Driving Fail July | I Like Donuts

[@jacob8949]

I like how you always treat your students with dignity. There are far too many driving instructors on KZbin using learners' mistakes for clickbait.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

Bit late to comment, but may I ask which channels do that?

[@BeautyByBike]

​@@RomanHistoryFan476ADQuite a few do,I'm not sure about specific channels though sorry.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@BeautyByBike that's fine I can likely guess easily enough.

[@nowster]

I was going up the escalators on the underground. The sign said "Dogs must be carried." It took me ages to find one...

[@carlhartwell7978]

Was there not a 'Spoons' nearby??

[@suzieb8366]

Lol

[@Demun1649]

@@carlhartwell7978 Do you mean "Wet Her Spoons"?

[@carlhartwell7978]

@@Demun1649 Maybe, but certainly not Whitbread or Mitchells and Butlers. And Yates' clientele were pure class! 🤣

[@Demun1649]

@@carlhartwell7978 😅😅😅😅😅😆😆😆😆😜😜😜😜

[@Airgunfunrich]

When you said about L plates an people wanting to get past, that is one of my pet hates, I always give learners more space so they don’t feel pressured.. everyone was a learner once!

[@clickrick]

I give them more space because they're more likely to do something that you'd not normally have anticipated.

[@paulcollyer801]

A “Signwriter” on his last day put “BLOWEY AS F***” on an LED warning sign on the day he retired. Absolute legend!

[@PaddyWack999]

I got lost in Liverpool many years ago. Pulled up next to a pedestrian to ask for directions. Not only did they give me directions, they offered me the use of their mobile phone(didn't own own one at the time) to call ahead and let the firm i was visiting know I was on my way albeit a tad late. What a great advertisement for the people of Liverpool.

[@anon3988]

That's interesting! Last time I went to liverpool I saw the police apprehending someone with a large machete. Never returned

[@sirianofmorley]

Did you give them the phone back to show them how it should be in Liverpool?

[@highdownmartin]

@@anon3988 the Liverpool constabulary still use machetes.

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

Glad to hear it as a scouser I do believe we go out of our way to Help people, I certainly do. I see some comments are ridiculing scousers as robbers etc. there are good and bad in every city across the uk so grow up kids eh !!

[@johnhodkinson2063]

@@anon3988 Agreed. The police shouldn't be using machetes to arrest people

[@TheBigRab]

Good to see the person being detained has already dressed appropriately in white and black stripes! 06:05

[@chobbler]

😂

[@mrstanhope1516]

ha ha breaking rocks on the chain gang soon

[@georgecromar4094]

🤣

[@carlhartwell7978]

Yep, that's a winner for the week for YT for me. Nice one.

[@Daniel-ug3ie]

Typical activity for Marsh Lane right there 👍

[@JustOneQuestion]

4:52 - Although obviously I would never expect you to do this, I was still proud of you for not leaning on the horn and overdramatically coming to a complete stop on the roundabout like most dash cammers would do in that situation haha.

[@SultanSaeed_99]

Yeah I know what you mean, bad driving is always associated with dash cammers KZbin now.

[@TheBoro4eva]

Then spend the next 10 years stationery

[@IDeltic]

@@TheBoro4eva All while repeatedly shouting that the other driver is on dashcam, even tough they can't hear you.

[@Tom-2221]

Perfect example of practicing what you preach Ashley. Didn't make a scene, just fixed it and went on your way. Nice of the driver of the black car to give you a wave, everyone makes mistakes.

[@Demun1649]

@@TheBoro4eva Stationery, paper "stuff for the office. The "E" for envelope is the guide. Stationary, not moving, "A" for arrested

[@deancostello14]

Always annoys me when I'm nice and let someone through and they're on their phone. Makes me feel dirty helping out someone like that.

[@Citinited]

On the plus side, if you decide to proceed and they haven't seen you then you're much more likely to be involved in a head-on collision with these idiots

[@jeremypnet]

@@Citinited Yeah, get them out of the way before they have a chance to hit you.

[@markgambrill]

As soon as that citroen came into view I knew it would be the one causing trouble. You could tell by the aggressive braking as they joined the queue. Also Ashley's trick question helped 🙂

[@mojoich2736]

my money was on the Volvo behind ash

[@jaywright9924]

@@mojoich2736 Same until I realised it was the rozzers

[@nicolajaynehodson9223]

RONNIE PICKERING!

[@goodyeoman4534]

The driver too impatient to hold back behind a learner car for a few extra seconds is the same type of person who sits in a Macdonald's drive through for thirty minutes. All angry and frustrated at the little things, and too narrow-minded to see things in proportion.

[@54356776]

We've all been there. Sometimes it's just a mindset that needs a bit of perspective. I've had people tailgate me on an empty motorway. They're just so fixated on the vehicle in front that they cannot see the bigger picture...or empty lanes... for overtaking. I've had people pull up behind me when I've pulled over simply because they just follow the vehicle in front. It's quite scary to think of actually, not enough brain activity going on for some people.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

At mc donalds drive though I am alwasy shocked that peopel spend more time in queue than it would take to park and walk in to order.. with phone app you can actually pre order and just walk in and pick up , quicker and less emissions. Maybe they cannot park their car properly.

[@goodyeoman4534]

@@JurivonStolzenberg14 I'm not. I've come to expect this type of behaviour as the default setting in most people.

