Idiots On The Motorway - Police Interceptor Tells Why He Hates It!

This video is Benjamin Pearson Ex Channel 5 Police Interceptor, is talking about why he hates motorway driving, the rules and regulations, do's and dont's? plus why the Audi driver and white van man is the devil behind the wheel. Please watch, subscribe and let me know your thoughts.
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[@noahsimulation3879]

As someone who has recently started travelling on the M1 a lot more frequently all of this what you're saying is totally correct. The amount of drivers that drive in lane 2,3 or 4 when they are going 20mph under the speed limit and causing a hazard to people is just ridiculous

[@jamiepipkin9953]

in those instances people should be fined as they would for speeding or either points/ban

[@noahsimulation3879]

@@jamiepipkin9953 I totally agree

[@nickhorne5493]

Every bloody driver now days can’t do 60in a 60 driving at 48 in 60 then get to 30 then start doing 35 80% of people😂🤣

[@adamlea6339]

@@nickhorne5493 In SE England the cars are fitted with bombs that will detonate when the car reaches 40 mph hence drivers accelerating to 39 mph then hitting the brakes even with no hazards ahead. If you don't have such a car you are very lucky if you can get above 40 mph on an open NSL road with good sightlines given the roads are so crowded, as there also seems to be a local rule that you are not allowed to stay at home for more than ten minutes. It is even worse in Horsham where the 20 mph club reside and when I am cycling home from the station in the evening, I can keep up with the motor traffic for half my journey home.

[@nickhorne5493]

@@adamlea6339 I like that 😂🤣👍🏻

[@michaeledwards8079]

there is NO fast lane, only overtaking lanes, so it is , lane 1, driving lane, lane 2 overtaking lane and lane 3 overtaking lane

[@TestGearJunkie.]

And the 70 limit is precisely that, a *_limit_* not a target. Just because it's a 50/60/70mph limit does not mean you should drive at that speed.

[@TurnerN4tor500]

It’s called the fast lane because lane 1 where you have lots of HGVs with lower speed limits, the speed of the traffic can be slower by default. Lane 2 and above, however, generally everyone drives to 70. Does that make sense?

[@lukewoodside9420]

@@TestGearJunkie. While that is true, you should absolutely never be doing less than 70 in lane 3. Either overtake, or don't. But don't sit beside the other vehicle for the next 5 miles and hold everyone up. Congestion causes accidents.

[@lynnwilding600]

I totally love that you've called out audi drivers. They're the same even on normal roads.

[@kristaylor92]

As a HGV drive I will obviously disagree but also agree. When on a dual carriageway and another truck starts to overtake, I drop my limiter down a couple of mph till they go past. There is plenty of K**bs that don't which annoys us too. However when you have a car that keeps slowing down to the point we have to slow down, then we go to overtake because the idiot is finishing their text, and realise that a truck is overtaking them, so speed right up, so we pull back in, for them to do it again 2 miles down the road.

[@seanbarraclough2484]

Oh so familiar

[@bunnerrean]

I drive a van on the a42 daily and this winds me up no end too, sat behind a wagon for 4 miles only for it to pull back in behind a car that decided to speed up.

[@johnny6476]

Yeah that’s winds me right up too, Another thing that pisses me off is dicks who don’t know how to join a motorway or dual carriageway, They just poodle down the slip road at 30mph and then at the bottom they look at the road. 🤪🤨

[@whichwasher2007]

Oh look a hgv driver that actually knows the law. Don't think these HGVs that spend (I had one take 10 mile to overtake another on the M42) realise that they are both are risking getting a driving without due care put up against them. I'm also absolutely staggerd how many car drivers cannot join from a slip road without causeing disruption to friendly and safe HGV drivers. They either try to beat you before the end of the slip road. Or if you move over to the 2nd lane to let them join. They will sit at 56mph wanting to go faster. But woant undertake you because 'that's illegal' - its not. Or I don't know. Let go of the go peddle to drop back to let the safe and Curtious hgv driver back into lane 1. If I have a curtious hgv driver. I drop into lane 1. Scrub off speed to let the HGV get ahead of me. I indicate and move in behind curtious HGV driver in lane 2. So curtious HGV driver can move safely into lane 1. Really really easy but sadly intelligence is lost on the average car driver.

[@markwilson9061]

Also, I think restricting almost all trucks to the same speed was an absolute genius idea, not!

