The American's Guide to Britain - Driving

[@stub2001]

"...Except for Great Britain..." *Zooms into Japan* - priceless

[@SmellyKegs]

It's all fun and games until you run over a motorcyclist outside of an airbase and then claim diplomatic immunity when you don't actually have it.

[@rogueuniversities6866]

And then the twattish Americans claim she had it after all

[@johntomlinson6849]

Top comment!

[@fetlocks3]

Yes well said.@@johntomlinson6849

[@OliverTrist]

Hear, hear!

[@TheRattyBiker]

That has to be the most accurate guide to driving in the UK I've seen - you missed the bit about tractors and horses randomly materialising and doing 5mph on a 60mph twisty 1 car wide country lane.

[@M24RV_F]

No it isn't.

[@BrentDubroc]

@@M24RV_F ---------The Joke--------> Your Head

[@shooglechic]

I read this in Jeremy Clarkson's voice.

[@TukikoTroy]

On narrow country lanes, being in a 30 year-old Land Rover with many dents and a steel girder for a bumper definitely means you have right of way.

[@JohnChambers-p5k]

Laughs in van driver.

[@stu6533]

This is brilliant. Especially the bits that are intentionally incorrect - and the folk on this thread who are hellbent on correcting you.

[@megatiny63]

A lot of excellent subtle jokes in this. The bit where you're driving backwards got me.

[@waynemartin287]

advanced roundabout technique: pass a car before the second exit in a round - Lewis Hamilton, pass a car before a the first exit in a roundabout - Michael Schumaker, push a car into the grass in a roundabout - Max Verstappen, try to pass a car and end up in the grass in a roundabout - Nico Rosberg, get stuck in a roundabout - Chevy Chase

[@saltybuster946]

With regard to driving on the correct side of the road, you are almost correct. It was not to hide their sword, It was so that when passing another horseman you could fight/defend yourself using your right hand without having to fight backhand.

[@martinstaylor]

No, fighting wasn't a primary concern. It's just that if your sword hangs down on the left, it's awkward to swing your left leg over the horse when mounting. Much easier to swing your right leg over. So the horse needs to be facing to your left when you mount, whence etc.

[@saltybuster946]

@@martinstaylor A good point, perhaps both apply

[@MissKittybigpaws]

The less expensive car is yeeted into the bushes so the BMW who is taking up the whole road can pass safely

[@alanvanallen7762]

Very good and surprisingly accurate,the one thing about brits is that we are quite tolerant,most of the time,and recognise that people can make mistakes when driving.

[@rogueuniversities6866]

I find it weird when people say some generalisation about Brits - remember Britons come from historically different kingdoms, with their own cultures. It's why the Magna Carta refers to the ancient liberties and customs of London. Britons can be very different depending where you're from. Even if we just look at England, there are areas - usually South or Midlands - where people call pants "trousers" and underpants "pants" (and annoyingly claim on videos that this is how English people speak when people more North (before Scotland) use the correct so-called American way of referring to them. In some parts of England, you could wander around naked and people wouldn't care if you weren't threatening anyone; in other parts, you'd be labelled a paedophile. In some places, nudist venues or events are common, in other places, parents have gone insane over swim sessions offered to nudists. In some areas, people are friendly and if you drop a purse it will be returned; in other areas, if you don't zip up your pocket, your money could be gone in seconds. You've got the arrogance and lack of respect common in Liverpool and Manchester, the chilled pace of life in Devon and Cornwall, and the very obvious inbreeding in Lincolnshire. Long story short, the country is still like various different kingdoms in terms of language and customs.

[@herculeholmes504]

Wow! This is a surprisingly fun and surprisingly high quality video to be hidden away like this on such a small channel.

[@dweebasaur6005]

As an American, this video really felt like a waste of time.

[@michael_177]

Yo how's this editing so GOOD though. this was a great watch. I really hope youre making more content

[@The-Pink-Checkered-Floor]

Oh my goodness! Thank you! This was super helpful…AND HILARIOUS! It’s the first video about driving in the UK that has alleviated my fears about driving there. Thank you! The most helpful tip was about the sword! Im so afraid that muscle memory will keep drawing me to the right. I now have a perfect visual to make it feel more natural! Thanks again, Funny Guy!

[@db192]

Brilliant, really enjoyed this! When I drove in the US I found the Michigan left confusing and the fact you can still turn right on a red light! 😂

[@jonathan.palfrey]

"… where it is inaccurate it is at least definitively inaccurate."

[@RTD553]

With a sword drawn from the left side, it is actually quicker to draw it and rapidly strike someone to your right. Being on the left might not be out of politeness - more defensiveness. Right of way in a narrow road is generally done by one driver giving way to the vehicle heading uphill, or to the larger vehicle.

