Bad UK Driving Vol 379

[@richardbradley2641]

If you watch Ashley Neil he actualy recommends doing what the van did, moving out to the right at an angle while indicating TO PARK on the left. To stop people pulling right up behind you when its busy. I have been doing this for years. I got so fed up in town with cars getting on my ass when I had indicated to parallel park well in advance, causing me to have to drive on and find another space!

[@davesimms5397]

You should leave enough room to the vehicle in front IN CASE they are going to park. Then there is no need to do anything apart from wait.

[@ryanmitcham5522]

A way to discourage people blocking your parallel park is to first stop alongside the space with your indicator on, then once the vehicle is stopped behind you move forward. That gives most drivers the hint. For the ones who are really dense and still move forward to block your park, then don't drive on, just sit there and let them solve the problem they created. You dont have to drive on because of a dense driver.

[@ForkCandle123]

@@richardbradley2641 but bikes and scooters will go to your left when you do that - do watch out!

[@richardbradley2641]

@@ryanmitcham5522 eaisier said than done in busy traffic, if the idiot moves up behind you and the rest of the traffic moves up behind them, they cant reverse and you lose the space

[@beverlyhenderson188]

Tony how's your blood pressure mate? Your getting so angry with others. Let it go. My uncle who drove through the war and then was a driving instructor used to say the other idiot will do stupid things . Let it go. You'll live longer. Take care.

[@smilerbob]

8:52 Yes, I do and it does help with flow. I can hear Tony now asking “How?” By taking the correct line around the roundabout you are going slightly slower on the approach which prevents all the conflict braking you see from some drivers that just go but also, if you are turning right like the van, by going around it means anyone turning left or even straight on or right from the side the van turned into is able to proceed earlier and better onto the roundabout That is my humble opinion of the subject and anything other than a mini roundabout could be detrimental to overall flow, not only at the junction but other junctions further along those roads

[@johncranna9427]

I agree with you. If you are taking the route around the central island then the slower speed and the extra space on your inside will make negotiating the junction/roundabout so much safer.

[@QiuEnnan]

It is also quite annoying when you are about to go but have to wait because you can’t trust that an oncoming driver will actually go round the central markings

[@andreashaynes3346]

Thanks for another entertaining video and music Tony. Some quality driving you witnessed!!! See you soon 👍👍👍

[@alanclarke4646]

Tony, if private roads are a bit naff, then most roads here in Worcester must be private!!

[@stewartmercer19]

'He doesn't pedal, HE DOESN'T FUCKING PEDAL' Had me laughing....

[@Belgarath03]

At 11' 10", the elderly couple who walked into the "road" between the two kerbs on your left were on a footpath. Those two kerbs and the double yellow line indicate that that section is footpath and pedestrians have priority. That is why the two kerbs line up with the edges of the footpath before and after the junction. What they did do wrong was randomly move out into the road straight in front of your car and yes it would've been wise to check over their shoulder.

[@Jimmyspangle]

11ft 10ins. They are REALLY tall!

[@stevethewomble]

I think that tipper truck wasn't waiting for the BMW! the driver was in shock from seeing a BMW with working indicators 😂

[@alanclarke4646]

I believe that the strange speed bump IS an Obstacle Illusion: it's definitely an obstacle and the gap is an illusion...

[@johnfh]

Thanks, that was 30 minutes of morning entertainment! Ah Tony... you and I suffer from the same problem: we expect people to be logical and rational, whereas we know in the real world that people act illogically and irrationally! So we have developed our anticipation skills and in our minds think "if he's/she's an idiot, what will happen?" And we're often right!

[@RJE48]

So one time I was driving down a country road, no other vehicles around except a cyclist with the same light as the cyclist in the first clip. He had a different flash pattern, but it was like someone flashing their main beams in my face. At the time I had LED Headlights, so I turned the dipped beams off and flashed the main beams exactly to his bike light... There was a lot of shouting and swearing from him as you would expect!

[@stevewareing8525]

Great video Tony, the pensioner was wearing yellow trousers to stop vehicles parking on his legs when he's been knocked down. 🤣. Local Plod not a traffic car so a case of "Not my problem mate"👍.

