My Motorcycling Viewer #3 | A Serious Lack Of Space

[@andrewryder9642]

As a regular scooter rider in London (with Cat A licence), this is very interesting. Particularly the last clip. I often find myself in those situations and my golden rule is always abort if the car has an opportunity to move, either because the lights change or a gap opens up in front. I assume they would not check their mirrors before moving. The other consideration is how much loose gravel is often in that part of the road which makes it dangerous to stop quickly.

[@Flakmagnet1701]

A sound policy. Assume utter incompetence from everyone around you, and expect the worst. You might get somewhere 5 minutes later, but you get there.

[@alane7903]

Agreed, also that gap wasn't even opening when used - it was closing. Never try using a closing gap!

[@gordy4459]

@@andrewryder9642 Exactly...I'm the same on the motorbike...seeing what stunts other riders sometimes do sends a shiver down my spine...

[@zaink7037]

I see this a lot in London especially delivery riders. Had a few riders cut in front of me within a second before a traffic island. I reported one for doing this with the reg so clearly seen on camera which shows how close he was. Yet to hear back though my reason for reporting is so they hopefully have an eye opener of their riding and safety

[@trevordavies5793]

First set of lights to stop, furthest set to go, I'm going to remember that. Thanks Ashley.

[@chrisl1797]

@@trevordavies5793 watch out it isn't two junctions..... I have a funny part "roundabout" part "junction" junction on my way to work and the "furthest set" isn't related to the nearest set. I ALWAYS look at the lights nearest to the line and BOTH left and right lights.

[@Markie-ds3mt]

What if there isn't a second set Ash?

[@smilerbob]

@@Markie-ds3mt Then the first set is also the furthest set 👍

[@1over137]

8:05 the cyclist stopping on the left demonstrates exactly why you DONT cycle over the little steel plates to mark the crossing for canes. They are like ice when wet.

[@speedstyle.]

Those ones were just painted I think

[@Ezekiel_Burton]

They can be lethal, always avoid them, if you have to go over them, only in a straight line, coasting, no pedalling. No power lets you recover easier if anything goes wrong

[@BCrossing]

I am learning about this just now. Isn't it mad such a thing is standard in a city?

[@Pattoe]

Anything metal be careful with. I was once cycling through a junction with light snow cover and didn't realise there was a big metal solid cover on the floor, the type you get for telecoms or utilities. My bike just slid out from under me completely and I ended up in the middle of the road like a lemon. Fortunately other road users were paying attention and gave me all the time I needed to collect myself and my bike and get myself back up and running again. A really dangerous place to put a metal covering like that since it's in the perfect line for 2 wheeled vehicles to corner. I've seen other covers with grip on top of them to help. Unfortunately the council didn't even reply to my email about it.

[@BoSSLeVeLs]

5:20 i was taught as a kid that when you walking down a country road with no pavements you walk towards oncoming traffic So you can step in if needed Never have ya back to cars Crazy considering the pavement on other side of road Thank god he crossed over

[@contessa.adella]

Totally…Yet this has not be learned by later gens. We see typically 3 out of 5 walkers now walking with the traffic direction…maybe too scared to face cars and would rather risk being hit from behind, denying themselves the chance jump out of the way…idiots! Worse still….even at night. Lunacy.

[@robinthebobin6537]

Not a biker but the busy roundabout at 3:23 looks like it would be absolute hell as a rider. The same problems a car has with pulling out, plus it being blindspots galore when on a bike, can imagine this being quite a tense situation on a motorcycle

[@ianmason.]

7:40 I suspect we've all caught a green light in the correct bit of out peripheral vision for it to be _our_ green, started to go, and then stopped as we realised that we'd mistaken a filter light for _our_ light. I've adopted a little invariable routine that makes this mistake harder to make. I now treat red+amber as an explicit cue to take left and right mirror observations - left mirror, right mirror, explicitly look back at lights again to wait for the green. If I caught the amber in peripheral vision then the look back at the proper lights to wait for the green it reveals a red, the mistake is realised and I haven't moved, just done a couple of extra observations and got into gear.

[@ncc13701]

This kind of occurrence always has me wondering why this country has never adopted arrows in the red and amber lights, as well green, to emphasise the direction the stop lights pertain to.

[@ianmason.]

@@ncc13701 Oh, you do see red and amber arrows in some places in the UK and I agree they are a sound idea. My suspicion is that most people make 'wrong light' errors on filter lights by reacting to peripheral vision and a red circular light and red arrow in peripheral vision look pretty much the same so they don't help with that particular class of error.

[@ncc13701]

@@ianmason. Never seen red or amber arrows in the UK. Seen red and amber bicycle lights, but not arrows.

