Bad UK Driving Vol 321

[@andreashaynes3346]

Many thanks for providing our Friday evening entertainment Tony. Some rather drastic manoeuvres taking place. Take care 👍👍👍

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

I spent all day today saying "it's always an Audi"..

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

A conversational genius, I think. Did you get any replies?

[@suziforester]

Ha ha ha....nice one stephenmudiecastles

[@suziforester]

@@Andrewwhite-zt2zj Prat

[@philipockham5774]

4:14 Cyclists are meant to take the primary position through junctions. Also should be no overtaking on zigzag lines.

[@valknot5]

Also, he could have been cycling close to 30 mph or even preparing for a right turn!

[@mikeheasman2594]

Zig zags mean no parking, perfectly fine to over take. Can't pass the lead vehicle nearest to the white line if it has stopped to let pedestrians cross.

[@aclmotorsport4420]

Proud to say I knew it was the van right from the start of the clip.

[@Batters56]

13:46 To be fair to her here, that’s one of those where by the letter of the Highway Code she could be there all day because there’s endless cars coming the other way, but eventually you have to just push through. There was a decent queue behind her, the Blue Honda is pulling out to check on the hold up. I reckon she had waited a decent chunk of time.

[@micheallastname5772]

Watching the latest London trend from "Professional Drivers", it's doing 3 point or more (whenever Prius started adding 40 Ft trailers) on Zebra and Pelican crossings or at traffic lights

[@jaycee330]

9:43 The world's largest orbital car park.

[@zetectic7968]

Back in the day I had to do both the reverse around a corner & the 3 point turn plus I had an examiner examining the examiner. Talk about stressful.

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

At 6:50, I am completely with you that the driver that had just passed their test was driving poorly and lazily. They should have returned to one or even two inside lanes as they were clear. This lazy way of driving is going to lead them into trouble later on.

[@suziforester]

Wow....just, WOW, at last one agreement with LDC

[@konradc12]

Thefirst clip, the cyclist took a risk with the lorry. Yes if the driver had not seen him and moved, we would be looking at a different scenario! I thought you were friends with taxi drivers, unless not the idiot ones. @4:24 The cyclist was far over during the crossing zig-zag, but moved over after! Basically discouraging overtaking within the crossing area! Plus the road narrowed within the crossing area. The 1.5m rule wouldn't apply since no overtaking is possible. @6:22 Totally agree about the Kingston Bridge cycle lane. There is the odd cyclist who haven't got a clue or think their way is the best. I always use that cycle lane.

[@Sarah-bq7zo]

Just come off M25 at junction 9 where it has been shut for the weekend umteen signs showing four lanes shut coming to one and still the idiots came hurtling past at ridiculous speeds and yep plenty of Audi’s among the offenders

[@haircut100golf]

People not queuing on the M25 to go off onto the A3 boils my piss !!!

[@suziforester]

Agree. Selfish bassas

[@suziforester]

Totally

[@paulwinstone4825]

I had to do both the reverse around corner and the 3 point turn. Also had to do an emergency stop. Not sure my daughter had to do any of them.

[@samhenwood5746]

Driving on the roads today is a complete nightmare 😫Thanks The London Dash Cam 🚕😀👍

[@Steve_7867]

I've never ever seen a lorry driver who doesn't tail gate.

[@markwells6222]

i am a lorry driver i never tailgate i would lose my job

[@noahburns6042]

To be fair to the Audi at the start, it had committed before it could see you and it would have had to be some sharp braking for it to react to you the first time it saw you

[@johndilloway9762]

And should still have gone round the ROUNDabout, if he had there would have been no problem at all.

[@ianmason.]

Well you've just damned it. not excused it - it committed before it could see properly.

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

@ianmason. you can apply that same logic to LDC entering the roundabout without him knowing it is clear. It does not matter that he has priority. In the preamble to the general rules it says, "The rules of the Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an

[@ianmason.]

