Most Common Fast Driving Mistakes

[@Antonio_Gallego]

I'm going to start applying all this good stuff to my daily Honda Jazz conmute, right away

[@MickDrivesCars]

Don't discount the Jazz, weapon in the right hands :)

[@Emotional_Support_Twink]

2nd gen jazz goes hard

[@Benwalkers_]

Remember to roll into that throttle. You don’t want to be spinning and scrambling for grip

[@ishmaelpryce]

😂​@@Benwalkers_

[@Antonio_Gallego]

Yeah, baby is a good sleeper

[@chrisb7161]

Never drive fast on a road you don’t know it’s that simple. You can drive sporty but never push it on a road you don’t know.

[@SilverBack2169]

Went to a place about 22 hours away with my family for a holiday, we all took turns driving because it was obviously a brutal roadtrip. My dad COULD have driven fast but he constantly told us this, don't drive fast, we DONT know these roads. Even if people have to overtake you because THEY know the roads and they wanna speed, just keep a reasonable speed and focus on the road, read the signs and determine what type of turns are coming up.

[@nafnaf0]

Yeah it kind of the same thing as skiing fast. It is good to test out the run first and go through it at least a coupe times before going to 90%

[@CharlesDickson-nv2ol]

On unfamiliar roads a satnav can be useful to indicate how sharp corners are going to be

[@briangaming1975]

veryy true ❤

[@crocoman776]

It’s difficult to look a hundred yards in front of you when driving in the U.K., when you are constantly having to scan for potholes and the size of meteor hits to avoid totalling your car.

[@Amir_Akhmetzyanov]

Come to the Russia, man, we have potholes almost everywhere 😂❤ But in any country there are some good highways where you can practice without destroying anything

[@briangaming1975]

​@@Amir_Akhmetzyanov "Russia" - my friend come to South Africa, potholes are an understatement; we have graveyards 🤣❤️!

[@strnvii]

on top of that the narrow roads 😅

[@tukino9124]

@@briangaming1975 lmao

[@nizzy4333]

Should go to other countries then complain about potholes

[@EzhilcegAzhagan]

Your videos changed my perspective about manual gearbox...

[@MickDrivesCars]

In a good way I hope! :)

[@jbgamz3783]

This is why sim drivers older teenagers are good because they learnt these basics in game time but this video is brilliant it solidifies the importance of these basics

[@420031]

Your comment of "the throttle is not a switch" needs to be taught to everyone, especially in North America, especially to mothers and fathers driving SUV's. In Canada lately, I do wonder what people are getting gas mileage wise and brake pad wear as the drag race from traffic light to traffic light. Most vehicles now are far too fast for the capability of the average (at least Canadian) driver, and it shows. Keep up the great work Mick!

[@angryskycraper]

not only in canada, even in europe despite the smaller cars it's true too

[@Coobyliscous]

Great video! All the things I've learnt over the last 20+ years of driving spiritedly I wish I could tell my 18 year old self. Whenever I see someone driving fast but not knowing what they're doing I want to pull them over and have a word. Lots of people think they can drive at the limit on the road but firstly as you said you need to leave some room for error. Secondly most don't know how to handle the car past the limit so they shouldn't be driving at the limit. Hopefully videos like these will get the message out! Keep them coming 👍

[@KotomiP]

B roads are usually more logically laid out but on coastal and mountain roads those tightening turns will happen rather frequently. When you are not competing, always assume there are stopped cars and wild animals and tightening turns during a blind corner on an unfamiliar road, it is just not worth the risk

[@mngmchannel6744]

I've watched tonnes of your videos but never left a comment, not knowing what to say. But I guess I just want to say thank you, for making these high quality entertaining videos and sharing your knowledge with us!

[@MickDrivesCars]

Wow, thank you!

[@ghtrcp7554]

This must be shown on tv. Young ones need to know.. great video..

