Driving Fail Viewers Edition #35 | Liverpool Again!

[@oxide_fx]

People driving like mental with their company logo plastered all over the vehicle always crack me up...

[@marklittler784]

Did you notice how lane one and two were virtually empty for quite some distance after it had overtaken and the camera car was only doing 64mph with the road clear in front.

[@robertwillis4061]

Would be very interesting to see how his company ( assuming he isn't self-employed) would react to him driving like that. Worked for a company about 13 years ago, where the owners son was killed on a country road by a van driver that did a stupid overtake. He checked licences twice a year, so any bumps or points, you HAD to tell him. I know he sacked a salesman for a speeding ticket. Think it was 40+ in a 30mph area. The boss promoted that drivers do advanced driver courses, I didn't as I could not drive at the time due to a heart problem.

[@shm5547]

​@@marklittler784 do you mean 3:20? If so, take another look... The GPS states 66mph, which will be an indicated speed on the cars speedo of over 70mph as they over-read. Lanes 1 & 2 are not virtually empty, there are 2x HGV's and a car. When the cammer pulls over after the overtake, there's a sensible 2 second gap between them and the car ahead (you can time it yourself as the grey car moves out of the shadow under the gantry). Dashcams often make things seem further away than they really are, due to the wide angle lens. The cammer was driving in an exemplary manner. They just failed to anticipate the utterly stupid and dangerous undertake by MF71 XBP - Tatton Drives and Patios Ltd.

[@CelestisForgeUK]

It’s hilarious, indeed, but also a good advertisement for the company. Advertising what company I do not want to deal with 😂

[@marklittler784]

@@shm5547 There was far less room being left by most of the surrounding vehicles than the Cammer even though they're in the wrong when you have a large gap in front others get the impression your not making progress.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Made me and my wife laugh when we left a petrol station, in Southampton. The woman in front had left her filler cap keys on her roof, bunched with some others, maybe house keys. Before we could tell her, she had driven away. So, we followed her and flashed her, and I put my hand out of the window and gestured that she had left items on the roof. Her response was to put two fingers up at us. So, we left it at that. I think that when she got home, and found no keys, she may have understood the jester that she had left items on the roof. Some people are so stupid and away with themselves that others are mere irrelevances.

[@EntropyKC]

Do you mean gesture, or are you calling her a clown?

[@swiftyblueredblue715]

Holy shit. That tractor couldve ended in a passenger decapitation very easily. Glad nobody was hurt in that. Scary

[@se-kmg355]

Not as bad as the tractor video that was a couple of years ago.

[@swiftyblueredblue715]

@@se-kmg355 which one? I think I remember seeing another but I'm not too sure it'll be the same one

[@ashley_neal]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWbl4F7bJhpoqc this one!

[@RichO1701e]

@@se-kmg355 the one with the BMW going for the overtake as the tractor is turning right into his field with a MASSIVE piece of hay bail machinery on it.

[@swiftyblueredblue715]

@@ashley_neal ohhhh yes, I remembered instantly when I seen you stood on the corner of the wall. That could've been horrific. It's scary how fast you can become more or less a passenger when something goes wrong in a split second.

[@gravemind6536]

I really think Ashley needs to do a video about people in modern cars not turning on their headlights at night as its becoming a very common issue on the roads. Modern cars all have DRLs and interior clusters lit up at all times so idiots drive around at night with just DRLs on and no back lights at all its crazy.

[@robinhosleftfoot]

Try flashing them and they just flash back🤦

[@gravemind6536]

@@robinhosleftfoot 95% of them are completely oblivious to it, I even try turning my lights off and on again beeping and nothing they are just next level stupid.

[@robinhosleftfoot]

@@gravemind6536 the result of automating everything. Only succeeds in dumbing down drivers

[@drsnz]

Agreed. I also don't understand why cars don;t have rear DRLs. At least it would help with the numpties who don't turn their lights on.

[@Everything_Lincolnshire]

There's also the dumb drivers who never check their lights from head lights out to poorly eimed headlights and now its darker earlier you should be checking them at least once a week

[@MartinBarker]

The Moran HGV, is because Moran are the shipping company for Arla, so they are often delivering large quantities of Milk (liquid in containers), so if something causes the liquid to start swaying it can be a problem of trying to counter is reinforcing the problem, as you say it seems like the driver is aware and it trying to control it and get somewhere safe to stop it.

[@misterflibble9799]

Liquid in (rigid) containers only causes problems if the container is part-full, though. A full liquid container is not a problem because there is no room for the liquid to slosh around. I would have thought that it would be unlikely that you'd have milk in a large, part-filled container, inside a refrigerated box trailer. If it's carrying milk, then it would likely be in bottles (which would all be full), or perhaps IBCs (at least mostly full). My guess for that truck is either hanging meat (e.g. beef), or something on wheels (e.g. cages of bottles of milk) that's not been secured.

[@MartinBarker]

@@misterflibble9799 so I agree with most of what you're saying but 2 things I think matter with this that you seem to have acknowledged is a problem but then not realised it applies to a lorry full of plastic milk bottles, they have quite a bit of air at the top of them, the second point they are most definitely not ridged containers beside the scientific base definition of ridged of they can hold there shape on there own, they can't when any sort of pressure is applied to them.

