08:09 that was poor driving from you I'm afraid. BRAKES - they are in the road, you know what is going to happen, and you carrying on raised the risk to them. What if one of them was deaf, or had earphones in and didn't hear the horn? Remember, that even late teen adolescents have an underdeveloped ability to anticipate danger. They have every right to walk on that piece of road, you have no more right to it than they do.
Agreed! I reckon a lot of drivers interpret the advice given to pedestrians as "rules" and conclude they have the right of way outside crossings. Once they run over a pedestrian I think that, in court, the "they didn't look" argument wouldn't stand long.
Paull77 you are spot on. The truth is that pedestrians are not legally obliged to know, understand or follow the highway code - unlike drivers, who agree to do so when accepting the privilege of their driving licence. Pedestrians have been walking around this country for thousands of years, and have a presumed right to continue to do so. The law (civil and criminal) is also heavily biased towards protecting the more vulnerable road user, in the order Pedestrian > cycle/horse > motorcycle > car > PCV > HGV.
MrAzzy1985. So what you’re saying is trying to stop the hazard being a problem is not preferable. I should let it happen and then use my brakes? Do you think that the car couldn’t have stopped if the young girl had walked out without looking? Watch the clip again and see how the use of the horn makes her look. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Ashley
Thank you for your reply. Before I begin, I just want to say I normally find your driving of an impeccable standard, and your attitude to driving is a breath of fresh air compared to some people I meet. I think I probably should have put my timestamp a bit earlier at about 08:02, because I'm saying that there should never have been a problem in the first place. You have three people visible just after the start of the clip. One is (just) in the road crossing, one is stood at the edge of the pavement. You should be braking about then - it's a safe bet that the others are going to follow across the road. So just slow up and let them cross - it's safer for everyone, and avoids you then having to make an emergency stop if the horn doesn't work and she carries on in front of your vehicle regardless. I'm not saying don't use the horn, as you are of course also alerting her to other hazards she may not have seen, such as cyclists, motorcyclists or vehicles from the other direction (not in this case, but potentially), but you should be braking at the same time. The reason she flipped you the bird was probably because she thought it was safe to cross. Her friend had just checked and gone over, and was still in the road, so she followed over. You then appeared out of nowhere, blaring your horn at her. (This is not what I think, just extrapolating to her perspective and playing devil's advocate). The other issue with your comment, is that you seem to be assuming you have the right to continue along the road, over and above the pedestrians' right to cross the road. That is not true, as I said before in my second comment. She has every right to be in that piece of road-space, Yes, I agree that pedestrians should take more care, and each person should make their own two way checks before crossing, but we know that doesn't always happen - and it is up to drivers to anticipate and mitigate the risk they pose to pedestrians. Maybe I'm just jaded from dealing with so many car vs. pedestrian RTCs with the same story- either by deliberate arrogance or lack of attention and care, the driver just assumed they had the right to keep driving down the road. Ultimately, a pedestrian is not going to kill you by walking in to your car, but you may very well kill a pedestrian by driving in to them. If everyone just gave pedestrians and cyclists a bit more respect in these situations, there would be far fewer casualties on the road. TL,DR: The development of the situation was obvious from the start. Sounding the horn does not guarantee you won't collide with the pedestrian. Braking does - you can't run someone over if you are stationary. Be nice to pedestrians so they don't die.
Nice reply. Thanks. Don’t you think someone who is has enough anticipation and forward planning to sound the horn is also ready to stop? Your first comment said I was driving poorly. Everyone has a valid opinion as you have, but honestly if everyone drove how you think there would be many more pedestrians knocked over and killed on our roads. I’m also interested on how you think I assume pedestrians don’t have a right to use the road as anyone else? Or is that your assumption? I’ve pinned this comment as it’s an important one that people see that stopping a problem before it happens is ALWAYS the safest option. Thanks again, Ashley
Congratulations on passing Mikey. Never stop learning, and don't let it get to your head. Idiots are idiots, if you let them bother you that brings you down to their level. I don't understand how 70% of the idiots we see here even have a license, or are even allowed insurance.
