white line sections of road. He explains to his viewers that you shouldn't slow down or stop on double white line sections of the road to allow an emergency vehicle to pass and should instead continue at the normal speed and pace for the road and that the emergency vehicle will find a safe place to overtake you once the double white lines end. For this reason, Chris always turns off his siren when behind traffic in a double white line section of road, follows behind the traffic at the speed limit, then only reactivates his siren once the double white lines end and only then looks for the safe opportunity to then overtake the traffic in front of him. As that is what his training requires him to do.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@andywilliams7323 I've seen police do it many times when chasing offenders.

[@ryanmitcham5522]

​@@andywilliams7323 Slight correction, they (and in fact anybody) can cross solid white lines to pass a stationary vehicle. So there might be times (such a long section of solid whites, crawling traffic, or if you see the emergency vehicle coming from a long way off, where completely stopping so they can legally overtake might be the best course of action and delay them less. But you have to come to a complete stop. Obviously depends entirely on circumstances, and stopping on say a flowing 60 road forcing them to slow down with you obviously would be a situation where continuing would be the better choice.

[@gunnern1]

While I have no idea about the actual training for emergency vehicles, the Police in Norway occasionally reach out to the media to remind people not to slow down if an emergency vehicle is catching up to them right before or in a blind bend. Instead, get through the bend at regular speed, then start to accommodate the overtake once you have sufficient forward visibility. Most likely, the driver of the emergency vehicle will make a move once they are happy with the forward visibility, so just pay attention to what they are doing and "follow their lead". They're also rather clear about stopping: only come to a full stop if that's the best way to accommodate the emergency vehicle. The important part is to make it obvious that you have seen them and make yourself easy to read in terms of what you are doing to help them.

[@andywilliams7323]

@@ryanmitcham5522 I know, I didn't include it, because that is an obvious course of action. But it's not the course of action emergency vehicles want to take if they can avoid it. As even when the traffic is or goes slow-moving or stopped to assist the emergency vehicle. It can still be very difficult/dangerous for the emergency vehicle to do an overtake because of restricted views of whether the other side of the road is clear or not, hence why it's categorised as no overtaking section road. Hence why, in some scenarios where traffic ahead has incorrectly slowed or come to a stop, emergency vehicles have then encouraged/instructed the vehicle(s) ahead to resume and keep going instead of the emergency vehicle doing a dangerous overtake.

[@dbracer]

Gist artic also went into the third lane, which is a no-no for an HGV on a three lane motorway.

[@JdeBP]

Actually it is 4 lanes in the clip, and the lorry went from lane 1 all of the way to lane 4 having passed (03:47) a sign indicating that lane 4 was closing in 800 yards. It is actually worse than all of the "it went into lane 3" commenters are pointing out.

[@dbracer]

@@JdeBP first lane is a slip road.

[@tom-jj5em]

the law doesnt apply to drivers who work for gist. its highway code rule 195, look it up

[@les4048]

The lights on the tractor are named “work lights” and named thus for a reason and should only be used on the farm and in fields but too many now use them on the road. These work lights have no aim for dip so dazzle oncoming drivers

[@Timoohz]

They've got plenty of aim: up to help with front loader work, to the sides the help with turning and they have pretty wide angle too, perfect for dazzling! 😛 I sometimes turn some backward lights on if I'm towing eg. a wide mower. Even though the towee might have corner lights and reflectors, they're hard to see against the tractors driving lights. (downsides: reflections on the windscreen, it's illegal to show white lights backwards, if you forget to turn them off you blind/confuse anyone catching up from behind)

[@scots_knight4706]

​@@Timoohz Very dodgy putting on rear facing lights, I'd never do it but I know what you're trying to do. With dash cams you'll be 100% at fault in an accident.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

04:08 what the lorry did there is illegal, the highway code rules is that LGVs cannot use the outer lane of a motorway which has 3 active lanes or more.

[@robg521]

2:17. Some people’s thinking gets irrational if they see a blue light. “Got to get out of the way, got to get out of way. Got to get out of the way”

[@goodyeoman4534]

Yes it's so weird.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Every piece of instruction for blue light awareness says 'Don't stop on bends'. The problem is, the ESV driver is the one who picks up the fall-out from that.

[@NicholasFerrar]

That was my clip. I did wonder afterwards whether the driver of the vehicle being overtaken played a part by braking at the wrong point. I am still not quite sure how I missed both ambulance and crash barrier.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@NicholasFerrar I'm just glad you did..!

[@manchegocheese997]

Or.. they just stop and block the road when the best thing would be to keep going.

[@geoffrey-lund]

Really enjoy your videos. A calm voice when other around seem to panic whilst driving. I realise everyone can make a mistake, pick the wrong lane, miss a junction - just don't make it worse by stopping or reversing, or cutting in. Thanks for the videos.

[@johnfh]

At around 07:50 with the buses, there was a saying when I was growing up, "might is right" - it fits in pretty well here. Weekend greetings from Stockholm.

[@Matmamtmamtmamtmamtm]

That ambulance driver needs retraining. No two ways about it

[@douglasreid699]

Chris Martin has spoke of this on his channel, if they get a driver that slows or stops to let them by in a zone that has solid white lines, they either have to get out the ambulance and explain to the driver why they can not overtake and the driver should keep going until its safe to let them pass, or do the best they can and overtake to save time. yes they should not be crossing the white line, but so many drivers see blue lights and think they need to stop immediately rather then think of the bigger picture. in the video the car in front of the ambulance has its left indicator on so my guess it is stopping and the ambulance is going because if it does not it will get stuck behind the car and waste time.

[@geko7844]

@@douglasreid699 anyone can cross a solid white line to pass a stationary or slow moving (under 10mph) vehicle. Emergency services have this exception as does everyone else. The problem is, so many people don’t think about solid lines. It’s becoming more common generally that people will ‘slow down’ for emergency vehicles, but not stop. It’s very frustrating as you’re a moving hazard for us to think about. If you’re stationary, I don’t have to worry about you and I can find my way around. The car driver was probably thinking “I’ll be helpful and slow down a bit with my indicator on”, not knowing the ambulance can’t pass them. The ambulance driver probably got some red mist and decided to just go for it - which is clearly the wrong thing to do.