[@billyaces5397]

He’s just described every driver I’ve met today on a 3hr commute 😂

[@MartinParnham]

You have my sympathy! If I had a 3 hour commute I’d get another job!

[@zaac6582]

Loads of women and male Karen's do the lane 2 thing. It's the single most annoying thing in the world

[@LouisaReacts]

I don't, but I agree that middle lane hogging is incredibly annoying.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Stop insulting people called Karen.

[@judebrown7195]

I remember driving on the M62 late at night after visiting my grandparents, all lanes closed apart from the fast lane due to workforce being in the road doing roadworks. The speed was brought down to 40 because of this and a white van came zooming up my arse and kept flashing me and beeping at me because I was doing… you guessed it 40. He then pulled into lane 2 and zoomed past me flipping me off and nearly hit someone. Absolutely ridiculous driving, I hate inconsiderate drivers having that ‘me first’ attitude.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

S'ok, he'll get caught by the average speed cameras.

[@leemarsden9881]

It’s not choose what lane you want to drive in, it’s left hand lane unless you’re overtaking then straight back to the left lane

[@davidwalker4189]

yes i was taught over 10 years ago to always return to the left

[@thomaskennedy9669]

Yh quite weird that hes bragging about that

[@leemarsden9881]

I’m not bragging about anything I drive for a living and the amount of idiots you see just driving along in the middle lane is staggering there are way too many people who have no idea how to drive on a motorway

[@Gobbbbb]

@@leemarsden9881 No he means Ben bragging that he was blocking someone in lane 3 from getting past, he wasn't saying you were bragging mate.

[@dantopps7332]

​@@Gobbbbbif your doing 73mph in the 3rd lane and your overtaking someone in the 2nd lane and someone comes right up your ass, I'm not moving back until I've overtaken the cars, the guys tailgating are the big problem on the motorways, if you want to speed at 85 or 90mph then go on a track day or on the Autobahn.

[@plasticcreations7836]

Agreed. The one you missed is the people who just dont know how to join the motorway in the first place, go far too slow and expect everyone on the main carriageway to move over.

[@Locatioman]

😂 yep they slow right down but then you have the people who stay in lane 1 😮

[@adamlea6339]

The most annoying for me is when I am behind a driver on a slip road and the driver accelerates to 40 mph and then proceeds to join the motorway at that speed, and I have to try and join and get up to the speed of the traffic quickly when there are three HGVs barrelling up the inside lane and closing on me.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@Locatioman I mostly stay in lane 1 because I don't want the idiots in the other lanes up behind me beeping for me to get out of their way. I drive for fuel economy, as I'm not rich and need as many miles from a tank as I can get. If that means 50-55mph then that's what I'll do. Deal with it.

[@lukewoodside9420]

Its called a suicide merge

[@sbatty65227]

Went to see my brother this weekend who lives up Newcastle way. The amount of people in the centre lane overtaking absolutely nobody was astonishing. The thing is though these were mostly coffin dodgers or women. It's by time driving licences were revoked on a permanent basis.

[@WEZ4136]

They do that because they think (wrongly) that they’re saving themselves any hassle, sat in lane 2 they don’t have to move for those joining the carriageway and again they don’t need to move to pass HGVs if they ever go fast enough to catch up to one, they also think that they’re not in the way of other drivers as they can pass in lane 3. We should get rid of speed cameras and use lane discipline cameras instead, it would free up the highway significantly

[@nickhorne5493]

@@WEZ4136 ye probably make more money for em too 🤣

[@Brdturner]

Being a lorry driver, having all of them be restricted to lane one is an issue. Cause some wide loads or 40 tonnes fully laden may not be able to get past 45mph which will hinder all the other lorry drivers. When we've got a certain amount of time we can drive for in a day, it makes all the difference. Other than that I agree with you entirely

[@samwilson745]

But lorries can drive in all lanes but the fast one no?

[@swheelman7231]

Yup, I also drive. I get paid to dodge nobbers for a living. If there was mandatory motorway training to pass the driving test the whole country would be happier

[@davidthornton9214]

​@Sam Wilson what's the "fast lane"?

[@samwilson745]

@@davidthornton9214 the outside one

[@davidthornton9214]

@@Tondaloona03 yes boss

[@matthewmckay8951]

The worst are the people who are doing 60mph. You start passing them then all of a sudden they decide to do 70mph so you're now stuck next to them

[@CazTanto]

Taking those A-roads and B-roads can be quite pleasant. Not only because it's calmer, but you can see and discover some really interesting places.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Agree 100%. The roads through the Scottish Borders via Coldstream etc. are simply a joy to drive. We always come that way when returning home to Aberdeen after visiting friends/family in Englandshire.

