Instant Karma - Red Light Leads To Blue Lights

[@ethanleighton9060]

As ashley always says: 'would you do it infront of a police car' blue car: 'yes'...

[@brantnuttall]

lol

[@kiradotee]

Testing the limits....

[@chrisward925]

Definitely a 'Hold My Beer' moment from the blue car...SMH!

[@petertwinn786]

Probably never even saw the cop car, especially considering the difficulty they had seeing it once the blues went on.

[@VictorSchofield]

Blue car just got blued!

[@brianjthomson17]

The police should follow Ashley more often Imagine the amount of people they would catch lol

[@gothmog2441]

@James Stewart oh, that’s evil. The number of folks who make a point of overtaking learners dangerously ... feels like it amounts to entrapment, still, might make folks behave better around learners if they had blues ...

[@ChrisArnol9010]

@@gothmog2441 Nah. No one is forcing a driver to perform dangerous manouveurs around learners, so it is completely of their own volition. Would love to see this done.

[@highpath4776]

@@ChrisArnol9010 If you have a licence for an automatic gearbox car, do you need L plates for a manual ? If so that gives you an experienced driver who is on an L technically, and great to be u/c cop car for persuit or camera action !

[@davidpriestley1650]

@@highpath4776 Or someone with a foreign license who has been in the UK for more than a year - they'd be on L plates if they didn't transfer their license. When I was learning (many years ago) my driving instructor was a motorway police sgt and police driving instructor (friend of the family), didn't have dashcam back then, but he did occasionally make notes to follow up on later.

[@eddiehawkins7049]

Or just have cameras on the roundabout at the A15/A47 intersection. I'm sure there are many others too.

[@TobyMUFC]

Hey Ashley, I know there’s always loads of these comments and I’m gonna add one more. I just wanted to say thanks so much for all the videos. I passed my test yesterday and your videos definitely have given me really useful tips on driving I don’t think most instructors even think about. So thank you again, all the best :)

[@claireitsme]

Ashley Neal videos are the best... Congratulations on passing your driving test 🚗

[@jaytoppo1670]

Congrats and enjoy, the world's your oyster, that's what I was told at first lol. Wait till you start getting pestered for lifts here and there lol. ;) hehe just joking (he says whilst thinking "am I?" lol) ;)

[@jaytoppo1670]

@@claireitsme Ashley Neal's driving lessons are the best as well ;) I passed my test back in 2006 first time with Ashley (in a Citroen C3) I'm still learning with him to this day only now, the lessons are free lol. ;)

[@claireitsme]

@@jaytoppo1670 i spend two hours every Sunday catching up on Ashley Neal videos...I have a passion for driving , its in my dna.,.Im very aware when driving , almost like a sixth sense...Im thinking of applying for my hgv....Im really greatful to Ashley Neal as his videos represent real life daily situations.....

[@TobyMUFC]

@Nicky L I’m in Ireland, I waited about a month and a half for my test date.

[@wirdy1]

Love it! You're gonna get requests to feature this on 'instant karma' compilations! Thanks for sharing.

[@CyclingUpsideDown]

Your pupil almost sounded disappointed that you wanted him to turn left, away from the unfolding drama 😂 Great work with the horn but I think the police driver could have been more alert to there being a pedestrian. Even if they hadn't seen someone starting to cross, there's only one reason those lights are turning red in the first place so a bit more caution was needed.

[@PedroConejo1939]

The pupil wasn't the only one, _I_ wanted them to follow the police car.

[@pugsterjosh7925]

I believe it was the police car that horned. Usually the siren is rigged to the horn, which changes tones and turns it on and off etc.

[@MarcoTheGreat2008]

@@pugsterjosh7925 Was Ashley, says in description

[@timothymeyer3210]

The police car only passed once the pedestrian took a step back and stopped

[@thomascarroll9556]

@@pugsterjosh7925 your disagreeing with Ashley? It might be legal but . . ..

[@tony_w839]

Have to put my hand up I went through red lights with a police car behind me. No excuses, a £15 fine and 3 points, in late 70's early 80's. I felt terrible afterwards, learnt one lesson, still learning now.

