Tailgating Panics Learner

[@collinslfc]

Interestingly enough I have just done a quick bit of research and it turns out that this car shouldn't even be on the road. It is untaxed and has been since Feb 2016. The driver is an idiot in more ways than one.

[@ashley_neal]

That'a amazing! Lol

[@slomo7951]

Needs to be reported to the Police. Tax due 29 February 2016.

[@pgsm15]

🤣 👏 You Legend

[@philje123]

You're right. Checked myself. No tax and no insurance. And they have the audacity to beep and be impatient. Bet they don't even have a license either!

[@Keisha7612]

Philip Embleton lol

[@SalemEverett]

People don't seem to realise that sounding a horn at a learner driver can actually put everyone in more danger; it forces them panic and make potentially dangerous decisions. Impatience can be deadly in today's society and it's a huge problem.

[@PoulFrommPoland]

well said, it just makes too much chaos on the road. And emotions has no place behind the wheel

[@gorkyd7912]

Or make really reasonable decisions. Like stop completely and try to figure out why on earth someone honked their horn while the impatient tailgater emits tears of worry.

[@Anna-tc6rz]

The only thing that annoyed me about her driving is she wasnt getting to the speed limit in between round abouts. You could hear the instructor constantly telling her to get to the speed limit. Being slow at the actual round abouts I understand

[@user-ut8zq8ie1w]

Freya Nicholls but we can’t get rid of it so it’s probably best to cope with it and control what you can.

[@Engineer9736]

There is is no need to start reasoning about the honking. It was just an inhuman idiot. Both the tailgating and honking and there is a pinned post from the uploader that there where things not legal about the car.

[@eddiebruv]

What's the point in harrassing a learner? It's not like they're suddenly going to become a brilliant driver just because you sound your horn at them!

[@grahvis]

Driving instructors will tell you it's quite common for learners to be bullied by other drivers.

[@irongloves89]

They are going to experience it regularly in traffic. Might as well experience it with the instructor

[@mathieuclement8011]

What's the point of honking at anybody?? The only reason is to avoid an accident or let the person in front of you know the light turned green so time to look away from the phone...

[@dumdumdimdimdemdimdum9143]

@@grahvis same applies to riding a 125cc motorcycle with L plates.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

😂

[@Junior-zf7yy]

As a learner, when I’m on a 30mph road and I’m doing 29 or 30, I still get people tailgating and overtaking me. Why is everyone in a hurry and breaking the laws?

[@Chris-xl6pd]

Rules are for the obedience of idiots and the guidance of wise men.

[@beardyface8492]

Been driving over 30 years, as I stick to the limit (since a fine decades ago), they do it to me too, you either get used to it or become one of them and part of the problem. To answer the question as to why they do it "because they're asshats".

[@aspiknf]

BBJ well said

[@goldenjebboni1331]

Cause no one drives as its intended, i dare you to find me someone who follows the roads by the book.

[@sciencerun497]

looooool trusss me

[@Larry]

Just checked, the car hasn't had an MOT since July 2018, no information on it's tax status strangely.

[@narancs5]

The video is from 2017.

[@aulendilthegreat873]

duh, read the pinned comment you genius

[@henrykunixoid4182]

Hey Larry, did you finish that minecraft Woolworths of yours?

[@malah3341]

theyre a fucking knob head mate fokin run em over if u see em fokin break em legs teach em a lesson init fam?

[@orbitingdecay6797]

Well well. Small world Larry.

[@daveg7896]

It was actually amusing that the learner made that complete stop at the last roundabout without needing to. The tailgate driver was probably boiling by then. Serves them right.

[@merlingstoss6332]

That's funny, 'cause I was always taught by my instructor to maintain the flow of traffic...

[@chaosmagican]

Dunno if they have these but I was almost certain that the instructor slammed his 2nd pair of pedals there.

[@JMEAUS22]

Merling Stoss always give way to someone already in a roundabout. Under your theory you’d run into someone in the roundabout because you don’t want to slow the people behind you down “to keep the flow of traffic moving”

[@dancroft1776]

I guess you must have been born with a full driving licence and good road sense then

[@hikaru9624]

Chaosmagican we do have dual controls (pedals in the passenger's foot rest) in our learning cars. Mine did^_^ (Nice username by the way)

[@knarleysheen8612]

You're meant to give extra space to learners anyway in case of sudden braking. Sadly there are too many impatient people out there causing learners to stress like this, making their experience frightening and not want to drive.

[@ashley_neal]

Perfect! Doesn't always happen though. Thanks, Ashley

[@Fera-gr5mm]

No, you should always be far enough for sudden braking, regardless if learner or not.

[@Lolp821]

Should have left more room for the learner, but they weren't tailgating.

[@stevenwells5009]

@@Lolp821 the lens on the dash cam makes the car behind look further back than he is. The moron was definitely tailgating.

[@malah3341]

i absolutely agree with your point tho if you see anything like this happen irl you should run em over n break em focking legs n teach em a lesson in it fam

[@roostertko38]

She did really well so well done

[@michaelrodriguez8124]

TotalRape Do you know the definition of a 'Learner'? They are LEARNING to drive, you fucking mong.

[@briangosselinbayj0nes223]

Michael Rodriguez Learning to do something doesn't change how someone reacts emotionally to a situation. She got scared, intimidated and even if she learns how to drive, tailgaters will always cause her to feel this way, and THAT causes accidents and deaths.

[@michaelrodriguez8124]

Nobody likes tailgaters. If that's her first one, she will LEARN from experience. As does everyone when they start out driving.

[@Xanti97]

TotalRape by your name I know a lot about you, plank.