[@Matmamtmamtmamtmamtm]

@@jamesmaybrick2001 You'd prefer the ambulance illegally overtook around a blind bend in an a-road into oncoming traffic and threw your loved one into the trees? Got it.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@geko7844 this. Once a driver has made room, they need to stop, or at least slow significantly, so the emergency vehicle can get past with minimum risk.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

@@geko7844 I'm not talking about solid white lines here as I cannot recall ever having an ambulance behind me on them but I disagree for normal roads with broken lines... Clearly those drivers you're talking about lack the insight to see your next move but I very rarely come to a complete stop unless there's very heavy traffic in both directions and therefore it's the only option... I can judge the gap I'm leaving for you just fine without needing to stop completely. I get very annoyed by other drivers stopping for no reason, especially when the ambulance isn't even on our side of the road and it's not busy

[@MrRegulation109]

At 02:40 Are there some road signs missing at this junction? e.g, No right turn or No Entry? Or markings on the road indicating left turn or straight ahead only?

[@ParaBellum2024]

I once did this, in Manchester at night. Nearly needed clean trousers! One of my colleagues had someone pull out of the BCA Auctions site near Whitchurch, into the 70mph flow of traffic coming from the Prees direction. Luckily, there was no crash, but if there had been, it would not have been minor.

[@MrRegulation109]

@@ParaBellum2024 There many instances where there are parallel access roads beside a main road. Soemeone arriving at this junction for the first time, could easily make the mistake they are turning right onto a 2 way road.

[@nobodydoesithalfasgoodasyou]

If you look at the sign post governing the incoming traffic on the far side of the dual carriageway, once the cammer has turned, you'll see a rectangular sign below the give way sign, and I have checked on Streetview that this does indeed say "dual carriageway"

[@MrRegulation109]

@@nobodydoesithalfasgoodasyou At the junction with Strawberry Road there is a nice big blue rectangular sign stating "DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AHEAD" (2008). But it is hit and miss where the Highways Engineers have decided to inform the road users of this important fact. BTW the latest pics shows it has been turned.

[@nobodydoesithalfasgoodasyou]

@@MrRegulation109 I would guess that with the old style illuminated keep left bollards in the central reservation such a dual carriageway was more obvious to merging traffic. The particular junction where the car made the wrong turn is possibly slightly tricky because of the other road intersecting ever so slightly before the dual carriageway.

[@Jimages_uk]

4:06 Apart from the terrible move into the middle lane, he then went to the 3rd lane which is not allowed for that vehicle, there is something very wrong with that driving

[@robshorts]

Had a similar situation with dazzling lights on the back of a breakdown recovery vehicle only a few days ago. Very bright lights that are intended to help the driver loading the vehicle to be recovered, that were so bright, it made it very difficult for other road users to see. To make things worse, the lights were still on as the recovery vehicle was driving.

[@alanwllms5172]

The two buses and Ashley’s comment..”they just didn’t care” sums up society

[@robg521]

One of my friends had this from his idiot neighbour, so he replaced the small wooden fence with a big steel post concreted in. And the neighbour had the Gaul to complain saying it was his fault when his car got damaged when he hit the fence again.

[@Paws4thot]

Was the neighbour actually French? ;)

[@TheCatBilbo]

​@@Paws4thotYou got here first, so bien joué! 😊

[@WatchesOnWood]

3:43 At least the dashcammer got the Gist of what the lorry driver was doing. (Disappointed in you Ashley for not sneaking this one in there)

[@NinjahDuk]

Don't milk it will you (they deliver milk)

[@barryjones8008]

Living in a rural area, I regularly come across tractors driving with an array of white lights on the rear, thus making overtaking impossible.

[@anonymousinternetuser7519]

6:50 bad dog owner, no excuse. (Edit: In that moment needs to do better, cannot make judgment on character etc)

[@CraigNiel]

Exactly, he's dragging that poor dog along that is clearly struggling to walk as fast as he is. Grinds my gears! 😣😣

[@PS-fl7et]

He is usually more considerate and will have the dog on a shorter lead or in the pushchair. Not sure where his mind was that day but agree that long leads are no place for walking dogs by roads

[@kamo7293]

​@@PS-fl7etdo you know them personally? I find this comment odd

[@PS-fl7et]

@@kamo7293 I see him regular when out and about in town

[@PS-fl7et]

@MrJinxmaster1 Fair enough and true Apologies @kamo7293, I should have realised and not got so grumpy. Had everyone questioning everything I have been doing today and got the wrong end of the comment there. It definitely wasn’t in the sprit of this video

[@gunnern1]

9:25 I had my first encounter with this problem not long ago. A car going straight stopped at the exit set of lights. I was entering from a side road, crossing a lane to go in the same direction as the car that had stopped. A quick beep of the horn seemed to wake the driver up to the actual layout of the intersection. In his defence, the intersection where I encountered this issue has a somewhat confusing layout. Though in the clip, it should be more obvious since the driver ends up stopping in the middle of the intersection, not even completing the turn before stopping...

[@minshum]

Was that a weird cover of Keiser Chiefs or is the video slowed down?

[@trueriver1950]

5:14 at the moment of the bird strike Y-T stopped for an ad: either that or the pheasant was sponsored to attract attention...

[@clivewilliams3661]

No, YT have instigated an algorithm that does not show suicide.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

Most driving instructors on KZbin just make videos of mock tests, Ashley actually gives out very important useful helpful knowledge, he’s very underrated, we’re so lucky to know him, keep up the great work Ashley mate. 👍

[@PedroConejo1939]

4:35 Why did the artic driver move to the outside lane? The driving was already shocking, but that is just plain illegal. I did the roundabout slide (first clip) in a company Morris Marina van back in the 70s. No weight over the back wheels and rear-wheel drive, terrible combination. I hit an Armco barrier and lost my job.