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

In that case I hope Arla were happy when their truckload of cheese was delivered 👍

[@drbennyboombatz9195]

7:20 I definitely wouldn't flash my lights, that could be interpreted as "go-ahead and do your maneuver"

[@JoshAston23]

Not sure I would attempt to overtake 2 vehicles in one go either. Considerable distance to cover there before he tucks back into the left.

[@Jhonfryet867]

@@JoshAston23Long straight with good visibility and zero junctions. No issue with doing a multiple car overtake as long as there’s room to pull back in if need be. You just have to be aware of other drivers paying no attention and pulling out to overtake as demonstrated in the clip.

[@almightyhydra]

Not sure if the cam car indicated. If not, it's doubly bad - one for not signalling, and two for not signalling when a BMW of all things did!

[@ibs5080]

Clip 7 with the white pickup. Swerving between lanes with no signals whatsoever and tailgating...on a busy multi lane motorway. Not to mention undertaking on the hard shoulder. Police would have a field day with that!

[@macbitz]

Driving safely is about so much more than working the controls of the vehicle. It's about situational awareness, judgement, patience, commonsense and a host of other things. Sadly for many drivers they stop learning once they figure out how to work the pedals and the steering wheel.

[@zaink7037]

Here in London I feel there's a lack of patience and common sense. People with bad lane discipline wanting to jump ahead of a few cars thinking they saved significant time 🤦. I'm happy I've learnt to be patient

[@mymemeplex]

5:26 What your and other uk dashcam video's have taught me is to not overtake directly after a roundabout in the UK.

[@marklittler784]

And avoiding overtaking and undertaking on them.

[@RidgwayBrandon]

I'm not sure how much the roundabout is linked to what happened here; there's normally very little issues overtaking near this roundabout in this direction and there's 2 clearly marked lanes to go straight on, and the road to the right is an Army Barracks so gets very little traffic that doesn't know the layout. Plus, the overtake was a little clear. I think the issue was actually a distracted driver who saw the bus lane markings late and tried to get out of it quickly. If they were paying attention; they would have seen the signs saying Bus Lane not in use, use both lanes

[@RidgwayBrandon]

Hi Ash, Clip 12 is one of mine, although I was in the passenger seat at the time. I remember getting a feeling from the speed of the lorry that something wasn't quite right and was thinking about whether an overtake is safe. My mum (who was driving) I think possibly was following the car in front a bit combined with wanting to pass the slow vehicle to get home. I was still a learner at the time but it's one that's stuck with me and (hopefully) helps me put a bit more thought and observation in before I commit to going past. Cheers 👍

[@daddybeediary]

"Prevention is always better than Reaction" Brilliant Ashley, I'll be applying this to my driving from now on 👍

[@will4may175]

I always think it's a great idea to have your company name i.e. Tatton Drives & Patios painted over your truck while driving like a Juan kerr. I genuinely hope that clip made it to the police, too many focus on getting it on social media rather than giving it a chance to cause some punishment for them no matter how small.

[@CycolacFan]

I certainly hope people don’t go to his website and leave poor reviews based on his dangerous driving. That would be awful…

[@dopiaza2006]

@@CycolacFan Yes, I certainly won't be doing or encouraging that......

[@zaink7037]

I hope so that it was reported. I don't understand why people drive like that.

[@320iSTWEdition]

2:25 Another thing you should point out is the fact, that on a camera fog is NEVER as dense as it is in reality! So this was basically a blind overtake.

[@denaco]

That last clip, you can almost smell the insecurities of the guy in the audi

[@jfergs.3302]

I must admit the litter one gave me a wry smile. The situation is pretty bad in Liverpool, and doesn't seem to improve much. I remember reading Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island when it came out in the mid 90's. He describes how after a few hours walking in the city, he thought he must have arrived right after a ticker-tape parade 🙂 Sadly, if he came back he'd find little has changed. I mean, how tricky is it to leave the stuff in the car till you get home, and then bin it...

[@davidrobinson4118]

It's not tricky at all. But when you are dealing with selfish anti-social morons you will never win.

[@tony_w839]

A walk along a road in the countryside is just as bad, sadly.

[@jfergs.3302]

@@davidrobinson4118 Indeed, sadly.

[@ibs5080]

Oh I do like Bill Bryson's writings! Especially as I'm a dual Brit Canadian and have also spent a lot of the time in Bill's homeland of the USA. Anyhow maybe see you on the road to Little Dribbling!

[@PedroConejo1939]

Send the clip to the LA. The driver (actually, the registered keeper) is responsible even if they won't identify the passenger.

[@yorkshirethegreat]

I'm not sure if I should be thanking you Ashley for curating these clips or your wonderful viewers for sending them in? Another great video.

[@trueriver1950]

Both :)

[@barneyerror4561]

This man sounds very much like Bennett Foddy in “Getting Over It”. There’s just something about the calm voice that always seems to make situations calmer, and more hilarious.

