Be A Little Happier In Life - Gandalf Corner
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มี.ค. 2022
- The first day of the TfL tube strike, and Gandalf Corner was super busy.
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I love the positive interactions with people who condemn bad driving. That's the sort of people I want in society, and our roads would be a much more pleasant place to be with more of them. Our society is so fast paced, causing people to drive dangerously, so it's great when people are happy to take time to chat.
Exactly. If everybody followed the rules in any aspect of life, we'd all be doing much better in many ways.
@@timjensen6968 I love this idea that the rules are always worth following, you must be some kind of drone.
It's so odd how some Cabbie's are so supportive then you get ones like these who say you are the problem not the drivers on the wrong frigging side of the road? Keep doing what you are doing Mikey x
It's not really odd Adalind, but as with anybody else in society there are decent and not so decent people in any working section of London. The first taxi driver on this video was just a silly stupid boring pr*ck, and just to make it clear I am a licensed London taxi driver and of over 47 years experience. It's not just an avatar name on the left, anyway take care CyclingMikey.
It’s because most cabbies (proper London black cab drivers) are very good drivers, but as with anything there are always the exceptions that disprove the rule!
Because unfortunately a small percentage of cabbies also drive like complete bellends and don't obey the rules
He is probably a previous Mikey capture :)
Just like coppers.., Some are ok, some are absolute tools. Just gotta bear in mind that they see the very worst in us humans daily
I love the way these wrong-side drivers almost always wave their hand to indicate that they want to turn right. It’s as if they think that automatically entitles them to drive on the wrong side of the road.
Always gets me that too, as if Mikey is going to be like “yeah actually fair enough, I’ll step aside”
Its the arrogance of the drivers as if they think its ok and I am doing nothing wrong and as its normal thing to do.
What about bikes doing the same thing and not being stopped?
@@JustStuey another dose of "whataboutism". We could converse about the difference between bicycles, the number of people that are killed in cyclist only accidents, compared to people in expensive tin and plastic boxes. But I suspect I would be wasting my time.🤔
@@JustStuey You can't be distracted and fall off a car.
I love the little hand wave indicating they want to turn right as if that makes it ok lol
😂
Your Jedi mind tricks don't work on Cycling Mikey
It's hilarious how many drivers struggle with reversing lol
but not all that surprising, with these drivers.
Scary and hilarious at the same time!
I've got a feeling struggling with everyday life is a common theme with these people
ego rarely lets you shift the gear selector when you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar
It's becoming a smaller and smaller part of the test as time goes on, so no wonder really.
Can you please go dressed as Gandalf?
That would be hilarious.
Go dressed as a 6 point FPN 🤣
And just say loudly: Thou SHALL NOT PASS!
That would be fun...... until he meets a wrong - side driver dressed as Gollum. Some one will get their ring destroyed!
@@noteverton Only if there's lava involved.
Even if you stopped one person from being hurt, injured or worse in any of your videos (which I am sure you did) it's all worth it. On behalf of my family and children, thank you for keeping us safe in the road
I am surprised that the local council or the police have not put up a camera to photograph dangerous drivers and also generate an income. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Well, don’t be. The sloth and indolence of our local services is commonplace and should leave nobody surprised!
Interesting seeing this channel actually being reminded that there are police that can actually walk amongst us. Priti Patel who is Home Secretary and our ultimate chief of police has no police stations in her constituency that I know of. Tiptree and Witham have lost them; she probably has to go outside of her constituency or dial 999 to speak to a policemen. Probably get in to trouble now even dialing 999 as anything like burglary not involving immediate life or death is considered far too trivial. The infrastructure underpinning the UK is rotting away from neglect as evident from the pot holes littering the roads and there is no end in sight.
Two tier society. It’s a wealthy area and the excuse is that putting a camera up wouldn’t be “aesthetically pleasing “.Also , plenty of these people doing this are diplomats, NHS staff, TFL staff , I think that that’s the real reason for them not doing it.