[@robg521]

4:46, in central London if you wait for the road to be clear before pulling out you won’t ever move.

[@aps-pictures9335]

As a biker that last one made me wince 😬. You can see the biker apologising right away and acknowledging his mistake though. And yes, London buses seem to hate us bikers… had one try to force me into construction hoarding whilst he undertook…

[@ianmason.]

London buses hate everybody, they don't discriminate.

[@fetchstixRHD]

To be fair, most of the bus drivers I've come across have been quite friendly, though that may be my luck (there have been some "unfriendly" ones, but they're on the rarer side). Someone else pointed out that the first bus clip was more likely the driver wanting to get as close to the stop as they can to let people off (and potentially let others on), rather than deliberately trying to make the cammer's life harder, and I think I'd accept that interpretation...

[@mattc3581]

As a motorist I've tried to look into what bikes are actually supposed to do when filtering so that I know what should be happening, I've ended up not really being much wiser as online information seems to be a massive grey area. On one hand the highway code seems to say little if anything about filtering other than just do stuff safely. On the other hand I see pages of advice on filtering published by motorcycling groups that are literally saying it's probably best to break the law in many situations as you're unlikely to get in trouble for it. Comments on online clips tend to fall into two categories, either 'bloody bikes are a menace to everybody' or 'I'm a biker I can do anything I want, whenever I want, and call it filtering and it's fine'. My issue with filtering (as a motorist) is bikes that are effectively just overtaking a lane of cars waiting at a junction with nowhere to actually move back into the lane they are supposedly in. Cars start coming the other way and they are stuck obstructing oncoming traffic or have to turn at right angles and pull into a 3ft gap between two cars in the queue. If they do get to the front before having a problem with oncoming vehicles then they inevitably don't have a gap so they pull into the bicycle stop area while waiting for the light to change. (This is one of the things a lot of the motorcycling pages advocate doing!)

[@aps-pictures9335]

@@mattc3581 well, the answers are clearly there in the highway code (and I follow this as a biker). Things like must not cause other road users to take evasive action (your example of filtering toward oncoming traffic), or you must not enter a cycle box in a motor vehicle. Clear as day. That and many aspects of driving are moderated simply by ordering they not be careless or reckless. What some will try to get away with is up to them!

[@mattc3581]

@@aps-pictures9335 Fair enough, as I say there are a lot of bikers about that seem to be happy that it's OK to do anything they can get away with, and given there isn't much enforcement that means more or less anything they want. Engine powered bikes using the pavement is rampant, but increasingly seeing full on motorbikes just passing traffic by zooming up the pavement, which is a little scary as a parent.

[@Bundaboy90]

@3:28 jeez that roundabout looked like a deathtrap! lost count of how many cars got in the way there

[@chrisl1797]

@@Bundaboy90 looks like they are mostly in the right hand exit lane for going straight on.....

[@MarkUKInsects]

It's the Scilly Isles Roundabout in Esher - Always fun to traverse.

[@andyalder7910]

It's called Scilly Isles for a reason!

[@funkycowie]

Loved all those, even the light mistake because it was clear he observed for traffic especially the cyclist as he moved off. The last however was a big mistake, I always pick drop back in behind the lead vehicle leading up to a pinch point or at lights. Doing this makes it easier to control the situation behind you as you have the lead vehicle providing an assist.

[@smilerbob]

I am always conscious of leaving room for filtering bikes when queuing in traffic. I know it is the responsibility of the rider to make sure they have space but when the queue is 2 miles long (yes, happened a few days ago when our dual carriageway was closed and everyone headed onto the local roads) it can be difficult for riders. That extra space can either be used to move over and help or if large enough can be used by the rider to pull in When I drove in London it was a common theme to block as much as possible and generally be a pain, like the turning vehicle yielding to pedestrians (not initially but after being beeped). And that minibus confirms that Elephant and Castle is still a free for all with no regard for anyone 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@123MondayTuesday]

What if the queue is 1.9 miles long mate?

[@smilerbob]

@@123MondayTuesday Then keep the gaps closed, the riders can wait 😜

[@dubreg6711]

@@smilerbob how do you link them wing mirrors 🤔

[@38mickbell]

“Always try and expect these types of things to happen around busses” - I still remember the Super Ted Green cross code videos from primary school! “NOT BEHIND THE BUS, SPOTTY MAN!!!” I give every bus overtake a wide birth for that exact reason

[@smilerbob]

0:38 the driver was just fiddling with the different modes in the car Eco…no Normal…nah Sport…possibly Boat…now that’s the mode for me 😁 Seriously though, couldn’t agree more. If the car isn’t handling / riding right then get it checked. Last thing you want is a spring snapping or ball joint popping at any speed along the road. I had a rear shock nut come loose after the shock was replaced and the car rode similar to that until I could pull over and fix

[@XXMIKEYB]

Nice to see the rider also send in their own mistakes.

