The Brutal Truth

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Driving standards now are terrible. I am forever seeing little to no indicator use, almost everyone cutting roundabouts, lane hogging too. Does my head in.

[@armouredreaper9050]

Yeah same, very little indicator use and I also see slot of people going the wrong way in a one way system.

[@richardsutton01]

The issue of so little indicator use on roundabouts should be addressed by reverting to the 1960's Highway Code rules. The current rules where indicators are required in certain circumstances but not others have led, I believe, to the present chaotic situation.

[@cactusbase3088]

Standards are pretty high. The problem is 50% of drivers do not follow the standards set. It is driving attitude that is terrible.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Agree - also mine ( as I keep to speed limit bubble - due to my %^%^%^ in speeding and accruing speeding points) is impatience in drivers and tail gating every where - especially in residential areas

[@MrWaynemarshall]

Insufficient number of police so rules are not being enforced, people will do what they do if they can get away with it.

[@cpuuk]

I was an instructor 40 years ago, and we said the same things back then about driving standards. Yet the exams have got much harder in those 40 years, so the drivers should be better? There was never a golden age of driving standards where everyone was polite and did the right thing.

[@genrege]

Great video, totally agree. I passed my test almost 40 years ago. Back then, slip road priority was understood by almost everyone. You'd see the odd driver courteously move to lane 2 to let in someone joining. As time has passed, and drivers saw this courtesy, they didn't understand it for what it was and I think it's interpreted now that the rule must be that someone joining from a slip road has the priority. So drivers today zoom onto motorways without looking because they believe it is their right. Same with indicators, it was rare for someone not to use them, but now it's the default. Tailgating was the preserve of those in powerful cars wanting to actually overtake, now it's seen as "what good and experienced" drivers do, so everyone copies it. I think, though it'll never happen, that all drivers should be retested every few years. And grades of license are issued based on the performance of the car. More visible road policing too, with much more severe penalties for repeat and serious offenders.

[@ianhill4585]

That's it, a courtesy has mistakenly been confused with a "must do", and expected as a must do.

[@uhtredthebold2]

Something was is common to see is some berk emerging from a slip road far to quick and going straight into lane 2/3 without checking their blind spots properly. Lack of proper separation is baffling to me, I don't understand why people do it, there's literally no advantage to being that close.

[@TheSteeley62]

Hallelujah!! I taught my 4 kids to drive and they had about 4 hours professional lessons then passed their test 1st time….I always drummed in to them the Importance of the rear view mirror and my favourite tip was when you overtake someone, don’t pull back in until you can see the whole car in the rear view mirror. I completely agree with all you say in this vid.

[@wrightwoodwork]

As im in a van so the center mirror doesn't exist i will lean forward when joining to get a better view . On the slip roads I will look a safe gap and the vehicle that is going to behind me when I join i will make sure I can see it fully plus it looks say a couple car lengths back . If part othe car disappear then I'm not joining. When driving as soon as I see a joining slip road I'm starting to asses what is going on to my right like can I move out or do I maybe need to adjust speed as I'm going to be beside them when they join. Yes it's there responsibility but I'm not risking it just because it's written down In a code. What I have seen lately is the people that just go bang straight into lane 2 . Never mind lane 1. To me its everyone's responsibility to join safely so that's the people on and the people joining. Its something I feel strongly about. I hate this idea of its only the people joining responsibility. What if the person joining has not be observant enough and you can do something to avoid an accident, why wouldn't you

[@chrisl1797]

I did a video "joining the motorway isn't a battle". Illustrates your point perfectly.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

same on my motorcycle!

[@davem9204]

Good points. As soon as I'm on a sliproad I'm looking out of my side window onto the main carriageway to see where a potential gap is and make sure I adjust my speed to get alongside that gap. So when I get to the give-way line I'm already matching the speed of lane 1 and sat by my gap making the merge easy. Obviously, it's made harder if you're stuck behind someone slow, so you might need to drop even further back and reaccelerate to get the gap. Also, some sliproads don't always give a good view of the main carriageway (usually the ones where the junction is under the motorway).

[@CyberFoxUK]

I agree with you entirely on this video, I'm constantly relearning and watching how I'm driving, not just for myself but care for other road users. Thank You for taking your time making these videos.

[@twoshottino1991]

Great video and some very great advice, I'm glad I found your channel as I now regularly wacth. One thing that I would like you to think about is the word "Habit". As a fellow ADI I have moved away from this word as I believe, as you say in this video and others, is it's down to attitude and shouldn't be habit. For example, you keep a good distance from the vehicle in front not because it's your habit but because you have a good attitude to driving and following distance, your attitude is that you think it's important. Compare that to others that don't think the rear mirror is important as they are taught it is. A good attitude to driving is imo 75% of KUSA and to keeping the roads a safe place for everyone. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this

[@khalidacosta7133]

A lot of the issues are the poor standards from instructors themselves. I've had one who failed to check his mirror when I was filtering on my bicycle... to go around a keep left sign. 6 points on his license. Recently I have had another overtake me on a blind bend and she was unapologetic and maintained she kept her distance from me, when a car approached around a blind bend and I had to slam my brakes on to avoid her crashing into me. I am a full license holder and drive around 30k miles a year...

[@CHHickory]

My driving licence allowed me to ride a 250cc bike back in the day and that was my daily A4 Reading-Slough driver for a couple of years. It taught me so much and I never lost the habit in my cars of looking in wing mirrors and peaking round my right shoulder to make sure. That and being taught ot 'live in my rear view mirror' has kept me (and others) safe for 50+ years.

[@raydriver7300]

Your videos are always interesting and thought provoking and I hope the people involved in that crash - call it what it is - are not too badly hurt. Thank you for sharing and have a successful week 🌞

[@tony_w839]

If drivers did not tailgate (closer than 2 seconds), then joining a dual carriage way / motorway would be easier, pile-ups would not happen. I passed my test in 1969, before the 2 sec /4 sec rule was taught, I now use the rules, but I increase the gap depending on the weather anyway. e.g. I was on the M4 Monday morning 20th Jan. traveling east to Reading. Up on the downs after Swindon there was fog, which as it is fog the visibility keeps changing. I was in the left-hand lane and overtaken by vehicles in the center lane, a couple of vehicles passed with a car's length gap between them, my estimate of their speed was about 70. Thanks for your videos, I found the undertaking video very informative.

[@alexshapley8331]

Agree! (Tailgating, M4 in particular, and the undertaking video).