I watch these for entertainment. I love it when people get angry at each other and road rage! I love drama as long as I’m not part of it. I’m like George Carlin
@@supergeekjay To be fair, the insurance companies don't know how badly some people drive (i.e. excessive speeding, taking jaw dropping risks just to save a couple of minutes etc) until they have an accident. Which could be years if they're lucky.
It’s amazing how the learners are careful and considered, giving themselves plenty of time and making their intentions clear to other road users, yet most of the problems are caused by impatience of other drivers.
I despair. The standard of driving in our country has gone down hill very fast in the last 15/20 years. I can't believe how some "people" treat a learner driver! It's disgusting imo. People have become so selfish and arrogant on the road. It actually scares me sometimes. And I've driving since age 17 I'm now 45. I took and past my IAM test age 18. My ROSPA age 20.(Silver) My class one HGV at 21. Drove as a professional for many years. Vans .. taxis ( yes I was a taxi driver:)..)and HGV.. I would not want to be a professional driver these days. EXCELLENT videos BTW:)...peace and respect to others on the road..N..:)
Has the standards of driving actually gone downhill as much as you say, or is it that there is a lot more dashcam footage nowadays that you see a lot more examples of bad driving than you did 20 years ago? Remember, TH-cam didn't exist 20 years ago.
Collins LFC Hi..I actually do believe it has. Cars are so much quicker now than 15 years ago for one Trucks too are so much more powerful and mostly automatic..I had a scania 113 360 with hi low and splitter manual gear box. My car was an MG Maestro 2 LTR EFI ...fast car in its day..but very slow by modern standards. Lol. I only drive about 15K a year now mostly A roads. Motorway. And my current car is slow..lol..54bhp. :) Truck drivers tailgating me on A roads is very common..they should be doing 50mph on single track A roads. But we have no police to enforce the roads up here. There was four road closures due to bad drivers in two weeks here last month.
I think it has more to do with the badge on the car. "I drive an expensive fast car, so screw the rest of you, I'm an entitled Audi driving idiot!". Audi, VW and Mercedes are the worst, especially if there's an Indian or Pakistani driving it, they've never passed a test in the UK I'll bet with how many I get out there. Here in Bolton we get loads, and they are terrible drivers.
take a look at the people behind the drivers seats, the ones who break all the rules of the road, they tend to have something in common lol, although im sure as hell not saying it lol
Traffic lights need to have cameras built into them. The amount of people who think "yeah it's red but it's only just been red for a few seconds so it's okay" is getting ridiculous.
Nice one mate. I enjoy watching your vids driving around Liverpool as that's where I am from. The Old Swan area. I've been in Galicia NW Spain for the past 13 years & it brings back memories all the places I recognise. I also listen to what your saying too & there's a couple of thing I work on to change in my driving even though I've been driving for 32 years & one minor accident 28 years ago in N Wales. No harm in refeshing the memory in good driving practice. You wouldn't believe some of the driving here in Galicia. Thanks Ashley ATB Frank.
When I was taking driving lessons back in the 1970s I was taught to pass behind the car from the other direction when turning right, now everyone passes in front.
I always thought there was lol! parents always would be shocked if someone jumped a red, and i assumed it would mean an instant fine sent to your home, had no idea most of them you can do what the fuck you want lol! amazing.
Insignia drivers their a pain . They think they’re driving a 3 series , it’s just they can’t afford one. What kind of idiot brake checks a bus full of passengers
I have had drivers hit me with their mirror when I'm cycling and the Police say that because there was no serious injury they won't take it further . Rather than contact the driver to let them know what they did wrong they let them get away with it .
I recently had some guy drive at me on purpose (twice) which i managed to catch on my dash cam and last Friday he was given a section 59.Not the best result but better than nothing i suppose,and I’m pretty sure it would have put a downer on the drivers day : )
@Ottoman it doesn't show another drivers speed but you can set it to pick up your speed so if you're going the max limit and someone races past, it's clear that they would be going over.
@Ottoman you have a point there. It seems speed limits are useless these days. Everyone hates driving slow but then there's motorways or tracks where you can enjoy some speed. It fucks me off especially when all you want to do is share the road in peace. Most idiots I find are middle aged men or older, but what surprises me is a lot are also women! Or girls in 20s! With kids in cars!! The country is messed up! Sorry for my rant.