[@alanincentraljersey]

I’m a first time viewer and I’m impressed with your post. Your delivery is great and spot on. The roads you are on are really tight, your message is even more important on this road. I subscribed to your channel and I look forward to more videos from you. I ordered a 25’ M3 Comp XDrive and I’m looking at a lot of videos, yours is one of the best I’ve seen. Lastly, I also ride a Harley Touring motorcycle, years ago I took a motorcycle training course. Much of what you said was covered in the class. For your viewers, if you have taken a motorcycle training course, do you think it made you a better car driver too. See you on the next video.

[@nnik5286]

Absolute stunner mate, keep this stuff coming!!

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you sir! First video after 3 weeks off, thank you for still being here :D

[@nnik5286]

@@MickDrivesCars I certainly love stopping to watch a video like this, means a lot to have proper advice since I'm barely pushing 5 year mark as a driver. Absolute gold mate, cheers!

[@hellix_224]

8:50 learnt that the hard way (im ok just spun out on the field). Your videos are more useful than all of my driving school lessons

[@arterius169]

7:10. yep. That was me for a first few years of driving. Having my eyes up and reading the road far ahead was literally the most important thing I learned.

[@geekandguide]

I'm not a fast driver but, even after over 50 years on the road, I still find this series very useful

[@victor7491]

Thank you so much for your valuable insight as always, Mick. I'm getting in my mustang right now and driving to the nearest school zone to practice.

[@ZEthanEZ]

Let me know how many uhhh, admire your car

[@QuantisMMXM]

just to say I am a HUGE fan of when you do videos like this, I also think that a good video idea would be reacting to crazy drivers like squeeze benz or people cutting up and seeing how good or bad they are at actually driving. Once again, huge fan.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thanks! I'm not really one for starting drama and I would probably tear him a new one so.........

[@QuantisMMXM]

@@MickDrivesCars understandable, have you watched the videos of people in new york driving crazy, if so what are your thoughts on their drivibg

[@briangaming1975]

​@@QuantisMMXMjail time.

[@annymp]

@@MickDrivesCarsWheres981 actually drives responsibly tho most of the time so you can maybe explain what he’s doing to other people

[@simphiwe_stb]

This is gold. Thanks a lot especially the braking part.

[@Coobyliscous]

You touched on vision a little bit with the vanishing point but vision in general is one of the biggest things I learnt and probably made one of the biggest differences on road and track. The further ahead you see the more time you have to react. I'm often braking before the 2 or 3 cars ahead realise they have to brake. I'm sure you know what I mean and a video on vision would be very useful I think..

[@jimmythompson8919]

I think he’s done one 🤔

[@Coobyliscous]

My bad if I didn’t check the rest of the channel.. but I did subscribe!

[@timothybracken1728]

you're a great teacher, American drivers need to learn this

[@F9LMP]

Excellent video not only just to drive faster round bends but also just to enjoy your car more

[@Unkn0wn_Legacy9751]

11:08 and remember this if you do decide to brake in the middle of a corner. you can and should use the whole road to recover if possible. if you feel like you’re about to slide or crash but only use the entire road if you’re sure there’s no other cars (depending what u get urself into)

[@keq1688]

all driving schools should teach simple sliding like donuts, the most effective way to teach people how to prevent a slide is to teach them how to initiate the slide and control it as well, and knowing how to maintain the slide also teaches them what it feels like when the car is starting to regain grip... like that old quote say, experience is the best teacher

[@brickhead48]

Having a FWD car with an LSD means, floor it out of every corner and hold on

[@MickDrivesCars]

Until a wet day and you understeer like everyone else :D source: Megane RS ex-owner :)

[@taqial-faris6421]

Not really, physics still apply. I managed to lose grip on my i20N couple of times after just flooring it. It obviously have better grip than regular diff but tires don't care about that.

[@Boguardis]

I mean, it's called limited slip for a reason. Most FWD cars don't have enough power to really lose traction, let alone through a corner (even with an LSD) but depending on how fast your going and how sharp the corner is you can absolutely understeer with an LSD. This guy is giving pretty generic advice and forgoing solid advice like not pushing it on roads you don't know and whatnot.

