Driving Fail Viewers Edition #45 | Mirror, Signal......Crash

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[@bertjesklotepino]

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[@archechme]

"impatience is the root of all evil on the roads" you're absolutely right. Impatience means all common sense, observation, perseverance and selflessness go out of the window

[@gamerknown]

Just yesterday morning I was waiting in the right to go to the third exit on a roundabout, the first exit was backed up to my right on the roundabout and a car graciously left a gap, but where I was positioned I couldn't see approaching traffic on the inside. Cars behind me started to beep, one even snaked around and went through the gap from my left, so I decided to forge ahead and a car on the inside of the roundabout had to brake sharply for me. I've had it said to me by lots of contacts to ignore people beeping - they won't be the one getting hit, I just felt under pressure.

[@archechme]

@@gamerknown yeah I agree wholeheartedly. Pressure from other motorists is such a huge factor in how people behave on the roads. When I used to be a van driver, I was driving out of London on a dual carriageway with a 20mph speed limit, enforced by speed cameras. It's impossible driving on it without feeling pressured to go faster. You've got taxis, scooters, other motorists undertaking/ overtaking you to get past, only to slow down for the cameras. I found myself to be doing 25/30 in between and then slowing down too, just from the pressure. I wouldn't do that now but it's an observation I made.

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

Nah, impatience is just a byproduct. The root of all evil on the road is a callous, selfish disregard for others which is itself typically born from an arrogant sense of entitlement.

[@matthorner35]

the smash cuts to squirrel killed me hahaha

[@csjrogerson2377]

5:00 I live in Thailand and go to the Philippines as my wife is a Philippina. There is not one person in either country that would pass a British driving test and that includes the driving instructors. Absolutely atrocious. The driving test in both countries is a joke.

[@brianfunt2619]

Same for India

[@smilerbob]

That close pass at around 2:54 makes me wonder if drivers actually realise they still have part of their vehicle behind them once they have passed the cyclist at driver level? The pass was close to begin with but they really move over as soon as the front doors have passed and I see this often on dual carriageways and motorways that as soon as the front door passes the bonnet of the other vehicle they start moving left forcing the other car to brake (I think that is clear what I am trying to say. Apologies if not but message and I will do my best to clear it up 👍)

[@tin2001]

I've had multiple professional drivers do exactly that - they start moving back the moment the drivers seat is past me. Like they have no idea what's behind their seat.

[@paulsengupta971]

It's the dog putting its paws over its eyes and thinking he can't be seen syndrome.

[@michaelgurd7477]

Lets hope the registered keeper got an NIP.

[@thomascarroll9556]

@ 10:00 where the viewer overtakes the cyclists, yes they shouldn’t have done it but they had a good view of the road ahead being clear, what struck me was the remnant of an arrow on the RHS instructing traffic (which shouldn’t be on the RHS) to get back in the LHS just as the restriction on crossing the centre line stops 🤔

[@johnkeepin7527]

Not only that, but their view ahead is a bit different compared with those ultra wide-angle cameras.

[@goodguykonrad3701]

9:55 I think it's very important that people follow the laws that govern how we use our roads. If everyone follows the law, then drivers can make assumptions about the behaviour and speed of others that will allow them to make better decisions, improving safety and traffic flow. That being said, I'm not sure if there's really a problem with the viewer's overtake here. There's nothing concerning from a safety perspective with the overtake, and the only reason to wait for the broken line would be to follow the law for the law's sake, and not for the benefits it provides. If there's something I'm missing, let me know, but I'd be thinking that it's safe, the chance of prosecution is essentially nil, so I'd be prioritising traffic flow and overtaking at a similar time to your viewer.

[@stevenrix7024]

On the other hand, the driver only had to wait 50 yards for the road markings to change - some patience required, but hardly a lot!

[@bigcreator]

I do wonder what speed the cyclists ared travelling in that clip, and how would Ashley know. Its looks very borderline.

[@goodguykonrad3701]

@@stevenrix7024 If it was done out of impatience, then that's not good. However, I still don't see a good reason to wait other than to prove you have the patience to do so. Overtaking earlier like that ensures any other cars waiting behind our cammer have a better chance to perform a safe overtake as there's more road.

[@John-Smlth]

I assume there is general policy somewhere about how far double white lines extend after corners. My guess would be that it's this long to both allow for oncoming vehicles to be aware of and ready to anticipate overtakes and to give the overtaking vehicle more time to properly observe. I do agree that the length here seems excessive though. But I guess it would seem more important at ~40mph speeds, and with a larger vehicle to overtake. Tl;dr: The line length shouldn't be changed but it's only this long for benefits at higher speeds.

[@goodguykonrad3701]

@@bigcreator Not really the relevant factor here though. It looks to be a 60mph road so they could be doing 20mph and it wouldn't change much about what I'm saying. I would say they do seem to be going over 10mph though

[@bofor3948]

That squirrel needs to take lessons from his TV road safety ancestor Tufty.

[@DemiGod..]

The squirell was clearly lost, the driver should have given it directions.

[@beardyface8492]

Tufty was a red one, so can't be that one's ancestor. Gawd, both showing our age, when was Tufty last on tv?

[@hicky62]

Rather than not seeing oncoming vehicles, I think many incidents are from misjudgement of the vehicles speed. The fedex van clip was probably due to the van driver being on his phone. I hope the idiot driving along the cycle path got reported.

