Driving Fail #46 | A Mobility Scooter on the A1

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[@herefordiancammer]

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[@herefordiancammer]

@@richrudemeister I dont think people with demntia are capable of driving a scooter surely? I see people with demntia most days, and they cant even walk to the toilet

[@MartinBarker]

Please stop promoting these scammers, they use the "blockchain" because blockchain, they don't do any decent research hell they don't even get the public MOT data about car's your literally paying money for them to give you less than what you can get for free from the Governments own Website in the UK.

[@ashley_neal]

Just a little update on the first clip thanks to one of my viewers who has emailed with this information. The Audi that we first see is a totally different car than the second one that appears. Go and check it out! I actually think that the first one is an A4 and the second one is an A6, but they have a very similar look. Nice one Matthew!!

[@ibs5080]

Interesting to hear. And now I'm wondering if that's partly what caught the Toyota by surprise. Namely, mixing up a slower moving Audi with an almost identical looking faster one?

[@wibbley1]

Very bad driving by audi, far too fast & rather reckless, however it is a two lane road approaching a roundabout, so perfectly legal to pass on the inside. Silver car, really poor driving, changing lane without any indication (although most peeps indicate as they start the manoeuvre, making indicating pretty pointless) so most likely they did not check rear & side mirrors. Revoke both their licences & make them take a course of lessons & a retest.

[@noooo_safechat2589]

Yeah it’s different, the Audi badge is black on the first car and silver on the second

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

that's mad, proper glitch in the matrix moment.

[@EnglishLaw]

I wondered that. Thanks for confirming that I wasn't having a stroke.

[@alanhindmarch4483]

I must have shaken my head at every clip, the way people drive is absolutely unbelievable.

[@claudspencer1465]

try Italy. They don't look because they are texting and they don't have brakes.

[@RumbleDelta]

Imagine undertaking, speeding _and_ slamming into another car and then having the nerve to act like it was the other driver's fault.

[@R8V10]

I’m not sure but it looks like he’s on his phone at the start of the clip.

[@Cassius.]

Why can the silver car at the start just move to left lane without indicating or checking mirror if there is a car in left lane?

[@arthur1670]

It was his lane

[@thebeatmonkey9]

@@arthur1670 It wasn't "his lane". It was a lane that he was using... poorly. Speeding, undertaking and clearly unable to control the vehicle.

[@arthur1670]

@@thebeatmonkey9 definitely not 100% Mercedes at fault. Other car did not indicate

[@Oligodendrocyte139]

The only way the zipper merge has a chance of being accepted is by a major public advertising campaign. Just like there wasn’t for the Highway Code changes 😊.

[@ibs5080]

Very well put...with a healthy dose of humour.

[@Oligodendrocyte139]

@@ibs5080 I’ve even got a tag line: “Keep it zipped - safer for everyone.” With (in)appropriate video and sound effects. Or “Zip safely - you know what can happen” cut to man with pained expression 😂

[@stevepowell491]

Everyone needs to work together and be patient for merges to work: I've seen endless exampled of people going into the right hand lane to 'get ahead' of people in the left, pushing to be ahead of the other lane of traffic. That's what leads to people in the left refusing to ceed way, sticking nose to bumper to deny merge taffic an opportunity to merge safely. I know that what should happen is that drivers open up the gap so they can easily zip-merge without stopping (unless the traffic has stopped) and on occasion I've seen cars move over to the second lane and stay alongside 'their' space to stop people pushing to the head of the queue. There's also the confusion over if you should merge early or late: The advice seems to be if the traffic is light or flowing quickly, merge early. If it's slow then merge late to give people time to sort out spacing. I'm prone to merge early (but also try to stick to the left most lane when possible) but have learned when there's slow traffic that waiting to merge can be better - but to slow down so I'm not racing ahead - partly because the left lane might be slowed due to traffic leaving the duel carriageway rather than roadworks (so watch the signage!) but also there may be slower moving cars who want to change lanes for (reason) and they don't see you approaching quickly. Basically, if the left lane is slow, it's an idea to slow down as a precaution and to remain 'safe'.

[@alidavemason4417]

It would really help if signs said 'Use both lanes & Merge in in turn' rather than a lane closed symbol.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@stevepowell491 If we're doing it properly, both lanes should be approximately equal length, so in theory, there's no problem with going for the shortest line. The problem is the propensity of the majority to go early to the non-merging lane, then the lane police can jump into action. Already stated, publicity is a large part of the solution. We have large "Merge in Turn" signs here on the A354 and people still get crabby about it.

[@meterspoor]

I'll interpret the "keep safe everyone" at the end as "don't drive on the A1 with your mobility scooter" here

[@_Steven_S]

​@@ts757arsethe best (worst?) one for me is the e-moped being ridden by someone in shorts, flipflops and no lid along the M8 at Friday peak time last summer. What should've been an hour tops journey home ended up being over 3 as the police tried to stop the rider. 😢

[@ditch3827]

Mobility scooters are perfectly entitled to be on dual carriageways, though do require a flashing amber beacon, which I did not see in this case. It is the responsibility of drivers to avoid hitting them.

[@matta5160]

Exactly probably no worse than when a psycho cyclist decides to use a dual carriageway which they are allowed to do.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

​@@matta5160I prefer it. Much easier as a cyclist, just take primary and let the cars use the alternate lane to overtake. Cuntish drivists still try and pass in your lane though. It's why I don't even bother gesticulating these days, just take the footage and submit to OP Snap.

[@ditch3827]

@@matta5160 or a pedestrian or a horse rider. Unless it is a motorway, dual carriageways are shared spaces for all types of road user.

[@danjoedanny]

Almost knocking someone down so you can get in the McDonalds driver through first. What a dope

[@bws833]

Agree, the pedestrian had started to cross before the van started it's turn. Priorities!!!

[@ianmason.]

Speaking on behalf of every parent with functioning tastebuds: There might be some excuse if it was to _avoid_ getting forced to go to McDonalds!

[@mikecook6104]

Mcdonald's is life......literally

[@meredith2803]

Yeah going into anywhere like that I would have taken that turn slower. You expect people to be walking about.

[@Bin-The-L-Plates]

So that’s why it’s called fast food….

[@PedroConejo1939]

It seems that there are still lots of drivers who incorrectly believe pedestrians must give way to cars at all times. Of course, that doesn't mean pedestrians can ignore their own lights. Absolutely true that the chances of that increase in wet weather.

[@joncurtis199]

The driver did exactly what was reasonably expected of them in the face of a pedestrian who had no respect or courtesy for other road users.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@joncurtis199 Making a pedestrian stop for you when you turn the wrong way into a one-way street and nearly running over a pedestrian when you turn into a car park is _not_ reasonable from the drivers or a lack of courtesy or respect from the pedestrians. I'm not sure you understand my comment.

