How to Drive Like a Driving Instructor | Making Progress

[@JonTheComputerDoctor]

I take pride in my driving, but I am not perfect and no one is. We can, of course, keep trying to improve I certainly do, every day is a learning day. Look ahead and frankly think for others, sometimes it helps far more than you may think.

[@forza223bowe5]

I have been driving for 5 years, and never crashed yet and hopefully never will

[@Richard_Barnes]

@15:15 there is no need to signal “if there is no one that benefits from it” and on our side streets I include pedestrians as they could benefit greatly from signals. I’m with you Ash’ on this one. Great little video, thx Ash’ 😀👍🏻

[@nilotpalpramalik4055]

Thanks Ashley I have followed many video of yours and it helped me to pass my Driving test😊

[@retroonhisbikes]

More drivers need to watch this. As they are driving like they want to be organ donors.

[@marklittler784]

That's usually motorcyclists when its raining, some transplant and A&E doctors know they're more likely in business when rain is forecast.

[@maxusboostus]

@@marklittler784 . It's not rained for perhaps a few weeks here in England, and when it does it's going to be fun on the roads!

[@EinkOLED]

@@marklittler784 Not necessarily. Motorcyclists like me are more aware of slippery roads and ride according to the conditions. We're more vulnerable and more likely to take precautions, plus riding requires more skill than driving (based on the full licence) and I'm a far safer driver because of it.

[@marklittler784]

@@maxusboostus Normally but the roads have hardly been used to leave much rubber and oil on. Now nobody uses them they fix them 😃

[@busog97641]

I don't mind them being organ donors, I just don't want them to make others organ donors.

[@owen_003]

I had a funny situation the other day while cycling - I was stopped at a bridge with traffic lights, then carried on as they turned green. It was clearly too narrow for the car behind me to overtake me, so I moved slightly into the middle of the bridge so that it wouldn’t try to squeeze past. As soon as I moved over back to a normal position, the car tried to overtake me and had to slam on its brakes as there were cars waiting straight in front of it to cross the bridge. I just laughed and carried on... It then proceeded to overtake me on a blind bend!

[@marklittler784]

I had a high geared twelve gear bike as a kid and doing 40mph wasn't unsual for me I didn't have any problems with cars being held up behind me lol Bicycles rarely have mirrors which cyclists would find extremely useful to themselves and traffic behind to enable you to time your progress to integrate with following vehicles when needing to change your position ahead with little inconvenience to those behind.

[@owen_003]

Mark C Littler How is this relevant to my situation? I was stopped at a red light in front of a bridge... Going 40 mph is impossible even for a super car here.

[@British99]

Owen Page I do a similar thing with traffic islands. However recently a van driver was so determined to get past I was seriously concerned for my safety.

[@marklittler784]

@@British99 Maybe a hi viz vest with the speed cameras ahead logo in the middle might help at least one cyclist has a cam on on his rear luggage carrier.

[@British99]

Mark C Littler love the idea of the Hi Viz vest! I have thought about a rear facing camera, the Cyclique Fly6 is a rear light with camera built in.

[@British99]

Great video Ashley; it confirms that I am doing something right! Making progress, exactly. Too many people think that means driving too fast and not paying attention to other road users. I found myself looking out for hazards and using your sight lines. On the subject of going fast, German cars make you feel as if your going slower than you actually are! Higher powered cars do have the advantage of better handling and brakes, although the car that I found the most pleasure to drive only had 32Bhp. Because you had to anticipate sooner and work the engine to get as much out of it as possible. Do that in a modern hot hatch and you’ll probably end up dead!

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Very interesting talking points you brought up at the end about people wanting faster cars. My sister and I actually had a discussion way back when, and the question of why she bought an M3 Competition and a 5 Series. The M3 is a faster car, but it is not her daily. The 5 series is her daily. The M3 is usually on the track or private roads with no one around. There she can go crazy revving the engine, making a loud noise, doing donuts, and flying when she launches it. Rarely does she take it to the freeway. Personally she and I do not get why people would buy a car with so much power, yet never use it to its full potential. I think some people like the THOUGHT that their car can do so much, they like the thought that their car has an insane 0 - 100KM time or massive engine, yet they do not use it. They know the features are there, and that alone is pleasurable enough. Maybe. Not to hate or criticize anyone. If people want something and have the money for it, they should go and get it and not bother with what other people think. I love people that do that. I think this "getting more than they will use" can extent further than engine power. My friend bought a BMW X5 (I forgot the trim name) that has *four* turbos in it! But that X5 is also her daily. It is an SUV, yet she rarely takes it off-road and only on a few occasions does she fill up the trunk. She does not even have a family. She lives alone like my sister, yet has this large SUV. It is an amazing SUV, yes, but probably would have been just as satisfied with a BMW X3M. Her X5 can go off-road, tow and carry a lot more, but it does not. I think she may have bought it for the luxury the X3 does not deliver as nicely. A great talking point, but there is nothing we can or should do about it. I rather people spend their money as they please than be dictated by others who think their money should be "better" spent. My sister and friend earned that money on their own and have nothing or anyone else to spend it on, so I am in not place to criticize...only wonder. But their cars are great, so a bonus there. I love them.