[@breadnoodle]

Brian Gosselin BayJ0nes if any accident had happened it would've been at fault of the dumbass following so closely

[@LewisBowels]

I love pissing off tailgaters, especially if I am in a one-lane with no way to overtake. "Oh the speed limit is 45?" *Goes 43 and cruise control set to ON*

[@guser436]

Yes!!! I do this lol. I go extra slow just to make them mad and take extra time at junctions and lights. Hilarious seeing their face in the rear view :)

[@No1reallydies]

Luiz i like people who might speed a little better than people who set out to annoy people .. smh

[@LewisBowels]

@@No1reallydies If they are tailgating me so hard that they are basically looking to see how much trunk space I have, fuck being liked by them. I'll piss them off big time.

[@ItsTrizzy262]

Which is actually illegal. You're not supposed to go under the speed limit.

[@BlingIsSpring]

@@ItsTrizzy262 Excuse me?

[@Lazy4Daze]

You could tell that guy was waiting on the horn for the split second your learner hesitated, the speed in which he honked was epic! If you’re that impatient and that quick to anger then get off the roads, you’re making it unsafe for all of us not just the people trying to learn. I couldn’t do your job, I’d be so frustrated at the lack of patience in the world (irony for me maybe lol). Hope your learner was ok after that but in the plus side, it’s all extra experience.

[@michaelallott9841]

Exactly! They don't deserve to be on the roads driving like that.

[@SteveNinetyski]

That would be hypocrisy, not irony.

[@collinslfc]

Not a nice experience but an important one. This is going to happen hundreds of times in a person's driving life and it's important to be able to deal with it in a calmly manner. My attitude is that I will do the speed limit providing it is safe to do so, and if you wish to pass then please do. Not a problem to me.

[@k8vse150]

When I passed my test over a year ago a guy tried to do this and when he went to overtake someone coming the opposite direction so he swerved back into my lane behind me and I broke sharp forcing him to brake sharp and swerve onto the pavement!! Smashing his left alloy and his front bumper!! Fucking wankers they are I usually let them overtake and then floor it to match there speed to piss them off!!

[@101Volts]

@Kieren Vyse That could get you killed. Slow down, you can allow them to pass. I almost got beaten (or worse) by having the same attitude.

[@k8vse150]

Ben don’t know where you live but it’s definitely not illegal! Because tailgating is a traffic offence anyway!

[@collinslfc]

As tempting as that might be Kieren, it's not good driving. The best drivers on the roads are defensive drivers who avoid confrontation.

[@simbababy9914]

Collins LFC same here. It makes me cringe and laugh at drivers who get all angry and foolish on the road. People need to calm the fuck down and just chill

[@DashcamLeicester]

It's no wonder learners can lack confidence with situations like this. It could have been their first lesson or they could just be nervous behind the wheel - people have no patience these days and make no progress. Although letting them pass is obviously the right thing to do with situations like this (and a recent article I read says to let tailgaters pass) it just allows them to think that their bullying attitudes are okay so they continue to do it again and again. It's infuriating.

[@anqistenning8558]

Just drive faster then.

[@DashcamLeicester]

When I'm already doing the speed limit? No thanks.

[@Alexisonfiresx]

Every driver on the road were once a learner themselves and should be ashamed for beeping at a learner, how would they have liked it if they were constantly beeped at by other drivers when they were first starting to learn to drive smh

[@maafiareloadzz8236]

Tionee 125 yh in uk its a must too

[@hycron1234]

I just let them past, allow karma to sort them out. I mean what is the likelihood they run into the back of someone else or get a ticket for speeding? .... _or this case end up on youtube driving like an asshole_

[@natg9419]

I’m sure people forget we were all learners once. The tailgaters attitude towards driving is completely dangerous and uncalled for, especially the beeping of his horn. Ludicrous behaviour which endangers other innocent people lives for their selfishness.

[@jessemartinez709]

Exept the fact that not everyone should drive . Once a scared driver always a scared driver

[@romanisahuman]

Not really, when i was learning i was alctually pretty scared and stuff, but i learned to drive in the city and i am not even remotely scared anymore, i even have an sometimes overly confident type of driving that i need to check myself for sometimes. And i cant understand people like this that are not pacient to a learner, maybe its because i only have a year and like 3 months of licence but when i see a learner i am actualy more pacient and i kinda love to help them out, i dont know i just remenber when i was in their position

[@_Professor_Oak]

They don't forget, they're just top class arseholes.

[@matthewellis9885]

@@jessemartinez709 still doesn't give people the excuse to sit an inch from your bumper and use the vehicle as a weapon

[@Yumichan62]

@@jessemartinez709 I know your comment is old, I am still going to answer. A scared driver doesnt have to stay scared. I was a scared driver while I learnt driving, due to having a very unfriendly and mean instructor, who would scream at me, if I was 1 km/h over or under the allowed speed limit or made the slightest mistake. I got my license after my first try, started driving with my mom and now, since I am allowed to drive alone, am pretty confident in the way I drive. And if I have someone like the guy in the video behind me, I just give a damn and keep driving the way I did before.

[@katherinemulrooney1926]

Don't do what the tailgaters want. Are they going to pay your speeding tickets?

[@lennartfrank02]

True but they are paying the back of my car when I "accidentally" hit the brakes a little to hard

[@tgk300xx4]

@@lennartfrank02 Thing is though, That wouldn't affect me and my carbon ceramics. Would stop on a dime.

[@voluntarism335]

@@lennartfrank02 You're at fault for brake checking. You cannot do that because someone is tailgating you.

[@lennartfrank02]

@@voluntarism335 how are you gonna prove brake checking at an intersection? You cant. You have to keep enough distance to brake in time and unless Im not breaking for no apparent reason, even if I hit the brakes a little too hard, youre gonna pay for the back of my car

[@voluntarism335]

@@lennartfrank02 Well I don't tailgate, I do get tailgated myself and yet I would never resort to brake checking that would make me as guilty as the tailgater. I always leave a 2-3 second gap of the vehicle in front of me. No one should tailgate and no one should brake check. If you emergency stop and someone rear ends you obviously the person who rear ends you is at fault 100% of the time, unless you cut in front of them and immediately slam on the brakes then you're at fault, but that is the only exception. When someone is tailgating you just ease your foot off the accelerator slowly to slow down until they back off, don't brake check them.