[@axam102]

surely if they were observing the 2-second rule, your joining in between would half that creating a dangerous situation? do you suggest everyone on the dual carriageway keep a 4 second rule past junctions and just hope you hit it at the right speed?

[@chrisl1797]

​@@axam102 Yes. That is the idea.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

@@axam102 not the point he was making, also, if people stuck to that rule and are courteous they would adjust to accommodate joining road users. Did you not see the entire section of video that was going on about yielding prioty in this exact situation to promote saftey?

[@mikehunter2844]

@@alexshapley8331 Tailgating is an offence, undertaking is not!

[@clivefrear1784]

Totally agree. It’s a ‘Give Way’ when you join from a slip road. Add to the problem the number of drivers, with priority on the dual carriageway, who see a vehicle on the slip road and then practically come to a stop in order to let the vehicle out in front of them, the net result is a chain of emergency braking behind them, with high risk of a multiple collision!

[@rossssd4969]

I've recently qualified as a RoSPA advanced motorist and there is still room for improvement in my driving. On the course, you practice anticipating driver behaviour based on what you can observe, and what I'm practising now is anticipating events based on what you can't directly observe to avoid hard braking incidents and increase fuel economy, which I admit is easier said than done. A challenge at the moment is, particulary on the motorway, when you try and maitain a 2 or 4 second gap near the speed limit and it invites someone to cut in front of you from either side, forcing you to brake. The upshot from this is that I usually maintain 60 mph in the inside lane as a margin against this issue, and make small speed changes only, and do 70 mph for overtaking or when it's clear ahead. This helps fuel economy somewhat, but the message from this video still needs to get out there collectively.

[@wrightwoodwork]

Many hazards would never happen if people used anticipation. Many situation you can see a potential hazard even before it's a hazard. Personally I prefer to deal with potential hazard before it's a hazard rarther than oh dammit. It really is hazard and you are left hoping

[@brianwright9983]

The problem with leaving a sensible gap is it just gets filled and you get slower and slower and unfortunately the ones filling the gap are dangerously close it's very frustrating.

[@walterberry8703]

This happens to me a lot it's frustrating but I just let the gap grow again I'd sooner be a few minutes late and safe

[@deborahrouse3330]

Totally agree with everything you say. The driving standards have dropped massively in recent years. Driving too close. Driving while using a mobile. Not using mirrors. Not giving way. Not using roundabouts correctly. The list goes on. Also as a Driving Instructor do you teach pupils to be aware of motorbikes as my husband is a biker and in his experience cars drive far too close and cars pull alongside him at junctions, like he's not even there. I want my husband to come home alive every day and not too sure car drivers have much awareness of motorbikers.

[@moken1159]

Unfortunately with many drivers, all the effort time and revision to pass a driving test and get their licence slowly depletes until eventually they are back to where they started with little or no road sense at all. Why not get all drivers to sit a comprehensive revision course every 5 years to maintain a good understanding of road safety and competence similar to the LGV’s CPC courses in order to keep their licence. A good acronym from the Police road craft handbook is TUG. Take information from your surroundings. Use this information to anticipate and plan how you will deal with what is happening around you. Give information through such things as your vehicle position speed use of brakes indicating. If it’s good enough to train advanced police drivers then it’s good enough for all road users. Poor drivers will only drive for themselves and give no thought or consideration to others thus leading to mistakes. A good driver will drive considerately and be prepared to correct these mistakes (Ashley Neal). Great content for debating, keep it coming.

[@alastairqueen7973]

Sheer logistics of conducting such a system with suitably qualified assessors makes it almost impossible to carry out. The DVSA are short enough, of qualified Examiners as it is. Which is a shame really...But then given attitudes today, who really cares whether they have a licence or not? After all, on a normal day, who is going to 'catch' them?

[@moken1159]

@ Very good points, but there are people like myself who are qualified LGV assessors and DVSA approved CPC course coordinators. We are able to put together course material appropriate for such purposes or support with it’s development. Logistically it may still be a big ask, however how else can we bring driving standards in the UK to a safer and more acceptable level? At the moment it’s only through good, safe drivers trying to set the standard in the hope they can get other drivers around them to learn from what has been demonstrated.

[@JeffJefferyUK]

Only yesterday on social media (I think it was a YT video) I saw that old comment along the lines of "First you pass your test, THEN you learn how to drive in the real world". I don't recall the exact circumstance being commented on, but if the incident in that clip had resulted in an accident then it would have been the Highway Code that would have been used to rule whose fault it was, not these mythical "real world" unwritten driving rules.

[@terry-f2c]

I agree with your first paragraph. You are taught to drive / pass the test when you are learning. When you pass you will be driving alone, facing situations/problems for the first time etc. All part of the learning curve. I have been driving for 55 years and still learn something from my trips out, even if it is a mistake that I make.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

04:19 I do exactly the same when I change lanes, I use both the centre mirror and the side mirror but I mainly just use the centre mirror as it’s flat glass and it gives you an accurate perception of the position and the distance of vehicles behind.

[@grahambonner508]

Regarding the car starting to move before looking behind, similar to the many drivers that put their safety belt on after the start driving.

[@chrisl1797]

That looks like a classic over subscription of the outside lane and a sudden checkup further up causing everyone to run into the back of the one in front due to insufficient seperation. All too common on the motorway to see people travelling at 30 metres per second with a gap of about 20 metres, or less. Madness.

[@julianpenfold1638]

Tailgating has got to be the most idiotic thing anyone could do in a vehicle. It gains you nothing and it's the easiest thing ever to simply not do.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

3:53 right mirror and blind spot on the slip road to make sure nobody is close to you or next to you and then the rest is done with the centre mirror, I totally agree, the centre mirror is flat glass so it doesn’t curve and it reflects objects without distortion so the driver can accurately judge the distance and position of vehicles behind, the side mirrors are convex so they curve outwards which gives a wider field of view but they slightly distort the distance and the position of vehicles behind.

[@nigelduckworth4419]

I am 76 and have been driving since I was 18. I have covered well over 600,000 miles in that time and I am still learning all the time and so should all of us be. And if I make a mistake, I pretty well always know I have and that is then a learning experience for the future. One of the best things I ever did was to purchase in 1967 a copy of Roadcraft, the police drivers' manual and those things in it which are still of relevance have stayed with me, such as expect the unexpected and the biggest cause of accidents is inattention and so on. For me, tailgating is now the biggest scourge on the road. A year or so ago, I narrowly avoided being involved in a 4 car collision in the next lane to me simply because cars were too close going round a bend at speed on the A38T. None could stop in time.