[@maybenot6075]

A marina van god you did the country a favour 😂

[@SittaCarolinensis]

@@maybenot6075 Only time that ever drove a Marina the same happened to me - that was one crappy car! I now drive an AWD Freelander.

[@QiuEnnan]

7:25 that bus driver should be charged with dangerous driving. That's actually lethal

[@robg521]

1st clip, It the days of old diesel engines roundabouts and hair pin bends were treacherously slippery when it rained after a dry spell, because the lorries would slow down to a crawl as they turned and at that speed unburnt diesel oil would get through the engine and out of the exhaust pipe. Even though modern engines are much better I still watch out for this today.

[@Manu-Official]

Or could it be, skinny cheap tyres at the wrong pressure and defective shock absorbers on top of swinging the weight about too quickly - the rear is quite light on those...

[@paradiselost9946]

jaguars have a special grill in the gearbox to let the oil drip out. british cars in general are famed for marking their territory. sump pans and rocker covers are always having a dribble. unless a diesel is spewing white smoke everywhere and stinking like a candle thats just been extinguished... NO "unburnt diesel" can make its way "through the engine". they dont WORK like that. compression ignition assures its ignited, each and every cycle. and when the air brakes kick in, theres NO fuel injected at all.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@paradiselost9946 yes, it's leaking oil and fine tire rubber that form most of the first-rain slickness.

[@clivewilliams3661]

Up until just a few years ago there was an automatic purge on the diesel pump of big trucks to get rid of water in the fuel, this meant that some diesel was ejected on to the road, mostly harmlessly but on roundabouts such a purge was concentrated in a small area. This I understand, was for environmental reasons but because of the wave of grip problems the truck manufacturers had to come up with modifications to make the purge safe. There are still many trucks out there using the old system so, the problem won't go away.

[@highdownmartin]

Overfilled tanks were/ are an issue

[@declanmcg1912]

Sunday mornings with a coffee and a new Ashley Neal video, it’s definitely the little things in life!

[@J.Blogsblues-ns4to]

It used to be mug of tea, full English and the Sunday papers, how things change!

[@beardyface8492]

I not only expected it to be rear wheel drive, but also expected the arse end to be light & prone to slipping sideways since it wasn't loaded. Such vehicles are also OFTEN driven with the rear tyres at the "fully loaded" pressure, even when empty between trips loaded, further making the rear twitchy.

[@SiCrewe]

0:05 Actually, yes. Vehicles such as the Hilux or L200 are notorious for oversteer. The vehicles are designed to carry heavy loads in the back so the rear suspension is quite stiff and when there's no load aboard they loses traction VERY easily. We used to have Hiluxes as site vehicles and when people were using them as "runarounds" we used to put bags of cement in the back as ballast. Not sure about other manufacturers but Toyota definitely built 2WD drive versions of the Hilux, aimed at tradesmen and industries who wanted a tough pickup but didn't need to be able go off-road.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@SiCrewe that age of toyota, two wheel drives were the most common.

[@smilerbob]

I have witnessed the aftermath of a lorry drifting onto the hard shoulder and going into the rear of a stranded vehicle. Thankfully the occupants were out of the vehicle and on the embankment It is also one reason I will, if I can, move to somewhere safer than the hard shoulder if at all possible. Do not take what I am about to say as proof you are allowed to drive along a hard shoulder - this was a unique situation. I picked up a puncture on a motorway and stopped just over half mile from the next exit. There were no lights and this was the overnight route towards Dover for all the lorries going to Europe on the early ferry After seeing it was a rear puncture, I continued (rightly or wrongly) at a slow pace to the exit along the hard shoulder to change the wheel. I made a judgement call that it was safer to do that than remain and wait for recovery. As I was changing the wheel, a police officer turned up (unrelated to what I did) but when I did speak to him he simply said “You are here safe so what was the issue?” I have taken those words to simply be this: Don’t do that all the time but make a call to decide which will be safest

[@hotdoug1000]

Exactly, I've used a judgement call too but if a vehicle seizes you are lumbered with the outcome sometimes. Some folk would just stop for the sake of it no matter where.

[@Haggisking]

I would do exactly the same as you (and have done so in the past). "Limp" to the next exit (in my case I was lucky this was a services) and then change to the spare. I'd rather ruin a tyre by driving on it for a mile or so than risk my family's safety trying to change it on the motorway or wait however many hours for the breakdown service to turn up. And this is exactly why those "tyre goo" repair kits are an abomination...

[@jameskole3584]

@@Haggisking Agree. A friend had a puncture while having a spare tyre on a way back from holiday. 4 of us. Between us we realtively quickly changed onto the spare tyre and they were back on their way again. With the tyre repair kits, if we couldn't work it out, we would have been waiting who knows how long for a tyre fitter or breakdown serive to come. We were in the middle of nowhere too, so if we did need a rescue recovery, potentially traveling from a bit of distance too.

[@TheGalifrey]

And that barging Artic driver went to lane 3! They aren't even allowed in Lane 3!

[@laceandwhisky]

They are if four lanes.😊

[@JdeBP]

​@@laceandwhiskyNote that the lorry went into lane 4 at 04:07 after having barged into lane 3, starting from lane 1, and having passed a lane 4 closure sign at 03:47. So a "but it's 4 lanes" argument only reveals that one hasn't spotted the road signs in the clip or how many lanes the lorry ends up crossing.

[@smilerbob]

@JdeBP I believe what @laceandwhiskey is saying is that lorries are allowed in lane 3 _if_ there is a lane 4. I do not believe for one second they are saying the driver in this clip is behaving well, or at least I hope they are not

[@TheGalifrey]

@@laceandwhisky But there isn't is there.... The left lane is an exit lane, he went into lane 3 (or lane 4 if you count the exit lane) both are illegal! They are only allowed in the outside lane of 2 lane carriageway motorways.

[@TheGalifrey]

@@JdeBP It's lane 3, the left lane is an entry/exit lane.

[@throwback19841]

Lol I've had the back end come out on a toyota pickup like that. Wet roads + no weight in the bed + skinny tires and live axle... its actually more impressive that it doesn't do it more often.