@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261 One of the two people has a MUST give way to the right applying to them at that moment. It isn't Tony. It's quite amusing that you're happy to condone bad driving if it gives you an excuse to take a pop at Tony.

[@noahburns6042]

@@ianmason. technically, as the Audi is already on the roundabout he has right of way, as per the Highway Code (“watch out for all other road users already on the roundabout”) but Tony may have got on the roundabout at the same time. Either way, both parties should have been aware of the risk of reduced visibility caused by the lorry blocking their view. It’s called forward planning.

[@RadioJonophone]

I did the dreaded hill start, emergency stop, three point turn, and reverse turn in my test. Passed first time.

[@DerekPodmore]

When I did my test in 1978 I had to do a three point turn and reverse around a corner

[@sticksman7819]

I find myself saying nowadays "always an Audi" "shitting Peugeot" and "you can't park there sir"🤣🤣Hope you get better soon.👍🏻👍🏻

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

Life on the road doesn't get much better.

[@suziforester]

You've missed a deletion little andy white

[@MartySulls]

"I don't BELIEVE IT!" ha ha. Love your content.

[@stephencope7178]

At 4:39 re the cyclist in the middle of the road....I think they now have permission to do this...selfish as it is!

[@Alan-xxxxxx]

It's called taking the primary position, which is much safer. If he cycles in the gutter, car drivers will attempt to overtake when it isn't safe to do so.

[@Batters56]

If in their view it’s too dangerous to overtake then they can ride in primary all day long.

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

He was in the middle of the lane, NOT in the middle of the road, and as has been said, the Highway Code recommends this to prevent unsafe overtaking.

[@ianmason.]

I was waiting to see if he moved to secondary position once he'd got past the junction and the crossing's zig-zags. Up until that point it was a completely legitimate use of primary position. Then the road was nice and clear and he should have moved to secondary. He didn't. At that point he just became a roadhog.

[@michaelgurd7477]

@@Alan-xxxxxx You are totally correct. It's amazing the number of drivers that will take a chance (with someone else's life) to squeeze by just to save a few seconds.

[@michaelperry4308]

0:21, the term they hate is Bi Cyclists, well they do like Lycra at full todger displaying tightness.

[@IainDavies-z2l]

Do AUDI drivers have to swear an oath not to obay the Highway Code before they are allowed to buy their vehicle?

[@menorahdarkness4877]

4:36 😂 Funny as hell ...But true !!

[@grahamnutt8958]

What is the difference between Tony's channel and a Magazine that used to be sold from the top shelf of a Newsagent? One is full of cunning stunts and the other....... I can't post that here 😁😁😁 Nice one, Tony.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

The memo the Audi drivers got was “if the vehicle in front of you has right of way, then so do you”

[@kungfutuber]

14:01 Looks like the BMW driver even sped up past 30 to try and deter the overtake.

[@robmcnamara9266]

Yes o agree or racing.

[@LeDoucheBouche]

Hyundai (especially the ones with the kind of wing running lights at the front) and Volvo are secretly trying to overthrow the long standing German/German dressed up as not German champions of being a nuisance.

[@kimothy1701]

Guarantee that if you had hit the Audi on the roundabout, that they actually drove OVER, they'd have jumped out and blamed you. 100%

[@suziforester]

Yep.....and on an earlier thread, sone idiots supporting the Audi... we know the ones😂

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

At 4:30 the cyclist is in the middle of his lane, NOT in the middle of the road. You need to read rule 72 of the Highway Code which clearly states cylisys should ride in the middle of the lane to make themselves visible.

