Nice to see that drivers can be considerate to learners. Rare that you get patient drivers these days! Also, a lot of people think that the brake test comment was your reaction - I assumed it was in regards to the ford driver that swerved in front of the other car and then slammed on in front of the Citroen?
. Although I have now passed my test, I want to say a big thankyou to you for supporting learner drivers to drive safely on the road s... We always recognise bad driving, however it's important to recognise good driving... Thankyou JT 🤗 x
I mean I'd rather give a learner the benefit of the doubt as a new driver then seen fully licensed drivers make the same errors... Its shocking how many people still have a license after channels like this.
When I passed my test - back in the days when you needed a brain to drive (1979) - my instructor told me never to forget that I was a learner once and to allow those learning after me the time and space they need.
I have to say... I like how you instruct your students. You don't just 'tell them' what to do for a given situation... you educate them on 'why' it's done!!
I'm sitting there looking at this channel "Ashley Neal" on my wall and then I'm saying to myself "where do I know that name from?" hehehe Well I never!! Hi there Ash my friend! I passed my test 1st time with you as my instructor back around 2006-7, thanks to you the world became my oyster, you had that lovely little silver Citroen at the time, hehe I loved driving it, the digi dash I thought was so cool hehe, you used to pick me up on Queens Drive. Out of the few driving instructors I went with Ash was by far the best choice at the time and I see you've not lost your touch mate ;) great channel btw, happily sub'd ;) had many years of happy motoring and over time I went onto motorcycle commuting in mid 2014. That didn't last long as I was involved in a near fatal accident some 4 months into passing the CBT, as a result of what happened, I lost my right leg aka and had to adjust to left foot accelerating and braking in my own adapted car. I'm flying now hehe. Pardon the french but you know what they say, "shit happens" ;) I'm getting on with it though, it's been incredibly difficult at times but a I'm focusing again, love driving now more than ever, just wish I could still drive a manual gearbox again hehehe :D ;) Great to see you at work Ash, now I've another "go to" channel to gander ;)
I’ve been driving 27 years, passed my test 1st time and still learn a thing or two from Ashley Neal. As for drivers jumping red lights, I report to Sussex Police with car cam footage and they respond to the driver concerned also to sign written vehicles...I love it so!
Love love love that you teach your learners how to interact correctly as well as how to drive. There wouldn't be so many idiots on the road if they were taught mindfulness and caution.
"Your feet are the cure to most situations...." never a better thing said. One of my work colleagues is starting to learn, I've recommended your videos to him for his education. I'm driving 33 years and I'm getting good things from your vids for my own education.
6:06 it's the one thing I found hardest to get used to in the UK. The car is at a halt, junction is not yet clear and the pedestrians, on both sides prepare to cross. All of a sudden, the junction clears, the car subsequently takes off and hoots its way past (hoping no pedestrian is deaf). I know it seemed normal to everybody there - and I don't want to be judgmental : different countries, different rules and I was happy to abide when I was driving in the UK. Nevertheless, some of your pupils may one day drive in another country where such driving is certainly not taught in driving schools, could be considered rude, if not illegal.
@@nuntius1933 I was litteraly shocked at times. But now I see what drivers are taught even in driving schools, I understand better their attitude towards pedestrians. I remember my first stay in the UK, I almost got runover by a van turning in whilst I stepped on the road. He beeped but I, as a foreigner, used to other rules, was so unaware that I could be the one concerned by the beep that I carried on. Plus in the corner of my mind, I knew cars turning in should give me priority because I DID read the highway code before landing in the UK. It's a miracle he didn't knock me down. I am conscious this is a different case because he clearly didn't follow the rules. Yet by telling learner drivers that "pedestrians should look", I understand why they interpret they literally always have the right of way ("right of way", that thing you should always give not take)…
@@paull7725 I'm pretty sure that when I first read the UK highway code (probably edition 7 or 8) it simply said "pedestrians have right of way at junctions" - I've always thought it ludicrous that pedestrians should concern themselves with vehicles approaching from 2, 3 or 4 directions, when they are simply continuing going straight forwards.
@@jhferu it all depends on the ifs and buts added to the rule when people learn. I understand now it’s been modified it is clearer… yet just look at how pedestrians are so scared at junctions nowadays now they are clearly more protected! Just goes to show how terrified they used to be…
Battyden as opposed to avoid hazard then use horn!? Horn there to alert other road users to your presence, then if that fails, you have to do something about it.
@@stuaskew1 LOL, if it is such a hazard, then you should avoid first. The time they take to use their horn could be the difference between a collision or not. All horns do is distract other drivers.
7:00 re: Concentration... Got a local taxi driver a ticket the other day for a red light contravention. We were sat next to each other at the lights and I noticed he kept looking down at his phone, so I waited til the junction was completely clear and moved forwards about 2 foot. He glimpsed me moving and floored it through our red lights. *FLASH*
I know you said the junction was completely clear, but this is still an irresponsible thing to do. What if, somehow, he had hit and killed someone? Could you live with that, knowing that it’s essentially your fault?
@@Ultima2876 I had complete view of the junction. There's no pedestrian crossing on those lights, and it's a "T" junction on the opposite side of the road (I was turning right from the lights). There was no chance of him hitting anyone because frankly, no-one was there. If he'd hit a post and damaged his car "Oh well". If there'd been someone around, I wouldn't have done it :) I think the more irresponsible thing to do is to use your phone whilst at the wheel and rely on other traffic to prompt you, rather than the traffic signals, but hey-ho.
I've been driving for a couple of months now. I thought I'd use the P plates whilst I got used to driving a different car. As I quickly found it, it doesn't matter if have them on or not. So many drivers are savage. I stalled the car a couple of times when I first drove to work. The woman behind me was going ballistic at me. Called me every name under the sun. I have P plates on, why are you having a go at me? I'm not surprised less people are learning to drive. It's scary! The "experts" on the roads will do anything to save 5-10 seconds of time. So many drivers tailgate and refuse to give space. Overtaking on bends. Ignoring traffic signals. I think drivers should take a test every 5 years, it might solve the issue.
Sounds good to me. Doctors have to do a test every few years I thought, as well as truck drivers. Why not every driver? It's not for free to organise such a thing though, is it worth the hassle? Shouldn't there first be more investments in proper alternatives (bikes or public transport) before people get forced out of their car? Plenty of time to think about that one, nothing ever moved quickly in politics, for the last three years there has been a new low though.
Taking the test every 5 years won't change anything. People will drive properly during those tests, then as soon as the test is over they'll switch straight back into arsehole mode.
6:10 It sounded like you were indicating before pulling straight across the junction. Regardless, I would have waited to see what they were doing before going over. If they missed the first toot, they may have still gone. Then you have limited your choices to running them over or stopping broadside across the road.
Spordan Jieth What do you mean? If he was indicating then they would quite reasonably have expected him to turn left or right rather than straight over.
Spordan Jieth And that responsibility lies with all road users. Drivers and pedestrians alike. A safe, competent driver should have waited. Especially if he has misled the pedestrian with his indicator.If indeed he was indicating.