[@Johnconno]

Problems Eh? They just keep coming...

[@will4may175]

One thing I have found through built up areas, is that the traffic light system is setup for flow, and most times if you stick to the speed limit you can get through a few sets of lights in a row on green, I see a lot a drivers speeding off only to be sat at the next lights waiting when they could just roll through like me, cheers me up seeing them make a fool of themselves, especially as they hate it and blast off again just to repeat.

[@marklittler784]

Traffic lights generally regulate traffic into pulses if you stray between the pulses your likely to get stopped, many drivers know what speed to do between traffic lights to get green all the way circumstances allowing and its not always the speed limit either.

[@Richard_Barnes]

Will4May, I call it the ‘Pepe Le Pew’ effect. 😂😂 I’m showing my age here with this comment.

[@tgk300xx4]

Unless they have the cameras on the top you can usually run through them

[@forza223bowe5]

Buses have some technology which when a bus comes it will try and make the lights go green

[@henryrolt3747]

37:27 I can vouch for that in a positive sense. I drive a tiny almost 20 year old 1.0 Yaris that makes a mighty 68BHP and 95N.m (and is utterly gutless until 3500rpm). Sometimes can't wipe the grin off my face making brisk but safe and legal progress on a typical B-road. You can completely pin the (cable!!) throttle out of every corner!

[@L5GUK]

Smaller cars like that are far more fun and engaging to drive on a road than any 250+bhp 'performance' car. Honestly, there's no reason on british roads to have more than 250bhp, but that doesn't mean we can't yearn for them! ;) Smaller, less powerful cars are incredible. I've had motorbikes from 50cc to 800cc, and cars from 60bhp to 200bhp. The less powerful ones have always had more exitement because you can wring them out. Perhaps the best example I can give is the difference between my 1.2 Polo and 2.0 GTD. The Golf was an incredible car, fast, fantastic handling, predicable, smooth. But when 'making progress' it never ever felt unfazed, it was so much better than I was. The Polo was a different story. Absolutely incredible car in itself, handled beautifully, communicated what was happening very well. It's limit was pretty much on par with what my limit was. So I could drive it a lot harder than the Golf. I could push closer to its limit and therefore it would be so much more engaging. In an ideal world, I would have them both. But if I could only have one...I'd pick my BMW ;)

[@SF-rs3xm]

@@L5GUK haha! I once drove a 2013 1.2 Polo and I thought it was a very well sorted car. Extremely fun to drive hard and surprisingly adjustable on the limit!

[@marklittler784]

Watch your signals in bright sunlight they're not always clearly visible, its really vitality important to bear that in mind especially the side trafficator, try to give them early at a shaded part of the road where possible. Its always been a stupid idea to incorporate indicators in headlamp units they're far more difficult to differentiate, than when they're a completely separate entity below the headlamp. Don't even talk about people failing to notice brake lights with high intensity sunlight on them !

[@davidrumming4734]

I’ve noticed this as a driver + when walking. Integrated turn signals, especially with bright sunlight on them don’t show up very much. Put them on a silver car seems to make it even worse.

[@marklittler784]

@@davidrumming4734 Door mirror signals do seem to stand out more though.

[@joelr4983]

Wait BMW's have indicators! You might want to get that checked out! :)

[@Abigail-Rebecca]

Thank you, a very enjoyable video as always. I'm going to pinch your little saying for my RoSPA group (when it reopens) of imagining you're late, but the police are behind you...brilliant. It's also nice to see you make mistakes with your gears, it will help other learners feel better as well as those of us who have been driving for long time and make the odd slip-up with the gears.

