That last clip.. "NO! NO! NONONONO! NOOONONONOO.." I can relate to this so much. My heart sank when it seemed like the dog went under the car, and it's easy to see that the driver felt the same. As a dog owner myself, I would never keep my dog unleashed close to traffic, even if she's trained to stay on sidewalks and not to cross without my approval. I love her too much to let an accident take her away, and causing trauma to everyone involved. Keep your loved ones safe.
My dog is trained to stay by my side when off lead and to come back to me as soon as I whistle. Even though she’s been trained, I still wouldn’t ever let her off lead near a road. She stays on a short leash until I know there are no roads near by.
Poor sod in the end clip! That’s my worst nightmare. Hitting an unsupervised pet or child. Reminds me of a clip of a child that had wandered away from care onto an A road and nearly getting flattened.
It’s horrible. I was driving into work one day and saw a terrier running up the street which I was wary of and managed to stay clear. I parked up on a side road and as I was walking back down I saw it run into the road and got hit and taken under a C1. The owner came running about five minutes later after I managed to get him off the road. Somehow the dog had no injuries but it was a shock to say the least
@@223havoc I always stop if I see a dog running around on its own. Most of the time I've been able to catch them. Once we stopped and the dog ran away from me and got hit by a car. She shook her head and ran off down a side alley, then looked at me suspiciously. I shut the gate and knocked on the door (the house had windows open) but no one answered. After dropping my pupil off at the end of the lesson I went back, this time with a pen and notepad, intending to leave a note, but this time someone I answered, and I asked if they owned a small, white, woolly dog. They said yes and I said she had been hit by a car. A voice upstairs said, "No, she's up here with me." As they had CCTV cameras, I suggested that they check them and get her looked at by a vet, just in case.
@@pineapplepenumbra the road near my work is a school zone 20 mph and I was literally indicating to take a side road for parking when I saw the dog. Once I’d parked I walked back down towards the main road and saw it dart under the car from the pavement. I feared chasing the dog may have caused this scenario anyway, it’s a hard call really. In the end nothing serious went on although the driver did leave the scene rather quickly once the owners arrived. Not sure if any laws regarding reporting the incident were broken in doing so but it certainly wasn’t nice to see first thing in the morning
@@223havoc Nope, certainly not. Technically, hitting a dog should be reported to the police, but if the owners were there, then I don't think that's necessary. Say the dog needs treatment and it's the car driver's fault, then maybe the insurance would pay for it, _but_ if a dog isn't on a lead and causes an accident, the car driver can sue them, as they are then liable for the damage. Years ago my girlfriend's dog escaped (she reckoned someone left the gate open on purpose, because they didn't like her having the dog there, although it was only supposed to be for a few days) and got killed by a post office van. We spent ages looking and ringing around vets, before phoning the PDSA. They said a dead dog had been brought in, but he wasn't the right breed. I asked to come in and look anyway, and it was him. That was over 30 years ago and I'm still angry and upset that no one bothered to try and grab him. He got run over about 150 metres away, in a busy area, plenty of people could have seen him. Again, he was white and obvious.
I was chuckling to myself the other day as I saw a bad bit of driving and could almost hear Ashley saying "now what could they have done to avoid that situation" 😂
I chuckle when I watch his ‘space closer’ video. Almost hearing his voice in that scenario. Ashley has double standards, when it suits him. It’s sad to see as he produces good content but is slowly getting worse & more aggressive
@@_Professor_Oak just when he criticises others and talks about reducing risk, or making a situation into a none event, but then causes situations and tries to provoke a reaction in his “space closure” video
I passed my driving test this morning first time (somehow!) at a notoriously hard test center (38% pass rate). Your videos Ash have been a massive help...Not to do with passing the test as such but general safe driving principles. I'll continue to watch as I take on the second stage of my learning now while driving solo!. Thanks again for the videos bud!
Clip 3 is an absolute disgrace. Yes, the black car undertook him which isn't great but the cammer almost caused a potentially fatal collision in retaliation 😡
The commercial could see the the car was running out of road. So, didn't he just backoff and let him in? Why risk someone dying and having to live with that knowledge for the rest of your life? That's it you don't kill yourself, also.
What’s worse is the cammer almost allowed the gap to open, malign the black car think it was offered the opportunity to come across then they not only closed it in their face but forced the black car to almost come into contact with a van. How they can send this in stating that the only person wrong was the black car is beyond me!
Absolutely agree that the cammer is a knob and was dangerous in this situation, but is everything in this thread forgetting that the black car had brakes? "He's running out of road, the cammer nearly caused him to collide with the van" ..he could've just slowed down? Like yes the cammer obviously made that a dangerous situaton by being stubborn but the black car had brakes presumably to slow before hitting the van and didn't have to force his way across.
Because the vast majority of grown adults lack the ability to be critical of their own actions. It's a lot easier to point a finger and say, "look at what this clown is doing" as opposed to thinking what we could have done better.
On another dashcam video, there was an absolute classic example. The cammer was approaching a mini roundabout with the intention of turning right and a cyclist was coming in the opposite direction, intending to go straight on. Had the cammer driven round the roundel, they would have passed comfortably behind the cyclist. However they drove across the roundel in front of the cyclist, forcing them to stop. They then blamed the cyclist for the near collision. It was so bad, it looked as though it was a deliberate attempt to create the situation.
That last clip is an interesting one as in the last couple months I've nearly hit two dogs(separate incidents) that weren't on a lead and suddenly ran out in front of me while riding my bike.. My heart certainly dropped! Dog owners really need to be aware of what they are doing and keep their dogs on leads if by areas like pavements etc
At least 3 times on lessons I've had to so an emergency stop for dogs that were on leads, and leapt out into the road (and for deer, as well, but they weren't on leads). One of them I told my pupil it was going to happen (on a narrow road, with little room to swerve), so luckily we were already slowing down. Sure enough the dog leapt out and the woman was very apologetic.
Winds me up! Idiot dog owners make us drivers feel bad when something like that does happen. His awareness and position was spot on in the clip and he did an amazing job. You can even make out he was slowing down slightly as he noticed the pedestrian behind the car, highlighting he was aware they are slightly hidden and may not be alone. If that planning was not put in place he would of hit the dog. Yet, he’s made out to be the bad person with the look on her face. That’s not a driving fail! It’s a dog owner fail!
@@bp19870 "Yet, he’s made out to be the bad person with the look on her face." I was on my way out of a car park round a block of flats in Luton, and was behind a kid on a bike. He was very young and some way behind his parents, who weren't looking back to see that he was slap bang in the middle of the road, blocking my way. I was going slowly, patiently waiting for them to notice, and get him out of the road, but no, he fell over (I was still about 5 or 6 metres back from him, and literally crawling along), and then they looked back and gave me a dirty look. Some people shouldn't breed.
Clip #6: The folks in charge of the temporary traffic lights should really have covered the lights up, or indeed disconnected them altogether for the period they were not in use. Ashley is correct though: By observing the first set of temporary lights that had been turned to face away from the road, the silver car could have worked out that the second set of temp lights (and on the right hand side of the road) were part of a "matching pair" not in use. Plus the fact that there was no obstruction at that time to even justify any lights in use.
@@andyalder7910 You must stop for a red light, its written into the highway code, the fact there is no line or sign, might be debateable in court. If you stop, and assess the situation, if only for a minute, you're probably covered by law. Like I wrote before, most of us have been behind a seemingly stuck, faulty red light, we can't pick and choose which ones to breeze through. You never know who's watching........
@@ianhill4585 You don't stop for repeater lights on the opposite side of the road. Say the main light changes to amber when you cross the stop line, the repeater will be red by the time you reach it but if you stop you'll cause a traffic jam.
The cyclist having a problem reminded me of the time I rode up to behind a couple of cars waiting at a level crossing. Stopping and in attempting to put a foot down, my shoelace caught in the toe clip and I had little choice but to fall over. The funny thing was, the woman in the car in front, jumped out, rushed round and said "Oh dear, was that my fault?" I told her no, I was just being an idiot.
When I first learned SPD peddles 20 years ago, I fell off right outside a Church. Just as the Vicor came out! He checked if I was ok and gave me a blessing! Never had an issue with clip-ins since when cycling on the roads. True story.
@Thomas Yeats If your knees hurt specifically with clips, but not when riding without clips on the same bike, that means you have the clips set at the wrong angle; typically the correct position is somewhat toe-out. There's a lot of position and angle adjustment available in the attachment of the cleat to the bottom of the shoe. Some types of pedal (particularly the ones intended for clip novices) also have a lot of "float", that is flexibility in the angle of connection between shoe and pedal. Perhaps give it another try, with someone who knows how to set these things up. At the same time, it's entirely possible that clip pedals of *any* sort are the wrong answer for urban riding, when you will need to stop frequently and unexpectedly. I use Shimano Click'R pedals which have a "flat" side to them as well as a "clip" side, and you can pedal comfortably on either side with SPD shoes, or on the flat side with normal shoes. They're a good fit for my normal shopping trip, which is 8 miles of open road followed by some urban riding.
I have seen a lot of dashcam videos, and I find it amazing that so many people do nothing to avoid the situation just because they have the right of way, or are in the right lane, etc. You can see that guy wants to push in to your lane, just let him in it's safer. Don't let your ego or sense of righteousness contribute to an accident.
Same here, saw one a few weeks ago because a driver was over the median having a paddy because someone else would not let him in. He continued to edge forward even blocking a fire truck from making a turn then took a long time to back up. I think the firetruck actually pushed him back a bit at low speed. That channel is mostly full of drivers that would rather cause an incident/collision (notice I did not say accident) than back down, some even gloating that it has happened before at the same place and they have collided multiple times in the same scenario.
The final clip shows a complete lack of responsibility by the Dog owner. I'm not surprised by DCH reaction here...... a lucky escape. Stay safe everyone 👍.
I saw the clip on DCH's channel and his explanation was amazing as to what was going through his head at the time. I know I'd have been a lot worse if I'd have been in the situation. It would have taken me a good 20 minutes to a couple of hours before being comfortable enough to drive even without hurting the dog. And if I had hurt the dog I wouldn't have been able to drive safely to the vets though I'm sure I'd at least try and then not be able to drive afterward.
@@LukeTR2000 It was a shocker. Thankfully, like yourself, already seen the original 📽 but always post on Ashley's channel as he's been an inspiration to me; both on and off the road. Respect 👍
The situation at 8:33 reminds me of a thing I want to bring to everyone's attention: There's a reason why all dashboards are black. It's to minimize reflections in the windshield. That brightly colored plush toy was probably not appearing in the same spot from the driver's viewpoint, but in situations like this it can make the difference between there being "too much going on" to spot the black cyclist and an avoided death or maiming. Please do not store (bright) objects there that you don't need on the road.
Clip 17: I do indeed try to drive in "staggered" formation and this is one key thing I have learned from Ashley. But just as Ashley stated in this clip, it's just not always possible. One of the biggest challenges I find with this principle is on those large multi lane roundabouts. When it's busy, it's just not always possible to drive staggered when you have so many other cars around you. So instead I watch the traffic in the adjacent lanes like a hawk. Another situation where it's often a challenge to drive in staggered formation - on a busy motorway with 3 or more lanes. I invariably find myself in Lane 2 and overtaking a lorry in Lane 1, whilst I myself am being overtaken by several cars in Lane 3. Interestingly, my inner voice is then saying to me "Ashley would mark me down for this". However, to try and drive "staggered" on such a busy motorway would involve significant reduction and increase in speed on a constant basis, which in itself is not desirable. But I do take the approach of "drive staggered if you can do so with a minor adjustment of speed".