[@kenbrown2808]

all the same, that's why I don't loiter in somebody's blind spot like the rover was when the fedex van came over.

[@hicky62]

​@@kenbrown2808The Land Rover was being overtaken by the van, hardly staying in the vans blindspot.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@hicky62 now you made me go back and rewatch, and yes, in that particular case, the rover wasn't even in the blind spot when the van started coming over. still a good reminder not to linger in blind spots, though.

[@hicky62]

@kenbrown2808 I had to watch it again to make sure. You're right, though. Don't linger in a blindspot.

[@keithdenton8386]

It sometimes makes me wonder why people think the horn is linked to the brake. I forget that there is horn when a numpty does something wrong. Never do I forget to brake though. I still have not got anything that's as bad as I see on your clips. When I do I will send it to you.

[@BaalsMistress]

I never realised that FedEx make mid-road deliveries before this video. There's commitment there.

[@gamerknown]

09:35

[@thecurtainkid3941]

1:12 was me. Was my first collision on the road and definitely have approached side roads with emerging vehicles more cautiously since. My vehicles an 18 plate peugeot expert left a lovely crumple down the side. His van got away with 2 white marks on the plastic bumper.

[@ashley_neal]

Thanks for sending in!

[@JohnBall-cd4cg]

2:20 And that is why I always reverse park. Facing forwards getting out makes it so much easier to spot what other drivers in parked cars might be doing, alongside those looking to park.

[@jakescustoms]

2:55 That has to have been intentional, no excuse for having a clear road and then overtaking and closing the space as you pass.

[@tin2001]

Hard to tell... Some idiots do seem to think they only need to give cyclists room until their driver's seat as passed. I've seen that with several "professional" drivers over the years. On the other hand, some people seem to think it's funny or their right to drive their cars into cyclists. Had one the other day slow to match my speed, then swerve suddenly at me... And then got pissed of at me when his driving actions resulted in me hitting his car 🤦

[@shm5547]

Hopefully that was reported to the police. Drivers like that need their licence removing.

[@type17]

@@tin2001 The answer to the drivers who get pissed off when you hit their car is that they were driving close enough for their car to be hit. If they continue ranting, ask them if they'd like to explain to the police why their car was that close.

[@CycolacFan]

As a car driver I’d like to see more cyclists carrying hammers 😀

[@StefanVeenstra]

​@@shm5547 Enforcement requires effort. Police people are allergic to work.

[@Tony_P567]

The first clip is very near my home and I remember seeing the damaged vehicles shortly after the incident happened. Unfortunately, trying to take this exit from lane 2 of the roundabout isn't uncommon and I've seen a number of near misses over the years.

[@iKaGe01]

These are the only fail videos I can watch as every other dash cam channel seems to post videos of people just getting into issues almost purposefully

[@smilerbob]

I watch them for the comments and when a submitter is called out for purposely heading into danger you end up with the standard “It was my right of way and they should’ve stopped” type comment 🤦‍♂️ Plus it is nice to ask them to watch this channel for tips to improve their driving 👍

[@pj1758]

2:20 dug himself into a hole purposefully. The car parked in front had put his reverse lights on before cammer started moving.

[@iKaGe01]

@@pj1758 lol if you think that was done on purpose, you should watch the others

[@Rover200Power]

I had to follow a badger down a narrow country lane for 10 minutes once, they were in no rush.

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

I was almost run over this morning. Traffic lights go amber I check for traffic. None coming. I check the light, it goes red. I step in to the carriageway. Check for traffic again, a car appears around the curve accelerating hard to get through the already red light. I point at the light to indicate that is clearly red. The car just keeps accelerating at me, ultimately passing no more than 10 inches from me and going through the red light about 6 seconds after it has turned red. One point if you can guess the make, another point if you can guess the style of car?

[@LeFrez]

Audi Q5 or Q7?

[@UnbeltedSundew]

Well, since the most obvious culprit has already been mentioned I'm going to have to go for BMW, 3 series? Really any of them though.

[@stevedavis770]

Range Rover

[@AM-qb8zg]

A3

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

OK, so the answers to the most bloody obvious quiz of the year are: 1. Audi. 2. Q5. LeFrez got it right first time, first guess. I swear they give people an asshole test when they go to an Audi dealership. Only assholes can buy one and the bigger the asshole the bigger/faster one they will sell you.

[@tompmusic9104]

The "taking priority" as a pedestrian is a tricky one to bottom out. I had a vaguely similar one this morning: I was walking on the pavement approaching a side road. A car driving toward me slowed, but wasn't signalling. I couldn't see the driver because of glare on the screen so I had no idea what they were doing. So I stopped on the pavement. It turned out the driver was giving me priority, and they eventually waved me across (I could see their hands). But while we were figuring this out another car came up behind them and ended up overtaking on a blind bend 😐 Flow-wise, it would have been much better all round if the car had just taken priority. And as a pedestrian there's zero chance I'm taking priority unless it's 100% clear it's totally safe for me to do so.

[@burgersnchips]

The car should take priority every time, but some politicians who live in London where cars are hated decided to hate cars even more, with the intent being to smash them all up... So many near misses to my rear when attempting to follow these new "rules" that I've stopped bothering unless the pedestrian is actually in the road already.