[@ColinWatters]

12:12 One of the things my dad got me doing when I started learning was simply going up and down through the gears on a straight country road until it was second nature. Once you can do that confidently it makes driving in busier areas so much easier as you can concentrate on more important things.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

I used my gears in my 2 litre diesel ( so much more forgiving and can take abuse ) mostly for speedometer when passing signs : 30 zone :3 Rd gear, 20 - 2 nd , 40 - 4 th and so on. Worked perfectly. Manual helps brain to keep track if actual speed and surroundings, with sat nav screen and attention diversion in car most peopel loose ability to remember where they are/ come from or go to.

[@kevincuthbert3058]

A good dashcam is essential for one’s own protection. Love your videos and your temperament.

[@brianperry]

Dash cams are a two handed sword. On the one hand they are great at recording accidents ...however if you ever watch dash cam videos on KZbin its the cam car who is to blame either by impatient driving or in many cases instigating a situation....

[@kevincuthbert3058]

Bit of a sweeping statement to say the cam car is to blame for various reasons. I’m not perfect but I took the IAM advanced test because I care about my driving and I make a conscious effort to drive correctly and enjoy the challenge. I still feel the need for a dashcam if it became word against word. It’s difficult to generalise in theses situations.

[@Will-it6ds]

Great video ash. I love how your driving fails always include all these little tips on what to look out for.

[@stewartlittle7931]

I nearly had an out of body experience when that scooter rider didn’t just go straight through the red light!

[@jakerockznoodles]

Of course not! They had notifications pending, gotta stop for those 👌

[@williamfence566]

Had a HGV job for a while working nights running out from a depot in Bradford. I soon realised things are different there. Traffic lights are just different pretty colours, Speed limits are doubled, Roundabouts can be taken clockwise or anticlockwise & Private hire have an additional set of own rules. So yep . A great learning experience.

[@davidjones332]

Just the same in Blackburn. I wonder what the common factor might be?

[@rebeccasandom6642]

Haha I said Bradford too !!

[@SandyP50]

Ashley I've been watching your vlogs on and off for a while and if you've taught me one thing it's to be more tolerant of other road users, thanks

[@matt821]

Love the 'I bet that car is going to do that' game. I play it myself. Some drivers and vehicles are wonderfully predictable.

[@InstaSim6]

I've played that numerous times to the point I think I can predict someone is about to do something stupid before they even know they're about to do something stupid. But I always follow a key principle, if someone does something stupid in front of me then I keep well away from them.

[@gravemind6536]

Sometimes I know what people are going to do before they even know it. I had an ambulance the other day with its blues on approaching a crossroad with traffic lights I was going through on green and the saw the side of the road they were on was blocked by cars and knew it would be easier for them and the traffic at the lights if they just went around the traffic Island and through the crossroads on the oposite side so I put my hazards and pulled into the cycle lane next to me I checked it was clear before hand and of course all the other traffic behind me halted too so the ambulance driver was able to go straight without incident. The Ambulance driver seemed very suprised that I had seen so far into the future. For the record I was also in a bus whilst doing this which is why everyone behind probably had the good sense to stop too.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Yes, but of course it takes years of experience to reach that level of competence about other road users incompetence. As a biker, I quickly learned that "everyone is out to kill you" so I did my best to avoid them!

[@larry365]

Clip 9 4:58 I sometimes give a right signal once on the roundabout, essentially whilst passing the first exit, just to help it situations like this. If there is no car on your right, it is unlikely to confuse anyone. If there is a car on your right, there's no need to indicate as they are holding the waiting traffic for you.

[@contessa.adella]

“The driving standards in Liverpool are shockingly low”……All things are relative Ashley. If you spent a couple of weeks driving in India…..You might reconsider. 😂

[@kevinmartin2516]

I think I can guess why Ashley won't be going to India, any time soon!

[@MaulaJatt786]

That's nothing, You should see Birmingham !!! I hate the place because of traffic and shocking driving habits. I use the M42 now to by-pass Brummies 🤣

[@andrewnorris5415]

The deaths in India are off the scale. At least it's only low 1000s a year here. Not 6 figures per year as in India. No joke.

[@MaulaJatt786]

@@andrewnorris5415 True BUT most are traffic "cow" related incidents ... And of course murder is high as population is much higher i.e. 1.4 billion compared to what 66 million in UK. Fortunately we don't let cows run around the roads here ... Mind you come to think of it ... Handsworth ! 🤣

[@flemit35]

@@MaulaJatt786 the actually rate of road deaths either for the countries population, number of cars or miles driven is actually low in Britain compared to other countries, there's very few countries with safer roads, hard to believe.

[@ShadyCrackers]

Love your vids, Ashley. There's always something new to learn, even though I've been driving for 30 years. And the fact that your auld fella was playing for Liverpool when I started following them (in 1984) doesn't exactly hurt, either! Greetings from North Wales.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Clip 17 was a superb example of how to support, instruct and encourage a learner driver - I wish my first driving instructor had been that good! (He wasn’t! - I passed third time around, with a second instructor!).