[@rufusgreenleaf2466]

Only some of us will admit. It happens at least once, i was parked in a space across a path (not on the path) so i had to go back across the path back to the road which was also near some traffic lights. I was too busy seeing if the road was clear that i didn't realise the left lane light was on red. It was on green when i started to slowly merge onto the road but when looking back at my dash cam it went red 2 seconds before i drove past it. I felt so guilty, i look out more now and have ever since. Haven't made that mistake again.

[@Duncan94]

Hahahaha imagine running a red in front of a police car. The level of stupidity from some drivers is just unreal.

[@TheRip72]

The lights were red for about 3 seconds too, then a further 2 seconds on amber before that. To go through they way they did is really poor.

[@cargy930]

@Terry Winter I got the impression that there may possibly have been an element of baiting going on there too.

[@adogmcdizzle]

I think they were distracted and just didn’t see the red.

[@cargy930]

@@Fazer_600 With stupidity of this level, they should have to eat the car!

[@nijjijjion204]

@@adogmcdizzle For certain was on their phone/changing radio or something like that. No way someone is that blind... and if they are they shouldn't be on the road.

[@Ep1cure]

That made my morning. Lol! Good reactions with the horn to warn the pedestrian just in case. He did look momentarily before the beep, but that was a split second before and you still made the right call to hoot there. Police driver is very switched on and is slightly more to the right. Well done all round... apart from the blue car, obviously.

[@TheRip72]

The beep certainly startled the pedestrian & made him hesitate. Excellent job.

[@derekheeps1244]

Very unlikely the police driver would have hit the pedestrian: they are trained to watch out for such things and to use caution

[@harrytanner2340]

The horn is what triggers the siren

[@alyx6427]

the beep is usually to active the siren

[@rwadley15]

The beep was from Alex's car

[@CristiNeagu]

Used to leave for work at 4am a few years ago. This wasn't in the UK. Naturally, the streets were empty, but some traffic lights still worked (as in, they weren't on intermittent yellow). Twice I've seen drivers give in to the compulsion to have a little look, see no one is coming, and just go through the red. Both times a police car came out of nowhere, chasing after them. Running red lights is never a good idea. Even when making way for emergency vehicles, be extremely careful. Doing it cause you can't be bothered to stop? That is downright criminal.

[@OldQueer]

There's a test centre on the business park where I work. One of the instructors was watching this video on his phone in a cafe I visit while his student was on a test. Apparently he recommends you to all of his students. He also said he uses your experience to finesse his own teaching methods. First time I've ever saw someone watching a KZbin video from someone I watch regularly. Really sound bloke and I'd probably never have spoken to him otherwise. Good to hear you're making an impact across the board! Also hello Kev if you read this. Hope it was a pass :)

[@garymason7]

Just shows people are completely in a world of their own half the time when driving. The driver probably didn't even realise it was them that needed to pull over.

[@RandemGamorUK]

Was probably on his phone, a lot of drivers are these days.. \o>

[@spychopath]

"Well sir, that learner driver next to you managed to navigate that red light just fine, you should ask him how to do it. License and proof of insurance please?"

[@irfanece]

Excellent use of the horn by Ashley! The police should have done a better job of checking around before going through the red light, as they were even more of a danger and reckless than the first car. To catch one illegal red light runner, don't go about risking other people's lives. A small child could have been crossing at the same time, and would not have been visible at all to the police car at the speed they went through.

[@zulut1876]

Just be happy a red-light jumper was caught. Had the red-light jumper not jumped the red light the police wouldn't have had to do that manoeuvre in the first place. Additionally, police drivers (even "standard grade" drivers) are highly trained which is they're afforded the exemptions that they have. They drive at excess speed and breach red lights day in day out and are used to it. The joe public are not. The police driver would off assessed the crossing on approached and would of known that there was only one adult male crossing. The pedestrian noticed the police car prior to going through the crossing due to its blue lights and shortly after it’s siren. They're trained to a much better standard then your average road user. Do not use this as an excuse to bash the police.

[@ffab101p121]

@@zulut1876 what are you on about? I would hardly say the chap crossing was aware, it was just luck the police car didn't hit him. Training would have told them that wasn't safe. I'm amazed Ashley didn't do a video on how badly this was handled.

[@rjones6219]

I once had a similar experience. I was overtaken on a bend with solid white lines. The driver hadn't seen that a police car was immediately behind them. Nice ticket 😊

[@mikejackson19828]

Unbelievable, Jeff!