[@rogueuniversities6866]

Where did you get that right of way nonsense? Are you non-British or just not a driver? Right of way is given to the vehicle that does not have obstacles on its side. When there's parked cars on both sides, it's whoever got there first, though it makes sense to give way to a larger vehicle then in case the driver is a knob

[@peterbrown1012]

THE HIGHWAY CODE 8. General advice (144 to 158) 155 Single-track roads. These are only wide enough for one vehicle. They may have special passing places. If you see a vehicle coming towards you, or the driver behind wants to overtake, pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. Give way to vehicles coming uphill whenever you can. If necessary, reverse until you reach a passing place to let the other vehicle pass.

[@floydian022]

"Look, kids! It's Big Ben! And Parliament!"

[@sgnosymfoemos]

Brilliant stuff. This needs to be seen by more people

[@tempestnova6685]

the background going backwards and then being upside-down when you are driving were a nice touch!

[@andyt8216]

Ha ha, an amusing video - especially the part that the less expensive car is the one that pulls over.

[@gonzaloleviatanh]

Haha I been in Britain of a while and I still struggle with the roundabouts.

[@Chris_GY1]

British traffic lights are red, amber and green (not yellow). Then there is the pedestrian crossing you are standing at. The white and black sign is national speed limit 60/70 mph depending on the road dual carriageway or motorway.

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

Looking at that map you showed us I think you got UK mixed up with Central Africa which is just off the coast of the Korean Peninsula and mainland China. They also drive on the left and they make outstanding pornographic contributions to the world.

[@dek123]

As entertaining as this video is, you know every American will take it literally. Not great understanders of sarcasm and irony, it will probably ruin the U.K tourist industry, they will probably go to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most of the Caribbean islands and have palpitations finding they all drive on the left.

[@rogueuniversities6866]

You've been in the UK too long mate - you're using plenty of sarcasm and forgetting that, despite claiming they do, most Americans do not understand sarcasm unless you do the really obvious sarcasm voice. They're going to actually believe you when you say sarcastic things.

[@amelia02004]

Brit here, few issues I have to bring up about this video. 1.) Lorries have priority when two vehicles meet head to head, otherwise it is the first to yield, not the more expensive one. 2.) I dont think we have purple. 3.) The white sign with a black diagonal line means national speed limit for that type of road. 4.) Roundabouts are give way to people coming from the right, there is an etiquette to indicating on them, but I don't know it exectly.

[@jonb1807]

Christ almighty. You sure you're British? What happened to that good old fashioned sarcasm detector and sense of humour?

[@amelia02004]

@@jonb1807 ah, heres the thing: I am one of the rare british "defects" that don't get sarcasm. my life is a living hell because of this fact. now if you'll excuse me, it is tea time for me.

[@OneLadAndHisDrone.]

Sorry to sound negative but most commonwealth countries drive on the right. There's over a billion in India alone plus Thailand, loas and Japan also

[@X_BILSON]

Britain isn't the only country that drives on the left. There a 76 other countries that do it. About 30% of the world.

[@richardfranks2232]

I think he probably knows that

[@cadegavel]

Also, blinking red doesn't mean your tea is getting cold and your car won't explode when you park on one of those grids. You forgot to correct him on those details.

[@wulfrunian]

The white circle with the slanted black stripe originally meant no speed limit. When overall speed limits were imposed in the 1970s it would have been too expensive to change them all so they just changed the meaning to “National Speed Limit”.

[@BartMassey-PO8]

Nice alliteration. And great video. I have found that there's enough public transportation and reasonably-priced taxis in Britain that I need never drive there again. That is probably for the best.

[@cookiefingerz4945]

You were hard to find after the article in ALL of the British newspapers. I hope to see more on TikTok.

[@OliverTrist]

But seriously, we Brits are delighted to welcome our friends from the colony across 'The Pond' to our overcrowded road network.

[@KR-us9pj]

The black on white stripe sign means "National speed limit" (for the road and vehicle you are driving). Mostly Car=60, Small lorry/truck=50, Very big lorry/truck=40. That's why there is no number on the sign - it depends what you are driving!

[@photoisca7386]

I don't think the world followed Henry Ford they took orders from Napoleon who was left handed and didn't want to be the odd one out. So like any dictator he issued a decree. However, what is essential to driving an open car in the UK is the flat cap.

[@frankhooper7871]

And let's not forget the fact that some of our country lanes are so narrow even we cyclists have to pull over for a car to pass in the opposite direction. (If they're behind us going the same direction, they can just wait!)

[@johnellis7445]

He forced everything on the right side of the road as he wanted to get his supplies and army to the front line . France helped America win her independence from Great Britain. Again he kept his supplies and army on the right side of the road. He later sold the state of Louisiana but never told the people that lived there.

[@mjremy2605]

Wait... I think Harrison Ford just invented a spaceship too!

