TOP 10 - It's not Illegal, but I won't do it!

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Some people drive with a mindset of if it's not illegal then it must be okay. However, there are still things that are legal but you should try and keep away from.
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[@SD-oi9gr]

The seatbelt one has always confused me too. I can’t even drive without my seatbelt on because it just feels so wrong.

[@flybobbie1449]

Retired colleague was passenger in plane accident, he banged his head on the top of instrument panel. Enough force to dent it. He was early 90's age, quite fit, he slowly went down hill next 6 months and died shortly after the D-day reunion in France. He wasn't wearing the diagonal strap becuse his shoulder was stiff to reach around.

[@esraeloh8681]

Some people are just stubborn I think, they can see in their mind the belt loosens, but they won't, I mean, I only did it once waaaay back when first learing & the belt was giving me serious jip, but ever after, I just got a technique down to easily loosen it off & align the lap section so that no serious restriction of movent would occur, you know, different clothing choices & all. Some probably just don't think about things cos phobic of learning something.

[@alane7903]

The rule allowing it is a hangover from the introduction of compulsory seat belts, when inertial belts like today's ones were if not rare, certainly not universal. With a fixed seat belt that did not automatically adjust, you really did need to remove it to look behind properly. Not applicable now, except in classic vehicles.

[@aveekbh]

When parking in really tight spaces - so tight that I need to poke my head out to look at the front and rear corners of the car - that's when I need to take the seatbelt off. Other than such extreme cases, I've never found that self-adjusting seatbelts restrict movement when reversing.

[@DMC888]

@@alane7903 exactly what I was going to say. All my older relatives did that.

[@MageZathara]

My dad always told me he didn't like having interior lights on at night because to see as much of the road as possible he needed his eyes to fully adjust to the darkness

[@iainbagnall4825]

In fairness, back then the headlights on vehicles weren't the same brightness as a WW2 searchlight. Now you need to be as acclimatized as possible to blinding light.

[@MageZathara]

@@iainbagnall4825 but what if someone is walking on a road that isn't lit and you have your interior light on are you going to see them as well as if your eyes were fully adjusted? I'd rather chance being dazzled then not seeing a pedestrian in plenty of time

[@sexyredtablet6599]

I remember being told its wrong because of a white light showing behind the car. Made sense when you come across a car with a broken tailight or reverse lights stuck on, but interesting to know its not illegal ... just annoying when the kids switch them on in the dark whilst driving!

[@fairytaleviola]

That is absolutely reasonable

[@danielcarrigan6526]

I was told it distracts other drivers

[@elliothunter2579]

Totally agree on the pet hate with littering - I'd rather have my car in a mess and empty it all out later than throw it out of the window. Drives me especially mad living in an area with a lot of beautiful rural scenery - it just ruins it!

[@SteRumbelow]

There’s just no need for it. Wherever you’re going in your car, there’s going to be a bin.

[@markwright3161]

@@SteRumbelow They've removed bins from a few places I've been, at least they've been scarce enough that they're difficult to find from where I've been parked. Even if there isn't a single bin where you were, you have a bin at home that you can thrown everything into. The advantage of most cars is that they have a boot you can put stuff in to take it places, and if you're eating something there's usually space for the full packaging, so there's no reason the empty packaging can't fit for disposal later. I live on a farm with a number of fields next to very quiet roads. The amount of rubbish we find in the hedge/verge and over the fence is ridiculous for how little traffic uses our road. We have livestock too that have a tendency to try to chew any foreign item. To my knowledge we haven't had issues with animals eating the rubbish, but we did lose a sheep a while ago for an unknown reason when they were in one of the fields right next to a road, so some kind of rubbish thrown out of a car could have been a cause for all we know.

[@SteRumbelow]

@@markwright3161 Yeah, that was my point really. Not necessarily your next destination, but maybe the next, will ultimately have a bin. Leave it in the car until you get to one, simple really.

[@borgrs1448]

Too right, I live next to a beach and all too often I see fast food wrappers strewn on either side of parking spot where a car of people have been too lazy to find a bin.

[@ButterflySimmer]

You can put in a binbag on the backseat for rubbish.

[@joespittle1]

It drives me insane when someone feels the need to park next to me when there are hundreds of empty spaces

[@jazzx251]

If you park right next to the entrance of Tescos - then you should expect some company (me! :))

[@piggypiggypig1746]

I have that problem but with urinals.

[@liamsharman]

@@piggypiggypig1746 xd

[@ThePhoenix109]

Humans are social creatures we wanna be close to others

[@raithrover1976]

Especially annoying when you're parked up on a break (van driver here) and they then hold a very long voice call with sometime who sounds like Isa from Still Game on their car's Bluetooth hands free system.

[@chrisward925]

He's painted his toenails... brilliant!

[@RhettJesusHarambe]

Such a lovely colour too!

[@chrisward925]

@@RhettJesusHarambe LOL I thought so too!

[@thomascarroll9556]

So long as he didn’t paint them whilst driving, it’s not illegal . . . But I wouldn’t do it.

[@chadams96]

Subtle jean change… 🤫

[@123MondayTuesday]

They’re his wife’s feet

[@InclusiveDriving]

I'm teaching more and more disabled people, including wheelchair users. For them, parking on the right is safer as they will be exiting to the pavement.

[@arealscotsman]

My wife is disabled and i always park on the right. Also i have never curbed my wheels parking this way.

[@BigEvan96]

I wonder what they'll think when you teach them to look in their mirrors.

[@119beaker]

Parking on the right except on a one way street is illegal in New Zealand.

[@kevinmartin2516]

@@119beaker Australia too.

[@derekheeps1244]

Reversing round a corner to the right is also part of the driving test in a van .

[@MathiaArkoniel]

I burst out laughing when I saw the toenails. Great moment, and a lovely touch. Everything you say is super useful, and I am very happy to say that I don't do 9 out of 10 of the things you mentioned. The one thing I do constantly is forward bay parking. It's for the shopping trolley. So I can move the trolley directly in front of the boot.

[@rjones6219]

Aye, it's a pig to get to, when at the back of the bay, and you've got two cars closely parked either side.

[@Iskandar64]

Same here, Front first parking when at the supermarket to be able to load the boot. Reverse park in my driveway as it is narrow and makes it much easier to drive out into my street which has a lot of parked cars and traffic taking shortcuts.

[@itsjustgeorge1095]

That’s the rare time I do however I always check if there any spaces that have a reverse in option. I’m always amazed when people don’t reverse onto their own drive. What could be more difficult than reversing onto a road with potential road users both ways!

[@johncranna]

so to make it easier for you to load the car (and I stress the word easier - it is still possible to load your car if you reverse in) you would risk reversing into cars and/or pedestrians that you can't see as you reverse out.

[@megamegacoolman]

@@johncranna whenever you drive you risk driving into cars or pedestrians so I'm not sure that's a very good point

[@andrewwebb3431]

I love the fact that Ashley now has probably a good 3 or 4 minutes of footage of him eating a packet of French Fries.

[@benholroyd5221]

I like that you mention that, and not the feet....

[@MrFuzzwuzzle]

That bit about the cycling helmet, my Mrs went off her bike in ice a few years ago and the first thing that hit the ground was her head, she was annoyed she had to replace her helmet but it's better to have a crack in that than in her skull

[@danielgardecki1046]

I've only ever fallen off a bike once, when I had a bike where the handlebars could be twisted 360, and not look any different. I had been to my grandmas, and my handlebars had been twisted 360 without me realising, so when was going down a hill and pressed the brakes they didn't work because the handlebars were twisted. I ended up hitting a kerb which was spread all across the bottom of the hill, and went flying over the handlebars... However I didn't get any serious injuries as I always put my hands out when I fall. I just had a few grazes on my hands, and a few half a centimetre chunks of flesh out of my elbows. I can't understand how people can get head injuries, especially when they fall forwards.

[@MrFuzzwuzzle]

@@danielgardecki1046 the bike went from under her on the ice so her hands were still on the handlebar as it happened pretty quick

[@alexlawrence293]

I wonder if unfastening seatbelt before reversing is a hang-over from the days when belts were not self-tensioning ?