[@liamtaylor93]

Ashley I want to say thank you for your videos. I passed my motorcycle Test on Monday and your videos helped a lot. Really good content that's helped me be better. Thank you!

[@BibtheBoulder]

Excellent use of the horn. Exactly what is is designed for.

[@thomascarroll9556]

that was a good use of the horn, the police car seemed to speed past before the driver could be sure the crossing was clear and little late with the siren, and you were positioned so that the pedestrian would react towards the danger.

[@justinadcock4536]

Some blue light vehicles sirens are triggered by the horn, so if they want to change the tone, hit the horn, turn it off, double hit of the horn (or something like that), hence the horn use. I am no expert though, just what I have seen. I don’t know if this vehicle had that trigger system installed but it could be the reason the horn coincided with the start of the siren.

[@altbergp1930]

It was the police cad that had the horn lol

[@steveskipper6473]

I am not convinced the driver of the police car noticed the pedestrian on the crossing and I suspect this video could well end up being used by the police in driver training.

[@rabywuk1]

Good spot! Yes it looks that way indeed. A second viewing I noticed the school children on the pavement, could easily have been them crossing with slightly less ability to move as a group like the man did!

[@highpath4776]

@Non-Stick Pan To be fair as the traffic light goes Red there is normally 1 to 3 secs before the crossing would show green to a pedestrian

[@steamhammer2k]

I agree , I cannot say i was impressed with the police car risking a pedestrian

[@garyboyle695]

@@steamhammer2k The pedestrian would have been done with assaulting a police car.

[@paulc1197]

It was a pedestrian crossing, what else would make the lights change to red?

[@sejn2587]

So happy see this channel grow Ashley. I have sent a few friends who are learning to drive to this channel. Greetings from Ireland!

[@Cenotaff]

The most jaw-dropping thing to me, other than the lateness of going through them is that the blue car actually pulls out from behind the police car to overtake them. It's not as if it was just coming down the right lane all the way and didn't know they were there. What a fool.

[@stratman9449]

i think the word "fool" is a very british understatement.....

[@cuckingfunt9353]

Smoking weed most probably.

[@kletops46]

The use of the 'Horn' seems pretty 'Text Book' to me, in fact perfectly justified in warning the Pedestrian. It looked like the Police car driver put the 'Catch the Bad Guy' blinkers on and didn't quite think about the reason for stopping (Pedestrian). Anyway who would jump a red light in full view of a Police car.

[@DanFraserUK]

The horn is how the Police (and other blue light services) activate the sirens.

[@naviatior5713]

@@DanFraserUK i belive both cars honked as you can hear ashleys or his students hand hit the horn just before the police car activates their siren.

[@cougar02000]

Now that's instant justice, it's nice when the police are in the right place at the right time, I just wish it could happen more often.

[@Capt_n]

Haha, that made my day. And good reaction on the horn there 👍.

[@lwo7736]

You sound like a really good teacher, concise and encouraging without sounding like a maniac

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Not sure the police car should have gone so quickly over the crossing. Could have hit the pedestrian. Well done for gentle beep to alert pedestrian .

[@RushfanUK]

It's a point for pedestrians that when they cross they should keep an eye on the traffic, there's far too many drivers going through crossings these days either because they are distracted or some who just don't care let alone the drivers who are unfit with drugs and drink.

[@Dust76tr]

I don't think the beep was I intentional. When blue lights are on, the horn is the siren on & tone change button, hit it twice to turn sirens off.

[@mrstanhope1516]

The police car was the biggest danger to the pedestrian.

[@TheVanderfulLife]

@@mrstanhope1516 ironic right?! Very poor observations for the police and I doubt they even considered the pedestrian

[@zulut1876]

J P & Mr Stanhope You're both right they should have left the red light jumper to get on with there day!? Honestly any excuse to have a pop at the old bill. The pedestrian saw the police car because it's blue lights were on that's the point of them. Observations of the police were fine. 🙄

[@Gr1mR34p3r85]

It was a good horn. I'm more concerned about the police car not taking enough care for pedestrians if there was already a red light. I would say his focus was mainly on the blue car, but his priority should be pedestrians, as that was the offense of the blue car in the first place and what good did police car do if he made the same offense. He also put on the blue lights a little too late, so it wasn't really a warning for this pedestrian.

[@MementoMori-xx5qo]

Well he saw the pedestrian stop and make eye contract.