[@David-sw2fn]

06:46 A driver giving off a clear vibe that they’ve lost all situational awareness. Well done for hanging back. I don’t think the car intended to go through the red light. I can understand this to an extent. You don’t know where you’re going and suddenly at the junction there’s a whole bunch of white lines pointing to multiple lanes. No doubt the driver was distracted by something (maybe a SatNav). As I always says, drive safely, communicate what you’re doing, then worry about where you are.

[@kenbrown2808]

and if you just make a habit of not trying to overtake people in junctions, - a habit the cammer seemed to do well at - there's a lot lower risk.

[@David-sw2fn]

@@kenbrown2808 Agreed. High risk areas like that are the last places to try and make progress.

[@TheTradge]

So many drivers don’t seem to realise that they’re not rally drivers, yet seem dead set on turning their drives from A to B into a race, and that just gives them a competitive mentality towards their journey, which just isn’t necessary and will only potentially cause an accident.

[@adamrules01]

The tractor coming out like that is basically every reaction test i got in my theory exam haha! that's why whenever i see a red tractor on the road my brain automatically identifies it as a threat :D

[@ibs5080]

Clip 6 in the fog. As well as the dodgy overtake, the overtaking car seemed to be travelling way too fast to be able to stop within the distance it could see to be clear in the fog.

[@highdownmartin]

I remember one ridiculous overtake in the fog after a long straight and just before a sharp left. I ended up following him as he realised that I was going as fast as it was safe to go, and once his pathfinder was behind him suddenly he was the one that had to do all the work.

[@aquanick2001]

7:03 - absolute proof that the driving test is too easy if this “driver” actually has a license 😂

[@_Steven_S]

I've seen Ranger's (usually the lifted ones) driving around waaaaay more dangerously than that through town centres! No dashcam in the work van unfortunately.

[@TheDantheman12121]

0:36 I can imagine that he figures because he is on a national speed limit road he should be driving around the actual top speed allowed. Especially if someone was behind him.

[@marklittler784]

Good they reduced the speed on many a few decades ago.

[@TheDantheman12121]

@@marklittler784 yeah, It always amazes me how they have these national speed limits on roads that seem dangerous to drive at 30 on lol.

[@marklittler784]

@@TheDantheman12121 Yeah even 20mph on some bends and some are only a few hundred yards long. I think originally national speed limit roads were the responsibility of central government ?

[@clivewilliams3661]

Its a shame that learner drivers aren't taught how to handle a car, a lot of this is down to the way that learner drivers gain their experience before passing a test, which is a result of a combination of factors: 1) No time is given to getting a feel for the car in a safe environment with skid control and the like. I had the advantage of playing around on a grassy field with an old van and my daughters had occasions at various car club (I'm a member) venues to experiment. There are various skid pans that are available but very rarely used as part of driving tuition. Does Ashley encourage his student to experience that? 2) Modern cars are very adept and their limits of adhesion are too high for most learners and when it is lost it is beyond their ability to even attempt recovery so disaster ensues. 3) The majority of driving school learning is carried out at very moderate speeds in and around urban areas where skidding rarely occurs, which results from a desire to maximise the students ability to pass the test, not to learn how to drive. 4) Car insurance for learners is too high to allow any experience to be had in the majority of cases. Families are lucky if they have a small car that can be insured for a learner but most don't. 5) My right of passage to getting a car license was to get a scooter with a provisional license at 16 that taught me a huge amount about road conditions because failure to learn that would see you dumped on the floor! Too many learners go straight into cars which isolate them from the conditions. Having a probationary period is not about education but punishment. Passing your driving test should then follow on with more (mandatory?) focused development.

[@marklittler784]

I rode a 12 gear racing bicycle at 30-45mph as a kid, I know I put a Speedo on it you learn escape routes that don't involve braking.

[@davidshipp623]

I drove a Tesla for 7 years and encountered the lights and away situation a lot. The problem is the instant torque meaning you can easily seem like you are “racing” in the first few feet. This triggers certain drivers it seems, I ended up starting off as slowly as I could, preferably after the other car had already done so, but it actually took a bit of practice.

[@zaink7037]

When I was learning to drive my instructor would tell me give way to the right including when at the front of traffic lights. Whenever I'm at the front of the lights and in the left lane I generally do let the car in the right lane get in front of me first. Sometimes their speed kind of gestures to me to go in front of them which I might do if safe to do so. Saying though about electric cars I had a Nissan leaf seem to speed off at the lights like he was trying to race in front of me. As you said though it must of been the instant torque from a standstill as he then proceeded to do 20mph in a 30 zone

[@T-1001]

@@Slicks21 I agree. I get overtaken all the time at a particular junction on my commute just the way you describe. Usually by people in Audis or BMWs knowing they can get away faster than my Corsa. Doesn't work against a Tesla though.

[@----.__]

@@zaink7037 The problem in the clip you're referencing is the fact the right lane is a right turn only lane. The Audi had moved to that lane with no intention of turning, and you'd have to almost wait for them to clear the intersection before pulling away because there wasn't a lane for them after the lights. In some cases it's best to outrun an issue just as much as it's sometimes best to wait out a situation. It all depends on many factors, unfortunately the only common denominator is that a-holes will always be around.