[@douglasreid699]

i feel the rule change was more for a legal point of view that now if a vehicle hits a pedestrian it is fully the vehicles fault if they could have given priority. (not the vehicles fault if a pedestrian runs out on the road deliberately to get hurt by a car). the problem with the rule change is how many pedestrians know to go read a highway code and update them selfs on the new rules just as much the drivers should be doing it. i will drive taking priority but where i see a pedestrian ready to cross the road, i will be prepared to stop if i begin to turn into that junction. and as a pedestrian, i will stand back from the kerb to let traffic flow and cross behind them when its safe if the road has no crossing.

[@illegalopinions4082]

​@douglasreid699 So you literally don't follow the new rule when you're in a vulnerable situation, which shows how silly the rule is. It is also impossible to determine if a vehicle could have given priority because nobody is expecting people to walk out unless it's a pedestrian or zebra crossing.

[@douglasreid699]

@@illegalopinions4082 1. Rule is a should, so if you see a pedestrian waiting to cross you should give way, its going to be obvious if you drive looking for it. And i choose not to take the priority as a pedestrian. Where does it say you have to take it to cross at a junction? Its not a stupid rule, its people not updating their skills which is stupid, because there is no need to have no retesting, its individual choice to update your own skills. Now i seen more videos about it, and driving experience of some people taking the priority, i find if you slow down and be more cautious you can allow for it and not get rear ended. Its sudden stops to allow for it that causes accidents.

[@illegalopinions4082]

@douglasreid699 I'll believe it's not stupid when you don't wait for traffic to pass before crossing. The fact it's a should and not a must only further reinforces that.

[@andrewhill7613]

That first clip of the Merc, exactly what happened to me, luckily I was in a transit tipper and the offending car was a micra. The old chap driving just got out, picked up some bits of his car and drove off. I was left talking to a detective in an unmarked car who started to blame me! Luckily a van driver who saw it happen put him straight and we all watched the old chap drive off with no attempt by the detective to prevent him leaving the scene! No damage to my truck as my rear wheel had climbed up over his front wheel. I think he lost a wheel trim and a mirror.

[@laceandwhisky]

Reversing out of a parking bay in a car park or driveway is a pet hate of mine if you can reverse out you can reverse in and makes it safer coming out. Here endeth the lesson 😊

[@carlarrowsmith]

My pet hate is waiting for those that take and an age reversing into space. Just drive straight in and look carefully when reversing out, easy.

[@frogsplorer]

Yeah, but boot access can make nose in more practical

[@TheGiff7]

@@frogsplorerrather have the inconvenience of walking round the car than the inconvenience of an insurance claim.

[@TheGiff7]

@@carlarrowsmithnot so easy when you have two SUVs on either side.

[@carlarrowsmith]

@@DavArc626 Not in my experience, people take an age to reverse in, especially in multi storey car parks. I'm sure you have some statistics to justify the claim.

[@leejohnson3209]

Last one is harsh criticism.

[@Dutchy80]

Some of this, beyond obvious impatience, is the lack of concquence. If u go through a red or cut someone off or just dangerous driving in general, as long as they dont crash they dont care and there is no comeback for them unless someone shops them to the police which rarely happens.

[@amazer747]

You are assuming the police will do something!

[@hugheskevi]

Even when the Police are minded to pursue poor driving, there is still the CPS to get through, and then the court system - the court system often dismisses cases where there is no physical harm even where the driving is well below the standard required. That means that the police only pursue the most egregious cases, as otherwise they won't result in a conviction and just be a waste of resources.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@hugheskevi Ah, the Criminals Protection Service; the number of times I've seen videos on those Interceptor type shows where the police bust a gut to catch someone, only to be let off with "not enough evidence", even though there's clear video footage of it. I know more than one cop who has left the service due to this sort of thing 😡

[@antonycharnock2993]

Karma is such a rare and wonderful thing nowadays...

[@chrishartley1210]

​@user-mi6ri6in7dIf only they were out on the streets instead of trawling the internet looking for hurty words the RECORD NUMBER of police officers would surely be enough.

[@picklestheswift]

4:50 take note of the badge of the car...

[@smilerbob]

Entitlement Ring #2 activated 😉 If you aren't sure what I am talking about...something I came up with ages ago but have only recently started to share with people Fun (made-up) fact: Did you know that the Audi logo is called “The Four Rings Of Entitlement”? Entitlement Ring 1 - Never queue behind another vehicle. Just drive your way up to the front and barge in. If anyone complains you can beep your horn and use hand gestures Entitlement Ring 2 - Never be late for an appointment as the speed limits do not apply. Don’t worry about speed cameras, they are taking a picture to upload to a “nice driving” website Entitlement Ring 3 - Who needs to know where you are going when you know. Don’t waste money changing unnecessary bulbs by never using the indicators Entitlement Ring 4 - The outside lane of the motorway is reserved purely for Audi drivers. You can remind people of this fact by consistently flashing your headlights at them while approaching at speed from behind and if they don’t move you can get really close behind. Any accident is the other drivers fault as they shouldn’t be in *your* lane

[@picklestheswift]

@@smilerbob oh that's good. 😂😂, I shall remember this the next time I see an Audi

[@smilerbob]

@@picklestheswift When you remember then you will start to imagine the individual rings lighting up depending on what they are doing

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@smilerbob The sad thing is, there are people out there who really believe this.

[@smilerbob]

@@TestGearJunkie. Indeed there are and to be honest, I didn’t really notice them that much and in fact it was more BMW or Mercedes drivers that were the worst. However, more recently (the last 24 months-ish) the Audi drivers have really started to shine through hence the name I made up for the badge And since then most seem to activate at least one of them when I see them

[@keith6400]

8:22 "Dash cam footage not good enough to read a number plate with this camera?" I identified the squirrel as a male when it turned sideways.