The problem is that for every one of you, there's five more out there whose goal is to drive alongside you - and two of them think it's OK to cut corners.
I passed my driving test just shy of 6 weeks ago, and after a horrific first week riddled with errors, I've been slowly gaming my confidence. One thing I do find is that I get either very flustered or very angry quite easily, and I'm finding watching your videos is helping me to continue learning, and improving my driving my ensuring I stay calm, in addition, seeing some of the errors people make is really helpful to me - a lot of it is plain idiocy, but some of it seems like genuine bad judgement and I'm sure the drivers felt rather foolish afterwards, seeing such things happen makes me more aware of mistakes that can happen when on the road.
Hi Ashley. What would you say the best thing to do is when both sets of temporary traffic lights are stuck on red? (assuming it's 2-way and you can see the oncoming traffic queue) I have been in this situation a couple of times, and eventually had to just go through (ensuring it was safe to do so).
My take having faced these a few times: First of all check you are positioned so the temporary light can detect you! Many stop too far ahead. Still red? Wait long enough to confirm fault, there might be a three-way light you can't see from a junction further ahead. Then perhaps just a slow crawl through, in middle of road (assuming road works) to block anyone tempted to overtake you, as it is not safe ahead.
Fair enough going through on 2-way temp traffic lights where you can see traffic on the other side. But yeah just make sure you wait long enough so that you can be 100% sure they arnt working. And then just proceed through it normally. But if no-one has done so ring the number that should be posted near-by for whoever is in charge of the traffic lights.
The playing of Song 2 while the VW driver honks the Citroën for turning blindly has given me an idea. Drive through a 20 mph speed limit in my area that no one obeys, obeying the speed limit, tailback of traffic, windows open "Wahoo!" Imagine the scenes
I've had a similar moment to 8:45 in residential areas like this where dogs get out and onto the street. In my instance the dog just ran out of the house with 0 warning. Luckily I managed to slam on in time but it's a gut wrenching fear. If you're in a residential area like this it's always important to keep your speed low.
@@telemachus53 it's important a legal requirement, dogs are not allowed to be crossed over a road without a lead, which is what happened here because a lead was not even present at all the dog walker is breaking the law, "Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is a criminal offence for a dog to be on a 'designated road' without being held on a lead"
I've hit a few dogs in my time, on bicycles, motorbikes, cars and 7 tonners, the most memorable being one that got caught between my motorbike and sidecar. Damned thing nearly killed me but just got up and ran off, despite being rolled like it was in a tumble drier for some distance. Sometimes dogs escape their enclosures, or are let out by careless people, but there should be no-one who thinks they can walk their dog alongside the road without a lead. Also, a child should never be in charge of a dog that it cannot physically control - my best friend was killed being dragged into the road by a dog when I was about 9 years old.
2:29 The procedure for taking down temp traffic lights is to switch them so that they all show constant red to stop traffic, then turn then around so that they face inwards towards each other [facing away from the approaching traffic] and when ready switch them off, at this point the traffic can now ignore the lights and use the road as normal while you remove them from the road. So the traffic lights on the right hand side of the road were the ones controlling the traffic from the other direction and in the process of being removed. The operative in charge should have switched them off already to stop exactly this confusion.
The last clip shows how traumatic it can be for a driver who hits an animal. One selfish and irresponsible owner has caused someone to have a really bad day. Why anyone would allow an unleashed dog to walk ahead of them on to a road is beyond me.
@@MartinParnham Extending lead or no lead amounts to the same thing . Where there's traffic a dog should be on a short lead/leash, or at least under control, preferably walking to heel. Many people will argue that their dog is under control - dogs can't read traffic, and they are at a height disadvantage. In fact an under control dog shouldn't even be on the road until it is given the "cross" order.
@@MartinParnham I never took your comment as argumentative, so apologies if it appeared that I had. I was just expanding on my original post in order to clarify my position - maybe I didn't make s very good job of it.
Happened to me this morning when my friend didn't see her little pooch run past her out the front door. Rushed out stopped two cars them safely retrieved the pooch.. There was a heartbeat skipping near miss though.
It's happened to me too. What made it worse (for me) was that I didn't get the dog owner's details. My car seemed ok at first, but I later discovered a lot of damage. Wasn't covered by my insurance so I had to add a big bill to my trauma. I know the owner had just lost a dog, but they also were negligent in letting it run out - that's why it's so important to make sure your pets are covered by your household insurance in case this kind of thing happens.
I'd hate this to happen to me tbh a dog or a child. Hitting anyone would be terrible to be fair. I think I'd rather be run over myself than be the driver responsible for killing or seriously injuring someone even if you weren't at fault legally it must be a terrible thing to live with afterwards
1st Clip at around 0:14: This is what I call a "cross over situation". Namely where I am on the priority road that bends to the right and there is a minor junction to my left, plus restricted visibility around that right hand bend. In such situations, I try to be aware of exactly the situation that occurred in this clip & reduce speed accordingly (and yes, use of horn if applicable). The flip side of this is if I am the car coming the other way on the main road and wanting to turn right into the minor road, I make sure I drive around what for me is a left hand bend as far as possible before committing to make my turn, in order to be able to fully see what might be coming around the bend,
Another factor which may contribute to incidents like this is that small rural junctions are often wrongly recorded on places such as Google maps. For example, recently I was following directions from my phone and noted that in two spots, the junction line was recorded at the wrong point so instructions were to continue round the bend/turn at the junction when it should have been the other. Drivers who simply do as they're told without thinking/observing the real world when using GPS guidance is a problem in itself. When these two factors combine you could easily get dangerous situations.
@@quotingdev You are absolutely spot on with your comments. It's actually something I frequently comment about to my mum in the passenger seat. Often my after market GPS will give instructions such as "In 300 feet turn right / left" when in actual fact, it's simply a bend in the road. Sometimes there will be a minor side road in the "straight ahead" position on the bend and other times, there isn't even another road except the one I am on. More dangerous than that is when you actually have to Give Way, as you eluded to. A typical example is when the GPS gives instruction to carry "straight on" at what turns out to be a Y junction to the right, when in fact you need to give way to oncoming traffic, signal etc as it's effectively a "right turn" into a side road and not just "straight on" regardless of how little steering input is required. As you eluded to, it's more important to pay attention to the actual road layout, signs and road markings than blindly trust to the sat nav.
1:51 might look scary if you're not used to but it's a much more efficient than the almost car-only lifestyle we have in the UK. Imagine the space all those people would take up if they were in cars.
My dad was a red mister back in the late 90s, all it would take was someone to cut him up in Netto carpark and he'd tailgate them miles in the opposite direction to where we needed to go. He's not like that now but it's something i wish to not follow, watching these videos helps my stress levels to deal with situations more professionally. It works 👌
In Clip 7 the Pedestrian is walking with their back to the traffic, now I realise it's in America so the rules may be different, but I see the same error in the UK. I'm a walker , as well as a driver and too many times I encounter other walkers and runners not facing oncoming traffic. The only time I walk on the "wrong" side is when approach a sharp bend, I then cross to to the other side so that I am not at risk of a car coming around the corner.
I don't think the rule is widely known now. I've occasionally walked (facing traffic) along country lanes just outside Leicester and had some very dirty looks from drivers who think I have no business to be there at all.
@@stephenc6648 I agree, it isn't widely known. I learned it as part of what we called the 'countryside code' as a kid from my parents, with the Guides and when doing Duke of Edinburgh's Award.m, so it's always been there. Also, walking on the left on the pavement - people don't seem to get that either. I'm surprised at how many drivers seem to take it as a personal affront to find a pedestrian walking towards them on the 'wrong' side of a country road, as well as how many horn blasts and how little space I normally get given.
4:28 - I once told my family if I ever talk about buying a Honda Jazz to take my license away! I've learnt to give them a wide birth the number of times I've sadly encountered them driven by old people in a confused state - including twice the wrong way down dual carriageways, wrong way around roundabouts, changing lanes without any awareness of people around them, etc.
Can definitely relate to this. My dad drives a Honda Jazz and my partner absolutely hates being in the car with him because he's impatient and absolutely destroys the clutch (he used to change his car every three years before he retired because of this - always a Honda Jazz). I grew up with his driving so didn't really notice before my partner pointed it out but luckily I'm a far better driver so can drive my partner around without him complaining 😀 (and no, I don't drive a Honda Jazz!)
I remember a few years ago, I was walking across a zebra crossing. A police motorcycle had stopoed on the opposite side and I was halfway across. A car came over a bridge too fast and skidded to a halt, causing me to have to jump out of his way. The policeman pointed to the driver to stop for a chat. It is a shame that there is not always a cop around when these incidents happen.
Great driving by the cammer at 7:55, saw what was happening in their mirror and left space rather than closing it down then as the silliness and danger increased slowed down and increased the gap. If the idiots passing had half the cammer's sense there was more than enough room to merge into safely thanks to the cammer.
You mentioned peoples attention span being terrible, I agree. the average 18-25 year old's attention span is now 8 seconds thanks to things like tiktok. Also I'd like to point out the use of drugs when driving. I'd say at least 3-4 times a week I am driving on the road and i can smell cannabis coming from a car. I think its much more prevalent than people realise!
That 3rd clip demonstrates the main issue with UK drivers; most of us would rather put ourselves in a dangerous situation that fix someone else’s mistake.
For real, most of it's to "Prove a point". It's like crippling your car and possibly yours and their life is not worth the point you're trying to prove.
That gold wrapped X6 wasn't just massively distracting, it shows up as a white vehicle. Which means there's a good chance insurance isn't going to cover it, making it illegal to operate.
The light on the left is not set up, it’s facing a brick wall in amongst the road signs. It looks like they are setting the lights up and that’s going to be the far light. The one on the right perhaps shouldn’t be switched on yet and it has no wait here sign
@@anglaismoyen there is no sign out at the red light, another commenter has said the road works were between the first and second lights, the workmen turned the second set round but didn’t switch them off so the light we see on the right is actually the end of the roadworks
Clip #19, well done by the cammer. Im surprised Ashley never mentioned how he was even making room to help the 4x4 driver to have somewhere to go, but tbh I doubt the 4x4 driver would even have noticed.
@@54356776 If you look again there is a green straight ahead filter arrow on the traffic light, its quite hard to see as its obscured by some over grown bush, but at 7:30 its visible.
8:12 Absolutely that car had no idea at all what was in front of that van. There is a similar situation on some roads where a person is making a turn across traffic and the car following switches lanes to go around them, and the car that was bumper riding the follower crashes right into the turning vehicle. The most obvious principle of driving is see where you are driving, and for some reason people expect reality doesn't apply to them, and then it does.
@6:45 I know this roundabout very well. Sometimes has long queues, so drivers get impatient. It's just wide enough for two lanes but people cut across it all the time. Its one I always approach slowly and I'm constantly on the look out for careless drivers. Main problem is that this is one of 3 roundabouts in a row that are completely different to each other and each one has its own set of issues.
Strangely enough, the original edit of the Dashcam Hull clip is one of the funniest bits of editing I've ever seen. I watched it over and over, and now I'm going to have to find it and watch it again.