Spordan Jieth We agree on that, we just seem to disagree with you defending the drivers actions in creating the situation. Nor the way it was dealt with, drive towards pedestrian with pram who looks likely to step out (for whatever reason) and toot. Or wait a few seconds. What would you do in this situation? Although, I am not sure that the pedestrian deliberately walked in front of the car. The car driver gave him no reason to expect that he was going straight on if he was indeed indicating.
Spordan Jieth to be honest f I was In that situation, I’d have assumed I could go out. I’m not sure what they were signalling for but the indicator was definitely on. He could see that the other lane of traffic had no cars coming in his direction and began to walk out. I wouldn’t have even assumed the beep was for me because of the indicator. You’d expect the driver to be looking ahead to where they were indicating weather it be left or right so the horn would be sounded for something in that direction. Yes you should be extra careful and yes technically they could have waited for him to finish the manoeuvre but realistically I would say the confusion was caused by the driver and therefor it was an easy mistake to make. It looked like the pedestrian looked, he just wasn’t expecting the car to drive straight ahead and the first horn would’ve been confusing
Nice to see some patience at the end there to the learner. Similar thing happened to me a few weeks back. I was waiting to turn right but I was on a bit of a hill and didn't set enough gas. I stalled twice, then my instructor stepped in to help. It always helps when cars behind you allow you the extra time.
@@boulevard14 In the same way as a driver you shouldn't pull out of a junction until an indicating vehicle has commited (to avoid situations like 1:33 with the taxi), as a pedestrian you shouldn't start to cross until the car has commited, just in case they come your way instead of wherever they look like they might be going.
4:40 I so hate that! It happens a lot in Watford, when I've got a student turning right at a busy crossroads, the lights have turned red and we get sometimes 3 vehicles still coming through.
Andrew Atkin was my reply not humorous enough for you 😂🤣😂 I can assure you I was laughing when I wrote it...especially when thinking about the male stripper. I popped some laughing emojis into this one to exclude any doubt 😉
In fairness to the bus driver at 8:05, it looks like he was too close to the first set to stop safely, in which case the right thing to do is proceed through. As for the second set, you need to teach your students to leave more room. There is no way she should be attempting to squeeze down the side of both those buses - they're only gonna be straddling the lanes for one reason, and doing what she did is asking to sideswiped when the bus turns left.
I'm a HGV Driver from Liverpool, I have driven all over the country and I hate to admit it but scousers are some of the most reckless and impatient drivers I have ever come across. Second only to London! A big pet peeve that I see every day is people on Stanley Road past Kiddieland, taking up the right turn filter lane when they are going straight ahead. Literally every single day.
6:05. I know the pedestrians should wait there but seeing as they obviously don't know what's going on, I would honestly just let them walk across because at the end of the day, if you happen to run into them, it's basically your fault no matter what. *You* as a driver of a motor vehicle must give way to pedestrians no matter what (at least that's how it is in Australia). So even if they are crossing the road when they aren't supposed to, it's probably a better idea to wait.
ooofft pram pushers, many years ago not long after I passed someone did that from between parked cars in a narrow street. Gave me a hell of a fright and they got a proper earful.
Sorry 09:47 I don't agree, about controlling your emergency action stop, using more pedals, I know that there is situations where the steering wheel will get you out of trouble before the pedals will...This is from plenty of experiences of my own,, but must say Ashley, I love your videos, and agree with pretty much everything that you say, you know your job very well, thanks....
1:04 - drives me nuts when people are in the wrong and react adversely to a beep of a horn. If you don't want to get beeped then don't drive like a numpty.
I've been driving 40 years 1 minor accident so not to bad. Think your advice is brilliant and calm. Especially about your feet being your best defense. 👍
6:05 Do peds ever have right-of-way in UK? lol here in Canada you (and the car turning off the mainroad over the same crosswalk) would both be at fault there, if you got caught by the police it would be a hefty fine and also probably demerit points if they saw you block the pram.
@@ashley_neal In what way are they looking to change this rule? Are they going to give pedestrians more right of way like in Canada as kdmq mentioned, or reduce it like another rule in the US where Jaywalking is illegal, so where a pedestrian isn't at a designated crossing and steps onto the road they don't automatically obtain right of way, but at junctions it would remain the same?
As a Brit-Canadian who spends half his time in Canada (Vancouver) and half in the UK, I can totally concur with kdmq's comments. It's one of my huge pet peeves whenever I am in the UK - the way pedestrians are treated like second or even third class citizens. I know this video was shot in the UK and the UK laws are different but if you acted that way in Canada (or indeed in the USA) as at 6:05 and a police officer saw you do that, I can totally guarantee you would get pulled over instantly, given a VERY harsh talking to, a CDN $167 fine and 3 demerit points for "failure to yield to pedestrian". It really is about time the law in the UK was changed and I for one hope that the proposed change comes soon, though if it does, I can imagine a very "interesting" transition period. I have to wonder - had it been a learner driver that had stalled on that very corner blocking your way, no doubt you would have been quite happy to wait patiently whilst the learner car sorts itself out and carry on it's way (in the exact same way that others did so in the very last clip). So why not let the pedestrians (who were just about to cross) carry on their way across the road in safety? It is as well to remember that all vehicle drivers are also pedestrians every once in a while too, so what goes around comes around as far as courtesy and consideration to pedestrians is concerned.
@@ibs5080 Sitting in the middle of a dual carriageway isn't safe for anyone whereas standing on the footpath behind 2 concrete bollards is safer for a pedestrian. As a basic rule when driving you don't hang around in dangerous situations for any longer than absolutely necessary, here that is moving off once a suitable gap appears in traffic. Another rule is that you don't hesitate in decision making. Ashley had committed to going after the white Clio while it was approaching, at which point the pram pusher wasn't committing to crossing. They did hesitate and didn't help the situation. When I'm a pedestrian I always give traffic the right of way (except when they have a red light and at zebra crossings after they've stopped safely). I also look around, so if a car in Ashley's position isn't moving, I will look up the road for things they might be waiting for, determine whether that (the Clio in this case) will take long enough to pass for me to cross the road using it as a 'shield' or whether they'll be a concern for me if they're going to turn into the road as well or be past before I could be clear the road. Personally I think giving pedestrians the right of way over turning vehicles is stupid as it impedes the flow of traffic on the main road when there isn't an independant turn lane as is often the case over here and little traffic can actually turn when there are a lot of pedestrians crossing. It also leaves drivers in hazardous situations for longer than should really be the case, it isn't safe for a car to be sitting in the junction where it's at a much higher risk of being hit than on any other part of the road.