[@JasonKing-m6m]

I sometimes challenge myself by driving with eyes closed. I always chicken out when I get close to my previous record of 10 seconds...

[@Tailspin80]

2:40 This does highlight a real problem with merging from a slip road. You have to get up to 60 or 70 to match your speed with the traffic in lane one, but if they are driving nose to tail and don’t make space to let you in then what? You’re not allowed to continue on the hard shoulder and aborting the merge would be dangerous, leaving you stopped and unlikely to be able to then join the motorway safely. I got into a debate with an HGV driver on another video who took the view that it was not his problem. He was going to steam up lane 1 and totally not cooperate with any cars trying to merge. Personally if I’m in lane 1 and can see people wanting to merge I will move to lane 2 to make it easier for them. And for me.

[@RogeyRD250DX]

That IS a big problem and a frightening scenario. There is what I consider a real proper dangerous sliproad onto the A 14 near Felixstowe from Bucklesham way. The slip road is so ,so short. Is it a slip road? Is it just a wide T junction. It's stupid. I dont know how it can be allowed as by the time you could speed up to 60 ish mph you'd be committed to joining the main carriageway. Wheather there's a gap or not. If you're waiting for a space and stop at the first instance you'd never get up to speed to fit in. And if you maintain about 30mph while assessing the situation- looking for a gap- and NO gap appears at the precise time,you'd then have to stop right near the end of the slip road.

[@ThortheMerciless]

I try to shift to lane 2 well ahead of the slip road, so that it's not a last minute problem. As for joining, I work out where the best gap is and slow down or speed up accordingly.

[@Tailspin80]

@@ThortheMerciless Yes, and merging in almost always works without issues. Nevertheless there is no guarantee that vehicles will make space and then you just have to jam yourself between two and force them to. Trickiest when lorries are involved because they are long and often tailgate each other.

[@ThortheMerciless]

@ I find lorry drivers are often the most helpful in these situations. Where they are not so helpful is overtaking slowly on a two lane road, but I understand why.

[@RogeyRD250DX]

@@ThortheMerciless No time on this titchy slip road. You'd be at the entry onto the main carriageway within 5 seconds, wheather there's a gap or not . I'm pretty sure it's only 2 lanes on that stretch and it's normally heavy traffic in both lanes hurtling ing towards you at 70. You'd then have to brake abruptly and eventually stop. Meaning-then- You'd have to start from stationary with only the 30 metres or so you've saved yourself to get up to 70 in order to merge in. Be there till early hours of the next day.

[@frankenblade]

Totally agree with your video. One thing to watch out for is following another car up a slip road and assuming they know how to join properly. Be very careful, keep your distance and be very wary of drivers that do not accelerate enough to match speed of the faster traffic.

[@elizabethdixon5536]

Yeah, only time i had a prang was when I assumed the truck in front was able to enter the traffic. They knew their truck better than I did and slowed down (slip road was going up hill, very tricky emerge). I kept watching traffic behind me, and failed to notice the truck was letting the other traffic in front first.

[@maesyfelin-isaf]

Bad instructors and computer gaming mentality, of they can always reset and carry on. Kid recently came into the village at over 60mph and smacked straight into a SUV towing a horse trailer coming out of a turning... "oh I didn't think/realise" was his comment as he climbed out his trashed Fiesta, "my dads going to kill me", no anticipation/thinking as you say. Hopefully he has learnt a lesson?

[@loc4725]

I once had a near miss with someone parked up. They had entered a wide junction and immediately parked on the side. I came around, gave it a few seconds, saw them interacting with what I assume was a satnav, set my signal and giving them a wide berth started to drive around them. Suddenly they came off the brakes whilst simultaneously steering into my path, no signals, observations or anything. I have n turn hit the brakes and just under a second later they apparently saw the nose of my brightly coloured car and also stopped. Needless to say they were of the opinion that I was the one at fault. Lesson learned; blip the horn if they're not paying attention.

[@christophersibley3023]

What do you think about driving instructor cars being driven in a manor not to the standard you would expect when not teaching?

[@Tailspin80]

Which manor are you talking about?

[@RogeyRD250DX]

​@@Tailspin80What does THAT matter?

[@Tailspin80]

@@RogeyRD250DX It doesn’t, but comments should not be spelled in a manor not the standard you would expect when teaching…

[@alexshapley8331]

Another good video (after making this comment - I expect some really bad drivers to disagree with me, just like they did after I commented on one of your previous videos!). Unfortunately the 2 and 4 second rules are very commonly ignored, and when you are leaving a decent gap between you and the car in front, some idiot will slot into that gap making you brake hard (very many experiences of this on the M4). Drivers flying out of slip roads seemingly without any care for the priority of the traffic on the main road - for some reason the A127 (London to Southend) is the road where I have noticed this the most and have seen many near accidents because of this (thankfully haven't seen any actual accidents occur yet on this road). My opinion is that the only way these poor driving behaviours will be reduced is when all cars have Dashcams so that the footage can be used for sending people on training courses (and in the worst cases, prosecutions). Keep up the good work!

[@aimerw]

The stopping distance culture in the UK is awful. Absolutely number one reason for incidents, even more so than blind junctions. These will only get worse as the number of drivers on the same roads increase. Partially because just more opportunities for collisions, but partially because frustration and irritation causes more poor driving. Even reactionary driving like closing down a gap so others do not constantly enter the gap becomes more frequent. Public transport would be the solution, if it was any good. Buses are awful. Never on time, slow and convoluted journeys, changes needing to be made while waiting under the elements, and bus stops nowhere near the destination. Trains are better by some metrics, but the pricing is awful. Also, you have to get to and from the station somehow. Strong and cheap public transport with subsidised taxi services to get to and from the stops would be ideal, but alas.

[@KATCompositions]

I've been driving for 2/3 years now and am probably guilty of not using the centre mirror enough when merging from slip roads. This is why I still watch these kind of channels. To be a safe driver I think you should be continually educating yourself.

[@engineeredlifeform]

There's a problematic slip road near me, A50, slip road from Markfield. Very little lead in, people coming down it often barge into lane 1, but it's near a roundabout, and other road users have often already moved to lane 2 to turn right at the roundabout, leaving people in lane 1 nowhere to go.

[@MarkGarnettUK]

Rule 126 (leave enough gap so that when the unexpected happens you dont crash into the vehicle in front) would seem to solve a lot of issues if we all applied it every time everywhere.

[@CaptainCodeman]

People make it more difficult to join faster roads by closing the gap to the car in front, so then there is no gap for any vehicle already on the carriageway to merge into or for them to speed up if they need to. As soon as they cause themselves or others to start braking, it throws everything off.