I hope motorcycle-driver are watching you too Ashley. Just this weekend 5 motorcycle-drivers were gone out of life. Damn terrible. I do watch you and love your explaining and commenting on the shown videos. It has made me very cautious and suspicious of other drivers...what are they doing and where will they go. So many cars without turning lights (Audi's BMW' s, the bigger ones). But also more relaxed as in, "let it go" kind of way. Don't worry, be happy and such. Cheers! :-)
And that last clip is why you use a lead when taking your dog out for a walk. If memory serves me right the owner would also be liable if the driver did hit the dog (thankfully he didn't).
Highway Code Rule 56 Dogs. Do not let a dog out on the road on its own. Keep it on a short lead when walking on the pavement, road or path shared with cyclists or horse riders.
@@grahvis Plenty of loose dogs round where I live. One is a regular who trots along one of the main routes through town towards the coast and causes plenty of near misses as a result. Owner knows, but can't control it or prevent it escaping. Same happens with it on our narrow residential road. You hear the screech of brakes after it's darted out from between parked cars.
With the cyclist’s in black at 6:15 I personally think that the vehicle’s were wrong not the cyclists. If you look at their speed they entered that priority pinch point first so the vehicle’s should have given way to them.
It does show that the van has priority. And the van slowed before entering. But had the cyclists been in more visible clothing the van could have decided to slow earlier
@@BigDavie2000 knowing that road I think they might have passed the give way before they even saw the cars, or at least the cars were very far back. Its a quiet country road so it's a bit of give and take.
Yes, that was my view too. The only thing those cyclists did wrong is ride near the left of the lane. I would have been right in the centre. It's a common problem with long lines of parked cars, you begin passing the parked cars when it's clear, only for an oncoming vehicle to come around a corner and then drive straight at you because they think you're on 'their side of the road'. What the Highway Code says is you give way BEFORE overtaking parked vehicles, not during! Those oncoming drivers should stop and wait.
Clip 21.The slip road is the start of the A1058 westbound where the roads from Tynemouth and North Shields merge. The junction is about 400 metres after the merge and there is no sign for a junction until 100 metres before. Someone who doesn't know the road could be easily confused as all three lanes have straight ahead arrows. The only clue is a change from standard lane markings to slip road markings at about 250 metres. The road then alternates between slip roads and running lanes all the way to Newcastle so most locals tend to stay in what appears to be lane 2, as what appears to be lane 1 disappears on a regular basis with not much notice due to junctions being less that 1/2 mile apart. That of course doesn't excuse the lack of observation from the driver concerned.
@@georgedowns4034 How is that logically possible? If you undertake or overtake someone going the speed limit, wouldn't you then be breaking the speed limit?
That confused me too. It looked as though they were waiting on green, and then went on red. Moreover, traffic from other sides seemed to have red to, and they stayed put.
@@artemkatelnytskyi I see no red light, they are coming from the road opposite and normally both are green at the same time at a crossroads like that. Slightly wonky crossroads admittedly but still probably both green else there would be a filter arrow. GPS 51.675174, -0.401120
@@andyalder7910 We are thinking of different junctions. I meant the one @ 1:55. And @ 2:14 you can see the traffic light on the left for the traffic from the right. Oh, now I see that you were talking about the other clip - my mistake.
RE: Cyclists in black. I completely agree. I've heard many cyclists claim that they should be seen regardless of what they wear, but that is of little consolation when they are the ones with a broken bike & leg...or worse. I also hear others claim that black can be more visible on sunny days but I don't think they use their eyes. A cyclist wearing brown passed me during a countryside ride a while ago. After my first reaction of what an unattractive colour it was, he quickly became difficult to see in front of the hedge which lined the road. Bright red, yellow, pink or orange all show up a lot better, allowing drivers to see you sooner, which gives them more thinking time.
Yes I hear this all the time, the problem is a lot of cyclists go by what they can see and never think about what other road users can actually see, a cyclist in visually busy background can easily blend in to the surroundings.
The best I've ever seen was someone wearing black, in the middle of the night in a rain storm with no lights on coming down a steep hill doing 30+mph. Even with full beams I didn't see him until he was less than a second from the car. If he'd lost control and veered onto my side of the road I'd have had no time to react at all.
A friend used to claim similar things while riding her horse. Yes, you read that right, people had difficulty seeing a HORSE, a black horse, in a dark country lane... who knew? /S
Hi Vis as a safety measure has been shown to be ineffective or actually increases the chances of being struck. Best advice for cyclists, don't go on roads where you think hi vis will help, you'll get clobbered anyway.
I wish wearing bright things did make a difference - it doesn't though. I get dangerously close passed at least once on every ride to and from work regardless of the colour of my clothes, and regardless of the pulsing rear light that's bright enough it will light up a wall a few feet away in bright sunshine, and despite my bright orange panniers with large retroreflective panels. Motorists not being on the phone, and making proper observations, will reduce the number of vulnerable road users hit far more than anything you can wear.
5:20 There was a Range Rover up the road from me decked out in the same gold scheme - unfortunately the Autotrader ad with the details is gone now but there was a bunch of them wrapped like that for some business promotion and then sold still wrapped.
In my area there’s a 20mph limit but some residents especially those going further in, are driving at 30mph. There are people about, families out walking or cycling in the area, older people out walking, people walking their pets, young people walking or cycling to and from school. It’s disappointing how people can live in the area and drive through it seemingly with such disregard
@@I_Evo depends what you're calling a problem? A history of collisions is one reason to reduce speed limits, but there are others, such as noise, pollution, encouraging cycling and walking by making it safer etc.
@@I_Evo Precisely, nothing more than another box ticking exercise to appease so few. They done that 6 mile away, was 40mph for decades then dropped it to 30 with cameras to councils wording "Entice more pedestrians and cyclists" Since when have pedestrians able to walk on a 40 mph dual carriageway separated by a 4 ft high steel barrier and massively wide pavements. Now nothing moves.
It's not your business what a cyclist is wearing. The law mentions lights and reflexes. If you can't see things then you are driving faster than you can react. It's your responsibility to slow down if you can't see the cyclists. It's part of the conditions on the road. You can stay home or retire if it's too much. It's like saying that drivers should never drink and it can get very complicated.
I had an incident earlier this week with a crossing. 2 older women were waiting at a crossing. The first 2 vehicles didn't stop to let them cross. (1 in both directions). One of the women stepped out into the road slightly to force the next 2 vehicles to stop. The guy on the left stopped, the transit that was closer to them clearly didn't plan on stopping and nearly hit the person. Had to swerve out of the way and didn't even slow down afterwards, just sped away....
I had a dog run at my car going I was going about 10, emergency stopped didn't hit it but the woman blamed me. She was literally stood next to the dog and watched It run in front of me
I had a husky run out on me when making a sharp 90 right turn into a narrow side street, on my motorcycle. Most frightening thing... I had to swerve and almost hit a parked car head on, plus there was another car coming up the road. Almost had a crash either into the husky or into a car head on. Lucky was able to swerve and brake in time. The owner just finished walking it across that road and the husky turned around fast and ran while the owner was oblivious and on the phone. When around cars and motorcycles, owners should be extra mindful. Especially motorcycles as dogs seem to just run at you.
@@UnbeltedSundew Totally agree. Just curious to ask if you are from either Canada or the USA, as I am well aware "leash" is a North American term, versus "lead" in the UK. Not in any way questioning your grammar btw. I am dual Brit-Canadian myself.
I did miss the temporary light. but it reminded me of a crash my dad told me about witnessing. fire crews were supervising the cleanup of a previous crash with flaggers slowing traffic in both directions (for UK residents who have never seen it, they use a sign with "stop" on one side and "slow" on the other, and stop one direction to let the other direction go - or in this case, hold the slow sign in both directions) a driver passed the flagger on her lane, and came to an abrupt stop when she reached the other flagger, causing the person behind to hit her. when they asked why she stopped, she said, "the flagger was holding the stop sign to me."
Just down in London for a couple of days recently. I nearly had a heart attack when a cyclist actually stopped alongside of me when the lights turned red. Cyclists, and motorcyclists to a lesser extent, in the capital are actually among the worst road users I've ever seen. The standard of driving there is absolutely appalling.
I had a heart attack when a motorist stopped at a red light, it's mostly drivers that don't stop, and light systems were introduced because motorists kept killing and injuring themselves and people on foot/cycle because they're too selfish. Not a single person has been killed by a cyclist running a red light, unlike those huge numbers killed by motorists. Worst road users, well that's clearly motorists given the tens of thousands they kill and maim every year ...
@@ynotnilknarf39 I saw a video the other day of a cyclist almost killing a baby after running a red light. It's still important for cyclists to stop at lights even if the danger is lower, comparatively.
@@cynicalpenguin 'almost killing', I presume the baby went to hospital right and the police were involved. The facts show that pedestraisn cause more deaths than people on bikes, this is shown in the 2018 report on cycling safety, a report made by a barrister who is connected to the haulage association and whose words ithin the report outed her bias. Yet still, when it came to the crunch, she put in the smallest footnote that pedestrians were at fault for 50% more deaths when a cyclist/pedestrian collided. Should people riding bikes use caution at all times, yes, and they do, more so than any other road user group by far, this is born out in the statistics rgds at fault injuries/deaths.
@@ynotnilknarf39 the cyclists I come across on a daily basis most certainly don't use caution. Will quite happily jump out into the road without looking in front of a 10 ton bus.
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again; driving standards are at an all time low. I’m sure some of these people don’t/can’t have a license!
What country is the foreign clip from? And why did they all go on red? I was looking for auxilary traffic lights, but didn't find any. The rest of the traffic seems to have red too. That clip confused me.
Looking at my cycling wardrobe, most of it is predominantly black - including an actual cycling jersey which I use in warm weather to avoid sunburn (long sleeves). However I don't think this greatly affects my overall visibility, because the bike itself has dynamo lights which I never turn off, and normally carries bright blue panniers and front box. I also often have reflective wristbands on to make my hand signals more visible. The bigger problem with these cyclists is their propensity to make a sudden, unannounced appearance in the vicinity of opposing traffic. I don't think greater visibility would have made these manoeuvres significantly safer.
Clip 19: At first I thought the cammer had gone through a red light, but on closer looking there seems to be a green ahead arrow showing though obscured by the overgrown hedge. Is that right? Need to trim that foliage.
Great point about cyclists wearing dark colours. I'd include pedestrians walking on any roads without pavements, it makes a huge difference and could save injury or worse potentially. Top video as always.
@@maskofsan1ty you mean the vehicles with lights on? you may take the piss but why do you think emergency and utilities vehicles have reflective markings?
@@guarda_che_luna that's kind of my point. The clothing isn't really the issue. Visibility is much more effectively achieved with road position, lights and eye contact.
That final clip with the dog; exactly the same happened to me. Cars parked both sides of the road, bloke left his front door wide open, and a little terrier legged it out so fast underneath a car and straight in front of my wheel. I almost let my bowels go there and then. I got out, the owner came flying out the house screaming and crying; LUCKILY I clipped the dogs nose so there was a little graze. I offered to take them to the vet for a checkup but in hindsight it simply was not my fault. People MUST watch and control their pets out on the roads.