[@zaink7037]

@@----.__ ah if that's the case I'd see the audi in the wrong then. These people are really sad to think queue jumping in this means is going to save them significant time. Have reported a few drivers like this with a few of them getting action taken on them

[@----.__]

@@zaink7037 All good mate, I had to watch it a few times to see the arrows. Nonetheless, your logic is sound, as would be expected from someone with such a magnificent moustache :) Peace mate.

[@scottking869]

That speeding round country lanes is the exact type of thing i did when i first passed my test getting cocky in the rain. I went up a ramp of the side and luckily a van passed and pulled me down. That was the last time i done something stupid.

[@thoughtful_criticiser]

I hope that several of the clips had been submitted to the police for action. Then only sent to Ashley after the police advise they no longer need it. The clips I would have submitted are the undertaking/tailgating Tatton, driving through the red light, moped on the pavement, the 4x4 on the pavement with the pedestrian and the Audi chasing the Tesla. Let the police educate the driver and when they have finished let Ashley educate everyone. I was fortunate to have been trained within 15 months of passing my L test to drive at very high speed (legally) in all conditions and predict the probable behaviour of other drivers, skills which I have honed over my driving career. Whilst I cannot help anyone with the first skill, the second is available to anyone. The IAM Roadsmart can help you become a better and safer driver, without breaking the bank as well as being beneficial when insurance renewal date comes around.

[@marklittler784]

MF71 XBP was definitely tailgating especially at 64mph remember some vehicles are hired or borrowed or being sold on so the one driving now might not be the one driving then.

[@ibs5080]

At around 0:40, I have to say, I truly hate those narrow country lanes and find it quite nerve wracking not knowing what might be coming the other way. Doesn't help if you have an impatient tailgater behind and with nowhere reasonably wide enough to pull over and let the tailgater past, though i will do so if the opportunity arrises. Either way, folks drive way too fast on those narrow lanes. Doesn't help that my sat nav will send me down a narrow lane just because it thinks it's the faster route...and all just because it's a 60 mph NSL road! Edit: In this example, this "narrow" country lane was at least "wide enough" for white lines down the middle in places, but still "narrow".

[@David-sw2fn]

Ah yes I feel your pain. This is exactly what my SatNav loves doing. Many a time I’ve found myself on a desperately narrow country lane, scratching my head while getting a close up view of a farm. Of course everyone else in the car is wondering why I’ve taken them on the scenic tour…

[@ibs5080]

@@David-sw2fn I can totally relate. And I truly wish sat nav's had a setting for "Avoid Narrow Country Roads" in the same way that they have "Avoid Motorways" and "Avoid Toll Roads" etc. The issue is that sat navs are programmed to recognise these roads.

[@grahambonner508]

​@@ibs5080 Maybe a sat nav for HGV would help? Another problem is that what were nice quiet, peaceful hamlets on country lanes get turned into rat runs. Outside rush hours they are my preferred roads for cycling.

[@ibs5080]

@@grahambonner508 I did think about HGV sat nav actually but my thought is that this could then deny me many routes that would be perfectly decent for cars and send me on some long HGV diversions. Another solution is to do a dry run of a sat nav route before actually driving it and putting in an intermediate Via Point to get the route you actually want, thus avoiding the narrow country lane.

[@stevekenilworth]

i set my sat nav to avoid motorways, much more enjoyable taking the country route and so many places you can stop for rest. could take a simple 3 hour trip along motorway more stress and to get to first bathroom after motorway you really got to put foot down after average cameras even if only get caught in 20 min slow traffic. i stick to country roads you can always find a place to stop and i like to explore, simple 3 hour trip M6 around Birmingham, M54, A5 i actually head the wrong way i head south first then head towards the A44 A470 Towards Crossgates after that every trip from there i take a different route it means driving never gets boring you never get tired you to busy to get tired, so 3 hour trip fast roads anything from 5 hours half to longest drive 12 hours the 12 hours i decided to drive the coast west wales until i was in line with crossgates then head east, every trip add few way points through cut overs over few mountain roads what less used it makes a stress free drive and enjoyable but average is about 7 hours winter and about 8-9 hours in summer. just take lots mini stops, 5-10 mins and back on the road stop to long back pain sets in the rest trip horrid so try to keep moving with lts short stops so quick bathroom stop a quick smoke and back on the road. even my trip to scotland to the very north 1500 miles in total and mostly A roads all the way, can do 180 miles in about 8 hours in wales so its going to be a week plus long road trip going and exploring. ive always thought the trip away is a part of the holiday so i start my holiday for the journey too and now so many places i want to go back to with my better camera, holiday trip to coast as kid i always looked forward to the long drive still got that now @@ibs5080

[@stephencopps1561]

Even though I'm only looking at film my right foot is hovering over the imaginary brake pedal 😂

[@Aj-qy3kg]

I'm 30 hours in from tomorrow got driving lesson tomorrow and just finding bigger roundabout hard ATM leaving and switching lanes, great video Ashley Neal again catching up on them all 👍💯

[@tigerarw]

7:00 Solihull roundabout, probably one of the most confusing roundabouts ever lol

[@jessicataylor7174]

That and the magic roundabout in Hemel! :)

[@archechme]

Got the complete package with the Audi driver at the end. Old Audi ✓ high mileage ✓ diesel ✓ driving like a complete turnip ✓ cheap ebay LED side lights flickering probably with a CANBUS error on the dash ✓ perfect.