[@robnorth480]

Following distance is real bugbear, particularly after a trip along the M77 from Ayr races yesterday. On a busy road at around 4.30pm I drove for about 10 miles in a column of traffic, allowing plenty of room to the vehicle in front but with a another vehicle right up behind me all the way. Then crossing a complicated junction of M73/M74/M8 at Uddingston I was trying to get across lanes, saw a gap, checked it was clear then a driver zoomed up to close and I had to abort. As it was I settled for a 'bail out option' of down to the M8 roundabout, straight across and back up to join the M73. On the other hand on the way to the races I was on a difficult slip road joining the M77 in busy traffic but a van driver spotted I needed the space, backed off and allowed me to merge.

[@petecurran3995]

Responsibility and accountability are not high on folks' list of attributes, as far as I can tell and unfortunately this lack translates into their driving habits, coupled with lack of knowledge and any desire to improve, post test (because they know it all), making for a very unstable and potentially dangerous road travel environment. A great piece! 👌🏼

[@DelticEngine]

I had the wisdom to take an advanced driving course early in my driving career. I'm glad I did and it showed me how much the standard driving test falls short. In my experience, the advanced driving should be the standard. It was challenging and very helpful. The course I took at the time was taught by the police and from the police Roadcraft handbook.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

05:25 the centre mirror is definitely your third eye, it’s extremely important to check it regularly, I check it every 5-10 seconds.

[@josephrobertson4424]

Couldn't agree more

[@Strider9655]

I always do a shoulder check when merging onto a motorway or DC, I drive big cars and the rear view mirror is all but useless most of the time, in fact my current car has (as standard) a big spoiler that fills half of the tiny rear window, it's nothing special, it's not a sportscar, it's just a large 10 year old, top of the range family hatchback. I also make sure I enter at a slightly higher speed than traffic in lane 1, I will even pass cars on the slip lane if they're trying to enter dangerously slowly, and this comes from witnessing several accidents where pile ups have occurred because someone tried to enter a 70mph road at 30mph, in fact that's what came to mind when I saw the pile up in this video. It's not a good position to be in when the car in front is going too slow to merge and you're having to watch both them and the live lane simultaneously.

[@davem9204]

Good point about being faster on the sliproad than what's in lane 1. It makes joining so much easier as you know you'll be ahead of anyone beside you as you join/

[@SammoKarm]

I absolutely TOTALY agree with you when you say half of the drivers on the roads today CANNOT drive, I have been saying this for a few years. I am 76 this month but can still hold my own when it comes to driving, Drivers who don't use the deceleration and acceleration lanes properly, people who cannot judge speeds of their own car and that of other cars. And Bloody old farts who haven't got a clue.

[@alastairqueen7973]

I'd like to throw in a question! I note the emphasis on the importance of the centre mirror. However, the CAt B licence entitles the holder to drive such vehicles as up to 3.5 tonnes gross goods vehicles...the proverbial tranny van, for example. Or a Series Land Rover. [For example]. No ''special tests'' required, yet neither will have a useful interior mirror. The Seres Land Rover will struggle to entertain the idea of acceleration on a slip road, in any meaningful way. Yet all are permitted on our Public Highways, and rightly so! Yet I constantly read of folk demanding acceleration on slip roads, etc to join the prevailing main traffic flow. Is it about time some thought was given to actually slowing vehicles to a more reasonable speed coming down slip roads? This will give drivers more time to assess their positions, gaps etc....then to build up their speed [if that is possible] to jon the main traffic flow? The main issue I see is, the more speed carried, the less time a driver has to think, and process the information around them. But we all seem to want more, and more, speed! Typically, I see 'car' drivers demanding all main route traffic move to the second lane at slip roads. Obviously they've never been in a lorry...which , like as not, is not able to move as required due to smaller vehicles crowding up their off [right] sides....so they stay where they are ! However, should they be able to move to their lane to the right[2nd lane] they then find themselves unable to get clear of all the traffic moving off the slip road into the left lane...so end up stuck out there in the middle, as nobody in the left lane will drop back to let the heavy move to the left once more. A nasty situation for any LGV driver having faster moving traffic flowing along both sides of their wagon! So for all those car drivers out there, think again before advocating courses of action that a lorry driver may not be able to do. For slip roads, I often feel the best option for highways authorities is to make the left lane dedicated to traffic from the slip road...in other words, the left lane before the slip road smoothly becomes the second lane, for as long as is reasonably practical....This would give joining traffic more time to sort themselves out, and plenty of time for 'heavies' and slower vehicles to re-join the left lane, subsequently. Nobody would have to fight for space in the next lane, or block joining traffic off. Or, at every slip road or junction, introduce a mandatory speed limit of, say 50 mph for all [Or even, 40 mph for Land Rovers?]

[@blazikem]

Norwich used to have 3 terminus stations too. People are forced to drive, even if they don't want to if there are no alternatives provided 😵‍💫

[@grahambonner508]

Excellent video. I honestly can't remember how much I use my centre mirror when emerging but I will for sure be thinking about this the next time I drive. I have driven vehicles without centre rear view mirrors, I guess one becomes familiar with the distance distortion and speed perception. I do however accept that assessment of speed and distance is more difficult with greater mirror convexity, exactly the same as many dash cam images.

[@hefeydd_]

I see it all the time there are people on the road who should never be driving because they don't know the rules of the High Way Code. I have a 4K camera at the front of the car and 1080P at the rear and what I have recorded on my DashCam would make some people’s toes curl. I've had people pull out in from at me at a junction where I have right of way and they pull out and have the audacity to beep at me when I have right of way. The worst culprits for not indicating are (granted not all, there are good and bad in all) but women who are the master of multitasking somehow can't turn the wheel and indicate at the same time. The Junction Hopper as I call them some drivers don't look and just pull out of a junction you beep and they don't even flinch or look in your direction. The Round About Hopper who pulls out when you're less than 5 feet away from them, these people annoy me. The Facebook Driver has zero common sense and zero road sense. I pulled alongside a car at the traffic lights and I gave the hand gesture to put his window down and I said do you always drive and text at the same time. I'm not texting, I've got you on camera using your phone. Do you what you to try again? And he sped off. I've witnessed so many near-miss accidents and cars that have overtaken me and never caused an accident. I was a witness to quite a horrific accident once and I went to court as a witness at trial the driver's solicitor tried to discredit me on the stand calling me a liar and saying that I hadn't witnessed his driver causing the accident and that I wasn't wearing my glasses at the time of the accident (I reminded him that I can't drive without my glasses on I am short-sighted) he treated me like I was a criminal and I remember saying to the judge when I stood down from giving evidence, I turned to the judge and said your honour permission to speak. Granted, I will never come forward to give evidence in an RTC ever again. Next time there is an accident and they appeal for witnesses I will never come forward as a witness ever again and that is because of how I've been treated here today it has put me right off ever coming forward ever again because of how I have been treated as though the accident was my fault. And I meant it.