Ashley - I think normally your comments about cyclists are balanced, but I'm not sure criticism of cyclists wearing black is especially fair. Those of us who ride know we will be close-passed and not seen no matter what we wear. The onus is entirely on the driver to be able to spot (assuming it's daytime) a black car, a black obstacle on the road, a pedestrian wearing black, or a cyclist wearing black. If they can't, then perhaps they are going too fast for the conditions. Surely a driver needs to be going at a speed so they can stop or avoid anything in the space they can see. And should pedestrians all have to wear bright colours? I'd need a new wardrobe...
The onus is on the driver I agree but Ashley is always on about making other road users experience easier. I think the point is, if you can wear something that will make you as a vulnerable road user more visible then why not. Black doesn't really draw the eye and therefore is easier to miss.
Of course pedestrians should wear high-vis! It's in the Highway Code too. Have you not seen Ashley's day-glo shell-suit he wears when he's out walking?! Can't be too careful. As for those children in black school uniform, practically invisible! No wonder they nearly got run over on a zebra-crossing, totally their own fault. (I jest, for the avoidance of doubt!, you make an extremely valid point)
@@theworldsmost I take that point, and personally I do try and make sure I can be seen, by (for instance) use a rear flashing light in daytime if I'm on a road with traffic for any significant length of time. But Ashley's channel isn't really about friendly advice, but more about what we definitely should and shouldn't do on the roads, which is the tone I got from his 'bugbear' comment here.
@@shm5547 Cheers - I'm researching jeans with reflective piping as we speak... But yes, you make the point well: One hundred percent the driver's responsibility to stop for the child wearing black on the crossing, and the same responsibility to be able to see and respond appropriately to a cyclist.
@@davewalkercartoons fair enough. I am in agrreance with you though. I guess we can only ever fully take responsibility for our own safety and even then you will get nutters on the road you cannot anticipate. Good to hear you try and help others notice you whilst put riding. Stay safe out there 👍
Two normal things for Japan caught my brother so off guard he mentioned them to his host. Bullet trains arriving at the station not just on time but in sync. And a cyclist wearing BLACK, at night, without lights, turning right, without signalling, causing cars to screetch to a stop without hitting each other or the cyclist. His host said both are normal. If a car driver hits a cyclist the driver is by default guilty (similar to Holland). Drivers CAN train themselves to look out for cyclists - even ones wearing black. That said emerging from behind that car is possibly not something I would choose to do.
Odd situation in Leeds recently. Waiting at a red light in traffic a fire engine tried to get through the two lanes of cars. Two moved across , past the red light , to let him pass. To our left was an empty bus lane that he could have used .. Why didn't the fire engine use the quicker, more convenient, empty lane?
It does genuinely boggle me, the decision making process of some of these emergency response drivers. The fire trucks are normally pretty good where I am, its usually the ambulances making a mess of things. They have a real habit of only running on lights, then sirens will only come on when they get on top of the junction/lights. Like, that doesn't really help anyone plan when they can't necessarily see you until you're in the junction. Having said that, you would've thought that they're trained to take the open lanes whenever possible, they have indicators just like we do if they then need to cut across at junctions.
Ones without lights on are, but to be honest the people who use those dark cars or less vulnerable than people on two wheels. It's all about risk and the comment is aimed to actually look after the cyclists, but instead many people have been triggered by this. Including you.👍
@@ashley_neal it's victim blaming. If a driver can't see a cyclist because of their clothes then the driver shouldn't be on the roads in my opinion. Compulsory high vis would reduce cycling participation, which in turn would reduce cycling infrastructure and make cycling more dangerous.
I had a similar situation to Dashcam Hull a few months back. It was raining and I was driving home from work and a elderly man was walking with his dog and behind a parked car the dog dropped his ball and it rolled into the road as the dog chased it. In the rain I did an emergency stop but there was reduced grip, the dog was then in a perpetual loop of unsure if to get his ball or to follow his owner but own it own returned to the side of the road.
We have a whole host of ninja cyclists in my area. I was out cycling once and this guy scared the absolute sh*t out of me, no lights and wearing black on a country road with no lights. He appeared briefly in my bike light beam and then vanished into the darkness. I've also nearly run a guy over, cycling in black at night with no lights on an unlit road. I literally only saw the light of the phone he was using reflecting off of his face, if he hadn't been using his phone he'd have been straight over my bonnet. Even in my headlights he was a zero contrast shadow.
Years ago I nearly had a cyclist on an unlit road in the early hours of the morning. No lights or reflectors, all in dark clothing and me on dipped beams because of an oncoming car in the middle distance. Saw a flash from a pedal just in time.
As a keen cyclist and done many thousand of miles I my self I use bright clothing but I have had many close pass by cars and felt I had to report them to the police using evidence from my camera. They seemed to be in a rush to squeez past or they think that there is nothing that I can do about my word against there. I do agree cyclist putting on dark clothing is also a bug bear with me.
I was about to comment that you wouldn't get a black cab filtering between queuing traffic or squeezing through a pinch point but then thought yeah they would.
1:38 I've had that so often when I've waited for someone. I had it happen 3 times in a row,, with quite long gaps in between, when waiting reasonably wide, with my brake lights on, and all 3 cars have proceeded to get stuck and make it much, much worse for the coach trying to negotiate parked cars in a village centre.
6:25 actually red shows up better than black against snow. That is why ice breakers are painted red and white. White shows up against sea, and the white when the ship is in ice. That's a safety feature for the rate cases where the breaker gets stuck, and helps helicopters spot it. I do agree with Ash however that black on a snowy day is better than black on a rainy day
Hi Askley. That Renault driver at 8.08 UNBELIEVABLE. I always remember being told always imagine there is a mirror image/duplicate of you coming the other way.... whats going to happen ?? rgds Don
06:30 - That lorry driver should lose his/her licence. Also, my friend was driving me home one night. Part of the journey was down an unlit country road. My friend just missed hitting a cyclist. The cyclist was wearing dark clothing and did not have any lights on his bike. If my friend did hit the cyclist, who's fault would it be?
Clip 1 is almost exactly what happened to me a few months back. I my case both me and the car turning right did manage to stop, I now make sure I look around the window pillar as I move around such sharp bends.
That roundabout at 6:50 is in Harlow, I grew up in the village just up the road from it and its always been absolute chaos, it's such a small roundabout and trying to get across it safely but also quickly is damn near suicide. They've done some upgrades to the approaches on a couple ebtrances last time I was there but it's still not really enough. Passed my test in 2012 and drove in and around that area for a good two years or so and it was always mental.
That last clip..
"NO! NO! NONONONO! NOOONONONOO.." I can relate to this so much. My heart sank when it seemed like the dog went under the car, and it's easy to see that the driver felt the same.
As a dog owner myself, I would never keep my dog unleashed close to traffic, even if she's trained to stay on sidewalks and not to cross without my approval. I love her too much to let an accident take her away, and causing trauma to everyone involved.
Keep your loved ones safe.
My dog is trained to stay by my side when off lead and to come back to me as soon as I whistle. Even though she’s been trained, I still wouldn’t ever let her off lead near a road. She stays on a short leash until I know there are no roads near by.
That clip was absolutely heart-breaking. I felt for Dashcam hull in his moment of horror. 😧
Glad the dog is OK!
Exactly, I always have the leash on as a backup if there could be cars around. It's just not worth the risk. Glad the doggo was ok.
Poor sod in the end clip! That’s my worst nightmare. Hitting an unsupervised pet or child. Reminds me of a clip of a child that had wandered away from care onto an A road and nearly getting flattened.
It’s horrible. I was driving into work one day and saw a terrier running up the street which I was wary of and managed to stay clear. I parked up on a side road and as I was walking back down I saw it run into the road and got hit and taken under a C1. The owner came running about five minutes later after I managed to get him off the road. Somehow the dog had no injuries but it was a shock to say the least
@@223havoc I always stop if I see a dog running around on its own. Most of the time I've been able to catch them.
Once we stopped and the dog ran away from me and got hit by a car. She shook her head and ran off down a side alley, then looked at me suspiciously.
I shut the gate and knocked on the door (the house had windows open) but no one answered. After dropping my pupil off at the end of the lesson I went back, this time with a pen and notepad, intending to leave a note, but this time someone I answered, and I asked if they owned a small, white, woolly dog. They said yes and I said she had been hit by a car.
A voice upstairs said, "No, she's up here with me." As they had CCTV cameras, I suggested that they check them and get her looked at by a vet, just in case.
@@223havoc Hey, I drive a C1! At least now I know it can be pet-friendly.
@@pineapplepenumbra the road near my work is a school zone 20 mph and I was literally indicating to take a side road for parking when I saw the dog. Once I’d parked I walked back down towards the main road and saw it dart under the car from the pavement. I feared chasing the dog may have caused this scenario anyway, it’s a hard call really. In the end nothing serious went on although the driver did leave the scene rather quickly once the owners arrived. Not sure if any laws regarding reporting the incident were broken in doing so but it certainly wasn’t nice to see first thing in the morning
@@223havoc Nope, certainly not.
Technically, hitting a dog should be reported to the police, but if the owners were there, then I don't think that's necessary. Say the dog needs treatment and it's the car driver's fault, then maybe the insurance would pay for it, _but_ if a dog isn't on a lead and causes an accident, the car driver can sue them, as they are then liable for the damage.
Years ago my girlfriend's dog escaped (she reckoned someone left the gate open on purpose, because they didn't like her having the dog there, although it was only supposed to be for a few days) and got killed by a post office van. We spent ages looking and ringing around vets, before phoning the PDSA. They said a dead dog had been brought in, but he wasn't the right breed.
I asked to come in and look anyway, and it was him. That was over 30 years ago and I'm still angry and upset that no one bothered to try and grab him. He got run over about 150 metres away, in a busy area, plenty of people could have seen him. Again, he was white and obvious.
I was chuckling to myself the other day as I saw a bad bit of driving and could almost hear Ashley saying "now what could they have done to avoid that situation" 😂
One of those "What would -Jesus- Ahsley do?" moments. 😂👍
I think that whenever I realise I made a mistake.
I chuckle when I watch his ‘space closer’ video. Almost hearing his voice in that scenario. Ashley has double standards, when it suits him. It’s sad to see as he produces good content but is slowly getting worse & more aggressive
@@fakeacc3964 what double standards does he have?
@@_Professor_Oak just when he criticises others and talks about reducing risk, or making a situation into a none event, but then causes situations and tries to provoke a reaction in his “space closure” video
I passed my driving test this morning first time (somehow!) at a notoriously hard test center (38% pass rate). Your videos Ash have been a massive help...Not to do with passing the test as such but general safe driving principles. I'll continue to watch as I take on the second stage of my learning now while driving solo!. Thanks again for the videos bud!
Congrats! Stay safe out there :)
Congratulations🥇👊
Keep watching even after bud, I'm always looking to see if I can improve my skills.. good work though XD
@@ashley_neal Thanks mate it means a lot honestly. Top class.
@@gareth14111984 I sure will mate thanks a lot
Clip 3 is an absolute disgrace. Yes, the black car undertook him which isn't great but the cammer almost caused a potentially fatal collision in retaliation 😡
The commercial could see the the car was running out of road. So, didn't he just backoff and let him in? Why risk someone dying and having to live with that knowledge for the rest of your life? That's it you don't kill yourself, also.
What’s worse is the cammer almost allowed the gap to open, malign the black car think it was offered the opportunity to come across then they not only closed it in their face but forced the black car to almost come into contact with a van. How they can send this in stating that the only person wrong was the black car is beyond me!