[@mgibson1328]

I was heavy into sport bikes when I was younger and learned these lessons manipulating the bike...completely changed my 4-wheel skills (especially cornering). Gearbox skills still come into play controlling my speed in the California mountains all the time.

[@MickDrivesCars]

100% agreed, I also started on bikes even before I had a car licence. Best way to learn.

[@MohamedTarikRochdi]

Thank you for helping us have fun while keeping ourselves and others safe. A responsible driver, doesn't necessarily mean a boring driver.

[@Mr-Foad]

been watching your channel for a while... I love the passion and enthusiasm you have!

[@MickDrivesCars]

I appreciate that!

[@Ware35]

Nice video. It is funny how you said most people stay in 3rd or 4th gear and do not get most of their car. I have to be in 3rd to get any power. My car has probably bad wastegate and turbo gets me full boost only from 3rd at 4000 rpm. 1st is 1/4 boost, 2nd full boost at 5500rpm and after 6000rpm power drops down. I go to 2nd only if the rpm drops below 3000 in 3rd. I have to fix that, but after winter. And Italian driving, I learnd that from Le Mans 66 :D, no matter how fast I am driving, I change gears nice and gently. But I learned alot from you too. Keep up the good work.

[@Beatsbasteln]

I think oversteer on corner exit is actually pretty fun in a rearwheeldrive if you just accelerate from a complete stop, cause like, you're still really slow, so whatever goes wrong is just going to be emberassing to you, but at least no one gets injured. and on top of that it is also incredibly unlikely for anything to break, at least if you know how to catch various types of drifts, because the moment a car starts to oversteer you suddenly have to immediatly change your entire mindset about the input controls. you have to know things like you can stabalize the car by adding throttle, but only if it isn't too much, so coming off the throttle gently is the best way to exit a drift. or that your steering adjustments now need to be much quicker than usually. you can't just wait for the throttle to balance things out, but you have to countersteer pretty far real quickly, and also stop doing that before the car even shows you the reaction. that is what confuses most people about it I think... everyone should try this in a simulator A LOT BEFORE trying it on a street. there is more nuance to it than I just mentioned as example

[@roybatty2030]

Good video, thanks. I’d only add that if you can’t see all the way around a corner on a public road, which is often the case, then the limiting speed should be how safely you can stop for a horse, cyclist, tractor etc (and not how fast you can drive), bearing in mind that breaking on a corner at speed is tricky.

[@drugoviic]

i just found this channel and it's absolutely gold

[@cheesecakemilkshake8043]

2 minutes in and genius video love it ... excellent content!

[@OnkelRobinjo]

Excellent Advice as usual. Getting ready for my GTI with this.

[@dustinberg1134]

I practiced on rental vw golf and if you time it right, you don't need a clutch at all to upshot or downshift, was a rental so was able to practice plenty in the carribean for 5 weeks. Starting from a stop is impossible. Without a clutch. But the rest is doable, the gears mesh at the precise rpm

[@mariusmarius4832]

Thank you😃 as a relatively new driver I find this information helpful. Good insights.

[@D2Briggs]

I’ve been braking on corners all this time lmao. You learn something new everyday

[@AmaanKhan-te8ll]

More than likely, you aren't going fast enough to upset the cars balance while braking in corners.

[@Devis_M]

This why i love my diesel. I get full power at 2k Rpm ( It only goes up to 4k Rpm). So i don't have to worry what gear Im in.

[@stevie2146]

You missed the point 😂

[@richthofen0005]

@@stevie2146explain it then

[@j.773]

i admit ive mucked up on corner entry, id never driven a rwd drive car in real life before, but i can drift pretty well on the sim, and when i go karting im very good in the wet and feel the car well. went out in my mates mx5 and that was my first time drifting in real life, only took a little counter steer and throttle but being my mates car and not mine had me worrying hahaha

[@__RevvNation__]

Hey, what about engine braking into a corner? Like for example say im in 5th and i come down to 4th in a not so tight corner and i use engine braking in the corner throughout and get on the accelerator when im out of the corner?