[@timeluster]

3:24 is called the Scilly Isles Junction! The lane markings are horrible for cars like that black Mercedes. Initially two lanes straight on, so they would be correct if it was just a normal roundabout. Because it is a roundabout with a semi-about stuck onto it, the straight on arrows are only for the semi-about. Traffic lights would seem like a sensible option, while keeping the westbound through lane.

[@kenbrown2808]

Named after Scilla?

[@rickconstant6106]

I had to ride into South East London a few days ago during the morning rush, along one of the main commuter routes from North Kent. Although my destination was still 9 miles from the centre of the City, the traffic density (combined with the inevitable road works) was enough to make me glad that it was a one-off. I'm an experienced rider (50 years since I passed my test), but if I had to do all that filtering every day, I'm sure my luck would run out before long.

[@Markie-ds3mt]

London's road are now seriously FUBAR with all the 🤡 changes for cyclists/LTN, all the psycho food delivery riders, psycho cyclist's, dangerous - foreign drivers who treat the road as a free for all. London is finished.

[@ChrisBrown_1959]

@@Markie-ds3mt Totally agree.

[@shed66215]

7:56 Gets the green light but didn't gun it straight across, looked to see if there was a potential numpty jumping the red light which gave the cyclist enough time to clear.

[@JediCore]

This is some impressive riding. I could never ride in London. I hate being in London as a pedestrian, being in any vehicle, especially a motorcycle would be horrible. Honestly, amazing riding.

[@macaalf8219]

When will people realise that motorcycles, in contrary to pushbikes, do NOT hold up traffic when filtering as they are quickly off the line and thus don't hinder the progress of cars. This is why here in Spain at some traffic lights we have a space reserved for motorbikes. IMHO motorbikes should be permitted to use the pushbike space at the light anyway. The MachE's behaviour and similar I find quite common now from EV drivers, there seems to be a certain "get out of my way, I am eco friendly" entitlement attached to the thinking of too many of them....

[@dubreg6711]

totally agree with you on bicycles when filtering, they are one of the bigger dangers i face along with people high and on their phones. also agree with the bike box it's common sense

[@speedstyle.]

Yeah I don't really mind motorbikes using the bike box, they benefit similarly from the visibility

[@fetchstixRHD]

Apparently, initially, motorcycles were permitted to use the ASLs, but there were a number of motorcyclist fatalities, which lead to that being changed... Mind you, with how frequently motorcycles use them anyway, and that it doesn't seem like there are many incidents...

[@dubreg6711]

@@fetchstixRHD I think it was a case of the new wave cyclist who wobble around with cameras on their heads looking for any minor incident to bitch about being a bunch of cunts and thinking they own the road

[@madmike171]

Good rider, generally good skills - it's nice to see one of us represented on youtube that isn't riding like a tool and blaming others for their mistakes or things they could have easily avoided. A couple of mistakes but we all make them and can all, always improve. A few times he could have easily gotten into a battle of wills as he was in the right but he took the sensible and "I want to get home alive approach" every time.

[@MegaMidds]

3:30 roundabout scenario is perfect example of why I maintain entry to roundabout where possible should be from the right-hand or middle lane with the aim to enter behind vehicles and not in front of like the rider in this clip has done

[@AUaudits]

When I had rear shocks replaced on my Fiat Panda 2020, Fiat garage carried out free car health safety check. Mini mot. Replaced front lower control arms & ball joints too, after safety check revealed freeplay in them.

[@genericname5766]

3:23 This is the Scilly Isles roundabout in Esher. I have the misfortune of using this roundabout regularly and can confirm that the cammer would have found an opportunity to enter the roundabout safer had they given it an extra 10 seconds. The black merc was sort of in the wrong lane, they did not go against any signs or road markings but it is unusual for cars to take that exit from that lane. Personally, I keep my distance from everyone else on that roundabout particularly as those unfamiliar with the unusual (and poorly signed) layout might get tripped up.

[@Rroff2]

I checked on Google maps 51.37894880188692, -0.34798888243544246 - the lane is marked up for straight over, though the layout is pretty messed up - whoever signed off on that development needs their head examined.

[@sailingshipp]

Agreed, it's a very bad layout and I've often seen vehicles coming up the A309 in the outside lane and turning left towards Hinchley Wood from the outside lane, same as that Black card did, and often not indicating until the last minute. It's a very poor layout that could be assisted by having left and right arrows at that middle junction, same as they have on all 4 lanes coming the other way from Esher. I stay in the left lane but often indicate right, even if I'm turning left, to wrong-foot the queue jumpers, or if it's really busy then I use the right lane all the way but I go around the roundabout.