[@PedroConejo1939]

I thought that too.

[@cheeseburgerbeefcake]

It may also be an allowance to ensure that multi-point (race) harness restraint systems are able to safely maneuver too.

[@gingernutpreacher]

I've found early self tensioning (80's march 3/4 ford escort ) Titan up to much and could not be easy loosened round the waste as demonstrated

[@gordon861]

@@cheeseburgerbeefcake The seat belt law makes a specific exception when reversing, and yes this is probably in there to cover a full harness.

[@video99couk]

I used to remove the static seatbelt when reversing my 1972 Hillman Avenger. Recently I installed inertia seatbelts and no longer feel the need.

[@johno4521]

I was cycling home from work in early November last year and I was hit head on by a car which inexplicably came over to my side of the road. I went over the bonnet and over the A-pillar, via the windscreen. I was not wearing my helmet as my 7-minute ride home only includes a short section of road riding, which is unfortunately where it happened. My head did not go completely through the windscreen but did break it, my unprotected head putting a decent sized dent in it. The collision was relatively low speed, mine being 15 mph, his being about 25. I suffered, among other injuries, a slight skull fracture and bleed on the brain. I have been back on a bike for about 2 months now and I count myself as very very lucky to have lived to tell the tale. I would not turn a wheel without wearing a helmet now, as I am sure in this instance it would have prevented head injury.

[@TheRip72]

I got sideswiped at a roundabout by an oncoming car. My head hit the road with a heaty thump...or rather the helmet did. I broke my leg & wrist but they are fixed now. A head injury could have been much worse, but the helmet absorbed the impact & I never even had a headache.

[@MrBobchat]

Be aware though that helmets can actually add to neck injuries. They effectively increase the size of your head so adding more force to any twisting your head might do against the floor. Also the helmet adds friction making it easier for the head to be grabbed and twisted.

[@richardjones5255]

An ex-neighbour, now very ex, was dirt cycling off-road, went over some sort of bump, came off the track, slide down and hit various things, ground, vegetation, etc. with his head. Left a widow and two young children, one challengingly disabled. A sad outcome.

[@robclayton9612]

@@richardjones5255 I think it’s a case of different risks lead to different protective measures. The off road risk of an impact caused by your own skill limits is far higher than on a smooth road, the speeds tend to be lower and so they nearly fit the use-case helmets were ACTUALLY designed for.

[@robclayton9612]

Apologies for the necro, but I disagree slightly with your conclusion. The cause of the incident - the risk itself - was the fact a car COULD end up with you - the biggest dangers to everyone hadn’t been segregated away from you. On a personal level it then makes sense - a helmet can reduce this issue. But the most EFFECTIVE way - the macro view - is to have proper infra that correctly treats metal boxes as the danger they are, and puts them out of being able to cause danger to other classes of user It’s why the Dutch, in general, don’t wear helmets. They’re not necessary for the vast majority of cycling they do. And mandatory cycle helmets overall reduces a nations health as it acts aa a set of barriers - in cost, convenience (style!) and also perception of cycling as what it is - itself, very safe, made dangerous only because of other road users.

[@Lioness99a]

#2: I do a forward bay park when doing a big weekly shop - makes it infinitely easier to get your shopping in the boot if you're not trying to carry bags/push the trolley between parked cars in an inevitably tight car park (where I live, the car parks are all crammed in underneath the supermarket) #5: I agree with the no drinking alcohol - even after just one I feel tipsy so I wouldn't trust myself driving a car (although I am tempted to get a disposable breathalyser and find outhow close to the limit I would actually show as being! Not that it would change my choice, just out of curiosity) #9: I remember being allowed the interior light on a night on one occasion - the release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Dad took me to buy it at midnight on the day it came out and I was allowed the light on in the back to start reading it on the way home (only a 15 minute drive)

[@TheRip72]

One of my local supermarkets has some bays which back on to the shop's forecourt, so they are ideal to just roll up with a trolley & leave it there. It amuses me when I see people drive into these because they have to take the trolley to the rear of the car then get rid of it. Driving in & reversing out is much more difficult than the other way around.

[@Lioness99a]

@@TheRip72 That sounds so sensible! But in larger cities our car parks are often underneath the supermarket and they want to cram in as many cars as physically possible!

[@johncranna]

so to make it easier for you to load the car (and I stress the word easier - it is still possible to load your car if you reverse in) you would risk reversing into cars and/or pedestrians that you can't see as you reverse out.

[@JamesSomersetActor]

@@johncranna There are parking spaces in my local supermarket where if I reversed in I wouldn't be able to open my boot (trunk) at all. I generally prefer reversing in and do it the majority of the time, those supermarket car parks are a rare exception for me.

[@margaretnicol3423]

I forward bay park because it's easier to get the shopping into the boot.

[@yodaslovetoy]

Exactly! It makes it easier to get prams/buggies/mobility scooters in or out from the boot and you don't have to worry about some person parking up your chuff

[@TinyPigy282]

I either forward bay park for shopping or reverse in where there's a path behind the car that way i can get a trolley to the back of the car and open the boot and I'm also safe because I'm on the path

[@MPal24]

I always reverse park, and loading shopping is never a problem unless someone decides to park over into my bay from behind when I'm in the shop. Usually because they've misjudged, because they drove in forwards and can't work out where their bonnet ends.

[@cargy930]

...But much harder to safely exit the bay.

[@margaretnicol3423]

@@cargy930 Good observation and patience does the trick!

[@Z3DM4N13]

#5, fully agree. I have a flat out rule that I will never drive on a day that I have a drink. Even if it's a tiny risk it really isn't worth it, I want to be able to have no distractions at all when on the road.

[@DMC888]

I’ve tried to tell my kids this but their mates are still perpetuating the myth of the two drink limit 🤦‍♂️. So the youngsters know best of course. When you ask them what two drinks they’re talking about, shandy, Stella, vodka? They have no answer.

[@P1Fanatic]

What about if you drank the night before?

[@nikmachen6561]

This is one area where Scotland is ahead of England. Their drink drive limit is so low, it isn't even worth having a shandy. As such, I won't drink any alcohol when I know I will likely to be driving within a 12 hour time frame. When I lived in England, this was not always the case and honestly looking back, I think that I got lucky not to have been I an accident or pulled. Nobody is perfect though, I eat/ drink (pop) at the wheel most days and I'll only tolerate right lane huggers for so long.

[@rexmedorum]

@@clemfandango2379 Also depends on timing, if the night before ended late, say an early start it may be a problem.

[@WestfieldFreshAir]

Totally agree, have done the same for last 35 years. Some people don't get it and start saying "surely you can have just one". No, none is best and 100% easy to stick to.

[@whichwasher2007]

Yup I was taught that having interior lights on while driving was illegal. However I've learned In the real world instance is that they drastically reduce visibility from the windscreen while driving at night. So I don't do it.

[@hurricanekat1989]

I find that when the light is on in the car at night causes reflections on the window and annoys the hell out of me

[@johnnorthtribe]

Exactly this. This is what I tell my children when they but on the light when it is dark outside. Same my father told me as well when I was a kid.

[@ms-in5ub]

Makes the rear mirror harder to use, make it appear to your eyes its darker outside, and when you look at centre mirror you looking towards interior lights which makes your eyes adjust to focusing towards light then you look back down and your eyes aren't adjusted to the low light outside

[@QuentinStephens]

Forward parking is quite common in supermarkets and DIY store carparks because people want to load up the boots of their cars. And here in Scotland one drink will put you near or over the limit. Just don't do it.

[@TheRip72]

I will only usually park my car bonnet first if I want to fill up the boot. Otherwise the front wheels are at the right end for reversing in/driving out of a space & the door mirrors give you a perfect view for reversing into a gap.

[@AwoudeX]

@@TheRip72 for fast reverse parking, i would turn the car into the spot first and immediately turn out, so the car or parking bay next to mine already has appeared in my side mirror and i immediately and timely park that way. I abandoned the way that was taught to me by my instructor because it's different for every car and you'd need to relearn parking every time you're in a different vehicle.

[@NH00531]

Always reverse in to a space if at all possible, quick getaway!