@@markwright3161 That was actually a very well thought out and intelligent response Mark. I totally agree with you that as a basic driving rule, you don't hang around in a hazardous situation any longer than necessary and something I generally try to practice with my own driving. And as a pedestrian, I do exactly as you in terms of looking around to see if a turning car is going to be able to make the turn right away or if there is "blocking" traffic than I can consider as a "shield" to the turning car. I still think there should be more of a shift towards pedestrians in the UK and perhaps my viewpoint has been influenced somewhat due to my 25 years in Canada. One thing drivers in Canada are taught to practice is that when making a left turn (equivalent of making a right turn in the UK), if you see pedestrians crossing the street you are about to turn into, not to start turning until the entrance road is clear. That way, you are not straddling the oncoming lane, which even though may be clear at the time, may not be before the pedestrians finish crossing. Basically, don't begin making a turn that you can't complete in one clean sweep. Regardless, I totally see if from your point of view too and you make some excellent points but as a pedestrian whenever I am in the UK, I am often rather shocked at the treatment from drivers.
Had a situation when I was learning to drive, where I was waiting to turn right on intersection. Lights turn red for the oncoming traffic, so my instructor says we need to move to clear the intersection. A bus comes on oncoming lane, as I start moving I see he's going too fast to stop so I slam on the brakes. He blasts through red, if I moved more we would've got t-boned. My instructor said he would've went if it was him driving.
Silver car @ 6:56. Couldn't have happened if he'd been in neutral with the handbrake on... And I get criticised on my videos for.... using the handbrake.
@12:46, I would have slowed right down before reaching those two buses and passed them very slowly in that right hand filter lane. Not only had they slightly encroached on the lane, but when you have to buses nose-to-tail, then there's always the possibility of a pedestrian emerging between the two unexpectedly (especially if it's near a bus stop). You are completely unsighted so slow down when in such situations. You need to be able to stop almost instantly.
6:05 - I once saw this a few years back, except it was a young mum pushing it infront of a double decker bus going atleast 20-30 mph. Literally a FEW inches from impact. Needless to say he was on the horn and brakes sharpish. Good driving from that guy. Pitty the mum couldn't learn from it, instead she saw fit to swear at the driver for daring to warn her of her offsprings impending doom.
Can I drive in England if I have an American license? But to be honest, I thought Minnesotian drivers were bad. But holy cow, Liverpool is like go-karting. I'd probably take the exam anywho.
Where I live there are lights that change if someone wants to cross the road and in the past 4 months I've nearly been ploughed down 5 times by people putting their foot down despite the light being red. One time 6 cars went through red and then I had to wait longer to cross as the timer ran out. Another time the cars hadn't stopped and I had to drag my sister back to the pavement because she didn't notice one of the cars hadn't slowed down to stop. Her reasoning to not look was the light to cross was green despite my warning to look.
6:12 see why it's a good idea to give pedestrians priority at junctions. I know this was before the rule update, but Ash was going to go and definitely not let them cross first, good job the pedestrians were onto it. I expect now he would simply wait let them cross or at least wait for eye contact before proceeding.
Its unbelievable how many people jump red lights these days. last week on a couple of mile stretch from Seaforth to the m58 I counted 5 people jump different sets of lights.
10:42 Does anyone know the purpose of the building the center background? Looks pretty rad, the one with the long blue windows(at least I think it's windows). Or maybe someone has the address so I can look it up on google maps.
Down the vale, everton brow, scotty road, kirkdale you get round all the nice places m8 ;) hahaha at the prius @8:42 I didn't think they could go that fast.
I disagree personally, I don't respond well to be spoken to like a child in a condescending way like this instructor does. Paid me dividends ditching my old instructor for an actually chilled out dude. The guy who does these videos is a jobsworth in an unskilled job trying to micromanage the world
11:45 Thanks for thinking of us. Most people forget we aren't big boxes of metal that are easily seen and slower to take off. Red light runners are some of the worst drivers for us.
I’d love to drive with Ashley but I’m based in London doing driving lesson. As a learner driver I get very nervous about bad driving. I find even on roads 20mph with speed bumps on smaller road the impatient drivers overtake at such high speeds
Great advice about risk assessment. Proactive driving is underrated. All the talk about shifting makes me homesick for a manual. Learned on a manual and loved it to death, but currently drive an automatic :/ I totally feel for the embarrassment of stalling in the middle of an intersection, a little sympathy from drivers around you go a long way. The first time is utter panic, but after that it becomes habit (especially with an old car hehe)
4:18 people like that really piss me off! Almost every time I come out of the shops to a car parked next to mine like that...(gonna start leaving notes on their windows "nice parking dickhead"). Also I was taught to reverse park in a bay, not compulsory but helps exiting!
I also think reversing in gives you more space to manoeuvre as your steering wheels are the last to enter the space so aren't restricted by cars either side until you're parked.
I've left a note once saying, "next time please leave me a tin opener to get into my car" when someone parked tight up to my drivers door for no reason. Trouble with reversing into spaces is if it's a supermarket is you can't get your trolley round the back to the boot to load up.
Goodness. I had a similar incident recently, where a guy signaled a turn, I drove out and the bloke nearly collided with me. Blamed me for driving out in front of him when he wasn't even turning. I have no idea what's wrong with some people.
What I see far too many times is when I'm indicating to do a right turn of a roundabout into a less common area, and the drivers coming in don't look and have to slam on their brakes...
For the last clip, always keep in mind that it could be your wife, your daughter or any other close relative learning to drive, with that In mind it’ll always help with a bit of patience for people learning to drive.
3:40 should have asked people to guess which empty space she was going to go in and i'll tell you everybody would have been right except not in the way they thought.
At 6:00 I don't understand why you are stopping for the cars if you are not gonna stop for pedestrians, they should have just as much right to the roads if not more so because they are more vulnerable. But I guess these were the old rules which just makes me surprised that I survived living in the UK for an entire year!
At 4:10 - "Is she leaving it like that?" - LOL - and it's a Smart car, not exactly the largest vehicle in the world, even the 4-door variety. At 9:00 the sounding of the horn was rather pointless; the cyclist was already too far gone to stop on hearing it and it may have startled them causing them to fall. [Don't get me wrong, the cyclist definitely *shouldn't* have crossed!]
@Ashley Neal I know this is a 5yrs old vid now but having seen the woman on the bike at 9:00, I happened upon a theory and I hope you'll catch this comment and give me your thoughts. I theorize that the contempt for learners may come from people that see the roofbox and the L plates and think "Ah it's okay, the instructor will stop them if they don't stop for me," and they proceed to pull out on you. Like I said, thoughts? Slowly getting through all your videos and absorbing all the content, thanks. -Riley
You should've stopped at 7.15 to offer assistance and share your details with the drivers as a witness. I've been screwed over by the insurance company for an accident I didn't cause because no one around could be bothered to act as a witness
@Ashley Neal just a quick question if you are approaching traffic lights and are travelling at the speed limit and they go red as you are at them is it ok to go through as it would be safter than slamming on and possibly causing someone to rear end u or even losing control of the car
That delta cars MJ06 should be banned or at least made to test again. That basically a fine and a chance to get banned think it’s pretty fair. Got an idea for a debate video for you Ashley - not relevant to the comment above but do you think older drivers eg pensioners should do a test resit maybe at 65/70 and then every 5/10 years after that?