[@neiloakey5183]

We were all learners once... disgraceful beeping the learner... I notice once he overtook he was quick to tailgate the next car off the roundabout... your calm guidance was impressive..

[@pistonhedd]

We were all learners once - what every single one? :) not so sure about the tailing driver.

[@Mancini85]

All I get for sticking to the speed limit when it's 30 or 40 mph is abuse all the time. Ironically, when we leave the built up areas, these people disappear in the mirror. Interesting to see how like 99% of people are not in a hurry anymore all of a sudden, when the speed limit changes to sixty or seventy. The vast majority of people keep speeding when the limit is under 40 mph especially in built up areas. I just don't understand the rush, I normally catch up with them at the next roundabout or set of lights anyway.

[@carlduffin633]

Exactly

[@peacockealot]

Mancini_ I find exactly the same thing! On my arse like a fly round dung in the 30mph zone and when I pull away in the national speed limit section they don’t make the ground! Arseholes

[@anqistenning8558]

Maybe because not everyone is a Sunday leisure driver like you. People have places to be you know. Plus driving slowly can back up a queue and nobody likes someone who causes traffic.

[@peacockealot]

Anqi Stenning You clearly didn’t read my comment or the entirety of it.

[@JMEAUS22]

Anqi Stenning Hmm, so people having places to be is a reason to break the speed limit? Interesting. I’m sure the nice policeman or judge you explain this to will be fully understanding & let you off, I mean, you had places to be.

[@JC-hp6pk]

you didn't exactly seem calm yourself with the overload of detail and instructions you were giving. it was almost overwhelming alone.

[@ashley_neal]

It's a very dangerous situation. One thing that most people don't comprehend is, that the one thing a pupil can do that us instructors can't stop is brake. With the pupil not following instructions as she did and the car following so close it can quickly become an accident. If people understood it also from the instructors perspective they might realise the gravity of what they are doing. Unwittingly you have stumbled upon a very important point. Ashley

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

yes, i felt that the instructor was the one making a mountain our of a molehill. He sounded like a copilot of a attack helicopter during desert storm.

[@matthewpiper4328]

Ashley Neal, Completely agree with your point. In Australia, i just got my Provisional License, and when i was a learner i know what kind of pressure those types of people put on not just the learner driver, but the instructor. It must be such a stressful job sometimes, teaching people of different skill levels how to drive. Some people don't know the amount of pressure that a tail-gator puts on the instructor and learner, as the instructor does not want his vehicle damage, or anyone injured.

[@bobbydilley]

As someone learning to drive, when you call people like this man behind 'Idiots' to me at least, it makes them seem much more scary and possibly stressed the pupil. Maybe using a word such as 'Inconsiderate' would help to calm the situation more for the pupil.

[@GewelReal]

I'm learned myself and I call them fucking morons. If my instructor allows I fucking annoy the fuck of them

[@donnabrenton453]

That really annoys me because as a learner myself it can easily panic you into making a hasty decision and a probable dangerous error. I see this all the time and have been harassed by idiots who think learners shouldn't be on the road. How soon they forget that they were there once!

[@vxSMOKEYxv]

Donna Brenton I never stress when near a learner. We've all had that L plate once. How long you been driving? Hows your bay parking, reverse around a corner and 3 point turn?

[@donnabrenton453]

Matt I've been driving 7 months now and my instructor says I drive well. I certainly have a lot more confidence but my bay parking is not great as I tend to overthink it and having to remember what to do can be difficult though I do remember the checks. Yet I went into a car park on Sunday and did a reverse bay park easily! If I don't think what to do it seems to be ok but my instructor and I are working on this and I have 1 hour lessons now instead of one and a half hours because I get so annoyed with myself. I'm fine with roundabouts and the parking on the opposite side of the road but feel bay parking is stopping me putting in for my test at the moment because I'm aiming for April!

[@gaelenski_]

Does it aye

[@hikaru9624]

Donna Brenton your not alone with bay parking! Mine's shit due to my late dad's nagging but I've never parked over two bays at least! Now I hate sitting over a white line or being near it by inches so I always correct it if I can. Unless it's a hospital car park, you'd be lucky to find a space just to stand in let alone park! Take it slow and steady and you'll do just fine!^_^

[@michaelallott9841]

Exactly! I've been driving for 5 years, I go by the rules well and I get them frequently. I don't give them what they want, I usually beep and slow down. Not saying it's the right thing to do, but anything that gives them less of a reason to tailgate would be very welcome. I like driving on the whole though and I won't let the pricks get me down.

[@LazarkGaming]

I recently did my CBT (motorbike) and we can legally ride a bike without a theory test and only having a few hours road experience. On my actual CBT course I was tailgated, by a family car, I was already do 5 over the speed limit. They forget we're skin and bone, they're in a huge metal cage protecting them. I did a test ride on a bike, and I got tailed gated again going 40 in a town. Tailgaters who do it to learners should have a small driving ban, it's extremely dangerous. You should be giving learners more space, not less.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Dealing with a tailgater may be a lesson for another day but the learner did very well. Kudos to the instructor for his calm instruction and reassurance. Well done to you both.

[@RealPhix]

Definitely not the learner's fault but in my opinion it wasn't only the tailgater's fault. If I was in this situation and was being shouted at and chastised like "WHERE'S THE VAN GOING" and "TOO LATE" and then later on "... put us in danger" - it would make my anxiety build up more and more and make the whole situation a hundred times worse. Again, it's just my opinion and it's hard to judge from such a small clip if this is how the instructor normally is and if the pupil is comfortable with this kind of teaching (personally I wouldn't be, but that's just me).