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name;*;";

[@edwardcoe7293]

Did they hit the pedestrian? No. Had they seen the pedestrian? Looks like it. Did they have time to stop if the pedestrian hadn't? Yes. So what's your problem?

[@grahamnutt8958]

Completely justified horn use as a warning to the pedestrian..... That could so easily have ended up very badly 🤔 Stay safe everyone 👍

[@DanFraserUK]

The horn is how the Police (and other blue light services) activate the sirens.

[@spinner4148]

@@DanFraserUK I know what you mean but in this case the description says it was Ashley.

[@RandemGamorUK]

I agree.. The cop should have definitely been way more cautious himself. He's giving chase to someone for running a light, then runs the light himself with just lights on at first. Could have ended badly especially if it was a child running across the crossing instead of that guy.. \o>

[@JoeDurobot]

@@DanFraserUK *Huh? You don't need to activate the horn to turn on the lights and sirens in emergency vehicles ... would be weird.*

[@Peter-55]

Hi Ashley, I have been watching your videos for a few months now and they are a great reminder of how to drive well. I am 66 and passed my test in 1975. I have driven in many countries over the years as well as RAF vehicles. It's never too late to learn or be reminded of the correct way to do things. Thank you.

[@callumhardy5098]

😂😂 nice too see someone actually get pulled for this.

[@RonSeymour1]

The police driver should be ticketed for driving without due care. Everyone is right to point out that when he overtook the learner he may not have seen the pedestrian. However, he was already at the lights, in the left-hand lane, and had he been paying attention he would have seen the pedestrian waiting to cross before he swung out.

[@james-5560]

Get a life

[@RonSeymour1]

@@james-5560 I think you meant save a life by checking your surroundings before making a reckless move.

[@garyboyle695]

@@james-5560 Google the number of pedestrians killed by police cars.

[@leithbowman2766]

That seems an incredibly dangerous response from the police car dont you think. Flooring it through a pedestrian crossing, what if the guy crossing wasn't paying attention?

[@Jk-oz5qn]

Police love a good chase

[@james-5560]

I had a brilliant dashcam video of somebody going through a red light, sent it to the police and they confirmed that they had sent a prosecution letter to the driver. These days it is fixed cameras, police cars and other drivers with dashcams that can get you prosecuted for things like ignoring red offences.

[@granddadmark7639]

Good use of the horn 👊

[@PedroConejo1939]

Judging by how slow they were to react to the all those blue lights, they probably didn't even notice the police car. On the other hand, the copper should perhaps have exercised a little caution when passing Ash's car, what with the pedestrian having to jump out the way and all. Still, justice was served.

[@richardhammer187]

Hopefully, but that's just a "beat cop" in a "beat car", neither are intended for a pursuit (which is why they blew through and nearly knocked over the pedestrian themselves). Looks like a fail to stop to me, so chances they were caught are limited.

[@james-5560]

They put the blues and siren on, and clearly the foot was covering the brake.

[@Kylirr]

Jump out the way???

[@MrHabushi]

@@richardhammer187 It's actually a response car and they're trained to drive in emergency response conditions. There was no pursuit.

[@paulcalvert8105]

Question: so do police cars with blue flashing lights have priority even when someone is in the middle of crossing the road ?

[@paulreed5077]

Oh how my heart soared when that pillock was seen by the police. Its prevalent in a lot of driving videos nowadays were idiots just go through red lights. Great to see at least one caught.

[@simoni1306]

Amazing calming voice.

[@georgecromar4094]

@Ashley if you're slowing your man down and Plod weren't catching you I assume Plod will add speeding to the charges. Speeding past Plod and the red light suggests Due Care or something too.

[@davidjones332]

I once pulled up at a red light behind a police car -the full jam butty stripes, lamps and sirens all over the roof. When the lights turned green the car in front did a dragster start with burning rubber and fishtailing -he was nicked in 50 yards!

[@CosmocraftGaming]

Absolutely hilarious! I love it when karma happens, saved a few seconds but probally lost 5 minutes 🤣 what a donut

[@james-5560]

plus a red light offence, so 3 points, £100 fine and if they already have 3 points then an insurance premium hike or ban if they're a new driver.

[@theweekthatis]

Dreadful driving from the Police there. What were they thinking!