[@genericname5766]

@@sailingshipp Interesting stuff, I have to agree there should be more lane markings and signage on approach. Or perhaps they could make it one large roundabout to keep things understandable (or would that disrupt traffic flow?). A pet hate of mine is those that enter the roundabout in the left lane coming from Hinchley Wood, intending to turn right onto the A309 towards Hampton Court without indicating. Or those that intend to take that exit from lane 2 and dart across at the last minute.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Reminds me of riding around that there London when I was doing courier work. You have to have eyes everywhere, and realise that people will take chances when offered. A couple of bus/minibus drivers in there need to spread the Marmite a bit thinner. Their driving was properly salty. 7:38 I've always thought the Americans have filtering traffic lights sorted by having the red and amber as an arrow as well as the green. Far less likelihood of setting off by mistake.

[@nuntius1933]

Red and green turning arrows are commonplace here too, serving both as a general traffic control measure and to protect pedestrians crossing at the intersection.

[@KXXULADavidOC]

these were great, always interesting to see clips from another perspective when your only used to the car, some real chaotic looking places here tho that clip with the Range Rover stopping to let someone cross, getting honked at for it was entertaining 😅

[@nathanselley1109]

Rear Air Suspension on the BMW F11 Touring. The suspension air bags leak over time. Common failure.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

Used to see cars like that Beamer around here in NZ. Springs removed to lower it and riding on the bump stops I think

[@SurgeDashcam]

Or perhaps the shocks have failed and it's now only on the springs?

[@chrisnielsen9885]

@@SurgeDashcam no because I’ve seen a car like that and it drove down the road and bounced gently up and down the whole way

[@veritasaequitas9875]

If it was riding on the bump stops it wouldn't bounce.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

@@veritasaequitas9875 sure it would. The suspension can still move up and down. If you hit a bump it will do that. I’m positive I’ve seen cars with the springs removed doing that. Of course it could just be another BMW that’s falling to bits

[@colinprice712]

Typically failed shocks (or missing) but the wheel clearance to bodywork is small. Could also be overloaded in the boot.

[@DrBlack1987]

Rear shocks gone on that bmw. Probably the most important part of a car for safety as they keep the tyres in contact with the ground so you can brake. No good having good brakes and tyres if the wheels aren’t in contact with the road due to bouncing

[@veritasaequitas9875]

Cheap fix.

[@JordanLR]

I’d argue the actual brake is more important but I take your point

[@DrBlack1987]

@@JordanLR brakes don’t work if the tyres aren’t good and the tyres don’t work if the wheels aren’t touching the ground. That’s physics and can’t be argued with

[@Kaz590]

Nah. Looks like springs snapped or been removed. You can see it's riding the bump stops

[@JordanLR]

@@DrBlack1987 so you’d rather drive around with no brakes than no rear shocks?

[@DemiGod..]

06:36 The minuibus driver defo needs to be prosecuted and lose their licence. No way they should carry passengers. The biker avoided many potential accidents except the last one though could of been his last.

[@vulcanvoyager]

What is happening on you tube, this has just appeared as "NEW" 58 mins ago (current time 09:34 21.07.24) I watched it yesterday around midday!

[@Kenjh71]

One could also say that the white van did the same as the motorcyclist did. It's called "filtering" but it is in fact using other lanes for their own convenience.

[@philipshore6924]

Loads to be gained by filtering but it is risky, play the long game and be patient for many years of safe motorcycling. The riskiest time is when arriving at the back of a long queue, drivers panic and swing u-turns without checking mirrors. Next riskiest is in-town queues, drivers crossing waiting traffic don't look for filtering cycles.

[@sanchoodell6789]

5:15 I had to check the sound for a minute there. I thought you said: "The driver of that *Audi* does a brilliant job"!

[@willp458]

Great video ash. I enjoy these motorbike compilations, Gives you a different perspective. Ide be lying though if i said i didn't want that bmw to find a road hump 🤣

[@MrAceyJay]

8:04 The red light jumping cyclist hits a pedestrian on the crossing?

[@gordy4459]

It definitely looks like it...or at least some kind of altercation...

[@goldenskanzz]

I believe the one still on the left stops in a hurry, either on or just after the crossing. The perspective just makes it look like a bump with the pedestrian who goes behind.

[@alidavemason4417]

She definitely jumped the lights & panic braked.

[@Markie-ds3mt]

'Modern' cyclist's we now have on UK roads. All 'bike hire' schemes should be banned.