[@joncurtis199]

@@PedroConejo1939 i think i assumed different clips. Im talking about 8:36.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@joncurtis199 Yeah. That's the bit I covered with "that doesn't mean pedestrians can ignore their own lights" but I could have written that better.

[@matta5160]

Difference is that the red and green man at a crossing is not a legal requirement purely advisory a driver running a red light is a offense although commonly observed in my area

[@djhworld_]

It's very sad that the van driver pulling into McDonalds doesn't even check to see if the guy is ok.

[@andrewnorris5415]

That clips shows exactly what the new hierarchy of vulnerable users is all about. Driver should have looked out for the man and slowed down.

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

Van driver also failed to give way to the cam car and ped

[@David-sw2fn]

Yeah this is appalling driving. Going into a McDonald’s- stunned that there might be pedestrians about🤦🏻‍♂️.

[@pifko87]

@@andrewnorris5415 "BuT iTs DaNgErOuS tO sToP aT jUnCtIoNs!"

[@MartinBarker]

​@@andrewnorris5415 That Van was stopped because of oncoming traffic just not for long at that point it was the driver was just driving without due care an attention, did not notice a dude in High vis on the road, that Mc Donald's is near Horsforth Leeds and is a rife with impatient drivers don't know why if it's the residents or something else causing it problems it is on one of the major Leeds City Loop Roads though.

[@andrewgrant6516]

Get behind the mobility scooter, hazards on, match speed, call the police. Whether he's taken a wrong turn and is terrified and confused, or stubbornly oblivious, he needs help getting to safety, and keeping others safe from his erratic behaviour. Probably the most satisfying job the traffic police will be called to that day. Home in time for Countdown.

[@obscureinception8302]

As it seems to be a section of the A1, rather than the A1M, legally, the only thing that the mobility scooter seems to have done wrong is that it doesn't have a flashing amber light. From a safety point of view, it is potentially an issue though, and you are correct that the 'driver' may have taken a wrong turn.

[@maskedavenger2578]

The only thing that mobility scooter was doing wrong on the A1 was ,not holding a commanding position in his own lane ,to prevent other vehicles just brushing them aside in their own lane ,when overtaking . All the other drivers were impatient & speeding & going way faster than 8 mph which is already a hell of a pace . That white van man was absolutely homicidal ,overtaking the scooter in its own lane ,instead of moving into an overtaking lane to make a safe overtake. The disabled scooter pilot can’t win ,if they stick to the sidewalks & pedestrian areas they have to put with pedestrians ,& baby buggy’s that rush around getting in their way . If they go onto the road ,they have to put up with numpties ,who want to travel at mad speeds above 8 mph .

[@paulstevens9409]

​@maskedavenger2578 Strange comment, I hope its sarcasm 😂

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@paulstevens9409 Yes you sussed it correct ,it was tongue in cheek ,I was obviously taking the pi55 .

[@RD-ht6go]

@@obscureinception8302 Yeah I remember Highway Code also said mobility scooter should have ambers.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

HOW FAST was that van driver attempting to enter the McDonnalds car park? He must have floored the accelerator!

[@Jameseos]

The clip at 7:07 was my clip. Thanks for featuring. Just a note he had a woman and a young child in the vehicle. My impression was that the driver was doing it for fun to try and entertain the kid perhaps. If so its still very dangerous. I let them overtake further up, in-case something was happening, but they drove normally for around 15 minutes afterwards, so I think they were just dangerously messing around.

[@ashley_neal]

Thanks for sending in and the further information! 👊

[@gingernutpreacher]

I was taught bit by someone 20 year's ago as a way to get people to let you past

[@TheGrinningSkull]

People do this when they feel the car in front of them is going slower. So act as if it’s like the safety car of an F1 race and start weaving behind it.

[@thomaselliot2257]

I have just sent a comment that that happened to me in my Fiesta when the rear anti roll bar snapped while i was driving and I was swinging to and fro as I drove along before I got to a garage . Though obviously this was not the case in your clip.

[@gingernutpreacher]

@@thomaselliot2257 I hope you drove slower?

[@Ben31337l]

9:09 I was revising for my HGV test not too long ago, and you are allowed to ride a mobility scooter on dual carriageways so long as it is fitted with a flashing beacon. Tell you what, it's not like a flashing light would be able to save you in the event of a tyre blowout.

[@user-mp1br6yh1g]

Fiesta has bent a track-rod end due to a collision with pothole or kerb, and trying to get home with the front wheels pointing in slightly different directions. It's called the death wobble. Can also happen if track-rod end left unlocked after a wheel alignment.

[@obscureinception8302]

No one should be trying to get a car that steers like that home other than on the back of a tow truck.

[@user-mp1br6yh1g]

@@obscureinception8302 I'd still rather have him behind me than your typical Audi/BMW driver.

[@Simon-xc5oy]

I once knew a numpty that used to drive like this in order to be cool and impress girls. It was back in the early 90s and he had a Vauxhall Nova. Not long after passing his test as well. Sometimes we would go out in the car with him instead of in mine, up to places like Newcastle or the Metrocentre. On one of these trips when my girlfriend was with me in his car, along with one of his mates he started to swerve back and fourth across the road while laughing like an idiot. It scared the crap out of me, as the car was loaded with four people, and the inertia and weight was obviously more than when it was just him. He thought it was funny and cool. He started doing this swerve trick over and over again, over the coming weeks, so in the end I stopped getting in the car with him. He thought it was impressive and in the end I stopped hanging around with him, due to him turning into a total A hole. About a month after I last spoke to him, I learned he had wrapped the Nova round another car, bounced off and hit a wall while speeding and swerving in a back lane, in order to impress more girls...He got nicked for it and lost his license for a while.....

[@user-mp1br6yh1g]

@@obscureinception8302 And I suppose nobody should put a yoghurt pot into the recycling without first peeling off the label so that the paper and plastic can be recycled separately?

[@obscureinception8302]

@@user-mp1br6yh1g Do you seriously think that the two are comparable? What do you think the safety implications are of someone mixing recyclable and non recyclable waste? Ideally, people should make sure that they separate recyclable hate properly (when too many fault do so it can make the difference between waste being recycled or the whole lot going to landfill or other forms of waste disposal. Even if you weren't already aware that a lot of waste that is supposedly going to recycling plants ends up in landfill purely because people think it doesn't matter if they don't sort it well, the safety issue alone should be enough for you to understand how pathetic your post is - but since you posted it, it's obvious that isn't the case.

[@matthewfickling4441]

This reminds me of when I saw someone walking a pram on the single carriageway section of the A1 in Northumberland. They were walking in the same direction as traffic as well.