[@clarissablinhova4923]

Except if you look from the rear view the cyclist is not actually in the middle of the lane. He is nearer to the middle road markings than he is in the middle of the lane. Also, read the next line of rule 72. 1) Ride in the centre of your lane, to make yourself as clearly visible as possible (this is what you're referring to), in the following situations The following is what the cyclist should have done. on quiet roads or streets - if a faster vehicle comes up behind you, move to the left to enable them to overtake, if you can do so safely in slower-moving traffic - when the traffic around you starts to flow more freely, move over to the left if you can do so safely so that faster vehicles behind you can overtake

[@suziforester]

@@clarissablinhova4923 Exactly right x

[@stephenhargreaves9011]

To be honest, when you started the Countdown music for the slip road, and then you moved left, I thought it was going to be you!

[@thelondondashcam]

😂

[@konradc12]

The 'P' VW driver in lane 4 may bump into road traffic police and get a lesson in lane rules, the hard way. I guessed wrong it would be the Audi, when it was a van jumping the queue.

[@r390gt1lm]

"Now in this clip we come to a clueless woman" you gonna have to narrow it down mate...

[@Steve_7867]

LOL

[@suziforester]

Pmsl ❤

[@kungfutuber]

0:56 Although they maybe should have entered it with more caution, had the Audi driver actually gone round the roundabout properly, it probably wouldn't have been as much of a problem.

[@aliasdeputydog]

4:01. That is a very nice 1961 Mercedes 190 W110 saloon car, about £48,000 worth.

[@suziforester]

I was wrong....I thought it was Adolf Hitler

[@ianlove1215]

I know motorbikes are slightly wider than pedal cycles, but I have a habit of riding my motorbike slightly wider to stop cars passing within 6 inches when they overtake. This is especially annoying on dual carriageways when being overtaken by a car that decides not to use all of the outside lane despite it being empty. I have lost count of the number of times I could possibly reach out & touch a car passing me if I could. On one occasion I was going straight at a roundabout & the road to my left had a hatched filter lane marked for going the same direction I was. As I straightened a hire van decided to overtake me as I pulled off the roundabout!

[@scmtuk3662]

Can we please get the roundabout in the first clip officially renamed "That Roundabout"?

[@martinbulmer1868]

If the cyclist at 4.20 had not taken primary position, the car following him could overtake in one of two dangerous ways. 1; by not giving the cyclist 1.5m, or 2; by driving on 'your' side of the road. He could have pulled over once you had passed, but by then, as the road was clear, there was room for a legal overtake.

[@kiddywolf1837]

The black cab was let out by his ‘mate’ so didn’t even consider you.

[@xo2quilt]

The P plater on the M25 was probably afraid of changing lanes if traffic appeared, so they decided the best place for them was the outside lane until they dipped to exit!

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

the P plater has probably forgotten to remove his P. Or just doesn't care.

[@JohnMintyTech]

The m25 is also Britain's biggest car park.

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

A 1980's quip, I believe.

[@suziforester]

OMG...

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Always an Audl

[@davidperry2306]

Looking at the shite that goes on on the roads of Londonistan now, I'm really glad I moved out of London before all the K H A Nage started. Don't envy you one moment of it now.

[@Holycurative9610]

Hello LDC. One of the other UK dashcam channels said he had "enough content for a year" even if he never drove another mile. I wondered what your content backlog is like Tony?

[@leviathanmac3053]

Had to do both😊

[@frogandspanner]

0:37 NO: you do not have priority to traffic circulating the roundabout. You will see the double-dashed line on entry to the roundabout and the regulatory "give way" sign - this means that you MUST give way to traffic circulating the roundabout. Where in the Highway Code or traffic law does it say what you claim - that you have priority over traffic entering the roundabout from your left?