[@val2best]

The part about the roundabout took my sanity

[@Flipdrivel]

"Rude to show your sword in public" LOL

[@Tiggy123]

So when do you send Anne Sacoolas to answer a few questions?

[@Phuketwordsbrother]

Very informative apart of the Irish theme music

[@Deep-Sarcasm]

As an american: this video is the ONLY research I'm going to do before my two week trip around the UK and Ireland. Flights are booked

[@nightw4tchman]

You had me fooled during the history bit, I was going to type a load of corrections, then I realised you were taking the mickey. Well done.

[@Whouk]

This man has my face and it freaking me out.

[@ray-wm7yd]

You missed out the bit about Magna Carta, brave Hungarian girl, did she die in vain?

[@ellisfletcher3491]

Amazing vid very high quality

[@philipmason9537]

Over 60 countries, one THIRD of the world drive on the left and these countries have a total population of 2.5 BILLION, so not so strange !!

[@insaneshepherd8678]

Japan and a bunch of former colonies where GB made the rules? Anyone missing in that list?

[@philipmason9537]

@@insaneshepherd8678 Sweden drove on the left until 1967.

[@martinwhitfield1362]

@@philipmason9537 Smart people swapped. GB stayed on the wrong side to protect our naff car industry which folded anyway 10 years later

[@cadegavel]

Also, blinking red doesn't mean your tea is getting cold and your car won't explode when you park on one of those grids. You forgot to correct him on those details.

[@aacmove]

There are 64 countries that drive on the left actually.

[@SeanDuffyProductions]

Absolutely brilliant. 🤣 We all owe a lot to Harrison Ford for giving us the humble automobile.

[@CalebStade]

Fantastic green screen work! 😄 3:23

[@iainjones5002]

He misses the point that, allegedly, Henry Ford when he invented the Model T, had decided to follow the UK, and make it a Right Hand Drive car. But the factory assembly line was built incorrectly and cars emerged as left hand drive. Or so says a myth?🤔

[@calmeilles]

"The less expensive one is expected to pull over." 🤣

[@LunaWaves]

i was hoping that footage wasn't horizontally flipped 💀

[@NevadaLamb]

I’ve been thinking I can handle it, but after watching this I’m really not sure 😂😂

[@CathyAutisticCounselling]

We drive on the left because we’re never right!

[@erictart4225]

So many Star Trek sounds

[@samueldugdale]

Love it

[@bevq2246]

2:54 idk why that made me laugh so much

[@cj.blackedits3289]

This is amazing 😂 you just forgot to discuss pot holes and terribly amended roads

[@emmahenry3995]

You need to do an additional video, forget driving in Britain - try driving in LONDON! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 That should be classed as an extreme sport!

[@OneLadAndHisDrone.]

National European vaction does a round about great in the film.

[@iamthemoss]

God almighty, just back from UK, I live in the US and I am almost 60, no way in hell would I drive in the cities.

[@petermaddison4136]

There are about 60 countries in the world who drive on the left and about 130 that drive on the right

[@dhowe5180]

This might’ve been a useful video except for all the attempts to be funny. For example, what are the cross hatched pavement markings really for?

[@norbitonflyer5625]

First off, in the UK the "pavement" is what Americans call the sidewalk. The box markings are on the carriageway. And they do mean you musn't stop on them, except in one particular circumstance. The markings are usually at traffic-light controlled junctions. You should not enter the box unless your exit is clear - so don't queue in the box. This ensures that when the lights change, you are not obstructing traffic on the crossing route. The exception?. If you are turning right (i.e across the path of oncoming traffic) you may wait in the box for a gap in that oncoming traffic, provided that the road you are trying to enter is clear. YOu will soemtimes see boxes at other placxes, such as railway level crossings (which it is obviously a bad idea to queue across), or exits to fire stations (to ensure they can always get out)

[@dhowe5180]

@@norbitonflyer5625 thanks for the info. I was researching how to drive on the left in the UK for a trip to the west country last May. The videos posted by British driving instructors were invaluable and I drove around for a week without incident.

[@JoeHiltabidel]

What software do you use for video editing?

[@grjlynch]

Um…… India, much of Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Ireland, Malta, Singapore, Cyprus all drive on the correct side of the road (I.e. the left),

[@Mardenski100]

I have never understood the issue that Americans have with driving in the UK as if driving on the other side of the road is like being asked to do brain surgery. If that’s the case why do millions of Brit tourists around the world drive on the other side of the road without any issue.

[@KR-us9pj]

78 countries drive on the left.

[@baronvg]

This video is too funny 😂

[@sirbillyclean]

Very funny. Criminally few views.

[@Reman1975]

As a Brit, I have to say, this video seems legit........ Even down to Japanese cars occasionally just exploding for no apparent reason. 😁

[@audibleadventures9004]

2:03 too true lmao, but fuck the more expensive ones XD

[@michaelflipmcfadden3306]

Is the “recognizable car” a Ford Prefect?