[@deglar1]

I also forward park in supermarket car parks but always, before reversing out and double-checking it's safe, I switch on my hazard warning lights.

[@AwoudeX]

@@deglar1 i check continuously and turn out of a bay at walking speed, unless there's noone there and no obstruction of view.

[@MultiMidden]

Forward bay parking (#2) - what about loading shopping into a car? If you reverse into a bay then you could easily have cars to the side and to the rear of the car making loading at best a pain or next to impossible if you have bulky items.

[@angel22893]

I always drive into the bay forwards, so I can get the trolley next to the boot. But then I always park well away from the shop door where the car park is nearly empty

[@johncranna]

so to make it easier for you to load the car (and I stress the word easier - it is still possible to load your car if you reverse in) you would risk reversing into cars and/or pedestrians that you can't see as you reverse out.

[@derekheeps1244]

In a properly designed car park there is a path to the rear of the cars ; otherwise I would pull the car out of the space to load the shopping up . I also actively seek out end spaces , and park as far away from the one adjacent space as possible , as this leaves only one side of your car vulnerable to damage by others , so the doors are then accessible on at least one side .

[@adambutterworth7608]

Alan partridge drove all the way from Norwich to Dundee in his bare feet and he was just fine.

[@sahhull]

So that makes it ok then.

[@adambutterworth7608]

@@sahhull you try doing it while scoffing toblerone. And I don’t mean a small one, I mean a medium sized one.

[@garethnelson6863]

When I was in Sydney 🇦🇺 in 2010 I got a ticket for parking on the right hand side of the road facing against the flow of traffic by the council. I was not aware that this was illegal so I wrote to the council the same day via email telling them a UK tourist was unaware of this legislation and I also included a street view photo of a busy London street showing cars parked in all directions which is legal in the UK. They cancelled the ticket 👍

[@aspuzling]

Well done! I remember when we did this once in Tasmania and as soon as we got out of the car someone came over to ask if we were from the UK. We obviously had no idea it wasn't allowed in Australia.

[@doctorasmr3384]

When I read the title, I interpreted it as “things that aren’t illegal but people won’t do” such as one lane merges into another for roadworks and people don’t use that lane and instead form a queue and people get mad if you don’t join the imaginary queue

[@donkmeister]

If people didn't form the imaginary 10 mile queue before the point at which the road engineers placed the merge point, then how would we get to see them go impotently incandescent when they smugly try and block you from "pushing in", and the driver in front of them puts his hand out, waves you past and lets you in? (I've been in both positions, and it's funny from either car)

[@derekheeps1244]

The queue is not imaginary , and if people did not force their way in at the front there would be no bottleneck and traffic would flow faster and more efficiently .

[@vatsmith8759]

Forty years ago part of my driver training was learning how to light my cigarette whilst driving without taking my eyes off the road.

[@jeremyashford2145]

The bit they don’t teach you is what to do when the flames start licking around your bare legs after you have set fire to the litter at your feet. It can be distracting.

[@MASAo7]

@@jeremyashford2145 That's why you have a beer in the other hand ready to douse those flames.

[@trueriver1950]

@@MASAo7 yeah, but don't try it with anything over 70 proof it will make the flames worse.

[@MASAo7]

@@trueriver1950 🤣

[@thedoctor19764]

Have been in New Zealand for a long time and it’s illegal to park on the right, facing oncoming traffic, at any time. It is also an offence to park on the pavement, but the roads are so much wider than U.K. roads, so it makes sense. Also, in New Zealand bicycle helmets are mandatory and have been since 1994. Quite strange being back in the U.K. and seeing cars parked facing oncoming traffic, cars parked on pavements, and cyclists without helmets.

[@lawman1965]

Advanced driver and a cyclist here. I used to cycle without a helmet, but I'd never ride without a helmet now. I changed my mind when I crashed at low speed off road back in the 90s. I always wore a helmet on my MTB. On this occasion i hit the deck after a stick went into my front spokes. I went over the bars, broke my collar bone (and cycled home after) and more importantly, my head hit a rock. Im certain I'd have been severely injured or killed had i not been wearing a helmet. Good video and im with you on all points covered.

[@peterturner8766]

If you see me smoking when I'm driving please tell me because it means I'm on fire! With regard to taking a seatbelt off to reverse, this is really a spill over from the days before inertia real seatbelts. They used to be fixed in one position. You had to adjust them manually to fit you when you got into the car - a bit like setting the seat and the mirror (you would have been unlikely to be able to set the height of the steering wheel in those days - the only car I ever drove with that also had an inertia real although it used a different mechanism to most modern ones). That raises another point, though. If you DO end up in a "pin you in" seatbelt, you will not be able to lean forward to look round the blind spot caused by the A pillar. Just one of the issues to consider if you drive a "classic" vehicle along with no ABS etc.

[@92Pyromaniac]

I drive a Fiesta and I frequently miss my opportunity to pull out at a junction because my seat belt jams as I lean forward to see past my blind spot. Drives me mad

[@NuSpirit_]

#2: the only reason I can think of is if you are shopping and bays are so close you couldn't put in groceries if you reversed (so you have to park forward) - however I noticed some new shops here start doing slanted parking space so you can park quicker and see behind you when you reverse. #5: often I am branded as "the boring guy" for not drinking not even one cider or beer when going somewhere and being a driver. My trick is usually "will you pay for my fine, car if I have an accident and lost income if I end up in prison for whatever reason just because I drank?" - works almost always :) #7: did you seriously paint your nails just for the clip? :D #8: in my opinion helmet isn't there to protect you from everything bad happening but to lessen possible head injuries on top of other injuries. I once slipped on an ice, hit my head and was in hospital for a week with concussion. Yeah not a fun experience. #9: My interior lights are always off :D Honestly it's enough when my media system "blinds me" at night - can't imagine driving with interior lights on with all the reflections on the windshield.

[@PedroConejo1939]

I drive an estate car and loading the shopping in a busy car park if I've backed in is either impossible or extremely difficult (as in, scuffed paintwork and strained back).

[@edmundscycles1]

I drive an estate . I always reverse in as I want to see when I pull out and the back end is so long I worry about people not noticing I'm pulling out if I'm reversing out . Pulling out forwards is less of an issue . To put my shopping in the car I will pull it forward first if needs be just a little .

[@JeffJefferyUK]

@@edmundscycles1 I don't have an estate, but still I totally agree. Also, leaving the parking space forwards is a one-move operation. Same (and probably more importantly) with driveways. There's no traffic in front gardens, so why do people prefer to reverse out in to a busy road, rather than reverse in to a traffic-less driveway?!

[@edmundscycles1]

@@JeffJefferyUK yeah I have to reverse into my drive . I so prefer reversing in rather than reversing out .

[@AwoudeX]

usually parking bays are in double rows at supermarkets, i tend to just drive into one and park it on the far side. I'm perfectly capable to park into the bay reversed, but i just know this way is easier, don't need to brake untill i actually need to come to a full stop, not needing to shift extra times too. On top of that, if you can't get out after you've parked in forward, the lanes between the parking bays are too narrow.

[@chrisprintall1408]

In the last 30+ years, cycle helmets have saved my head from a hard knock on three occasions plus the one, on a February evening in 2016 after dark, where a dog walker let her dog run into the road & knocked me off my bike - my head was ok but my collar bone was broken.

[@MaddSusie]

I forward park when shopping, purely because shopping car park bays in my area are so tight, I can’t get to the rear of my car if I reverse park.. I hold my hands up and say that I do eat small amounts of confectionery whilst driving and occasionally sip a soft drink (if safe to do so). I’ve moved my car once on my drive bare foot and it was nasty, my feet folded around the pedal. I fully agree with flip flops and sliders not being driven whilst driving, but, I’ll add any open toe footwear to the list as their is a high risk of the pedal being trapped between the sole and the toe.

[@thomascarroll9556]

Driving shoes were actively promoted in the late 60s/70s as I recall. “What Are Driving Shoes? A driving loafer is essentially a moccasin-construction slip-on with a snug but comfortable fit. The defining feature are the small rubber pebbles that cover the sole and extend to the back of the heel - they are very flexible and provide added grip on the pedals.”