[@bobotett4320]

1:55 that roundabout in Wigan I know very well and that happens all the time there and its always that left lane that that drivers do that in as well. And its happened to me many times there.

[@markwright3161]

I'm glad you mentioned the speed for the clip starting at 2:24. 40 mph next to a line of stationary traffic. Not prepared for anything appearing from between vehicles. Driving down the closing lane at too high a speed will also result in more people believing it's solely self-centred intentions behind the move. If you're actually about improving flow, you will match your speed to other traffic where possible, and a 40 mph difference isn't that. Too many take your advice to drive to the front and fixate on that, instead of being prepared for traffic to start moving and looking to match the speed of a gap to slot into before they get there. You can continue to drive in the closing lane until the end, but if you pace a space you will eliminate all possible conflict when you get there, and only that truly improves flow for everyone.

[@richardharvey1732]

Hi Ashley, another very interesting video, my answer to your question about the speed of that driver is that it was not excessive!, the other traffic was moving slowly and any deviation would have been visible in time to take evasive action, it was however clearly showing some lack of consideration for those other drivers and could have provoked some adverse reaction. It must be noted that calm consideration of other road users is not conditional on their good behaviour, bad behaviour does not justify aggression and is not an excuse for dangerous driving which would have been the case for any car swerving into the path of the passing car. Cheers, Richard.

[@jindre7547]

4:30 Waggoner’s Roundabout always fills me with dread

[@murdochm4847]

Re your last clip. Time was when there were traffic lights just north of the Wetherby roundabout on the A! which went to red to allow the farmer to take his herd of cows across the road for milking. Problem was that the lights were just around the left hand bend as you came off the roundabout to go north to Ripon or Darlington. The road surface was not all that clean either, so you had to take care that you left extra space between you and the vehicle in front to account for the "brown lubricant" that almost certainly was on your tyres.

[@iamjoestafford]

7:19 That's not a national speed limit road Ashley - it's posted later on as a 40, and you can see the faded marks on the road at one point. My guess is that the Fiesta driver is frustrated at the cammer keeping to the speed limit, but rather than the usual tailgating, he's 'warming the tyres' like he is behind the Formula 1 safety car!

[@richardboon5637]

I always find merge in turn in these situations where you have travelled a fair distance, just requires a nice steady decrease to almost walking speed as you near the merge. Vary rarely have i 'triggered' anyone doing it this way. If it does I just let them continue and slot in beind them. Makes little difference to me as I have already made good progress anyway. 🙂

[@manu-tonyo9654]

Exactly, They should have slowed to merging speed when the cones became visible to close the lane and aligned their car with a gap.

[@izzard]

Exactly! And, just to add to this, what I usually do is pick a car well in advance and match its speed as closely as possible for the zip. If it slows/stops, I do too. That way everyone can see where I'm slotting in. Works every time. The worst thing you can do - if the other lane stops - is try to go one car further up the queue, just because you can. (Admittedly it has taken me nearly 30 years to figure out how to get it right.)

[@silasfatchett7380]

One day, denying a merge in turn should become an offence, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@izzard]

@@silasfatchett7380 Well it sort of already is. It (just about) qualifies as the offence of "Careless or inconsiderate driving". But no-one is ever likely to be prosecuted for it unless it causes a collision.

[@cynic-al]

Once I had a huge queue in the left lane stretching so far back it was blocking a junction so a good chunk of the people in the queue were waiting for the junction. A load of cars including myself were meandering up lane 2 to the merge in turn. A car pulled out behind me and followed me up the road. When we got to the end we were going walking pace, a guy left a gap for me so I slowly started to filter in when the car behind me swerved into it and under took me. The guy behind widened the gap to let me in again. As I started to filter in the guy that undertook me started flagging me. The traffic stopped so I pulled along side and wound the window down to ask what was wrong. I'm in no way aggressive or confrontational as a person but I genuinely didn't know what I had done wrong. I was thinking there was something wrong with the car or I'd done something without even knowing I'd done it. The driver wouldn't wind his window down or look at me but the passenger was screaming and gesturing. Sadly I couldn't hear as their window was was shut. We were all stationary and all of a sudden the driver just floored it and smashed straight into the back of the car infront. His excuse was because I tried to push in 🤷‍♂️ I never did find out why he undertook and swore at me. Its not like I was the only person doing it, doing anything wrong or being pushy 🤷‍♂️ Strange people around.

[@ianmason.]

Yeah, the differential speed in the merge-in-turn at 2:22 with the queue was a bit on the fast side. When passing any queue I aim to be going slowly enough relative to the queue that I can stop in time if the next car in front of me were to pull out without prior warning. Personally I'd have slotted in behind the white Audi at 2:30; often what makes these merge-in-turn situations become fraught is not taking an easy gap when it presents itself and looking like you're rushing past the queue rather than looking like you're hunting for a safe gap.

[@seansmith1234]

Ironically they end up further back in the queue than if they had chosen the gap you've suggested in the first place!

[@ianmason.]

@@seansmith1234 It's often the case that considered, carefully paced driving gets you there sooner than 'fast' pushy driving.

[@guinnog2]

It isn't a queue. It's a road.

[@ianmason.]

@@guinnog2 Err, can you not see all the cars queuing towards the width restriction? You can't merge in turn with a road, the tarmac would squash you.

[@OB1KXB]

at a merge in turn, you're not "hunting for a safe gap", you're moving ahead to the obstruction to merge there. you don't close a zipper 1 tooth at a time whenever they happen to line up, do you?

[@ibs5080]

At around 5:23 with the oncoming Range Rover encroaching on the cammers side in order to pass a cyclist: No doubt these are also the kinds of drivers that try to push you into overtaking a cyclist when you are patiently waiting behind the cyclist because there simply isn't room. I refuse to be pressured in this way or compromise the safety of the cyclist, myself or any oncoming vehicle. I wonder whether these drivers are even aware of the minimum required passing distance to give to cyclists.

[@laceandwhisky]

The horse traiker clip yep should of waited for longer gap but be aware you cant do 0-60 mph in four secinds with a horse in the back they are not strapped in and do not lock their legs until underway hence give em a chance to pull out safely. When i see this even for hgvs i slow down flashy lights and give ground. Easy as that. Look ahead few hundred feet not just in front of your vehicle . The pedestrian crossing tell tell sign was car on left had not gone when light changed. The driver on the right should ask himself/herself what is going on at this crossing and slowed down to se if it was clear.😊

[@_Shadbolt_]

8:50 I'm pretty sure this was just straight-up attempted murder.

[@_Shadbolt_]

He just accelerates at him and I'm not sure why. Does he think he has some sort of priority. I don't think he does. Seems more like just nobheads in a van being nobheads, a tale as old as time.