[@1ninjatiger]

The flickering always happens when you record led lights..that wont be visible to the naked eye. Correct on every other point though.

[@thromboid]

I wonder if self-driving AIs will learn to spot these sorts of risk factors too. :)

[@archechme]

@@1ninjatiger Yes but i can guarantee they'll be flickering by the naked eye too, they always do because they're terrible quality.

[@1ninjatiger]

@@archechme well you can’t really “guarantee” it lol some of the aftermarket lights are pretty good. A lot of these guys do spend a lot of money on their older cars. Can’t be sure about this moron though eh.

[@stonestreaker]

Also playing right turn lane/straight on bingo.

[@collynkieranmclaughlan6983]

4:00 Saw an example of this today, coach/bus was parked letting people off and had indicator on, on the left. The two cars that were right behind the bus was still there in the queue and were there for at least 3 minutes before drivers behind saw the road was clear. I was sitting in the van laughing my head off 🤣🤣

[@Jabular1]

Tractors are scary when you're on a bicycle. One of those massive tractors with the huge tyres front and back come flying past me at full speed down a country road. The road was only wide enough for him but I couldn't move over because there was a ditch on each side. He could have moved over a bit into the ditch or slowed down but no. Imagine one of those wheels right up at the side of you at 25 mph. It was the closest pass I've ever had ..... bought some new bib shorts that weekend🤣

[@simmybear31]

We have some Nutters in Northampton but I'm afraid for the sheer number of Scally's per square kilometre Merseyside holds a record. Thanks again for your efforts to educate us all.

[@DAFPvnk]

8:30 nice! Up on the poavement to avoid getting caught by traffic cameras for entering a road unlawfully.

[@mcgherkinstudios]

The reason I’d be hanging back from that EOD truck is because I’ve seen their efforts at engineering before and let me say there’s a reason why you’re chosen to go play with bombs, and it’s not because you’re valuable.

[@1blackballed]

The police seem to have gave up on basic crime in general from what we see on a daily basis!

[@fervent2896]

I found the dark VW approaching the roundabout most interesting in this clip. The cam car maintains a safe speed behind the car as the VW looks unsure. Patience pays off and the cam car possibly avoids the VW merging into them. 😊

[@gftyhify]

I’ve been overtaken in fog that was so thick you could barely see a few inches in front of you.

[@carusmike]

I always try to drive as if Ashley's watching me. Sod the police. It's Ashley that scares the crapoutame.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Autumn is upon us, the season of mellow fruitloops who drive their Nissan Micras with one sidelight; of wet, slippy roads and wet, slippy brains; of falling temperatures and falling IQs. I both love and hate this time of year. So much light-related nonsense, impatient speeding and utter cluelessness. Thanks for highlighting some of this, Ash. And thank you to everyone who submits these clips to the police before sending them to Ashley. We have to take community responsibility for dealing with these potentially lethal drivers - and litterers.

[@bluebellmalarkey3538]

Ah, yes, the mellow fruitloops of Keats's poem!! Too funny, Peter Rabbit🤣Thanks for the laugh!

[@pifko87]

Had to go out in the late afternoon for some shopping. Arrived in daylight, parked at an underground car park. Time to drive home and because of the lit underground parking I don't realise it's now dark outside. Numpty here was driving for at least a mile without his lights on, despite various motorists flashing me. Oops!

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@pifko87 Everyone does it from time to time, that's why it's always worth giving a quick flash to remind them. With so many back-lit instrument panels, one of the main indicators of lights off in the dark has gone. I know not all cars have the facility, but I leave mine on auto lights by default these days. Fog is the main problem with that as often it doesn't trigger the auto lights - having said that, I'm pretty keen on that one.

[@connorbrennan7728]

7:00 this is the first of your videos i have seen, I knew this roundabout near me would be here somewhere, wasn't expecting it in the first episode i watched haha 🤣

[@mattjcwig]

Shocking that he even wanted to overtake 2 cars in the pouring rain no matter how clear it is, but the white car wasn't paying attention

[@ibs5080]

Clip 16: Another poor weather poor overtake! As per Ashley's comments, I would not have even considered an overtake in that kind of weather. Besides, the cars in front seemed to be driving at a reasonable speed for the conditions, whereas the overtakers speed seemed excessive once it got passed. Why not just hold back, chill out and take it easy? Also, there is always a risk of this sort of thing happening if you insist on overtaking more than one car, especially when vehicles are fairly close together. I would also be interested to know what sort of lighting (if any) did the overtaking car have and what colour was it?

[@ibs5080]

Clip 14 with the car mounting the pavement to get ahead...and in poor visibility. That deserves a driving ban right there! I wonder also if that motorist is the type who gets angry when a pedestrian legitimately has priority when crossing in front of them...and yet it's OK for the motorist to drive on the pavement.

[@steves5172]

Hi Ashley, in clip 16 - conditions of rain, wet road and failing light should have stopped any overtake. The white car pulled out with zero observation BUT had space enough to pull out a second time and cause a collision. This has happened to me more than once!