[@Holycurative9610]

Here you go, I believe the very 1st point about priority covers what you need. This argument happens on this channel at least twice a month and gets old very quickly and in this particular clip the Audi should have given way as LDC was coming from the Audi's right. There is no first come first server law that governs roundabout usage in the UK: Highway Code Rule 185 When reaching the roundabout you should give priority to traffic approaching from your right, unless directed otherwise by signs, road markings or traffic lights check whether road markings allow you to enter the roundabout without giving way. If so, proceed, but still look to the right before joining watch out for all other road users already on the roundabout; be aware they may not be signalling correctly or at all look forward before moving off to make sure traffic in front has moved off

[@frogandspanner]

@@Holycurative9610 "give priority to traffic approaching from your right, _unless directed otherwise by signs, road markings or traffic lights_ " [I have highlighted some of that for future reference] Does this say "Give way to traffic _approaching the roundabout from your right_ " ? Hint:NO. Are there other road markings as mentioned in HC185?? Hint: YES. Do they mean that you should give way to traffic on the roundabout? Hint: YES. The markings on entry in this video are covered by TRSGD 2016, Schedule 9 Part 6: "Diagram 1003A Vehicular traffic must give way in accordance with the requirements in paragraph 7 of Part 7. para 7 Part 7: Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d), that no vehicle may proceed past the transverse line which is the nearer to the major road into that road in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of, or an passenger in, a vehicle on the major road or to cause the driver of such a vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident." www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/regulation/25/made 25.-"(1) The requirements conveyed to vehicular traffic on roads by the road marking consisting of the transverse lines shown in diagram 1003 shall be as follows. (2) Except as provided by paragraphs (3) to (6), the requirement conveyed by the transverse lines shown in diagram 1003, whether or not they are placed in conjunction with the sign shown in diagram 602 or 1023, shall be that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of those lines as is nearer the major road into that road in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of or any passenger in a vehicle on the major road or to cause the driver of such a vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident. (5) Where the transverse lines are placed in conjunction with the sign shown in diagram 611.1 at a junction marked with the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4, then the requirement shall be that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of those lines as is nearer to the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4 in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of or any passenger in a vehicle circulating past that road marking from the right of the first-mentioned vehicle or to cause the driver of the second-mentioned vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident." Note: The "from the right" refers to traffic on the major road (the roundabout), not on a minor road approaching the major road.

[@ianmason.]

@@frogandspanner You've had to invent the sophistry that the roundabout is a major road and all the approaches minor to make that work your way. If you're going to play with the law then you need to learn the basics first. In English and Welsh law words and phrases which are not otherwise expressly defined are to be taken to have their everyday ordinary meaning. So, the phrase "traffic *_approaching_* from your right" should be given its natural meaning. Had the intention been to mean "traffic already on the roundabout to your right" that is the phrase that would have been used, not the word "approaching" which is clearly intended to include traffic on, and approaching the roundabout.

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

@ianmason. but how far back does this 'approaching from the right apply? 2m, 5m or 100m, which is obviously ridiculous but still applies according to you logic taking it literally. In that way, no car can ever enter a busy roundabout.

[@ianmason.]

@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261 How about setting the distance at far enough to judge "Will I get in anyone's way if I pull out now with what I can see approaching now?". Are you really as stupid as you're trying to make yourself sound just for the sake of trying to score a point?

[@pietjepuk9575]

1:20 not always a Audi , sometimes a Merc or a BMW 😁😁🖕🖕🖕

[@alunrundle162]

NOT always an Audi? (Checks prior videos to make sure the voice matches...)

[@SWBiker1957]

1.05 Nice use of the horn !! and he cuts the roundabout !! 1:30 Taxis are like cyclists have there own rules of the road They dont teach reverse round corners now in a test !! 4:00 Thats not a berk in a merc I hope, the cars to posh

[@sunnybnk]

Its a 1961Mercedes 220 convertible.

[@ytr8989]

They don’t do the 3 point turn anymore.

[@wombateer1]

Your comments sure do make me smile so thank you for that

[@ritchieblackmore5204]

Yeah I remember when on driving test three point turn or reverse round corner I had to do both. OH I've got something to tell you I was driving up the road a couple of days ago car's parked my side of the road I pulled in and waited for the cars who had right of way well you aren't going to believe this but an Audi driver actually said thank you yeah I know it's hard to believe 😮

[@christophercoffey4231]

How can people refute the origin of species with evidence like this?