@@michaeld5888 The foreign name Priti Patel explains why the UK is "Rotting Away"
This is madness. There should be an enforcement camera there. Good work and thanks for the entertainment
You do not have to pay camera tickets. In a court of law you have the right to face your accuser, and you very well can't bring a camera to court. That is for Texas,USA. Check your states law. It may be the same.
Let me add, some townships and counties COULD send the ticket to a collection agency which could in fact hurt your credit.
@@mrsynister666 This is in London you fucking moron.
I agree, there should be an enforcement camera but Mikey works for free and entertains us too.
@@mrsynister666 this may be true for Texas, but it’s completely false for the UK where this footage is from
I am amazed at how many people think they are more important than the drivers already in the line.
I love the way they all point at the corner as if they think he dosn’t know where they are going 🤣🤣🤣
It is fascinating how many drivers see you as the bad guy 🤷🏼♂️
The same people would run over a pedestrian and blame the pedestrian.
No empathy psychopaths
@@groot6830 I know somebody that was hit by a cyclist like that , crossing a pedestrian crossing cyclist didn't stop plowed into them mouthful of abuse from the cyclist got back on the bike and cycled away . Luckily it didn't take long for the ambulance to show up and head injuries weren't to severe . There's a LOT ! of cyclists that are a complete danger.to .
I’m security in a very popular bar restaurant some people call me a bouncer but the owner calls me his door host.
I see it time and time again when someone gets caught out they turn the tables on me so you do Jedi mind tricks on them
Not bad but sad
@@groot6830 And yet most the pedestrains are braindead, phone-texting teenagers who lack any sort of road sense.
No empathy for young and dumb.
0:51 the righteous finger of people getting Gandalfed!
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 , up to £ 1000 fine (I'm not saying it's a good law, just another example of our nanny state heading oppressive regime no matter the governing political party).
It was the brain cell count... ONE
Little #hit in a Golf.
Watching this is addictive. 😂
Mikey out here just trying to make the roads safer and i love it.
@@tilerman I think the viewing numbers would go through the roof!
@@tilermanhe’s done Lewisham recently
I love your approach... calm and collected. The hubris of these people is shocking. Stay lucky
“There is always someone prepared to take a chance, with other people’s lives.” Sums it all up.
And... for what though? To save them a few seconds in the day while on their journey? It's absolutely pointless and in no way worth the risk in my opinion
@@benm5345 it's worth the risk when you don't value other people at all. When the world is you and nothing else, everyone else is an expendable npc.
I love how you are so calm and polite. That must really annoy them even more!
So let me get this straight....you have been doing this for years, why have the police not done anything at this corner?
Mikey is cheap. Google pays him 🤣
The police prefer to deal with more serious 'crimes' like name calling on Facebook..
Police are too busy violating auditors who are not committing no crimes.
UK police are a joke.
@@markfarnon6742 Not how it works, let me guess, you're in your 50s/60s?
And this is why we must all respect the centuries old British tradition of queuing.
I'm not so bothered about the queuing as I'm Dutch, but I am bothered about the danger these risk takers are posing to others.
@@CyclingMikey Ahahaha, I jest Mikey. What they’re doing is extremely dangerous and I’m glad you’re there to stop them. Keep up the great work.
Except on dual carriageways where people use one lane instead of two and try to prevent cutting in just before a narrowing, instead of using all the available road space and 'zipping' through the narrowing as informed to do so in the highway code.
It was nice of some of the drivers to show their appreciation by waving to you.... lol
I cannot believe how far down the road some of these drivers drive on the wrong side of the road to get to this junction to turn right.
These people are what makes me hate driving. If only everyone drive considerably it'll make the driving experience better for everyone. I've started reporting bad drivers and one who did a hit and run on my parked car after driving like a dunce in the wet. He's going to court this month for failing to comply to who's driving at the time of the incidence. Already landed him 6 points and £660 fine. If he doesn't turn up to the court hearing I'm sure he'll be looked for by the police
I don't think I've seen this move anywhere else, it's quite strange.
About the same distance as the cyclists that he waves cheerily past.
@@quietman2672So aren't cyclists allowed to filter past the stationary traffic? He also scolds the ones driving on the wrong side of the island, but since they don't have a number plate, he can't really report them.