Tell you what, there's some special people on the road, I was getting ready to pull out of a junction, a van was indicating and started to turn in (I remember my driving instructor telling me to wait until they start to turn before you move forward) the daft prick decided to swerve back onto the main road right as I started to pull away. If I decided to pull out any earlier I'd have had a massive van In my door.
Irrelevant Question: Do you park your car in gear or neutral? (with hand brake of course for both cases) I've heard people saying that you can park in neutral at flat ground, but in gear on a slope in case the hand brake cable breaks and the car starts rolling. If in gear, that could stop it from rolling. How do you park your car?
I was taught to always leave the car in gear and the following might help you : driversed.com/driving-information/driving-techniques/parking-on-a-hill.aspx
Turn off the engine, turn off any electronics (headlights and stuff), put it in 1st gear, let go of the clutch, pull the handbrake, press the clutch again, and you are done. When should you do it? Well just ask yourself when is a hill to steep or however you call it to apply this? You never know the answer just do it everytime and you should have a problem ever. Im from swizerland btw. thats how I learnd it and still apply today.
We have red light cameras here in Canada, enter an intersection on a red light an you'll get a nice photo of your license plate and a ticket in the mail.
that stagecoach bus jumping the red as you said was about 20 ft away on amber change judging by his shadow, doing let's say 25mph. in a car at 20mph take 6meters to stop a bus would need 11.75m to stop, giving that a bus stop is just after those lights, you have little old ladies and kids standing up to get off... there is no way he could have stopped safely for those lights without causing someone serious injury or without stopping inside the junction.. having watched that clip over a few times I am certain he was passing the light as it hit red as a bus is 10.5m in length its safe to say that 3 seconds would cover the junction. I am not defending any driver who jumps a red light. but sometimes stuff are bigger and heavier than your little learner car. the same car you jumped the amber in the roadworks but that was ok because it was you but then you expect 11 tonnes to stop in its own length. hypocrite.
8:03 the light turns amber and the back of the bus has just passed the pedestrian crossing. Even if the bus is 10.5m in length thats a huge distance left before the lights changing. Pause the video again at 8:08 (5 seconds after the amber was first shown) as the back of the bus is passing the red light and have a look. My next "project" video is going to be on RLJ's, and with your view on this I'm going to use your comment and this clip in the analysis. Thanks for getting involved. Ashley
@@ashley_nealNeal that's fine, there are 3 lamposts to the left he is by his shadow passing the middle one, at your 03 time stamp the stop line is no more than 3 car lengths from that post, at 04 his back end is passing that post. soo from the drivers point of view he prob has between 15 to 20 feet to slam on and stop throwing the passengers, in those 5 seconds of the amber to red we can say that after the amber was shown, the back of the bus passed 5 seconds later, in that time he has to check mirrors and passenger mirrors then apply brakes and stop. look on google maps but you probably know how short that distance... you just want the material to boost your channel.... also most of the stuff is red light jumps on your channel and I agree but think you're being ridiculous expecting him to stop in 4 seconds. use what you want to try to justify your claim I am not saying he never jumped the light but if you drove something that big with that much pressure he would have never stopped in time. also bus company constantly taking time away from drivers force the drivers to try to drive at the speed limit to make the next stop on time. I find it hard under any circumstance by his position he would have stopped safely 03 light goes amber driver sees checks mirrors (let's call it 180 ft) **actually its 102ft from post to the junction.** 04 checks passenger mirror bottom and upper deck and stairs (135.9ft) 06 signal has gone from head to foot and back (47.7ft) 07 bus is passing or close to stop line, the driver decides he can't stop safely for whatever reason. (3.6ft) 08 light goes red (-40.5ft) at 34.4 ft in length this would but the back of the bus at the red light simple maths At 30 mph = 44.1 ft/sec
Rather than you guessing I'll pop down and measure it out accurately. It will be interesting to see how close you estimates are. I'll give you a mention. Thanks.
@@ashley_neal if you think that's a guess crack on 102 ft from the crossing to the junction even give you the extra 78 so you could try swing the bullshit in your favor mr perfect
Nice to see that drivers can be considerate to learners. Rare that you get patient drivers these days! Also, a lot of people think that the brake test comment was your reaction - I assumed it was in regards to the ford driver that swerved in front of the other car and then slammed on in front of the Citroen?
Did you win £16000?
Ah yeh I see, think you might be right
@Endeavour Unfortunately not :(
Hi Lauren!
I'm always patient, no matter who it is. Life's too short to get mad about minor things
When i see a leaner struggling now i give them plenty of room and think "that was me a year and a half ago". And just wait patiently.
J T at first I say “why the fuck are you going 20 miles per hour” and then I remember I was a learner once lol
. Although I have now passed my test, I want to say a big thankyou to you for supporting learner drivers to drive safely on the road s... We always recognise bad driving, however it's important to recognise good driving... Thankyou JT 🤗 x
@@5uper5kill3rz I was a slightly lead footed learner so will always struggle with that one. :)
I mean I'd rather give a learner the benefit of the doubt as a new driver then seen fully licensed drivers make the same errors... Its shocking how many people still have a license after channels like this.
When I passed my test - back in the days when you needed a brain to drive (1979) - my instructor told me never to forget that I was a learner once and to allow those learning after me the time and space they need.
I have to say... I like how you instruct your students.
You don't just 'tell them' what to do for a given situation... you educate them on 'why' it's done!!
I'm here because I was informed there were strippers
I’m here because the title confused me
Did you miss the man with his top off 😂
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4:50 brazzers propa nawty
Lol just realised it was the guy lol
I'm sitting there looking at this channel "Ashley Neal" on my wall and then I'm saying to myself "where do I know that name from?" hehehe Well I never!! Hi there Ash my friend! I passed my test 1st time with you as my instructor back around 2006-7, thanks to you the world became my oyster, you had that lovely little silver Citroen at the time, hehe I loved driving it, the digi dash I thought was so cool hehe, you used to pick me up on Queens Drive. Out of the few driving instructors I went with Ash was by far the best choice at the time and I see you've not lost your touch mate ;) great channel btw, happily sub'd ;) had many years of happy motoring and over time I went onto motorcycle commuting in mid 2014. That didn't last long as I was involved in a near fatal accident some 4 months into passing the CBT, as a result of what happened, I lost my right leg aka and had to adjust to left foot accelerating and braking in my own adapted car. I'm flying now hehe. Pardon the french but you know what they say, "shit happens" ;) I'm getting on with it though, it's been incredibly difficult at times but a I'm focusing again, love driving now more than ever, just wish I could still drive a manual gearbox again hehehe :D ;) Great to see you at work Ash, now I've another "go to" channel to gander ;)
Bit lousy of Ash not to reply
I’ve been driving 27 years, passed my test 1st time and still learn a thing or two from Ashley Neal. As for drivers jumping red lights, I report to Sussex Police with car cam footage and they respond to the driver concerned also to sign written vehicles...I love it so!
Grass! 😃
Love love love that you teach your learners how to interact correctly as well as how to drive. There wouldn't be so many idiots on the road if they were taught mindfulness and caution.