[@robinthebobin6537]

6:43 I love how the pedestrian doesnt even look angry, they just look bemused as if it's an everyday occurence😅. "Well I've seen it all now"

[@R8V10]

9:03 they all have their sun visors down, plus the passenger has her hand over her eyes blocking the sunlight.

[@StefanVeenstra]

Reasons to be additionally cautious.

[@TDMFAN]

If you can't see while driving then you shouldn't be driving. Pull over and walk to the local store to get some sunglasses.

[@naferemix]

You’re right about impatience. I’ve responded to 3 insurers as a witness on different collisions and every time I’ve answered ‘what do you think caused the collision?’ with ‘impatience/ego’

[@biancademilo]

@8:30 Luckily a squirrel has no plates 😅😂 Greetings from the Netherlands 🇱🇺

[@petecoo1978]

A few times I flinched watching that. I'm sitting on my sofa but my break foot is going as I'm watching lol

[@ianmason.]

When I first started watching these, I'd find myself trying to make involuntary shoulder or side mirror checks. It's worn off now, mostly.

[@DrRusty5]

I remain of rhe opinion that everyone shoud be reverse parking. This eliminates the risks of reversing out.

[@Landrassa1]

While generally I'd entirely agree, the whole point of a parking lot with lots of shops around it is for people to load their car with purchases, many of which go into the boot.

[@TheGiff7]

So much this. Also it means your visibility isn’t reduced by the high backs many vehicles now have.

[@TheGiff7]

@@Landrassa1Much rather have the inconvenience of walking round to the back of the of the car than the inconvenience of dealing with an insurance claim.

[@Landrassa1]

@@TheGiff7 It's not the inconvenience of walking around, it's the literally not having space to load up when your car is back to back with another car.

[@rainbowevil]

@@Landrassa1park slightly further forward? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. You could even pull slightly out of the space before you load if you really can’t get access when you return to your car.

[@robg521]

1:32.. “impatience is the root of all evil on our roads” Hell yes, the vast majority are not on the road to simply drive and enjoy the experience. They are on route to somewhere with life’s and work’s pressure bearing down on them. [so you are never going to eliminate people being in a hurry] Sitting at at home complaining that your pizza is late puts pressure on the delivery driver, paying Amazon delivery drivers poorly means that they are going to rush around faster to try and earn more money in each day. Making your employee work late to finish some important work is going to make them late for picking the kids up from school on their way home. … The only solution is to design roads that allow for people making errors to reduce the likely hood of accidents down to the minimum, You will never design the perfect road junction, [people will always need to take personal responsibility] but we can make an effort to keep things simple an easy to understand at times of stress and haste.

[@neddyseagoon9601]

Ah, the charter for 20mph roads. Not that they're all bad.

[@Dayboot33]

Last clip is interesting. whilst technically they shouldn't have crossed the unbroken line, if they were fully sighted (which I think they were) I'd argue it was a safer overtake for doing so.

[@AM2K2]

Yeah what was the risk here?

[@Batters56]

0:21 I’m always a bit surprised when people forget to brake in a crash. I guess they are startled and then freeze?

[@oibara2]

that one is particularly long but i think sometimes people instinctively put their foot down on the accelerator

[@brianfunt2619]

It didn't look like they touched any pedal they just stopped driving 🤷‍♂️

[@sanchoodell6789]

*ASHLEY!* Why didn't you put a WARNING on the video? Seeing that footage of the Mercedes using its indicators almost put me in total shock!

[@DemiGod..]

Don't worry. The mercedes has since had it's indicator bulbs removed.

[@IDann1]

I never expected to see Manila in the Philippines on a video, you could quite easily have a whole KZbin channel about crazy driving there. I have spent 2 1/2 years and 6 visits, of the past six years driving there.

[@b3108]

Oh gosh. The congestion there would take up a whole dinner conversation.

[@chrisweeks6973]

@@b3108 Indeed. Try six hours on an express bus (Victory Liner) to get the 95 km from Pasig to Dau (Mabalacat). It's ok once on the NLEX, but getting to there can be a nightmare! In fairness, it is better now that the Skyway is open, however the EDSA is still garbage. I have a Toyota Innova, but refuse to drive in Manila.

[@chrisweeks6973]

One thing to keep in mind in the Philippines is that there are no rules. The other thing to keep in mind is that the local driver will do something stupid; in 12 years of living here (and I have a 7-seat people mover and a motorcycle), they have yet to disappoint me! That's why they kill 36 people per day on the roads here.

[@ibs5080]

Will watch as soon as I can. Just about to go into another classic car show. This time in Sandwich, Kent. Amazed at the number of comments already

[@marz_mitzi]

i call the 4:50 disregard for everyone else "psychopathic driving" cause it's usually done by psychopaths or narcissists who lack all human qualities such as empathy & remorse. ofc they'll drive like they want, remorse doesn't exist. and reckless driving is even one of the traits for psychopathy

[@WansbeckBikecam]

Couldn't agree more. The country is overrun with these people now.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Nearly everyone on the road seems to be a psychopath nowadays...