[@johnmckay1423]

I'd be interested in your thoughts on the VW lane assist - I've recently started driving an ID3 which I assume has the same system as your Golf. I find it disconcerting at best, but mostly dangerous. Situations like the one in your video where you meet the tractor are the perfect example: I'd naturally take a position towards the left of the lane as I approached the blind corner and it complains. Then when you move right to the edge of the road to let the tractor past it actively tries to steer you towards it. If you don't stay perfectly centred in the lane on corners - often not the best road position - it changes the weight of the steering. I think it feels like hitting black ice. And in town driving it's actively tried to steer me into cycle lanes where the paint is worn or where it's identified by a different surface colour rather than white lines.

[@walkingthroughpixels]

Lane assist is downright dangerous, used it once and turned it off, so many forums out there of people having awful accidents because of this shit... It shouldn't be hard to stay in a lane anyway anybody that needs a computer to help them do that really should give up driving

[@R0ssMM]

I have a Skoda so it's probably the same system. On motorways it's helpful on the very rare occasion that I drift, but on country roads it's really bad, like you describe, so I turn it off. The worst thing for me is that the car resets its settings every time the ignition is off, so I have to turn off lane assist and turn on speed limiter every journey 🙄

[@johnmckay1423]

@@R0ssMM The other issue with the system is that it's a touch sensitive switch and then 3 presses on the screen to turn it off - another inherently unsafe part of the system design.

[@R0ssMM]

@@johnmckay1423 I can also turn it on and off via controls on the steering wheel, so whilst it's also a lot of button presses it's less distracting than using the infotainment screen. If you don't have that option then it really is bad design on their part!

[@SamButlerUK]

I hired a Hyundai Ioniq a couple of years ago with lane assist. There’s a section of the A64 westbound near Leeds where the lane widens and splits, so a white line appears in the middle of the lane, and at 60-70mph it would be unreasonable to try and conform to the curvature of the nearside white line. It confused the system which near enough threw me across the lane to the right, which I was able to correct, but it would have been far more dangerous at a busier time of day.

[@vin424242]

Visiting Liverpool for the first time in my 65 years, know what to look out for after watching your vids 😀

[@flunkyminion]

Pavement parking and red light jumping are just as bad in most cities, as they are in Liverpool. It just goes with the 'me first, get out of my way' attitude that is fostered by our high demand society that makes everyone stressed out and in a hurry. This is why I appreciate your approach to driving and teaching. It is an antedote to the selfish madness that has gripped the country. Your style is what we used to call 'defensive' driving when I was taught to do it in the late 1960's. You are saying things that used to be common sense but are now largely forgotten. Anyone who gets lessons with you will be set up with the attitude and skills to be a safe driver for life.

[@just_passing_through]

Question… do driving instructors in the UK need to have dual control vehicles? If not, do you have dual controls anyway? Here in Australia they are not re-edited, but when I learnt to drive (back in 1980), my instructor did have a dual control vehicle.

[@just_passing_through]

Oh. You just answered my question when you told that student that you sorted it, and you just press the break a little bit.

[@gracelord6476]

I’ll be driving in the uk for the first time next January, I’ve got about ten years of driving in Australia and the USA but nothing like uk winter weather. These videos are mighty helpful for me.

[@hughraynor8670]

That's also an unmarked police vehicle behind you (lights in grill, deep front reg plate mount to allow for side-facing lights, uniformed driver) in the first clip. Would've been nice for them to have a friendly chat with the driver with 'must-get-infront' syndrome about how to merge in turn.

[@Mort221]

Looking back you can also see the black shoulder pads on the drivers shirt

[@dexterp0rter]

Yes I second this - clear lights in the front grill and can see the rank slides on the white shirt; however, the driver does not appear to be wearing a vest of any sort, which leads me to believe that it is a service executive in the vehicle (or the vehicle itself), and likely not on active duty for things such as traffic stops.

[@joemarshallamp]

Exactly! That kind of driving leads to accidents. Copper probably didn't want to deal with the paperwork/doesn't care/can't be arsed.

[@PCDelorian]

@@dexterp0rter It could also be a non-police vehicle as some security services have non-blue lights in the grill, and ambulances and fire service have on-call vehicles for specialists that are unmarked for regular use. Edit - I doubt the former but it is a possibility

[@hughraynor8670]

@@dexterp0rter Quite likely actually - the passenger doesn't appear to be uniformed either.

[@shaundixon3645]

As a private hire driver in Leeds working mainly from airport , we are well aware as soon as you pass apperley bridge into Bradford the standard of driving deteriorates massively,

[@catastrophic009]

And that also includes private hire driver's to !!

[@mattybuttersable]

As someone who lives in Bradford, when Ash posed the question the answer honestly had to be Yes! I have never seen anywhere with as many poor drivers as in Bradford.

[@shaundixon3645]

@@catastrophic009 yep have to admit that ! With exception of me though😇

[@catastrophic009]

@@shaundixon3645 No I wasn't having a dig at you mate but it is just a fact that most of our so called friendly taxi drivers there are a law unto themselves ! I am sure you are very professional whereas they can't even spell professional !!

[@billybatts294]

Driving instructor taken me to Bradford for a cpl of lessons what an eye opener frightening to say the least.

[@RichardBeds]

Regarding pavement parking, where I live they have put up bollards and placed big metal flower pots on the pavements to stop cars parking. So now people find a gap and park on the pavement behind the bollards!