[@michaelrees2890]

Phixyn You can't judge the instructor by a 3 minute clip. His comments re the van may well have been reinforcing an earlier piece of instruction and in fact the driver reacted well to that. There is no excuse for the tailgater though.

[@thetuber705]

The student should understand that if that moron decides to overtake unsafely they're in big danger. Wouldn't you agree? Should she not understand she's in danger until she's in a vicious crash?

[@bludgerabled]

There are much more impatient instructors out there, this guy seems decent.

[@Horizon301.]

That’s normal. You need to be criticised when you are making mistakes, driving a car is no joke. That’s what most instructors do and it’s how you pass first tine

[@vxSMOKEYxv]

To drive you have to multi task constantly. Watch cars ahead, rear view, junctions, check your speed, look for bikes and any sign of danger. Junctions and roundabouts can be dangerous for learners you cant sugar coat comments or commands. My instructer when was 17 was horrible and blunt like this and WORSE but a fantastic teacher.

[@markwright3161]

Learner was in no way to blame. I will admit that I have been impatient behind people but I give learners more space and time to manoeuvre than other drivers, the only time I've reacted to a learner was when one slowed to 18 mph in a 30 zone, my only reaction was to overtake (clear road with good visibility). This person seems to be expecting your learner to have the driving attitude of your local taxi drivers, those that make your driving fail videos. Completely inappropriate.

[@Proccito]

The one who are to blame in those kind of situations is the instructor. If the driver is going 20 in a 30 zone or similar the driver behind has the right to be annoyed. As long as the actions doesn't affect the learner-driver, since s/he still controls the car.

[@niagaramike528]

He/she has the right to be annoyed. You always have the right to be annoyed. Your reply annoys me! Just don't honk at me if I'm trying to learn to drive unless you are trying to prevent an accident. The experience is stressful enough. It's all good, Proccito.

[@alisonwilliams4862]

@@Proccito Yes, learner drivers can be annoying because they're slower but that is because they're inexperienced and are figuring out how to control a car in the right way as well as developing skills such as spatial awareness. As an experienced driver, you do all that almost unconsciously but after over 10 years of driving I still remember how overwhelming it all felt for the first couple of months. Also, driving instructors make you stick to the speed limit. Lots of cars used to go past me and my driving instructor would say that I was doing well on the speed and that they were all speeding.

[@alisonwilliams4862]

@Sol If only all the boy racers thought the same way lol.

[@weeardguy]

@@Proccito Nope. Part of learning how to drive is also noticing your speed and learning how to drive a steady speed. Especially that last part is something that I still find hard. And don't forget: it could very well be a lesson from the instructor to a overcautious learner driver, to let them feel what their behaviour triggers in other drivers. I've had the opposite happen as well: a temporary brand-new car because the regular one had some kind of malfunction. It was far more quiet, drove alot smoother and had a bit more power. Before I knew it, I was driving 120 km/h on the motorway, while the limit at the moment was 100 km/h. After overtaking a few cars, with my instructor basically polling me before my last overtake: 'Well, we'll just overtake that one as well right?' When I was back in the right lane, she started questioning me: 'We're driving along nicely aren't we?' I felt completely confident (my instructor also said the car suited me better) and said 'Yeah we are'. 'Everyone's a bit slow today right?' 'Yeah... weird huh...' 'So uh... what's the limit here and how fast are you driving?' Looked down at the speedometer: whoops.... and immediately let go of the accelerator... Expect the unexpected from a learner driver.

[@Sean-jg9ps]

In no way is this the learners fault. Even if the learner was driving badly it doesnt matter! She is learning! What a prick honking and all :/

[@Spillage66]

"WHERE'S THE VAN GOING! WHERE'S THE VAN GOING!" Is enough to put an experienced driver off!

[@1stdan81]

Yeah that would have completely put me off. I hate being asked questions when I'm nervous and concentrating. It may be fine for some people but not everyone. I'd rather just follow calm directions, at least in the beginner stages of driving. "do this, now do this... and keep an eye on the traffic entering the roundabout as you approach.. etc"

[@tonyman2340]

Yeah that was quite a dick move from the instructor, be patient let the learner learn, you're not training em to be a mind reader

[@tommillard4193]

Yeah that's a bit stern tbh my instructor told me to look right nice and calm

[@roryburr8834]

He sounds really snappy at times and I would not have learned like that! My instructor was calm and gave directions, stayed calm and just used the dual controls rather than snapping etc

[@Hayles93]

I'll be honest, if my old instructor spoke to me like that I'd have pulled the car up and stopped. I think your tone is very aggressive and comes across patronizing. I could hear she was nervous about the car behind and honestly, you shouting at her wont be helping... yes okay, she could have gone quicker or slowed down more or been less hesitant... but your yelling makes you so nervous... no chance. I loved my instructor. Glad he was calm and helped me with the nerves.

[@lizichell2]

I get them honking at me all the time on my lessons. Gives me pleasure to do exactly the speed limit. Watch them sway and speed up and slow down and get annoyed. I just let them carry on

[@kingfunk6754]

I love having learners in front of me. Learners need space, give it to them. I couldn't give two f**ks about people up my arse and beeping at me. I go slower haha! We were all in this position at one point.

[@gemsybobsy]

I love following learners too, I drive a big van and cars behind can't see why I'm going slow, they're all up my arse beeping. They overtake me in a huff and hello, oh there's a learner 😁

[@KG-gg8rl]

I have panic attacks, the instructor I chose had a very similar manner to you. Always guiding and teaching me to anticipate, look early and read the road. He was brilliant and really have me confidence. I've been driving for six years now and it's great 💕 Roundabouts are difficult to judge for someone like me who overthinks everything! 🤣 I thought instructor & learner did very well. A safe conclusion.

[@SteveNinetyski]

I know your type. The type that somehow manages to pass their test then drives the rest of their life as a nervous stuttering driver.