[@delmilligan4584]

Aren’t Psychopaths & narcissists very similar 😂 … labelling people is very easy to do tbh ? Am sure you are pretty perfect in your attitude everyday 😂 … NOT 😂

[@InstaSim6]

I do find the end of that particular clip hilarious, the radio going "weeeee" which is exactly how I envisage that Audi driver after going over the speedbump at the speed they were going 😅 Joking aside, it's not an uncommon thing and I dread when the default 20mph comes into force in Wales how incidents like this may well get worse 😕 I hope not but I have little trust in the driving population to actually do the right thing

[@paul756uk2]

​@@WansbeckBikecamunfortunately most of them are in government

[@jugglerjim01]

2:00 this is an everyday occurrence at this roundabout, people use the left lane to turn right and I'm constantly amazed there aren't accidents there all the time.

[@MartinParnham]

It hasn’t improved then? I learned to drive around there so I know that but well, or used to.

[@jugglerjim01]

@@MartinParnham Nope, still used regularly by people with the eyesight of Mr Magoo (the roadsigns are very clear) and who got their licences from cereal boxes (or got someone else to take their test).

[@damedusa5107]

I’m not sure I understand on this one, I’m f you look at the broken road markings he followed it to that lane.

[@pugsterjosh7925]

Don’t get me started on the box junction. I’m glad the traffic lights are timed properly otherwise it would be chaos.

[@Gobtik]

@@damedusa5107 The white car may well be able to join the lane but the dash cam car is ahead and the white car should have allowed him to complete his legal move into the left lane, then joined behind. They should not be trying to effectively undertake the dash cam car to get in front

[@PedroConejo1939]

Some shockers there. I hope that close pass at 2:50 (actually, all of them) went plodwards before being sent to Ashley. I bet that squirrel got some gyp when he finally got home to his missus.

[@suznet]

2:50 Eynsford, Kent a favourite for Sunday Cyclists

[@thinfourth]

grey should of been squished

[@markj.a351]

The police don't do anything

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@markj.a351 That depends on where you live. Ours are excellent. Gotta try. They can't do anything if it's not reported.

[@Gobtik]

@@suznet so a place for people to enjoy their hobby on the roads they pay for? What is the issue?

[@picklestheswift]

0:20 😂 got to love Ashley's sarcasm 😅

[@paulcollyer801]

1:27 To be fair, too Much speed adjustment sends a confusing message to those wanting to emerge, but slowing a bit, (maybe 5mph) gives room & time to move out slightly. Slowing too much suggests you’re letting them out &/or turning.

[@phil84761]

I had the same thing happen to me at 9:17 we were in the middle lane of a motorway and a van to the left. I was in the passenger seat and could see the van moving towards me. Happened so quick, luckily nothing was in the right hand lane, and moved out the way.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

It speaks volumes when the least nutty clip of the entire compilation was the clip of the squirrel ambling down the road

[@EagleStudios]

6:28 You missed how they stayed on the other side of the road after passing the truck

[@carlos777uk]

6:17 was truly horrifying. You could be coming the other way, do nothing wrong, and have a head on. Utterly unbelievable.

[@paulcollyer801]

0:22 I shouldn’t laugh, but that burn 😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-ig1xo3om2x]

~6:03 - I've seen a "later exit", by which I mean that the stopped on the hard shoulder, and then REVERSED back to the exit. I think you can judge the traffic conditions by the fact that I saw the stop and reverse!

[@carlarrowsmith]

7:39 neither driver should have entered the roundabout anyway, they blocked it and prevented the van from turning right.

[@AlexTunstall]

Mini roundabout only asks that you give way to the immediate right, there's also nothing that says you need to leave the roundabout open

[@AM2K2]

@@AlexTunstall Do you block roundabouts because the book says you can?

[@AlexTunstall]

@@AM2K2 I drive around all day looking for roundabouts to block, yeah

[@Gobtik]

@@AlexTunstall general good driving is not to go through a give way (which roundabouts are) when the exit is not clear

[@AlexTunstall]

@@Gobtik absolutely right my friend - though looking at the van, they entered the roundabout and prevented the cars from going around the roundabout. By doing so they also got too close to the cars to drive around them. Tricky situation, but I'd say it's 50/50 in that

[@garethnet]

I know the roundabout in the first clip very well. And I see regular near misses almost every time I use the roundabout. The markings are good the lights work well. But people just seem to be watching some else whilst driving round.

[@TYTHEOWL]

6:43 - while it doesn't make it right at all, the van was using the pavement due to the queues the Costco you can see ahead causes. This is Costco Sheffield, and I've sat on that road for easily an hour before waiting just to get through to a business beyond the costco. Terrible road that needs sorting by the council into two separate lanes.

[@TYTHEOWL]

@@icouldbewrongicouldberight I think you "couldberight" on that one😂

[@aleopardstail]

Q: would you support the idea of a periodic retest? e.g. every three, four or five years? with the focus on changes in law over the previous decade, and expecting a higher standard than a first test to reflect experience?

[@DemiGod..]

Poople already have to wait a long time for their tests, that would make the wait even longer

[@aleopardstail]

@@DemiGod.. other industries manage it fine, and with more tests you would require more capacity - obviously could not be brought in overnight otherwise you have people on decades old licences that are basically never checked for competency as laws change

[@TheVanderfulLife]

I previously had strong viewpoints about driving being a privilege not a right, and that we should have a 1 strike and you're out type rule for serious offences of drink driving or dangerous driving...anyway my conclusion was if you start taking licences away, people will just drive without them. Meaning more uninsured drivers on the road. If caught you could send them to prison but that will cost tax payers a lot of money, possibly mean kids go to child services plus when they get out of prison they'll struggle to get a job and then need to sign on costing tax payers even more.