"Your feet are the cure to most situations...." never a better thing said. One of my work colleagues is starting to learn, I've recommended your videos to him for his education. I'm driving 33 years and I'm getting good things from your vids for my own education.
6:06 it's the one thing I found hardest to get used to in the UK. The car is at a halt, junction is not yet clear and the pedestrians, on both sides prepare to cross. All of a sudden, the junction clears, the car subsequently takes off and hoots its way past (hoping no pedestrian is deaf).
I know it seemed normal to everybody there - and I don't want to be judgmental : different countries, different rules and I was happy to abide when I was driving in the UK. Nevertheless, some of your pupils may one day drive in another country where such driving is certainly not taught in driving schools, could be considered rude, if not illegal.
@@nuntius1933 I was litteraly shocked at times. But now I see what drivers are taught even in driving schools, I understand better their attitude towards pedestrians.
I remember my first stay in the UK, I almost got runover by a van turning in whilst I stepped on the road. He beeped but I, as a foreigner, used to other rules, was so unaware that I could be the one concerned by the beep that I carried on. Plus in the corner of my mind, I knew cars turning in should give me priority because I DID read the highway code before landing in the UK. It's a miracle he didn't knock me down. I am conscious this is a different case because he clearly didn't follow the rules. Yet by telling learner drivers that "pedestrians should look", I understand why they interpret they literally always have the right of way ("right of way", that thing you should always give not take)…
@@paull7725 I'm pretty sure that when I first read the UK highway code (probably edition 7 or 8) it simply said "pedestrians have right of way at junctions" - I've always thought it ludicrous that pedestrians should concern themselves with vehicles approaching from 2, 3 or 4 directions, when they are simply continuing going straight forwards.
@@jhferu it all depends on the ifs and buts added to the rule when people learn. I understand now it’s been modified it is clearer… yet just look at how pedestrians are so scared at junctions nowadays now they are clearly more protected! Just goes to show how terrified they used to be…
"A fight and a stripper" - Sounds like your average night out in Liverpool.
I watch a few UK dashcam channels and I've noticed in a lot of cases the cammer's first reaction is to hit the horn, THEN try to avoid the hazard.
Battyden as opposed to avoid hazard then use horn!?
Horn there to alert other road users to your presence, then if that fails, you have to do something about it.
I find that most cammers beep the horn after the near miss. Pointless.
@@stuaskew1 LOL, if it is such a hazard, then you should avoid first. The time they take to use their horn could be the difference between a collision or not.
All horns do is distract other drivers.
7:00 re: Concentration...
Got a local taxi driver a ticket the other day for a red light contravention. We were sat next to each other at the lights and I noticed he kept looking down at his phone, so I waited til the junction was completely clear and moved forwards about 2 foot. He glimpsed me moving and floored it through our red lights.
*FLASH*
TheMadRatter ha ha!
I know you said the junction was completely clear, but this is still an irresponsible thing to do. What if, somehow, he had hit and killed someone? Could you live with that, knowing that it’s essentially your fault?
@@Ultima2876 I had complete view of the junction. There's no pedestrian crossing on those lights, and it's a "T" junction on the opposite side of the road (I was turning right from the lights). There was no chance of him hitting anyone because frankly, no-one was there. If he'd hit a post and damaged his car "Oh well".
If there'd been someone around, I wouldn't have done it :)
I think the more irresponsible thing to do is to use your phone whilst at the wheel and rely on other traffic to prompt you, rather than the traffic signals, but hey-ho.
@@Ultima2876 well said totally agree
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I've been driving for a couple of months now. I thought I'd use the P plates whilst I got used to driving a different car. As I quickly found it, it doesn't matter if have them on or not. So many drivers are savage. I stalled the car a couple of times when I first drove to work. The woman behind me was going ballistic at me. Called me every name under the sun. I have P plates on, why are you having a go at me? I'm not surprised less people are learning to drive. It's scary! The "experts" on the roads will do anything to save 5-10 seconds of time. So many drivers tailgate and refuse to give space. Overtaking on bends. Ignoring traffic signals. I think drivers should take a test every 5 years, it might solve the issue.
Sounds good to me. Doctors have to do a test every few years I thought, as well as truck drivers. Why not every driver? It's not for free to organise such a thing though, is it worth the hassle? Shouldn't there first be more investments in proper alternatives (bikes or public transport) before people get forced out of their car? Plenty of time to think about that one, nothing ever moved quickly in politics, for the last three years there has been a new low though.
Taking the test every 5 years won't change anything. People will drive properly during those tests, then as soon as the test is over they'll switch straight back into arsehole mode.
Man I wish I had someone like you when I was taught to drive. You are so calm and you use everything as a learning experience for your students.
6:10 It sounded like you were indicating before pulling straight across the junction.
Regardless, I would have waited to see what they were doing before going over. If they missed the first toot, they may have still gone. Then you have limited your choices to running them over or stopping broadside across the road.
Spordan Jieth
What do you mean? If he was indicating then they would quite reasonably have expected him to turn left or right rather than straight over.
Spordan Jieth
And that responsibility lies with all road users. Drivers and pedestrians alike. A safe, competent driver should have waited. Especially if he has misled the pedestrian with his indicator.If indeed he was indicating.
Spordan Jieth
We agree on that, we just seem to disagree with you defending the drivers actions in creating the situation. Nor the way it was dealt with, drive towards pedestrian with pram who looks likely to step out (for whatever reason) and toot. Or wait a few seconds. What would you do in this situation?
Although, I am not sure that the pedestrian deliberately walked in front of the car. The car driver gave him no reason to expect that he was going straight on if he was indeed indicating.
Spordan Jieth to be honest f I was In that situation, I’d have assumed I could go out. I’m not sure what they were signalling for but the indicator was definitely on. He could see that the other lane of traffic had no cars coming in his direction and began to walk out. I wouldn’t have even assumed the beep was for me because of the indicator. You’d expect the driver to be looking ahead to where they were indicating weather it be left or right so the horn would be sounded for something in that direction. Yes you should be extra careful and yes technically they could have waited for him to finish the manoeuvre but realistically I would say the confusion was caused by the driver and therefor it was an easy mistake to make. It looked like the pedestrian looked, he just wasn’t expecting the car to drive straight ahead and the first horn would’ve been confusing
Mr Badger mate what are you replying to
Nice to see some patience at the end there to the learner. Similar thing happened to me a few weeks back. I was waiting to turn right but I was on a bit of a hill and didn't set enough gas. I stalled twice, then my instructor stepped in to help. It always helps when cars behind you allow you the extra time.
4:50 what you're here for
No...
Covert Person Yes
The pram one was a bit harsh.. he could've thought you were turning right and not straight on as you did signal
Also the horn they could of thought you was letting them go
I didn't get what the first 'beep' was for, just as the white car passed?
And he did actually look before moving forward, I assume he assumed the learner was turning right, which was a fair judgement to make.
@@boulevard14 In the same way as a driver you shouldn't pull out of a junction until an indicating vehicle has commited (to avoid situations like 1:33 with the taxi), as a pedestrian you shouldn't start to cross until the car has commited, just in case they come your way instead of wherever they look like they might be going.