[@CazTanto]

@TestGearJunkie. We go the opposite, up the road to visit family in Glasgow from time to time. Last we were up (a year or so ago) was for one of my wee cousin's wedding. We headed up a few days early and hugged the east coast. Stopped at the most gorgeous little fishing village - though I can't recall the name - with a beautiful little harbour. So verdant too, and the wild flowers; to die for! Then, on to North Berwick. Gorgeous little sea-side town. Has this public park and gardens right in the middle, completely open and free. But most unexpectedly, it housed a small aviary with a wonderful menagerie of birds. Then we went down and sat in the seabird centre with a cuppa and a nice bun. Would have done none of it if we just steamed straight up the motorways.

[@ivormctin6367]

People not moving back into the left lane pisses me off so much. Also, why is it that people seem to slow down when overtaking lorries?

[@lukewoodside9420]

I find the logic of that to be really funny. Oh I am slowing down cause the lorry could get blown torwards me. So hang on sally .... you are sitting in the crunch zone longer in case it enters your lane? ..... Great logic there.

[@AJB2K3]

On the motorway I set my cruise control and never adjust the speed. Its amazing how many times I will pass the same car when I never change my speed! There is no fast lane, there is only 1 driving lane and 2-3 passing lanes. The problem is that many of the users of the motorway have not been taught how to drive on the motorway.

[@novaadventures5758]

Love your impressions 😂 I did use the badge and hoodie along with your backpack analogy in my vlog 😊

[@crstudios4457]

On HGVs, I understand that not all limiters are calibrated to 56. Some are set to 52 or 50 (and some are set higher, whether they should be is a different matter). And then you have HGVs that are 44T to those barely laden with additional weight (due to load types or maybe not carrying any load whatsoever). HGVs deliver our livelihoods (food and goods etc) so restricting them to one lane delaying them is not a good idea. It slows everyone down, and may lead to rejected loads etc. HGV drivers deliver food, clothes, fuels (and countless other essential and non-essential goods). If one has to overtake another, we as car drivers need to be patient. However, if that HGV being passed doesnt let off the accelerator to make that pass finish quicker.... Well, they are a knob

[@harryclarke7659]

Love your vids!!!!! Keep doing it mate SMASHING IT

[@andymeynell7387]

Ben, definitely some scope for a line of "you're a nobber" merch. Maybe Traffic Cops can carry some stickers to dish out along with the tickets or have it as an option on the follow me/do not pass sign on the back of the traffic car. Great content as always!

[@user-ot7jd9dt7t]

Anyone sitting in the right not overtaking always gets a swift undertake by me 😉👉🏽 no point stressing or tailgating ever!!

[@stwav60]

Hey Ben, I am surprised that you refer to the ‘fast lane’ in this vid because I always thought the Police refer to it as Lane 3 /4 and never the fast lane …?

[@awmperry]

Fantastic rant, well done.

[@CuttingEdgeRetro]

The best part is this applies 100% to our M1 (monash freeway) here in Melbourne Aus. Which ranges from a 3 to 6 lane stretch and its chaos at every on and off section.

[@liamcosgrave5410]

I think people just need to learn how to control their emotions. If somone is going faster than you , just let them past. If a truck is overtaking another truck just ease off and wait. Remember excessive speed is far less likely to cause an accident than poor judgment or lack of attention. If a van coming up behind you makes you angry then you should probably just get the bus.

[@nade5557]

It's a van coming up behind you when you're doing 70 (the legal limit). How did he gain on you if he wasn't speeding. It's illegal and a legitimate concern, especially driving a slow heavy van above the limit

[@liamcosgrave5410]

@nade5557 I'm not sure if you meant to reply to me with that or not, but It doesn't really have much to do with what I said. But to solve the above problem , just let him passed then he's out of your life and someone else's problem. We can't stop people from being stupid, but we can control our proximity to them.

[@nade5557]

@@liamcosgrave5410 im saying people have every right to be angry when people do something illegal and dangerous

[@martinez3075]

Great Video Ben!

[@LewisParry16]

The Neville description was absolutely perfect Ben, class mate 😂👍

[@mstevens113]

I hate the phrase fast lane. It's the overtaking lane, the one and only thing it should be used for.