[@davidrumming4734]

They couldn’t cope with the constant number of repeat tests. They can’t cope as it is.

[@aleopardstail]

@@TheVanderfulLife trouble with that is I'm not sure "oh people will break the law anyway" is an overly good reason not to do something in theory once you have been driving a few years, and with a retest that focusses on legal aspects that have changed in the last decade as well as basic road craft and situational awareness it should not be hard to pass it, the purpose being similar to how just about every other certification to operate machinery that has the potential to kill people tends to require periodic re-assessment people drive without a license now, or after a ban, and when caught.. the penalty is a driving ban assuming they are caught the other alternative is to significantly increase the chance of being caught, which means a lot more policing of traffic laws, which isn't going to happen either "we can't do anything about poor driving standards as it could cost money" isn't really the right way to think about this, yes cost/benefit does have to be considered, but "oh people will just break the law if we do this" isn't a reason not to consider it - its a reason to also ask "how is this policed?" and "how do you deal with those who fail?" the second point could well be a case of having a time period, say two months, to retake and pass, so its not "bugger, failed.. now what?" but a chance being provided to do something about it

[@JustOneQuestion]

Fitting the towbar during the advert actually made me watch it, but now I'm curious what you're towing haha

[@Gobtik]

2:25 - it's a peugeot driver in an SUV, double red flag, not a chance they use mirrors or reversing sensors if they have them. The type who has never been in an accident but seen many in their rear view mirror

[@ryanmueller8410]

love the squirrel bits. Perhaps a rare scenario where undertaking on the approach to a junction doesn't pose any risk? ;)

[@smilerbob]

That van in the cycle lane, you failed to notice the “Do anything” lights flashing as they were going down there. Surely you should know that putting hazard lights on means you can ignore all traffic laws and everything in the Highway Code? 🤣

[@thorin4406]

Ashley is obviously out of the loop 😂

[@MartinParnham]

Also, they’re a van driver so they can “do anything” because reasons.

[@ArminGrewe]

@@thorin4406 as a driving instructor he's not allowed to obtain a copy of the Highway Code White Van Driver Special Edition, so he's excused

[@TestGearJunkie.]

I call them "bucket lights" - bucket = pail = "Park Anywhere I Like" 😋

[@thorin4406]

@@ArminGrewe 🤣👍 I must've missed that one, they probably keep them next to the Audi / BMW editions. They're basically the same except all instances of the words "mirror" and "signal" have been crossed out 🤭

[@CptCactus-11-20-6]

Had a similar situation with a squirrel a week or so ago. It decided that it wanted to run from one side of the road to the other, then back again. Went on for about 5 minutes. Fortunately, the driver coming the other way also enjoyed the show. 😂

[@douglasreid699]

the car park incident shows why its safer and quicker to revesre park in the first place. you get far more visibility to see whats in front of you rather than reversing out and its behind you in blind spots, as wel as reversing in once practiced is quicker than reversing out of a space, because you are looking for the hazards, reversing in, far less chance of someone walking behind your vehicle, you have cars around to use as markers, dont need to worry about a vehicle using the road like you would reversing out a space.

[@twoshottino1991]

That last overtake is exactly how I ended up in a bad accident only a few months ago. I managed to avoid the head on collision however the driver behind me wasn’t paying enough attention and went into the back of us

[@MaterialAmbience]

That fiesta would be perfect, but that 1l ecoboost puts me off. Sadly they're a very problematic engine and I havent heard many good things about them. Carvertical is a very useful service though :)

[@kenbrown2808]

the US model Escort was even worse. they were a 2 ton car with a 65 bhp 2 liter engine with a cast iron block and aluminum heads. made for a delicate engine that was worked way too hard.

[@mattlister]

0:47 I drive on that road regular but take that left turn. Always need to watch out for red light jumpers around there.

[@frankhooper7871]

I can confirm when I'm cycling at around15mph (electric assist) that vehicles frequently overtake me on double-lines.

[@Rroff2]

It can be a tricky one sometimes - I was following a cyclist at ~10MPH and when I came to overtake, by the time I was moving out, the road started levelling out and they sped up.

[@JohnR31415]

People do it when you’re cycling at 30mph as well.

[@DemiGod..]

Same when I had an ebike, but didnt feel in danger. Would prefer that then holding up a huge line of traffic due to a number.

[@DT-hg7te]

People do it to me when I'm cycling at 20mph through the 20 zone in town, keeping pace with the car in front. I have to stop peddling to let them in!

[@TheEulerID]

That first clip with the Mercedes is the perfect demonstration that, when you've missed your exit on the roundabout, just go round again. That's going to cost that driver dear in increased insurance premiums.

[@terrystratford1235]

And new glasses ain't cheap!

[@ianmason.]

I'd argue that the last clip was a technical infraction rather than actually unsafe. The viewer started their overtake at exactly the point where, according to the DfT Traffic Signs Manual design procedure, the solid white line should have ended (it should have stopped at the point where there was clear vision of an object 1.05m above the carriageway for 120m or more for an observer also 1.05m above the carriageway). The line in fact continued on longer than it should have according to the official design criteria. So although they committed a technical infraction of the rules for solid white lines, the solid white lines were in fact laid out wrongly and where they pulled out would have been kosher had the lines been designed according to the official procedure at 3.9 in the signs manual chapter 5).