@@markwright3161 True, the pedestrian should have taken extra care, however the signal was a bit misleading.
I love the Merseyside accents in these videos! 'Eh eh. Calm down! Calm down!'
_"lower intelligence than a pigeon"_
Pigeons are actually surprisingly intelligent they just don't look it
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@@TimSter15 r/iamverysmart 😂
4:40 I so hate that!
It happens a lot in Watford, when I've got a student turning right at a busy crossroads, the lights have turned red and we get sometimes 3 vehicles still coming through.
some pretty hard clickbait right there
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Where was the clickbait. There was a fight - someone stripped to the waist and security waded through a red light. No clickbait it was all there
@@1ninjatiger ... Err do you not have a sense of humour?
Andrew Atkin was my reply not humorous enough for you 😂🤣😂 I can assure you I was laughing when I wrote it...especially when thinking about the male stripper. I popped some laughing emojis into this one to exclude any doubt 😉
@@1ninjatiger no
In fairness to the bus driver at 8:05, it looks like he was too close to the first set to stop safely, in which case the right thing to do is proceed through. As for the second set, you need to teach your students to leave more room. There is no way she should be attempting to squeeze down the side of both those buses - they're only gonna be straddling the lanes for one reason, and doing what she did is asking to sideswiped when the bus turns left.
That last clip gives me hope for humanity 😂
I'm a HGV Driver from Liverpool, I have driven all over the country and I hate to admit it but scousers are some of the most reckless and impatient drivers I have ever come across. Second only to London!
A big pet peeve that I see every day is people on Stanley Road past Kiddieland, taking up the right turn filter lane when they are going straight ahead. Literally every single day.
6:05. I know the pedestrians should wait there but seeing as they obviously don't know what's going on, I would honestly just let them walk across because at the end of the day, if you happen to run into them, it's basically your fault no matter what.
*You* as a driver of a motor vehicle must give way to pedestrians no matter what (at least that's how it is in Australia). So even if they are crossing the road when they aren't supposed to, it's probably a better idea to wait.
Jumping reds is just stupidity, I don't understand some impatient people...
I've noticed it's usually vans. They're in a rush to get to their next job. Not that it's an excuse of course.
Gee whiz
spotted
What were you doing here?
What a wholesome clip at the end. Great video mate.
I wonder, do you ever send the footage to the company's of the company cars you catch? Like the security car?
ooofft pram pushers, many years ago not long after I passed someone did that from between parked cars in a narrow street. Gave me a hell of a fright and they got a proper earful.
Sorry 09:47 I don't agree, about controlling your emergency action stop, using more pedals, I know that there is situations where the steering wheel will get you out of trouble before the pedals will...This is from plenty of experiences of my own,, but must say Ashley, I love your videos, and agree with pretty much everything that you say, you know your job very well, thanks....
1:04 - drives me nuts when people are in the wrong and react adversely to a beep of a horn. If you don't want to get beeped then don't drive like a numpty.
I've been driving 40 years 1 minor accident so not to bad. Think your advice is brilliant and calm. Especially about your feet being your best defense. 👍
6:05 Do peds ever have right-of-way in UK? lol here in Canada you (and the car turning off the mainroad over the same crosswalk) would both be at fault there, if you got caught by the police it would be a hefty fine and also probably demerit points if they saw you block the pram.
Good question. Only if they set foot on the road do they have priority in the UK. There is talk of changing this rule however. Thanks, Ashley.
@@ashley_neal In what way are they looking to change this rule? Are they going to give pedestrians more right of way like in Canada as kdmq mentioned, or reduce it like another rule in the US where Jaywalking is illegal, so where a pedestrian isn't at a designated crossing and steps onto the road they don't automatically obtain right of way, but at junctions it would remain the same?
As a Brit-Canadian who spends half his time in Canada (Vancouver) and half in the UK, I can totally concur with kdmq's comments. It's one of my huge pet peeves whenever I am in the UK - the way pedestrians are treated like second or even third class citizens. I know this video was shot in the UK and the UK laws are different but if you acted that way in Canada (or indeed in the USA) as at 6:05 and a police officer saw you do that, I can totally guarantee you would get pulled over instantly, given a VERY harsh talking to, a CDN $167 fine and 3 demerit points for "failure to yield to pedestrian". It really is about time the law in the UK was changed and I for one hope that the proposed change comes soon, though if it does, I can imagine a very "interesting" transition period.
I have to wonder - had it been a learner driver that had stalled on that very corner blocking your way, no doubt you would have been quite happy to wait patiently whilst the learner car sorts itself out and carry on it's way (in the exact same way that others did so in the very last clip). So why not let the pedestrians (who were just about to cross) carry on their way across the road in safety? It is as well to remember that all vehicle drivers are also pedestrians every once in a while too, so what goes around comes around as far as courtesy and consideration to pedestrians is concerned.
@@ibs5080 Sitting in the middle of a dual carriageway isn't safe for anyone whereas standing on the footpath behind 2 concrete bollards is safer for a pedestrian.
As a basic rule when driving you don't hang around in dangerous situations for any longer than absolutely necessary, here that is moving off once a suitable gap appears in traffic.
Another rule is that you don't hesitate in decision making. Ashley had committed to going after the white Clio while it was approaching, at which point the pram pusher wasn't committing to crossing. They did hesitate and didn't help the situation.
When I'm a pedestrian I always give traffic the right of way (except when they have a red light and at zebra crossings after they've stopped safely). I also look around, so if a car in Ashley's position isn't moving, I will look up the road for things they might be waiting for, determine whether that (the Clio in this case) will take long enough to pass for me to cross the road using it as a 'shield' or whether they'll be a concern for me if they're going to turn into the road as well or be past before I could be clear the road.
Personally I think giving pedestrians the right of way over turning vehicles is stupid as it impedes the flow of traffic on the main road when there isn't an independant turn lane as is often the case over here and little traffic can actually turn when there are a lot of pedestrians crossing. It also leaves drivers in hazardous situations for longer than should really be the case, it isn't safe for a car to be sitting in the junction where it's at a much higher risk of being hit than on any other part of the road.
@@markwright3161 That was actually a very well thought out and intelligent response Mark. I totally agree with you that as a basic driving rule, you don't hang around in a hazardous situation any longer than necessary and something I generally try to practice with my own driving. And as a pedestrian, I do exactly as you in terms of looking around to see if a turning car is going to be able to make the turn right away or if there is "blocking" traffic than I can consider as a "shield" to the turning car. I still think there should be more of a shift towards pedestrians in the UK and perhaps my viewpoint has been influenced somewhat due to my 25 years in Canada. One thing drivers in Canada are taught to practice is that when making a left turn (equivalent of making a right turn in the UK), if you see pedestrians crossing the street you are about to turn into, not to start turning until the entrance road is clear. That way, you are not straddling the oncoming lane, which even though may be clear at the time, may not be before the pedestrians finish crossing. Basically, don't begin making a turn that you can't complete in one clean sweep. Regardless, I totally see if from your point of view too and you make some excellent points but as a pedestrian whenever I am in the UK, I am often rather shocked at the treatment from drivers.