[@studisco2327]

A very valid rant - and the reason for almost all accidents is people not understanding the rules or understanding good practice (or thinking they can get away with breaking them because they always get away with it - see below!) and not paying proper attention or making proper observations. Its as I said in a comment to your last video, and as you said in this one - driving requires your full attention, all the time. And doing things routinely, because you always do that, is deadly. I think you should drive every road like it is the first time you've been there, everytime, by which I don't mean that you ignore the fact that you know the road layout - I mean that you observe properly and account for everything that is happening, that might happen and that you can reasonably expect to happen . A car is a deadly weapon - you wouldn't fire a crossbow without checking its clear, would you? Those of us that understand these issues and drive to a high standard (I'm IAM qualified in a car and on a motorcycle, but anyone operating a vehicle who cares enough about driving to do it properly) can help road safety by not getting frustrated with the morons we see, doing things right and every time we avoid an issue with a pillock - thats a potential collision avoided. Just think about your driving, strive to do it right and do your part.

[@smilerbob]

I will start off and say I hope everyone is OK from that collision and anyone injured makes a speedy recovery I politely disagree with using the centre mirror primarily for merging as it is situational upon the slip road. Many are obscured by trees or other furniture now where you need to use both mirrors (centre and right) to merge and occasionally you need all three if there is a lane to your left on the sliproad as well (thinking M25, M40 and M1 as examples where they have these). Certainly the centre mirror allows you to see and understand more but all three need to be used for completeness. That could be me coming from driving vans for many years with a solid bulk head between the cab and cargo area but it really does help as well in a car 👍 I will also add a couple of additional points. Firstly about following distance. There is no harm im adding a couple more seconds to your following distance as you approach an exit or entry sliproad, 4 seconds on a good day for example. This allows space for anyone “surprised” by someone making a late exit or someone wishing to join and not needing to slow quickly which is where the problem occurs. If you create space around you that you can manage then you have options when they are needed Secondly, don’t be afraid to slow early on a sliproad if there is no safe space to join. This gives you room in front to accelerate up to speed when a space appears. Nothing worse than someone trying to join from a standstill into a flow of vehicles travelling 60mph plus Checking before manoeuvring is something that goes out of the window shortly after passing and many do not regain that skill. The usual phrase of “they came out of nowhere” is often heard which simply translates to “they didn’t look” Keep up the good work

[@ibs5080]

Excellent detailed post.

[@chrisl1797]

I have to join the M65 on an uphill sliproad and I really do seem to baffle most people behind me as to why I am leaving the full length of the approach to the actual slip when following a lorry. Last thing I want is to catch up to it just as I am merging into lane one. The clueless behind usually makes a right horlicks of joining too.

[@julianpenfold1638]

Good point about leaving a bigger gap on approach to a slip road - it makes YOUR drive more relaxing too - it's win-win

[@SammoKarm]

I most of the time will move to the right before the point where the slip road joins the carriageway, How many times do we leave a gap only for some idiot to come in front and cover us with spray. How can someone pass their test if they have had a driving fault during the test? They should have failed. I agree with everything you have said. Well done. I am so glad to hear what you have said that I have subscribed to your channel.

[@adriancresswell9110]

Not pass because of a driving fault, but harsh, don't you think?

[@langdonfairchild1st805]

How come in city's. Most have forgotten what indicators are for. Wasn't this way 40 year's ago.

[@SamilyRose]

Very much a welcome rant. As a new driver, I can't believe how some people drive. I have to question whether they actually have a license! I hope I never become complacent and think it's my right to drive like a W⚓ I've been bullied by people in the wrong (woman in a small car) and felt safer taking my P plates off. There's a 40mph road near me that's unlit and in poor condition and it becomes a NSL road for 100yds so I don't see the point in getting up to 60 for that small bit of road, but I've been tailgated, flashed, bibbed at and screamed at for not putting my foot down in ice/rain with potholes that will easily crack a wheel. Insanity. It's like some people want to be unalived.

[@richardbradley2641]

Yesterday I drove 2 miles and met with 7 idiots on the road, on the wrong side, not giving way, jumping lights etc

[@linuxretrogamer]

My job is driving the roads around North Suffolk and East Norfolk. I’m no perfect driver. I make mistakes like anyone. Don’t mind honest mistakes. That said I could write a book on half the s**t I have to deal with most days. Honestly think most of the time it’s a combination of impatience, over confidence, and general lack of concentration. The biggest issue seems to be a mentality of letting no one and nothing get in their way and slow them down. Ceeding priority when necessary is a dangerously alien concept.

[@djchewmacca]

I've been driving for 25 years. Even when I'm doing 30, I still keep my distance. I always look at least two to three cars ahead. If I'm ever tailgated, I slow down.

[@terry-f2c]

It mat be better to let them pass you - When convenient - They say always get a poor driver ahead of you. And they are right.

[@mauriciodiuleilomo7293]

Couldn't agree more. Most motorists are unable to cope with traffic around them and incompetent to drive. Is that why they all decide to jump onto lane 2 and lane hog?

[@jonathanwebb8307]

Road safety could be greatly improved if we went back to everybody sitting their own driving test

[@richardsutton01]

Here's a tip: As you're driving along, without looking in your mirror, ask yourself, "Do I know the colour of the car which is behind me at this instant?" If the answer is "No" and you have to look in the mirror to find out, you do not have 360 degree situational awareness and need to start working on developing it. I would change the driving test to one which continually tests situational awareness through the use of continuous dialogue, much like the police advanced training technique. It would be a challenge for most current drivers but, on today's crowded roads, I feel it is time that standards were increased.

[@Grahamvfr]

A good driver is usually unnoticeable, people lately have no interest in being good at something, that won't get them recognised. Little deterrent out there also to curb poor standards.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

06:32 there are definitely benefits to using the air recirculation button. 😀

[@LeDoucheBouche]

I could do a study on the density of insect life along our roads whilst driving due to looking in the middle mirror. I drive to the conditions at the limit where appropriate. Insects didn't do too good last year.

[@BadgerBob]

I’m a traffic cop. My son is learning to drive, and I show him these videos.