[@3LZ0RR0]

heavy duty shoes are a freaking nightmare to drive with aswell in a manual since you can't feel a thing under there

[@thomascarroll9556]

@@3LZ0RR0 not sure what you mean by “heavy duty shoes” but I’ve driven in steel toe-capped safety shoes & boots (they’re pretty heavy duty) with no problems whatsoever.

[@MaddSusie]

@@thomascarroll9556 I've driven with some steel to capped boots and found my foot to get trapped between the accelerator and the underside of the brake pedal.

[@thomascarroll9556]

@@MaddSusie then you should place your feet slightly differently maybe.

[@flybobbie1449]

Squeeze into a space between cars when there are 100 other free spaces.

[@DMC888]

I was sat in my car waiting outside Tesco with maybe 20 empty spaces around me. Nearly everyone that arrived tried to squeeze into the 10 spaces right by the door (not disabled spaces). Some taking 3 attempts and struggling to get out of their large SUV’s, bashing the doors of the neighbouring vehicles.

[@flybobbie1449]

@@DMC888 I went to hospital, early appointment, raining, car park empty. So parked on far side. Half hour later on almost deserted car park, one had parked to my right and one space further on on left. I took picture to show friend. Then as i jumped in started some dick in a van was about to pull into empty space next to me, so slammed into reverse and pulled out causing them to stop. Bunch of d***heads.

[@DMC888]

@@flybobbie1449 I’ve heard some theories about that. Someone said it was because they couldn’t park using just the lines for guidance. They needed a chunk of metal on at least one side to line up with. Someone else said it was like a conformity thing. They couldn’t park away from everyone else like an individual, rather they felt compelled to fit in by filling all the empty spaces around the other cars. The worst example I’ve seen was when I spotted a lone Ferrari that had been parked on its own about 100m from any other car. When I came out of the supermarket a people carrier full of baby car seats was parked right next to the driver’s door.

[@mauriceleach3558]

I was once in an empty school car park and a car drove in and tried reversing in the space that i occupied, i beeped and they stopped surprised.

[@keithcolman9868]

Once I was parked and faffing about with the door open trying to do something. Someone wanted to park next to me rather than in one of the multiple empty spots. They waited until I had finished and closed the door then gave me a dirty look. Hilarious.

[@MrAllister88]

5:38 they look great! I paint mine as well.

[@brantnuttall]

Ashley eating a bag of snacks is the funniest thing I've seen today!

[@PedroConejo1939]

And heard.

[@craftsmanwoodturner]

You didn't see the red toe-nails, then?

[@brantnuttall]

@@craftsmanwoodturner only after............

[@WestfieldFreshAir]

2nd funniest maybe as painted toe nails in another league.

[@yoram725]

Thanks for theses advice videos, i'm from Luxembourg and mainly watch your channel in order to get a better consciousness about driving, and it has already made me more secure on the road.

[@grahamnutt8958]

To be fair, I was led to believe that driving with your Interior 💡 on was a "no-no"; mainly due to a reflection on your screen which, in turn, could distract or detract a person from seeing a hazard. As for the legality; again - probably misinformed, despite noting that the 👮‍♂️👮‍♀️🚔 sometimes do this. Just goes to show that even old 🐕🐕 can learn new tricks. Nice one Ash. Stay safe folks 👍

[@modavies8401]

I learned to drive as a British soldier based in Germany in the 1960’s and living in the Netherlands. Parking on the “wrong side” was illegal in both countries when I took my Dutch driving test, and I still do not do it.

[@moretimeneeded56]

I read somewhere that in the Netherlands, to exit a car you have to use the hand furthest away from the door which makes you look round to see if it is safe to do so.

[@tony_w839]

re eating and driving, I remember a story in the press - a driver stopped at traffic lights was prosecuted for eating a kit-kat.

[@QuincelSC]

As someone who cycles 6 or more days a week and has also done lots of reading about helmets: Thank you for a fantastic summary of the evidence. My view is exactly yours. I always wear one, but I respect that the evidence for them isn't as strong as many people think. And, as you say, they are worth using but far from as effective as a seat belt or airbag.

[@kenbrown2808]

not wearing a helmet because they won't protect your head from getting crushed by a lorry is like not wearing shoes because they won't keep your foot from being chopped off from getting run over by a train.

[@jeremyashford2145]

Wearing steel-capped boot does not protect your leg bones from being ripped out of your ankle joint by a truck when your job places you in a very awkward situation but it does relieve pressure on the toes. Been there. Can still walk but forty years on the pain is chronic. Wearing a helmet also saves time spent having prosthetic ears fitted, by keeping your head off the road as you slide to a halt. Been there. Still have my ears. Wearing a cloth face mask may keep the flies out but will always make you look like a dick.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@jeremyashford2145 actually, it's not wearing a cloth face mask, when there is a pandemic killing people, that makes you look like a dick.

[@ihateunicorns867]

@@kenbrown2808 It's a little more complex than that. Studies have shown that wearing a helmet changes the psychology of how drivers perceive you. Data shows that drivers are more cautious around cyclists without helmets. I think my comment might get deleted if I try to post a link to the studies, but you can Google it. One was conducted by the University of Bath in 2013, and there has been a more recent one (but I forget who did that). So the choice seems to be to either reduce your risk of getting hit by a car or to raise the risk, but reduce the chance of being seriously hurt if you do. Not so much of an easy decision to make.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@ihateunicorns867 I notice that was done during a debate over mandatory helmet use by a person who preferred not to wear a helmet. and while everybody seems to be in a hurry to cite the study, if found that the difference was three INCHES. so yeah, there has been only one study. it is very popular among those who want to ride barehaded. but for my anecdotal evidence: I bought my helmet after my crash. my riding habits didn't change at all. - other than never riding any distance without my helmet on. so that means my risk taking behavior was significantly reduced. - because I wear a helmet when there's any risk of a crash. - and by the math that makes no change on the risk of a crash, but reduces the risk of injury by 60-80%. it;s the same kind of false comparison as the statistic that more soldiers were admitted to the field hospital with head injuries after the adoption of the military helmet. it wasn't that the helmet increased the number of injuries incurred, it just increased the number of injuries SURVIVED.

[@KendalSmithy]

Reverse parking into a bay can be troublesome as we have to pass the bay before reversing into it. That's when the sneaky driver behind nips in forwards. Doh! That said, since being a white van many years ago man I've always reversed into anywhere I might have trouble reversing out of.

[@MukeshThaker]

Fwd bay: I find it easier for shopping trolleys.

[@cockpiss9260]

You drive a shopping trolley?

[@MukeshThaker]

@@cockpiss9260 don't be an idiot all your life.

[@cockpiss9260]

@@MukeshThaker I'll try and change. Any advice from your own experience?

[@MukeshThaker]

@@cockpiss9260 yeah my experience is that there are far too many idiots & trolls such as yourself who desperately need to get a life.

[@JeffJefferyUK]

@@cockpiss9260 LOL

[@williamfence566]

Agree with All Ashley Great advice as usual . I do take my seatbelt off occasionally when reversing a HGV . Sometimes we need to hang out of the window so to speak especially in poor weather or bays that go from light to dark as you move in .

[@KendalSmithy]

Brilliant videos, Ashley. I learnt very little roadcraft from my first driving tutor (my dad) but my second was the son of a policeman who had taught him in the same way that you teach your pupils. I believe it's a waste of time to be taught by family members unless they are professional drivers themselves. You ought to do a TV series as there's so much ignorance out there.

[@harvkent8017]

The other day my instructor parked on the right outside my house and reversed so he wasn't blocking the driveway and he told me that it was probably the first time he'd actually done that manoeuvre since becoming a driving instructor so I definitely agree with the first point.

[@8G00SE8]

Interior light reflects the inside of the car onto the windscreen making it harder to see was the reason I was lead to believe it's bad to use.

[@PauldeVrieze]

I'm not sure they reflect in the windscreen (good ones don't), but they are certainly visible in the interior rearview mirror, and can be a distraction (like a passenger in the front seat playing with their phone can be a distraction).