6:04 To the right of shot I think there was another incident where an older Range Rover behind the mk3 Focus pulled out in front of the Transit coming around in the left lane.
I love your channel ashley it helps me learn even more even after passing my test over a year ago. Sadly though I have major driving anxiety due to idiots on the road like this and believe me I've come across many, idiots overtaking me from behind instead of being a bit ahead with their indicator on, they zoom in front of me with me having very little time to react, it's always a case of, am I going to survive today? When I get in my car. They honestly make driving a battlefield.
Brilliant, exactly how we should all be thinking when driving. Thinking about the potential actions of other road users and how to keep them and you safe.
I'm struck by just how much worse the roads in Merseyside are compared to the roads in Yorkshire. Some of those potholes look like they go to the centre of the earth.
3:45 That taxi following the lorry through the red light was awful, if I were in that Corsa in the left lane I'd have blocked him to make a point. That is so dangerous.
Folks like yourself make the idea learning to drive easier. Despite my overwhelming lack of confidence and self belief. I'll probably never learn but, knowing there are instructors like yourself, it gives folks who lack that confidence the ability to get in there and learn it.
The elf 'n safety idiots have increased the delay between your red and their green to such an extent that all the toe-rags know that they can jump a fresh red with no problem.
9:53 To be fair, it was alright for him to enter the solid lined hatch area because there was an emergency: the fact that there was a -knobhead- expert driver on the road!
I did! The late recognition is due to his close positioning, so his rear indicator wasn't visible easily. I bet you drive a van as you try to criticise me in this situation? Thanks for watching, Ashley. ;)
00:37 - It was poor driving to accelerate in the nearside lane so as to exclude the (signalling) van-driver from moving into that lane. Whether the van-driver was in the right or wrong for seeking to cut up the camera car isn't an issue. Such behaviour - on the part of both drivers - can easily cause a collision.
1:09 I know a bus driver that this happened to and the brake check was so violent that he hit his car with the bus (a bit harder than he could have) he said the car went flying. Insurance companies still disputing due to covid courts are fkd.
I never had a driving instructor asking me to read out the roàd signs aloud so that he knew whether or not I was noticing them?? Which personally I think would have been a good idea.
Look at some train (and vehicle?) driving videos from Japan, they not only say what the sign is but point to it. Obviously an effective learning technique.
Stereotypes: BMW M 3 drivers, ALL Audi drivers! White van man, mini cab drivers, old people in Peugeots, Mums on the school run in Nissan Qhashkaimodos, black cabbies (especially) oh and 20 year old yobbos in 20 year old VW Golfs, slammed and with an exhaust big enough to accommodate a small family dog!
Great videos! I love how you communicate with your pupils, my driving instructor doesn’t even talk to me, just tells me when I do someone wrong, how am I meant to know 🤷♀️
How can the guy overtaking the bus think he's in the right? How can he be angry at being beeped? Why didn't he just over take the bus after it had pulled in to the stop?
Unbelievable that he thought it clever to brake check a bus.. and how many times! C...! Someone could have been standing up to get off and lost their teeth, or if the bus driver was aware may have not braked hard enough not avoid running into the back of the car. What benefit that would have been to the car driver responsible in both cases.
I’m surprised that they haven’t implemented red light cameras by you as by the frequency I see on your channel they’ll be a great earner as the idiots never seem to learn
My observations as a full bike licence holder and now learning to drive, is that nobody is willing to wait just that little bit longer to be safe. Everyone mentions cyclists jumping red lights, but the amount of times I've been forced to jump a light on my motorbike, due to idiots is shocking. Same in my own car displaying L plates or on lessons, the tailgating and dangerous overtakes, people seem to forget they were a learner once.
Genuine question, how do you remain so calm throughout these situations? I am really bad for road rage and I know that it doesn't lend itself to a nice driving experience for passengers and negatively impacts how I am driving. I don't enjoy driving because I know I'm likely to encounter something on the road, yet you seem to just laugh it off. It's something I'd like to change, not sure what if any advice you have for that?