[@TestGearJunkie.]

They crossed the solid line. Fail. If you think the road markings are incorrect, take it up with the relevant authorities.

[@ianmason.]

@@TestGearJunkie. I said, it was an infraction. Forget for a moment that "they broke the rules", was it objectively unsafe?

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@ianmason. Doesn't matter. Like I said, take it up with the council if it bothers you that much. Me, I'm not in any hurry that I can't wait a second or three.

[@ianmason.]

@@TestGearJunkie. That doesn't answer the question, which leads me to believe that you're taking a little thrill at tutting at someone for "breaking the rules" rather than being concerned with the big issue which is "Is it safe?".

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@ianmason. The big issue, if you end up in court, is "Is it legal" - still, you do as you please, and so will everybody else regardless, it would seem. Anyway time for an early night, sleep well.

[@Matt-lt1od]

T 6:50 Thats costco in Sheffield, you’d be absolutely astounded how often that happens on that road. Theres always a queue into costco and the amount of vans and taxis that steam down that pavement is awful.

[@Petelmrg]

My daughter commutes every day in Manilla; if she sent all her clips in you'd have a wall-to-wall 24/7 channel.

[@vannustube]

2:56 there's no oncoming traffic - this is attempted assault by the driver

[@wessexdruid7598]

Is that LV14 UVO - or LV14 UVD?

[@vannustube]

@@wessexdruid7598 LV14 UVO, Toyota Rav4

[@brantnuttall]

last clip, you are of course correct here, but I could forgive that one.

[@pocky1scot1]

Agreed. It was perfectly safe.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@pocky1scot1 But still illegal. Take it up with the local council if it bothers you that much.

[@bobbyg309]

@@TestGearJunkie. You're commenting this everywhere - it isn't that serious. You sound like a highway code virgin, bet you bring it up in real life too 🤣

[@andreaabout]

I totally agree about impatience. My dad always said, Impatience and bad parking were the two main causes of accidents. You are right about crossing white lines, you can only cross when a vehicle be it cyclist or whatever is doing 10 MPH or less or a stationary vehicle, parked and of course to enter a side road and only if safe to do so or driveway/entrance otherwise it is a Must Not! I hate last minute exiters on motorways and also those who join a motorway and immediately go to lane 3 regardless. Should be an instant driving ban! Anyway thanks for your video, always good to remind us and hopefully make more people better drivers.

[@KenwayJoel]

I'm trans. I am currently transitioning into a BMW driver. I'm still indicating and driving well, so I'm hoping it won't be long until I become a proper BMW driver. I did 33 in a 30 the other day so I'm getting there. I've always felt I was born in the wrong car, now I'm finally going through the process of learning that I do actually own every part of the road. It's not going to be easy, but I can do it.

[@applejuice5272]

Please ensure you are on Horn Replacement Therapy

[@Joe-ug1vu]

Sat navs are a problem to as it takes the road signs navigation out

[@paulstevens9409]

FedEx van on his phone no doubt, there were no other distractions on the road.

[@ArminGrewe]

Don't have a dashcam, so don't have any footage of it, but I've played the same game as with the squirrel with a hare. Which was quite funny as hares after all are known for their ability of cornering to escape when being followed. The one on that occasion just kept running and stopping and running and stopping and running and..... (while I was telling it to just jump into a field). I think this went on for close to half a mile before it decided to just jump into a field after all.

[@timothyjohnston4083]

I swear, every car I have ever driven seems to be invisible to a lot of other drivers out there. No matter the colour, no matter if I drive with my lights on at all times, I still get cut off by drivers who either didn't see me there, or didn't care. There are so many contributing factors -- selfishness; impatience; poor skills; poor training; lack of knowledge of the rules of the road. I think it might be a good idea for all drivers, regardless of age, to pass a "refresher" driving exam every few years or so -- especially those who have a history of accidents or rule violations.

[@edwardlack2578]

That first clip is a roundabout very close to Wellingborough, and normally quite busy. Quite close to me. It can get a tad confusing with how they've remarked the lanes in recent years, but it's definitely not the right hand lane to go to mcdonald's 🤣

[@CplBurdenR]

2.10 That roundabout on the A500 is confusing, but it's not THAT bad. Grief.

[@kenbrown2808]

my state has recently written into the highway code that as long as the cyclist is below half the speed limit, a motorist may overtake in a no passing zone, as long as they have twice the sight distance that they need for the overtake.

[@grahamwoollam4038]

Clip 1.52 in. i live 2 mins from the roundabout and it is a nightmare to negotiate, at 1.57 you now have the two lanes visible both for straight on whilst the right lane also for turning, my bum clenches every time i need to use this which is very often as cars from the left lane cut across to go right exactly what they also did. Daaaaaaaaa.

[@neddyseagoon9601]

What folk dont get about lane markings and mini roundabouts is that they are designed to slow you down. And for a reason, even if you can't understand it. If you really can't stay in between lines and go around with the front tyres at least, you're either a large truck or you're too fast or incapable of doing it properly and fast.

[@warcanon9546]

1:28 I have another one; Assumption is a devils invention. So many bad things can and will happen because we assume things, traffic or otherwise.