[@TheLordHiggs]

5:35 Almost crashing into a bomb disposal vehicle. Lol

[@AL-YT-comment]

7:18 The grey VW appears to be driving directly to the police station to hand themselves in. 😂

[@mikewade777]

The first clip reminds me of a comment from a retired US police officer on a video about ''should cyclists wear helmets''. The cyclist because of the low sun did not see the dropped tailgate of a reversing truck that stopped to let the cyclist past. The helmet did not protect his face or save his life.

[@jonnycraig183]

I agree with you regarding the quality of some family members instruction (but have to say I was lucky with mine as my dad was an advance motoring instructor) I was walking over a DIY store care park and caught someone being instructed to do a reverse park they successfully did park but would have failed as didn't do any observations other than looking over the same shoulder (I politely let them know they would failed due to observations and they accepted the advice)

[@marklittler784]

Always remember the TV program showing police following a car five miles speeding undertaking cutting drivers up failing to give way jumping amber lights and they were only going Tesco !

[@richardgiles2484]

Always safer to be behind an idiot rather than in front of one 👍

[@StefanVeenstra]

I wonder, I rather have the carnage behind me than in front of me. If the overtake can be done safely of course.

[@richardgiles2484]

@@StefanVeenstra if you're behind the idiot you can stay well away from them and if it does go wrong for them you're not involved. Worst case is the road is blocked and you can turn around and drive away safely 👍

[@ArminGrewe]

@@richardgiles2484 in theory you're right, in practice there's always the possibility that they cause the crash while they pass you (or cut you up and crash right in front of you before you can build up that safe distance)'

[@richardgiles2484]

@@ArminGrewe understand what you are saying. However it's always severed me well and you do get to see the idiot pay the price sometimes 🤣 anyway stay safe my friend 👍

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@StefanVeenstra Nah, the carnage behind you could _be_ you. This is doubly so if it's you they're being an idiot directly behind. Let them pass and hopefully you'll never ever see them again.

[@smallkid444]

That 7:25 clip I had to pause because of how uncomfortable that speed in those conditions made me. It's insane to me that someone thought that was a good idea.

[@roaduser6438]

The cammer was doing 70mph on a road that was 60 at most. You're right to think that overtake was a bad idea. It baffles me the number of people who are saying that there was nothing wrong with it.

[@imatonkatoo]

Oh wow I’m clip 5 and didn’t realise I was close to the cyclist. I normally hang back until clear, and give loads of room as I’m a cyclist too. Does look close on the video though.

[@ashley_neal]

Just sort it going forward Kris. Thanks for sending in!

[@kinetsievarvenfloot1237]

NEVER trust anyone who waves you on (unless it's the police). The only person responsible for driving your car is you.

[@juliancarter557]

It never ceases to amaze me how attached some folk are to the horn button. I have been driving nearly 40 years and often cant remember where the horn is, (in my defense I have several vehicles where the horn is situated differently). I cant say I havent done some stupid things in the past though.

[@deancostello14]

Similar to clip 8 has happened to me before as a bus driver, the lights happened to be just before a bus stop, and about 7 cars came steaming past me because I just looked like a bus in a bus stop without observing any of the lights or road works. I tried with my offside indicators on, giving them a beep as they went past, signalling them with my arms to slow down, nothing worked.

[@marklittler784]

Yeah maybe a right indicator would have implied you weren't stuck at a bus stop

[@deancostello14]

@@marklittler784 "I tried with my offside indicators on"

[@adrianling7301]

That roundabout with the VW in Solihull is a nightmare

[@matthewhenthorn3343]

I was on the A9 today, taking fare and there was contraflow around Dunblane, just before the M9 Roundabout. it was being filtered in nearly a mile before and as execpted people were filling the main lane leaving a mile of lane 2 open. i tried moving down lane 2 only to have a rangerover block my path and match the speed of the traffic. Whilst I wasn't going to get home in time to see my Niece anyway, it wasn't like they were helping anyone. if i had a dash cam for that vehicle i would upload it.

[@AdrianNelson1507]

Many learning opportunities here, though I worry that the people who need to learn aren't watching! 👍😊

[@Doofnut040tv]

My thing with littering is and always will be, if you could buy it, carry it and consume it, surely you can carry it to a bin

[@WouterKoenders]

3:10 Of course the inpatient driver at fault, but I think the viewer could have communicated his intentions by indicating early (I don't think I hear an indicator). If I have a car like this on my bumper I would start indicating left when i am still next to the lorry and move over when its safe.

[@paulmurphy2583]

The lorry being overtaken at 5:35 was a bomb disposal team, so theres yet another risk if you hit it and cause it to flip.

[@honeybadger3902]

Regarding your last comment about people wanting to race when you're in the tesla; I get this a lot in the gt86 and the biggest culprits by far are people in 4x4's. I do find it low key funny when at the head of a set of lights when in the lane to the right is someone revving away wanting to race and then just slowly pulling off whilst they're screeching away.