[@johndilloway9762]

LDC to customer, sorry about the clinking noise, that's my tea in the boot. 😁😂😂

[@BigDiasppointment]

The clip with the Van driver on the phone, who "gets out of the way" on the bend. Did you think to look for reflections of cars coming around the bend in the window beyond the corner? You can see that BMW's reflection a couple of seconds before you see it. You could have stopped in time to give it priority. I was taught to look for reflections and under parked cars over crests etc by my Driving instructor. It's saved me from being in that situation more than once.

[@samhenwood5746]

Thanks for sharing The London Dash Cam 🚕😊👍

[@stephencope7178]

At 7:00, the suspected cigarette...I think it's in Sweden that it's illegal to smoke when driving....for a good reason!

[@jonathanlake6053]

More like the funny smelling cigarette is suspect from the lack of driving standards.

[@stephencope7178]

@@jonathanlake6053 🤪

[@walterberry8703]

Hi I've been a subscriber for about a month now , as a cyclist for over 50 years I can't believe how bad the standard of cycling is in your neck f the woods . I also watch Ashley Neal it's good to get a different perspective on how people drive the standard of driving here in the northwest is getting worse we have the same numpty driver's audi bmw ect the videos are cool

[@benmacca1]

11:43 One of the biggest peeves in this job is dangerous car drivers overtaking the bus. It’s as if a switch is flipped to act stupid in the presence of a bus 🤦‍♂️

[@Auntie_Trev]

Hi Tony. Where did you get the James Bond theme on the sitar (Sadiq Khan assassin music) , cos I love it. Hope you are well mate(Auntie Trev)

[@Jimmyspangle]

Ive got a big one and always go for the middle.

[@kevinrayner5812]

At the Rose Hill Roundabout is was the VW changing lane therefore up to the VW driver to ensure the left had lane was clear. The LDC entirely correct. Good for him standing his ground, too many ignorant bullies out there.

[@covlinuxguy]

04:25 I do believe that's an Ellenor (1967 Shelby Mustang).....Nice piece of motoring vintage :-)

[@paulgreen758]

its what I thought it was as well

[@xo2quilt]

68 Mustang fastback!! Sweet!! Tony, I have to tell you, Cloudmaker had a video up on Sunday where he went by the "British workforce" and there was actually a person in the blocked off area! Mind you, he wasn't doing anything, no tools in his hand, he was just in there!!

[@DerekPodmore]

Love the Indian version of the bond theme could change my ringtone to that

[@sillybait1329]

Another one of my pet peeves, the rtr’s who do not understand the concept of a right turn lane I even saw a learner on the way to work across both lanes with a massive queue behind them 🤬🤬🤬

[@thetaeisenberg9902]

Obstical illusion : London dashcam 2024 😂

[@michellesimpson4364]

You stocking up for Christmas Tony a boozey Christmas 😂

[@michellesimpson4364]

07:37 I would be annoyed too. I think cigarettes are a form of a distraction. I don’t smoke myself so it’s hard to call .

[@ianmason.]

I used to smoke. I never found it distracting personally and I'm the kind of person who waits until a suitable safe moment to do something like turn the rear window heater on to avoid distractions, so I think I'm the kind of person who would be more likely to condemn it if it was even slightly distracting.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Thank you

[@NEMES1-S]

I agree with every thing you say mate. But, life is shit on the road nowadays; It’ll only get worse. I hope it gives you some stress relief by posting video’s. All power to you mate. BTW, 22 years as a driving instructor in South London only gave me high blood pressure; loads of lovely people I met along the way, (not including examiners sadly) but one of the worst decisions I ever made. 😔

[@jonathanallen985]

Thanks - excellent video and commentary

[@22whizzo56]

Its 20 mph because it makes the council & police loads of easy money.

[@daviemac9925]

I'm partial to the odd ciggie, not while driving! Apart from the effing mess it will make of the inside of the car, You could get smoke in your eyes, drop the blasted thing, a bit of smoke could go down the wrong way. It isn't worth it.

[@Robberg118]

Unusual to see you driving at night/early evening at the start of the video. You must have quite a good dashcam as the night recording quality is really good.