It's interesting that the hand signals by the rule breaking drivers are so identical, even down to the timing. The same bent hand gesture ("I'm just going this way, mate"). Great work, fella. Great restraint dealing with those are unhappy in their lives (that 1 cabbie) and want company in their misery.
The generosity of the patient drivers that allow Merge in Turn by the queue jumpers is notable. Great job Mikey; great banter with the patient majority (including the stereotypically grumpy cabbie) and first redirection of a Londoner on a Boris Bike I've seen you effect!
I wouldn't let them merge back in I'd leave them sat in the middle of the road like a tit.
They are only letting these selfish idiots back into the queue on the correct side of the road so the law breakers don’t continue to block the road for the motorists who are going up it the correct way.
Yeah, I'd be closing the space as much as possible. I wouldn't let them back in!
I love the Gandalf corner videos 👌👍 your doing a great job Mikey keep them videos coming 👌👌👍👍
If ever a junction needed a total redesign it's this one right here,keep up the good work. Plod should do more to combat this dreadful problem.
Yep this is basically a bad layout.
@@robotsonmars1989 it really tempts people into dangerous moves doesn't it.
I couldn’t agree more.
I think you're better off having two clear no entry signs on the right side of the carriage way. That'd probably help.
It's the most basic rule of driving, stay on your side if the road lol. How are people so dumb. A bit of patience is needed
I love these longer videos… well done 👍
You must love Gandalf Corner, Mikey, you're ALWAYS there.
It's amazing we don't see this terribly often in the states. I mean, we have bad drivers and all but the amount you have......astounding. it's really mind boggling.
This is London, a different planet to the rest of the UK!
John taxi driver was a nice dude. 👍
It gets me how many have made the decision to pass on the wrong side well before they get there. It gives the impression they have done it before, possibly more than once.
you are amazing, thanks for standing up for what's right!
Honestly, I’m still astonished at the number of drivers that do this. It’s staggering.
I bet it only happens in the morning rush hour, the 99% of times
Life is very simple……..just do the right thing.
If you fight life, it fights you back.
I'll be in London next week hopefully I see you doing your great work 👍 👏
I'll be on holidays in London first weekend of May. Hope I get to see you here in action!
I'm surprised the local council hasn't cashed in on this and put a fixed camera at that corner, and looking up the road as well. it must be illegal to drive on the wrong side of the road even before the keep left sign. it would be a camera I would actually support. keep up the good work Mikey, if they don't install a Camera they should at least install a bench for you to sit at and deliver fresh Tea.
It’s owned by the parks.
Mikey, have you thought about getting a polariser for your GoPro? It would remove the reflection off the windshield :)
Love how they get closer and steer a little in the hope you move... People point out its often the expensive cars but what I find its those with private plates that push the limits the most.
That talkative cabby is just great. (the gopuff advert one) Salt of the earth. Also Mikey. Liking the strategic positioning of your bicycle. That stops pavement climbers trying to get around the law breakers coming the other way. I wholeheartedly approve Sir.
Came across this site by accident and now I'm hooked - it's so funny, even though I'm a driver myself, but I can't stand bad driving/drivers taking the p...! Good on you Mikey.
It genuinely makes me sad how aggressive, rude and unfriendly cars make people act :(
It's because psychologically the car is an extension of their house and they don't like that being attacked
I've worked as a professional driver (vans and HGVs) for the almost 30 years and i see similarities between the way people behave when driving and the way people behave on social media. Lack of eye to eye contact and the tendency to be in a foul mood are probably the main factors but i also suspect the viciously tribal part of our evolutionary baggage is brought to the fore in both environments.
I’m amazed how quickly they get let back in line. I’m the States I think everyone would close gaps and make them wait.
that def happens here in London too, just not enough in these videos. I definitely wouldn’t let them back in.
Hell yes, they'd be getting the "back of the queue cunt" hand gestures 😂
A lot of the time you’ll notice over some of the videos it’s more they bully their way back in.