[@Rawwhhh]

In reference to the last clip.. I own a car that I’ve rebuilt from the ground up, it did 0-60 in 5.5 second out the factory in 1993 and has since been forged, runs water-meth, I’ve also dabbled in NOS a few times over the years and it has over double it’s factory BHP to the wheels and is now a rarely driven summer car and a regularly driven track day car, it’s 0-60 is truly dependant on traction but I’ve been down Santa Pod against a Tesla and it makes Elon Musk look like he’s just invented the Vauxhall Nova.. I also own a 2009 transit and tow a trailer for my business, 0-60 (where possible) can quite literally take me 30+ seconds when I’m running a 6 ton train weight and it’s truly humbling! I have to think a minute in advance when speeding up or slowing down, I have to think for everyone else when making judgements and turning corners is (sometimes) almost a precision art form. If only everyone had NO CHOICE but to think about other people when driving, no matter how fast you can go or how fast (or slow) your car can accelerate.. No one is getting anywhere faster than anyone else!! No one is saving time (apart from people in filter lanes) and your only true race is to the fuel station!

[@shm5547]

7:20 the cammer was going way too fast for the conditions. Crossed a junction, with a vehicle that _could_ have pulled out, at 60mph in heavy rain! Then went for a flying overtake at over 70mph. The BMW driver was very wrong to pull out without looking, but the cammers reactions were very poor. Yes, they managed to brake, however, the use of the horn was FAR too late, clearly the cammer was not anticipating this and did not have their hand on the horn ready during this manoeuvre.

[@JoshuaNicoll]

The junction at 04:54 is in Dublin, Ireland, just beside St. Patricks church in Ringsend.

[@yozzacup]

4:48, so bad for that. I’m sat in the car park where the SUV was trying to go currently, not long after that exact thing happened to me

[@HPsawus]

1:27 bloody hell that’s ashton haha. I drive thru that junction on my way home from college. It attracts the last minute lane changes Always been waiting to see a road that I recognise on this channel😂😂

[@grahamnutt8958]

Plenty of "squeaky bum" moments - most of which could easily have been avoided 🤔. The opening clip was too close for comfort and very much reminded me of another 📽 featured on your channel last year. Poor Roadcraft is the disease; Ash might be the cure. Stay safe out there.

[@J0seph_Mother]

I had a pretty terrifying experience with a bike rider last week, it was night and it was heavily raining so I could barely see out my side windows, at a stop light which just turned green I started driving as normal and would've merged into a newly formed lane to my left. I noticed just before my merge a bike rider decided to ride right next to me with probably less then half a meter of space and if I didn't notice him and slow down I probably would've hit him while merging into the new lane.

[@bigted1347]

I truly believe that there is increasing number of motorists that have no licence at all. The sense of self entitlement amongst those that do have a licence also appears to be growing at a exponential rate as well. I would love a driving organisation to conduct a mass test to see what percentage of motorists actually know the basics of the Highway code. I suspect it is worryingly small

[@marklittler784]

Country lanes are more lethal there's no barrier between you and them, they should be included in a driving test.

[@Cenotaff]

4:37 Whilst the Audi is an absolute berk, it's interesting to note that the Jeep has been untaxed since February 2018 and had no MOT since the end of August 2018 according to the government's vehicle enquiry service. It's no surprise to see their right, rear brake light not working. It'd be a a shock if the Jeep had any insurance considering they haven't cared about the tax and MOT for 4 and a half years. I thought the police cars are meant to automatically be alerted to that sort of thing?

[@johnjephcote7636]

I was undertaken in a 30 zone by a low-powered but noisy motorbike with a pillion rider, using the marked cycle lane. I had no ides that a cycle lane was for motorbikes, or that one could undertake in them. It shook me as I was doing 30 and the bike appeared out of nowhere, but probably from a side turning that I had just passed.

[@DavidFraser007]

The driver of the grey VW at 6:50 is so self unaware, an accident waiting to happen.

[@marksudlow5083]

At 1.20, the driver in the Porsche was already in a lane turning right... impatience pure and simple!!

[@MrKonquer]

The Audi A3 at 8:53 is in a right only lane, shame the plan failed and shame set in so he had to be right up behind them then brake check, small Willy syndrome.

[@kenbrown2808]

My rating of the overtake is that unless the car ahead had declined overtake opportunities before, he should have assumed it also wanted to overtake the lead car, and acted accordingly.

[@nendwr]

I tend to think that there should be a requirement for certain sorts of road users to use lay-bys and remain stationary for at least 30 seconds. Twats with horse-boxes between Lichfield and Ashbourne and so on. That would reduce the number of overtaking someone trying to overtake incidents.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@nendwr in my state, the highway code requires a person with 7 or more cars queued behind them to pull over and allow the queue to overtake. not that people do it or it is enforced.

[@maybenot6075]

As abit of a motorsport enthusiast I think the 2nd clip with the ka would have been avoided if all newly qualified or soon to qualify drivers have some education on vehicle weight transfer and the difference with drive train layouts atleast half these type of accidents would never happen! Half a day in a controlled environment with a front wheel drive car and budget tyres on the back would soon teach new drivers to back off abit!

[@marklittler784]

#11 Often worth pulling your window down before moving from being parked it shows from a mile away the cars got life to it and could move away anytime soon.