[@gordon861]

@@PauldeVrieze Modern cars generally don't, because the manufacturers now put in lenses to direct the light where it's needed rather than fill the whole car like they used to. In modern cars you often find the drivers light is more of a flood light than the passenger side.

[@8G00SE8]

@@PauldeVrieze Forgot to put that they reflect in the dark, not the light itself but the interior of the car will be reflected onto the windows when the outside is dark. Same thing happens in your home at night when you have a light on in the room you are in with the curtains open, you see yourself reflected in the window rather than what is outside the window.

[@TroggyPB]

I believe the allowance to unclip a seat belt when reversing dates back to the first generation Static belts which you tightened by hand like a plane seat belt. Once tightened it was difficult to release the slider adjustment but easy to flip the lever and release it to enable you to twist for good rear visibility especially when reversing around a corner or parking. As long as you didn’t tighten it to rallye levels it could be refastened without a problem. At least that’s what I found in my first car that I retrofitted with such belts.

[@eliz_scubavn]

As a motorcyclist I almost hit someone crossing the road who was wearing earbuds. He was so oblivious that even with me blaring the horn he still didn’t hear me.

[@TheSebiestor]

if you had time to blare your horn, you had time to brake safely

[@eliz_scubavn]

@@TheSebiestor I braked as well as using the horn. But realistically he should never have put himself in the position where he could have been potentially seriously injured in the first place.

[@roaduser6438]

It's also worth advising to look for through and through parking spots when you're in a car park. If you can drive through a parking spot to get to a parking spot that you can just drive straight out of you completely get rid of the need to reverse all together.

[@marksemple297]

that's what i do. :P

[@video99couk]

There's a case for not doing that since you may not be seen by someone reversing into that forward spot. This has caused collisions.

[@markwright3161]

@@video99couk Also, in a busy car park there's nothing to say someone else isn't going to have the same idea from the other side, then you're both stuck nose in.

[@jdunn101ify]

Folk cutting through parking spaces to get to another one are a pain in the erse and it's dangerous

[@roaduser6438]

@@markwright3161 "there's nothing to say someone else isn't going to have the same idea from the other side" Basic observation and being aware of other drivers should ensure that this doesn't happen.

[@raynaudier8622]

Love the painted 💅nails, the tattoo, and the content - keeping everyone safe on the road..

[@kiradotee]

Love the new addition of the camera on top of the car! Can't wait to see it being used more. 🙂

[@CazzyB1]

I totally agree with you on all points, especially on never driving after having even just one alcoholic drink. I'm glad you brought that one up. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Love your informative videos xxx

[@imconfused1237]

Yeah. But that’s what assessing risk is for, isn’t it Cazzy? Once drink has an extremely limiting effect. It does not materially increase risk. That is a fact. Do you make sure you have 8hrs sleep before driving? If not, shame on you - you’re much more impaired than one drink of alcohol. Again, another fact.

[@CazzyB1]

Yes and my assessment of the risk is that it's completely unnecessary. Therefore I mitigate my risks by eliminating the unnecessary ones, like drinking alcohol and driving. Nothing you've said has changed my personal opinion on that.

[@retroonhisbikes]

Good video. How about doing 10 illegal things that some drivers think they can do. 1. Middle/right lane hogging. 2. Driving on the pavement. (See amazon, DPD, dhl, and Hermes delivery drivers) 3. parking on the pavement see 2 above as you have to drive on the pavement to park there. 4. Parking within the zigzag lines at a crossing 5. Over taking cars stopped at a crossing. 6. Driving in a mandatory cycling lane. 7. Driving in an active bus lane. 8. Using mobile phone while driving, or stopped in traffic 9. Flashing your lights after passing a speed camera van. 10. Using your horn late at night. Oh yeah not illegal but! no one has paid road tax since 1937. Cyclists do not have to give way to over taking vehicles. Cyclists do not have to use cycle lanes.

[@BWPT.]

Number three is a tough one, when I lived in Bristol some of the roads there are so narrow that if everyone parked on the road on both sides you'd barely be able to get a car down there let alone a bin lorry, bus, or delivery van/truck. I obviously agree that it shouldn't be done unless absolutely necessary though.

[@stormveil]

The pavement parking/driving situation is absurd though. Councils will drop your kerb for you if you ask them, so you can more easily drive on the pavement! Enabling rule breaking, or a stupid rule?

[@retroonhisbikes]

@@stormveil actually you are allowed to drive across the pavement to gain access to a property, I’m talking about the lazy amazon driver who drives along a pavement cos he cant be arsed to park properly and walk 3 more paces to deliver your parcel. This actually happens out side my house, it blocks the road as cars can not pass, and the guy in his wheel chair has to go in to the road to get passed.

[@SODtv]

When I was sitting my ADI Part 3, "pupil" asked if he could take off his seat belt to do his reverse around the corner. He then prompted me if he should put it back on before we moved off after the manoeuvre. Caught me out there.

[@legoseller4496]

My instructor taught me to always reverse park where possible and appropriate, and I am glad he did so as I now drive panel vans and trying to reverse out of a bay in those is a very slow and steady process! he interior light was a big surprise for me. I always remember wanting to read a book on long car journeys on the way home and wishing a had a light to do so. Mind so, I agree I would find it distracting (I often turn off the display on my dashcam for night driving). With regards to helmets, I always wear one because I no the one time that I decide 'its okay not to bother this time' will be the time I perish from a preventable injury. Thankfully, I have been wearing one so long that I now feel naked cycling without one. Thanks you also for discouraging littering - I find it hard to believe that any reasonable adult would see it as okay, it is simply lazy!

[@unconventionalideas5683]

Parking left wheels to curb is illegal here in the US at all times (since we drive on the right hand side here, that is equivalent to right wheels to curb in the UK).

[@frankhooper7871]

My biggest issue with parking on the 'wrong' side of the street is that you then have to cross traffic to get out...and - assuming you're in the UK *and* driving a car with the driver's seat on the right - you're not in the best position to see oncoming traffic, especially if there are other cars parked ahead of you.

[@marxk4rl]

The other road users will see you getting out and let you. Lots of Europeans drive their cars with the wheel on the left in the UK, and lots of British with UK cars in EU, no problem.

[@mxbx307]

Yep, just this afternoon I was pulling out from the 'wrong' side of the street and had to stop halfway because a small van came in the other direction. Saw him with maybe a few seconds to spare.

[@elobiretv]

Not always a problem. I always park on the wrong side of the road outside my house and never had a problem with pulling out unless a van parks in front of you. You can always wait until a car comes and follow it out too so you know it's safe.

[@FlashGeiger]

It's not legal in Canada. You have to park pointing in the same direction as the adjacent travel lane... on the right side of most roads and either side of one way roads.

[@Grim_Beard]

Re. #6: Err... deaf people are (rightly) allowed to drive and are not, to the best of my knowledge, over-represented in collisions. You might _sometimes_ hear something before you see it, but that's usually a failure of visual observation more than anything else. Also, most cars are very well sound-insulated these days, and as for motorcycles the wind noise means that you hear little else above about 40mph (indeed a lot of us wear ear plugs or noise-cancelling earbuds for that very reason - the noise can otherwise lead to hearing loss).

[@Ultrazaubererger]

Deaf people are used to being deaf and probably use their eyes more.

[@stevehillier7018]

Yes my Father used to say don’t have the interior light on at night . I’m 55 now so I’m talking about over 40 years ago. Also my fathers generation were taught always park in the left due to cars at night picking up on the rear red reflectors of the lights. Another one years ago was in built up well lit areas you could drive on side lights. Crazy thought nowadays ..

[@quietenglishman4179]

Big tick for all of these (particularly the no alcohol at all when driving rule) except for no seat belt when reversing into my narrow drive where I have to stick my head out of the window to avoid the gate post. Useful video as always.

[@raftonpounder6696]

Helmet on a bike every time. My wife is an occupational therapist and has a few patients, some of whom are children, who have brain injuries from very minor bike crashes. One child simply fell sideways whilst stationary and hit his head on the kerb. Brain damage for life for the sake of a few pounds on a helmet.

[@PasteteDoeniel]

After starting my Motorbike license and having worn a motorbike helmet, the bicycle helmets feel very unsafe to me. It's like you have nothing on your head. I'm almost tempted to just take the motorbike helmet instead. but that would look quite ridiculous on a bicycle .