[@kthxbairofl]

Its disgusting that people would increase risk and potentially cause an accident all to try and save a few seconds behind a learner driver. But if another driver had put them or one of their family members in hospital for the same thing. They would see it as a problem then. That’s the problem nowadays. Nobody thinks, they act and deal with the consequences after someone gets hurt. Great video Ashley. Very informative

[@toddburrows5191]

I just went for a 2 week trip in Ireland, driving around the whole island, did 1378 miles in total. I found that the driver attitude in Ireland is so much better than in England, people were relaxed, no issues, let each other out and improve flow for all. Coincidently as soon as I got back in England on the way home, I got tailgated and flashed because I was overtaking a car on a 2 line dual carriageway and another car came up behind going way over the speed limit. Then when I had finished my overtake and returned the the left lane in front of the car I overtook, the speeding car behind came by and in front an brake checked me. No problems because I expected it as soon as he came in front, and didn’t use my horn as it would be a waste of time. Makes me laugh when they are in so much of a rush but have time to do that. Attitudes are definitely a lot worse in England. (This was on the A453 towards Nottingham)

[@MeTheCoolDude]

The thing I like in Ireland is the yellow markings on the sides of roads, people just know if they are impeding flow, they move into that space to allow traffic to continue. With heavy vehicles, if you give them hazards as a thank you, you'll probably get a flash as a you're welcome. It's excellent!

[@thecraigmachine69]

I'm from Ireland originally and I completely agree with what you are saying. There are idiot drivers over there, but the vast majority are far more patient and considerate to everyone around them. I think it's two things. 1. There is a lot more emphasis on road safety in Ireland. You see far more Garda (Police) on the road, conducting checkpoints and mobiles speed vans are everywhere. 2. General public attitude. Not trying to be biased, but people in Ireland are generally more friendly to one another in comparison to folk in the UK. I think it boils down to community spirit. People in Ireland in general are far more involved in community activities and sport. Here in the UK, people generally appear to be a lot more insular.

[@matt821]

I live in Scotland and the craziest stuff I've seen on the road is when I'm across the border visiting family. Not just expect the unexpected. Expect the incomprehensible.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Yep, definitely better attitude in Ireland. Nottingham is particularly plagued by idiots though.

[@thecraigmachine69]

@@matt821 I don't know. Perhaps depends where you live in Scotland. I live close to the border (near Edinburgh) and the aggression, tailgating, speeding, mobile phone use, etc. etc. is pretty bad here.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

1:57 That happened many years ago down here on the coast. Long line of traffic on the sea front, someone did something similar as motorbike with a passenger was coming out the side. Luckily both were going slow so when they got knocked off the bike (luckily both wearing leathers) they only slide a long a short distance.

[@Blorp_]

Fortunately, my area of Scotland (near that Dundee clip you showed) has less competitive and aggressive drivers, but a lot more elderly people driving cars. I try to leave as much room for other people's mistakes as possible, as a lot of them don't seem to use their mirrors at all.

[@thecraigmachine69]

The same can't be said for drivers in and around Edinburgh. Very similar aggression, speeding and inconsiderate drivers here.

[@jakerockznoodles]

I'm in the Highlands and you can tell a lot of people passed their test before they'd got round to installing roundabouts in the town centres. I swear the 50+ crowd don't seem to understand how one works at all. It's telling that when I've seen Inverness dashcam clips, they're almost always on a particular roundabout I used to walk past on my way to work and without fail every day you'd see/hear aggro, beeping and idiots just pulling out without looking. It's wild 😅

[@fabianmckenna8197]

To be fair, Edinburgh is simply not a vehicle friendly city after the Maybury roundabout!

[@Adamlllllllllllljjjljljjjjj]

A cyclist fell onto the road today in Southampton in front of my car after hitting a bin. It was on a 30mph dual carriageway and the cyclist was cycling around the ending of a lay-by which meant the path angled towards the road before being parallel. However, the cyclist caught his handle bar on a bin and fell onto the road with his head almost hitting the centre of my lane in the road. I think it might be to your videos that I prepared for the worst and braked as the cyclist turned towards the road following the path before he fell off. This meant I had enough distance to break and avoid what could have been something a lot worst. The cyclist was thankfully OK and cycled away, id like to give you credit though Ashley as creating a channel like this and putting all of the time into it as it may not benefit you particularly, but is benefitting for many other people, and preparing them for the worst. My parents were pretty thankful with the way I prepared and slowed down slightly before the incident, especially as I’m 17 and i have 6 months driving experience.

[@ashley_neal]

Lovely comment. Made my day 👊 Great job 👏

[@3omda29]

Dear Ash, quick question. I was entering a mini roundabout T junction, intending to turn right. To my right were two cars entering the roundabout (single lane entrance) with their left turn signals blinking. I deemed it safe to enter and was following the correct path around the mini roundabout. In my peripheral vision I notice the second car did not turn left as indicated, and actually speeding towards me over the white roundabout circle. I instinctively take evasive action and accelerate out of his way, taking my exit as intended, albeit a bit faster than anticipated. Thankfully there were no pedestrians or other cars on my exit. What are your thoughts about this situation?

[@54356776]

Don't rely on indicators being used correctly. Look at what the vehicle is doing and if you're not sure then just wait. I don't think you did anything wrong here, you did the right thing by avoiding the idiot and continuing with your journey. The top of my street has a mini roundabout t-junction like you described and it's amazing that I've never had an accident on it. Quite often vehicles will just drive straight through and not even look let alone slow down. Edited for spelling.