[@fayezchoudhury7301]

Only sir Neal can use that saying!

[@andybliss6538]

Another great vid Ash.. Would be intrigued to see the same route in your wife’s M3. Be interesting to see if it’s any quicker at a similar time of day.

[@michaelhope8899]

Love this. My grandparents live in Formby and I did my BA at Edgehill. Good times and good memories. Hope to see Formby again soon

[@Dominate955]

Great video, think when I drive down country roads I tend to go over the centre line to get a better view round corners. Didn't realise until you mentioned it in the video. Please do more of these videos, thanks!

[@glwinggar]

Nice video, you really put this accross - enjoy the journey - don't be in too much of a rush to reach a destination (allow sufficient time for unexpected delays)

[@claytonhayward5815]

Great video, only got around to watching this last night. Wasn't too much progress made, sadly, but enough to get a flavour of it. Good to see some 'off-siding' action going on as well - I regularly practice this when zooming along well-sighted B-roads. Also good to see correct use of the horn too and some handy tips on cornering in a balanced way - so many people get it wrong. I never indicate on a motorway when there's no-one around who'd benefit. All part of ongoing observation. So many people steer with their indicators, with me 5 seconds then move to where I've indicated. Assuming there's someone around to benefit.

[@roopsingh3840]

Great commentry driving with top 🔝 tips, and discussion points, loved it... 👍🏽 🤔

[@grahamnutt8958]

4.30am just finished watching lol. Excellent demonstration with the ongoing commentary - it almost felt like being in the car with you. I totally agree how much vehicles have changed over the years..... my ancient 3.5 litre V8 Rover would not have any chance to keep pace with your Beemer. Acceleration, braking & handling, despite my vehicle being a high end luxury motor in its day, just doesn't compare to modern motors - not to mention safety features. Haha - you didn't tempt me to save 20 seconds by skipping the video. How much time you could've saved overall? Not enough to worry about! As an ambassador for ADI's & BMW drivers alike you have proved that it can still be fun to drive exuberantly without acting like a berk. Really enjoyed this one. Cheers 👍.

[@ibs5080]

Wow you were up till 4am watching this! Admittedly, this was a great video. Perhaps you will wake up the next morning (or should I say afternoon!) sounding like Ashley himself. Can you say "Tires & Tarmac" in a Liverpudlian accent? 🙂

[@grahamnutt8958]

@@ibs5080 4.30 bud 😆 and I will not be attempting a Liverpudlian accent - would probably end up sounding like a Brummie or a Glaswegian 😎👍.

[@fabianpiraianu6669]

Test in a month, fingers crossed. This genuinely help so thank you:)

[@fabianpiraianu6669]

@Lee passed matey:)

[@fabianpiraianu6669]

@Lee honestly great a lot better than i expected lol, 4 minors kinda sucks but eh

[@fabianpiraianu6669]

@Lee i’ve come a long way since

[@user-ud2nd5xm4c]

The "excuse me" analogy is brilliant, however I think a lot of road users (including most of my family and friends) could do with always using an indicator to get into the habit of using it in the appropriate situation. What are your thoughts on this Ash?

[@marklittler784]

Drivings a lot more pressure aiming for particular speeds, when on a relatively empty motorway you don't need to, I prefer around 65mph because then most others are doing the overtaking and not me.

[@lulzyboy]

but they're overtaking you because you're going under the limit. that logic literally makes no sense.

[@marklittler784]

@@lulzyboy If I go slighty slower than everyone else I always have space in front of me, I don't have to do many overtakes and I dont have to contend with all the speeders coming up behind or lane hoggers in front or tail gaters behind, i've only done a million miles so far.

[@forza223bowe5]

Speed limits are limits and not targets. I always think you should try and maintain at least 55 mph on a motorway

[@stevesmith7530]

Nice to see some smooth block changes from someone else. I am in complete agreement as regards the ridiculous output of modern vehicles, even daily drivers. A competent driver should be able to make good progress without 300hp. In fact, on the back roads I am often keeping up with, even slowed down by such vehicles, despite a 25 year old, 2 1/2 ton, 105hp 4x4. In urban environments, I just catch them at the next set of lights, the next roundabout etc.

[@marinusdekker6707]

I'd rather be 5 minutes late than 5 minutes earlier in an accident or hospital. It is not a right to drive a car, it is a privilege.