[@rochellehewston9367]

Love Neville in the Fiesta. Great video, I enjoyed, thanks

[@tigweavers5156]

I've followed u for many yrs,in traffic cops and now this channel.. just want to say I think your a legend 👊

[@PrideandPerformance]

Ben I've been pulled over twice on the motorway and both times I have continued to drive until l got to the next junction and then exited the motorway before pulling over to the side of the road. Both times the officers have appreciated what I've done and I've been given a telling off only! once for going a little quick and once for not having a front reg plate. However on both occasions the police officers have obviously originally thought that I was failing to stop and were visibly getting mad and signalling for me to pull over immediately. What could a driver do to let the following officer know that they have seen them and are aware they want to pull over but feel its safer for everyone involved to carry on a couple of miles to a junction???? or should you just pull over immediately??

[@serenityinside1]

The latter you dingbat !!! Ffs 🙄

[@sleatbuts]

you could bosh your hazards on matey, that's probably what I'd do (Y)

[@unconventionalideas5683]

Bigger roads with more lanes actually incites more driving, and doesn’t fix the actual congestion.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

We haven't really got the land space for 5/6-lanes per direction either.

[@Clappers89]

The lack of lane discipline is infuriating Love the little rant at the end, Costco cafe is fairly cheap though!

[@stuartjohnston1086]

We have a "Neville" at our work. Late 50s, drives about 40mph on the 60mph limit A road, and 30mph around the corners that you don't normally need to slow down for. Difference with our "Neville" is that he drives a Jaguar XK with a 5ltr V8. Candy red with cream leather... say no more.

[@markbarnes3076]

But does 40mph in 30 zones 🤔

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Trucks overtaking on hills is my ultimate pet peeve. Especially on the M4 just past the Severn Bridge where there’s the M4/M5 fork at the top of the hill

[@richard3004]

Agree it can be a pain they do it to keep momentum mostly, if your fully loaded 44 ton but have to slow down it can make a bigger tail back of they lose momentum and have to start gearing down to get going again, then takes forever to get back to 56mph.

[@baronvonhoughton]

We have to be in lane 2 up that hill to take the M4.

[@cr33pshow]

Haha spot on, this video described my 2 hour round trip today... 😂

[@dannyrichardson2838]

Also it the fools at 3am that like to be in the middle lane when they have no cats round them for miles that pee me off the most

[@S666GRJ]

I 100% agree on "smart" motorways. They're a danger to the majority of traffic if there's a breakdown.

[@Coobyliscous]

Surely the outer lanes are for overtaking and if there are faster cars behind the highway code says to give way - so sitting in the outer lane when other lanes are clear and refusing to move over is against the rules of the road?

[@PibrochPonder]

Can you do one on dash cameras? Especially why they might be useful in the area you worked.

[@Bobby-sm3tz]

Also the tool doing 65 - you go to overtake and they speed up , you slip back behind them then they slow down. Repeat.

[@lillybradley2780]

“What even is a flat white anyway” 😂

[@west_coast_3009]

Well said

[@macca696]

Having worked on them for 7 years now I agree entirely

[@maureengilbert5063]

You are so funny Ben, 😂 loved watching you on Interceptor’s 🤣

[@HMSDaring1]

Knobber in Audi here (who owns an A4 Estate - and planning to change into an A5) - biggest frustration is ALWAYS lane two hoggers, the Nevils of the road. And they don't drive Fiestas, they used to. Now they drive those f*cking horrid cross-overs, Qashqai's, Puma's, Kugas, Kodiaq's, the whole lot of those awful vehicles that just sit there, barely faster than a lorry and absolutely oblivious to their impedance of traffic flow. Audi drivers are obnoxious but they're quick to arrive and quick to depart - Nevils however are an ever growing scurge that need to be prosecuted by the police - they're always convinced they're in the right, adamant that they're the safest drivers and thoroughly oblivious to the carnage they cause.

[@northernninjarunner5506]

All the 🤬 in BMW’s went to Audis. They never indicate, never use mirrors and if you leave 4” between you and the car in front they will cut in

[@albulastrasse3118]

Near me, some drivers go at a crazy speed on the motorway. THere's some cases where they go so fast, it's quite difficult for me to overtake.

[@ianyoud1]

ben Pearson do you think coaches should be able to use the 3rd lane not travel in it but use it to overtake then back in to lane 2 or lane 1 best wishes ian

[@Sython6]

I love the people that match my speed when I overtake them. If you pull in behind them they slow down to 60mph in lane 2.