[@johnbarham7718]

in our area, not London, there is at least one mini that if one comes from a particular direction , to turn right round the blob, it takes a stop and a reverse to miss the kerb.

[@kevinrayner5812]

The three bumps you can just about see it, the line on the far right one doesn't look straight. Good luck seeing that as you drive along though. To be fair to the British work force, they do what they are instructed to do. On the earlier one with no paint marks, up to the council to unsure that they arrange for somebody to paint them.

[@kevinrayner5812]

I wouldn't mind betting that the truck delivering to the pub reversed into the road so was technically going the right way. But not going the right way when leaving.

[@robdavison3828]

The van overtaking the bus also did it on a junction

[@kevinrayner5812]

The great British workforce but no mention of the person crossing a few yards from the crossing.

[@ericaleak3170]

If that dude that is smoking is in a works van, then he shouldn’t be smoking! Love the Asian James Bond music. 😃

[@alanclarke4646]

Monty Norman originally composed the James Bond theme as a song for a musical based on Naipaul's "A house for Mr Biswas", which was set in the Indian community on Trinidad.

[@VirtualGhost27]

These clips are in England I believe? The rule of smoking in a works van only apply in the other home nations. Not here. Hope that helps 👍

[@smilerbob]

The rules around smoking in a work van only apply _if_ the van is used by more than one employee It apllies to all of the UK, including England, but rarely enforced. I have seen taxi drivers waiting in the rank smoking and lob it out of the window as they reach the front to pick up a passenger. Absolutely awful

[@ericaleak3170]

@@alanclarke4646 , how interesting, thank you. 😃

[@ericaleak3170]

@@VirtualGhost27 , I have just asked Google, and SmilerBob has given the correct information.

[@RonSeymour1]

The car overtaking the bus near a bridge was also opposite a T-junction.

[@Bazroshan]

There are some optical obstacles at the western end of Clapham Common, too.

[@preferredimage]

21:30 that white van going over the mini roundabout like the dukes of hazzard!

[@aleopardstail]

flashing light = very easy to see flashing light = virtually impossible to judge distance, speed or direction

[@ianmason.]

Not even necessarily "very easy to see". If you're just scanning the surroundings, as one should, it's quite possible for the lamp to be off as your gaze passes over the bike. I'd had a few "where he hell did he come from" moments where I know for a fact that I had been looking in a cyclist's direction a moment earlier during the off phase. Between every flash from that light at 0:43 it's off for 4, sometimes 5 frames, or 0.13 to 0.17 seconds, long enough to make it invisible under the wrong circumstances.

[@JBTheMighty]

The cyclist lights I can ignore it, but there are too many idiots with new cars not knowing how to angle their headlights.

[@Holycurative9610]

A lot of new cars have auto dip beam which, personally, I find bloody annoying. How difficult is it to dip your lights manually when traffic is coming towards you?

[@chrisasplen5605]

@@Holycurative9610 Our car - it doesn't have the manual option to dip. I miss having the little dial to adjust the headlights.

[@MrRegulation109]

Idea for a new KZbin channel: "The London Trolley Cam" I would love to see how you get on shopping a Lidl. Trolley rage, queue jumpers, the ones that block the aisles with their trolley, the dawdlers wasting time, shoplifters, mums who get a bunch of bananas and break off one for their kid to eat while they shop...

[@traceyg6458]

When those flashing lights were first available many moons ago, myfriend was stopped by the police and fined as they were illegal! Now everone has them, same case as those motorised scooters, seems too late to enforce the law now!

[@wrestlefanman1202]

25:30-25:50 I was expecting some yodelling! 🤣

[@shm5547]

1:07 nothing wrong with that cyclist continuing at the Zebra crossing. You only legally have to 'give precedence' once they put a foot on the crossing. I actually think the pedestrian gave them a nod to carry on anyway. As a cyclist, I will rarely stop at a Zebra crossing. It's often just not safe to do so in traffic. The risk is the vehicle behind fails to stop, running over both the cyclist and the pedestrian. I'm not going to encourage a pedestrian to step out when it's going to put them (and myself) at risk. The only thing the cyclist did wrong there is they were far too close to close to the kerb. They should be positioned centrally in the lane in slow moving traffic like that, not riding in the gutter.