[@AUaudits]

I had similar issues with couple of Gist drivers in M6 & M60. Their managers reprimanded both drivers on seeing dash footage

[@roboffen2741]

Traffic Lights: You stop AT the solid line, WHEN the lights say. If there is no line ahead CLEAR the junction when safe.

[@MySonBand]

3:30... oh man.. I had this exact same situation on a road in the forest, so it was pitch black, no street lighting or anything... I saw two head lights really close together coming up, not really sure what was coming towards me... only when it was next to me did I really realize it was a tractor which is like 3x the width of what you would be expecting based on those head lights... Did scare me a little, just thinking of: what if I had driven a slight bit closer to the center of the road.. especially seeing as it was quite a narrow road, so wouldn't have been too out of the ordinary to be a bit more towards the center there... I absolutely do not understand that tractors don't have some set of lights on their wheel arches, to really show you how wide the vehicle coming up really is. I understand they have reflectors there, but with those headlights being on, those reflectors are just way too dim to be seen.

[@PedroConejo1939]

We get a _lot_ of coastal fog here and it's like driving in the 70s again. Only on Friday, it was fairly dense and it was every third or fourth vehicle with no lights, a side-light, or just DRLs ie. no rear lights. It makes emerging into traffic so dangerous. Then there's the extreme speed merchants who either do 10 mph or 70 mph, usually having the two on the same stretch of road. I pigging hate how incapable people are of driving and thinking of others in adverse conditions.

[@LastOnSunday]

DRLs and auto-lights are a nightmare, and the fact that cars are now ditching dials for digital screens means people are unaware that their lights aren't always on when they assume they are.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@LastOnSunday I'm convinced a significant number of drivers don't even know their car has DRLs or that they only light the front (on most cars).

[@smilerbob]

My first ever drive on my own after passing my test was to take my vehicle for an MOT (it was purchased before my first test which was a failure and by the time the second test came around the MOT had lapsed). The drive there was fine, the drive back was in thick fog. Nothing like being thrown in at the deep end! As for full brightness DRLs…worst invention/ gadget to be installed on the outside of a vehicle. What is wrong witg side lights being on? Digital HUDs / dashboards are the worst invention inside a vehicle alongside infotainment systems

[@doughunt9621]

@@smilerbob What is wrong with sidelights is that on some cars (2000s Fiestas, Nissan Micras and some others) is that the sidelights are very small and dim and are no practical use. In daylight fog, DRLs are better than nothing, but the bodies of some cars using sidelight are visible long before the sidelights are visible. The law is clear. In poor visibility yoy must use headlights. If you use sidelights you are acknowledging that visibility is poor.

[@kenbrown2808]

I think having DRLs not illuminate the rear lights is the second worst decision carmakers have made with lighting. the worst being having the turn signals feet away from the rest of the rear lights on some makes of car.

[@Manu-Official]

1:14 reminds me of some plonker driving an ambulance on the wrong side of the road, and around a street corner away from my view with NO siren on. I make the turn left on the green light while checking my right is clear from pedestrians or anything else, and once around I emergency put all my feet and weight on the brakes to avoid a crash. Plonker asks me in sign language if I could see or hear him, and my answer was a simple ''no'', he started a sign language argument as I drove around him instead of wasting precious time - I can't hear sirens if they're not used, and I can't see through walls, I barely had milliseconds to notice reflections of flashing blue lights on other cars. There was absolutely nothing there for me to anticipate an ambulance racing through an intersection - I wonder if they get debriefed for such dangerous events. Wish I had a dashcam then.

[@Ginger_Dalek]

It's good you showed the dodgy lorry drivers. Everyone assumes they're the most patient road users, but that's not always the case. My ex's brother drives the big curtain-side 18-wheelers and often used to admit to texting/using social media and rolling cigarettes while driving. He seemed to think it was funny.

[@JustOneQuestion]

To anyone who has watched the australian dash cam channel it won't come as a surprise to see a toyota flatbed drifting around a roundabout haha... super lightweight back end almost designed for drifting.

[@bofor3948]

Had a similar episode with a pheasant, when a motorcyclist. Progressing through country lanes, when one shot out of the hedge just as I changed gear. By chance it placed it's neck between the handlebar and the clutch blade. With me squeezing the lever and it's momentum it snapped its neck and fell to the road. After the obvious shock and hasty stop. I was about to check the bird when the following motorist slowed and the passenger scooped it up and off they went.

[@meredith2803]

That HGV one I’ve had that just stuck on his indicator and moved over. He just decided I should somehow pop out of existence just because he wanted the lane I was in.

[@PedroConejo1939]

TBH, that may have crossed the threshold for me to report it, especially with the move to the outside lane. Clear law-breaking.

[@meredith2803]

@@PedroConejo1939yeah it was pretty scary at the time.

[@SomeGuyCalledJ]

The motorcyclist moving to the advance box kinda gets a pass from me, better than having to deal with the problem car again

[@kenbrown2808]

on the last one: if you can't stop in the distance you can see; you're going too fast. here, we've finally hit our september weather, and the lines on the road are becoming mostly invisible. I prefer never to emerge onto a two lane road with someone who will be alongside me; but when I can't be sure which lane they are in, I definitely hold back rather than take a risk of being wrong.

[@robbgosset674]

In response to the opening question: Yes, 4x4s are usually RWD by default with a lockable transfer case in the middle to send power to the front wheels when needed for traction with no differential in the middle. More advanced AWD systems will have a centre diff/clutch mechanism to vary the amount of power distributed and send power to all wheels all the time.

[@JohnSmith-dt1tw]

The lorry drifting off onto the hard shoulder reminds me of the crash and lorry fire that shut the M25 between J5&6 from last Sunday through to Tuesday morning this week. From the dashcam footage from the following car it looks like the lorry hit the barrier where the sliproad separates from the main carriageway, and I don't know how but it more or less exploded! Fortunately nobody was injured, but it was a terrifying looking accident and it caused absolute carnage on the roads in the area on Monday.