[@graymem]

This kind of knob head gets nothing from me tailgating, other than me sticking to the speed limit and either putting the brake lights on (without slowing) or if I'm feeling lazy, the rear fog lights.

[@1ninjatiger]

graymem I wash my windows alot ...that makes tailgaters back off a bit when they realise they are getting sprayed 🤣💦💦

[@JC-hp6pk]

lol I do the same thing. my route uses a variety of speed limits and they are always up my ass in the 30 zones and can't keep up in the 60s. or you're behind someone doing 40 in a 60 zone then continues to do 40 in the 30 lol

[@bludgerabled]

It's probably a bit worrying but I get pleasure from making tailgater suffer!

[@AbhiTek_]

graymem The learner shouldn’t be on the road… first they need to learn how to tax their vehicle and how to put L-Plates onto their vehicle… if they can’t do this, then they shouldn’t even be behind the wheel!

[@graymem]

Tech OS are you just trolling?

[@davidfisher9026]

I've been driving for almost 50 years and I've always despised those who bully learners. For most of my career I've thrashed company cars all over the country, often at high speeds. I would never speed in town and, even when running late, I'd have great patience for learners even if they would stall numerous times at a junction ! We've all had to learn.

[@FLMSTR]

I'm a fireman in Poland. When a serious accident happens, tailgating is one of the reasons that led to it very often. Whenever tailgating happens to me, I do increasing break-checks until the guy behind me gets the lesson. I know it's not nice nor safe. I just hate tailgating so much now and I see it as a serious threat to my life.

[@pepperthecanadian]

No lights, no indicator, 100% Role model.

[@Shan-sy2er]

If I had you as an instructor I’d probably leave the car stressed and crying every time lol not to be mean or anything, you just seem extremely strict

[@dxelson]

You rather crash?

[@dgphi]

He was just keeping the situation under control.

[@theanimalkeaper]

Shannon trust me this instructor is lovely compared to my dad who screams at me telling I’m useless, cusses at me etc for a small mistake (eg stalling on my first lesson) he tells me that only his life matters in the car and mine doesn’t

[@Dominate955]

Mini Mixers If he was like that, don't have lessons with him. You are better off having lessons with an approved driving instructor who knows what they're talking about. I know it costs more, but at least you are getting somewhere with an instructor rather than going one step forwards and two steps backwards.

[@mustafahumar3831]

@@Dominate955 I disagree.. mother taught me and she was like this but I still passed first time

[@JulieWallis1963]

When I learnt to drive, about a million years ago, I got spooked by a tailgater. My driving instructor told me to gently touch the break until they backed off.

[@arky3000]

learners are literally that! learning to drive on the road, to them it is a life and death situation as they havent honed the skills needed to know what to do or feel safe with every situation they may come across. id love to see the tailgater be placed in a situation where he thought it was life or death and made to do it perfectly the first time everytime

[@brians8686]

Ashley through the whole journey your voice never quickens, gets louder or excited. Excellent work.

[@jdmorris9578]

I teach Drivers Ed and I get people who tailgate, honk, yell, and cut off kids every once in a while. The Drivers Education sign on top of the car is huge! Even had one guy get out of his car, walk up to the kid's window (driver side) and call me in the passenger seat, an asshole because we didn't turn left fast enough. It's amazing! After that, I got a dash cam with my own money for the company car. Last month I was driving, no student, and this guy stopped in the middle of the road, open his door and tried to intimidate me because I was going too slow (the speed limit) when he was behind me before. Turned in the video to police. They called me in a couple of days and said they would be delivering his citations.

[@ashley_neal]

Good on you! The more times it happens the more of a deterrent it will be. Thanks for your comments, Ashley

[@x1c3x]

JD Morris Holy shit. Do people really expect others to break laws for their convenience, lol..

[@deanhassan1753]

tailgaters need to get speeding tickets in order to stop tailgating other drivers.

[@Soulvex]

its dangerous driving not speeding.

[@nosurrender4321]

I’d say the tailgater is probably an inexperienced driver.

[@ikebuttle360]

No Surrender he has no licence, no tax or insurance, someone checked his plates

[@nosurrender4321]

Ike Buttle what at that time he had nothing? Makes sense

[@ikebuttle360]

No Surrender yeh, it was a comment on this vid I read

[@neilpatil8551]

Fucking moron can't even stop wandering off his lane.

[@mezalong]

You can't check if someone has a licence from reg plates.

[@raeinx1426]

I’m currently a learner and I’ve been beeped about 5 or 6 times for just following the laws of the road. I had to come to a complete stop when turning right at a junction due to oncoming traffic and the idiot in the car behind me decided to sound the horn. When i eventually made my turn, my instructor told me to go slower and not let the idiot behind cause me to make a mistake. It was a narrow residential road with cars parked either side so the idiot was stuck behind me for a good 200m going at 15mph.

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

You seem a really calm and patient driving instructor, my driving instructor used to scream and panic everytime i made a mistake... was really offputting.

[@jinchey]

So many bloody roundabouts in the UK Jesus

[@maverick4220]

Yup true that, We love them so much that we put roundabouts on top of each other lol By that i mean you'll have a roundabout then literally right after there is another one. Like in this picture. www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.drivingtesttips.biz/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mini-double-roundabout.jpg&imgrefurl=www.drivingtesttips.biz/double-roundabout.html&h=594&w=778&tbnid=pBali8_g3zsQRM&q=double+roundabouts&tbnh=108&tbnw=142&usg=AI4_-kR6wm85ZEBiusjdrQ05OHZtrUoLDw&vet=1&docid=3kHbYqeeJhOFrM&itg=1&client=opera&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixl92VpsviAhWXThUIHW4CCqMQ_h0wG3oECAwQBg

[@iPhone-wn3wb]

Roundabouts are amazing and reduce fatalities by over 90%. In my opinion they should be everywhere

[@maverick4220]

@@iPhone-wn3wb Where you get that stat from?