[@suziforester]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@smilerbob]

I thought the cyclist was yielding as they weren’t pedalling and the pedestrian likely said for the cyclist to proceed. Something I often do as a pedestrian but I wouldn’t have gone to the crossing edge to make it more obvious I am surprise you haven’t mentioned about how the cyclist in the following clip wouldn’t benefit from pedalling downhill like some drivers expect cyclists to do. I have always seen it the same as drivers lifting off the throttle and letting gravity take over

[@outcast5018]

obstical illusion sounds like you already had your drink. i honestly don't know how you drive for a living. i only go to the shops and back 5-10 minuet drive and the ammount of *quack* i across stress me out

[@paulgreen758]

had a great interaction with a policeman today, I knew he was behind me, I was in my RS5, I do indicate ive a special lever that connects from under the boot, he said do I drive like that all the time or because we where behind you? I said ive got dash cam I drive correctly all the time as I was taught to do so

[@robinkey4499]

A GOOD DRIVER CAN MANAGE A MINI ROUNDABOUT AND USE THEM CORRECTLY

[@ianmason.]

There's no need to shout, we can hear you.

[@AtlassGaming]

To be fair i think Obstacle Illusion fits too

[@donmacdon]

I don't know about your part of the world, but our local Lidl also have non alcoholic beverages on sale. 😀

[@MrRegulation109]

Apology for my mistake. During the first few minutes of this video, I thought I heard you say "We NOW have to give cyclists 1.5 metres". But reviewing the video again this morning, I discovered I misheard you, so apologies for my mistake. I think I made this mistake because I have seen many previous videos where you have used this wording including the word "NOW", implying this is due to the recent amended Highway Code, and wasn't the case beforehand. The stipulated overtaking distance in Rule 163 has remain unchanged for many years.

[@grumpyoldpianistplus]

Mini roundabouts should be called 'notional' roundabouts i.e. the IDEA is to treat a blob in the middle of a mini roundabout as a token: IF there is nobody about to use the roundabout, it is quite acceptable to by-pass going around the blob, but if there is someone nearby, indicate and do a fake pass around the blob, not necessaily going fully around!!

[@terry-f2c]

By the time you work that out all traffic has vacated the mini roundabout.

[@grumpyoldpianistplus]

@@terry-f2c You don;t have to spend time at the roundabout trying to work out what I have written: the logicality of the comment should be ingrained in the subconscience and acted upon naturally!

[@micheallastname5772]

Had a guy in a skip lorry eating something with a spoon from a tub whilst going round London, took him a good 10-15 seconds every time the traffic moved or lights changed to get going

[@AndrewWhite-fu7bn]

He skipped breakfast.

[@robertbate5790]

Four trips to Lidl in one edition?? I'm not sure you should admit to that. Someone will interpret that for you, lol 🤣🤣. Watching UK Dashflix and similar, I've come to the conclusion the that there is no highway code anymore except every driver for themselves. So glad I don't drive anymore, 😒😒😒

[@jonsnell4751]

Mini roundabouts. In Australia, you can loose your driving licence, if the driver drives over the painted blob!

[@kevinbrewis6014]

Hope you bought some Exelcior Lager, It's on £2.55 for 4 500ml cans here in the North East.

[@mauriciodiuleilomo7293]

The Merc driver at 6-min must got T-rex hands, a rather common syndrome these days.

[@ryanmitcham5522]

7:11 Wait, I know the driving is rubbish, but you're complaining because the driver is indicating left to parallel park on the left? You think somebody should indicate right to parallel park on the left? 20:44 I'm guessing that truck can't get down that road to go that way after completing the delivery. So he would have to back out if he went in forwards. You'd be the first to complain about him backing out onto the main road, so while what he's doing isn't strictly legal, it actually seems like the safer option. Easier to back into the road and be able to pull out straight after the delivery. I really don't have a problem with him doing that, it's actually a lot safer.

[@mikeos1]

I drive down Ashcombe road every Friday on the way to Lidl, and no, I couldn’t be bothered to do that.that.

[@davechandler6884]

Obsticle illusion, you were right it was in your way !.