[@PatrickBijvoet]

Your opening about the Mercedes was brilliant 😂

[@duncansteward4331]

as you say ' everyone thinks they are more important and in a rush; then when it goes wrong assert 'it was a accident' could happen to anyone. :(

[@Hotoadle]

There's a growing problem in new cars with tiny indicator lamps and reverse lights. In the good ole days, reverse lights were huge to illuminate the rear. Now with cameras they are really puny. It's a very regressive move, you hardly see them. I Wonder why cars have obvious design flaws? Definition of driver impatience: if I get there quicker I'll have time to unwind.

[@kevc8759]

Why wasn't i subscribed, just seen a vlog and re subscribed thought you had finished but back now 👍

[@Funky_Geek]

Crikey that’s opening video is such poor driving. It scares me how people can make these errors. Excellent footage to demonstrate who was at fault - I hope the owner of that footage was able to pass that back as evidence.

[@ynot6473]

@ 0.22, MEOW! seriously though, they didn't bother looking. the usual of just signal manoeuvre, no mirror.

[@MartinBarker]

That one with the van and the priority is why it's worded as "should" the whole point is you should do this unless your going to create a problem that is going to or high likely hood it would cause an incident (and i would say causing an emergency stop is creating high likely hood of an incident) that van driver should not have set of when they did if they were letting the pedestrian cross, especially when they are going for a faster set off to clear the oncoming, but the moment they did set off they should not have stopped and started blocking the oncoming they were well aware was there and the speed they were moving towards them (or should have been other wise driving without due care and attention) .

[@picklestheswift]

Some nice clips in there and some more learning done ✅

[@thealbagalavanter9986]

I've had a go at driving a bus which was fun there's even a video on my channel of me doing it but always fancied a shot at a lorry

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

Just bought THREE sets of A139 PRO 4K DASHCAM - 3 CHANNEL - FRONT, INTERIOR & REAR - £349.95. Bought one for my car, one for my husband's and daughter's car. Hoping the camera will slow both of them down. They do not do silly stuff but both are speed junkies. 😮😮😮

[@falconvelocity]

Clip 1 is Wilby. A45 roundabout near Wellingborough. Not usually a lot of accidents there. Shocking.

[@untilthen7418]

The van driving along the path will forever get away with it because laws don't seem to be upheld or bothered with anymore!

[@DemiGod..]

Would be different if cyclemikey was there, he has had lot of drivers fined with points on their licenses.

[@grahambonner508]

2nd clip, I don't think it's impatience, more lack of awareness, they see the car in front go and assume the light has changed without making proper observation.

[@JBobjork]

9:02 Interesting to se a solid line in and intersection. If it was in sweden you wouldn't be allowed to cross the line to turn either, it would have to bee a gap or intermittent double lines.

[@contessa.adella]

2:25 Actually the Peugeot’s reversing lights came on BEFORE your viewer started to move….Now fair enough the Pug driver was probably not noticing directly behind, but the fault for creating the situation is your viewer’s who was still attempting to sneak out to the right even as the Pug backed up. Since the Pug showed the intention to move first, it was discourteous of your viewer to press the advantage…

[@kevinsano]

That completely leaves out when the viewer's own reversing lights came on, though... (Granted we can't see them, so it's definitely not completely clear either way)

[@pocky1scot1]

Except you have No idea how long the viewer was in reverse showing his intentions. Given that the viewer started te reverse less than a second after the Peugeots reverse lights came on the viewer had almost certainly shown their intention first and was doing full observations as the lights reverse lights came on. On top of that you just agreed that the cammer started to move first so again the Peugeot should have given way to the viewer already manoeuvre. No matter how you cut it up this was at absolute worst a 50-50 to the viewer. They also noticed and fixed for t while the Peugeot just kept going for it. I hope your observations on the road are better than KZbin.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@pocky1scot1 A good reason never to drive forwards into a bay. Reverse park every time, that's my rule.

[@ChrisBrown-px1oy]

Random wild animal observations. The only wild red squirrel I have seen ran along the road like that in front of the car I was being supervised in, not nearly as far though. Top of my road sense table are rabbits - considering their abundance, they are very much underrepresented in roadkill. Rural rats seem pretty smart too. Badgers with their powerful snouts but weak sight are probably bottom. I added a new species the other day - a goldfinch dropped on to the road in front of my reg plate too late to avoid. It looked absolutely unscathed in the rear view - there must have been a big haul of windblown seed in the road. Stay safe everyone!

[@QiuEnnan]

The second clip is gobsmacking - wot on earth were those two other drivers (especially the last one) thinking?

[@Gobtik]

2:57 and you report it and the police close the case as "no further action required". It's why I take primary on the bike but also move my car all the way over right on narrow roads if I see riders coming the other way so oncoming cars can't squeeze past riders

[@DavidFraser007]

The driver of the car at 1:16 who had 2 cars pull out in front of him must be wondering if he is invisible.

[@blokeon1100]

I drive a HGV and i always see late exits onto slip roads. It seems to be a world wide thing according to other youtube clips and tv programmes. Is there some reason for this?

[@blokeon1100]

Seems to be a thing to do. Overtake the vehicles going straight on and cut them up at the last minute to take the exit (usually without indicating).

[@ianmason.]

I would say the reason is "no planning". Just follow the backside of the vehicle in front, or MGIF while paying attention to nothing else and then suddenly "Bang!" a driver's exit is there because they ignored all the advance signs, countdown markers, and other things that could have made for a planned, smooth exit.

[@val_solooo]

6:40 well, at least somebody got to use all of this space :)