[@bexhillbiker]

Highly recommend a lapel omnidirectional if to clip on your shirt as high speed reduces the effectiveness of the canon mic. Other than that, you are, as usual, 100%. Kudos to you sir

[@JRS-UK]

This was a great video to watch, interesting as where you went I go frequently so I can relate to the planning and see how you deal with the traffic... also nice to see somewhere local in a video like these 😁👍

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Always appreciating your videos. Amazing. I do miss driving. It has been months since I have driven daily in large distances. Now it is just short drives here and there to the same place. I also worry that my car will have issues just sitting and barely moving around. Hope you and your loved ones are safe. ❤

[@ollieb9875]

It'd be good to run it for a few minutes, maybe 10 - 15 and at points rev it up, get the oil hot. If it'll be sat there for weeks. Also, not to let it sit on the same bit of tyre all the time, somehow just do a manoeuvre to rotate the wheels that it sits on the opposite side you know. It'll be fine. Check your pressures.

[@MK-1973]

Lots of advice on t'internet about looking after your car during lockdown. Main issues I would say are keeping good charge in the battery and for diesels keeping the emissions kit - particulate filter and exhaust gas recycling valve - in good order. All will benefit from a longer run once in a while. Also tyre pressures as has been mentioned and if your car has air conditioning make sure to use it for at least ten minutes per week to keep the system in good nick - so if you're using the car less may as well use it every time you drive.

[@ilfred6857]

Nice video, very relaxing. You have a very soft driving style.

[@astromec6303]

46:15 Because don’t forget, there’s still the German autobahn. Especially german cars r designed for the autobahn. That’s even where they’re tested.

[@marklittler784]

Suppose a periscope might be an advantage on country lanes lol.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

No, just obeying some basic rules/laws is all you need.

[@marklittler784]

@@ynotnilknarf39 Yes and everyone else obeying them as well but humans being humans......

[@redstnw965]

Re your comments of performance to the end - I'm a biker. All too often, people will learn to ride a bike, starting out on a 50cc or 125cc machine, get bored of it, upgrade to a 500cc class, get bored of that and upgrade to the 1000cc class. At which point, we're talking about pushing close to 200BHP coming out of 4 square inches of rubber... The 500cc class they "out grew" was more than capable of breaking the speed limits, and lifting the front wheel etc, but they still do it. Why? Who knows. Myself, starting out riding 500cc machines in fields, started out on the road at 125cc, then 650cc, had a few years off, and came back to it on a 1300cc tourer. Yes, my bike will easily do 70mph in 3rd gear. Yes, despite weighing 300kg (dry), my bike will still lift the front wheel.... but I actually enjoy riding along within the speed limits, windscreen up & helmet chinbar up. I enjoy the technical aspect of riding, getting the positioning right for limit point observations, slowing down to give other road users more space etc. I think the bike legal system is probably almost correct - you can't legally ride a full power 1000cc sportsbike until a certain age, while smaller capacities are "unlocked" earlier in life. You can't even take the test. The downside, is that at that age, without experience, you can. I'd advocate for a graduated (evolved) type of licence, for cars and bikes. Spend time on/in a lower power machine, earn "credits" that then allow you to move on to more power, if that's what you want for some reason. I mean, sure, the power to accelerate up to speed when merging on to a motorway is lovely, but at some point, the power becomes meaningless. Unfortunately, the coming wave of electric cars/bikes will utterly destroy any hopes of sensibility there - because the electric motors offer instant torque.

[@davidrumming4734]

Yes most roads in U.K. don’t allow for very high speed now. Therefore why have very high speed. My car has a little v-tec engine. It’s fine, and the sport mode gives a bit extra if you need it. It will happily sit at over 70mph.

[@marklittler784]

With regards acceleration & speed, braking capacity of modern cars has surely greatly improved with wider wheels and hence tyres and more tread to grip the road and larger discs and pads as well as traction control and anti lock brakes.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