[@theloveboxquartet]

So should pedestrians, motorists and passengers wear helmets? It would follow your logic...

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@PasteteDoeniel they’re better than nothing. Yes, you would look ridiculous with a motorcycle lid on! It would get rather warm too I should think!

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@theloveboxquartet that’s a ridiculous statement. Airbags protect your head in most cars nowadays. As for pedestrians, why?

[@theloveboxquartet]

@@raftonpounder6696 Yep, that's what I thought you might say. Ok, so there's facial injury due to airbags, which not all cars have, especially for the passengers. There is evidence that faith in airbags leads to less safe driving. Check out head injury statistics for motorists.... Pedestrians are also involved in incidents resulting in head injury, whether it be from slipping or tripping or colliding or being hit by a car/lorry/motorbike/bicycle etc. A friends child suffered brain damage after he was pushed over by another child resulting in him hitting a kerbstone....

[@Ep1cure]

There are lots of things in life that you just don't do, even though it's not illegal. With driving it's no different.

[@janepaine1921]

On wearing cycle helmets, I watch TV programmes about A&E and the ambulance service. They regularly have cases where they comment on how a cycle helmet has prevented a serious head injury or even saved someone's life. The professionals who deal with the accidents point out that when someone comes off a bike, they are likely to hit their head hard. A broken leg is usually easier to fix than brain damage which can have life changing or life threatening effects. Keep wearing the helmet!

[@busterboy7505]

I was told you could be fined for driving with your interior light on when it was dark when I was younger, but I do drive forward into a supermarket car parking space, so that I can get my shopping bags in the back, very very rarely park on the opposite side of the street , because it can be a bit of a pain to get back on the go again, and last but not least, only this morning on the way to work I let a cyclist go first on a roundabout, and I got a big smile and a wave, that made both of us feel good, love your videos Ashley, I learn something every time, 👍👍👍👍.

[@tgalloway]

I knew interior lights being on wasnt illegal but my father told me when i was a kid that it can make it difficult for the driver to see out if the interior ambient light is too bright

[@matthewsmith2787]

It’s rare I have the interior lights on at night

[@cmartin_ok]

Eating crisps in the car: always have a pack of baby wipes in the car, useful for degreasing fingers after eating in the car. Useful if you get a puncture and get dirty hands changing the wheel. Also come in handy if a bird craps on the car; clean the mess before it starts to damage the paint

[@Orwic1]

Haha - yes, I always carry those wet wipes in the car!

[@burden773]

The part about bird poo is spot on. Bird's poo is acidic, so if you don't remove it straight away it will slowly corrode through the paint. However using wet wipes right after helps to deal with the issue.

[@hotstuff6131]

Yes, I dont understand the people that eat messy food with their hands then proceed to touch the steering wheel... or wipe it on their shirt...

[@Orwic1]

@@hotstuff6131 I once hired a car and as soon as I got in the driver’s seat I could smell after shave. I don’t use it myself - no problem with people whom might want to wear it, it’s their choice, after all. But the steering wheel was plastered with the stuff. I could smell it on my hands really strongly after driving the car. Stopped at a fuel station to wash it off - but I’d have preferred the hire company to have valeted the car properly before I picked it up.

[@hotstuff6131]

@@Orwic1 unlucky!

[@revealingreflections9338]

Some differences between UK and Australian conditions: here it's illegal to park on the wrong side of the road, and you can be fined for either driving on the wrong side of the road (to get there) or parking more than 30cm from the kerb (measured from the correct side of the road), or both. In most Australian states it's illegal to ride a bike if you're not wearing a helmet. I recommend reverse parking, but there are times, such as having access to the boot for loading shopping, where forward parking is better. Reverse parking does make it easier to see other people and vehicles when leaving a parking spot. Like in the UK, it's not illegal in Aus to have an internal light on when driving at night, but it can be a distraction and can cause problems seeing things through the windscreen. I prefer people to pull over and use the light.

[@kenbrown2808]

when I was younger, I used my face as an auxiliary brake when a driver waited too long to indicate he was turning in front of my bicycle. I've worn a helmet ever since - at least once my face healed enough I could put the helmet on.

[@jillp1840]

I usually forward park when I'm doing the big shop at Tesco's, for the reasons other have said (ease of access to the boot), but I find reverse parking much easier, so that is my preferred method. Also, sadly, for women, I would always recommend reverse parking where possible so that if needed, you can drive off quickly if ever you felt you were in danger. (Maybe car safety could be a future topic, Ashley? Not just for women of course even though it seems we have to be more aware of our surroundings etc)

[@xlphos]

I thought he mentioned this in his attempted car jacking vid. Door in the way of you and a jacker, more so if a car is next to you.

[@123MondayTuesday]

10k likes and he uploads the unedited video of him eating the crisps!!!

[@ttdt]

Really enjoying the content from this channel and what a great video to start a civilized critique of modern driving habits. Let me dip into the discussion by raising a couple of points. Item number 1. Pulling up and parking on the right. Totally agree with you on this subject (and all the others) but it makes you wonder why its now part of the driving test doesn't it? The DVSA justifies it's inclusion by stating the parking on the right is part of modern driving and so instructors should teach candidates to do it safely, or so I'm led to believe. Item number 3. Reverse without seatbelt. I passed my test in the early 1980's and the seatbelt law had just come into effect, many cars on the road at this time had fixed belts that preceded inertia reel. This made turning in the seat extremely difficult and often resulted in drivers having to remove it whist reversing.

[@1obsessionafteranother794]

My preference is to reverse bay park because I find it easier to park into and then leave, but I’ll accommodate depending on the car park, the purpose of the trip, the passengers etc

[@javiTests]

There are so many things that I don't know how they are even legal! Like drinking while driving (especially if it's hot coffee for example). If you spill it on your "central" parts it "could" cause you to lose concentration for a moment... The same for smoking! How many times I've seen a cigarrete slipping from the fingers and land on the driver's lap? That should be banned!

[@TheSebiestor]

so, how many times have you seen a smoker let a cigarette slip through their fingers whilst driving?

[@johnkeepin7527]

A few years ago, when it was legal to advertise tobacco, there were ads for a certain brand with photos of driver’s with a cigarette in their hand. Of course, in those days the 12V plugs did actually have cigarette lighters in them, as standard.

[@javiTests]

​@@TheSebiestor Too many! My father, my brother (they quited a long time ago though), uncle, some friends... even a taxi driver around 30 years ago, when smoking was allowed everywhere. I haven't been in a car driven by someone smoking in a while though (I wouldn't in any case, I'd preffer to get out somewhere). But I still see people smoking and driving.

[@MrSunrise-]

In 1986, a back-seat passenger passed a butt to the driver to dispose of near Jumping Pound westbound on Highway 1 (Alberta, CA.) The driver was burned and swerved into a group of cyclists stopped on the shoulder (10' wide shoulder for heavy vehicles), killing five of them. I remember wondering what all the fluorescent paint marks were about and then reading about it in the paper.

[@woutervanr]

I wouldn't do any of these things while driving a car, but I would while riding a bicycle. No helmet, ever (I don't race), wear headphones and maybe even eat an apple (and throw the core in a bush). That is in the Netherlands though. A helmet can save you in rare cases when cycling, but that's also true for when you're walking or driving a car. Where are the people wearing a helmet there? In the shower is probably the best way to reduce overall head injuries. Also, people who wear a helmet on average ride more aggressive and take more risk due to this perception of being safer. Same in a big metal box with airbags ofcourse. The best way to reduce injuries is better infra. A line of paint doesn't really cut it in most cases. -Dutch civil engineering student

[@jgdooley2003]

The trouble is that you have a large variation in cycling styles and age groups on the road. Making helmet wearing compulsory would be a joke when a cop is faced with a 10 yr old kid messing around in his local area, as many kids do. How do your enforce a compulsory helmet rule in such cases? How would you enforce insurance and licence rules as some misguided anti-cyclists call for? You can't.