Clip at the end is from my hometown, people come flying up the slip usually, can be a bit of an awkward junction to navigate if you’re unfamiliar
Had a situation when I was learning to drive, where I was waiting to turn right on intersection. Lights turn red for the oncoming traffic, so my instructor says we need to move to clear the intersection. A bus comes on oncoming lane, as I start moving I see he's going too fast to stop so I slam on the brakes. He blasts through red, if I moved more we would've got t-boned. My instructor said he would've went if it was him driving.
Silver car @ 6:56. Couldn't have happened if he'd been in neutral with the handbrake on...
And I get criticised on my videos for.... using the handbrake.
@Spordan Jieth How can you stall a car in neutral ??????????
I've been watching your channel for a few days now and I'm liking the content, subscribed
@12:46, I would have slowed right down before reaching those two buses and passed them very slowly in that right hand filter lane. Not only had they slightly encroached on the lane, but when you have to buses nose-to-tail, then there's always the possibility of a pedestrian emerging between the two unexpectedly (especially if it's near a bus stop). You are completely unsighted so slow down when in such situations. You need to be able to stop almost instantly.
Wish I'd found these videos a year or 2 years ago before I passed my test as they're really informative!
6:05 - I once saw this a few years back, except it was a young mum pushing it infront of a double decker bus going atleast 20-30 mph. Literally a FEW inches from impact.
Needless to say he was on the horn and brakes sharpish. Good driving from that guy.
Pitty the mum couldn't learn from it, instead she saw fit to swear at the driver for daring to warn her of her offsprings impending doom.
8.30. Went past the two buses a bit quickly. May just be the wide angle on the camera but people pop out from buses and you can’t see them
Worst part about rewatching these older videos is seeing the petrol prices 🤣😂
Can I drive in England if I have an American license? But to be honest, I thought Minnesotian drivers were bad. But holy cow, Liverpool is like go-karting. I'd probably take the exam anywho.
Where I live there are lights that change if someone wants to cross the road and in the past 4 months I've nearly been ploughed down 5 times by people putting their foot down despite the light being red. One time 6 cars went through red and then I had to wait longer to cross as the timer ran out. Another time the cars hadn't stopped and I had to drag my sister back to the pavement because she didn't notice one of the cars hadn't slowed down to stop. Her reasoning to not look was the light to cross was green despite my warning to look.
6:57 Maybe they we're on the one calling the radio show playing in the background.
4:07 when you can't park a smart, you have some serious problems. lol :'D
The last clip was so heartwarming. Aww
6:12 see why it's a good idea to give pedestrians priority at junctions. I know this was before the rule update, but Ash was going to go and definitely not let them cross first, good job the pedestrians were onto it. I expect now he would simply wait let them cross or at least wait for eye contact before proceeding.
Its unbelievable how many people jump red lights these days. last week on a couple of mile stretch from Seaforth to the m58 I counted 5 people jump different sets of lights.
10:42 Does anyone know the purpose of the building the center background? Looks pretty rad, the one with the long blue windows(at least I think it's windows). Or maybe someone has the address so I can look it up on google maps.
the ending was a very nice touch, loved it
Down the vale, everton brow, scotty road, kirkdale you get round all the nice places m8 ;) hahaha at the prius @8:42 I didn't think they could go that fast.
@intempify Ye I know I have one myself, it's just hilarious to see one speeding about recklessly I drive mine about and it almost puts me to sleep ;)
I wish I had you teaching me when I was learning. You’re so calm. My mum wasn’t haha.
I disagree personally, I don't respond well to be spoken to like a child in a condescending way like this instructor does.
Paid me dividends ditching my old instructor for an actually chilled out dude. The guy who does these videos is a jobsworth in an unskilled job trying to micromanage the world
11:45 Thanks for thinking of us. Most people forget we aren't big boxes of metal that are easily seen and slower to take off. Red light runners are some of the worst drivers for us.
What an excellent idea for a revenue income, cameras at traffic lights, they have some in Taunton and they work a treat.
I’d love to drive with Ashley but I’m based in London doing driving lesson. As a learner driver I get very nervous about bad driving. I find even on roads 20mph with speed bumps on smaller road the impatient drivers overtake at such high speeds
Great advice about risk assessment. Proactive driving is underrated. All the talk about shifting makes me homesick for a manual. Learned on a manual and loved it to death, but currently drive an automatic :/ I totally feel for the embarrassment of stalling in the middle of an intersection, a little sympathy from drivers around you go a long way. The first time is utter panic, but after that it becomes habit (especially with an old car hehe)
4:22 If you're not able to get a car as small as that between the lines should you even be driving?
Ending on a high note. Love it.
4:18 people like that really piss me off! Almost every time I come out of the shops to a car parked next to mine like that...(gonna start leaving notes on their windows "nice parking dickhead").
Also I was taught to reverse park in a bay, not compulsory but helps exiting!
I also think reversing in gives you more space to manoeuvre as your steering wheels are the last to enter the space so aren't restricted by cars either side until you're parked.
I've left a note once saying, "next time please leave me a tin opener to get into my car" when someone parked tight up to my drivers door for no reason. Trouble with reversing into spaces is if it's a supermarket is you can't get your trolley round the back to the boot to load up.
Goodness. I had a similar incident recently, where a guy signaled a turn, I drove out and the bloke nearly collided with me. Blamed me for driving out in front of him when he wasn't even turning.
I have no idea what's wrong with some people.
The woman that's talking when the fight was on is in every video I swear 😂
She's struggling alright let her be 😂
@@Rhysbailey52 I get it Haha just funny that all these crazy drivers are around when shes driving lol
@@finnjones6625 true dat 😂
@@finnjones6625 tbf feels the same for me 😂
@@Rhysbailey52 haha bet she has a right laugh on her lessons anticipating something crazy happening
should try driving around Birmingham ,it would make these clips look minor,
🙄 One upmanship is an ugly trait
1ninjatiger “haha! I have worse drivers than you! Take that”... like, what even are they trying to do xd
Brummie here! Took the words out of my mouth
I now live by “always use a signal/indicator, never trust one”
What do you think about the idea of driving instructors having the power to remove licenses or give penalties for dangerous driving (with evidence)?
Love your videos Ashley
What I see far too many times is when I'm indicating to do a right turn of a roundabout into a less common area, and the drivers coming in don't look and have to slam on their brakes...
Is Anfield just a wash of grey to some people because a fair few people can't seem to see red
A Lexus SUV as a security vehicle?! :0
For the last clip, always keep in mind that it could be your wife, your daughter or any other close relative learning to drive, with that In mind it’ll always help with a bit of patience for people learning to drive.
Surprised you're using bluetooth.
Always been a firm believer in the fact it's the conversation that causes the accidents.
Taxis are definitely a running theme in these vids aren’t they!
Petrol at 114.9 3 weeks ago? How times have changed
3:40 should have asked people to guess which empty space she was going to go in and i'll tell you everybody would have been right except not in the way they thought.