[@-AdApt-]

Lorry innit guv

[@dotmanmide]

A lot of people don't know to turn their fog lights on or don't even know how. Everything is next to being automatic these days.

[@davet2555]

I'm not sure fog lights were really required in the clip - the normal lights were visible from quite a distance and the fogs just dazzled. Too many people put fog lights on too early/without good reason; all too often on the motorway cars passing at 80+ mph with fog lights on or sitting in slow moving traffic with fog lights on

[@GodmanchesterGoblin]

And of those that do know how to turn them on, a considerable number don't know how or when to turn them off!

[@TestGearJunkie.]

An awful lot of people don't know how to turn them off, either. It's illegal if it isn't foggy, people.

[@GodmanchesterGoblin]

@davet2555 Agreed. If the car following can see you without them on, then they should be turned off. Not only is it sometomes dazzling to a following driver, but leaving them on is also potentially dangerous, since it massively reduces the effectiveness of your brake lights by virtue of the much reduced contrast ratio when they are applied next to rear fog lights.

[@AdamHinckley]

1:25 i remember watching a paramedic youtube channel while ago, he said they ain't allowed to cross double white lines, unless the car is going under 10 mph and they would have to turn the lights off, i could be wrong

[@stefansoder6903]

Why on Earth would they have to turn the lights off?

[@Happydays-d9p]

You’re nearly correct; not sure it’s cars in general. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less.

[@Happydays-d9p]

@@stefansoder6903 I don’t know if they have to turn their lights off; you’d have to ask someone in the emergency services. I think the lights are turned off so as not to stress out drivers or encourage drivers not to make irrational decisions. Once the road layout changes the light go back on.

[@VictheSecret]

You're not wrong.

[@AdamHinckley]

@@stefansoder6903 it's on Chris Martin EMS' video '999 response - Stevenage to Ware - Double Whites' video, he explains why, it's something relayed to the law

[@Fieryaleeco]

I guarantee you in Australia, a Ute is definitely the kind of vehicle to spin while navigating a roundabout. Almost exclusively driven by tradies & P platers.

[@BadgerBob]

And older ones with no traction control

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

3:03 Near where I live is a place that looks very much like that. However it is NOT a dual carriageway, it is two roads in parallel both carrying traffic in both directions! Quite confusing really unless you know.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

There's a road like that near where I used to work. Two single carriageway roads in parallel; the number of times I've seen people panic when they see an oncoming car..!

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

@@TestGearJunkie. Another one around here is something that looks exactly like a midsized roundabout there first time you see it but it is in fact a short and perfectly circular road that you can travel along clock- and anticlockwise!

[@T-ki3dp]

I hate those dog leads, they are such a hazard and should be banned.

[@manchegocheese997]

They aren't a hazard if used correctly.

[@JohnLynch-r4c]

You should have got L plates with them

[@T-ki3dp]

@@manchegocheese997 you could say that about anything. The way most people use them, the dog might as well not be on a lead. Quite scary when the dog is clearly out of control as well.

[@manchegocheese997]

@@T-ki3dp That's my point, if you were to ban everything that presents a hazard if not used correctly you wouldn't be left with much.

[@WilkiT320]

doesnt need to be rwd, ive “drifted” my fwd car when going round a roundabout when it was really wet, granted i was an idiot back then and didnt understand what lift off oversteer was and thought i had full control over my vehicle, and while im here i may as well say thanks to ashley for helping me become a competent driver. 👍🏻

[@lankydad1626]

I think the motorcyclist was doing a houlder check to pull into lane 2 when the car emerged so had less time to react. Adrenaline kicked in, heart pumping then causing bad decision to not check left was clear.

[@kevinrayner5812]

I thought the failure to keep his eyes on the road ahead was more serioua then nearly crashing into the rear of the stationary car.

[@conory]

07:15 "just go round you nob" lmao

[@johncranna9427]

That clip form 9:00 is near me in Abergavenny - just across the river Usk. It's an interesting set of lights as the approach to the lights from the roundabout has two lanes that later merge into one. And lane 1 has to merge into lane 2. It's useful in busy traffic as it can prevent a queue for the light going back to the roundabout by having two lanes. Unfortunately most people stick in the outer lane and get triggered by people using lane 1 as they feel they are queue jumping and you get people leaving the lights in lane 2 accelerating just to prevent those in lane 1 merging correctly. I might try to make a video from a pedestrian's perspective. In fact in the last bit of that video you can see that very thing happening - everyone sticking in lane 2 and not using lane 1 and traffic going back to the roundabout.

[@davem9204]

Credit to the cammer for leaving enough space to steer around the plonker stopping in front of them after letting them know their mistake. Some drivers would have just sat behind and done nothing while the plonker just sits there oblivious to their error.

[@johncranna9427]

@davem9204 Yes! I was always taught, and you hear the phrase 'tyres and tarmac' to always stop a good distance from vehicle ahead because if someone behind stops very close to you then you have absolutely no room at all to move out if needed.

[@MikeyR0101]

0:57 Honestly, I do think that smoking (which includes vaping), should be illegal whilst driving. Whilst it isn't as big a distraction as a phone, you are still taking your hands away from the operation of the vehicle as well as distracting yourself with the act in question.

[@thomaselliot2257]

That's what I've been commenting a few times on Ashley's channel. The fumbling to retrieve the cig and put it in one's mouth while driving, trying to light it while driving , driving with one hand, the other hand holding a lit cigarette,, occasionally putting it to one's lips while driving, trying to stub it out while driving, or simply throwing a lit cigarette from the window and causing litter ...while driving.

[@aveekbh]

And depending on how strong their smoking habit is, their brain is pushing them to get the nicotine hit. I keep well away from drivers if I see a cigarette in their hand. And don't forget, the burning cigarette itself may be a big distraction if it's dropped.

[@ScruffyMisguidedAndBlue]

Plus you know that cigarette is just going to get tossed out of the window when they are done with it.