The ability to react remains the same and for many people it's their horrendous lack of understanding hazards and forward planning that means just as many crashes/incidents. people feel more secure in their bigger cars with the ability to brake more so go incrementally faster into a corner or up to a set of traffic lights, even when around peds or people on bikes and even equestrians, this ends up with more danger to the vulnerable road users. We saw precisely this post seatbelt laws, the Isles report was hidden from parliament that proved that seatbelts caused more crashes and harm to non motoring road users. Add in complacency on top of the extra risk taking, people in more of a rush than ever to save a few seconds so go faster and that offsets any increases in braking prowess of the vehicles, which have also increased in weight significantly. I could brake within the same distance in my old MKII Astra with tiny front discs and rear drums plus 13" tyres as I can with my Passat with ABS and much larger vented discs f&r. This is similar to helmets and disc brakes in cycling, it simply does not make you safer and induces you to take greater risks = same/worse outcomes. If it were not for improvements in medical science and road design, better barriers and crash protection cells, we'd be seeing horrendously high numbers of deaths and seriously injured. Modern day cars are unnecessary and bring about more dangers and issues that people just ignore. Put everyone back in vehicles like my old MKII Astra and people would drive far better. I used to commute into London with it and never had any issues making progress whilst being safe, took it into France, germany, Netherlands, Belgium. If I could have that car with a modern efficient engine and none of the gimmicks of modern cars I'd take it in a heartbeat.

[@marklittler784]

@@ynotnilknarf39 In other words some people always drive their cars on the point of limitation of its practical capabilities so the car being more capable in their cases makes little difference to chances of an accident, however because cars are built to considerably absorb impacts the potential for severe injuries or deaths are severely reduced, most people are used to wearing seatbelts and forget they've even got them on, criminals and bad drivers seem to be more likely not to be wearing them if you watch any Police tv series and only seem to wear them so as not to attract police attention.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

@@marklittler784 The car being more capable DOES have a negative effect on outcome/safety as I stated. More mass/kientic energy in impacts has a greater and disastrous effect on vulnerable road user casualties. Since 2005 cyclist KSIs are up 50% with no increase in journeys. Bad drivers in bigger/more capable motors whom think they are invulnerable cause more crashes which even with no casualties has a huge impact on the economy/other people. Easily being able to accelerate and hit speeds that feel much slower means more excess speeds more of the time. there's more focus on protecting those inside the motor which means adverse effects on those outside the motor as well as environmentally and economy wise. So called progress is anything but, we've regressed and made matters worse not better. Take all the tech out, remove power steering, reduce power, in fact remove seatbelts, airbags and tell customers there is no crash protection whatsoever in their motor, then watch how people actually drive massively better. We know this would happen, human psychology and behaviour is predictable, removing more people from the roads in motors would be even better, this actually gives greater freedoms to more people and makes for better societies, particularly the vulnerable, elderly and those with mobility issues.

[@marklittler784]

@@ynotnilknarf39 Yes fast acceleration can catch other road users out though high powered cars usually have better brakes too. Many cyclists don't have lights or have ones with a much smaller surface area and many don't wear hiz viz vests and many cover them with ruck sacks if they do. Electric scooters don't have protection but they're still driven recklessly endangering pedestrians, cyclists, motor cyclists and car drivers and themselves.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

@@marklittler784 Ah, going for the whataboutery re cyclists, more drivers have faulty lights as a % but is irrelevant either way. I don't need another person or object in the road to be lit and nor do I need insanely bright lights to see them as I'll be obeying Highway Code 126, travel at a speed you can stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. With brighter lights you drive faster at night and factually increase braking/stopping distances relative to those with less bright lights going slower. You can only react in a certain time frame, travelling at higher speeds because you think your brighter lights gives you more vision ahead simply means more distance travelled in that thinking time and mechanical action time. This happens in cycling just as much with the 'modern' cyclist using ever brighter lights, grippier tyres and more powerful brakes. Human behaviour is predictable and 'advancements' in tech and so called PPE does not improve safety and never will, this is well known in H&S circles.

[@markburton5170]

Neither IAM Roadsmart nor Rospa teach crossing the centre line for a longer view before a left hand bend - because they worry that if implemented badly this technique could result in increased risk rather than reduced risk. To be quite clear I very much like your driving and your text book demonstration of advanced driving would get a top score on either of their advanced driving tests. However, but I would be concerned about introducing offsiding for vision without spending longer discussing when it is safe and when it is advantageous. Would it be acceptable on a DSA test?

[@henryrolt3747]

On the issue of indicated vs true speed. European standards state that all car speedos must display 100-115% of your true speed. Modern speedos tend to sit in the upper end of this range.

[@henryrolt3747]

34:12 even without the singed 50 limit, it would be 50 for the van in front of you. Vans are 50/60/70 Single/Dual/Mway.

[@claytonhayward5815]

Unless it's a car derived van..... (Fiesta/Astra/Corsa)

[@henryrolt3747]

@@claytonhayward5815 Very true.