[@Chambers36TheEnter]

I'm guessing from the bike the rider is quite young or not too experienced on motorcycles but their riding is mostly really good and a lot better than many bikers I see on the road. They could do better time life savers thought. Like 5:49 they do a life saver but don't move out until 5 seconds later, by then another cyclist could have come off of the pavement and be over taking you, pedestrian could be there etc Also an Audi and a range rover doing the right thing in one video? I do like the range rovers revenge, still so sad people don't know the rules regarding pedestrians crossing at junctions.

[@nitroneal4998]

I was 18 and it was my first/second year on a bike on the road. I have definitely improved now and cringe at how I rode before

[@tim192837645]

First clip: nice to see the bus also blocking the cycle lane, or what passes for one here

[@davidrumming4734]

It’s a lot more frantic on a motorbike. ….and people still go up and down gears manually during all that.

[@mattwardman]

Good set of clips, Ash. And your viewers being skilled and sensible - except the final clip motorcyclist. I make it about 27 incidents in the video for Operation SNAP (I lost count). I'm not sure what the police car was playing at ,and I would love to knpw. The scooterererer at 4:00 is being sensible - small wheels need a smooth surface at slow speed, even thought it may not be legal yet as the Govt still have to put the correct regulation in place. I have more hope with this new Government. The division of the pavement there into 3 with a mobility track only suited for unicycles is crazy; minimum separation from the carriageway can be zero at 30mph limit so it does not have to be so, and narrower traffic lanes plus a stepped mobility track may be indicated. Time for a redesign ! I quite like the RR stopping at the turn at to let the pedestrian cross, in a way that prevents anyone interfering with the pedestrian's safety at 6:52; a difficult judgement to make and imo it was correct. But, as you say, the carry-on was pushing it. I'm slightly surprised that the ped at 5:10 did not cross on the straight section where the driveway is, and went round the blind corner instead. At some time that may not end well.

[@WolfmanWoody]

An Audi driver holding back. WOW! Unlike the four-ring chap I saw yesterday weaving in and out of traffic, past me and others and yet, ¼mile later and he's still the car just in front...

[@p.a.1675]

07:57 This one should be called "How many red light jumpers can you spot in this clip".

[@alanfarenden8244]

That last clip was scary! No room at all , and there is ALWAYS loose debris close to traffic islands.

[@stuarthtodd]

Honestly, I think these types of videos are the reason that I have never intended on riding a scooter, bike or anything of that nature. Genuinely scares me the number of people who either (a) saw the rider and didn't care or (b) didn't see them because they were too busy hood-watching.

[@philipoakley5498]

Not sure if you've looked at the "Z-line" method for improving observability of motorbikes at tricky junctions? Malcolm Palmer wrote it up a few years ago based on collected research.

[@anonimouse8918]

If you filter past cars and there is space to move back in to a gap ( back to position2) it's often better to do that rather than hanging in 3 or beyond in hopes of getting further, if you sray out often the car behind will undertake in same lane. It's not total nastiness I don't think it's just that in their mind you've set the president for what is safe space and not being bikers / cyclists they don't fully see difference of you going forward through gap and them going forward that close to you. It might almost seen rude but it's not it's decisive and they know the score ....if safe a wave can help

[@deterligegyldigt]

The second you move back, the filtering becomes an overtake and is easily seen as jumping the queue, thus potentially triggering other motorists.

[@anonimouse8918]

@@deterligegyldigt Thanks for comment. Filtering is jumping the queue to some extent. We sit out in the cold and rain and take extra risk but in return we get to jump the queue (filter) if its done safely and legally. So if safe keep filtering obviously but it's ok to do it in bits a pieces hopping back to position 2 (ish) when the way is blocked. I here what your saying about triggering, Im glad to say i don't ride in london (if some of the crazy vids are anything to go by) its ok up here in Edinburgh to nip back in for safety while the gap is blocked then back on with the filtering when its safe. A little wave of thanks/sorry (or whatever) to the car behind while you wait for a safe filtering gap can help. Ride safe 🙂

[@roxdude]

Biker does a great job of keeping himself safe right until that last clip. Look we all get stuff wrong from time to time like that green light. I think he'd committed to that manoeuvre in the last clip and then the car started moving off. He was lucky but if he'd braked most likely he'd have lost it. Definitely needs to learn from that one, next time might be tragic. Some of the others in the video are also shocking like the bus driving in the cycle lane and that moped, wow But that happens a lot in london and is a big issue for them and others.

[@T.K.9]

That police car had the "Its a machine gun" moment. He stopped to queue. And his passenger said, "its a police car" then he realize he can turn on the lights and siren and just drive on the other side of the road.