[@SteveOnTheInterweb]

As long as you had enough distance in front of the first car in case it actually went ahead (or it had a very clear position to go left), then IMHO you did nothing wrong and could not know the second car was lying. Good reaction, but check for pedestrians!

[@MK-1973]

Fantastic stuff - your face on the in-car camera is a picture Ashley when these things happen! 4:54 - it's a really interesting point about straight ahead at multi-lane roundabouts. I think it's really easy as the car looking to join not to look far enough over to your right - almost like a blind spot check - and miss a car where you are. I've almost found myself being guilty of that a few times but just caught it. When someone rectifies a mistake like that I do like to make a point of saying thank you if I can and it's safe - having been the person having the 'oops I've effed up there' moment myself enough times.

[@keith6400]

3:33 The car transporter jumps the red. The oncoming traffic, have they got a right turn filter with extended green phase for all traffic?

[@ChrisCaaa]

Bradford is pretty bad. Dumb question, if a roundabout has a queue in your lane, the other is clear. Should you use that road space then treat it like a merge in turn?

[@TheQuackinator]

I live in a village in the middle of nowhere in Denmark and it's a very small village, maybe 20 houses at most and a straight road through. We've had alot of problems with people speeding through at over 80 km/h, some likely in the hundreds when the speed limit should be 50 km/h. We've had mulitple much loved cats killed by traffic as well as tragically, one of the children in the village. It took that much plus many complains before the municipality finally set up temporary "your speed" signs and eventually added road slaloms, which seem to have helped abit but there are still problems. I don't know what it's like in the UK but apparently here you can send an application ask the police to set up a speed camera van, I've not been paying attention to the average speed but maybe it's worth seeing if they can get one of those out here.

[@mattutter3525]

Generally I've found that the further south you go, the worse it gets for aggressive driving. I had to drive from Scotland all the way down to Kent one time, the first half of the journey was pretty relaxed, few issues and most people gave plenty space etc. Once I got to within about 50 miles of the Dartford crossing, the motorway was like a total dogfight, you'd be lucky to have anything more than a half second gap behind you, and if you left more than a half second gap in front of you, people just shoved into the space. Nasty stuff.

[@mordekai_wilde]

I learned to drive in, and live in a sleepy Suffolk town. we do have our share of bellends here, but I went to Liverpool for an event last year - it was my first time driving in a big city, and I found myself completely stunned by some of the reckless and mindless driving there

[@G0LGS]

I have only recently found your videos. We have loads of Red light jumpers and pavement parking etc in Cheltenham too and I have seen them in various places in other parts of the UK too.

[@QemeH]

Thank you for driving by the police van carefully. You won't believe how many people go above the speed limit past an ambulance with lights on and paramedics loading a patient or working around the vehicle, so I imagine the boys in blue have similar nightmares.

[@QiuEnnan]

12:38 you can also see the driver behind jumped the red light - look at the lights in front compared to where they were!

[@stevecane1987]

In the last clip that set of lights in particually that right hand lane for the right turn constantly used for numpties wanting to floor it to go straight over

[@flashylite]

Genuine question: at 8:40 could the scooter rider not use the ASL at the lights?

[@MartinParnham]

3:32 Not sure about where I *live* but spend a decent amount of time driving around Birmingham and then let me know whether your opinion has changed!

[@waldolemmer]

The fact that a taxi running a red light is memorable to you just shows how much better Liverpool's driving standards are than South Africa's

[@blazeclarke]

0:16 the first thing I notice in that clip is the LEDs in the grill of the Volvo SUV.

[@MaxVliet]

Red light jumping became such a problem in Dubai that they started impounding your car for 3 days instead of issuing fines, and that seems to have solved the problem lol.

[@dgphi]

11:54 Why start creeping when there are cars approaching? I hate it when people start creeping when I am approaching. How do I know that they are merely creeping or if they are actually pulling out? You have to think about what you are communicating with your actions. In this case it is ambiguous. When I am on the motorcycle and someone starts creeping, I take evasive action, usually hard braking.

[@Buckets41369]

There used to be a panopticism around red lights, where people would feel as though proscecution for running one was a foregone conclusion. After years of police cuts and a few people taking chances, most people have realised that they are no being watched, they are unlikely to be caught, and there is no penalty to stopping. This is why everyone that can afford to should have a dashcam and report any inicidents they record, no matter how small it may seem. We need to get people thinking that they are always being watched and there's a high probability they will get caught.

[@robsant6582]

In Nottingham the trick is going into a right turn only lane and the gunning it at the green light to cut back into the forward lane in front of everyone else.

[@BadWiltshireDrivers]

The look on your face when you passed the police car spoke volumes!

[@rsethc]

Something you can often spot about cars with more aggressive drivers is that their front wheels tend to be noticeably darker than the rear ones. This is a build up of brake dust (and cars' front brakes usually do significantly more work than the rears) and indicates two things 1. The dust has had time to accumulate, they may not care about the car very much to wash it so they also may not care about trading paint. 2. The amount of dust accumulated hints they do a *lot* of heavy braking which likely means they are going at higher speeds and getting very close to other vehicles before they decide to slow down.

[@AUaudits]

Is your electric car used for driving lessons? I passed a learner today in Fiat 500 electric and it was so quite & smooth pulling out of a junction.