[@Grahamvfr]

15.30, everytime we brake and there is no one behind us, we say "excuse me" in an empty room. Just a cheeky thought.

[@gramamg100]

Great commentary, I wish I could do same, I mumble and it takes my mind of the driving.

[@jamiesmith3013]

Hi Ashley, great video with some really useful advise for better and safer decision making on the road when it comes to progress. I have a question, do you think it would be acceptable now with the UK lockdown being gradually lifted to allow for more unessential activity, retail such as car dealerships for example being allowed to reopen, for me to have driving lessons/practice with a household member? I am in the unfortunate situation where I have been brought up to driving test standard by my instructor and then to find out that tests have been postponed, however with the lack of clarity and information from the DVSA there is a lot of uncertainty as to whether my new test will go ahead but I would like to be prepared for it if it does. Thanks, stay safe.

[@Steltek2669]

It's very interesting watching these videos as an Australian driver, because I'm amazed by just how many pedestrians and cyclists there are, even on the back roads. Driving on the back roads here, usually the greatest hazards are the kangaroos!

[@ynotnilknarf39]

You have to remember that most back roads in the UK are not that far from another village or small town, so it's not really like Aus where you could drive for a very long time before meeting much of anything. Also the area used to be pretty big for cycling back in the day though like everywhere else in the country has been decimated due to the cost of motoring dropping like a stone and no fucks given to cyclist safety so people just gave up cycling in their droves from the peak of 1949 when 30% of all journeys were by bike in the UK! That said we saw a lot of 'lockdown cyclists', people on furlough with fuck all else to do, bike sales went crazy during the summer and so when this video was taken there would have been more on the road. Over winter most of the nouveau cyclists were tucked back in their homes and the bikes in the shed/garage, same as happens every year. Old timers like myself cycle rain, snow or ice, when there was fewer motors it was sort of nice but also shit as well due to yet more errant wankers thinking they could floor it everywhere due to lower numbers of motorvehicles. You also

[@marklittler784]

Trains are faster because they stop less, if there's less side roads there's better traffic flow and less risk many could do with being blocked off, a lower number of through roads is safer.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

Making safe progress and advanced planning is what we do when cycling, in fact it's even more important given the extra effort to get back up to your cruising speed. Additionally planning is massively important in avoiding hazards we pose to others and they to us, that's not just motorists but pedestrians and even livestock/animals, also things like badly parked vehicles, pinch point, road works, road design, buildings and terrain that restrict vision and so on. Your comment re housing estates, they should be designed for FEWER cars not more, that way those that actually need cars can easily access/egress where they live as well as emergency vehicles get about without being stopped due to selfish bastards parking on the road/footway. As with roads, the more capacity you build the more congestion you get.

[@marklittler784]

Less obstacles, more room, more view, more speed.

[@lulzyboy]

People joining the motorway is one of the biggest problems. They seem afraid to rev their car up and fail to understand how to actually use the lane properly. The only thing I'd disagree with here is the sticking it to exactly 30 or exactly 70. All cars are off by 3-4mph at least. The biggest reason people speed is because you'll actually be going 26mph while my car shows I'm going 24 or 23. It's ok to stick to 3-4 mph/5-6kmh over by your speedo. 100% agreed on people who signal during a turn (most common) and not indicating when anyone's around. What's the point if it won't help anyone?

[@wumpty93]

At last somebody understands, most drivers stick to needle speed and it's so inaccurate. I tend to drive at 77 on motorways and on GPS speed it's actually 72-73 keeps you overtaking and the police won't touch you for doing 3 over

[@lulzyboy]

Wumpty same. Cities a little slower so you’re basically at 30

[@marklittler784]

I dropped someone off at 3am and didn't give a signal to pull away and the car on the opposite side with no lights on did the same.

[@lulzyboy]

@@marklittler784 then he's at fault for driving without headlights. tbh you should put your lights on at all times anyway. just helps others see you

[@marklittler784]

@@wumpty93 Speed limits imposed should be related to road traffic and weather conditions not fixed like 20mph outside schools 24hrs a day 365 days a year which makes no sense in other words its nonsense.

[@marklittler784]

Good God these adverts on You Tube just keep going and going and going until you press skip.