[@SGPFK8TypeR]

2:28 😂 Ok uncle Albert.

[@chasbell4510]

Sorry Tony but the M25 does not go all the way round as the Dartford crossing is only an A road

[@ytr8989]

They all changed lanes at once. 😂😂😂

[@michellesimpson4364]

Aswell as giving cyclists 1.5m I was taught that you have to give the same amount of space to parked cars cos if you don’t do this on your test you can fail for clearance. Great videos ❤

[@irmakatzel6928]

In my opinion it's a door's width or approximately 1 metre. But I'm not from here, just watching driving school videos😊...

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

@@irmakatzel6928 that is my view as well!

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

Why are people so gormless when on cycles?

[@ianmason.]

Not all are, there are many decent cyclists, but head to foot Lycra is a fairly reliable warning sign of gormlessness.

[@iamnoone.]

What's the range you get on your battery car

[@the_Monkee]

00:56 you really expect the audio driver to know you’re there? Maybe if you were a little bit more patient he might have had a chance to see you!!!! Even the Volvo goes to move off but you don’t have a go at that! Yes Audi drivers are usually to blame, but this one doesn’t see you because you have gone past the lorry blocking it’s view

[@thelondondashcam]

That makes no sense whatsoever, the only place that their Audi should be looking is to the right

[@the_Monkee]

@@thelondondashcam apart from he/she couldn’t see past the lorry in front

[@Holycurative9610]

Are you on the right channel here because audio drivers are something you'd find on a headphone or hifi review channel.

[@the_Monkee]

@@Holycurative9610 I understand Audi drivers are usually to blame. However does that one know he’s there? Simple question. Take the blinkers off and look objectively

[@ianmason.]

@@the_Monkee So your thesis is that it's OK for the Audi driver to go when they can't see part of the roundabout that they are _required_ to give way to? The Audi driver should have either waited for the lorry to move and clear their sight line, or crept to the point where they could see enough to go safely if that creeping was in itself going to be safe.

[@georgeday5901]

What about the tunnel it's not m25 ?

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

There is a tunnel on the M25. It goes under a cricket club field which did not want to lose their sacred pitch. So they tunneled under. It's on the northern stretch, not sure which junction is nearest.

[@michellesimpson4364]

I was told that somebody purposefully not allowing someone to enter from a slip road safely is a criminal offence is that true?

[@Holycurative9610]

I imagine that would be classed as careless or dangerous driving and is unlikely to happen as the person blocking you from joining could cause themselves to be involved in any accident. Rule 259 of the Highway code only covers joining the motorway.

[@johndilloway9762]

No anybody on the slip road entering the main road must give way to main road, either speed up, slow down, or in extreme cicumstances stop if it is that busy.

[@ianmason.]

You do not have to actively do anything to let them on, although you may do so if you wish. If you actively block them from coming on then that might be taken to be the offence of careless driving, but the give way markings on the slip road mean that oncoming traffic MUST give way to traffic already on the main carriageway. What would a "careful and experienced driver" do?

[@michellesimpson4364]

@@ianmason. I’ve had a bad experience where I was coming onto a motorway and my speed was matching and I found my gap to enter safely when the car that I planned to slip in front of sped up n closed my gap to the point where I had to put on the breaks at the give way lines as I was about to join the motorway. Luckily there was no cars behind me because I feel that if there was it would have caused a problem. The lady that closed the gap wanted the exit just a touch further up and I feel she didn’t want me in front of her being in a learner car. My instructor beep her cos she did it on purpose and what he did was dangerous my instructor said that if the traffic police had been there they would have stopped her. I passed my test June 2023 and I know I’m still a newbie and need more experience but that doesn’t excuse drivers attitude and behaviour no matter how many yrs they have been driving.

[@ianmason.]

@@michellesimpson4364 Sounds like typical learner abuse. Some drivers seem to hate the idea that a learner might just slightly inconvenience them and do reckless things to avoid that. Someone has got to either have a very bad memory to not remember how hard it was being a learner in traffic when they started out, or if you do remember and still act like that then they have a serious antisocial personality disorder.