[@iPhone-wn3wb]

It only makes sense that fatalities are reduced when everyone is going really slowly. In a conventional intersection, the cars on the main road often go fast, and if someone crashes, it can be fatal. A crash in a roundabout will most likely just end with insignificant injuries

[@iPhone-wn3wb]

I posted a link, if you can’t see it, look up “roundabout benefits”

[@MonstaMunch101]

Watching your vids has made me realize how lucky I've been. I've been having lessons for a few months now and every single motorist we've encountered has given me plenty of space, no one has given me a hard time (even when I got the wrong gear causing me to slow down dramatically going up hill), and everyone has seemed very understanding of me being a learner driver in an instructor's car. I thought that was just normal but looks like I've just had a lucky run and live in a place where people are decent.

[@mig1017]

Long may it continue. There's some propa k nobheds out there.

[@Diadras]

I remember when I had my lessons and I had someone tailgating me. We approached an intersection that was clear and I was going to pass it at a normal speed. Usually he lets me do this but this time my teacher slammed the brakes and made the tailgater almost hit our car, my teacher said it was to make sure nothing came from the right but I knew what he was doing :)

[@AdamCockley]

Pure professionalism in your tutoring kept calm and reassured the leaner well done Ashley!

[@Buckets41369]

When being tailgated a good driver knows to reduce speed to prevent being rear-ended. Unfortunately, a bad driver cannot comprehend the actions of the good driver so they only get more frustrated.

[@yesthisisniamh]

when i was learning to drive, i came to a stop junction on the top of a hill and i was slow to take off because i just needed a second to look left and right and prepare myself to cross the busy road. A driver came right behind the ass of my car meaning that if i rolled backwards even a half metre i would hit him. He then held his horn for 15 seconds which really paniced me. it seemed like he wanted me to hit him!!? anyways i didnt let that stop me and i love driving!

[@omardude39]

No, it's not fair whatsoever and as an instructor you could pass that footage on to the police for consideration of the question of prosecuting the driver of that car for driving without due care. The teaching was on point too, and definitely a great idea to get your student to pull over to get rid of the idiot. The only advice I object with is 1:36 "off you go now 'cuz you'll force him to overtake and put us in danger". The student is not whatsoever to blame in that situation and should never be told that the reason she needs to speed up is because the car behind is impatient. If anything, she should be tought to slow down until she is so slow that he either backs off or overtakes. If he puts himself in danger that's not the fault of the student at all.

[@ashley_neal]

Thanks for your comment. I get what you have said, but one thing people must understand that if someone drives unnecessarily slowly It can cause people behind to overtake one otherwise they wouldn't have done. People often do this without good preparation to overtake safely, which can put everyone in danger. At no point was the pupil blamed for the tailgater. Honestly, the lack of progress shown by some learners Is probably the main reason why there is still a stigma about slow learner drivers, and the reason why people feel as though they have to force past. And this can be attributed to bad Driving Instructors only. Kind regards, Ashley.

[@ViperJay5]

Even seniors feel that driving slower is better and that they have a right to go as slow as they want on the road. Driving slow when you don't have to creates road rage and will cause drivers behind you to pass illegally most of the time and that can cause a crash. It's better to do the speed limit. But what gets me is when people make their own speed limits. I see people admitting to going 10mph over the speed limit in the comments. You're just as bad of a driver for doing that. Speed limits are there for a reason and just because your little entitled ass feels that you should be able to go as far as you want, doesn't mean that's how the world works. A few speeding tickets should help cool off those lead feet.

[@ADAMLFC92]

Hope you've improved your teaching methods since this video. You was all over the place and bombarding the poor girl with a constant stream of information. Talk about overload.

[@Sharpshooter99100]

What a good instructor you are, you handled that brilliantly. Pulling over to let them idiots go. They were not backing off. Nicely handled mate. Good job

[@alangent7004]

I have a sticker on my car reading , THE CLOSER YOU GET THE SLOWER I GO. I have been driving over 55 years and hate tailgaters. My sign works 99 times out of 100. They get close I slow down gap increases they drop back, I get back to speed limit.

[@qwertyjeffers]

"off you go now cause you'll force him to over take and put us danger" Wonder why she panicked..

[@Fera-gr5mm]

That is the back driver's fault for stupid overtaking. Learner can be blamed for impeding traffic at most, but never be responsible for accidentals caused by dangerous overtaking.

[@roostertko38]

That is bad for the learner on my test day i was stoped at a set of lights that was on red 5 mins away from the test centre and some smashed in to the back of me and it made feel like i did not want to drive.

[@PJPJ707]

Hope you don't mind me asking, what happened afterwards?

[@roostertko38]

Josh my test became void so I technically failed but it was so frustrating because when we got back i asked would i have passed he said yes you only had 3 minors. But i got over it and now been driving 2 yrs

[@hikaru9624]

roostertko38 wow that sucks! I bet the person who crashed into you was texting or something daft like that. Still, congratulations on passing your test!^_^

[@ethandj123456789]

Witnessed the exact same thing not long ago, pipping a learner before going onto a somewhat obsolete country road, turns out you do it back they all of a sudden don't like🤔 of all the people on the road to harras, learners aren't the one as we have ALL been in that position at some time in our life.

[@vivianaguzman446]

My son just got he's permits and we have gone for driving practice and people really love tailgating us.

[@Pvm_enthuasist]

The learner driver was making good progress on the road, shocking behaviour from that driver and uncalled for

[@RightToSelfDefense]

I am building a device that when it senses drivers getting too close, will disperse 100 CALTROPS. No mercy for Tailgaters.