[@markwright3161]

I had one from Audi a while back that seemed to be a recording of a 1 hour stream they did. I'd like to let them play to support some KZbinrs a bit more when that's how I'm feeling, but a 1 hour advert on a less than half hour video, quite ridiculous. Should be like TV and limited to 12.5 minute per hour, although as KZbin is American, they'd probably use the US standard that is 16 minutes per hour, either way, achieved by the adverts being limited to around 30 seconds to a max of about 1 minute each.

[@marklittler784]

@@markwright3161 Yeah a minute to decide whether your interested or not

[@tomstickland]

I haven't watched the video yet but one I've noticed is the sheer futility of some driving behaviour. One of the most amusing things is allowing tailgaters to rush past me, only to be in front of them a few minutes later by careful selection of lanes and planning ahead.

[@jayfrosextra]

were is your handbrake in your car or does it do it automatically. nice car btw i didnt know that they still make manuals for new sports bmws i though they were all duel clutch

[@Plexipal]

I have to signal to change lanes on a motorway, otherwise Teslas Autopilot won’t change lanes for me.

[@adrianridgway4333]

My instructor bollocks me if I go one over, he even once bollocked me for doing 29 in a 30 zone. Maybe I need to consider my options...

[@christianabandabella235]

Being late going somewhere but being followed by a police car, how would you drive?

[@forza223bowe5]

Has anyone ever fell asleep at the wheel before? My friend feel asleep at the wheel and nearly went head on, I had to grab the steering wheel!

[@nicholasgill5236]

That's why I'd like a 86/BRZ or a Miata

[@stevekenilworth]

i prefer a light weight small car, getting up to speed, up down gears more loads fun, the fun lasts longer too, fun to me is using a lot of the cars performance , faster cars you run out speed to fast fun over . but even my city car 3rd you be above all uk limits. to maintain a good average through wales, you really need to read road ahead very well and smaller engine read the hills to get in to the correct gear before the climb, having higher revs im catching cars with twice the power and double or three times the size engine and im in a city car. well it punches above it engine size pretty well but you need to work it quite hard but fun too and staying within limits

[@saniasaleem7241]

Hello to move off an a flat road without handbrake should you set gas first then find bite before moving off or find bite with footbrake on?

[@Kieran.Robertson]

I’m a bit late to the video but have you noticed any pushback from any comments or IRL when using the horn going over bridges? It’s something I personally agree with doing but find that perhaps the public might be less approving of - coming from the perspective of a cyclist whereby I often see pedestrians react negatively to the use of my bell

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

19:34 Dream car, lol. 😂🇩🇪🤗

[@Lanzy4lee]

I would hate to live next to a bridge In Liverpool...4 beeps each car.

[@M_-qj7bg]

What BMW are you driving Ashley? and what year?

[@ashley_neal]

It’s a 2019 320d 👍🏼

[@M_-qj7bg]

@@ashley_neal Love the interior, could you maybe do a review on the car in the future. Show us the features etc

[@grahamnutt8958]

@@M_-qj7bg Can't remember the link but there are a couple of uploads - one explains his choice & why... the other/s demonstrate the parking assist feature. Hope that helps 👍.

[@Johnconno]

Successful Driving Instructors are all highly-trained Method Actors.

[@luismalaspina1565]

Hi Ashley, hope all is well your end, I’m after a bit of advice since you’ve had quite a lot of experience with owning BMW cars. I’m looking to buy a 2008 1Series BMW 118d SE with just over 100,000 miles on the clock, what do you think? What would running costs be like? Would it be a good idea for me to buy or would it be stupid? Thanks

[@ashley_neal]

I owned a 58 reg 118d M Sport that blew a turbo at 38k and ruined the whole engine. When it was replaced under warranty I had no end of problems. This was the car that put me off BMWs for 10 years. If you’ve owned a few you know the good and the bad of them. Before this I had a VW Jetta which I wished I’d never got rid of. Cars are always a gamble unfortunately.

[@luismalaspina1565]

I will keep that in mind, thank you for taking the time to reply to my question, thanks again

[@radishpea6615]

At 9:33 you wanted to move to lane 3, you knew there were faster vehicles were approaching yet at 9:42 (going by sound) you still indicated right. I am not saying you were wrong but that faster vehicle had no idea if you would just move across in front them, after all you are driving a BMW :), would it have been wise for them to have carried on without taking any action? What would you be saying to a pupil if you were the one in lane 3. Could you have signalled after they passed so they did not have to consider your action to such an extent or even have left the signal on from moving to lane 1 to 2 so the information to them was there from an earlier point in time? Leaving the indicator on would also discourage the Gold car from considering an overtake. Compare your move to lane 3 at 13:46 and your indication at 9:42, you say you are close but the blue/Green car was approaching you a lot faster. Your speedo may be as much as 10% out. Compare your speedo to speed shown on a dash cam. My car has 2 speedos yes two, both read different speeds and my dash cam is different again, which speed do I drive to? Never been flashed driving to the highest speed of the 3. You can find you are quicker through the next traffic lights as you are still rolling as you approach, others went quickly from the previous set and are now stationary.