Crazy how people forget to drive after passing their test
At 6:00 I don't understand why you are stopping for the cars if you are not gonna stop for pedestrians, they should have just as much right to the roads if not more so because they are more vulnerable.
But I guess these were the old rules which just makes me surprised that I survived living in the UK for an entire year!
At 4:10 - "Is she leaving it like that?" - LOL - and it's a Smart car, not exactly the largest vehicle in the world, even the 4-door variety.
At 9:00 the sounding of the horn was rather pointless; the cyclist was already too far gone to stop on hearing it and it may have startled them causing them to fall. [Don't get me wrong, the cyclist definitely *shouldn't* have crossed!]
@Ashley Neal I know this is a 5yrs old vid now but having seen the woman on the bike at 9:00, I happened upon a theory and I hope you'll catch this comment and give me your thoughts. I theorize that the contempt for learners may come from people that see the roofbox and the L plates and think "Ah it's okay, the instructor will stop them if they don't stop for me," and they proceed to pull out on you. Like I said, thoughts? Slowly getting through all your videos and absorbing all the content, thanks. -Riley
You should've stopped at 7.15 to offer assistance and share your details with the drivers as a witness. I've been screwed over by the insurance company for an accident I didn't cause because no one around could be bothered to act as a witness
@Ashley Neal just a quick question if you are approaching traffic lights and are travelling at the speed limit and they go red as you are at them is it ok to go through as it would be safter than slamming on and possibly causing someone to rear end u or even losing control of the car
They go amber before they go red...
Did you forget about amber?
That delta cars MJ06 should be banned or at least made to test again. That basically a fine and a chance to get banned think it’s pretty fair. Got an idea for a debate video for you Ashley - not relevant to the comment above but do you think older drivers eg pensioners should do a test resit maybe at 65/70 and then every 5/10 years after that?
Maybe all drivers should be tested at 40 or after any traffic offence.
Is it just like perpetually overcast in liverpool?
10:22 - a bit insulting to pigeons
Two vehicles referred to by the narrator as "taxis" were not taxis. They were private hire cars. Liverpool's taxis are as distinctive as London cabs.
Taxi - "a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter" ???
What is The thing about jumping thouse red lights??
Luckily here a few of the junctions now have red light cameras
Is it me, or was the music also on a Gran Turismo game at one point?
The red light jumpers round Liverpool seem insane.
Don't you know? The rules of the road do not apply to TAXI drivers.
@intempify The art of sarcasm seems lost I fear.
Tell you what, there's some special people on the road, I was getting ready to pull out of a junction, a van was indicating and started to turn in (I remember my driving instructor telling me to wait until they start to turn before you move forward) the daft prick decided to swerve back onto the main road right as I started to pull away. If I decided to pull out any earlier I'd have had a massive van In my door.
Irrelevant Question: Do you park your car in gear or neutral? (with hand brake of course for both cases) I've heard people saying that you can park in neutral at flat ground, but in gear on a slope in case the hand brake cable breaks and the car starts rolling. If in gear, that could stop it from rolling. How do you park your car?
I was taught to always leave the car in gear and the following might help you : driversed.com/driving-information/driving-techniques/parking-on-a-hill.aspx
Turn off the engine, turn off any electronics (headlights and stuff), put it in 1st gear, let go of the clutch, pull the handbrake, press the clutch again, and you are done.
When should you do it? Well just ask yourself when is a hill to steep or however you call it to apply this? You never know the answer just do it everytime and you should have a problem ever.
Im from swizerland btw. thats how I learnd it and still apply today.
They should do the same as in Germany and have Cameras on the traffic lights, its an instant 3 points, 4 week ban and anything up to a €1000 fine.
If the red lights in Liverpool had cameras they'd make enough to clear the National Debt.
We have red light cameras here in Canada, enter an intersection on a red light an you'll get a nice photo of your license plate and a ticket in the mail.
that stagecoach bus jumping the red as you said was about 20 ft away on amber change judging by his shadow, doing let's say 25mph. in a car at 20mph take 6meters to stop a bus would need 11.75m to stop, giving that a bus stop is just after those lights, you have little old ladies and kids standing up to get off... there is no way he could have stopped safely for those lights without causing someone serious injury or without stopping inside the junction.. having watched that clip over a few times I am certain he was passing the light as it hit red as a bus is 10.5m in length its safe to say that 3 seconds would cover the junction. I am not defending any driver who jumps a red light. but sometimes stuff are bigger and heavier than your little learner car. the same car you jumped the amber in the roadworks but that was ok because it was you but then you expect 11 tonnes to stop in its own length. hypocrite.
8:03 the light turns amber and the back of the bus has just passed the pedestrian crossing. Even if the bus is 10.5m in length thats a huge distance left before the lights changing. Pause the video again at 8:08 (5 seconds after the amber was first shown) as the back of the bus is passing the red light and have a look. My next "project" video is going to be on RLJ's, and with your view on this I'm going to use your comment and this clip in the analysis. Thanks for getting involved. Ashley
@@ashley_nealNeal that's fine, there are 3 lamposts to the left he is by his shadow passing the middle one, at your 03 time stamp the stop line is no more than 3 car lengths from that post, at 04 his back end is passing that post. soo from the drivers point of view he prob has between 15 to 20 feet to slam on and stop throwing the passengers, in those 5 seconds of the amber to red we can say that after the amber was shown, the back of the bus passed 5 seconds later, in that time he has to check mirrors and passenger mirrors then apply brakes and stop. look on google maps but you probably know how short that distance... you just want the material to boost your channel.... also most of the stuff is red light jumps on your channel and I agree but think you're being ridiculous expecting him to stop in 4 seconds.
use what you want to try to justify your claim I am not saying he never jumped the light but if you drove something that big with that much pressure he would have never stopped in time. also bus company constantly taking time away from drivers force the drivers to try to drive at the speed limit to make the next stop on time.
I find it hard under any circumstance by his position he would have stopped safely
03 light goes amber driver sees checks mirrors (let's call it 180 ft) **actually its 102ft from post to the junction.**
04 checks passenger mirror bottom and upper deck and stairs (135.9ft)
06 signal has gone from head to foot and back (47.7ft)
07 bus is passing or close to stop line, the driver decides he can't stop safely for whatever reason. (3.6ft)
08 light goes red (-40.5ft) at 34.4 ft in length this would but the back of the bus at the red light
simple maths At 30 mph = 44.1 ft/sec
Rather than you guessing I'll pop down and measure it out accurately. It will be interesting to see how close you estimates are. I'll give you a mention. Thanks.
@@ashley_neal if you think that's a guess crack on 102 ft from the crossing to the junction even give you the extra 78 so you could try swing the bullshit in your favor mr perfect
@@TheCamoRiderUKwell you’re a prick aren’t you 😂
I think Red Light jumping is getting worse.
Pedestrian crossing near me you really have to watch every time you walk out.
Just curious, do you report them to the police with video evidence at the end of the day/week?
Somebody needs to make “if you beep me, I’ll brake test ya” bumper stickers