[@theloveboxquartet]

Well said and totally agree. I see it as victim blaming and a negation of responsibility. The Dutch model is a shining beacon to good infrastructure and it boggles the mind how other countries wilfully ignore this. Cars are the problem, not bicycles.

[@woutervanr]

@@theloveboxquartet Yes, mostly. Making London and other big cities mostly car free would make way more sense in every aspect. Improves safety, airquality, capacity, etc. Even emergency services would be able to move around quicker. Walking is the endgame though.

[@theloveboxquartet]

@@woutervanr Walking, cycling and excellent public transport is hopefully the endgame...

[@pauliboo2]

No9 - Interior Light Not illegal, but I can’t drive with it on when it’s dark, I can’t see out the back window. I’m forever telling the kids off for turning it on… when we are stationary, that’s fine, but not when we are moving.

[@mastergx1]

7:06 Yes! Absolutely! I was told when I was a kid that having the Central (Main) internal light on was illegal at night but convenience lighting (reading lights, mirror lights, etc) were ok. It’s only now I'm finding out that is untrue!

[@sinista.productions]

Something I’d like more clarification on is using your phone to pay for things like in a drive through or toll roads (Apple Pay etc) whilst driving a vehicle. I’ve heard people say that drive through are private roads so it’s fine but actually most are classed as having public access so driving laws still apply. Love to hear your thoughts on this issue.

[@geko7844]

This is an issue which I feel falls down to common sense, however the law is also on your side. The argument of being on private land is somewhat moot, as the Road Traffic Act (and subsidiary legislation - such as the Construction and Use Regs) apply to anywhere that the public have access to. Therefore, for the purposes of the law, it’s a road and you’re bound by the same laws. The potential offence is one of using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving. The first obstacle a potential prosecutor would have is “driving”. If you are sitting in a a drive-thru, most likely with your handbrake up, then case law supports the view that you are not driving. A driver (and, therefore driving) is “a person who, in a substantial sense, controls the movement or direction of a vehicle ... the activity in question must fall within the ordinary meaning of the word ‘driving’”. The second obstacle would be “a handheld mobile phone”. This is defined in Reg110 Road Vehicle Construction & Use Regs 2003 as “held at some point during the course of making or receiving a call or performing any other interactive communication function”. An interactive communication function includes “providing access to the internet”. The question would rest on whether using your phone to pay is, in fact, providing you with access to the internet. I would argue that it is not - the phone is providing you with access to a payment means. In doing so, the phone is sending and receiving information from the internet in order to make a payment. However, you do not see this information and therefore, arguably, you do not have access to the internet. Finally, we have the good ‘ol common sense and discretion. If you are stationary in a drive-thru and using your phone to pay, then I can’t see any police officer trying to give you a ticket. It is contrary to good sense and I would suggest you would have a fairly easy journey to appeal. I have said the above in relation to a a drive-thru, however I would urge caution in using a phone at a toll-booth. These situations usually involve faster-moving traffic and you open yourself up to an allegation of driving without due care and attention, or dangerous driving, should you have a collision. (NB - I have some legal training but I am not qualified to give legal advice. Use at your discretion)

[@sinista.productions]

@@geko7844 thankyou for the very detailed reply. Regarding the using a phone whilst in control of a motor vehicle rules, I was under the impression that it was now illegal to use a phone even with the car stationary as long as the keys are in the ignition. Just seems like a huge grey area. I never have a never will touch a phone whilst I’m driving, but I do use Apple Pay regularly in drive thru’s.

[@tfkm]

The new rules introduced in the UK make is a specific exception to not holding your phone at the wheel ... essentially using the phone while stationary to pay using a card reader at a drive-thru or toll booth is definitely OK. However, picking up the phone for any other reason is now illegal.

[@A1K300]

@@sinista.productions it is legal to use your phone to pay, and only to pay. Not use your phone for any other reason before and after you pay, or while you’re in the queue. And you must be stationary.

[@jamp12008]

My Mrs doesn’t put her seatbelt on until she’s revered out the driveway and set off with that bloody beep beeping away. She says it restricts her movements even though she doesn’t even turn her head around coz she uses the mirrors and the reverse camera. People like that shouldn’t be allowed to drive

[@LadyBovine]

I smell a happy marriage :D

[@TheRip72]

I've never even considered taking my belt off to reverse. It does not restrict me from turning my head & certainly doesn't impede my view of the mirrors.

[@danielpotts1172]

@@LadyBovine At least he might actually have a marriage than be widowed by not telling her what a pillock she is lol.

[@juststee]

I always forward park... Not sure why it's an issue if you are careful about reversing back out, it's only a problem because a lot of people don't reverse and look around the car properly imo

[@saundersdachicken6197]

People who drive and say "I always thought" bla bla bla have little or no interest in driving.

[@alyx6427]

if something's the safer option then ill do it regardless of how legal

[@_______-]

There was some question as to whether the overall impact of mandating cycle helmets would be positive or negative. The argument was that some people simply wouldn't bother cycling at all, so you would have fewer serious head injuries but a greater number of heart attacks and obesity related conditions. Difficult to prove either way, but to me it should be up to the individual to assess the level of risk they are prepared to accept.

[@Niftles]

Exactly right in your last point. No way should helmets be mandatory in my opinion, it's an individual choice. For me if I'm on a long ride/commute all on roads, I'd wear a helmet every time. Short casual ride to the shops/park though? I tend to not go with one.

[@jamesgibby]

There is also some research that car drivers may take more risks around cyclists wearing helmets, and helmets provide protection in very limited situations. So helmets could result in more cycle / car accidents actually increasing the risk of injury by wearing a helmet.

[@davidellis8141]

Being related to nurse and doctor they will tell you a helmet will help protect your head in everything but the most serious accident. So helmet all the time. I don’t ride at all walk or car.

[@roaduser6438]

@@davidellis8141 The thing is cycle helmets are only rated for accidents up to about 12mph, which is about the speed your head would reach if you were stationary on a bike and just toppled sideways.

[@roaduser6438]

@@jamesgibby Car drivers give less room to cyclists wearing helmets. Likewise wearing helmets gives cyclists a sense of feeling protected and can lead to them taking greater risks. Studies have demonstrated this. Thus if you wear a helmet you're potentially more likely to be involved in an accident, but if you are in an accident you're better off wearing a helmet. Unfortunately most people only consider the last half of that sentence and never the first.

[@Thegreat772]

That's why I love my electric mirrors. Direct them down and you can see the line perfectly.

[@emmajacobs5575]

Forward bay parking makes sense at the supermarket if you have a shopping trolley full of stuff to load into the boot, especially if it’s a very full car park and you have cars either side.

[@K.Pilkington]

Good to see you've got a sponsored video, hopefully the great content you make on this channel is making you some extra money. Let's hope walkers crisps get in touch and send you some money.

[@97TsTravels]

Conversely, is there anything you would do that is illegal in the interest of safety, I can think of one example you've touched on in a previous video, pulling forward past a red light to give a blue light vehicle a path. I'd be interested to see if you had any other examples. Big fan of the channel thanks for all the free learning.

[@donkmeister]

Temporarily exceed the speed limit when overtaking to minimise risk... I know some will disagree of course. 🤣

[@michaelchillingworth9000]

@@donkmeister if you can't safely overtake without speeding then it's not safe to overtake

[@cofty]

@@michaelchillingworth9000 That's illogical. If the vehicle in front is doing 55 in a NSL road it takes a fair amount of tarmac to pass at 60. If you accelerate to 65 for the overtake you increase your margins of safety.

[@notorio526]

@@cofty Or just wait till it's safe to overtake legally. 55mph is fine, it's not a race.

[@cofty]

@@notorio526 not if the driver in front is painfully slow on all the bendy bits. You obviously don't spend most of your life trying to get on with your life in rural areas.

[@jamesbourke1782]

I road cycle 5 days a week and was knocked off my bike at a slow 10 mph. I fell to the ground, broke my back and smashed my head hard on the road. I didn't suffer any head injuries whatsoever as I was wearing a helmet. Had I not been wearing one it would have been a different story. As my dad said when I was younger, you only get one head so put your helmet on.

[@MrFreeGman]

Do you also drive while wearing a helmet? If not, why?