[@shawnrahoon6789]

Make sure you tell him that it's legal to pass on both sides up to the speed limit of that road.

[@JamesSimpkinsADI]

@@shawnrahoon6789 where does it say that? Must have missed it

[@petergaskin1811]

The problem is that cars are larger, heavier, more powerful and have so many driver's aids fitted and people rely on them too much. When I started driving 53 years ago cars were smaller, less powerful and my car at the time had (wonder of wonders) synchromesh on all forward gears except first. There was no servo assistance for the brakes, the engine was about 45 hp, the suspension was quite modern but it had cross-ply tyres and driving it was an effort. There is no effort to driving a modern car.

[@wrightwoodwork]

12:42 nice and relaxing distance

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

10:42 I wish all drivers would realise that the centre mirror is the third eye.

[@mikehunter2844]

If nobody does the following distance, as you say then that includes all driving instructors, ALL of them.

[@Seanmcdhuibhne]

😂😂😂 Sarcastic

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

the fact that people can take 5 or more attempts to pass and then can drive without ever doing retraining or retesting is such a bad thing. Even people who pass, first time, with no minors, should retrain every 7ish years.

[@terry-f2c]

Think of the cost. See Rachel from accounts for more detail.

[@Edsbar]

In conversation, I hear people talking about points on their license, which are an inevitable part of driving that needs to be managed. This is an awful attitude to have. Some people genuinely believe that the only reason for slowing down is to not get caught, one of the most regular reasons cited is brakes are so much better than when speed limits were devised and they are dismissive of the idea that human reactions are just the same. Hopefully, all involved in the collision you witnessed will make a full recovery and will return to driving with a 'what can I do better' attitude to make this sort of thing never happen again. I fear it is most likely that all will return to driving with an excuse as to why 'it wasn't my fault' and nothing will improve.

[@AJB2K3]

There are also instructors that cant drive. How did they get instructor licences.

[@GaryMills-cs2og]

people as far as i remember drive properly in 1980s so whats changed in Britain significantly since then

[@johnhodgson9296]

People joining duel carriageway straight into outside lane . When leaving straight from outside lane to slip in one go . No matter how dangerous it is.

[@DelticEngine]

How many drivers are driving on British roads on a foreign licence? It should be a legal requirement to have a UK (or possibly EU) driving licence to drive on our roads for people who live in this country or have a UK address. Visitors should be held to the UK driving licence standards.

[@jamesscaravanandfoodreview715]

Great video :)

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

07:24 it’s pretty obvious that when a slip road leaves one will join, if a driver doesn’t understand that then they shouldn’t be driving, or they should at least take a few refresher lessons.

[@badabing8884]

I’ve been cycling the last few years and keep my driving to a minimum but has made be dislike driving and seen how poor the driving of others is out there. This is part of driving in 2 tonnes of metal which makes drivers feel invincible and hence drive like twats - speeding, using mobiles whilst driving, going through red lights and not observing traffic signs, not giving way to the right at roundabouts . Road rage - you name it.

[@graemepennell]

1:40 "driving needs your full attention" yet here is another instructor blething whilst at speed on public roads FOR CONTENT CREATION .... try listening to your own words....

[@ookber5176]

Talking to yourself while on camera doesn’t turn you into a vegetable believe it or not

[@sthillarys52]

And all the other contributors on KZbin recording videos while driving, & constantly looking away from the road ahead to look at the camera, but no different to everyone looking at & fiddling with today’s central touchscreens!

[@graemepennell]

@ookber5176 can't tell you that, I don't talk to myself.... On the prime note though, clearly your own driving must be shite also, as you clearly condone such actions all for content creation and risking other road users. Well done pleb 👍

[@JamesSimpkinsADI]

@@graemepennell luckily I’m getting better at editing and managed to edit out the part where I was so busy eating my KFC, I didn’t notice all the traffic had stopped. I slipped off the steering wheel due to all the chicken grease over my fingers and nearly choked on a stray chicken wing bone. Glad nobody saw that

[@tony_w839]

there appears to be the belief that driving has got worse, I have been driving since the late 60's, back then there was tailgating, not bothering to indicate, or flick the indicator stalk as the steering wheel was turned, going too fast approaching junctions and roundabouts etc.

[@Richard_Barnes]

I'll try and remember to try the rear view mirror as I join a motorway or dual carriageway. Interesting.... may do it but deffo do a shoulder check and that. 👍🏻As regards that bad incident, I bet the other side had enough issues with people rubber-necking and slowing the flow down as they stare whilst doing 70mph. Does my head in that does.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Good Video - came across today within residential limits Schools, roads 3 aggressive tail gating loons trying to badger me to go faster than the 30 mph speed limits - even when I was passing a school - why can't people dial down there aggression and their attitude in thinking their life's are more important than others; Agree fully with your video but add that most of these accidents are down to the aggression / impatience of one or more drivers

[@liamot]

It's always baffled me that license renewal is pretty much automatic. No renewal test to check your skills are still up to scratch, no test to check you've kept up to date with changes to the rules of the road. Fill in form, pay fee, away you go

[@nevillewebb2856]

I totally agree - the centre rear view mirror is your ‘range finder’, ignore at your cost. After I first passed my test in the ‘70’s I was driving on an urban road and had to pull out a little to pass a parked car. I narrowly missed someone who was in the process of overtaking me which surprised the hell out of me. I wasn’t expecting it because I never thought someone would try and overtake a car which was already indicating. More fool me. If I had been checking my centre mirror I would have been aware of him and probably signalled and pulled out earlier. Anyway, my point is that this near miss taught me a valuable lesson that has lived with me to this day - anticipate, and you can’t anticipate unless you can see what’s coming. It’s become almost an obsession of mine. I can’t drive down a road without hearing the dialog in my head - especially on a motorway, “what’s he doing?” “Where’s he going?” “Where do I go if she does this?” My wife sits in the passenger seat and knows my conversation with her is going to be very limited to: yes, no, maybe! While I’m working out which bit of the embankment I could drive up to escape a possible shunt😂. It’s very tiring, but also, very rewarding and I absolutely love driving because it is so occupying. I also agree, about 90%(+) of people on the road are not wholly in charge of their vehicle let alone the 200 yards in front and the 100yards behind.

[@PaulFisher-uj9vb]

The modern car leads people into a false sense of security especially when the two or four second rule should apply and mostly close drivers will be saved by their vehicle when an incident occurs. I’m happy to drive a twenty year old vehicle that has no ABS or other modern refinements but I know that the two or four second rule applies as my car won’t save me.