[@g2macs]

my pet hate, I got clipped on a pedestrian crossing by a driver who got out of his beige Ford Sierra and gave me a right earfull for being on the road. I read in the local paper he got three points and a fine.

[@kiradotee]

Didn't honestly expect to see that! Best video you've uploaded Ashley. 🤣🤣🤣 Feels so good to see that. 😂

[@kenbrown2808]

it reminds me of a time years ago, my friend was having a chat with a local sheriff's deputy, who was leaning on his patrol car, in uniform, at a corner with a stop sign, and a guy ran the stop sign right in front of them.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

Jumping a clear red light in front of Ashley and a police car is like an Antelope wandering around a lion and a leopard in search of food

[@David-xc4us]

Should of let the pedestrian cross first, then hit the blue lights to catch him

[@james-5560]

disagree

[@garyboyle695]

@@james-5560 Tell that to the families of pedestrians killed by police cars. No action is ever taken against the officers.

[@zulut1876]

@@garyboyle695 The Highway Code's Rule 219 says states: 'You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights.' The onus in the highway code is on the pedestrian to take care around blue lighting vehicles. That's why no action is taken against officers. Had the blue car not ran the red light the officer could of just sat behind Ashley and none of that would of had to happen. Blame the light jumper not the method of enforcement.

[@_Steven_S]

Those inconspicuous police response vehicles... Given the pace at which the blue ford passed the police on the approach to the red ATS I wouldn't be surprised if the passenger already had their finger on the disco lights activation button in anticipation.

[@thegrimps1049]

All I gotta assume is, that the driver of that blue Ford was focusing to much on the police car that they weren’t paying attention to the road (lights) ahead.

[@TheRip72]

Maybe, but unless they were doing anything wrong, they shouldn't need to do anything different because a police car is there.

[@thegrimps1049]

@@TheRip72 They’re Overthinking, they keep an eye on the police car because they’re worrying that they’re doing something wrong and in turn they’re not fully paying attention.

[@edwardcoe7293]

I think you might be right - looking at the police car and their speedo, not the road ahead.

[@DashCamNetwork]

I would love to know the mind set of that driver. Great video Ashley

[@henryginn7490]

I imagine there's a pretty high correlation between people who jump red lights and people with absolutely no spatial awareness. Both terrible drivers Nice use of the horn though, good example of a clear auditory warning to notify others there is a hazard they might not have seen

[@jvoric]

They had absolutely zero awareness of what was going on around them! To Blatantly run a red light is stupid enough but with a cop car there! They’re either stevie wonder or more engrossed on what’s happening on their phone or just give a sh*t! And yes, the tone of disappointment in your pupils voice when you said to turn left! You left us all hangin’ man! Lol

[@cupofcustard]

Always wondered when we'd get a video like this. Nice.

[@OrionHartwick]

That police response was smooooooth

[@craig3802]

Around where I live red lights don’t seem to mean much nowadays, see people jumping them daily

[@rufusgreenleaf2466]

I know on this occasion it was already on red but a lot of people get into the mindset of once amber shows speed up. When it's actual supposed to be brake if safe to do so. Some people amber gamble from like 100 yards away.

[@0saintclark0]

Oh my god...I thought he was gonna get done for the first one, then when I saw you stopping at the lights and the blue car drove past the police in the rear view I literally went "NO!?" out loud in disbelief. What the hell were they thinking?

[@korisnik4085]

Why did the traffic light suddenly turn blinking yellow?

[@TheEulerID]

What's the betting the driver of the blue car has no insurance or is banned? This sort of irresponsibility tends not just to affect one aspect of somebody's driving.

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Hoping to shave off a few seconds by running a red light only to later spend much more time answering to the police. Incredible.

[@petecoventry6858]

Did you use the horn? A police vehicle sounds the horn once when the sirens activate - and every press of the horn changes the noise.

[@robertleem5643]

I laughed when I saw this video, some people don't deserve a licence

[@brantnuttall]

Saying that, I was once waiting second in queue at some red lights opposite a police car. Then the traffic lights 1 junction ahead changed and the car in front of the police pulled off, jumping that red light. tbf, the police and I just looked at each other and they didn't do anything about it. It was just a brain fart moment. Not like this. What an idiot!

[@highpath4776]

I have done that, thinking they were the repeater.