[@cookiegobbler1659]

Great channel but one question, how do you expect Silly Dally from Dewsbury to get her giro's worth of amazon on next day delivery if Big Bruce in his 56mph love machine can only use motorways at certain times a day?

[@KravKernow]

I'd love it if you just did a vid giving your opinion on particular vehicles and their typical drivers. (If you want to start how about 07 plate L320 RR Sports? Blue ones?)

[@parryere2k7]

If you regulated trucks on a motorway you wouldn’t have the food in your fridge or the petrol in your car as often or as easy as you like

[@douglas9220]

Just about got into a head-on collision while on my motorcycle the other day...they was texting and came up over a rail crossing and was in my lane. I was doing 60MPH and it was within seconds. Bunch of maniacs.

[@chiefersutherland5609]

Ben, these videos are absolutely amazing!! Instant subscriber❤ Here in the US we have a fantastic Police 'Mockumentary' show called Reno911, if you ever find the time or the KZbin clips please do a reaction video! Would be the PERFECT man for the job!!

[@cr33pshow]

Neville with his beige car and driving gloves 😂😂😂

[@PhillipParr]

I drive an Audi but I'm one of those knobbers that cruises at the speed limit with the cruise control on, feet prepared for action, and always in the leftmost lane that's appropriate. When Audi used to dish out courtesy cars and gave me an A3, I did notice people being much more aggressive in my presence, like they thought I wanted a race. In my experience it's always BMWs that come up quickly from behind, usually those ones that look the business in the front but as it passes you realise it's just a chav in an old 3 door 1 series. Biggest bug bear is definitely people cruising in the wrong lane. I often drive from family in Kent back to Bedford at around midnight, and the number of people just randomly doing 55 in lane 2 or 3 is really mind boggling. Have been rear ended on the smart motorway before, in lane 3. Crossed barrier and called police immediately due to the danger and helped them push the car that hit me into a refuge area. They even waited with us for a while until a car burst into flames 100 yards further up the road... needless to day I wasn't recovered for many hours! I can't see the capacity being much more when all lanes are open and the top speed becomes 60, so why bother making them? Would've been better spending the money on improving the junctions that cause the tailbacks in the first place.

[@Scott757300]

The A1 south of Ferrybtidge is an absolute nightmare for lorries overtaking lorries I’ve spent ten minutes in slow traffic before just to discover it’s a series lorries overtaking other lorries

[@bam-skater]

Trucks- The reason for trucks overtaking is it's often a guy from one of the big companies overtaking a one-man band. The guy in the Stobart/Tesco/etc will lead as he's not paying for his fuel while the little man can sneak into his slipstream and save himself a few £££'s

[@01cthompson]

In the US heavy trucks are banned from the fast lane IF there are three lanes.

[@bobp6742]

Same in uk anything over 7.5 ton is not allowed in the outside lane. No such thing as a fast lane tho.

[@MrSabretooth19]

@@bobp6742 the actuaral law which i learned recently and surprised me is its not so much the weight but the speed limiter, if your car is limited to 60 you cant use outside lane. im talking legally fitted limiter like on hgvs

[@bobp6742]

@@MrSabretooth19 That's odd never heard of that before so just went onto the uk gov site and can't find anything there apart from goods vehicles weighing between 3.5/7.5 ton can't use the outside lane if fitted with a limiter. Do you have any links to where you saw it.

[@MrSabretooth19]

@bob p I was doing the speed awareness course when the person doing the course told us.

[@bobp6742]

@@MrSabretooth19 Think he must have got things mixed up i can't find anything about it. My mother went on one of those speed awareness courses she was in her 80s and enjoyed it 🤣

[@theforthdoctor7872]

Can you review some blue watch videos Ben?

[@RedHeadForester]

I actually kind of enjoy motorway driving. It feels safe, aside from when changing lanes. My mantra for multiple carriageway Road driving is "every lane change is a risk". Motorway driving is easiest when there are either hardly any vehicles about, or when there are so many vehicles that you just match the speed of the other traffic. Residential roads on the other hand - there are all kinds of vehicles and people milling about, pulling out of blind junctions, driving too slow, driving too fast, failing to indicate appropriately, birds, cats, dogs, stupidly parked cars... It probably doesn't help matters that I drive a large Iveco Daily, so I need a smidge more space and a lot more distance to speed up or slow down than a Golf does.

[@slatey2609]

Do Audi drivers actually realise what people and insurance companies think of them???????