Absolutely agree that the cammer is a knob and was dangerous in this situation, but is everything in this thread forgetting that the black car had brakes?
"He's running out of road, the cammer nearly caused him to collide with the van" ..he could've just slowed down? Like yes the cammer obviously made that a dangerous situaton by being stubborn but the black car had brakes presumably to slow before hitting the van and didn't have to force his way across.
Well 2 stubborn idiots nearly caused a crash
Seems to me like the cam car was driving along and the black car made a dangerous lane change. Signalling doesn't give you the right to barge in.
It always amuses me when someone sends a clip in and they're being as much, ore even more of a bell-end than the subject of their video
Because the vast majority of grown adults lack the ability to be critical of their own actions. It's a lot easier to point a finger and say, "look at what this clown is doing" as opposed to thinking what we could have done better.
@@mcshartypants Exactly
@@mcshartypants Nemo judex in causa sua
On another dashcam video, there was an absolute classic example.
The cammer was approaching a mini roundabout with the intention of turning right and a cyclist was coming in the opposite direction, intending to go straight on.
Had the cammer driven round the roundel, they would have passed comfortably behind the cyclist. However they drove across the roundel in front of the cyclist, forcing them to stop.
They then blamed the cyclist for the near collision. It was so bad, it looked as though it was a deliberate attempt to create the situation.
@@grahvis
You referring to Joe on ‘UK Dash Cameras?’
That last clip is an interesting one as in the last couple months I've nearly hit two dogs(separate incidents) that weren't on a lead and suddenly ran out in front of me while riding my bike.. My heart certainly dropped!
Dog owners really need to be aware of what they are doing and keep their dogs on leads if by areas like pavements etc
sadly i think it's going to get more common as a lot of people got pandemic puppies they aren't really equipped to raise
At least 3 times on lessons I've had to so an emergency stop for dogs that were on leads, and leapt out into the road (and for deer, as well, but they weren't on leads).
One of them I told my pupil it was going to happen (on a narrow road, with little room to swerve), so luckily we were already slowing down. Sure enough the dog leapt out and the woman was very apologetic.
Winds me up! Idiot dog owners make us drivers feel bad when something like that does happen. His awareness and position was spot on in the clip and he did an amazing job. You can even make out he was slowing down slightly as he noticed the pedestrian behind the car, highlighting he was aware they are slightly hidden and may not be alone. If that planning was not put in place he would of hit the dog. Yet, he’s made out to be the bad person with the look on her face. That’s not a driving fail! It’s a dog owner fail!
@@bp19870 "Yet, he’s made out to be the bad person with the look on her face."
I was on my way out of a car park round a block of flats in Luton, and was behind a kid on a bike. He was very young and some way behind his parents, who weren't looking back to see that he was slap bang in the middle of the road, blocking my way.
I was going slowly, patiently waiting for them to notice, and get him out of the road, but no, he fell over (I was still about 5 or 6 metres back from him, and literally crawling along), and then they looked back and gave me a dirty look. Some people shouldn't breed.
@@bp19870 no, the look on her face was embarrassment and apology.
Clip #6: The folks in charge of the temporary traffic lights should really have covered the lights up, or indeed disconnected them altogether for the period they were not in use. Ashley is correct though: By observing the first set of temporary lights that had been turned to face away from the road, the silver car could have worked out that the second set of temp lights (and on the right hand side of the road) were part of a "matching pair" not in use. Plus the fact that there was no obstruction at that time to even justify any lights in use.
I suspect they were meant to be in use, but somebody turned them around as a joke.
Still a red light though, supposed to stop by law, even just for a minute,to assess the situation.
@@ianhill4585 Red lights mean nothing without the stop line or in the case of temporary ones the "wait here until red light shows" sign.
@@andyalder7910 You must stop for a red light, its written into the highway code, the fact there is no line or sign, might be debateable in court. If you stop, and assess the situation, if only for a minute, you're probably covered by law.
Like I wrote before, most of us have been behind a seemingly stuck, faulty red light, we can't pick and choose which ones to breeze through. You never know who's watching........
@@ianhill4585 You don't stop for repeater lights on the opposite side of the road. Say the main light changes to amber when you cross the stop line, the repeater will be red by the time you reach it but if you stop you'll cause a traffic jam.
Even Goldfinger from James Bond would look at that car and think, "That's a bit much!"
Quality street toffee. Last one in the tin
Austin Powers and Goldmember
@@highdownmartin Reminded me of Crunchies!
I was actually thinking it had to be either Auric Goldfinger or Donald Trump - someone with more money than taste .
07:27 that green traffic light is so easy to miss. I thought the cammer jumped red.
Haha thought the same, and was bewildered how Ashley could miss something like that. Yeah that bush needs cutting!
Glad you spotted that - I certainly didn't and was just about to comment.
I just commented as I thought they jumped a red, not easy to spot on my phone!
Hmmm.
Hiding behined a bush quite a bit.
Clip 10 lane hogging isn’t good
The cyclist having a problem reminded me of the time I rode up to behind a couple of cars waiting at a level crossing.
Stopping and in attempting to put a foot down, my shoelace caught in the toe clip and I had little choice but to fall over.
The funny thing was, the woman in the car in front, jumped out, rushed round and said "Oh dear, was that my fault?"
I told her no, I was just being an idiot.
All's well that ends well. 👍
A mate broke his arm falling like that. I watched it happen completely helpless to intervene. I've never been a fan of clips for that reason.
When I first learned SPD peddles 20 years ago, I fell off right outside a Church. Just as the Vicor came out! He checked if I was ok and gave me a blessing! Never had an issue with clip-ins since when cycling on the roads. True story.
@Thomas Yeats Ones with more float are better for the knees. I swear by TIME ATAC.
@Thomas Yeats If your knees hurt specifically with clips, but not when riding without clips on the same bike, that means you have the clips set at the wrong angle; typically the correct position is somewhat toe-out. There's a lot of position and angle adjustment available in the attachment of the cleat to the bottom of the shoe. Some types of pedal (particularly the ones intended for clip novices) also have a lot of "float", that is flexibility in the angle of connection between shoe and pedal. Perhaps give it another try, with someone who knows how to set these things up.
At the same time, it's entirely possible that clip pedals of *any* sort are the wrong answer for urban riding, when you will need to stop frequently and unexpectedly. I use Shimano Click'R pedals which have a "flat" side to them as well as a "clip" side, and you can pedal comfortably on either side with SPD shoes, or on the flat side with normal shoes. They're a good fit for my normal shopping trip, which is 8 miles of open road followed by some urban riding.
I thought the guy at 7:30 had gone through a red, had go to back to check the traffic signal, that was nicely concealed!
What is concealed there? I couldn't see
Glad you spotted that. I didn't and was just about to post.
@@GeorgeFoot The light has an L section, full stack on the right for turning right and a separate green-only signal for straight on.
to be honest not the dark clothing was the problem but was simply overlapped /blocked by other vehicles
I have seen a lot of dashcam videos, and I find it amazing that so many people do nothing to avoid the situation just because they have the right of way, or are in the right lane, etc.
You can see that guy wants to push in to your lane, just let him in it's safer. Don't let your ego or sense of righteousness contribute to an accident.
Same here, saw one a few weeks ago because a driver was over the median having a paddy because someone else would not let him in. He continued to edge forward even blocking a fire truck from making a turn then took a long time to back up. I think the firetruck actually pushed him back a bit at low speed. That channel is mostly full of drivers that would rather cause an incident/collision (notice I did not say accident) than back down, some even gloating that it has happened before at the same place and they have collided multiple times in the same scenario.
You sadly see that a lot many people with Dashcams think there always in the right when there not.
The final clip shows a complete lack of responsibility by the Dog owner. I'm not surprised by DCH reaction here...... a lucky escape.
Stay safe everyone 👍.
I saw the clip on DCH's channel and his explanation was amazing as to what was going through his head at the time. I know I'd have been a lot worse if I'd have been in the situation. It would have taken me a good 20 minutes to a couple of hours before being comfortable enough to drive even without hurting the dog. And if I had hurt the dog I wouldn't have been able to drive safely to the vets though I'm sure I'd at least try and then not be able to drive afterward.
@@LukeTR2000 It was a shocker.
Thankfully, like yourself, already seen the original 📽 but always post on Ashley's channel as he's been an inspiration to me; both on and off the road. Respect 👍
The situation at 8:33 reminds me of a thing I want to bring to everyone's attention: There's a reason why all dashboards are black. It's to minimize reflections in the windshield. That brightly colored plush toy was probably not appearing in the same spot from the driver's viewpoint, but in situations like this it can make the difference between there being "too much going on" to spot the black cyclist and an avoided death or maiming. Please do not store (bright) objects there that you don't need on the road.
Clip 17: I do indeed try to drive in "staggered" formation and this is one key thing I have learned from Ashley. But just as Ashley stated in this clip, it's just not always possible. One of the biggest challenges I find with this principle is on those large multi lane roundabouts. When it's busy, it's just not always possible to drive staggered when you have so many other cars around you. So instead I watch the traffic in the adjacent lanes like a hawk. Another situation where it's often a challenge to drive in staggered formation - on a busy motorway with 3 or more lanes. I invariably find myself in Lane 2 and overtaking a lorry in Lane 1, whilst I myself am being overtaken by several cars in Lane 3. Interestingly, my inner voice is then saying to me "Ashley would mark me down for this". However, to try and drive "staggered" on such a busy motorway would involve significant reduction and increase in speed on a constant basis, which in itself is not desirable. But I do take the approach of "drive staggered if you can do so with a minor adjustment of speed".
The problem is that for every one of you, there's five more out there whose goal is to drive alongside you - and two of them think it's OK to cut corners.
@@PedroConejo1939 Very well put Pedro. As the saying goes "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you". :)
I passed my driving test just shy of 6 weeks ago, and after a horrific first week riddled with errors, I've been slowly gaming my confidence. One thing I do find is that I get either very flustered or very angry quite easily, and I'm finding watching your videos is helping me to continue learning, and improving my driving my ensuring I stay calm, in addition, seeing some of the errors people make is really helpful to me - a lot of it is plain idiocy, but some of it seems like genuine bad judgement and I'm sure the drivers felt rather foolish afterwards, seeing such things happen makes me more aware of mistakes that can happen when on the road.
Congratulations Hayley and thanks for your lovely comment. Having the mindset to keep learning should never leave you 🙏
Hi Ashley. What would you say the best thing to do is when both sets of temporary traffic lights are stuck on red? (assuming it's 2-way and you can see the oncoming traffic queue) I have been in this situation a couple of times, and eventually had to just go through (ensuring it was safe to do so).
My take having faced these a few times: First of all check you are positioned so the temporary light can detect you! Many stop too far ahead.
Still red? Wait long enough to confirm fault, there might be a three-way light you can't see from a junction further ahead. Then perhaps just a slow crawl through, in middle of road (assuming road works) to block anyone tempted to overtake you, as it is not safe ahead.
Fair enough going through on 2-way temp traffic lights where you can see traffic on the other side. But yeah just make sure you wait long enough so that you can be 100% sure they arnt working. And then just proceed through it normally. But if no-one has done so ring the number that should be posted near-by for whoever is in charge of the traffic lights.