[@Batters56]

Hi Ashley, I was had a situation yesterday where I held back as moving forward would have blocked traffic from the other direction. As is often the case the guy behind misread the situation and overtook. I then put my right indicator on so it was clear what I was doing. Do you have any tips on letting people behind know why you’ve stopped.

[@camcab147]

Ah! Well caught! Not often we get to see justice in action!

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

I'm not too fond of the police driving action either, at 0:05 he takes off when the light turns green, not when the car before him starts moving. I see that a lot and when there's a longer queue, the cars in the back already pick up some speed, than have to slam on the breaks because the first car was a bit slow to take off. Then he nearly runs over the pedestrian because he has to hurry all the way to the next red light. Much like the blue car actually.

[@jensaugust743]

Moving when the light turns green is actually the correct thing to do. It'll increase the capacity of the junction significantly. You can also see the pedestrian made eye contact with the police car, before it got to the crossing. Nothing unsafe about that

[@jakerockznoodles]

@@jensaugust743 Not if it causes you to bump another driver from behind 😉

[@nathanbombardo]

@@jakerockznoodles I mean its a cop. They most likely drive every day, Not saying there in the right but at the end of the day they know there not going to cause an accident.

[@highdownmartin]

@@jensaugust743 wrong. He s following a learner. He should only move when the vehicle in front has moved.

[@DarkRobin190]

in an ideal world all cars would be synced perfectly and move away at exactly the same time and rate, it would increase the throughput of each junction massively, waiting for the car infront of you stretches the queue out to more than double the original length and allows half as many cars to pass through the junction. the only time theres an issue with creeping as soon as the light turns green is if your staring at your phone and bump the car in front

[@tjfSIM]

I love those 'instant Karma' situations :)

[@youknow6968]

🤣🤣🤣 Astounding BTW, thanks to you Ashley, I'm stopping way more than I used to on Amber, but I find lots of time I end up stopping on the line, especially in the bike junction. Then I think I should have gone through. It's hard to judge at which point Amber means stop, especially with so many bike junctions.

[@MartinBarker]

For me i tend to use breaking distances, AKA if it's normal driving conditions if I'm within 2 seconds of the lights keep my speed or accelerate up to the limit, and get though it safely, I'm more than 2 seconds assume it's going to stop me.

[@youknow6968]

@@MartinBarker thanks, I do have a system in my head, somehow it's not working as desired in practice.

[@davidacseager]

Perhaps you should check your speed. The duration of the amber light is probably set according to the speed limit.

[@MartinBarker]

@@davidacseager It should be but there are absolute minimums in UK Regulations, they are never allowed to be on for less than 3 seconds for stopping, and 2 seconds for setting off, however there is no fixed fomular for speed of road there bloody well should be, but there is not. it's recommended that on a 60MPH road the amber for stopping should be on for 5 seconds but again recommendation not regulation... If you do find an amber breaking the regulations report it to the council immediately as it is something they can be sued for should it cause an incident.

[@youknow6968]

@@davidacseager possibly, although generally my speed issue isn't too bad, especially around junctions. I think it's the bite point where the lights start to change and deciding to keep moving and braking is where I need to work on. But, you've given me something to think about.

[@neiltill7414]

I love karma when it stikes and on this occasion you have been lucky enough to watch and share it with us all.

[@Aeronaut1975]

I see people jumping red lights almost EVERY TIME I get stuck at traffic lights, it's not just one car either, it's usually 2 or 3, it's become "the norm".

[@nekomatafuyu]

They were so desperate to overtake the learner car that they didn't care if it meant running a red light in front of the police...

[@nil07]

What usually happens to the driver in this scenario? do they receive points? a warning?

[@Mortarion6666]

literally can't make up the kind of shenanigans you see on the road ashley 😂😂😂

[@outlaweduk]

been on the wrong end of a red light jumper, he had his kid in car too, he got his car turned inside out for his trouble ,bent the chassis and cracked the dashboard on my car , his drivers seat was shoved to passenger side, they was extremely lucky they got out uninjured,its not worth the consequences and the hassle that follows, stop for the red

[@paulcook7426]

Wow indeed. What did it even gain him? Nothing. And then seemed to have the audacity that the police car wasn't even wanting him.

[@alastairward2774]

Even if I hadn't seen the thumbnail for that video, the way that blue car pulled out from behind the police was absolutely foreshadowing nonsense ahead.

[@Eddyhartz]

Good use of the horn to wake the pedestrian up.