[@duvvleton2913]

He was lookin at me (cammer) tryin to get in there before i did, dunno why cos there wasnt even a queue and you can see whether there is or not coming from both directions

[@horrortackleharry]

So for the clip starting at 2:23- yes, I think 40mph was a little too fast to be zipping past in lane 2. But on the positive, having got to the front of the queue, the cammer didn't insist on or bully a 1:1 merge- s/he was ok with 3 or 4 cars going by before merging themselves, so I say fair play.

[@shm5547]

Fair play? They purposely didn’t use the lovely gap behind the white Audi and tried to force their way into the nonexistent space in front of it. Quite frankly, being a bit belligerent.

[@TheTomco11]

The white audi should've allowed them to merge in turn but it was obvious they wouldn't, looks to me like the cammer was looking for trouble

[@jastat]

Ugh. It's quite simple. Use all available road space, all lanes until merge point, then use the zip method. Cammer did the right thing, mostly everyone else is just stupid. There are no lines to read between here, no etiquette or manners to be concerned with, just follow the rules they are very clear

[@lovelybitofsquirrel]

Yeah I had second hand anxiety watching them zip past that queue, you never know when someone is going to pull out!

[@raymondbenjamins5884]

@@jastat While that is what should happen, it clearly isn't what does happen. If you just stick to the letter of the rules 100% of the time, without any anticipation, your driving is no better than the people not allowing the merge. It was clear they weren't going to let the cammer in, so why antagonize them, instead of just slotting in one of the spaces before?

[@kramshiron]

The narrowing of 2 lane’s into 1 should be marked every time with signs saying use both lanes & merge in turn every 150 metres or so. It’s because the outer lane doesn’t get used to its full capacity problems arise people think they are cutting in after queuing like sheep in lane 1 way back.

[@_Steven_S]

There is roadworks at a section of the main road through the town where it goes 2 lanes in either direction to 1 lane contraflow. They've replaced the "lane closing" signs from 800 to 200 yards with signs that read "when queuing use both lanes" at around 100m intervals on the LHS footpath and on the central island. At peak times, the queue is usually 2 miles back across multiple roundabouts and controlled junctions because mostly everyone has a phobia of driving in lane 1 anyway

[@brianfunt2619]

I do think "when queueing use both lanes" is better because when the traffic is freely flowing it's better to merge early rather than in turn

[@johnfh]

Very instructive as always!

[@lebowskii98_9]

Merging: it would be nice to have some hard rules in place. Something like, if second lane is free, use that lane to prevent long tailbacks leading to disruption on other roads. Where there is traffic in both lanes, neither lane has priority; vehicles from each lane must merge one after the other.

[@RichO1701e]

You forgot to use the SaRcAsM fOnT 😂

[@lovelybitofsquirrel]

I thought these were the rules - it most likely says this in the highway code and if not it is common sense

[@HarmonicaMustang]

9:06 Dual carriageways: Narrower, free-for-all motorways with T-junctions for sliproads.

[@FlooringIT]

Hi just a quick point on the mobility scooter on the A1. Although it doesn't look to be the case here you can ride a class 3 mobility scooter on the A1 or dual carriage way as long as it has a flashing Amber light. You can also ride pedal powered vehicles unless there is a sign explicitly prohibiting it. Also merging in with cones, got to be a German car owner 😉

[@jhferu]

Well yes... It's not a motorway is the *A*1. Looking on Google Maps, there doesn't appear to be any restrictions. Also, looking on Google Maps, it looks like it would be very easy to accidentally get onto the A1 without any easy way out.

[@smilerbob]

Nice selection of learning points this time round and the biggest I can see is to knock a few Mph off the speed when approaching a crossing with a green light. Your cammer stopped in time but with the poor conditions the tyres could’ve easily slipped more than they did, even woth ABS

[@scrivsid]

It may surprise you to know that (a) my tyres did not slip one iota in the deceleration, and (b) my braking effort was not such that ABS was triggered. I stopped in time at a safe distance from the pedestrian, despite her walking straight across my path. I think that makes my speed consistent with the weather conditions and appropriate approaching the crossing. Maybe your comment reflects something about your driving that you need to address... after all, you do say my footage is your biggest learning point.

[@smilerbob]

@@scrivsid There was no surprise to me for point a or point b as I could tell from the clip that was the case. Unfortunately my use of the written word can occasionally be ambiguous, and at times unclear as to the full intentions of what I was trying to say to which I apologise My comment was more aimed at drivers who don’t adjust their speed in wet conditions or for traffic conditions. You clip highlighted perfectly why that is important to keep speed slower as the pedestrian crossed without any concern for what was around I would say though that for me personally, I would’ve already been slowing more purely due to the pedestrian that was crossing right to left and the requirement to not overtake a vehicle giving way to pedestrians on the crossing, but that is me and how I drive which will always be different to how others drive 👍 Take care out there

[@scrivsid]

@@smilerbob Thanks for the clarification. But please look again - the car on the left was correctly positioned i.e. not obstructing the crossing, but note that this was not "giving way to pedestrians on the crossing" but instead was waiting for the queue ahead to move which it did after I had stopped. And as Ashley, again correctly, says in another reply (not his exact words...) - where there are two or more distinct lanes and the vehicles in one are stationary (queuing), those in the other lane can go (on Green)... they are not, in this instance, "overtaking". Ashley says I could have gone "a tad" slower, but also acknowledges that I did actually stop. I dunno - "a tad" slower wasn't needed here, but if it had been an electric scooter zipping across in front of me then "a tad" wouldn't have been nearly enough, probably... but should one drive to cater for every eventuality? That's a whole other discussion. ATB

[@nxmiles]

​@@scrivsidand that always happens at that roundabout. people turning left are tailed back and straight is clear and all the town/asda pedestrians just take every spot they can think without considering the lights for the cars are green. deadly combination.

[@robg521]

2:47 merge in turn, yep it was the speed at which the camer came down in the outside lane that helped to trigger the white car, the camer’s body language speed is hinting that he wants to get as far ahead as possible to beat the traffic so to get as far down the queue as possible. The white car was already trying to hog both lanes so he was already giving the message that he had no intention of giving way. So no surprise all round as to what happened next. If the camer had slowly and calmly coasted down in the outside lane I suspect that the white car might have been less aggressive [but he still might not have wanted to give way anyway🤔]

[@kiradotee]

7:02 "they're warming the tyres up in their fiesta" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Preparing for an overtake 😂😂😂

[@lopic_david02]

When I was walking with my friend, we did something rlly stupid a few weeks ago. Ran across a 50mph dual carriageway but there were traffic lights and one driver stopped for us (it was green for car traffic and we weren't on the road yet). So as soon as he let us go, we crossed and a lot of cars came and honked and swore at us. I can understand that, but letting me go across a 50mph dual carriageway when its green for car traffic is ridiculous. But I can admit, what I did was not acceptable at all.