[@Paprikajlo]

"Do you think where you live is any worse?" I honestly do. I wanted to submit a clip or two, but didn't, since I thought there's not much value in them, apart from seeing a bunch of lunatics with complete disregard for the safety and the rules altogether. Now, as an answer to this question, I just might. Thanks for everything!

[@georgecromar4094]

East London!

[@chriscunningham1348]

Halifax West Yorkshire

[@protarget1]

I worked in Bradford for 10yrs as a driving insturctor. IMHO, Only London was worse than Bradford. Believe or not, I used to see some sort of crash nearly every day.

[@bikerchrisukk]

I've got a feeling you're the 'other' good driver in Liverpool. In the South it's bad, but not as bad as your neck of the woods. Mind you, I went there a few times and it seemed alright - different story if you're on the road like you all the time. Calm voiced observations always welcome 👍

[@gravemind6536]

Yep being on the road all the time you see some wacky ass stuff and some of it is so insane you can't even to understand how it happens.

[@bikerchrisukk]

@@gravemind6536 Yeah, I've seen that too, stuff you can't even imagine what the reason must be.

[@problemchild1976]

Come to Bristol Ash ;) But some if these red light jumps are insane! Maybe if that red light jumpers were reported then the occasions would drop ?

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

12:30 "you've got to use that right foot mate" - lad's probably scared of ditching a brand new Golf GTI in the hedge 😂

[@hellfolf7343]

I've just remembered a clip I had from Liverpool while learning. It was a road that confused me and my dad and we were hesitating so they overtook, even though the light was red anyway

[@shahidi6949]

On clip 11 @ 6:50 would that have been a fail on a driving test for not doing an emergency stop?

[@raulgal2261]

There's a spot near where I live where the double yellow line has rubbed out due to the sheer amount of people stopping on it. Makes it worse that it's right next to a very closed T junction.. I like to imagine people see the lines fading in and out and think 'Ooh! that's a spot!'

[@Equiluxe1]

The dopg was probably reacting to the high frequency sound from the inverters in your electric car rather than the colour.

[@kenbrown2808]

clip 9: what we frequently have in US roundabout dashcam clips is a person seeing that the cammer is signaling to exit, so they emerge (safely) across their path, and the cammer pitches a fit because they want everybody to wait outside the roundabout until they are gone.

[@steamhammer2k]

I live in the South West the general standard of driving is better than anywhere else i have been in the UK. When I drive in north of the M4 corridor I have to accept that i have to up my game as the roads are of a poorer condition and the other drivers seem to be very selfish and impatient. I also notice that traffic light phasing in the north can be different at cross roads, It tends to be green in only one direction at a time so the passing near side to nearside right turns blind spot never happens.

[@SWR_Quackula]

The tractor in clip 16 rings very close to home with the number of them that drive right down the middle of the road where I used to live

[@TheStevenWhiting]

12:09 That was me when I was first learning. Was terrified of driving. Eventually got there in the end.

[@TheRip72]

We have all been there. Some people just have no regard for those who are there right now.

[@Pmjs]

Does the brake lights come on when you use regeneration in EVs?

[@josephdickinson4697]

On clip 12 are you aloud to overtake and go into the hashed area?

[@krushagrape786]

I'm on the Wirral. As soon as I go over to Liverpool I notice a pretty obvious change for the worse in the general attitude of drivers. To be fair to Liverpool, it's pretty much the same in Manchester, London etc. The stressed city environment doesn't bring out the best in people.

[@romac4533]

Not sure if you're a bit more relaxed in this summer weather but on the non driving intructor videos you do seem to only use your right hand on the wheel. This includes on the round about, maybe its the camera? I've not long had an auto and I'm noticing how much I must have rested my hand on the gear stick. Its a bad habit i'm trying to improve.

[@michaelmcgovern4796]

Not sure if it’s been noted but, in the first clip, is that an unmarked Volvo right behind you?

[@flemit35]

thing I think with just Liverpool and Preston is the traffic lights seem not to change for ages, rather than changing frequently. so when you get a red you're there for ages.

[@Species1571]

12:34 Land rover really should have been stopping for that amber. If you watch the moment the far light goes red, he was still before the stop line.

[@johnthebomb06]

But then how would he overtake the learner and let them know who runs the road? 😛

[@groundcontrolto]

Clip 16 with that tractor is something I experience nearly daily. My commute takes me up a B-road used by huge lorries carrying aggregate. Do they slow down for corners or meeting situations? Never.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Yep, that's my experience too. Both types are under time pressure, which I don't think helps. They seem to operate on the basis of slower when they could be quicker, and quicker when they should be slower.

[@SirZerg]

It's worth noting you do not need a car license to drive a tractor so it's possible that some of the tractors you meet are driven by very inexperienced drivers

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@SirZerg ...who often openly use their phone while driving, sadly. I live on a farm and this time of year is mad for getting stuff moved, but thankfully, I've never seen any of our drivers on the phone. Further inland though, the turnip imperative is stronger.

[@mkcdavies]

Pavement parking really frustrates me because all too often it leaves insufficient safe space for pedestrians who are disabled (e.g. a guide dog user) or parents with young children.

[@trueriver1950]

In my opinion if less gap is left than the width of a large wheelchair then the car should be towed. It's causing an obstruction to legitimate users of the pavement.