[@leenob]

It's quite alarming how many people do this in general, but the ones who do this directly in front of Police - they are very special drivers. These are the ones that when caught doing something stupid, usually turn up with some bald tyres, no insurance, MOT expired, or maybe even drugs in the vehicle - or all of the above. These are the drivers that seem to stick out like a sore thumb by their own stupidity. It's nice to see the Police around when this happens.

[@Dr_McKay]

How oblivious can someone be to not only miss a red light that’s been on for ages, and a police car right there?

[@LANOH89]

thats queens drive for ya!

[@chrishobson6431]

Lovely.

[@LastOnSunday]

Is the one dislike from the blue car driver?

[@VictorSchofield]

That Ford had to be bloody blind 😆

[@steamhammer2k]

I agree the car should have been stopped however I can`t say i am impressed with the police car jumping the lights and putting people a risk in the process it`s a good job the pedestrian was alert. There is just too much of this police madness I am sure that they could had caught them with the number plate.

[@whodar3swins]

Learner driver 10/10 - slowed for the Red light and warned the pedestrian of the incoming police car.

[@Mr.M1STER]

Did your student beep the horn to warn that ped that was crossing or was that the police car that beeped? If it wsa your student then that was very well done and fast thinking by them. What a plonker in the blue focus. How can you not see a marked police car right there and it wasn't even like the red light was a close one, it was red for ages.

[@stevendavies3563]

Well done police 🌟

[@PatrickBijvoet]

Nice reaction of your student aswel beeping to the pedestrian that the policecar was comming.

[@grahambonner508]

Magic!

[@seraphina985]

Seems like a good use of horn to me as from my perspective it is clear the pedestrian had stopped his scan of the road at the first stopped car and had not noticed the police vehicle. Had that not been the case I would have expected them to not have begun their attempt to cross as it looks to me like they most definitely saw the offence occur so they should have easily anticipated the police response if they were aware of their presence. I know encountering an almost identical scenario myself as a pedestrian but having noticed the police vehicle in the queue already I just held back and turned my attention to the police car anticipating they would likely move to intervene which they did. It is not exactly a difficult connection to make that police are likely to respond to when an offence is blatantly committed right in their face after all.

[@BenM14-ZW11]

Totally fair use of the horn. To be honest i thought it was the police cars horn as he turned the sirens on. He didn't check that the crossing was clear before firing across it, well in my opinion alone they didnt.

[@ibs5080]

Like others, I was rather worried for the pedestrian. As for the guilty blue car, words fail me. What were they thinking, not only for blatantly running the red light in the first place but also for doing so right in front of a police car. Did they honestly think there would be no consequence? Plus they also seemed to take a long time to pull over. I would have loved to have heard the resulting conversation.

[@RandemGamorUK]

I do wonder if they saw the red light, either way glad the cops went after them. The driver of that car could have ended up running that guy over on the crossing if it was a bit differently timed. - That said the cop should have also been more careful there as I feel if it wasn't for the cammer sounding his horn to alert the guy crossing then the cop could well have run him over.. \o>

[@donaljamescaddye3805]

Well thats made my day !! What a complete gombeen. All that person is thinking is the journey end and not concentrating on the journey itself ! Ahh well some mothers do have em !!

[@johnnyhollis9977]

Reminds of the time I was behind a police car at a busy roundabout. After a while he got impatient and got his blues going! Obviously other traffic stopped for him and off he went. He got round the roundabout and then turned his blues off again. Handy that! 🙄

[@l979dvm]

Caught this quite a few times on dashcam as its becoming more and more common sadly.

[@aladeengbtv2186]

I think he was distracted one way or another (hopefully not under the influence of anything), he left his right indicator on prior to running the red and obviously wasn't the brigtest spark when they were clearly trying to pull him over - moving over to lane 2 then turning left etc 🤦‍♂️

[@theindiediary5950]

'Red light spells danger' *-Billy Ocean*

[@jamesuddin901]

Saw something very like this happen years ago. I wonder where some peoples heads are at.

[@ganrimmonim]

With a police car right behind you (and a pedestrian on the crossing)?! I mean wow!

[@bradgooner3284]

i think that was the problem.. the police. the blue car was mirror watching the cops and not the road and failed to see the lights, i dont think it was deliberate.

[@dbracer]

The only surprise was that it wasn't a Delta.