[@siicoviiciouse1629]

It’s always the white A1s…

[@trevorpyle6613]

CAN YOU PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON THE DANGERS OF TAILGATING?

[@josta2010]

You forgot about the arseholes who, while coming up to their exit, stay in the right hand lane till the last possible moment and then cross all the lanes on one flash of the indicator forcing all other traffic to break & give way to them. The indicator isn't to tell other drivers what they're doing it's "get out my fookin way, I'm coming off here regardless". That's if they indicate at all. Going by some of the other comments your sense of farce for effect is lost on some. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@unconventionalideas5683]

Don’t drive slowly in the fast lane. That’s extremely counterproductive and it is considered road rage in this context.

[@stephenbagwell8275]

A lot of drivers on the M62 seem to be trying to get as close as possible to the vehicle in front before pulling out to overtake

[@lukewoodside9420]

My car named exactly, love it haha. People sitting in the overtaking lane is my pet peeve. Nobody should be sat in it. Overtake, and move back. If you aren't going to do more than 5 mph faster than the car you are overtaking, don't bother.

[@stephenbagwell8275]

A sign on the Westbound M62 says Services 23 (Yorkshire?) Miles when they’re only 21 miles away

[@danielmarshall4587]

2:28 Holy god thought we were in for a SCANNERS re-enactment right there. Cheers Mr Pearson, I used to have an RS2 oh boy I did "some silly shit" in that.

[@markafcb]

I have said that about trucks for years! One truck going 55 and one 56 blocking both lanes of a dual carriageway! Boils my piss and I am calm on the road in general!

[@mw2freak63]

When I use to live in Dubai they had it implemented where trucks couldn't be on the main roads between certain times and have massive 6 lane roads, it was brilliant

[@TestGearJunkie.]

We don't have the land here for 6-lane carriageways.

[@mtplatebrigade]

Anyone who calls it a slow lane or fast lane should hand their licence back to whatever cereal box they got it from.

[@hausmaster9801]

What’s your opinion on us recovery truck drivers?

[@ste9071]

Well said Ben, see these idiots all the time off duty, I'm not roads policing, but as ex traffic it probably boils your piss when you've deployed to fatals and had to deliver death messages. Never personally fancied traffic, I remember when I was district and coming across a fatal RTC, and keying up to ACR for you guys, stuck with me that job.

[@martinberry4315]

I had a blow out in a Fiesta on the M62 heading towards Manchester when the "Smart Motorway" was being done. I pulled over on the M606 slip. Climbed out through the passenger door and hopped over the Armco, nearly fell down the banking😄. The trucks blasting past scared the living shit out of me. The free recovery service truck came to get me out of the "danger zone". I wouldn't have that job for a gold clock.🙄

[@mikeh2006]

If a truck is taking a while to overtake me in my truck, i lower the cruise control off the limiter. The no overtaking idea could work if all trucks were limited to the exact same speed (or as close as). Some trucks are limited to 50mph. If the speed difference is only 1 or 2 mph, I won't bother overtaking anyway. A good trick is to wait for the truck your following to get to a hill, if he starts to slow but your still pulling, then that's a great opportunity for a speedy overtake.

[@DoNotComply124]

I had a new Volvo up my arse, flash me with headlights, i didnt move over, then he flashed blues at me🥲

[@martinnaylor]

"Smart motorways" yeah right a couple of months ago our works driver was going from Bradford to Manchester on the 62,broke down but managed to get in lane one parked up and sat on the grass banking waiting for recovery only for our van to get side swiped by a bin wagon sending debris all over the road. Van obviously totalled and the 62 closed west bound.

[@PurpleHumunkuliWithCheesePlez]

Yo ben ur on the point there, driving gloves r red flags if i ever seen one, when people think they F1 lol

[@tripod6406]

I completely agree with you Ben, I've told my kids for years, for instant arsehole, give them an Audi, or to be more accurate, anything German.

[@ryanb94457]

I'm happy to say I am an Audi driver that actually drives properly, I do the speed limit where it's safe to do so and abide by traffic laws. However what I found is, since moving from my old Mondeo to an Audi I ALWAYS get people tailgating me?! It wasn't often it happened in the Mondeo but now I'm in the Audi I will have somebody tailgating me constantly on the motorway no matter which lane I'm in. It baffles me. Is it some sort of stigma attached to Audis that makes other drivers react a certain way?

[@nearlyretired7005]

How do you know you drive properly? When were you last assessed and were tested on the Highway Code?