[@alisonwilliams4862]

Mwahahaha, I love it! 😆

[@morgz84]

Great video. I see this sort of thing every day. I suffer tailgaters daily for daring to stick to the speed limit. I also see ridiculousness such as in this video. I must admit to getting pretty angry at times, but I try to realise that I am in control of how I drive. Just because the driver behind is acting a bellend, it doesn't need to affect how I drive. I try to focus on how I FEEL after a confrontation. I have had them, but it rarely results in feeling like a victory for decency and natural justice, more of a tense and unpleasant adrenaline and stress afterwards. I feel much better when I have acted the grown up and pulled over, allowing them to pass. It's really hard at times. Some people won't forgive the smallest mistake either. I would like to ask them how they became such "expert" drivers, with no tuition or mistake making.

[@pistonhedd]

Be careful what you do, if you're followed/confronted. They could be carrying something shiny and sharp with them. It's not worth the hassle/aggro.

[@sammyscooter456]

She did brilliant job keeping her cool !! Thumbs up girl x

[@ashley_neal]

I'm with you Sammy! Nice one, Ashley

[@Wolfie2467890]

Learner or not, tailgating is nerve wracking. It's incredibly dangerous, and always a concern

[@kindnessark8064]

Good reaction Ashely to your student here and your very supportive which is great! I have seen a number of careless drivers drive in this manor with learners and I dont hesitate to report them to police. The last one I witnessed was on my bicycle. A driver made an illegal overtake using a turning lane to pass a Learner. Thankfully the police sent the illegal overtaker a written warning and if found driving in that manor again they will face prosecution from police. Drivers like this need to be more respectful to Learners and its not a difficult concept to have.

[@EmoPeterParker398]

Bro that car tailgating her if I was on the road on my motorbike Id smash the tailgaters mirror sorry to hear you went through that mate 😢

[@jacobfuller4067]

Not going to lie to me you’re coming across very harsh in this video on the poor girl

[@Lol-fo2zq]

Not harsh but strict

[@juliemason9784]

I have never blown the horn at a learner, never would, whatever happened.

[@Dominate955]

Yeah that would make them go even slower.

[@Engineer9736]

There shouldn’t even be a need to mention this. It’s out of the normal world to use your horn and tailgating in traffic. It’s pure agression. If someone is late for something then that’s their problem, don’t make it someone elses.

[@spennycheese5847]

As always your calm and concise instructions really helped that situation. Nice one Ashley

[@notjackcurrycrewofficial382]

Just found this, I haven’t started driving, but you sound great for a driving instructor, calm and composed, I’d love to have someone like you

[@philje123]

Your leaner did really well. And you did the right thing by getting them to pull over on a nice quiet stretch of road to let them pass. But please do us a favour and report this idiot. Aggressive driving and they have no Tax and no Insurance!

[@SuperAlbino1]

Absolutely disgraceful driving from that ford! You should always give learner drivers more space and be patient, some new drivers get spooked easily, especially if they have to deal with this on what could be their first time behind the wheel!

[@lexijdae]

I know from my learning experience back in 93, there was two drivers who continuously honked and were up my rear so close I was having a panic attack. Luckily the instructor that I had was very helpful and she was very calm about the situation. Till this day when someone does that to me, my hands start to sweat and my body shakes from the anxiety building with me. I mostly let them pass me or I drive a little bit faster.

[@youmeandnature]

I passed recently, I try to drive very very carefully. Just last week, when i was exiting a roundabout, one driver made a u turn straight towards me (towards the wrong way!!) from a stationery position. I instinctively steered out of the danger and avoided the crash. It was very scary. That driver is not a new driver..atleast doesnt have a P plate like i do. So to any new driver - no matter how careful you are...there will always be an idiot that can crash in you. So, practice a lot on your steering control and braking. You will need them. And most importantly always remember you are definitely not the worst driver on the road even though you just started !!

[@splodger7881]

Not quite the FULL AUDI - Brilliant words said by the instructor - nice - cool and calm.

[@WarrenF]

I don’t know how the instructor stays so calm, you would want to stop the car get out and pull the guy behind out of his car and give him a good pasting

[@_pjd]

Dude, you should go easy on your students! Glad you were not teaching me how to drive!

[@_pjd]

@@shawn-ju8ey Moron.

[@_pjd]

@@shawn-ju8ey I think I just heard your mum calling, it's past your bedtime.

[@_pjd]

@@shawn-ju8ey You sound so tough you probably have the smallest balls on earth.

[@_pjd]

@@shawn-ju8ey You have clearly demonstrated that the ability to post online does not make you smart or coherent. You need a brain plus something that is called intellect. You have neither of those. Goodbye!

[@exphurtfan]

Very interesting video, learner kept their calm more than I would have! That person behind was DEFINATELY too close for comfort. And thank you for showing what to do, just left signal and let them past. Let them speed and get the ticket if they get caught! 😂

[@MSM4U2POM]

*"Thank you for showing what to do, just left signal and let them past."* Every time. Do you want an idiot like that watching _your_ back? No thanks.

[@TB-nh4dg]

Not surprised by this lack of consideration for fellow drivers, learner or otherwise. If everyone just drives at a safe distance, adopts a good road position, maintains awareness and anticipates the road ahead with some indication our roads just might be that little bit more efficient and safer. It’s not difficult. Thought you and your student responded professionally.

[@petteremberson]

Ashley very well done keeping her calm. I get behind leaners and have 5 seconds of oh bugger. then relax my hands on the wheel and think we have all been in that car in front.

[@733eel]

she probably would have done better without the instructor stressing her out

[@harrywilliam5133]

What can I say, ford drivers. But hey it’s all drivers TBH.

[@Otacatapetl]

So...not just Ford drivers, then.

[@pistonhedd]

It's the nice person behind the wheel, nowt to do with the car make.

[@oliviasawyer2846]

I'd be stressing the fuck out of you were my instructor 😂

[@Her__Canvas_]

Olivia Sawyer same. Watching the video even stressed me out.

[@oliviasawyer2846]

Forbidden Luxury I'd just jump out the car 😂

[@midweststreets3558]

I think you handled the situation perfectly. The student was getting nervous and the other car was getting frustrated. You fixed the situation and kept the student calm. Nicely done!