12:40. You say if we're interested in the gear you use in the video's click on the links below, but the only info there is a website address, and there's no info on the website about the gear you use?
Aren't there any cameras at these lights? In Germany there are speeding cameras at some intersections, that are only triggered if the red light signal is on, so if you cross after the fact, they will take your picture. Where i'm from we have one of these and the amount of drivers crossing on a red light has fallen dramatically.
When you put the footage of both on a full screen you can see the difference in resolution of the Yi Ultra. Honestly though, for just to be used as a dash cam and not for TH-cam the cheaper one is great value 👍 Thanks for watching, Ashley
scottlaaa 1984 Not exactly, they have passengers in half the time and slamming on the brakes for traffic lights makes passengers that are with an unfamiliar driver extremely nervous so consciously or subconsciously they try to avoid it consequently sometimes clipping a red light rarely to make faster $ bucks.
Mark C Littler so because they can’t anticipate a green light changing to red for the sake of braking and upsetting a passenger and having a confrontation it’s best to run a red light??? Cool logic are you a taxi driver by any chance???
scottlaaa 1984 I said " slamming", hard braking is a sign of bad driving that's why your supposed to approach lights in 3rd gear so you can either come to a controlled decellerated smooth stop or accellerate if you dont believe you can stop at the line.
Mark C Littler I’ve been driving for 18years and have never ran a red light so I’m ok for advice on how to approach them, cheers. taxi drivers always run red lights, do illegal u turns and park illegally when it comes to earning a few extra pounds! Go in any city or town in the evening around pub/clubs throwing out time and watch the professionalism go out the window.
scottlaaa 1984 Car insurance premiums imply males under 25s are the most risky drivers followed by drivers of high powered cars, taxi's usually pay double premium but cover 5 to 10 times the mileage so it looks like their costs of claims per mile are considerably less. The impression isnt the same as reality.
Insignia boy (AKA wannabe Audi driver strikes again) as does the typical taxi driver. One small point I would make is on dual carriageways with parked vehicles fully move over into the offside lane rather than straddle both as it gives more room for doors being opened and no one can utilise the half occupied outside lane so you may as well fully occupy it!
I’m under the impression that nobody knows what they’re doing out there any more and I can’t understand why. Do people simply not know? Do they have licences? Surely they all had to sit the driving test?
Harambro 420 I agree. Birmingham is also a major problem for 20 zones nobody does 20 in them. Whoever invented such a stupid idea has no idea how road safety works, slower is not safer. If speed was a major factor in deaths let's sign a petition for every motorway, country lane and built up area to be 10 mph limit. Let's see if speed really kills or is it impatience of other drivers overtaking in the middle of a junction putting everything else indanger that puts lives at risk
What would be wrong in using 25 mph in some areas? Apparently some speed limits change at certain times of the day in the US to adjust to school times etc. So a 30 mph in daytime may become 40 mph after a certain time later in the day.
Carbon Fourteen By the sounds of it the white van didn't do 30 either more like 40. I still think 20 zones are stupid unless it's around a school or a college for a set number of hours a day
Carbon Fourteen I have a black box on my car so I don't break the speed limit anyway but come on not all 20 zones are necessary especially on super wide 30's all it causes is dangerous overtakes by impatience th-cam.com/video/ki2Rv_ksBOk/w-d-xo.html
oh it's fine, your parents will pay for your funeral and my windscreen... is what I would like to say, but in reality we would all either be in shock or vomiting on the side of the road if we ever hit a child and it causes serious injuries even if it's not our fault... at that point, we would forfeit our insurance if it helps save their lives.
It's amazing that so many people are driving like idiots and never get caught till they've caused a serious accident, if you were to report this I'm sure you would have to fill in loads of forms and then the bizzies would say we didn't see it so can't do anything, I see this all the time it's just sheer ignorance and bad road behaviour
Highway Code: Use your horn to alert other motorists of your presence. Real life: Horn means: 1. Get out the way, you dozy t**t! 😠 2. I'm so pissed off at you right now! 😠
03:50 The narrator blames "a taxi". There are no taxis present. This is a recurring theme in these videos - referring to private hire cars as taxis. They are NOT taxis. Liverpool taxis are big, (invariably) black and very distinctive. This was not one of them.