[@ryanb94457]

@@nearlyretired7005 Not since my test years ago. But by drive properly I mean I always use my indicators, I don’t tailgate people and I don’t lane hog. Pretty sure that hasn’t changed in the Highway Code since I passed but happy to be corrected.

[@gtrpyro3968]

I have found this too. Cruising along, pull into lane 2 or 3 to overtake a lorry (or other...) and they sit up your ass. Or... because you've got an Audi which is capable of going quick, everyone else in a BMW (and other Audi's) automatically thinks you want to engage in some sort of big German car street race shootout, and pulls along side, or sits behind flashing then races past and slows down to goad you. even worse being a young lad, so automatically assumed to be dumb enough to engage in such fun and games alongside a middle aged corporate management type trying to prove his evenly matched bog standard Audi or Beemer is better in his hands. Another thing about BMW and Audi saloon and estate drivers is they think they are automatically an interceptor themselves and use flashing headlights, alternating indicators and hazard lights to try and get you to move over... Bit difficult mate, I'm beside a group of 3 lorries overtaking and I'm doing 75 already! (because I'm an Audi driver and I can't possibly stop my cruise control at 70🤭😂) My god both are nice cars, but they turn the drivers into arrogant pr!ck5... Myself included... I could just back off and pull back in behind in lane 1, but I'm too stubborn.

[@duckydashcam751]

Driving on the M40 a boggers Golf with a woman driver sat in lane 2 going 55mph. I had to undertake in the end as lane 3 was just so full.

[@maryaneq]

Trucks on motorways at certain time... What a nonsense... What about store deliveries? What about car deliveries? Building site deliveries? Can you imagine the congestions on motorways as all trucks depart at same time? What about trucks going uphill doing 30mph? If I'm empty I've got to sit behind one because I'm restricted to lane one. Your journey is as important as mine. Drive a wagon for a week and then give your opinion.

[@rafaelramosmelim735]

Audi driver here. I usually drive with a lot of distance from the car in front , a habit I got when I drive my opel ( vauxhall ) vectra but I noticed that when I drive the audi I get pulled over a lot more frequently and the traffic officers joke that I must be one of the few audi drivers that doesnt tailgate and also use the turn indicators correctly. But I recognise that I have opel/vauxhall sindrome that is constantly on the fast lane .

[@williamfence566]

As a HGV driver if another HGV is coming past I knock the cruise off for a few seconds and the retarder slows my speed a couple of miles an hour then picks it up again . The HGV is then past me and moves back in . Recently saw a Police car tail a middle lane hogger , pull out into lane 3 pull up alongside look across then just drive off. Lane hogger stayed there at 60mph !! Finally to EV drivers "is my tailift that exciting ?" to slip stream me at 56MPH for miles. It's not and it's dangerous.

[@leonbishop5183]

Sir, another great video but can I say with all due respect to the law that the 70 mph speed limit came out in the early 1960’s, that’s SIXTY YEARS AGO, the days of cross ply tyres, drum brakes and leaf springs, the average mid sized car was near its limit in all respects in those days at 70 mph. Of course I don’t have to make the comparison to today’s cars and I know reaction times are always the same regardless of tech but even a modern city car is mechanically safe driven correctly at those speeds. I think of Germany which I’ve driven through many times in my 33 years of driving and is it not true that they’re all not dying in droves with their unlimited speed motorways? When arriving back home in the UK I feel for the first period the great distraction on my driving to overly scrutinise my speed and also search the vicinity for speed camera tech after driving in Europe where it’s great to focus solely on safely operating my vehicle and observing others completely. I do believe and I safely hold a PCV licence for many years that I have a valid point on the 60 year old limit in this country and laws are sometimes wrong or misguided and good ideas we are told to adhere to eventually are changed or scrapped, the prime ministers recent ending of smart motorways for good example which seem frankly dangerous and where people don’t adhere at all to the established rules of motorway use and lane changing as everyones going along topping out just under the camera activation speed in all lanes at the same speed at the same time, and no hard shoulder. You said yourself, it’s not 1967, it’s 2023, but we still got their ridiculous motorway speed limit... just my opinion here, Thanks.