The playing of Song 2 while the VW driver honks the Citroën for turning blindly has given me an idea. Drive through a 20 mph speed limit in my area that no one obeys, obeying the speed limit, tailback of traffic, windows open "Wahoo!" Imagine the scenes
That last one; his voice just broke my heart; you could hear how distressed he was.
I like how you do not totally condemn people and give them a chance to step up and improve, 'you are better than this'. We all make the odd mistake.
I've had a similar moment to 8:45 in residential areas like this where dogs get out and onto the street. In my instance the dog just ran out of the house with 0 warning. Luckily I managed to slam on in time but it's a gut wrenching fear.
If you're in a residential area like this it's always important to keep your speed low.
Also important to keep your dog on a leash when walking on a pavement.
@@telemachus53 it's important a legal requirement, dogs are not allowed to be crossed over a road without a lead, which is what happened here because a lead was not even present at all the dog walker is breaking the law, "Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is a criminal offence for a dog to be on a 'designated road' without being held on a lead"
I've hit a few dogs in my time, on bicycles, motorbikes, cars and 7 tonners, the most memorable being one that got caught between my motorbike and sidecar. Damned thing nearly killed me but just got up and ran off, despite being rolled like it was in a tumble drier for some distance. Sometimes dogs escape their enclosures, or are let out by careless people, but there should be no-one who thinks they can walk their dog alongside the road without a lead. Also, a child should never be in charge of a dog that it cannot physically control - my best friend was killed being dragged into the road by a dog when I was about 9 years old.
The way people drive on estates is awful though, in my experience.
2:29
The procedure for taking down temp traffic lights is to switch them so that they all show constant red to stop traffic, then turn then around so that they face inwards towards each other [facing away from the approaching traffic] and when ready switch them off, at this point the traffic can now ignore the lights and use the road as normal while you remove them from the road.
So the traffic lights on the right hand side of the road were the ones controlling the traffic from the other direction and in the process of being removed.
The operative in charge should have switched them off already to stop exactly this confusion.
5:06 I encourage leaving a car length clear on the other side of the crossing to improve the view of the pavement for oncoming vehicles.
6:29 It's been too long since I've heard someone listening to some good music in a dashcam clip! Made me smile.
YT tends to strike channel creators with copyright hits for any music these days.
The last clip shows how traumatic it can be for a driver who hits an animal.
One selfish and irresponsible owner has caused someone to have a really bad day.
Why anyone would allow an unleashed dog to walk ahead of them on to a road is beyond me.
I couldn’t tell whether it was on a lead or not but owner wasn’t paying full attention
@@MartinParnham Extending lead or no lead amounts to the same thing .
Where there's traffic a dog should be on a short lead/leash, or at least under control, preferably walking to heel.
Many people will argue that their dog is under control - dogs can't read traffic, and they are at a height disadvantage.
In fact an under control dog shouldn't even be on the road until it is given the "cross" order.
@@ianmacfarlane1241 Yes. I wasn’t arguing the point, it was a genuine comment as I honestly couldn’t tell.
@@MartinParnham I never took your comment as argumentative, so apologies if it appeared that I had.
I was just expanding on my original post in order to clarify my position - maybe I didn't make s very good job of it.
I feel for dashcam Hull in the last clip, I hit and killed a dog in a similar situation and I was absolutely devastated.
Happened to me this morning when my friend didn't see her little pooch run past her out the front door. Rushed out stopped two cars them safely retrieved the pooch.. There was a heartbeat skipping near miss though.
I recently got an EV and always nervous when passing dogs now in case they dont hear the tyre noise and decide to dash out without actually looking
It's happened to me too. What made it worse (for me) was that I didn't get the dog owner's details. My car seemed ok at first, but I later discovered a lot of damage. Wasn't covered by my insurance so I had to add a big bill to my trauma. I know the owner had just lost a dog, but they also were negligent in letting it run out - that's why it's so important to make sure your pets are covered by your household insurance in case this kind of thing happens.
I'd hate this to happen to me tbh a dog or a child. Hitting anyone would be terrible to be fair. I think I'd rather be run over myself than be the driver responsible for killing or seriously injuring someone even if you weren't at fault legally it must be a terrible thing to live with afterwards
@@caolkyle yep thats another con of an EV nobody hears it
I just run rechargable lights all year round, in bright conditions you can be hard to spot in a shadow, regardless that your jersey isn't black
I run flashing (not strobing) day lights as well, definitely helps with visibility.
1st Clip at around 0:14: This is what I call a "cross over situation". Namely where I am on the priority road that bends to the right and there is a minor junction to my left, plus restricted visibility around that right hand bend. In such situations, I try to be aware of exactly the situation that occurred in this clip & reduce speed accordingly (and yes, use of horn if applicable). The flip side of this is if I am the car coming the other way on the main road and wanting to turn right into the minor road, I make sure I drive around what for me is a left hand bend as far as possible before committing to make my turn, in order to be able to fully see what might be coming around the bend,
Another factor which may contribute to incidents like this is that small rural junctions are often wrongly recorded on places such as Google maps. For example, recently I was following directions from my phone and noted that in two spots, the junction line was recorded at the wrong point so instructions were to continue round the bend/turn at the junction when it should have been the other. Drivers who simply do as they're told without thinking/observing the real world when using GPS guidance is a problem in itself. When these two factors combine you could easily get dangerous situations.
@@quotingdev You are absolutely spot on with your comments. It's actually something I frequently comment about to my mum in the passenger seat. Often my after market GPS will give instructions such as "In 300 feet turn right / left" when in actual fact, it's simply a bend in the road. Sometimes there will be a minor side road in the "straight ahead" position on the bend and other times, there isn't even another road except the one I am on. More dangerous than that is when you actually have to Give Way, as you eluded to. A typical example is when the GPS gives instruction to carry "straight on" at what turns out to be a Y junction to the right, when in fact you need to give way to oncoming traffic, signal etc as it's effectively a "right turn" into a side road and not just "straight on" regardless of how little steering input is required. As you eluded to, it's more important to pay attention to the actual road layout, signs and road markings than blindly trust to the sat nav.
1:51 might look scary if you're not used to but it's a much more efficient than the almost car-only lifestyle we have in the UK. Imagine the space all those people would take up if they were in cars.
Good point. It does make you think. Most cars carry only one person in it, two people at most, and they take a lot of space on the road.
But the noise and air pollution would be dreadful.
@@mygooseshrine Not if they're electric mopeds.
Spotted the NotJustBikes fan. I do love the NJB community
@@henryginn7490 One of the best channels on YT.
My dad was a red mister back in the late 90s, all it would take was someone to cut him up in Netto carpark and he'd tailgate them miles in the opposite direction to where we needed to go. He's not like that now but it's something i wish to not follow, watching these videos helps my stress levels to deal with situations more professionally. It works 👌
In Clip 7 the Pedestrian is walking with their back to the traffic, now I realise it's in America so the rules may be different, but I see the same error in the UK. I'm a walker , as well as a driver and too many times I encounter other walkers and runners not facing oncoming traffic. The only time I walk on the "wrong" side is when approach a sharp bend, I then cross to to the other side so that I am not at risk of a car coming around the corner.
I don't think the rule is widely known now. I've occasionally walked (facing traffic) along country lanes just outside Leicester and had some very dirty looks from drivers who think I have no business to be there at all.
No the rules aren't different. It was the USA, and thus the pedestrian should have been walking on the left shoulder facing traffic.
@@stephenc6648 I agree, it isn't widely known. I learned it as part of what we called the 'countryside code' as a kid from my parents, with the Guides and when doing Duke of Edinburgh's Award.m, so it's always been there. Also, walking on the left on the pavement - people don't seem to get that either.
I'm surprised at how many drivers seem to take it as a personal affront to find a pedestrian walking towards them on the 'wrong' side of a country road, as well as how many horn blasts and how little space I normally get given.
4:28 - I once told my family if I ever talk about buying a Honda Jazz to take my license away! I've learnt to give them a wide birth the number of times I've sadly encountered them driven by old people in a confused state - including twice the wrong way down dual carriageways, wrong way around roundabouts, changing lanes without any awareness of people around them, etc.
Can definitely relate to this. My dad drives a Honda Jazz and my partner absolutely hates being in the car with him because he's impatient and absolutely destroys the clutch (he used to change his car every three years before he retired because of this - always a Honda Jazz). I grew up with his driving so didn't really notice before my partner pointed it out but luckily I'm a far better driver so can drive my partner around without him complaining 😀 (and no, I don't drive a Honda Jazz!)
I remember a few years ago, I was walking across a zebra crossing. A police motorcycle had stopoed on the opposite side and I was halfway across. A car came over a bridge too fast and skidded to a halt, causing me to have to jump out of his way. The policeman pointed to the driver to stop for a chat. It is a shame that there is not always a cop around when these incidents happen.
6:35 LOVE THE MUSIC, SPEEDY RUNNNER BANGS
Great driving by the cammer at 7:55, saw what was happening in their mirror and left space rather than closing it down then as the silliness and danger increased slowed down and increased the gap. If the idiots passing had half the cammer's sense there was more than enough room to merge into safely thanks to the cammer.
The guys reaction at the end with the dog! I felt his panic and as a dog owner who's experienced the loss of a dog that one hit me. Great work.
The one thing the Need for Speed re-enactment needed was the music from 6:30
Or da ja vu
You mentioned peoples attention span being terrible, I agree. the average 18-25 year old's attention span is now 8 seconds thanks to things like tiktok. Also I'd like to point out the use of drugs when driving. I'd say at least 3-4 times a week I am driving on the road and i can smell cannabis coming from a car. I think its much more prevalent than people realise!
That 3rd clip demonstrates the main issue with UK drivers; most of us would rather put ourselves in a dangerous situation that fix someone else’s mistake.
For real, most of it's to "Prove a point". It's like crippling your car and possibly yours and their life is not worth the point you're trying to prove.
That gold wrapped X6 wasn't just massively distracting, it shows up as a white vehicle. Which means there's a good chance insurance isn't going to cover it, making it illegal to operate.
2:40 What *is* that red light for?
The light on the left is not set up, it’s facing a brick wall in amongst the road signs. It looks like they are setting the lights up and that’s going to be the far light. The one on the right perhaps shouldn’t be switched on yet and it has no wait here sign
@@1988dgs Right. That's confusing, but the sign is effectively the stop line, isn't it?
@@anglaismoyen there is no sign out at the red light, another commenter has said the road works were between the first and second lights, the workmen turned the second set round but didn’t switch them off so the light we see on the right is actually the end of the roadworks
@@1988dgs Yeah, that was my point. There is no sign, therefore there's no 'stop line', so you shouldn't stop.
@@anglaismoyen yea, the light confused the car in front, and it stopped, cammer went round when safe
I didn't get what happened in the traffic light one with the friendly beep of the horn ...
Can someone enlighten me?
Clip #19, well done by the cammer. Im surprised Ashley never mentioned how he was even making room to help the 4x4 driver to have somewhere to go, but tbh I doubt the 4x4 driver would even have noticed.
Did they both pass through on red or am I missing something ?
@@54356776 If you look again there is a green straight ahead filter arrow on the traffic light, its quite hard to see as its obscured by some over grown bush, but at 7:30 its visible.
@@DasArab
Yeah, I see it now. I thought I must have missed something. Cheers.
In the ambulance clip, the viewer ran a red light!