[@MsOpportunity68]

@@trueriver1950 Technically pavement parking is illegal as the law states that you must not drive any part of your vehicle onto a footpath except to cross into a driveway over a dropped curb. However because the Government with the exception of London left it to local authorities to resolve people, have been allowed to get away with it as without seeing a person actually physically pull his/her car onto the pavement they can technically claim they didn't drive and that the car had been lifted onto the pavement. Seriously though, why have one law for pavement parking in London, and have it apply to nowhere else.

[@walkingthroughpixels]

@@MsOpportunity68 I used to occasionally pavement park as do most people where I live, and I mean fully but it's a dead end anyway, however I once watched a little girl on a bike on the path, she didn't have room to go around my car on the path and so went around on the road (it's a Ford galaxy so she couldn't see if anything was coming as its a high car) luckily nothing was coming but I realised in that moment if it had been I would absolutely be at fault and even if the law didn't come down hard on me I would never have forgiven myself., I no longer do it and park further away ifI have too

[@MsOpportunity68]

@@walkingthroughpixels Fair play for the realization and changing your ways, unfortunately you appear to be in a minority when it comes to waking up to the situation. We need more people to understand the dangers it can pose.👍

[@xorsyst1]

Part of the problem is any estates built in the last 20 years are specifically designed to be too narrow and bendy to park on the road. It's a nightmare visiting people in these places.

[@bobroberts2581]

To the “where you live bit” I live in the outskirts of a major city. While I’m the city. The drivers stayed in their own lane, even on the narrow streets with two driving lanes with on street parking on both sides. In the outskirts. The streets are just as narrow, but there’s no on street parking. Somehow I constantly wind up eye to eye with incoming drivers who are seating entirely on my side of the middle line.

[@bigcreator]

Ashley do you report red light jumpers that you catch on video?

[@kevinmartin2516]

He has previously stated that he doesn't. I think it's because he would be doing nothing else! Of course nothing stopping the police watching the videos and following up themselves - bet they don't though. Probably Ash would give police the video, is someone was hurt or worse.

[@matthewiles5714]

I live in Reading, Berkshire and I'm a pedestrian. I see a lot of red light jumpers.

[@jpboland7801]

I'm curious with the clip @4:52 even though on that roundabout you can go straight from the left hand lane, If there is an exit before your intended exit are you not supposed to have your right hand indicator on and then when you are on or at the first exit you then indicate to let other road users know that you are taking the next exit? Maybe you did have yours on but I didn't hear the ticking of the indicator until you indicated left.

[@PedroConejo1939]

There's no need to indicate right if you are going straight on. It's something that crops up in some areas on the country, I found Pembrokeshire was one such place. I asked a friend why he did it and his reply was because he wasn't turning left. It can be confusing for drivers genuinely turning right, who don't know what to expect if the car in the left lane is also indicating right.

[@alastairqueen7973]

Right hand indicator for going 'straight on?' This is something that is not only incorrect, [as per Highway Code, and any Driver Instructor] but also can lead to very annoying misleading indications! I can understand why non-expert drivers do as you mention, because they are concerned about vehicles pulling out in front, in contravention of the road markings. Any driver or rider at a roundabout, looking to their right, should know that a right turn signal, or no signal, means the vehicle from the right is intending to pass across in front. However, the reality is, there are folk who simply ignore the Highway Code, RTA, etc. These must be allowed for when negotiating nay roundabout, by using a speed whereby f someone does leap out in front, they can be coped with comfortably . The road signs and markings prior to a roundabout inform road users as to how they need to signal, for the intended exit road. There are three indications of intended direction a driver or rider can give. Left indication, right indication, and no indication, which means, the intention is to go 'straight on'. Where giving a 'right turn' signal, but not intending to turn right, can become a 'confusing signal' arises when a driver/rider is waiting at the 'give way' line, on the road you intend to exit down. They see you come round, showing a right turn signal, so they, too, rightly presume you are going to cross in front of them....and you don't! Those split seconds often mean a driver is left waiting at that give--way line longer than they need to, due to your 'confusing' signal...especially if they have seen you enter from 'ahead'. Then there is the driver /rider who is slightly behind you before you enter the roundabout? They intend to turn right, but they see your 'right turn' signal whilst you are on the left, so are either compelled to hold back [when they may not need to due to the width of carriageway?] or maybe even take overtly abrupt evasive action, because of your right turn' signal...but you go straight on, instead. Whilst you may not care about the inconveniences you cause to others [as long as you get your way?], try doing such indication whilst undergoing a Driving Test, and see what transpires?

[@jpboland7801]

@@alastairqueen7973 interesting as when I learned to drive about 15 years ago(dublin, ireland) I was thought to treat a roundabout like a clock. Anything before 12oclock use left hand lane but if not taking first exit use right hand indicator and then when approaching your intended exit indicate left whist doing basic checks(mirror, signal, mirror, manover). If your intended exit is past 12oclock then use right hand lane and indicate accordingly unless otherwise indicated by road markings or signs. Unless of course you live and drive in Essex then it's everyman for themselves and others need to guess where your going and god help you if you guess wrong 😅

[@_starfiend]

I live in South Wales. Believe me it's just as bad around here. I've actually heard people say that indicating is an optional extra. And most of them were not joking!