[@ibs5080]

The first clip prior to the intro. As well as undertaking, the Audi didn't drive in a consistent manner or at a consistent speed. Initially they were relatively slow and then suddenly sped up considerably. This must have been a factor in catching out the Toyota by surprise. Wonder also what speed the Audi was ultimately doing in relation to the speed limit. Agreed though that the Toyota didn't do the best job either.

[@R8V10]

Looks like he could be on his phone initially.

[@ibs5080]

@@R8V10 That's what I was thinking without even seeing it. Slow whilst on the phone and then back up to the usual "Audi cruising speed" thereafter.

[@RichO1701e]

​@@ibs5080as a biker who calls out other bikers for unsafe riding, I always say that if you're the one speeding and driving/riding unpredictably, you don't get to complain about other road users not seeing you.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@RichO1701e Absolutely.

[@EnglishLaw]

Nope. It was a different car. Yes it looks similar but the car at the start wasn't the one that crashed.

[@Zeem4]

That last clip is my neck of the woods - the Coddington junction's only a couple of miles from my house. If there's going to be a mobility scooter on the A1 anywhere, of course it's going to be Newark.

[@MartinBarker]

That Mc Donald's in Headingly Leeds, i don't know if it's the residents around there but so few people check the very active footpath before just barreling into that Mc Donald's and you get a lot of people walking round there it's quite close to a lot of houses and an office industrial estate

[@McGubbins42]

On the merge-in-turn clip, I think if traffic is flowing freely through the confined space, you should aim to keep that happening. Going up to the cones and then trying to merge is disrupting traffic, not helping it flow. At 02:29 we see a big gap before the white Audi so that's where the camera car should have merged.

[@Ginger_Dalek]

The clip with the boat was super. Smashing. Great. Look what they could've won 🎯

[@BuggsK100RS]

Happens Regularly on the A180 just coming into Grimsby lots of Cycles too it can be a VERY dangerous with all the HGV traffic on there

[@andyuk2010]

7:55 recognise St Ives anywhere. Taking my Model S through that town was a fun experience! :)

[@LukeTR2000]

With the Ford Fiesta and the dodgy steering, I took my car to the garage on Friday and quite frankly I'm glad I did. On the way there I was fighting with the steering and it was becoming very difficult to keep it centred on the road. I later was informed that the lower control arm bushings had deteriorated and were most likely the cause of the issue. Though now the part has been replaced I'm not completely convinced it was all that was wrong. I reckon it was exaggerating another issue somewhere else since the problem has improved but not completely gone away. All I can say is it's not fighting me. I'll drive it on a long journey on Friday and then I'll be coming back with a total of 214 mile trip. I'll know by the end I'll know whether the problem has sorted itself out or not.

[@Simon-xc5oy]

It looked more to me like he was doing the swerving on purpose. In one part of the clip you can see him yanking the wheel one way then the other. He is either drunk, high or just being an idiot. I once knew a pillock that would serve like that on purpose to be clever and or scare people he had in the car with him. It got so bad I ended up never getting in his car again and stopped hanging around with him. Sometime later I found out that he had crashed in a back lane, damaged another car and lost his license for a while doing the same trick. So when I saw that video it brought back those memories, as it was exactly like the stupid stunts he used to pull.....

[@ibs5080]

That last clip with the mobility scooter on the A1! Not sure of the specifics but I know some categories of these scooters are road legal. HOWEVER - Even if legal in this case, highly dangerous! I wonder if this is a regular route for that person! And I'm waiting for someone to comment they should be riding facing against the traffic as it's "safer"! This clip also highlights the importance of realising that dual carriageways have additional dangers to motorways even though the speed limits are often the same.

[@gareth14111984]

Yup, legal, but scary on those roads... most probably a regular route to save battery dying on the 'old' road..

[@thecentralscrutinizer1758]

When I was a kid back in the 70s there used to be public information films on tv. Many would be motoring related. They'd tell people how to use box junctions, how to negotiate roundabouts and how to read road signs etc. I think they are desperately needed today because a huge percentage of drivers are utterly clueless.

[@shm5547]

9:10 yep, legally you need a flashing amber light to use a class 3 mobility scooter on a dual-carriageway. I always use a bright flashing light when cycling on one too (although not a legal requirement).

[@toxlaximus3297]

He also needs brain examination.

[@LeHazy]

correction at 7:05, it was a 40mph road. Still not the best idea to do that, but y'know.

[@thomascundy5665]

There are some situations a mobility scooter would be on a dual carriageway. Maybe a video showing these or talking about it and what the mobility scooter user should be doing. Just to give viewers warning of what to expect (amber flashing light, positioning etc) Thanks for all the work you do. Once my wheelchairs dash cam is in place and I have some driving fails (daily) I will send them in 😅

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

Just because something is legal, doesn't make it a good idea.

[@thomascundy5665]

@@MrEdrftgyuji true, someone may come across it and (not on dual carriageways, but other roads) due to poor design by the council and lack of drop down kerbs, I have to use the road in an electric wheelchair. It is purely bad design and drop down kerbs on one side and have to travel further down for the opposite drop down kerb.

[@123MondayTuesday]

The mobility scooter is permitted on A1 as long as they keep left and only stay on for less than 2 junctions

[@peterwright9546]

Correct only higher up it changes to A1m then they are not allowed.

[@petercaryspecialistadi1636]

There used to be a gent who took his Sinclair C5 up and down the A303 dual carriageway between Wincanton and Zeals but he did have an orange flashing light but much braver than I an ADI with 30 years experience now

[@rsmith8875]

Merge in turn - cammer did seem to be going a bit quicker than was possibly ideal.

[@rsmith8875]

Surprised nobody tried to straddle both lanes to prevent the cammer getting past.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

@@rsmith8875 To me it looked like the citroen was tryii ng to do that

[@georgenewlands9760]

Not only going too fast but also had several opportunities to move left before they reached the cones. I have no problem with people using all of the right hand lane but I do dislike drivers who race up to the last possible merge point an try to bully their way in, just to be a couple of car-lengths further down the road.

[@ethelmini]

Way too fast. If the lane closure is already signalled you should be aiming to merge as soon as possible with minimal adjustment of speed & keeping a safe distance. Belt up to the end of the lane and you'll slow the traffic more to let you in, causing a bigger tailback. Doubtless they were feeling superior that others didn't know the "rule" the were exploiting as they passed several bigger gaps than the one somebody had to create specially for them.