[@adriebiemans2226]

4:11 That's a Yamaha T-max flying past, I recommend any biker to try one and find out how difficult it is not to misbehave on one.

[@olivertunnah3987]

A mix of good driving and some careless stuff too. Just shows we can all make bad mistakes and need a little patience.

[@johnbower7452]

There's a road hump near where I live where no matter what car you're in they replicate that BMW move. I should know, I've been over it in my old Mondeo, several vans and my current car; and when it first happened I did wonder if the Mondeo's suspension was at fault, but even this car did it when brand new and as I say, several of our works vans; it's just a weirdly designed road bump.

[@Chigleybus]

Total chaos from start to finish. From all involved. And I thought the driving standards in Liverpool were shite.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

1:37 there are 2 lanes going in the same direction, the car on the motorbikes right in lane 2 isn’t signalling to turn right and it’s not congested conditions, it’s free flowing traffic so the motorbike shouldn’t have undertaken the car.

[@nitroneal4998]

It was to see the car

[@richie674]

The BMW rear end bouncing is 100% both shock absorbers have failed & the driver would certainly feel it , I’ve been in a car that did just that & the driver didn’t realise what the cause was till I explained & that it’s a straight forward job to sort out which it was , like a new car once they were replaced but u get that not everyone is car problem aware or mechanically minded 😊

[@Bullwinkle39]

That bmw looked like it was on the bump stops, that bounce was all tyre

[@g.d2450]

the bmw's suspension was ok, they were just filming a fake taxi video in it at the time

[@sf2201]

Be interesting to know how many people now google fake taxi to see what you are talking about!. Could be an education for some.

[@Mort221]

6:45 always makes me laugh seeing clips like that from London. I don't ride or drive down there but even I know that there's lots and lots of bikes and they'll be filtering. Getting angry at them serves no purpose.

[@50upss]

yep, especially when you pose more of a danger to the other road user, you have a duty to look after them and not put them at risk

[@fetchstixRHD]

Plus, having bikes move down means they aren't part of traffic. Quite often, I'll decide to filter down traffic only because it would help someone else (e.g. allows someone to come out, or to not get stuck in a junction, especially a box junction). In one case, I effectively *had* to move down, otherwise a jam that got created by the opposite lane getting blocked by a van further down (such that the traffic light junction ahead got blocked in turn) would not have cleared, and I initially wanted to stay where I was...

[@freebrickproductions]

I feel like the second to last clip might not have happened if the UK adopted red and yellow (or at least yellow) arrows on traffic lights, instead of only allowing green arrows.

[@andyking05]

All 100% normal London, i love riding in the city, filtering is ace

[@andyalder7910]

3:30 Black Merc was not in the wrong lane IMHO. It came from A309 which has straight on arrows in both lanes so both lanes can use the A309 exit. Bike is on the A307 which also has straight on arrows in both lanes so both can use the A307 exit. As you say you must give way to both lanes which the bike failed to do; quite frankly though it's a pretty safe junction because nobody's quite sure where anyone else is going so they go slow and just swear at each other.

[@joopie46614]

1:35 they definitely know, they probably can't afford to get it fixed or don't have time to, so they're just dealing with it.

[@CalmBiker]

In that last clip there was clearly not enough space. There's also the risk that the driver on the left suddenly realises they want to turn right and doesn't check their blind spot. Overtaking at junctions really is upping the risk factor.

[@dadsbarmy4771]

The white Serco van, ahead of the police, starting round 2:50, didn't do a very good job with their driving. The Serco driver had at least 6 months to notice the police car approaching. The cyclist however had definitely eaten his Weetabix that morning. The quality of some of the driving is absolutely shocking.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

3:44 you give way to anything coming at you from the right at a roundabout, didn’t them 2 cars see the motorbike?

[@fetchstixRHD]

Probably assumed that they could get across before the bike "got to" them, though not being seen is a plausible possibility. That said, I've had closer calls than that cammer's one at (mini-)roundabouts...

[@veritasaequitas9875]

Something dodgy about that Beemer. It was MOT'd 22 Jan 2024 and there is no sign of rear shock failure on the MOT history. You wouldn't expect both rear shocks to fail in the same 6 month window. Those shocks would be a definite MOT failure.

[@jabnewark8638]

I also checked this 😂

[@lr5777]

I think that shape of 5-Series estate has air suspension on the rear, so possibly a failure relating to that.

[@smilerbob]

There was a 2 day gap between the old certificate expiring and the new one being given. It could a case the driver took the car to be repaired and then MOT’d afterwards. I know a few people that will get the garage to inspect and repair before an MOT so they don’t have MOT failures on record in hope it keeps the vehicle value higher

[@veritasaequitas9875]

@@lr5777 Correct on the suspension type but it looks fine to me, Sitting level. The problem is the shocks.