[@Pattoe]

@@ScruffyMisguidedAndBlue As a cyclist I've been hit by still burning cigarettes and I've almost come off my bike due to vape canisters in the road. Both should be illegal and drivers need to be heavily fined and banned from driving for littering. It's disgusting and dangerous.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Although now a non-smoker (I actually like smoking, it just got priced out of the market for me) I have never *_ever_* smoked in a vehicle. You can never completely get rid of the smell. My father, a lifelong non-smoker, always declared he could tell if anyone had ever smoked in a car, even if it had been years before. I don't know how he could prove it one way or the other, but I have no reason to disbelieve him.

[@theaylesburycyclist8756]

Ambulances aren’t allowed to overtake on solid white lines, and yes, that W.A.S Mercedes Benz Sprinter ambulance is 5.5 tons.

[@JimboXX78]

The junction onto a dual carriageway is asking for trouble. I would have probably gone the wrong way too. It reminds me of where they have a main road and parallel side roads for access to properties. There is nothing I can see that says you can't turn right. A simple straight on or left turn combined arrow would help.

[@dbmage]

@4:24 Southend on Sea, Essex outside Victoria Train station. Poor road markings, it would "appear" any lane can go either way, so people do. And clearly it is everyone and not just people who may need more lessons

[@brianmooreshead]

I've driven on that stretch a few times and I think people in both lanes move round to the left. It shouldn't be a problem if you stick to the lane you start in as you go round and finish on that same side of the road. As you say though, I don't think there are any road markings really that clarify this.

[@mrcellophane99]

4:03 not only does the lorry driver force his way into the middle lane, but he compounds that by moving illegally into the 3rd lane

[@JakeZGR]

Bicycles have gotten quite big in the UK it seems 8:15

[@robloxfan4271]

Indeed! They have also gained more seats

[@jameskole3584]

The HGV at 4:00, also moved into the outer lane after bullying their way into the middle lane. Like the buses with the cyclists, another case of someone using their size as a weapon and bullying their way through traffic.

[@benrichardson9526]

The ambulance driver was probably having to avoid the car it was approaching having slammed on its brakes, hence why it overtook at that point. It would have been take evasive action or come to a complete standstill. As a response driver you cannot underestimate how quickly some drivers unexpectedly stamp on the brakes.

[@RichardSmith-h2m]

That first one with the Toyota going sideways - been in a works van going round a roundabout - move off from stationary, and we went sldeways because of a spillage on the road - so can easily happen.

[@rustydusty2992]

4:00 Asley wonder why you made no mention at the start of the clip about the HGV also using a prohibited lane for HGVs and also the fact for the HGV it was a pointless breach of the HC for it when there is idication of the lane closure 700 yards further up.

[@QiuEnnan]

2:38 to be fair I have no idea why the council didn't put a 'Keep left' sign in the central reservation.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

09:30 they must be a recently passed new driver, if there is no stop line then the traffic light doesn’t apply to you.

[@davem9204]

I've seen elderly drivers to that too.

[@JohnLynch-r4c]

Or a foreigner who never sat a UK driving test.

[@thromboid]

0:15 I had a similar moment couple of days ago - wet smooth tarmac on a roundabout, and I must have been going slightly too fast, though in my case it was FWD understeer, and the car juddered for a second or two as it slid toward the outside of the roundabout. Could have been scary if it had been a two-lane roundabout.

[@robg521]

3:49. One of those situations where it helps if you can read body language, if going straight I would be trying to move out to the outside lane knowing the lorry might pull out, if you were needing to take the next exit I would be hanging back because you would need to filter in to the left somewhere.

[@JdeBP]

Amusingly, reading body language is only 1 of the things to read. The other is the yellow lane closure in 800 yards sign. (-: Would that the clip had continued, because I wonder what happened after the lorry pulled into lane 4, very close to the start of that lane closure if the sign was correct.

[@cnglight]

@@JdeBP The driving from the lorry is unlawful, but if I was the cam car, you know there's a merge in turn 800yds ahead when the lane closes. Lots of numpties (wrongly) waiting in the congested second lane and not using the third up until the merge point as they should be. Just whip out to the third lane, avoid the lorry altogether, and overtake a good hundred cars in the process.

[@JdeBP]

@@cnglight It is not a merge in turn on a high speed road like a motorway, in this case the M25. Highway Code rule number 134.

[@cnglight]

@JdeBP On second look, it's not actually congested, so the merge should be sooner. Although you're not correct about R134. It makes no mention of motorways, and merge in turn is recommended when travelling at low speed (which is not true here)

[@JdeBP]

@@cnglight I spot a person who has neither read rule number 134 to the end, nor seen M. Neal's several videos on this subject, especially the _Merge In Good Time_ one. (-:

[@TheCatBilbo]

7:55 Typical attitude - you do the right thing letting the bus out & some twerp makes an issue out of it (& themselves).

[@jayturner5242]

6:39 Many years ago I had a similar situation happen on a shared bicycle footpath. A dog on a wire lead was hidden behind an advertisement board, the owner was the other side of the path. I came by, unaware of the dog or the lead, the dog must have done 3 swings around my bike and I fell off. Nearby passerbys blamed me and only me. I think the dog walker deserves at least some of the blame. The dog was okay in the end, if a bit shook up.

[@theyouofyesterday6254]

That sounds nasty. The same thing happened to me once, about 15 years back. Luckily I was going super slowly and it was a really big dog so no harm came to the dog or to me; I just ended up on the ground somehow. No sympathy or acknowledgement from the dog walker whatsoever; she just walked off. I'd even rung my bell before passing her; she looked around at me and stayed to one side, but I had no idea there was a dog or a lead anywhere!

[@Nodster]

4:04 should that lorry even be in that right hand lane at the end of the clip? My understanding of that rule was that anything over 7.5 tonnes was not allowed in the far right lane when the road has 3 or more lanes, exceptions aside like passenger vehicles. Obviously I could be misinterpreting the entire rule so clarification will be appreciated if I am wrong.