[@paul756uk2]

​@@georgenewlands9760yes, everyone else did the decent thing. This guys intention was to get as far up front as possible. I don't mind admitting it but this type of driving really p****s me off.

[@pluggedinpete]

The bloke that nearly got wiped out at Maccys just proves that High Vis is next to pointless

[@kevinsmyth9598]

High vis or not is irrelevant, than van driver didn’t care who was there he’s going through, I’ve had drivers do this to me when I was driving a 43 ft bus. If he can’t see that then an I test is in order.

[@giraffecat]

Without the high viz he might have been knocked down.

[@broadsword6650]

His binman's trousers saved him! 😂

[@pluggedinpete]

@@giraffecat I think it was his own quick reactions that saved him, the hi vis was completely irrelevant.

[@pluggedinpete]

@@kevinsmyth9598 kind of my point right there. you could light up like a christmas tree and some drivers won't see you.

[@antonypalmer5804]

I think that there needs to be advisory adverts on TV, Explaining that merging in turn is what you are meant to do. I honestly think that many drivers don't understand this and just think that the car in the closing lane is taking liberties. Once when me and a friend were driving back to work from Portsmouth we found our way blocked by a yacht on its side. It was blocking all 3 lanes of the motorway. I wish I had a dash cam.

[@JonnyUnforeseen]

Impatience is the root of all evil on our roads.

[@ItzJNazz]

While I agree to some extend, uneducated drivers are arguably a bigger hazard. People overestimating their driving ability combined with other drivers who tend to go 10-50 under the limit. Some people *really* shouldn't be allowed to drive.

[@syrus3k]

The boat one was interesting.. It'd be worth doing a video on towing as there's lots of critical advice people don't know about..

[@ianemery2925]

Years ago, I was driving along what was then a dual carriageway in the dark towards Defford, near Pershore, Worcestershire; in the outside lane - to stay clear of the pub car park exit; there is a bridge over the railway line to a village on the other side, where the dual carriageway ended, and the speed drops to 40 MPH. Anyway, 70mph, in the dark, came over the brow of the bridge and there is a similar guy on a mobility scooter IN the outside lane. . . To this day, I do not know how I missed him; or why he thought being there was a good idea.

[@richardgiles2484]

If I'm on a one-way street, I always assume someone will come the wrong way 😂

[@mrblablablabla]

1:32 look how long it takes before the cammer gets passed on the right after breaking. Seems like there was enough room to go around. If only the cammer had anticipated a bit better. Always a good idea to check if there’s space to move over whenever there’s a possibility of joining traffic onto the lane you’re on.

[@josephf467]

Agreed they certainly did ‘have any another option’

[@margaretnicol3423]

We need one big blast for one week where all police are sent out on traffic duty and all traffic lights are fitted with charging cameras. Ages ago I saw a video on Australian police riding around on motorcycles who drove up beside people on their phones and gave them an instant ticket. Why can't we do that?

[@electronJarvs]

The police have done stuff like this in HGV vehicles and new AI cams are been trialled I think

[@Cornz38]

No, you put a massive, sharp metal spike in the middle of the steering wheel. You watch the standard of driving improve then!!!

[@smilerbob]

@@Cornz38A Tullock Spkie 👍

[@Cornz38]

@@smilerbob That's the one.

[@nicjansen230]

The thing about merging late to increase flow is obviously that people think you're just impatient, so I always slow down much earlier I think it's similar here in the Netherlands... a difference of 25 mph would be considered safe for an emergency vehicle driving on the hard shoulder here, so if the rest is standing still (like quite a few in the video here 2:24 ) then the limit should be 25 (and not 40) mph. Driving past with a 25 mph difference right before having to merge comes across as wanting to cut in line, so instead I would lightly press the brake till the difference in speed is at most 25 mph and then not press the pedals (except for the clutch if needed) till the speed difference is like 3 mph, waiting to find a gap near the end but not all the way at the end. (There were 2 viable gaps at 2:28 and 2:31 . If you read the script, the ones in front from there don't want our viewer to merge and the one in between would only have allowed it if our viewer had promptly merged) I think my method does increase flow and safety as it allows for others behind me to slow gradually and follow me finding a gap cleanly. However, I do occasionally get someone moving as to say "stay back, you're cutting in line"... and I also find that some people are so impatient that they accelerate sharply once I'm halfway done merging only to cause a fuss when they merge 50-100 yards later or even crossing the markings on the road. Most do find a spot behind me in a controlled manner and most do appreciate me not whizzing past like quite a few others would

[@kenbrown2808]

that'[s roughly the same practice I do. use the lane at about a walking pace, and settle into a gap about 4 or 5 cars back from the merge point; then merge at the appropriate point. sometimes it brings people into a merging in turn pattern, and sometimes, the rest still merge early or try to barge to the head of the line. addendum: but when I do that, the whole queue ahead of me starts moving faster, because nobody is jockeying for position at the merge point.

[@marklittler784]

There's a major road sign just through the lights after the bus shelter it's quite possible the Toyota was reacting to that and making due progress for the speed limit such that they weren't expecting any one to be coming up on their left and certainly not gaining on them at any great speed.

[@seprishere]

I do very often see, at a local major roundabout, people in the lane for "Government offices, Semiconductor factory" who aren't going to either. Sometimes they duly go up the lane and go round, quite a few actually change lane at the last minute!

[@ditch3827]

9:21 Mobility scooters are perfectly entitled to be on dual carriageways, though do require a flashing amber beacon, which I did not see in this case. It is the responsibility of drivers to avoid hitting them.

[@ditch3827]

@@blotski The danger of course comes from the drivers, so all the more reason why we should all take greater care when there are more vulnerable road users around.

[@KXXULADavidOC]

that 2nd clip wow, would not have expected that, scary, your viewer did a great job avoiding that

[@djjoshuahall]

If it’s slow in the left lane and clear in the merge lane I don’t really go much faster than the slow traffic as you can get people pulling out without looking

[@beastlyfitzy]

Never had an issue going right up to a merge in turn at a sensible speed. That being said, I've never bolted at high speed up to the cones. Maybe people think that if you're going at a slower speed you're not trying to push in.

[@thesweeney80]

This has got to be the craziest collection of clips so far. There was a fella doing 100mph on Richard Kelly drive yesterday, overtaking into oncoming traffic... He was still taking more care than some of these nutters.