[@nitroneal4998]

I think this clip was from late last year, but I can’t remember

[@harryfonseca7730]

Typical for an f11 5 series, air suspension on the rear axle has failed and it’s riding on the bump stops. How you’d not notice that is beyond me.

[@kenbrown2808]

my guess was the owner did it on purpose.

[@robg521]

Bouncy BMW, I once visited some friend and we all piled into their car, I sat in the back and told the driver I could feel the car wobbling so something is wrong, later when we got home his kids said to their Dad “you See, we said that that” his kids had been complaining for 6 months but he couldn’t feel it from the front. [turned out to be a bent rear wheel rim]

[@3ventic]

7:43 wouldn't have been a problem if the UK had the arrows for the yellow and red too, not just the green.

[@snakeman9902]

Hi mate, I love the bike vids. Not many channels annalise the bikes with a critical and professional attitude. Have you got a bike licence, and how did your lorry driving lessons go? I failed my test...

[@IamTiernO]

The clip at 3:24 with the roundabout was 100% the bikers fault. Such an unsensible decision to enter the roundabout then

[@goldenskanzz]

I'd love to see that bit of road as it looks terrible. I *think* the first junction is just the biker joining a two lane road, so they are fine to enter the clear outside lane, but the problem is the traffic on this road is trying to change lane to enter the roundabout, like the white ford. The biker stops the black merc from pulling accross (though they should have filtered behind). When the biker checks the following roundabout, it is clear and they are fine to enter, but the black merc is just still in the wrong lane. This could all be wrong if it is some weird double roundabout.

[@smilerbob]

@goldenskanzz Never join a two lane road with traffic in lane 2 especially close to another junction, in this case a roundabout. Drivers will move over regardless and not expect you to be there. Especially when the road layout is awful This is one and a half roundabouts…or a little one way section on one end of a roundabout…and causes no end of problems mainly due to the lane markings from the direction the other cars were travelling, marked as straight on for both lanes but then changes after the entering the next road. This is another reason for not entering a road if both lanes aren’t clear

[@dubreg6711]

black merc was in the wrong IMHO and caused the issue

[@nuntius1933]

@@smilerbob - not to enter until all lanes are clear is probably good advice given poor and inconsistent roundabout layouts, but many drivers seem to treat this as hard and fast traffic law. Curiously, I've never seen this requirement figure anywhere in the Highway Code which seems to avoid the subject of multi-lane roundabouts altogether... Maybe it is no more than a rational driver response to approaching traffic forced to change lanes mid-roundabout, which comes down to poor road design but here the law is clear and unambiguous, requiring entering vehicles to give way only to traffic approaching from the right within the lane they wish to enter, ie. the outside lane.

[@robg521]

Being over taken is fine, but what is annoying is when people [car Motor bike or cycle] over take you then once in front slow down and start holding you up. 🤷‍♂️

[@blazzingsaddles]

Question: is a motorbike allowed to share the same lane with a car or any vehicle for that matter whether it be stationery or moving?

[@laceandwhisky]

Only say as a biker don't ride the white line and que up in it if you CAN take center as there is always an A hole who will take that space for you like the white mini bus 😊

[@ianmason.]

The 'one lane position everywhere' is the biking equivalent of the 'one speed everywhere' car driver. Both are failures to adapt to the changes in road conditions as you move along the road. It's instructive to follow a Met trained police biker and see how exaggerated their changes in position in the lane are as they progress along the road and encounter differing hazards/visibility.

[@JustmeandB]

1st clip.. why was the bus in the cycle lane?…..or was it a bus lane as well?

[@Nicknofish]

I was captain sensible riding my motorcycle, but I sold as I decided I wanted to live longer!!

[@chrisl1797]

2:27 Hmmmm. I thought you weren't supposed to cross the white line until the green light came on.... Red and Amber together is a STOP signal.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

I see a lot of BMw drivers who are poor drivers. They do recognise that badge but not much else. ( bmw badge has to do with plane propeller production in bavaria in past , hence the colours) . I met a 25 year old bmw soft top driver with a lots of hair gel who had no idea what BMw stands for..

[@hardcorehobbit]

Despite what I'm about to say, I would never have pushed my way through like this. With regards to the bus driver in the first clip, I don't think he was intending to bully past. There was a gap, a small one mind, due to the positive positioning of the motorcycle and the driver will have wanted to get as close to the stop as possible to allow people off. You can see his fingers on the door buttons at 0.22. So he would also be looking at the internal mirror to see people getting off and when it was safe to close the doors, hence not looking at the motorcyclist. I don't think he had any intention of passing the motorcycle.