I always try to be patient with learners , but why SO slow ? If you do 20 mph in a 30 or 15mph in a 20 zone ; this is why people get impatient. Also is it a thing to teach ridiculous swerving nowadays? Not seen it in your videos , but where I live people seem to have taken up driving almost in the gutter, then swerving into the incoming lane when overtaking parked cars .
Loads of cars do what the white car phone guy did on Queens Drive. They know it's a left turn lane but they can't be bothered queuing up with the rest of us so they'll just try and switch lanes at the end.
Thought the same, It seemed the other driver was going for offside to offside turning, which A lot of us were taught is the safer method. these days I guess the roads are too full for this method to work effectively since no will leave a gap.
I see this shit type of driving every single day am I am sick of it !! This is just a small example of how the country as a whole is going down the pan!!
7:15 - I don't understand why this wasn't considered as an "offside to offside" situation your pupil should have copied?... 8:09 Sorry but I think you should at least have slow down... It was obvious the kid was foolishly going to follow her friend. What if that kid had earphones on and didn't hear your horn (no excuse for her appalling attitude of course)? Of course, similar situation was much more Dangerous at 8:59 where, had the pedestrians been foolish, they'd be dead... Terrifying...
Where do you want the pupil to go in the first clip? there isn't enough space and the VW is completely out of position to let the pupil safely manoeuvre
Perspectives and distances can be deceptive on video so it could be the reason. I personnally believed there was space when I watched the video, but in the end, unless someone knows the intersection, only the driver can really judge. The van behind also seemed to have anticipated an offside to offside turn since it stood still in retreat to let the learner car clear the intersection.
08:09 that was poor driving from you I'm afraid. BRAKES - they are in the road, you know what is going to happen, and you carrying on raised the risk to them. What if one of them was deaf, or had earphones in and didn't hear the horn? Remember, that even late teen adolescents have an underdeveloped ability to anticipate danger. They have every right to walk on that piece of road, you have no more right to it than they do.
Agreed! I reckon a lot of drivers interpret the advice given to pedestrians as "rules" and conclude they have the right of way outside crossings. Once they run over a pedestrian I think that, in court, the "they didn't look" argument wouldn't stand long.
Paull77 you are spot on. The truth is that pedestrians are not legally obliged to know, understand or follow the highway code - unlike drivers, who agree to do so when accepting the privilege of their driving licence. Pedestrians have been walking around this country for thousands of years, and have a presumed right to continue to do so. The law (civil and criminal) is also heavily biased towards protecting the more vulnerable road user, in the order Pedestrian > cycle/horse > motorcycle > car > PCV > HGV.
MrAzzy1985. So what you’re saying is trying to stop the hazard being a problem is not preferable. I should let it happen and then use my brakes? Do you think that the car couldn’t have stopped if the young girl had walked out without looking? Watch the clip again and see how the use of the horn makes her look. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Ashley
Thank you for your reply. Before I begin, I just want to say I normally find your driving of an impeccable standard, and your attitude to driving is a breath of fresh air compared to some people I meet.
I think I probably should have put my timestamp a bit earlier at about 08:02, because I'm saying that there should never have been a problem in the first place. You have three people visible just after the start of the clip. One is (just) in the road crossing, one is stood at the edge of the pavement. You should be braking about then - it's a safe bet that the others are going to follow across the road. So just slow up and let them cross - it's safer for everyone, and avoids you then having to make an emergency stop if the horn doesn't work and she carries on in front of your vehicle regardless. I'm not saying don't use the horn, as you are of course also alerting her to other hazards she may not have seen, such as cyclists, motorcyclists or vehicles from the other direction (not in this case, but potentially), but you should be braking at the same time.
The reason she flipped you the bird was probably because she thought it was safe to cross. Her friend had just checked and gone over, and was still in the road, so she followed over. You then appeared out of nowhere, blaring your horn at her. (This is not what I think, just extrapolating to her perspective and playing devil's advocate).