[@kenbrown2808]

an HGV driver I used to have contact with had the complaint that many drivers seem to think indicating is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

[@paulgriffiths531]

totally agree (Im from SW too). I reckon approx 2/3rd of people dont use them, especially for roundabouts. And my other big bear is people who indicate literally as they are turning

[@shm5547]

8:56 black cab straight through a red light into the ASL area! The e-scooter could have used the asl, the hire ones are allowed to use cycle facilities. The fact the scooter quickly caught up the car after being passed shows just how pointless a lot of overtaking is in an urban environment. I really think it should be banned. Whilst he should not have been on his phone, it’s not illegal.

[@Tom-2221]

E-scooters are classed as mechanically propelled vehicles so attract the same restrictions as driving any other motor vehicle. Using a mobile phone while riding one is illegal and would attract the same penalty as a car driver being caught using a phone.

[@jhareng]

An illegal scooter!

[@robchissy]

@ 12:22, you sounded just like the instructor i had about 27 years ago, he took me out for duel carriageway training, as we come down the slip road he's says ok, now accelerate , more, more, more, more, in exactly the same way you did

[@akanate4587]

Is that volvo behind in 0:46 a police car as I could see some what looked like police lights behind the grill might just be me.

[@mothercromby]

Is the grey Volvo at the start of the video an unmarked police car?

[@billybatts294]

Been riding motorbikes for 30 odd years decided to my driving test at 53 because i was nearly getting wiped out everyday just going to work 10 mile round trip now im driving exactly the same difference is ive got a bit more protection

[@bofor3948]

Encouraging the newbie to use more right foot when pulling out in traffic. Don't worry that won't take long. That right welly gets heavy very quickly. One minute you are encouraging your toddlers to walk holding onto the furniture the next you are barricading the foot of the stairs.😊

[@jasonsmith4888]

Like the red number 2 t- shirt. Is there a nod there ?

[@dzikitucznik1677]

Hi Ash, I have an interesting question, have you met with drivers who always go 30, no matter what, the sign says 20 he goes 30, the sign shows 40 far goes 30 or even slows down, it's 50 further 30, I don't know what is but I can see it a lot on the road lately, best regards

[@richardtalbot8769]

last night i left work in the countryside at 22h it was dark came across a car no lights on at all, the next one had front and rear fog lights on (no fog in this area for at least a month) driving at 20mph in a national speed limit. i over took them and they full beamed me. when i got closer to home i followed someone who might have been lost they stopped on a roundabout put their reversing lights on and turned to face the wrong way to get back to the exit they wanted but went down the in bound lane. The last bit i have two roundabouts i go straight on at the first and have to indication right to stop people from pulling out in front of me. the last one is a mini roundabout and i go right but all the oncoming think they have priority and go straight over the top of it forcing me to wait or get a dent. Yet it is holiday season in Dorset.

[@dereksaunders9905]

Love your videos and tutorials ashley particularly like the viewers videos were their driving is poor and you tell them that.hope to see more hgv videos too. I'm also a truckdriver👍👍

[@Cathedralist]

Was the Volvo behind Ash on the first clip an unmarked police unit? I swear those are emergency lights under the grill.

[@Keithbarber]

I wonder if a bakery van has spilled it's load with so many doughnuts on the road 😁

[@horspiste]

Here in North Cardiff we now have a 20mph limit on almost every urban road (understood to be applying to all of Wales next year). Guess how many drivers adhere to it - even the bus drivers don't in general, never mind taxi drivers! Appears so far to have resulted in even more tailgating, pointless and dangerous overtakes (they just arrive at the next lights slightly sooner) and more red light jumping than usual.

[@gravemind6536]

Thats because most of the places with these 20mph zones are meant to be 30mph zones and the new speed limit is incredibly slow. 20mph zones used to only be used on roads that were narrow, have tight junctions with poor visibility and lots of parked cars all over the place. Now they stick them on perfectly straight roads that can easily fit two artics through have decent junctions and visibility and few parked cars on the road and very few pedestrian numbers. Even in many city enviroments where there are higher numbers of people they don't make sense and actually cause more friction. But then again these new 20mph zones are not about safety like they want people to believe its to try and force motorists off the road by making it slow and painful to actually get anywhere

[@DeeSock]

I was going at 20 in one of these speed limit areas on a main artery and pedestrians even thought I was giving way to them from going so slow, so they walked into a collision course with my car. But 90% of the time on another such road there are zero pedestrians and zero oncoming car danger so it feels daft bicycling along in a car. I could sympathise if the limit only applied when pedestrians or junctions are nearby

[@gravemind6536]

@@DeeSock I am willing to bet in order to maintain that speed you looked at the speedo far too much. Time spent looking at the speedo is time your eyes are not concentrating on the road.

[@DeeSock]

@@gravemind6536 Correct. More recently I bought a car with adaptive cruise control partly in case I might need use though on the main road I use daily, with that 20 speed limit, it is not kept to by most drivers.

[@FlavourlessLife]

10:00 if that silver car turning out was turning left, most people's attention would be to their right and most people probably wouldn't even bother doing a proper look to the left before they started rolling out... "lethal" is correct. Just don't overtake near junctions.

[@mrlimey2419]

One of the things about One Pedal Driving with EVs is the ease of use. No braking, handbrake, clutch and hillstarts. Takes hassle out of letting people through and made me a bit more chill.

[@telemachus53]

In clip 4 - shouldn't the dog be on a leash?