[@WayneTulip-zm9gw]

07:35 I can’t understand why some drivers drive too close to the vehicle in front, it’s extremely dangerous, if you have to do an emergency stop they’re almost certainly going into the back of you unfortunately, maybe they think tailgating will get to their destination quicker but it won’t, hanging back and keeping space and anticipating and planning will get them to their destination quicker.

[@0000stuart]

A lot of the problems are probably down to people not owning their cars so not caring about them . On a b road it's nearly impossible to overtake a line of cars a few at a time as their driving so close together there's no room to pull in between them .

[@AJB2K3]

Lol, I got honked at because someone though they had right of way. The one time I forgot to check my blind spot, I nearly hit a blue mini. I hold no ill will to him crushing his horn.

[@terry-f2c]

No 'Right of Way' in driving. It's 'Priority', which should be given.

[@AJB2K3]

@@terry-f2c Another common misconception drivers have but trying to explain priority and line marking just doesn't work on these idiots.

[@terry-f2c]

@ Yes, you are right. Sometimes you just have to go for it and silently pray.

[@AlteranAnciote]

This is what happens when society places such a high expectation on everyone else in society to drive in order to function in that society. People who don't really want to drive or who don't have the mental capacity to drive end up being forced to so do because they don't feel like they have enough suitable alternatives. Driving requires a lot of constant attention and brainpower - something that people struggle to do for long periods. This is why we end up with so many horrific "accidents" on our roads. Add "popcorn brain" to the mix with today's easy access to smartphones and social media, and it's made it even worse! Lane hoggers, people who don't indicate, people who don't allow others to merge safely, distracted drivers (texters), vehicle safety has made massive leaps yet the quality of people's driving is so much worse. What's possibly helped me in my case is that all of my family who are competent drivers are always looking out for each other - we're constantly anticipating (and rating) what other drivers are doing and it keeps us conscious of our own driving too. The thing that really makes me chuckle now is how many cars now have "lane assist" as standard, yet everyone loses their minds wanting to turn it off because "it stopped me changing lane!" Well, we've just found the driver that doesn't use their indicator!

[@tilerman]

Never thought that i would say we need more traffic police but we need WAY more traffic police. Like many of us on a daily basis i see horrendous driving and the only way to catch these people are mobile police officers. The authorities have become way to reliant on technology to catch you speeding (in certain places), emissions, parking, mobile phones/seatbelts etc but this tech does not pick up on bad driving, that needs human eyes. Only this morning on my way to the shop crossing a busy junction the lights went red and 4 cars went straight through them, confusing their brake pedal with the accelerator pedal. That is unacceptable when many pedestrians are waiting to cross.

[@antman6519]

Majority of drivers just point their vehicles, and hope for the best. Tailgating, and blatant disregard for the Highway Code is getting worse.

[@alisont308]

I find tailgaters so annoying, so many today doing it despite it being foggy weather. I try to make sure I keep a safe distance and when at traffic lights too, so many don’t. Today lots out in the dark and fog no lights on. After having another driver crash into me not looking pulling out I’m now even more careful at junctions as so many just pull out thinking you’ll let them. I’m definitely far from perfect and still learning daily since passing my test 18 months ago. I’m trying to find a pass plus type course as still areas I’d like to gain driving experience with, or maybe an IAM driving course.

[@Tailspin80]

I’ve just started driving a Lexus with adaptive cruise control. It matches speed with the car in front, leaving a set gap. If you use the default setting of a couple of seconds cars keep jumping into the gap. You have to set quite a short gap to stop it happening, aka tailgating…

[@scotisland]

No center mirror on a van.

[@foppo100]

Phone use for starters.To close to the car in front.Taking changes.Been driving for 40 years now it got worse.To many cars for not enough road.

[@darkphotographer]

problem is driving schools , they are so focus on thaws tricky question , and how to parallel pack , than they are not focusing on most important thing how to actually drive ,

[@richardsutton01]

I have asked many adults over the years this simple question about relative speeds: "If the traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway is all travelling at 70mph, is it safe for you to join the motorway or dual carriageway at 70mph?" The majority of people I have asked will say something like "That is too fast. It is not safe". I reply that, on the contrary, it is not safe to join at less than 70mph. The concept of "relative speed" is completely alien to the majority of British drivers.

[@grahambonner508]

I think emerging speed is very situational, a very short slip, a slip on a significant incline or an HGV the emerge speed will not be 70 and could be nearer 40. Drivers should also assess the speed and congestion on the main carriageway at earliest opportunity and modify their speed accordingly.

[@richardsutton01]

@@grahambonner508 Whilst all that is true, it does not affect the validity or veracity of my relative speed question.

[@grahambonner508]

@@richardsutton01 I do agree, the ideal speed should normally be the same as that of the traffic on the main carriageway. Another real potential complication is the fact that most drivers don't maintain a safe distance to the vehicle in front, and as mentioned in the video many have an entitled attitude and won't accommodate.

[@robertleem5643]

So many tw@ts on our roads today, about time the police had the power to revoke licences or invoke more fines, you only have to watch the many car cam channels, total lack of respect and disregard for other road users

[@linuxretrogamer]

The police don’t have the man power to properly enforce the Highway Code as is. The government can’t afford to pump that level of funding into anything. Personally I’ve always been in favour of mandatory retesting every 5 or 10 years. Also making it harder to obtain a licence in the first place and bring stricter when the courts get involved.

[@danieltesfaye8517]

@@linuxretrogamerplus I believe that driving shouldn’t be a necessity. That’s the real problem. If you watch videos of operation snap which is members of the public sending footage of dangerous driving to the local police force. There are videos of cars almost having fatal head on collisions exceeding 60mph and the driver gets 3 points on their licence. But in some cases if a driver exceeds the speed limit by 1mph they could get 3 points on their licence and they might not get a speed awareness course. Makes zero sense on the danger caused. What happens is that drivers don’t get licences revoked because driving has become a necessity for people of all walks of life. If cycling or using trains became default way of getting around because it was cheaper and faster than a car then the roads will be much safer as the bad drivers will be off the road. It’s very simple but to make it from theory and into practice will be hard.

[@linuxretrogamer]

@@danieltesfaye8517 you’re preaching to the converted my friend. I’ve long said driving is a qualification not a human right. We need to invest heavily in public transport and be far stricter when it comes to gaining and retaining licences.