[@amylivingston4590]

Could we get a credit for the music used in the intro and outro, please?

[@YouTubestolemylife]

Lmao bow to a more expensive car signs with secret meanings brilliant 😂

[@KrimsonGuard]

There are so many things wrong with this video... It is right... Well left... Aaaarrrggghhhh

[@patriciaburke6639]

The U.K. is not the only Country driving on the Left. Look it up!

[@megatiny63]

I think you missed the joke where when he said 'The world followed Harrison Ford, except Great Britain' the map zoomed in on Japan.

[@cadegavel]

Also, blinking red doesn't mean your tea is getting cold and your car won't explode when you park on one of those grids. Look it up!

[@blizff8640]

I got here from r/funny

[@arsenandreasyan4562]

more jokes than information

[@raymondadams7570]

what a load of rubbish

[@johnellis7445]

Sir us Brits drive on the left side because of Napoleon, all of Europe drove on the left but Napoleon never conquered Great Britain

[@andyt8216]

But some countries like Sweden and Iceland (unfortunately) decided to desert us in the 1960s and change over too.

[@ronnietexan]

Romans are responsible for driving on the left! If it was good enough for them, who am I to argue? 77 countries still drive on the Left, the last European country to change to driving on the right was Sweden in...1967! Napoleon invaded countries and "forced" them to drive on th right. Up until then, Europe was a left-hand drive place. 165 countries now drive on the Right. America became fully RHD in about 1850! The first keep-right law for driving in the United States was passed in 1792 and applied to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. Massachusetts formalized RHT in 1821. However, the National Road was LHT until 1850, "long after the rest of the country had settled on the keep-right convention". Red + Anber is "be ready to go", so, sort of start your engines! Karl Benz invented the car, (internal combustion engine,) in Germany in 1886, and they drove on the right but the "steering" was in the middle of the car so not "handed". NO! Never drive down the middle of a street unless it is a one-way street or there is parking on both sides, then it's really a matter of judgment! Yes, the less expensive car pulls over and we doff our caps to the other, better person. Unless there is a specific layby to pull into as there are on many narrow country lanes. The "Kiss" logo is actually the logo for the Rolling Stones. In a "grid box," there is no stopping unless your exit is blocked. You have to keep moving! They are there to keep intersections clear and free-flowing! Except at rush hour(s), then all bets are off! Red + Anber is "be ready to go", so, sort of start your engines! I cannot tell you what "purple" means. Unless you send me £1,000,000!

[@237g]

Hey look kids Big Ben.

[@minkernator]

All. Fact.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

😂 Great stuff. But, 78 countries drive on the left, or about 2.6 billion people - potentially (if they have cars). Guess what they all used to be part of, whether they liked it or not ;)

[@ghughesarch]

Japan wasn't. Nor was Thailand. Various European countries drove on the left well into the 20th century.

[@cruelmellow4182]

I'm gonna swap my car for a vee hee cle

[@EdwardsGrant]

I want to meet you. That's all. Let me know if that's ok.

[@DanWooller]

What's with the Irish music?

[@jaytc3218]

Harrison Ford 🤔

[@michaelb9940]

British people try REALLY HARD to be different. lol

[@gggggggg3542]

Completely WRONG in every way. Let's get things sorted out properly, without any sarcasm (lowest form of wit, usually for morons) 1, yellow box junctions - - - you must NOT enter one, unless you can continue without stopping, don't block the road - - - makes sense doesn't it 2 traffic lights, you stop on red, stop on yellow if it's safe to do so, go on green, flashing yellow means you may start if there are no pedestrians on the crossing 3 national speed limit (white disc with black diagonal stripe), for cars it's 60mph on 2 way traffic roads, 70 on dual carriageways...... larger vehicles are generally 10mph lower If you do come over here, one way of feeling safe is simple, go to a petrol station (gas station), ask for a set of "P" plates, white square with a large green "P" on them, one on front of car one on rear.......... Here we have "L" for learner drivers, "P" for new drivers (voluntary use).......... I 100% guarantee that 99.99% of drivers will give you plenty of space, won't be angry with you and will "be gentle" to you if and when you F**k up

[@johnlanham4050]

This is rubbish as far as serious driving in the UK.However

[@jackbaker1746]

"Americans guide to driving in Britain."......Don't

[@davsav]

Very amusing but I fear some of your country folk will take it seriously.

[@billythedog763]

not helpful

[@EVGuiller]

Funny not helpful, I need helpful

[@jasoncallow860]

I couldn't get through this video, the lame jokes were just too cheesy.

[@thomasmontano3459]

OMG shut up about history

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Why do Americans drive / travel in Ve_HIC_les ?! 😮😅😂