[@Boguardis]

You should always try braking more before a corner before going into the apex, otherwise you're going to be shifting the weight on the car too much and lose the load on the tires. Or you can try a more advanced driving technique like trail braking.

[@CleverCheetah]

For my Elantra N even tho its FWD it is designed to be tail happy so if I floor it out of the corner my rear end will literally step out. Unless it's wet out then yeah it will understeer. Done it multiple times and it is fun but not in a rural one way like this of course.

[@nyon3851]

Be careful for wet leafs on the ground I found that those are the most dangerous the hard way

[@Mont.Alhlaly]

This bmw with this view and the road is incredible ❤❤❤❤

[@southcoaster4135]

When you say Italian driving, I'm thinking of that great scene at the start of The Italian Job (1969) with Rossano Brazzi driving the Lamborghini Miura in the mountains.

[@janh6501]

Best tip to enhance your car driving is learning to ride a motorcycle where reading the road, corners and general surroundings is essential even for casual driving.

[@oleksandrs1102]

Most passionate driving knowledge sharing

[@gabbarsingh9638]

Food for thought. 👍👍😊😊❤️❤️

[@alessandroledda6480]

i absolutely believe that a couple of purposeful karting sessions where your work on weight transfer, setup etc can make anyone into a safer driver. When i'll become the dictator of the word l'll make it compulsory to lap my local kart track in the 31s or lower to get a driving licence

[@cryptokingz615]

Great content! I'm a new driver and although i handle the country roads where i live fine sometimes i get an idiot right behind me wanting me to take corners at 70mph. What would you do in this position?

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you! Honest answer: I would drive so fast I could no longer see them in the rearview mirror, then start driving normally again so when they catch up they chill tf out. Correct answer: slow down even more so you have more margin for error ahead of you when they do something stupid.

[@cryptokingz615]

@@MickDrivesCars thanks!

[@tizzy2k599]

love ur vids bro

[@MickDrivesCars]

Love you bro

[@EclipticSir]

I will be getting my first car over 200 hp in a couple weeks. A xdrive m3 comp. Wish me luck mate

[@TSOTL-0302]

I love this channel

[@MickDrivesCars]

I love you

[@xenos420]

Goated content brother. Keep it up.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Appreciate it

[@berdt4870]

0:05 Mustangs have the most basic trac lok LSD diffs. With Torsen, they wouldn't really be flailing about, but one is like 4x more expensive than the stock diff.

[@Bebopin-69]

I had a 2013 Boss 302 which had such Torsen, this is the best thing to have. I recently traded for a g87 M2 and i so wish it had also a torsen. Almost regret it so far. But the low end torque is intoxicating though!

[@mad5058]

Need that video now bc I’m driving soon

[@sreddyj]

Hey man could you do some videos on action camera a s educational videos? You are good at explaining those.

[@Cyanth3D]

Good info man😎

[@MickDrivesCars]

Appreciate it!

[@fathersunglasses6085]

Top channel;top guy 💯

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thanks dude!

[@AI2323-s2l]

i love this guy im 18 and went to driving school have tiguan 2.0 turbo and want a supra one day imma get it

[@Zeazy]

good stuff man

[@Xay.V4]

Nah 0:28 kinda messed with my head a bit

[@Alexander-qd7nj]

Sport plus on my m240i is always in the right gear

[@AndrewBishop1971]

The trouble is that most people are looking inside the car, either at their phone or the stereo or their passenger or the gearstick. My dad always taught me that you need to be able to drive and change gear without ever looking down inside the car.

[@kyleash3614]

Hey I have a question. I have the G42 M240i so very similar size to your M2. I really struggle on country lanes like in your videos with judging the width. I’m 14k miles in and all I can think of it’s it’s BMW’s light steering feel that’s making me struggle. Just like in the m2 you cannot see anywhere near where the near side wheel is over the hood. From my vision/perspective it’s almost as if when the car is actually centred in the lane, it actually feels like I’m way too close to the cur!z so I end up over compensating and leaning to the oncoming lane rather than the curb. I have picked out some markers I use but when visibility is poor like at night or in the rain this country roads become a nightmare for me. Unlike any car I’ve ever driven before and it’s ruining the “sport car” side for me. Any tips on judging how to get very close to the curb on narrow road?