[@danieltesfaye8517]

@@linuxretrogamer converted? Were you carbrained before or something? I think we all were, it’s not our fault, we were brainwashed from birth. I would say invest heavily in good quality cycling infrastructure inside and outside cities like in the Netherlands. It would cut down on car journeys and allow people to commute to work safely by bike. It will reduce the burden on the NHS as we have more people of all ages being active. I would say it’s more important for inside of cities to have cycling infrastructure as most collisions proportionally happen inside of cities with 30mph limits. There will be less crashes, less congestion and a healthier population. Investing in public transport is only good for long distances in my opinion. Plus public transport isn’t that profitable as an industry and isn’t perfect even in London. I would say subsidising train tickets and increasing taxes on private vehicles would be the way to go. I think people on lower incomes will appreciate being able to use trains and be forced into an expensive car they can barely afford.

[@markplenty2631]

People follow too close, don’t understand that vehicles on carriageway have priority and just bound on. People who do 60mph in centre lane and you try to overtake in lane 3 and then speed up and you have to move back into lane 1..

[@johng.1703]

yep that is the distracted and rushed drivers not driving safely and leaving enough room between vehicles. it is the fault of everyone in that crash as they didn't leave enough room or drive to the road conditions to avoid being involved in the crash. with the increasing use of automated driving it is only going to get worse. everyone is always in a massive rush and are cutting corners to be able to rush so much. lazy and lack of time is always a bad combination.

[@kevinjacobs2730]

Driving Standards have definitely gone downhill over the last 15 years at least. I passed my test in 76’. I see driving instructors doing bad driving when on their own and teaching bad driving. Eg driving over not around mini roundabouts and being in the wrong lane etc. this just an example.

[@trainswithmark]

Problem is that people taught to drive in the 70s and 80s have a different test from someone in the 2000s and the same again for someone in 2020s. The rules have changed overtime. Best bit is a lot of the time the problem isn't the new driver, it's the driver from well before who hasn't read the new rules, forgotten how they were taught and was taught to different standards.

[@douglasreid699]

i feel 80% of road collisions could be prevented with better trained drivers and better attitudes of drivers. training on motorway: only recently learners have been allowed to learn on a motorway, to the majority of licence holders it was all theory and possibly simulated on a duel carriage way of how they learned to use a motorway (i was lucky my dad was ana advanced driving instructor, if we were on a motorway he would be talking me through it). a lot of drivers dont live near a motorway and may only use them rarely if at all, but when they do they are far less experienced than other users that use them most to everyday. it can lead to an incident because of the difference in experience and attitude. the other thing about motorways (in my opinion) is probably to do with attitude, not many people want to leave a 2 second gap or more to the vehicle in front as they dont want to give an opportunity or encourage another vehicle to change lane in front of them. its like merge in turn, some drivers fight over that one space in traffic, they also will do that at 60 plus mph. but also going back to training, some drivers have forgotten what a 2 second gap is, there is no retest for them, no motorway training, just theory and their bad habits of not realising they are too close. right mirror use: you should still be able to tell how far back traffic is from your right mirror, and confirm it with a centre mirror check. because possibly one day that learner is going to drive a van and there muscle memory/habit will be to check the centre mirror and its not there to check. as a learner, i feel, they need to be taught how to gauge where the back of their vehicle is and where/how far back traffic is from their side mirrors. i drive a van, have done since 2009, had one car for 9 months in 2018 (second vehicle to my van), when i borrow a car (from my wife or brother) i still use the centre mirror but less often and i guage the gaps from the side mirrors to the vehicles behind, it is a straight forward skill to learn. sometimes there will be a situation where the centre mirror will not have a view and the right mirror will. driving teaching standards changed: we still have drivers with full licences taught in an out of date way compared to now, as well as some not so good instructors (Ashley Neal recently reviewed a video of another driving instructor with a terrible attitude which would be passed onto learners). how many drivers want to drive vs need to drive? i feel most drivers need to drive, they learn because they need transport and learn the bare minimum, then once passed, no need to learn more. my dad would say "a driving licence is a licence to learn more", people that want to drive are open to learning more and being a better driver. people that need to drive are very unliikely to learn more than what it takes to pass a test and that likely leads to bad driving standards from them, like following too close to vehicle in front, joining and moving straight to lane 3 of a motorway, and so on. "its my channel, i can do what i want": yes it is your channel, but you are creating a space for discussion and education to take place and although you have a great driving attitude, that is a bit of a not great attitude to have saying that line. you are allowed to speculate as far as i am concerned, its a common incident on the roads, there are so many incidents out there that are similar to what happened that gave you the idea for this video and with your rant you are explaining where drivers need to improve, which a lot of your viewers of your channel will agree with. unfortunately we cant change every driver, just improve ourselves and do what we can to avoid a collision or incident.

[@aleopardstail]

hard to argue with any of this, you see the level of distraction, inattention and apathy daily. driving has been made too easy, as such people don't try to do it well. "good enough", "never happened to me" stuff. plus "oh I'm too busy to worry about that" then you also have "teaching to the test, not teaching to drive", plus people being taught to do something but not why. I have seen people who do check a blind spot, but pay no attention to whats there, they just look because they have been told to, they have not really accepted why they are meant to be doing it, its just ticking a box also when accidents are down to mechanical etc reasons driving attitude tends to then make it worse lack of safe spacing is the #1 thing that needs policing but isn't, and when you do try to keep a distance some berk, not always "finest German engineering" but often that sort of vehicle with the attached attitude, dives into the gap, this is before tailgating lorries through 50 limits etc. all things that you learn to deal with through experience and personally, no issues with using an accident to highlight and draw attention to probable and possible causes

[@irmaamri6249]

There are too many cars, full stop

[@robertmiller4343]

Driving instructors are getting worse as well, in Dewsbury i have had several instances where at the mini roundabout they have turned right with no indication, i am going straight on if they do not indicate i think they are going straight on, several near misses because i have been ready to stop, there have been several accidents at these mini roundabouts.

[@JamesSimpkinsADI]

@@robertmiller4343 i must admit I’ve got a video lined up on the fact I think the industry as a whole is slipping and why

[@HankD13]

Personally know of people to who paid other people to sit a test for them, and now drive on the roads - badly. The ones I know of, Vietnamese Chinese who sought refuge in Hong Kong, came here as "boat people", given council house and benefits - know one who then a Chinese council official (used a faked "racist abuse" claim) to get them a house with garden. Work for cash in Chinatown, and bought themselves a driving licence and a car that was never registered - oh, and got pregnant as fast as possible! We have a system designed to protect the vulnerable, but that really does leave it wide open to abuse. Lack of photo ID has always been a major factor in making it possible. Just my two cents.