8:12 Absolutely that car had no idea at all what was in front of that van. There is a similar situation on some roads where a person is making a turn across traffic and the car following switches lanes to go around them, and the car that was bumper riding the follower crashes right into the turning vehicle. The most obvious principle of driving is see where you are driving, and for some reason people expect reality doesn't apply to them, and then it does.
8:15 Surprised by a slip road might be an acceptable excuse given that one of the prime minister's excuse was "surprised by a cake".
@6:45 I know this roundabout very well. Sometimes has long queues, so drivers get impatient. It's just wide enough for two lanes but people cut across it all the time.
Its one I always approach slowly and I'm constantly on the look out for careless drivers.
Main problem is that this is one of 3 roundabouts in a row that are completely different to each other and each one has its own set of issues.
That last clip is my worst nightmare, can only imagine how he felt. Nevertheless great video Ashley!
Strangely enough, the original edit of the Dashcam Hull clip is one of the funniest bits of editing I've ever seen. I watched it over and over, and now I'm going to have to find it and watch it again.
I hope motorcycle-driver are watching you too Ashley. Just this weekend 5 motorcycle-drivers were gone out of life. Damn terrible.
I do watch you and love your explaining and commenting on the shown videos.
It has made me very cautious and suspicious of other drivers...what are they doing and where will they go. So many cars without turning lights (Audi's BMW'
s, the bigger ones). But also more relaxed as in, "let it go" kind of way. Don't worry, be happy and such.
Cheers! :-)
yes! be alert, never assume drivers will be good. And do not overreact in a confrontation.
@2:15 the lad’s bright orange bike on the other side of the road 😁👌 lovely bit of custom work 😁
Im a fairly new driver but some of these clips really do make me feel better about myself lol
04:30. Absolutely stunning Quadrifoglio 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Absolutely agree 👊
And that last clip is why you use a lead when taking your dog out for a walk. If memory serves me right the owner would also be liable if the driver did hit the dog (thankfully he didn't).
Liability notwithstanding dog owners don't want their dogs to get hit by a car.
Highway Code
Rule 56
Dogs. Do not let a dog out on the road on its own. Keep it on a short lead when walking on the pavement, road or path shared with cyclists or horse riders.
@@grahvis cheers! :)
@@grahvis Plenty of loose dogs round where I live. One is a regular who trots along one of the main routes through town towards the coast and causes plenty of near misses as a result. Owner knows, but can't control it or prevent it escaping. Same happens with it on our narrow residential road. You hear the screech of brakes after it's darted out from between parked cars.
2:35 Oh I like that. Although I did end up in a loop for a minute.
With the cyclist’s in black at 6:15 I personally think that the vehicle’s were wrong not the cyclists. If you look at their speed they entered that priority pinch point first so the vehicle’s should have given way to them.
Shouldn't they give way to the vehicles approaching not just those who have already entered the pinch point?
It does show that the van has priority. And the van slowed before entering. But had the cyclists been in more visible clothing the van could have decided to slow earlier
@@BigDavie2000 knowing that road I think they might have passed the give way before they even saw the cars, or at least the cars were very far back. Its a quiet country road so it's a bit of give and take.
Yes, that was my view too. The only thing those cyclists did wrong is ride near the left of the lane. I would have been right in the centre.
It's a common problem with long lines of parked cars, you begin passing the parked cars when it's clear, only for an oncoming vehicle to come around a corner and then drive straight at you because they think you're on 'their side of the road'. What the Highway Code says is you give way BEFORE overtaking parked vehicles, not during! Those oncoming drivers should stop and wait.
I'm guessing you missed the fact that there were at least two vehicles in front of the white van...
Clip 21.The slip road is the start of the A1058 westbound where the roads from Tynemouth and North Shields merge. The junction is about 400 metres after the merge and there is no sign for a junction until 100 metres before. Someone who doesn't know the road could be easily confused as all three lanes have straight ahead arrows. The only clue is a change from standard lane markings to slip road markings at about 250 metres. The road then alternates between slip roads and running lanes all the way to Newcastle so most locals tend to stay in what appears to be lane 2, as what appears to be lane 1 disappears on a regular basis with not much notice due to junctions being less that 1/2 mile apart. That of course doesn't excuse the lack of observation from the driver concerned.
Need for speed video. Probably some of the worst middle lane hogging I've seen in a while. It's like they are scared of lane 1.
yeh that happens too much on the M25 lol. But in a way i like that cus it keeps me alert
that's really not the point! There is no excuse for speeding and undertaking
@@musography6958 get out the middle lane
@@musography6958 u can technically under take if somebody is going under the speed limit for no good reason
@@georgedowns4034 How is that logically possible? If you undertake or overtake someone going the speed limit, wouldn't you then be breaking the speed limit?
Anyone help me with clip 2? Who had right of way the red car in front of the cammer or the black car heading towards us?
That confused me too. It looked as though they were waiting on green, and then went on red. Moreover, traffic from other sides seemed to have red to, and they stayed put.
Straight on has priority.
@@andyalder7910 How come? They had a red light.
@@artemkatelnytskyi I see no red light, they are coming from the road opposite and normally both are green at the same time at a crossroads like that. Slightly wonky crossroads admittedly but still probably both green else there would be a filter arrow. GPS 51.675174, -0.401120
@@andyalder7910 We are thinking of different junctions. I meant the one @ 1:55. And @ 2:14 you can see the traffic light on the left for the traffic from the right. Oh, now I see that you were talking about the other clip - my mistake.
RE: Cyclists in black. I completely agree. I've heard many cyclists claim that they should be seen regardless of what they wear, but that is of little consolation when they are the ones with a broken bike & leg...or worse. I also hear others claim that black can be more visible on sunny days but I don't think they use their eyes.
A cyclist wearing brown passed me during a countryside ride a while ago. After my first reaction of what an unattractive colour it was, he quickly became difficult to see in front of the hedge which lined the road. Bright red, yellow, pink or orange all show up a lot better, allowing drivers to see you sooner, which gives them more thinking time.
Yes I hear this all the time, the problem is a lot of cyclists go by what they can see and never think about what other road users can actually see, a cyclist in visually busy background can easily blend in to the surroundings.
The best I've ever seen was someone wearing black, in the middle of the night in a rain storm with no lights on coming down a steep hill doing 30+mph. Even with full beams I didn't see him until he was less than a second from the car. If he'd lost control and veered onto my side of the road I'd have had no time to react at all.
A friend used to claim similar things while riding her horse. Yes, you read that right, people had difficulty seeing a HORSE, a black horse, in a dark country lane... who knew? /S
Hi Vis as a safety measure has been shown to be ineffective or actually increases the chances of being struck.
Best advice for cyclists, don't go on roads where you think hi vis will help, you'll get clobbered anyway.
I wish wearing bright things did make a difference - it doesn't though. I get dangerously close passed at least once on every ride to and from work regardless of the colour of my clothes, and regardless of the pulsing rear light that's bright enough it will light up a wall a few feet away in bright sunshine, and despite my bright orange panniers with large retroreflective panels. Motorists not being on the phone, and making proper observations, will reduce the number of vulnerable road users hit far more than anything you can wear.
5:20 There was a Range Rover up the road from me decked out in the same gold scheme - unfortunately the Autotrader ad with the details is gone now but there was a bunch of them wrapped like that for some business promotion and then sold still wrapped.
In my area there’s a 20mph limit but some residents especially those going further in, are driving at 30mph. There are people about, families out walking or cycling in the area, older people out walking, people walking their pets, young people walking or cycling to and from school. It’s disappointing how people can live in the area and drive through it seemingly with such disregard
But let me guess it was 30mph for as long as anyone can remember, without any problem?
@@I_Evo I think it was 20mph quite soon after the area was built over 20yrs ago
@@I_Evo depends what you're calling a problem? A history of collisions is one reason to reduce speed limits, but there are others, such as noise, pollution, encouraging cycling and walking by making it safer etc.
@@shm5547 More likely just something popular to put on a local councillors election leaflet.
@@I_Evo Precisely, nothing more than another box ticking exercise to appease so few.
They done that 6 mile away, was 40mph for decades then dropped it to 30 with cameras to councils wording "Entice more pedestrians and cyclists" Since when have pedestrians able to walk on a 40 mph dual carriageway separated by a 4 ft high steel barrier and massively wide pavements. Now nothing moves.
"unless you're riding in the snow" 😂
There's that Scouse comedian again! 😂
Usually 99% shite Dad jokes from me 😂
It's not your business what a cyclist is wearing. The law mentions lights and reflexes. If you can't see things then you are driving faster than you can react. It's your responsibility to slow down if you can't see the cyclists. It's part of the conditions on the road. You can stay home or retire if it's too much. It's like saying that drivers should never drink and it can get very complicated.
Ahhh! Part of the "You can't ever criticise a cyclist brigade". I take it back, wearing black in dark conditions is perfectly sensible 👍
Sorry mate, but it's broad daylight. If it was night time you might have a point, but it wasn't. You're out of line this time.
Don't ride in shadows then!
I'll be reported to Cycling Mikey and Road.cc for this won't I? 😂
@@ashley_neal It's not that bad. Yeah we can all paint yellow and white stripes on our stuff for more safety.
I had an incident earlier this week with a crossing. 2 older women were waiting at a crossing. The first 2 vehicles didn't stop to let them cross. (1 in both directions). One of the women stepped out into the road slightly to force the next 2 vehicles to stop. The guy on the left stopped, the transit that was closer to them clearly didn't plan on stopping and nearly hit the person. Had to swerve out of the way and didn't even slow down afterwards, just sped away....
it may just be a case of nostalgia, but I swear drivers are getting less and less courteous to pedestrians, and often ignoring them at crossings
I had a dog run at my car going I was going about 10, emergency stopped didn't hit it but the woman blamed me. She was literally stood next to the dog and watched It run in front of me
Hope you told her to keep her dog on a leash.
I had a husky run out on me when making a sharp 90 right turn into a narrow side street, on my motorcycle. Most frightening thing... I had to swerve and almost hit a parked car head on, plus there was another car coming up the road. Almost had a crash either into the husky or into a car head on. Lucky was able to swerve and brake in time.
The owner just finished walking it across that road and the husky turned around fast and ran while the owner was oblivious and on the phone. When around cars and motorcycles, owners should be extra mindful. Especially motorcycles as dogs seem to just run at you.
@@UnbeltedSundew Totally agree. Just curious to ask if you are from either Canada or the USA, as I am well aware "leash" is a North American term, versus "lead" in the UK. Not in any way questioning your grammar btw. I am dual Brit-Canadian myself.
@@ibs5080 Originally from Canada. So I spell the British way but talk the American way (superficially). ;)
@@UnbeltedSundew I had a feeling you might be Canadian. Greetings from a fellow Canuck. Whereabouts in Canada are you from? It's Vancouver BC for me.
I did miss the temporary light. but it reminded me of a crash my dad told me about witnessing. fire crews were supervising the cleanup of a previous crash with flaggers slowing traffic in both directions (for UK residents who have never seen it, they use a sign with "stop" on one side and "slow" on the other, and stop one direction to let the other direction go - or in this case, hold the slow sign in both directions) a driver passed the flagger on her lane, and came to an abrupt stop when she reached the other flagger, causing the person behind to hit her. when they asked why she stopped, she said, "the flagger was holding the stop sign to me."