I think it’s because they’re not sure what’s happening with person in the road. Normally nobody would let you back in
I like where you positioned your bike and trailer so that people can not squeeze past, hence not driving on the pavement
GANDALF CONER IS MY MOST FAVORITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSTS CYCLING MIKEY. After a day of driving here with people who are entitled, spoiled I don't care if I hit you kind of people . Its a great feeling to see you demanding respect for the road. Great Job.
3:17 that number plate must be worth a few quid!
There are so many examples of different types of humanity.
Mike is a hero and I wish him all the best, and to keep cycling safely.
As for the rest, it is not just the cream that floats to the surface…
Love the right hand hint you get when you step out in front buddy 🤣
"buddy" lol, this isn't Milwaukee 🤣
Thank you for everything that you do- you’re saving lives 100% of the time it just takes one cyclist speeding round to get hit and could die thank you for everything you do even in this lovely British weather! Hope to catch you round Regent’s Park during summer 🚴♂️
Need a polarised filter on your lens, so you can capture the drivers.
The interactions are very revealing. It's a barometer of the society that we live in. May God bless you and protect you, Mikey. 🙏🏻
I was trying to hit the thumbs up but kept hitting the thumbs down lol. Great work, stand your ground. I am a cyclist also and was hit by a car last June and still recovering but I have many permanent injuries but I’m back riding now.
I am surprised how easy the correct drivers let the bad ones filter back into the correct lane.
Doing so actively encourages them to queue jump.
I would sooner cause an accident and spend the next 3 hours waiting arguing about it than let one of those plonkers in.
The maddening thing is the amount of money you are bringing in means that if the police had an officer there permanently it would easily pay for itself
A camera would even do.
Mikey has commented under different videos that overall the fine doesn’t recoup the cost it takes to prosecute individuals due to the manpower involved. @Nona Cee , apparently the building opposite won’t allow a camera to be installed
your doing a service for london sir! new subscriber earned! thank you!!
Nice video..... back to normal! Great work!
Some great interactions here. Isn't it funny how even with traffic jams due to the tube strike that:-
a) a lot of drivers were appreciative, makes sense I guess
b) those that got caught didn't bother arguing as they sometimes do, their traffic cheating got denied and I guess they felt everyone in the queue were against them too
Find it hilarious how in the last couple of videos he does Gandalf enforcement whilst on a phone call, like the drivers are of secondary importance and don't require all of his attention
"No, I understand, I'll do that."
Though you were speaking to your doctor and not to the driver, it happened to fit the moment and the sign language going on:
"No (you're not going this way), I understand (you're trying to cut the corner and get past the queue), I'll do that (take your picture and report you to the authorities)."
Keep up the good work!
keep up the good work making the road a little safer. After watching a few of your vids and looking at the cars and people is there a hospital down the road their trying to turn on to?
What are the accident stats on this junction?
I'm surprised how polite other drivers are to allow them back in the lane
How long and how many days do you spend at the corner? Keep up the great work and videos!
Keep doing what you’re doing. I thinks it’s very admirable.
Some people’s stupidity is unreal!! 👍
Mickey should get an MBE or a CBE from the Queen for service to the public.
He’s not Russian you know. Only Russians get peerages.
She’s in a box unfortunately
@@limitedextra268 must be talking about Elton.
That thumbnail and title 🤣🤣🤣
I love the little hand gesture, they all do it. I’m turning right that’s why I’m here durrr. Nothing beats the doctor’s gesture; wafting you away though
plenty of ambient birdsong - spring is here!
You need tremendous confidence to be doing what you’re doing. Well done !💪👍
3:13 E-TRON GT!!!!
Boring electric cars
I am coming London on a mega busy day so I can sit an talk to you on the RIGHT side 😆
My son has told be about ure channel, its brilliant...
The queue jumpers can't lose. They all barrel up the outside of all those law abiding drivers and then If they don't get past Mikey they just reverse a little and then push in at the front of the line. Either way saving time compared to the other patient drivers who have been waiting.
They do lose because they get a big fine and six points in most cases.
The word "queue" should be pronounced "qyouey-youey-youey"
3:18 H 5 awesome numberplate !