[@grahamnutt8958]

Interim comment whilst still watching this upload......... @4:03 Petrolhead Moment... Vehicle details cannot be found - hmmmm...... Looks like a Mercedes but I've no idea what model.

[@OneOfThePauls]

I think it's the 1960 260 SE

[@grahamnutt8958]

@@OneOfThePauls DVLA had no trace and I tried several variations of the Reg plate. Chances are that you are 💯 correct and I appreciate your feedback. Thanks ✌️👍

[@hypered0100]

@@grahamnutt8958 I managed to find it without much trouble? FDZ 126: - 1961 Mercedes 2200cc

[@Madness832]

For that penultimate clip, did you give her the bird?🤔

[@ytr8989]

They don’t have to use the bike lane. So, they don’t. 😂

[@suziforester]

And therein lies the issue

[@RonDeeks]

You left the Fiat 500 out of your list of '3 point turners'.

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

Surely a Fiat 500 can do a U turn on any road?

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

P = Apprentice Audi Driver

[@lesliefraser-u5j]

P is for plonka

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Is it just me or is the driving more aggressive in the South East of England?

[@Chewiebakke]

Come to Bradford, mate! We have the same German Car Issues up here! :)

[@ianmason.]

I take it then that thee've never been to Bradford lad (or lass)?

[@ianmason.]

@@Chewiebakke Snap! I couldn't see your comment when I made mine. 🤣 I think that adds some weight to the argument.

[@Andrewwhite-zt2zj]

There is aggressive driving all over the shop. I live in the middle of the middle of nowhere and see it all the time.

[@suziforester]

Pleased you live there

[@Howie57]

Whoopee...I'm the first to comment!!!......i look forward to your videos

[@AmberDawnStewart]

cyclist in middle of road Your comment My sentiments exactly selfish C U Next Tuesday

[@Alan-xxxxxx]

Not in the middle of the road. They are in the middle of the lane - which is the primary position. To safely overtake, the car needs to give 1.5metres and would therefore need to wait until the other lane is clear. Be more patient

[@michaelgodbold6247]

Not got the memo ,or not got the brains??

[@edj4833]

4:30 I don't think that's fair on the cyclist, actually you don't know the reason and it can often be a good one. There is a pedestrian there that the cyclist is passing. Personally on my bike I don't like to be close to or surprise pedestrians by being too close, and I will often move out and then back in again if I'm passing a pedestrian. I think lots of cyclists would do this. There could also be a right turn coming up that he is preparing for, where at the moment you don’t want overtakes. It might be none of those things, but they are likely.

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

All very good points that LDC will completely ignore just so that he can have a rant and rave at a cyclist

[@Ezekiel_Burton]

I like his videos but his rants on cyclists are always so cringe. He seems to thin cyclists should just ride in gutters, in glass and debris, never avoid potholes, and never take the lane when they don't feel safe to be overtaken​@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261

[@suziforester]

Ha ha ha ha... have you not got it yet, thats what we love ❤

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

At 0:55 - what a stupid dangerous manoeuvre by you expecting a car to be able to see through a truck. If you had any sense you should have been alive to the possibility of a car emerging. And yet again you use your horn pointlessly and agressivley since they are already over half way across the roubdabout. And yet again you flout the preamble to rules 103-158, "The rules in the Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident."

[@scienceexperimentsforhomee261]

@Andrewwhite-zt2zj 🤣🤣 I did wonder whether my wording was a bit harsh as I think the errors are 50/50 between LDC and the other car. If the other car had his view obstructed, then he should have waited till he could see clearly. But, similarly, LDC should have been aware of the high possibility of a car emerging, so his hazard awareness is nill!!

[@suziforester]

Ha ha ha ha...The two founder members of the 'Anti LDC Channel'. Sweet little things xx