[@ashley_neal]

You really struggle with signalling don't you. The main bit that I have worked out from your comments is that you seem to think everything needs to be black or white, where in fact it's always grey! Signals should be situational. Sometimes you should wait until a vehicle has passed in lane 3 before applying the indicator, and other times you need to use a "begging" signal as you are running out of time and space in front to complete your manoeuvre. By leaving the signal on "from moving to lane 1 to 2 so the information to them was there from an earlier point in time" is way more vague than cancelling then reapplying. I'm also a bit lost on why you think your speedo has anything to do with signalling?

[@radishpea6615]

@@ashley_neal Ashley, i dont think my speedo has anything to do with signalling, you refer to going a couple of indicated miles over the speed limit as shown by your speedo yet you are probably doing less the what your speedo says. I was pointing out my car has two speedos and they show different speeds, which speedo do i drive by. You seem upset by my comments but have not really responded or even given them consideration. You dont make it clear in your video if you have put a begging signal on to move to lane 3. I pointed out that the car in lane 3 was wise to react to your signal but question if your signal was well timed. keep comments nice, consider what I have said, consider the video and do you still think your signal to move to lane 3 with a car barrelling down was well timed? Do you think leaving the signal on would have discouraged the gold car behind from over taking? By all means disagree but do consider other peoples points of view as I accept the gold car may have just thought you had forgotten to turn your signal off and been confused. I may not agree but I can accept your point of view.

[@ashley_neal]

Not upset at all, I'm actually just trying to help you. It's you that seems a little triggered by my response. I have responded to your comments but you still refuse to read and take them in. Signals as I say are situational, and if time is running out for a lane change due to a lack of space in front a begging signal still maybe required even if a car is approaching quickly in lane 3. Yes, my signal was perfectly timed to suit the surroundings. I even explain during the video about problems with the speed difference of me doing things properly and others approaching from behind. I then go on to talk about queuing cars and whether it was worth the vehicles overtaking. All you talk about is signals. There is more to it than you perceive.

[@radishpea6615]

@@ashley_neal we both thought each other was upset, we were both wrong, your latest reply has made me smile. Lets agree to differ.

[@harrisonread2545]

Diesel pulling power.

[@marklittler784]

Yeah women go for rattling engined cars

[@tomj.]

@@marklittler784 Little bit of a generalisation there mate.

[@EffMTee]

Excuse me in an empty room 😂😂

[@bexhillbiker]

37:16 Can I stop in the distance I can see to be clear “in MY lane”? Pedantic maybe. More appropriate for motorcyclists. But if you are looking at the limit point of the bend where the two ‘opposing’ kerbs meet, you will in fact be taking the opposing lane into account when planning your speed and gear on approach. This can lead to you realising too late that you might be going a bit too quick for the bend. Taking the Limit Point from the centre marking, to your near-side, will reduce that Limit Of View considerably which in turn will lead you to enter the bend at a speed and gear which will offer you the most effective speed control, either higher or lower speed under engine control (torque) by use of the accelerator. Then you can ‘drive’ the car round the bend in full control of the centrifugal force balanced evenly between all four wheels (its also a lot more fun leaving the bend with a clear road as you accelerate up to speed, if safe to do so) (The centre of the road on most country roads are not always painted; there should however be a solid white line painted on each edge of the road, and plenty of warning signs, marker posts and of course, there may be skid marks, but thats another issue!)

[@mikewade777]

I asked Silvio diego to pass on a his latest video, he won't, you should check it out Ashley

[@paulanthony5394]

Hey Ashley, could you not make any more of these types of videos? Maybe some videos just focusing on commentary? Not many people do videos like that on KZbin and it's one of the best ways for me to learn (I'm not a natural driver). Thanks.

[@performancemodsuk1739]

Learn to drive before trying to teach others. You forgetting to indicate to warn other drivers your change of lane, you are going over the speed limit, many times. There is many things you need to improve. Sort it out.