[@paulwest6262]

Should always be able to stop in the distance you can see in front of where you are going, imagine each corner has or could have a broken down car stranded infront of you or a fallen tree and never brake in a corner do it ahead of the corner and keep the car at steady speed in the corner then trottle out of the corner.

[@hubertinnovationdingo9708]

What about trail braking and rev matching. Those are important

[@vladsas8763]

12:30 I got a PDK and i disagree completely! The car is much better than me at deciding in which gear i need to be

[@MickDrivesCars]

Skill issue

[@danielshinerock1526]

Gearbox is better than the person. I agree with you! Soon no more manuals available thank God! So the manual obsessives can buy older cars and say manual is better etc. In 10 years from now most kids may not even learn on manual cars.

[@7por7]

Rule number 1, never drive in the wrong side of the road, unless everyone is doing it, like in this case.

[@battlefieldP4Fbeta]

Gotta love a BMW driver explaining 'feeling' in a car that has more sensors and dampers then some Cruise ships have in service today Meanwhile i'm out here skidding in my trusty 406 like its got nothing that CAN wear out. Feel is subjective my guy.

[@Wpar]

Love the video mick, random question but what do you think a good next car from a 1.6 diesel Audi a3 would be? I’m only 18 so insurance would be a factor 😂. I think I’d like petrol for more sportiness so thinking something like a 2.0 tfsi in some Audi. Cheers

[@MickDrivesCars]

Miata is always the answer

[@Wpar]

@@MickDrivesCars I don’t think I fit in one as I’m 6’5 haha

[@shortzz4561]

Suzuki swift sport, super low insurance on the booster jet mhev and 180ish hp when mapped

[@TimpBizkit]

I'm not sure if I have to worry about spinning out from excessive throttle in a 1.25 Fiesta. Maybe in snow.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Tight corner in the wet would do it too :) Also good time to learn habits for when you upgrade one day ;)

[@davidleigh7698]

The great Walter Rohl once said that the biggest mistake most drivers make is going into bends too fast.

[@assai74]

Change „fast“ in the title to „snow“ and you have another brilliant video. 😊

[@anno1602]

I'm curious, what's this guy's background? How does he know what mistakes drivers commonly make, what pro drivers do, etc?

[@peterwilson3733]

Just wow

[@choppsticcs]

Any vids in the future about parking?

[@user-pt5jd4wf4h]

You earned more than a sub with this educative video

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you!

[@infectropodo]

What about trailbraking in a fwd car?

[@alqilae8733]

In my civic (2016 cvt lol) in the canyons i use it to gain rotation in curves and kinda help with turning out of the curve too. It is very risky imo because you run the risk of hitting the mountain or just completely sliding off the canyon, i’m still new to it but that’s my take on trail breaking in fwd

[@briangaming1975]

​@@alqilae8733stay safe brother ❤

[@benmarr352]

If you are limit trailbraking, you need to know exactly what is, and what could be on the road, what shape the corner is, what the grip on the corner is doing. That is why us old guys tend to use it on track rather than the road. Make sure that you know 110% that there is 0% chance of two solid things (car, sheep, tree) being in the same place at the same time. That is incredibly rare on the road. The opportunities are so rare that unless you have mastered itnon a track, you will get it wrong on the road.

[@louisvl10]

based advice you got there, the throttle isn't an on/off switch. im willing to bet people using the throttle as on/off switches also get way more expensive maintenance on their cars

[@nerminmustafic37]

with the point of oversteering, thats just how i crashed my mk4 half a year ago, too much beans, not enough grip

[@autopassionfr320]

One of the problems for exemple in RWD is : even if you build gently your throttle ... more and more because you feel it o.k i can add more .... until when something unexpected you did not see or could not see unbalance the car lets say a pothole but A small one... in dark conditions/ night... if you are full throttle at this moment and you start spinning with your foot all the way in if you have a lot of power you probably will shit your pants and maybe not recover it if you are a little new WITH your car or your driving habilities in RWD you may be not enough fast to unload the throttle and counter steer without slam into the other direction I just want to say be humble... discover what the car does on very large and empty spaces or track ! Because its all o.k until you feel you loose it and be spectator

[@Nando17350]

that crowd had it coming

[@samdam300]

10:07 In that sense you kinda have to treat the car like it’s a bike while braking

[@dcgaming9345]

Ever consider taking your car to Misha?