[@ibs5080]

At around 8:39 I have a question about this. It's in regards to the zig zag lines on approach to these pedestrian controlled lights. As is the case with zebra crossings, no overtaking the lead vehicle on the approach to a crossing, right? So what happens in a scenario where it's a light controlled crossing such as this and the light is green. How to handle in respect of that no overtaking rule? To me it would make sense to abide by that. But what if the left hand lane is stationary and your lane on the right is clear? Would it then be acceptable to initially drive up to the crossing point and either stop or slow to a crawl, check for pedestrians crossing against their red light and if clear, continue, even if this involves overtaking the lead vehicle in the other lane that in the meantime can't go anywhere?

[@georgelane6350]

40 mph approaching a merge in turn is reasonable,even past stationary traffic. However, I usually come completely off of the accelerator about 200m before the merge point to very gradually decelerate to crawling about 50m prior to the merge. This allows me to line up a gap early and allow the other drivers to make space.

[@adrianhall6769]

Nice clips Ashley! Inparticular the gentlemen crossing the road in McDonald's. Still a lot of road users are completely unaware of the new rules. Personally I would have perhaps crossed 10 yds further into the car park where there are very faint zebra crossing markings (not that clear) in the car park.

[@Doofnut040tv]

Love seeing my own city with standard driving ability on display in the first 30 seconds

[@type17]

4:45 There's a real issue among careless drivers, which can be classified as 'follow the leader' - the car in front goes ahead (at a roundabout as above, turning right without a filter arrow, or overtaking a stopped bus or slower vehicle, such as a tractor) and the careless driver just follows on without checking, on the assumption that they're pretty close behind the car in front, and it was safe for them to go...

[@GreboGent]

That blue fiesta wobbling around, could be they recentlyish passed, just had new tyres fitted but they’re used to motorbike and think they have to give the tyres a good scrubbing lol, or maybe a mechanic taking it for a test drive to determine where some noise is coming from?

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

There's one that used to go down the Princess Parkway in Manchester.

[@FatRakoon]

Just a side-note. The Sponsor made me think of this, but I bought a used SAAB 93 a few years ago. it had 80k on the clock and looked in great condition. So, I grabbed it. I love SAAB and always wanted one, and yeah I know its basically a Vectra, but so what? Anyway, the dealer would only give me a 30 day warranty and on day 33 ( 3 days AFTER the warranty ran out ) it jumped into limp mode... After a lot of messing about , I got a emchanic mate to check it out and as it turns out the entire top end of the engine had to be rebuilt. He had hell tryign to get the sludge out of the engine, the swirl flaps and the ECG and the XYZ and whatever the hell else it had on it, all had to be replaced, the head had to be replaced and so much bits that he was actually telling me that I would be better off just dumping it and getting a different car. The thing is, that I had just paid £5K for this thing and I loved it. So, as I also had the wifes 206SW I was ok for a car and he took his time and rebuilt it for me... I have had many years of great driving since then and I have no intention of selling it and I will drive it until its dead. It has just done 230K and the engine is still as smooth as silk. I do however wish I had somehting like that Car Vertical as the car did in the end cost me more than it was worth, and the dealer had clearly lied to me on the sale, as they so often do! - He told me that it had had a full service and check over... it obviously did not. My friend said that the oil must have not been changed for years!

[@RayOLight]

On my way to didcot back last year on the a32 we saw a guy going down there on a mobility scooter and pulled over by the police

[@ianmillard1604]

Had something very similar to the last clip (also on the A1!). A cyclist, in black with no lights at around 9pm. Some people can be quite dense.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Others can be quite squishy. You can never tell till you hit them.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

In the middle of summer? No worries. Its daylight until 10pm+.

[@ianmillard1604]

@@lmaoroflcopter Sadly this was back in April/May. It was very dark

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@@ianmillard1604 if it was May, sunset is right around 9pm. Chances are it was not very dark at all.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@lmaoroflcopter What part of the world are you? It's certainly dark enough to need lights before 9 pm here.

[@ibs5080]

At around 6:24, pretty obvious that the right turn there was banned as per the No Entry signs, No Entry words on the road plus the double dotted Give Way lines across the entire width of the junction. On that last point though, I know of some (admittedly narrow) side streets that have the same double dotted Give Way lines across their entire width but are in fact two way. Obviously, those don't have any No Entry signs but it seems a bit of an anomaly to me in terms of road markings. I guess it's done because those types of junctions are narrow and putting the Give Way lines just half way across an already narrow road might seem a bit meaningless?

[@smilerbob]

The clip with the Fiesta warming the tyres up, the road is 40mph and you can see the painted speed limit on the road with a sign in the hedge at around the 7:18 mark It looks like suspension failure of some sort. Not sure if it is the way the video is playing for me but the rear nearside looks to be wobbling a bit. At a guess I would say shock mount failure (not nice at 64mph on a dual carriageway…trust me!) or control arm bush failure. Either way they were driving too fast for that if they are taking it to the garage. If it isn’t and they are “testing” or messing about then they are doing a poor job by going into the hedge like that

[@jakerockznoodles]

I wonder if that car going into the no entry saw the pedestrian's reaction had a rant about "entitled pedestrians" and the Highway code changes with absolutely no self awareness. I had something similar when I was a passenger in a car and a pedestrian walked out at a junction. My mate had a rant like that afterwards and I just had to reply "I just think he wasn't expecting you not to stop at the Stop sign". Needless to say I've politely declined further lifts from him 😂 On the subject of bad weather, if I'm out jogging I will never wear a hood. Hat, fine. Hood, never. It just restricts view way too much for crossing roads.

[@Perseus7567]

To be fair to the driver though, it would've helped if the pedestrian bothered to look for oncoming cars before going. Yes, the Red car has done a bad, undeniably, but pedestrians who just assume that it's safe to cross instead of checking it's safe to cross are part of a wider problem in my opinion. Also, just an observation. That clip takes place in Halstead, and those no-entry signs are useless. The poles they are on are completely bent and the signs are wonky, making it very unclear where you can and can't actually go. Coming from the town centre (the Red car's origin point), it looks like you can't go left or straight ahead, due to both no-entry signs facing different directions - when in reality going straight is a valid option. Council inaction on maintain signage only helps exacerbate problems too.

[@jakerockznoodles]

@@Perseus7567 I agree they are part of a wider problem, but it's the same one as for the red car. Not properly checking before moving off is not a pedestrian/cyclist/motorist specific problem. And not being funny, but a pedestrian shouldn't be obligated to check for motorists illegally going through no entry signs. IMO, that's just a ridiculous expectation. I don't think that you are "being fair" to the driver here, I think you're actually being unreasonably charitable. The pedestrian walking out was the smallest thing wrong with this scenario. Followed by the signage - which frankly, I think is a gross exaggeration, a driver paying a modest amount of actual attention should have spotted the literal and metaphorical warning signs. Followed of course by our dangerously inattentive driver at best, and flagrant rule breaker at worst.