[@angledwallaby]

It’s a reason I always drive with dipped lights on. It shows front and rear that the car is ‘live’. It helps differentiate between parked and stopped vehicles that can move off at any moment

[@marklittler784]

@@angledwallaby Yeah sometimes you get caught out like I was dropping someone off at about 3am in a residential area and no sooner had I started pulling away a car parked on the opposite side ahead pulled out from the kerb with no lights.

[@GilesWendes]

Tatton Drives and Patios LTD respond with threats and swearing if you email your concerns to them. Now they're asking how they can make the backlash to this stop. A company to avoid for sure!

[@nickpoynton8918]

You should be able to report littering like at 04:25 so they issue a penalty to the registered owner.

[@lokedemus7184]

3:33 I have to say, the sign for the traffic lights is comically close to the traffic lights

[@_Steven_S]

There are some fixed installations here that have permanent signs advising of traffic lights, sited just as the high friction road surface starts 🤨 Even better is the designer/roads dept. thought they'd better place the triangle on a square fluro backboard.

[@damian-795]

07:21 Rate the overtake = Terrible, unnecessary , dangerous. Also there is water pooling on right verge entering road which presents potential aquaplaning hazard.

[@xaiano794]

2:00 I'm an impatient car driver and it always amazes me how many people who want to overtake will close to within feet of cyclists or vehicles when as you say, if you leave a much larger gap you can pass quicker and easier AND leave a safe space for the cyclist should anything happen. Win win

[@vj4]

Why are police hands tied against the motorbikes?

[@Daniel-ug3ie]

They are looking for a chase from the police, they have 0 respect for all other road users, pedestrians and themselves. If the police give chase, its much more dangerous for everyone, so they ignore them. which leads to the criticism that they do nothing. Best way to prevent this is to find where they store the bikes and take them that way. If you're ever in Liverpool and you see these people, just slow down and let them do what they want - much safer that way, at the end of the day its someone's son.

[@ellekell9317]

I don’t know for sure but often they are unregistered scrambler type bikes with no number plate. Chasing them to get details can be incredibly dangerous for the bike rider and other road users.

[@oneandonlyjaybee]

Numerous reasons; 1) not sure about Merseyside however most forces won't pursue bikes as the risks outweigh the benefits 2) this police driver may well not be pursuit trained in any case. 3) whilst there might be little sympathy for the rider, is it worth pursuing the bike and risking them hurting or killing someone else just in the off chance they get them stopped and the courts give them a paltry fine for riding without a licence or insurance? 4) should they pursue them and something happened to the rider all the blame and responsibility would be on the police. Would they want to risk their job for that? I wouldn't

[@Rockhopper1]

there is a current case going through the courts where a police driver may be charged with manslaughter for a biker that was killed in a chase. Also authority for chase has to be given by control not the officer in the car. That bike was goading the officer, to not react was the best thing.

[@Stettafire]

@@Daniel-ug3ie Rightful criticism. These motorbikes are a danger to everyone on the roads.

[@richardough5004]

Clip 12: An RLC Bomb disposal vehicle. This would have been driven by an LGV driver who had received additional blue light training before being allowed out on the roads. Not a good advertisement for someone who is supposed to drive to a much higher standard than ordinary road users.

[@AndyPandy33]

08:33 lol Gilespie Road in Highbury, London. I work in that area delivering parcels and while that clip is from 2021, that is happening hundreds times a day. Can't say I blame them since the only way to get to the other side is to go around and drive another 2 miles just for that, madness. Also, the council made over £1 million a year through this LTN and the LTN next road.

[@fredmercury1314]

1:15 The police should just knock them off their toys.

[@Stettafire]

Hear hear!

[@John64125]

The person in the grey VW setting a new record for most issues at a single roundabout. What a shocker.

[@marklittler784]

#16 Should let your indicator flash a few times before actually carrying out a maneuver.

[@mikefoster2565]

At 7.24 my view of the cammer's overtake is that he gave himself enough room for the manoeuvre but it was a bigger risk to overtake 2 vehicles.

[@stevekenilworth]

worse fog ive encountered top mountain pass good job i knew road well but it long right hand corner with drop 100's meter to left 60 road fog was not to bad to start with cruising at about 35, within a couple secs it went so bad i could not even see the road markings was down to less than 20 and i felt any sec big truck plow in to back of me as it got so thick so fast i bet it caught a few out good job it did not last long and soon could see road markings and to build up speed as i knew after that section it starts to go steep down hill below the clouds and fog and it soon cleared up was half mile with a few 100 meters of fog so bad you could easy lose the road and bad place to lose the road as well

[@sameyers2670]

Talking about unsafe loads, on the M1 the other day I saw a clapped out T reg Fiat Marea that had clearly seen better days towing a Transit sized van, that can't have been safe at all.

[@stuartmcconnachie]

0:36 “Piloted” is totally correct - they were absolutely flying! 1:32 The Mazda driver certainly didn’t “miss” the Porsche driver though 😮

[@marklittler784]

#8 1st Sign said road works maybe it should have said road works and temporary traffic lights ahead if you've got your sat nav on it usually tells you well in advance that's why it's a good idea to use it even if you know the route it can save a lot of time.