[@jerrysmith2360]

1:20 there is an official video, can’t remember if it’s DVSA, DoT or police etc, but it quite clearly states that you must not cross the white lines ( or go into a bus lane, which an ambulance can do), you must stick to the speed limit and drive safely and the emergency vehicle will overtake when safe to do so. This ambulance driver broke the law and should have been reported, he could have cost more lives than he was trying to save.

[@BadgerBob]

Mostly correct, but also you should slow down stop or pull over when safe, to allow them to pass. The problem is that most drivers don’t seem to understand when it’s safe to do so. Couple of things to consider though (I have decades of blue light driving experience), if a vehicle slows down to 10 mph or less, you can pass them over solid and sometimes you have no choice. Secondly, it’s very common for drivers to see blue lights in their rearview mirror and just slam the brakes on. It may have been due to the heavy amounts of water on the road that the ambulance driver had no choice but to take evasive action. I’m not saying that was the case it was certainly very sketchy, but I think we shouldn’t jump to conclusions and I just wish that more people could go out with the emergency services on a blue light runs just to see what they have to put up with on a daily basis.

[@jerrysmith2360]

@ I accept your correction of my omissions. Am not so certain of your analysis of the incident. As Ashley has shown, a minority of ambulance drivers are ignorant of the law, the example being the one that was trying to force a driver into the bus lane so he could overtake ( the ambulance driver could have gone into the lane without fear of fine). I’d be too scared of sitting in with them, their job is dangerous enough.

[@BadgerBob]

@@jerrysmith2360No worries. I have given no analysis, just hypothetical considerations that most people don’t realise. It looks like a very poor overtake indeed. But there is often missing context, and even though that would need some seriously interesting justification, so I would not condemn the ambo driver without hearing his reasoning first.

[@jerrysmith2360]

@@BadgerBob I’m not condemning him, just criticising him. I understand rain can affect vision, but it can also make it worse for a driver when a hundred blue reflections off water droplets hit your eyes and momentarily blind you ( you have to be unlucky to find the right angle of light, speed of water etc…). That’s why both drivers and emergency drivers need to be predictable. I believe that when you pass your test, that should only qualify you to drive on certain roads, and you should be made to take further tests to improve driver skills and safety, which would involve e.g. how to deal with emergency vehicles.

[@06kellyjac]

I had something similar to the ambulance clip recently with a police car. Double white lines on a bend similar to that. The least they could have done is put on the siren so they were audible around the bend but waiting a second for it to straighten out would have been the right choice.

[@neilholmes8200]

7:19 I saw something like that on the m53 roundabout by clattrrbridge a few weeks ago when the motorway entrance was closed. Someone just parked at the point where they saw the motorway was blocked off. Didn't think to try a diversion

[@KrisRogos]

4:07 - I thought HGVs weren't allowed in lanes 3 or 4. Even if you don't count the left-most lane as it is turning off, I wouldn't expect it to go all the way to the right.

[@letter1014]

4:18 - No way I would have let this go. The police arguably have the greatest responsibility to be a role model on our roads. That could have caused a collision.

[@epsleon]

Yeah, why should it be let go? They're still subject to the same rules of the road as us. If they got called somewhere else they could go the wrong way and correct it, as we'd be expected to, or put their blues on and let people know they'll be driving 'dangerously'. They're supposed to be held to a higher standard, not a lower one.

[@letter1014]

@@epsleon They could have at least have put their blues and twos on. Many abuse them anyways 😂

[@WestcliffGoPro]

The lack of emergency lights shows they wasn’t on a job. This junction is in Southend and I’ve featured lots of drivers queue jumping at this junction on my channel

[@antonyharwood8131]

@@WestcliffGoPro Spot on. Loads of drivers use that right lane purely to jump the queue in the correct lane don't they? I would have expected the police to set the example not follow suit.

[@letter1014]

@@antonyharwood8131 Well said. Nice to see you weren't afraid to use the horn either.

[@leeholden8658]

Truck that drives onto hard shoulder: love the name of the company. ‘React’ 😂

[@grahambonner508]

1st clip, you can clearly see the differential, so yes, add that it's light at the back and the wet road and...

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

How do some people manage to get a driving licence?

[@smilerbob]

Photocopier, cereal packet and some Pritt Stick (other glues are available)

[@robloxfan4271]

Other countries

[@justyn527]

Pheasants. Since we’ve been driving in the UK we have nicknamed them Suicide Pigeons. Because it seems as though they are everywhere, and it’s precisely what they’re trying to do.

[@JimboXX78]

In my experience pickups are usually rwd, and switch to 4x4. They tend to be tail happy unloaded.

[@brantnuttall]

4:07 isn't the 3rd lane banned for truck drivers?

[@robloxfan4271]

Yep

[@Igbon5]

Of course it is rear wheel drive you need weight on the axle if you re going to carry heavy loads. Plus you can see the diff housing pretty clearly. Roundabouts can be tricky with lots of slow traffic and fuel sloshing from side to side and some can come out especially in trucks and older vehicles. I lost taction slightly in my 4wd once. Just a bit but I am/was always extra careful on my motorbike at unknown roundabouts.

[@macaalf8219]

First clip: 1. There WILL be damage as they hit the curb: tyre, maybe wheel, maybe even suspension parts. This will be at least 2 (better 4 as the rear ones are surely bold) new tyres, a wheel alignment and suspension check! 2. Not all pickups ar 4wd and if they are it is not necessarily permanant.

[@aaronmchugh1869]

In what world would there be a red light that makes you stop in the middle of a junction like at 9:19? Can never understand why people do this.

[@aveekbh]

That happened to me once in the US - but it was a completely different situation and traffic light configuration. These were lights at the driveway to a fire station, so they turn red when fire trucks need to come out on an emergency call. The issue I faced was that in the US, traffic lights usually only are on the far side of the junction (certainly this one was). This was at night, and the fire station driveway was not well lit. So, when these went red, I ended up stopping halfway into the junction. Luckily, I saw the lights to my right (from the fire station) and quickly reversed (thankfully there was no one behind me).