[@MadderstheFox]

Unless its changed cigarettes are illegal in vans like that already, unless its privately owned and not associated with any business use

[@minigamers1255]

Hello, second, this is nice Just a question, we’re you in Slough Tesco in your car on Sunday at abt 1 or 2 pm

[@thelondondashcam]

No sorry not me.

[@petehiggins33]

Someone please call the apostrophe police.

[@terry-f2c]

@@petehiggins33 Roxanne, yo'u dont 'ha've t'o ha'ng out the 'red ligh;t ...

[@minigamers1255]

Oh ok, just saw a Kia with a dash cam in there, thought it was you getting a drink

[@doughunt9621]

It is already illegal to smoke in a van unless the van is your own personal van, and even then it may be illegal to smoke if there is a passenger.

[@davidhaslam1056]

You can overtake on a bridge lol. I do it on the severn crossing all the time 😅

[@jaycee330]

18:16 Well, no, as there are two clearly marked "No Entry except for access" signs posted on either side.

[@Holycurative9610]

My uncle, a lorry driver, used to roll his own fags when driving on the motorway and he used to read the paper as well. He'd rest it on the steering wheel, crazy when you think about it but we never seemed to worry so much in the late 1970's and 80's. Nowadays you've got a massive screen in your car which is distracting, along with CD players and 76 knobs and buttons, not like my Mk 3 Cortina🤣🤣

[@terry-f2c]

Nottinghamshire police have a 'Spy HGV' which tracks and catches phone users and other miscreants.

[@Batters56]

25:18 Clearly it’s a roundabout with a local usage pattern. But I can guarantee that the guy in the silver VW is as adamant that you shouldn’t be going right from the lane you are in as you are that his actions are cutting right across.

[@Wolsey67]

The old couple where not crossing the road it is a dropped pavement . You are mistaken.

[@gerhard6105]

Indeed. And we Dutch do not drop it but leave it high, so that is also a speed bump. Then it looks like this: maps.app.goo.gl/MxhzuLk3PnLh2LKm8?g_st=ac

[@heatherhoward2513]

They still did not look anywhere, regardless of what sort of paving it was!

[@suziforester]

Bin those Yellow trousers @Wolsey67

[@davidclarke1520]

I don’t look when i cross the road either, that’s because i use my ears and listen for any cars coming behind me

[@suziforester]

​@@davidclarke1520 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alanclarke4646]

I've seen a pic of Rod Stewart in yellow trousers ( him, not me ).

[@AndrewWhite-fu7bn]

He thought they were sexy.

[@MrMarkg9]

Quite ironically,Tufty Fluffytail wore yellow trousers.

[@angeladormer6659]

I have been told that to drive over a mini roundabout is a traffic offence. We only have 2 police officers for 260 square miles, so never see them. They do use our mothballed police station for their rest breaks. I'm glad I don't have to drive the distances I used to drive for my job any more. I just go shopping and hospital or doctor trips now. I like to be a little independent. 😂😂😂 No wonder you need a drink to wind down 😂😂

[@rodmcleod4805]

The taxi man was probably using the private road to add a few bob on to the meter.. Kenny Everett had a character called Cupid Stunt, didn't he. Either find a different Lidl or give up the drink. Another fine vid featuring the morons of your manor. Well done!

[@neuralwarp]

I can understand having some 20 zones - if the majority of 30 zones become 40 zones.

[@kcu189]

If the overtaking van had said hurty words and mean tweets see how fast the police react.

[@paulwinstone4825]

Are they not committing an offence by smoking in a company owned vehicle? It was banned on 1st July 2007. My employer in Chesterfield sent me a sticker to put in the car that reminds me and colleagues or friends that smoking is not permitted in the car.

[@johncranna9427]

I was reminded earlier that it is an offence if there are two or more in the vehicle. It's not an offence if you're on your own.

[@anoncyclist2131]

ban smoking and driving sheerly for the litter, thats enough for me. i dont think there is a stronger correlation that exists compared to smoking:littering in general

[@liammcallister5850]

Indicating does not mean priority. 25:30 I get annoyed with idiots like that.