[@stephenbagwell8275]

The rule is keep left unless overtaking not do not overtake a stationary bus

[@fenpikey]

Hoiya from East Suffolk. I'm an ex HGV driver & biker. Whilst I can understand why an HGV driver wants to keep a vehicle moving, it is very frustrating for others stuck behind them for miles. On one part of the A14 in Northamptonshire, there is actually a timed weight limit ( 7.5 ton ) in lane 2 which unfortunately gets ignored cos of stupidity and/or ignorance. Talking of the A14 which is a D2 road, I was travelling by taxi for a hospital appointment a few years ago. As we got onto the A14, the driver got straight into the outside lane with not a lot in lane 1.......police car coming from behind with lights on so taxi pulls over, lets police car past then promptly pulls back out into lane 2. I asked the driver why he was in lane 2 when there was no reason to be. His answer ( which must be correct as he's a taxi driver...... ) was that we're in the fast lane! My reply was the lane is actually for overtaking and the only thing thats being overtaken is fresh air.....get over into lane 1, the speed limit of 70 applies to both lanes. He then got pulled up again by me for lane discipline again on the way back because he was not watching the road signs. Ironically, I had not long had part of my left leg removed after being hit on my bike due to someone not paying attention hence the hospital appointment. Suffice to say I had quite a few words with him. Wonder if his name was Richard Cranium...... Gave up driving heavies several years ago now thankfully. Much prefer staying off main roads when I go out on a jaunt nowadays as there's less eejit's and get some pleasant views as well. Less stress too. Stay safe all and blessed be Hagar 🙂

[@Gobbbbb]

I don't get it, you said middle lane hoggers (lane 2) were annoying, but you said you were enjoying blocking the "fast lane" (lane 3) because someone wanted to overtake you? Quite surprised you don't see the danger in doing that.

[@evander6979]

I use the M62 all the time and these are bang on 😂. Question Ben: When encountering a neville. Am I right in saying if I am already sat in lane 1. It is perfectly legal for my to pass neville on the left? Or from a legal stand point should you be moving all the way out to lane 3 then back over?? Typical old person behaviour sitting in the middle lane.. my gran does it all the time, it enfuryates me 😂

[@swheelman7231]

If you ain't speeding, pass the clown. He should already be on the left so your good to go

[@contessa.adella]

I drive lane one 90% of the time, UNLESS there is a line of trucks ahead, in which case lane two until I pass them all, since weaving from lane to lane is the riskiest thing…and if done too frequently will get you police attention. I don’t like sustained high speed since it is wasteful, but I make a point of not holding up trucks, so sixty and a bit is my relaxed motorway cruise speed. You don’t HAVE to drive at 70…you save a lot of fuel by dropping back to sixty. Audis and BMWs of course can’t even get down to 70 😂

[@TestGearJunkie.]

Same here. Lane 1 at 50/55 most of the time. I'm rarely in a hurry and fuel economy is more important to me than saving a few minutes which I'll likely lose at the next tailback. Although I was rather pissed off when a truck undertook me on the hard shoulder of the A1(M) a few months back.

[@matthewduka7710]

I've seen trucks change lane over and over again on an empty dual carriage way so many times and I don't know why

[@stupot8572]

I was on the M6/M40 last year on route to Banbury from Aberdeen, and honestly it was bell-end central! Some of the worst driving I’ve ever seen in my life. Mostly vans and shit boxes tearing past, not far off the ton. Not in the least bit surprised there are so many pile ups

[@westyNUFC]

Sometimes it's just about judging motorways for yourself. For example those who live in the Midlands. I'm sure you heard about the chaos of the Download festival traffic. Well as a veteran of the Festival I anticipated this, not to the extent that it was like. But I knew it'd be busy. I got there nice and early. On the M1. Pitched up and was reading about the chaos whilst supping my first can of the festival. 10am is usually too early to drink but not at festivals 😂

[@davidbowie2046]

Hope I see you on the M62 services Ben. So I can ask you about them Audi Drivers! 😂😂

[@stevewallace1387]

I have a mustang GT and three days a week I drive on the A1 from Hatfield to Bedford for the last few months some of the road has average speed cameras set at 40mph I sit there at 40mph and always have cars on my bumper it's so annoying so many idiots on the road

[@carabara3947]

What Did The Cowboy Say When He Walked Into A German Car Dealership "AUDI"

[@sambyatt9920]

So can you really stay in lane 1 and stay at 70

[@simontolley7401]

I’ve got a audi and very courteous and safe, the worst drivers I’ve come across are the old dear/man who does 30 mph in a 60 and 50mph in a 30…. They’re everywhere and oblivious to their surroundings. There must be a special test they take to achieve such a high standard of stupid 😂

[@Person-gk5ee]

I hate middle lane hoggers. The most annoying thing I encounter