RS E-tron GT nice car too. I’m just waiting for mine to be built 😁👍🏼
We have a diabetic on our family and all nurses/specialists etc are awesome - this one is an exception
I personally think if the local police put up a camera on that particular corner they would get more tickets then they would know what to do with.😬
omg, I could watch this all day!!!
Same! These law breaking chickens are very entertaining.
Glad to see someone Who got the guts to Do such thing Much respect from Québec Canada like we Say Here There are "chauffeurs du dimanche" lol
Edit : more seriously take care out There its look very dangerous Indeed 🙏
If you get a right angle USB -C cable and a battery bank you can use it to keep the camera recording for hours on dry days anyway ,but I'm sure there would be a case that would keep the rain off too when the battery door is off......
Thank you EVER so much for what you are doing and for sharing it with us, CyclingMikey. Absolutely FANTASTIC and deeply appreciated by ALL road users. 🙂🙂🙂 It is INCREDIBLE how calm you stay even when these morons try - in vain - their best to insult you. Great, GREAT, MIKEY! 🙂 You are the HERO of London traffic. 🙂
Love your videos Mikey you're doing a great thing
Hey Mikey, worth running that Gopro in pass through mode. I just run a 10Ah battery in my pocket running straight into the Gopro 10 through a right angle USB C. 4-5 hours non-stop :D Power to your elbow fella!
Gandalf corner vids are the best.
Public order offence after breaking the road rules. That would have been an interesting FPN
New here. What is FPN?
@@jperin001 fixed penalty notice :)
As this is such a problem why-the-hell haven't the council put CCTV here? And just where ARE the cops?!!
In bed most likely, too cold!!
Its privately managed.
Do you have a database of the makes and models of vehicles that try to pass? It would be interesting to see the monetary worth of a vehicle and how many of that price bracket try to pass
What did the cab driver say in the beginning? I can't quite make it out.
No one is happy in London, I work there sometimes bad it is hilarious how people behave.
It's like watching rats in a rat run lol.
You captured the misery well.👍
10:04 the guy has just passed a car coming in the opposite direction and he still thinks he can use that side of the road?? You can't even claim ignorance for that. But the icing on the cake is he's still waiting to get back in line when a motorbike cuts round and gets in front of him at the end of the video 🤣🤣🤣
I'm sure people must have mentioned this before but why don't they change the island into a zebra crossing and a lane for turning right?
Its the silly wee hand gestures they do that always get me - like its going to change your mind
I can sense drivers on the wrong side do not fight that much anymore, right?
Hope drivers are getting educated :)
Thanks!!
Seriously, that look left sign should also say look right as well. It is an accident waiting to happen. What is it with that junction? You rarely see that behaviour in other places.
Why should it say look right? 😉
But if a pedestrian were injured by a wrong-side driver, it would certainly be raised in court that the victim didn't look right, despite the signage instructing them to.
I'm absolutely NOT justifying the bad drivers, but to answer your question, it's likely due to poor traffic management further along the road and in the surrounding area, ie: badly timed traffic lights. When traffic is continuously building up in a specific area, it's a failing of the traffic management systems.
thanks for making the streets Safer
This junction needs those traffic flow plates you get in the car parks entrance
More cyclists than cars went on the wrong side.
Surely, it's time to put a licence number on bikes. Far too many cyclists get away with bad illegal cycling.
The other thing I notice even with the drivers that are on the correct side is that very few leave a gap in stationary traffic for pedestrians to cross via that centre island, including many that you are having a friendly interaction with...whilst they happily block that section.There is a dropped curb there too for anyone in a wheelchair or motorized scooter etc none of whom would be able to cross during the frequent periods of stationary traffic. Just goes to show how few drivers think of pedestrians.
Nothing to do with being a 'driver'. 90% of people in general are entitled cunts these days.
I take your point, but there are no crossing markings. Very poor road marking by the local authorirty/council.
@@jdaley197931 I think the crossing island gives it away that it's a pedestrian crossing so leave a Gap.
Do they get fines and points for this, given that you're stopping them going past the island?
I loved your come back on the taxi driver with a bad attitude to what you do and I wonder if he might have done this before and now can't.
Great interaction. Good going Mikey