[@davidjones332]

There is a junction rather like this near my home, where vehicles emerging onto the major road can turn right only to be confronted by a pelican crossing about thirty feet ahead. We have the opposite effect: sometimes emerging traffic ignores the pelican on red, and sometimes traffic on the major road starts away from the red light when they see the pelican light go green. It's all down to lack of concentration on what's actually happening around you.

[@Batters56]

There are some around… but there will always be a line across the road.

[@davem9204]

@@davidjones332 That sounds like a poor road design if the lights aren't visible until you're very close to them. Maybe they should sync up the pelican lights with the main lights, so the pelican lights are never red in that situation.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

I've had this whilst leaving Seacourt Park & Ride in Oxford (turning right) I swear people must be braindead to think they'd be given a green light which forces them to stop 2 seconds later at a red light

[@Spongeblunt]

I still find it mad that you can have a burning cigarette in your hand while driving and that's all legal and fine

[@TheCatBilbo]

All comes down to if you're in full control of a vehicle - be it apple, fag, sandwich 😊 Could be a fixed penalty if the Police think otherwise.

[@leetori1]

We have Mitsubishi L200’s at work. When in 2WD mode it’s the rear wheel driving and they slide out very easily

[@kevinrayner5812]

I also live very close to a driving test centre and there are loads of learners round. I assume some on their test and others getting lessons on the likely test routes. I am apalled at the standard of the driving of some of these learners, not because they are learners but because they are under supervision and making dangerous mistakes. Favourite is turning right across oncoming traffic at a traffic light contrlled cross road near to where I live. I have to question the ability of some of the instructors allowing so many mistakes.

[@daveh1294]

2nd to last clip is fairly typical Abergavenny driving. You could fill a whole episode from one trip around there. My parents wouldn't let me take my lessons and test in one of the small towns like that and insisted I go to a city.

[@bmused55]

First clip: Yep, I could see the rear diff bulge on the axle of the pick up, so knew it was at least rear wheel drive, with the possibility of being 4 wheel drive.

[@74HC138]

Most standard pickups are RWD. With an unloaded bed, they are treacherous when there's any low adhesion (I used to own one).

[@zyuqx]

You are correct with the Ambulance, this is deviating from best practice, depending on the job/call there are certain times where such deviation may be permissible, but must be justified, proportionate, least intrusive, appropriate, and necessary. This incident seems to not be an appropriate use of speed to justify in this scenario. There are no exemptions under CERAD for double white lines specifically, however normal HWC exemptions still apply: "Double white lines where the line nearer to you is solid. This means you MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less." Rule 129. The oncoming car seems to be travelling in excess of 10mph, and the ambulances speed is combined with a high speed road and a lack of clear field of view should have prompted the ambulance to slow down further, awaiting the car to slow further prior to overtaking on a blind bend. Its not that it MUST NOT be done, but rather the approach should have been more cautious with forethought of an escape plan shoulder the predictable occur.

[@heartshapedfilms]

Had a similar experience recently on the A1M of a lorry coming over to my lane, I was right behind as it started indicating though couldnt move over due to over taking traffic, as such I though the lorry driver would wait for me overtaking them as the person behind me was at some distance away and would have made for a good moment to move over, yet he didnt. Thus giving me the fright of my life as I got pushed into the next lane. no injury but I moved on past them shapish. Whilst I am here I would also say that I used tyo live in London where I would turn right on to RED lights Which I had to stop at. and while I was learning up home there was a similar layout where I didnt the instructor told me off for stopping. Though they are about. Infact the instructor did come across one a few weeks later and apologiesed to me

[@elliottsw]

The brake lights on the HGV could be the cruise control applying the brakes on a slight downhill.

[@sw1000xg]

My biggest hatred right now is Driving down a two lane only road with vehicles parked on either side and say a bus is sticking out a bit more than usual or a van unloading stuff because of the parked cars And a vehicle over takes them, coming on to my side going the other way expecting me to basically swerve or crash into the parked cars next to me so that they can over take the bus or van. It's getting ridiculous at the moment, becoming way too frequent

[@supergeekjay]

That last clip the cammer looks like they might have high beams on. In fog this is a NO-NO as the light reflects back at you in fog!

[@shadybacon3451]

7:06 my gf is German, and around her area, they have a joke that people stopping on roundabouts are lost Belgians reading the map. Assume that it happens a lot for it to be a thing specifically aimed at Belgians.

[@clivewilliams3661]

This Toyota pickup was RWD with HD rear springs, probably commercial tyres and light weight was always a possibility to get oversteer, especially on a greasy road with potentially a diesel spillage that too often occurs on roundabouts. The driver should have been competent enough to have coped with the oversteer but I note that the brake lights were on, which confirms otherwise. The tractor with lights on top of that cab is using them illegally, axillary lights should be mounted ho higher than 1500mm above the road or 2300mm where that is impractical and the roof of the tractor is above 2300mm. Also, they should be extinguished when used in conjunction with dipped beam. The lights on this tractor are therefore for 'off-road use only' The lorry on M25 should not be using lane 3 on the motorway.

[@alivekicking6247]

In my police days, I recall being surprised when I was told ambulance drivers were not actually blue light trained

[@oakleythehamster1]

In my service, it's a 4-week course to get your D2 and has been for some time. I take it this was a while ago?

[@alivekicking6247]

@@oakleythehamster1 I left 2010

[@oakleythehamster1]

@@alivekicking6247 - fair enough mate. One of my older colleagues who's since retired, talked about going for a half hour accompanied drive of an ambo in the 70s and being told he was good to go!

[@Dogfacedbloke]

5:40 So this guy's in the wrong for gesticulating when he was almost knocked off his bike, but a few months back the channel owner defended a guy who, after being hooted at for inconsiderate parking, got into his car, chased the viewer down at high speed then tried to kill him.

[@magneticman245]

I remember the video you're referring to and at no point did Ashley condone those actions.

[@Dogfacedbloke]

@@magneticman245 He absolutely did. He placed all the blame on the guy who hooted.

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

​@@Dogfacedbloke He did not. Just because you wanted to make it a "all or nothing" issue with the fault there doesn't mean Ashley condoned chasing people. I distinctly remember him commenting on that.