[@robertmccall379]

A very useful presentation of situations and their likely results. We can all end up adopting bad habits without realising it.

[@benhutchinson3185]

Passed my Test recently, videos were so helpful, THANKS. Won't stop watching though, so many great tips to learn

[@FatSnorlax]

Passed my test about 4 years ago and I watch Ashley’s vids because they’re excellent.

[@HopperNation]

I'm 13 years old and watch Ashley's videos just because!

[@benhutchinson3185]

@@FatSnorlax always a great learning opportunity

[@benhutchinson3185]

@@HopperNation They will 100% prove helpful when u start to drive

[@HopperNation]

@@benhutchinson3185 I live in Australia, even like 10 year olds drive here. Mostly on the farm but still, if you ask a Radom kid if they have driven before, chances are they’ll say yes. Maybe this is just because I live in a small rural town in the middle of nowhere.🤔

[@cscape1973]

The bike helmet one is a difficult one. Personally I always do, but comments that have been made to me are “no one in the Netherlands uses a helmet” and this is true. Also making helmets mandatory will dis-courage people taking up cycling. And I this is also true, so it’s not an easy one……do I think we should all cycle in helmets, yes, do I think it should be mandatory…..no

[@barneylaurance1865]

It's not exactly true - in the Netherlands they distinguish between utility cycling and sport cycling as two separate things. People doing sport cycling there wear generally wear helmets I think, people doing utility cycling don't.

[@TheRip72]

I was knocked off my bike by a car last year & it was not my fault at all. The helmet hit the ground quite hard, splitting the foam in several places. I did not even have a headache though, so it did its job nicely.

[@NH00531]

I spent the 90’s bike racing/training with no helmet and have the scars to prove it. However back then there were a lot less cars/nut cases etc, I now don’t go out without one.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

We should mandate helmets for motorists, walking, getting out of bed, the shower, walking up and down stair, ladders etc. Afterall all of these produce greater head injuries than cycling do by huge factors. Helmets do not protect they make outcomes worse. Racing cycling and other sports were helmets are introduced only ever show worse outcomes re head injuries in participants. Please look at actual evidence not have an uneducated best guess based on some flawed 'common sense'

[@ynotnilknarf39]

@@TheRip72 No it didn't, you don't know that at all. A split/brpken helmet is a helmet that failed to absorb much of the forces involved., it failed the most basic of tests so would have been a fail in the lad. You wouldn't have hit your head without a helmet as it increases the circumference of your head, this is obvious as pre helmet wearing head injuries would have been multiple fold times more, they aren't, serious cyclist injuries have increased 50% since the mid 00s when helmets were being pushed by government, police and sporting orgs. the facts prove helmets are useless and make for overall worse outcomes for wearers.

[@joeaverage]

The seatbelt thing when reversing comes from old seatbelt systems that you had to adjust manually to fit your size (in the beginning of seatbelts up to the 80's there were cars with seatbelts that would not retract automatically).

[@matthewpengelly761]

I do the 'forward bay park' if i have to, but i prefer the parking bay drive-thru technique. I am then facing out ready to drive off. I regularly drink soft drinks in the car but i don't eat on the move very much, generally only on really long journeys. Love the nail varnish!!

[@steamhammer2k]

When i am sat in a parked car on the public highway i keep my belt on just in case a car runs into my car. You don`t have to be moving to get hurt.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

I hope you put a getting out of bed helmet and getting out the shower helmet on in case you hurt yourself in that situation too can't be too careful. Make sure you have a big padded crash pad under any ladders you climb, wear a 'life' jacket when swimming, just in case.

[@steamhammer2k]

@@ynotnilknarf39 Yep u cannot be to careful ;-)

[@raftonpounder6696]

Forward bay parking is best in a supermarket. It allows you to load your shopping into the boot much more easily.

[@5688gamble]

But in my experience they usually (not always) have paths between the bays anyway, so you aren't standing on the road with a trolley being a potential hazard! Even without the path, is it really that much effort to walk to the back of your car?

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@5688gamble no paths in my local supermarkets unfortunately. Only between the disabled spaces. It’s not easy manoeuvring a large trolley loaded with shopping between two cars. High chance of damage occurring. Plus, if someone has pulled in tight to your rear whilst you were shopping you’re going to have to pull forward and leave your car sticking out in the road.

[@fergysafc123]

@@5688gamble I've never seen a supermarket with paths in between cars.. Must but a local thing.

[@DaveCollison]

I was not expecting the nail varnish. Nice touch.

[@johnkeepin7527]

Re #10, it’s worth noting that HC 268 is a bit self-contradictory. However, it does say that it’s tolerable to pass on either side in ‘congested’ conditions. In practice, on sections with active “Variable Speed Limits (VSL)”, it is normal for most to stay in lane, rather than weaving in and out to ‘overtake’ (and it would actually slow the whole lot down, capacity wise). It is not wise to assume that you will not be passed on the left by default in such areas. Of course, if the lane to the left is part of a different road identity things can pass on the left anyway, and often do. Usual risks of being stuck in someone’s blind spot etc are equally true, on either side.

[@user-ex1gf1dy8k]

I find having the interior light on at night is incredibly useful when hunting for those stray fries in the takeaway bag, its amazing how many you miss otherwise.

[@stephenw5628]

Remember, ALWAYS put your seatbelt on just after you start moving, don't waste time putting it on before you start the engine 😂

[@ianhill4585]

Especially at busy fuel pumps,turn the key and go.dont faff with belts, wallets/ purses, clear the pump then faff.

[@jadedshade]

I don't always where a helmet when cycling, I decide based on the activity/risk, if I'm riding my road bike, I always do. However if I'm on my hybrid, riding more leisurely and mainly in segregated cycle lanes I don't always wear it.

[@John-pn4rt]

I usually forward park in a bay at the supermarket to be able to load things, but then again unlike it would appear the majority I don't mind parking a bit further from the entrance so it is usually easier to get out again. And I wholeheartedly agree with you about cycle helmets - a friend of mine came off his bike and hit his head on the edge of the kerb - his helmet was a mess, the A&E doctor said no helmet would have almost certainly meant a fractured skull and more than likely a lot worse!

[@johncranna]

so to make it easier for you to load the car (and I stress the word easier - it is still possible to load your car if you reverse in) you would risk reversing into cars and/or pedestrians that you can't see as you reverse out.

[@jacksparrow8932]

Reverse parking in a supermarket car park would be wrong because you wouldn’t be able to put your shopping in the boot

[@cargy930]

Why not? Is carrying the bags a few feet a bit too hard or something?

[@highdownmartin]

It’s more dangerous to wear a helmet that will come straight off in the event of a spill. The number of cyclists who wear a helmet over a woolly hat, have the chin strap done up but so loose you could get yourhand in there or not even done up. False sense of security! There were two or three full face motorcycle helmets back in the late seventies that in tests would not stay on. Stadium Achilles ( perfect name) and the everoak. To name two of them The police used the everoak for a while as well. Gloves are extremely important when on two wheels. Your hands are the first thing on the deck

[@flybobbie1449]

Surgeon said the std. helmet waste of time. They need something like a motorcycle or microlight style helmet. Even skate boarders wear better prtection. My mum fell over in care home, banged her head, dead a week later. Young woman local doctor rolled her car, refused to go a&e to be checked over, died few days later.

[@roaduser6438]

@@flybobbie1449 Compulsory car helmets would genuinely save more lives than compulsory cycle helmets.

[@flybobbie1449]

@@roaduser6438 More cars crash!

[@MrPoopnoddy]

@@flybobbie1449 I've once cleaved my 'standard' bike helmet into 2 bits, and once had big chunks ripped out of it as a front sprocket took a liking to my head. They are not a waste of time.

[@WestfieldFreshAir]

They will take some of initial impact so can often be enough to prevent death or serious head injury. Definitely better than nothing.

[@grahvis]

I remember the thing about interior lights from way back. Depending on the light it can cause the iris of the eye to close a bit more, thus have the effect of reducing vision through the windscreen.

[@pdservices6681]

The seat belt removal when reversing was for the old fixed belts, pre inertia, which strapped you in and had no movement. Unlike today's inertia belts which release and contract with movement.