[@MickDrivesCars]

I'm a terrible passanger so it might be funny :) Something,something,nurburgring trip planned?

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

@@MickDrivesCars yk whats funny? i have 150 hp and on a certain road im considerably faster than my friend with about 280 hp, so im used to being right on the limit as a driver. but as a passenger we can be dong 25mph in a straight line and im stressed out lol

[@dcgaming9345]

@@MickDrivesCars check him out, would be a nice video :)

[@starlordyt6151]

This is why I prefer manual over automatic in anydays

[@BlakeBlaky]

Just theory, we need to see it applied ;)

[@MarioTopov]

If you spend most of your teenage years playing NFSpeeed 😂 you get this 😊

[@keq1688]

lmfao i click on this video because the title made me think of mustang drivers, and the first sentence was "do you own a mustang?"... damn it aizen

[@loki-yq9no]

damn we early tn

[@MickDrivesCars]

Let's go! My first upload after 3 weeks away, love to see people haven't forgotten me!

[@daviddaw999]

'Slip the clutch between the gears' - what on earth are you on about? Do that and your clutch will have a very limited lifespan. If you time your gearchanges properly you ought to be able to change gear smoothly without using the clutch at all. Have you ever tried that?

[@phenamenol]

Fast driving is not something you can learn from watching a video …but is something that comes with years of experience …Nam Jamaica

[@theiaraine]

I was following someone on the mountain and they braked in the middle of the corner. They almost hit a tree and I almost hit them.

[@europana7]

Need to clean the windshield

[@smortg]

That build into throttle is furthermore important once you start paying for replacement tyres

[@julioalves-e9i]

Just imagine that was a real game

[@davidmiddleton3660]

You covered a lot, all very good. Manual always better drive, car control and enjoyment. Flappy paddles are also annoying compared to manual

[@BlerimDrV]

but like this is burning more gasoline or it's nothing to care about?

[@MickDrivesCars]

I've got a 26mpg long-term average in the M2... when I tell people this they think I'm insane. But there's a time for using the right pedal and there's a time for just driving gently.

[@NathanG24]

Yes if you're staying in higher rev ranges, but you shouldn't be worrying about MPG in a spirited drive :)

[@jcaterracing]

@@MickDrivesCars I thought you were talking rubbish when you said you knew loads of people who's idea of a 'spirited drive' is staying in 5th gear etc... but they're all in here! ARGHH!!! lol

[@daviddaw999]

You are clueless when it comes to using a gearbox: at around 06:30 you change from 4th to 3rd, and immediately to 2nd while on the approach to a bend. It looks as though you are changing gear and braking at the same time and you have already told us about the poor grip afforded by the road surface, so why have one hand off the wheel to change when braking? Why not go from 4th straight to 2nd; it saves your energy and wear and tear on your transmission. At around 15:10 you change from 6th, to 5th, and immediately to 4th - why not straight from 6th to 4th? Have you not heard of the technique of block changing?

[@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII]

This guy would die on a bike the same week 😂

[@jcaterracing]

I don't think you understand PERFORMANCE driving. We ain't saving pennies here.

[@daviddaw999]

@@jcaterracing, exactly how does changing down sequentially through every gear help you to 'perform'?

[@jcaterracing]

@@daviddaw999 How does it not?! On the assumption you're asking that as a genuine question, it's because you keep the revs higher so you get better engine response and can use the engine braking. It's just very rare the conditions are right to miss a gear if you're actually trying to extract performance from car.

[@stardarkk]

nicee

[@noahbartram2796]

Hello mick

[@MickDrivesCars]

Hello Noah