[@fetchstixRHD]

Yeah, it may not have been necessarily wanting to bully the cammer, but more get to let people off as soon as possible. There might have even been the assumption by the bus driver that the cammer would have filtered/moved down when they could have. (Mind you, I'm somewhat biased by my experience with bus drivers being largely positive, including many being really friendly to me, there are some "not so great" ones, sure, but that's as with every group of course...)

[@mortenfransrud7676]

7:59, did that green bike coming from the left hit a pedestrian?

[@AUaudits]

BMW rear shocks need replacing. And front ones checking too.

[@tonybarton3746]

Luckily I don’t drive in London and never would 🤪🤪😊👍

[@justcallmeboss7119]

I done something similar to the last clip a week ago. As soon as I did it, I instantly thought, why?. I’ve learnt now and probably won’t be doing it again lol. What’s an extra 5 seconds to your journey compared to a life of struggle?

[@mattwardman]

The BMW bounce mobile is 2015 with 55k+ on the clock, so a bit early for dampers to have gone - but perhaps it's been abused.

[@Coxy002605]

Rear air suspension is a common failure on F11 5 series.

[@Okurka.]

4:02 Those mirrors replace the original mirrors and give a worse view; they're not added.

[@dalmatianlife]

The BMW was overloaded and riding on the bump stops.

[@adampoultney8737]

7:57 why on earth don’t we have lights with red and ambers as arrows. Eliminates this confusion entirely!

[@Woppettier]

"The not gonna look at you stare" I see this so much, why do they do this?

[@TheEulerID]

The manoeuvre in that last clip was ridiculously dangerous.

[@Disposalist]

Classic new highway code stuff with the left-turning Range Rover. They, correctly according to new rules, wait for several pedestrians that look like they want to cross (and do) with the unfortunate effect of frustrating and confusing loads of drivers. Would it be easier, safer, more sensible, more natural, more consistent and so, better all-round for the pedestrians to wait, like they do have to in most other road use situations? Were they, at the end, "being awkward"? Or were they just, once done responding to the blown horns (which could easily have been warning of a danger) looking to continue and realised there was yet another pedestrian that the new rules obliged them to wait for? What if the pavement had been busier? Should they have continued to hold up the cars? What a mess these new rules are.

[@revealingreflections9338]

Lane splitting, as per the example from 6:05, is dangerous and should be penalised as such. What happens if one vehicle door opens, or one driver decides to try pushing into the next lane without looking? I've seen motorcyclists leaning left then right to avoid wing mirrors passing through traffic at 60km/hr+. Not good if they lose balance!

[@Dean_DJB94]

Is that a Yamaha xt? It looks and sounds very similar to mine.

[@catalinamariutei883]

He apologized at the end!

[@rcraven1013]

A 6.00 the biker was not filtering as said. He was in fact overtaking as he was to the offside of all traffic in his lane and indeed was at times over the central line and riding into the facing traffic in the lane coming the other way., so in the wrong lane on the wrong side of the road. Not recommended. If the police got hold of this video and could recognise him he could be prosecuted for moving traffic offences.

[@val_solooo]

0:40 looks like a problem with rear air suspension (all Tourings have it by default), likely busted compressor or some valve. "Removed springs", "rear shocks gone", "cheap lowering kit", my gosh people know little about cars...

[@reece005]

5:16 that guy should of used the path on the right ?

[@stephenrobbins9901]

At last,some decent roadcraft on 2 wheels,most comment's i see about motorcycles always seems negative or biased against the bikers 😊

[@Pattoe]

2:15 interesting looking bicycle in that advanced stop line area. I guess he's just a Learner though so doesn't know what he's sitting on.

[@aup2949]

At 5:43 I did the same thing today. Only because the road use to be two lanes and now it’s only one lane. I saw the traffic que up ahead and moved over to lane 2, however lane 2 was now for the oncoming traffic. Wtf? Both lane one and lane 2 had lane markings going straight. But now lane 2 also had the same arrow but for the opposite side. Council couldn’t even be bothered to fix it to make it less confusing. I looked like a dick moving back into lane 1 when I soon realised. I stood there in utter disbelief, not because they’ve decided to make it a one lane only road, but because they hadn’t painted the road markings!

[@chrisl1797]

3:11 lucky that front car didn't back into the fence.....

[@bwoo6223]

Was it an Yamaha XT660X?

[@thepurplecat5975]

@5:42, not gonna lie, that white car would have probably underwent an unvoluntary shedding of weight and increase to aerodynamics if I was the rider.