[@Mr_Melon007]

If you watch any learning to drive videos they all say to park on the left you / parallel park do what the van does you just got to wait he didn’t do it will but it if he does put the cigarette down he might do it better 😅

[@MRDNRA]

I'd be half tempted to write off 25:35 as the driver realised in that moment how incompetent they themselves were and felt the need to urgently warn everyone around them of that. Just a shame that the same lack of competence would result in them not being self aware enough to actually realise that...

[@letter1014]

With the dash cam footage, you’d be found at fault unfortunately. 50/50 at least.

[@nicholasroberts6954]

If they had Traffic cops on the roads in the numbers they had in the 1960s . . .Ms Reeves could fill her "Black hole" in the national exchequer in a month ! Compare and contrast the attitude of the populace over here and in France. In the French Provinces most drivers are terrified of the traffic cops. Driving down to a camp-site in South-West France about 17 years ago, travelling on a inter-village B road on very flat terrain as twilight onset, the a local driver ahead of me, who was travelling within the speed limit, suddenly and inexplicably jammed his brakes-on and brought his vehicle down to a crawl. The very straight and open road ahead of him was clear for at least 400-500 yards, except for one dark-blue vehicle oncoming. i could hardly make it out. A few moments later it became apparent . . . the oncoming car was Gendarmarie.

[@samkeegan2313]

Have you tried the non-alcoholic booze. The Guinness has a great taste !!! and my sister swears by the non-alcoholic wine. With the passing of father time you have to start minding yourself.

[@melissanewton7462]

Cyclists are not allowed to have their lights flashing whilst in motion according to the highway code only when stopped apparently. I think it shouldn't be allowed all the time.

[@johncranna9427]

Don't know what version of the Highway Code you are reading. The current version says, "Flashing lights are permitted, but it is recommended that cyclists who are riding in areas without street lighting use a steady front lamp."

[@michellesimpson4364]

19:12 I wonder if the brightness of that flashing light affects his visual view?

[@michellesimpson4364]

09:09 no I’d wait like everyone else

[@johnnypsycho9628]

Traffic Merge ,I called it Zipper Merging ,Or the Chuckle Brothers " To me ,To You" for those none speakers London Tongue or doing the Macarena .Teaching people how to drive Tour buses in London .

[@kimothy1701]

Got to agree about smoking while driving. How can you be in full control of a vehicle if one hand is holding a cigarette and smoke billowing around your face and obscuring your vision. How didd you hit the pedestrian sir? I don’t know I didn’t see them because of the smoke in my eyes.

[@bazwdm9354]

I’ve seen drivers holding vapes and steering only with their little finger. Awful.

[@frankstark5713]

It's not the cigarette the driver is crap

[@Debbiestrainsandtoys]

I'm surprised that you haven't been pulled over for DUI Tony

[@Madness832]

4:20: a fastback Mustang. Guessin' maybe '67/'68.

[@DAVIDWENDEN]

Happy Lidl...ing

[@DavidNewmanDr]

On my motorbike, i'm not that bothered about speed bumps. I can go over them without slowing down. A little uncomfortable, but not a big deal. I would also have taken the diversion from the diversion on a motorbike, but only because it might be more interesting.

[@buddie2unow]

2 things, 1) stuff 20 nonsense 2) all cyclists go out of their way to prove they are entitled *****

[@johncranna9427]

The 20 limit from 4:30 to 5:15 is fully justified due to all the parking places immediately adjacent to the road where cars may well have to stop and reverse to get into space. There is no difficulty driving at 20. All villages and towns in Wales are 20 and after a slight adjustment it is quite simple to achieve. At 5:15 the road does not have any parked cars but I guess its better to keep the 20 than have it going up and down.😊

[@kiddywolf1837]

Re- van driver smoking. It’s illegal to smoke in delivery vehicle which could be used by other people.

[@alanclarke4646]

Those flashing lights on bikes are a nightmare. What was wrong with the old ones with a 3 volt Ever Ready battery?

[@QiuEnnan]

The Highway Code clearly says flashing lights are permitted. It saves battery which is important

[@regitetihw84]

Another term for a merge and turn would be a zipper move

[@terry-f2c]

Many countries call them by that name, but 'Merge in Turn' seems so British, although most don't have a clue what to do in that particular manoevre

[@michellesimpson4364]

I thought you had lost your mirror then 11:19