[@whitty611]

I totally agree with merge in turn. The biggest problem is people have to get past the extra car. The one before the sponsor advert, why didn't he fall in behind the white Audi, in front of the Nissan?

[@inyobill]

when I'm passing a long queue I seriously mitigate my speed. amazing how many folks forget that we're supposed to use all the room available then politely merge at the end.

[@gazzaman28]

I do think there needs to be a few signs where this sort of thing happens that state "USE BOTH LANES, MERGE IN TURN". But yes the guy in lane 2 was probably coming in too hot as well.

[@inyobill]

@@gazzaman28 The sign reminding folks to use both lanes would be a good (even "great"?) idea. BTW, just got back from 2 weeks in Cornwall (3 generation family trip, great time had by all, hope to go back), compared to what I'm used to, Brits are dead patient. Obviously there is always the exception.

[@drcl7429]

At 8:34 isn't it illegal to pass the car nearest the crossing? Am I misinterpreting the Highway code Rule 191 and the The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997 Regulation 24?

[@63mckenzie]

Some of these mobility vehicles are like mini cars. The other day I was out walking and one of them shot around the corner and I had to dive out of its way.

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Last clip is from my neck of the woods between newark and grantham.

[@silviuchitic162]

7:40 might be having steering issues, or bored. I'll do a short little wiggle sometimes to test the handling. Not to warm up my tires though 🤣

[@TheNiceJackass]

05:10 I know that road very well both as a cyclist and a driver. What you can't see on the video is the negative cambre around the edge of the corner in the direction that first cyclist is traveling and there is a lot of loose gravel from the crumbling road surface. I myself have nearly come off my bike on this corner. When I'm driving I always pass a cyclist with loads of room so that if they do happen to come off whilst I'm passing, the chance of me hitting them will be low. Stay safe everyone.

[@Sly94]

7:02 - This is a more extreme version of what I probably look like on my way to work, dodging all of the craters and sunken drains on the poorly maintained roads lol

[@RichO1701e]

welcome to Tory Brexit Britain

[@EnglishLaw]

@@RichO1701e ???

[@andrewnorris5415]

Barging up the inside. It should be a no, no. As a young man I was not the best driver but never did that. Audi seemed to think nothing wrong with that, We all have our individual weak points though - and should try to find and focus on them - rather than feeling sanctimonious watching others. Ash has helped me do that.

[@robertleem5643]

We need more police on our roads and more fines / points issued, standards today are shocking

[@DashCamSheffield]

....perhaps going a more American style of the fines go directly to fund the police? Then they'd pick up every little thing

[@doctorsocrates4413]

I don't think fines will change behaviours..maybe retests every 5 years might work.?.

[@me5969]

​@@doctorsocrates4413neither would work. Think about mobile phone use for example. Every single one of them knows they're not supposed to do it and they'd be buggered if they got caught but they think they won't get caught or they won't have an accident. No one's texts on a phone consciously thinking "I'm going to crash" or "the police are going to get me". Could retest every year, it won't make a difference. Most people, me included, just forget everything the minute the test is over and you don't need to know it anymore. So even in that regard people would just practice it for a week and then not bother with it for another year. Don't get me wrong though there's definitely a lot of people who clearly don't know certain rules or laws, especially older people who've been driving and laws have changed around them but ultimately it's an attitude problem not a knowledge problem

[@johnjephcote7636]

Overhead cameras on motorways, especially ones operating at peak times are so prolific they are are un utter distraction and must cause more accidents than simply being aware of the many slip roads at those positions. Trying to crane one's neck to avoind having an unexpected camera flashing at one while similarly watching out for vehicles barging in from a slip road or exiting from the outer lane without warning is a nightmare. Nottingham to Sheffield on M1 is a prime example. It is a money spinner for government-underfunded police forces.

[@raymondbenjamins5884]

@@doctorsocrates4413 Higher fines certainly wouldn't help. The main problem is that the chance of getting caught is so incredibly low. If there was a much higher chance of getting caught (even if the fines themself aren't super high), I think it would already massively improve the situation.

[@mikenickolaus1587]

If I'm in an open lane alongside a full lane, i try to moderate my speed left someone pop out suddenly.

[@davemoss6976]

i assume horses and bikes are allowed on the A1 as well as mobility scooters, and perhaps pedestrians pushing prams. Maybe there are restrictions in place. it's obviously not a bright idea for any of the aforementioned to exercise their right on a section of a1 like that, but it is sometimes an issue with these motorway type roads that are not motorway that there is not always an alternative route.

[@JMAircraft]

Commenting on the last clip, it is legal to ride a mobility scooter on the dual carriageway funnily enough, but as it is a slow moving vehicle it needs to be fitted with Amber beacons/LED Flashers.

[@jerrysmith2360]

1:27 I was taught to drive in Halifax, a lot of narrow roads and blind bends, even though no fault could be attached to the driver, he should have been a bit slower round the bend, you don’t know what is waiting for you.

[@DarkpowderUK]

It was pretty easy to see even at the speed the driver was going that the white audi was wanting to be real-close to the car in front and was over to the right well in advance of the arrival of the driver of the footage. Really easy to slip into the gap, but moderating his speed to be more in line with the crawling traffic would have made things easier. Merge in turn is a thing, but backing off in the face of "i'm in the queue already" makes this a backing-off guideline rather than a rule to avoid risk.

[@PrimoX379]

A general UK driving query: Can someone tell me why when I'm driving near Manchester/ Liverpool on the motorway, SO many people just sit in the middle lane, no traffic in slow lane, even when hardly any traffic around?? This winds me up to no end and seems completely unnecessary. Am I missing something here?

[@paulsengupta971]

Most sensible people wonder about that too. It's even worse on four lane motorways as they sit in lane 3.

[@invalidcpp]

the only reason i would ever rag my car around like that fiesta is if I'm testing something after fixing up my car. Even then, I wouldn't do it as extreme as the fiesta, and I would do it in a safe location, away from everyone. Not right next to oncoming cars

[@joncurtis199]

If you look behind it looks to me as if there are parked vans on the cammers RHS. I'd suggest the van pulled out to go around these parked vehicles and did a horrific job of pulling back in.

[@Zulisian]

6:09, cars have an important role to play in keeping vulnerable road users safe, however that pedestrian did not give a shit at all, and was just going to walk out regardless and needs to perhaps take a look at themselves too.

[@frogandspanner]

Pedestrians, horses, mobility scooters, lawn mowers, and other vehicles have the right to use an A road. If there is any head shaking it's because drivers proceed as if that were not the case. [Some A roads, such as the stretch of the A1 from Haddington towards Edinburgh explicitly ban other than motorway traffic, but are not motorways]

[@gareth14111984]

*claps* Nicely put XD