Just down in London for a couple of days recently. I nearly had a heart attack when a cyclist actually stopped alongside of me when the lights turned red. Cyclists, and motorcyclists to a lesser extent, in the capital are actually among the worst road users I've ever seen. The standard of driving there is absolutely appalling.
I had a heart attack when a motorist stopped at a red light, it's mostly drivers that don't stop, and light systems were introduced because motorists kept killing and injuring themselves and people on foot/cycle because they're too selfish. Not a single person has been killed by a cyclist running a red light, unlike those huge numbers killed by motorists. Worst road users, well that's clearly motorists given the tens of thousands they kill and maim every year ...
@@ynotnilknarf39 I saw a video the other day of a cyclist almost killing a baby after running a red light. It's still important for cyclists to stop at lights even if the danger is lower, comparatively.
@@cynicalpenguin 'almost killing', I presume the baby went to hospital right and the police were involved. The facts show that pedestraisn cause more deaths than people on bikes, this is shown in the 2018 report on cycling safety, a report made by a barrister who is connected to the haulage association and whose words ithin the report outed her bias. Yet still, when it came to the crunch, she put in the smallest footnote that pedestrians were at fault for 50% more deaths when a cyclist/pedestrian collided.
Should people riding bikes use caution at all times, yes, and they do, more so than any other road user group by far, this is born out in the statistics rgds at fault injuries/deaths.
@@ynotnilknarf39 ok but cyclists should still stop at lights.
@@ynotnilknarf39 the cyclists I come across on a daily basis most certainly don't use caution. Will quite happily jump out into the road without looking in front of a 10 ton bus.
"Fortunately the dog escaped without injury."
I wish that wasn't true of the owner.
rude
@@bizzarebanana3041 Rude like a fox!
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again; driving standards are at an all time low. I’m sure some of these people don’t/can’t have a license!
What country is the foreign clip from? And why did they all go on red? I was looking for auxilary traffic lights, but didn't find any. The rest of the traffic seems to have red too. That clip confused me.
Looking at my cycling wardrobe, most of it is predominantly black - including an actual cycling jersey which I use in warm weather to avoid sunburn (long sleeves). However I don't think this greatly affects my overall visibility, because the bike itself has dynamo lights which I never turn off, and normally carries bright blue panniers and front box. I also often have reflective wristbands on to make my hand signals more visible.
The bigger problem with these cyclists is their propensity to make a sudden, unannounced appearance in the vicinity of opposing traffic. I don't think greater visibility would have made these manoeuvres significantly safer.
Visibility does help but actions more so.....
7:28 aahhh, Middlewood Road, Hillsborough. Highway to bandit country in Stocksbridge.
i need help. im stuck in a constant loop forever
Clip 19: At first I thought the cammer had gone through a red light, but on closer looking there seems to be a green ahead arrow showing though obscured by the overgrown hedge. Is that right? Need to trim that foliage.
Great point about cyclists wearing dark colours. I'd include pedestrians walking on any roads without pavements, it makes a huge difference and could save injury or worse potentially.
Top video as always.
What about dark cars?
@@maskofsan1ty you mean the vehicles with lights on? you may take the piss but why do you think emergency and utilities vehicles have reflective markings?
@@guarda_che_luna that's kind of my point. The clothing isn't really the issue. Visibility is much more effectively achieved with road position, lights and eye contact.
Yup, you should also have your car painted in hi-viz so that it can be seen more easily.
That final clip with the dog; exactly the same happened to me. Cars parked both sides of the road, bloke left his front door wide open, and a little terrier legged it out so fast underneath a car and straight in front of my wheel. I almost let my bowels go there and then. I got out, the owner came flying out the house screaming and crying; LUCKILY I clipped the dogs nose so there was a little graze. I offered to take them to the vet for a checkup but in hindsight it simply was not my fault. People MUST watch and control their pets out on the roads.
Ashley - I think normally your comments about cyclists are balanced, but I'm not sure criticism of cyclists wearing black is especially fair. Those of us who ride know we will be close-passed and not seen no matter what we wear. The onus is entirely on the driver to be able to spot (assuming it's daytime) a black car, a black obstacle on the road, a pedestrian wearing black, or a cyclist wearing black. If they can't, then perhaps they are going too fast for the conditions. Surely a driver needs to be going at a speed so they can stop or avoid anything in the space they can see. And should pedestrians all have to wear bright colours? I'd need a new wardrobe...
The onus is on the driver I agree but Ashley is always on about making other road users experience easier.
I think the point is, if you can wear something that will make you as a vulnerable road user more visible then why not. Black doesn't really draw the eye and therefore is easier to miss.
Of course pedestrians should wear high-vis! It's in the Highway Code too. Have you not seen Ashley's day-glo shell-suit he wears when he's out walking?! Can't be too careful.
As for those children in black school uniform, practically invisible! No wonder they nearly got run over on a zebra-crossing, totally their own fault.
(I jest, for the avoidance of doubt!, you make an extremely valid point)
@@theworldsmost I take that point, and personally I do try and make sure I can be seen, by (for instance) use a rear flashing light in daytime if I'm on a road with traffic for any significant length of time. But Ashley's channel isn't really about friendly advice, but more about what we definitely should and shouldn't do on the roads, which is the tone I got from his 'bugbear' comment here.
@@shm5547 Cheers - I'm researching jeans with reflective piping as we speak... But yes, you make the point well: One hundred percent the driver's responsibility to stop for the child wearing black on the crossing, and the same responsibility to be able to see and respond appropriately to a cyclist.
@@davewalkercartoons fair enough. I am in agrreance with you though. I guess we can only ever fully take responsibility for our own safety and even then you will get nutters on the road you cannot anticipate. Good to hear you try and help others notice you whilst put riding. Stay safe out there 👍
Two normal things for Japan caught my brother so off guard he mentioned them to his host. Bullet trains arriving at the station not just on time but in sync. And a cyclist wearing BLACK, at night, without lights, turning right, without signalling, causing cars to screetch to a stop without hitting each other or the cyclist.
His host said both are normal. If a car driver hits a cyclist the driver is by default guilty (similar to Holland). Drivers CAN train themselves to look out for cyclists - even ones wearing black. That said emerging from behind that car is possibly not something I would choose to do.
Dash cam Hull, thanks for leaving us on a high 🤣 your reaction and the end result 👍
I feel really bad for the guy, he had a horrible moment!
Odd situation in Leeds recently. Waiting at a red light in traffic a fire engine tried to get through the two lanes of cars. Two moved across , past the red light , to let him pass. To our left was an empty bus lane that he could have used .. Why didn't the fire engine use the quicker, more convenient, empty lane?
It does genuinely boggle me, the decision making process of some of these emergency response drivers. The fire trucks are normally pretty good where I am, its usually the ambulances making a mess of things. They have a real habit of only running on lights, then sirens will only come on when they get on top of the junction/lights. Like, that doesn't really help anyone plan when they can't necessarily see you until you're in the junction. Having said that, you would've thought that they're trained to take the open lanes whenever possible, they have indicators just like we do if they then need to cut across at junctions.
Black cars are a bugbear of yours too right?
Ones without lights on are, but to be honest the people who use those dark cars or less vulnerable than people on two wheels. It's all about risk and the comment is aimed to actually look after the cyclists, but instead many people have been triggered by this. Including you.👍
@@ashley_neal it's victim blaming. If a driver can't see a cyclist because of their clothes then the driver shouldn't be on the roads in my opinion. Compulsory high vis would reduce cycling participation, which in turn would reduce cycling infrastructure and make cycling more dangerous.
You need to increase your skills if you rely on infrastructure to keep you safe.
@@ashley_neal why? A child should be able to ride safely thanks to good infrastructure. What future do you want?
I had a similar situation to Dashcam Hull a few months back.
It was raining and I was driving home from work and a elderly man was walking with his dog and behind a parked car the dog dropped his ball and it rolled into the road as the dog chased it.
In the rain I did an emergency stop but there was reduced grip, the dog was then in a perpetual loop of unsure if to get his ball or to follow his owner but own it own returned to the side of the road.
We have a whole host of ninja cyclists in my area. I was out cycling once and this guy scared the absolute sh*t out of me, no lights and wearing black on a country road with no lights. He appeared briefly in my bike light beam and then vanished into the darkness.
I've also nearly run a guy over, cycling in black at night with no lights on an unlit road. I literally only saw the light of the phone he was using reflecting off of his face, if he hadn't been using his phone he'd have been straight over my bonnet. Even in my headlights he was a zero contrast shadow.
They're the new bonnet emblems, pretty much a cause and effect deal.
Years ago I nearly had a cyclist on an unlit road in the early hours of the morning. No lights or reflectors, all in dark clothing and me on dipped beams because of an oncoming car in the middle distance. Saw a flash from a pedal just in time.
What happens at 6:53? I can't work out who hit who
09:09: Precisely why I use extreme caution in residential areas, or where I see children. I get honked at, I don't care.
As a keen cyclist and done many thousand of miles I my self I use bright clothing but I have had many close pass by cars and felt I had to report them to the police using evidence from my camera. They seemed to be in a rush to squeez past or they think that there is nothing that I can do about my word against there.
I do agree cyclist putting on dark clothing is also a bug bear with me.
Ah yes, all those invisible black cabs in London. If you can’t see a person you’re not looking
I was about to comment that you wouldn't get a black cab filtering between queuing traffic or squeezing through a pinch point but then thought yeah they would.
1:38 I've had that so often when I've waited for someone.
I had it happen 3 times in a row,, with quite long gaps in between, when waiting reasonably wide, with my brake lights on, and all 3 cars have proceeded to get stuck and make it much, much worse for the coach trying to negotiate parked cars in a village centre.
At 7:20 the cam car went straight though a set of red lights didnt they?
Look again! It was a difficult spot!
that bush could do with a trim😊
@@ashley_neal oh yeh sorry my mistake,
I admit that it took me two takes to notice it when it was sent in to me, as I thought the same as you!
Whats happening on the 2:19 clip. I don't understand it.
The genuine concern in the last one got me.
8:34 We are taking our road position from the centre line instead of the kerb line. This will often mean you are in a wide position.
6:25 actually red shows up better than black against snow. That is why ice breakers are painted red and white. White shows up against sea, and the white when the ship is in ice. That's a safety feature for the rate cases where the breaker gets stuck, and helps helicopters spot it.
I do agree with Ash however that black on a snowy day is better than black on a rainy day
Hi Askley. That Renault driver at 8.08 UNBELIEVABLE. I always remember being told always imagine there is a mirror image/duplicate of you coming the other way.... whats going to happen ?? rgds Don
06:30 - That lorry driver should lose his/her licence. Also, my friend was driving me home one night. Part of the journey was down an unlit country road. My friend just missed hitting a cyclist. The cyclist was wearing dark clothing and did not have any lights on his bike. If my friend did hit the cyclist, who's fault would it be?
Clip 1 is almost exactly what happened to me a few months back. I my case both me and the car turning right did manage to stop, I now make sure I look around the window pillar as I move around such sharp bends.
That roundabout at 6:50 is in Harlow, I grew up in the village just up the road from it and its always been absolute chaos, it's such a small roundabout and trying to get across it safely but also quickly is damn near suicide. They've done some upgrades to the approaches on a couple ebtrances last time I was there but it's still not really enough. Passed my test in 2012 and drove in and around that area for a good two years or so and it was always mental.