[@chloejena5158]

I was tailgated by a truck yesterday on a 60mph road, I’m assuming it’s because I still have a P plate on, I don’t get why he did it though. I should’ve slowed down until he backed off, I was seriously worried he was going to go into the back of me

[@joshpring3941]

People like that knob head need their license taken away

[@pistonhedd]

if only they had one already though, apparently they didn't.

[@martell761]

the tailgater was being a prick we can all agree but your instructions are way to demanding and aggressive imo 😂 a bit overwhelming to watch

[@clyth41]

What a complete tool that tailgater was... Ggrrr

[@Purple__]

I've had my drivers license for one year but tailgating still kinda makes my heart go faster. Its annoying because you either have the option of having someone almost hitting the back of your car or having to go above the speed limit.

[@dancingapplez]

Where I live it is an A road but basically all corners and nowhere to pull over or overtake safely. Still get people time to time overtaking on corners which is crazy. I've wanted to overtake many times especially when there is a lorry or an old person driving 30 in 50 never been stupid enough to do it though.

[@drakoniumz]

I see people complaining about your 'strictness' Imo that's the best kind of teacher there is You say exactly what's going on, why it is happening, and what could've been done better. It may seem strict, but it's the best and most clear way to teach Traffic is no joke, and one needs to be taught well I had a similar kind of teacher. He always said what went wrong, why, and how I should've reacted. For example 1:20 is clear. You see the issue, explain it, then correct what the learner should've done, how they could've reacted better

[@JB-wn4zz]

In all truth I know it’s a learner blah blah blah, but really he/she shouldn’t be on the road if they can barely handle a roundabout. They should be in a car park with no one around, until they grow confidence.

[@donbeck8835]

J Beales I don’t think many people get the same confidence on the street as they do a parking lot. The only way to effectively learn is to actually do it. Parking lots don’t have flowing traffic to learn from.

[@Dominate955]

There's no roundabouts in a car park, so how will she practice and get more confident at using roundabouts? When I first started driving, I absolutely hated roundabouts, but after plenty of practice, I could use them without much thought.

[@azzazz4549]

You need to learn how to speak to people dude

[@BigPundo]

i always give learners plenty of space, hated the panic of seeing someone behind me when i was learning

[@lasbiz5990]

I failed a mock test with my instructor once because some idiot with a van decided to tailgate me for 20 minutes, it puts too much pressure on learners. But I passed first time a few days ago. Your videos and other you tubers are very helpful, thanks.

[@Solomon_C]

No, if you fail it was due to your mistake. He might've tailgaited you, but you clearly didn't respond in an appropriate manner otherwise you would've still passed.

[@hibay9645]

I passed fairly recently. I had to get a black box installed in my car because it made my insurance cheaper (as I am young as well). As a result of this I get tailgated quite a lot. People don't seem to like going at the correct speed limit these days and its so frustrating.

[@neojng]

while i was learning and during my test this was the number one thing that got me panicing, constantly checking to see how close someone was worried they would try and overtake me even though im doing the correct speed.

[@nigelfarage69]

I'd be in a perpetual state of anger if I drove a 2004 Ford, too.

[@pistonhedd]

I did have a 2004 Ford, but it had better manners than the one in the video.

[@contessa.adella]

When you are being tailgated by a driver who is pressurising, slow a little, take your time and ignore them. Otherwise they will push you psychologically into making mistakes and panicking. The police use this as a tactic to make you do something wrong, the tiniest thing, then they can pull you over. I once had a copper following me around town so close I couldn’t see in my interior mirror the ‘Police’ logo on their bonnet (yes…that close). I only recognised they were police because I could clearly see their uniforms😳. I kept cool, stayed a couple of mph under the limit and just carried on…after a few minute of matching my turns, they got bored and sought easier prey elsewhere. So yes…they were trying to panic me into making an error…why? Well, I was in an elderly vehicle, so I suspect they were looking for an excuse to give it a good roadside inspection.

[@yvs6663]

tailgating car: goes on to drive dangerously close to another driver just trying to get from A to B.

[@mbtech9791]

That's why my first car was a Land Rover defender, slow, crumple zone is the other car and I can't see tailgaters behind. What a difficult lesson to learn for your student. You are an excellent tutor, handled very well. I hope she went on to pass first time.

[@linzirodger8255]

Im a learner in aberdeen and this happens constantly not just to myself but to other learners. People have short memories; they were learners once. Good on her for not freaking out.

[@rosec7008]

That made my heart sink. My sons going to be a learner driver next year and it terrifies me that he may be dealing with inconsiderate people like that. I show him now, whilst hes in the car with me, what to do in each situation. I often say right car up me bum, I'm just gonna pull over, even if I'm at the speed limit! I've taught him to let them go and get on with it. With learners I Always give ample room so they can concentrate on learning even if they are only comfortable doing 20, it doesnt matter in the long run!! I hope this student knows that she cannot control others and there is always a prat to find.

[@ashley_neal]

Many thanks for your comments. The pupil passed easily, the first time. I'm sure your lad will be fine on the roads with your guidance. Keep safe, Ashley

[@lewdogzombies]

Sounding his horn at learner driver after 1 second of hesitation? This guy need to get off the road!

[@Routeman111]

Had this yesterday as I was learning my daughter. First of all the van was tailgating up through a 20 mph area then we're into a 40 still tailgating us then we're into a 60 road where were doing 50 to 55 as its a bendy single carriage way road then he's still tailgating through the roundabouts. My daughter us very good now doesn't go slow as she's been learning over a year. I find it hard to know what to do in these circumstances as tailgaters seriously annoy me. I do tell her to pull over to let them past ( i often do that when I'm driving.) but saying that why should I tell her to. Pull over it's not her doing anything wrong!

[@alexandratamby4520]

You were so great with her. You were firm but nice in what you were saying. Good teacher