The other issue with your comment, is that you seem to be assuming you have the right to continue along the road, over and above the pedestrians' right to cross the road. That is not true, as I said before in my second comment. She has every right to be in that piece of road-space, Yes, I agree that pedestrians should take more care, and each person should make their own two way checks before crossing, but we know that doesn't always happen - and it is up to drivers to anticipate and mitigate the risk they pose to pedestrians. Maybe I'm just jaded from dealing with so many car vs. pedestrian RTCs with the same story- either by deliberate arrogance or lack of attention and care, the driver just assumed they had the right to keep driving down the road.
Ultimately, a pedestrian is not going to kill you by walking in to your car, but you may very well kill a pedestrian by driving in to them. If everyone just gave pedestrians and cyclists a bit more respect in these situations, there would be far fewer casualties on the road.
TL,DR: The development of the situation was obvious from the start. Sounding the horn does not guarantee you won't collide with the pedestrian. Braking does - you can't run someone over if you are stationary. Be nice to pedestrians so they don't die.
Nice reply. Thanks. Don’t you think someone who is has enough anticipation and forward planning to sound the horn is also ready to stop? Your first comment said I was driving poorly. Everyone has a valid opinion as you have, but honestly if everyone drove how you think there would be many more pedestrians knocked over and killed on our roads. I’m also interested on how you think I assume pedestrians don’t have a right to use the road as anyone else? Or is that your assumption? I’ve pinned this comment as it’s an important one that people see that stopping a problem before it happens is ALWAYS the safest option. Thanks again, Ashley
Unless you're a- "an expert driver" 😂😂
No one:
Ashley: “What a silly young chap”
Past my test in December - still watches these sorts of videos. One can never stop learning even after the driving test.
See, he is still learning :)
Well done Mikey and you're right about never stopping learning.
Congratulations on passing Mikey. Never stop learning, and don't let it get to your head. Idiots are idiots, if you let them bother you that brings you down to their level. I don't understand how 70% of the idiots we see here even have a license, or are even allowed insurance.
I watch these for entertainment. I love it when people get angry at each other and road rage! I love drama as long as I’m not part of it. I’m like George Carlin
@@supergeekjay To be fair, the insurance companies don't know how badly some people drive (i.e. excessive speeding, taking jaw dropping risks just to save a couple of minutes etc) until they have an accident. Which could be years if they're lucky.
"give him a business card".... I cannae stop giggling anymore...
I didn't get the joke! 😞
Yeah, that's why he's on stage...
Not yet at the point in the video but I can only imagine it's in reference to Ashley being a driving instructor.
"What a silly young chap" 😂😂😂
You can hear the restrain and sarcasm in Ashley's voice
It’s not sarcasm
It’s amazing how the learners are careful and considered, giving themselves plenty of time and making their intentions clear to other road users, yet most of the problems are caused by impatience of other drivers.
I despair. The standard of driving in our country has gone down hill very fast in the last 15/20 years.
I can't believe how some "people" treat a learner driver! It's disgusting imo.
People have become so selfish and arrogant on the road. It actually scares me sometimes. And I've driving since age 17 I'm now 45. I took and past my IAM test age 18. My ROSPA age 20.(Silver) My class one HGV at 21.
Drove as a professional for many years. Vans .. taxis ( yes I was a taxi driver:)..)and HGV..
I would not want to be a professional driver these days.
EXCELLENT videos BTW:)...peace and respect to others on the road..N..:)
Has the standards of driving actually gone downhill as much as you say, or is it that there is a lot more dashcam footage nowadays that you see a lot more examples of bad driving than you did 20 years ago? Remember, TH-cam didn't exist 20 years ago.
Try cycling then you'll see how selfish drivers are
Collins LFC Hi..I actually do believe it has. Cars are so much quicker now than 15 years ago for one Trucks too are so much more powerful and mostly automatic..I had a scania 113 360 with hi low and splitter manual gear box.
My car was an MG Maestro 2 LTR EFI ...fast car in its day..but very slow by modern standards. Lol.
I only drive about 15K a year now mostly A roads. Motorway. And my current car is slow..lol..54bhp. :)
Truck drivers tailgating me on A roads is very common..they should be doing 50mph on single track A roads. But we have no police to enforce the roads up here. There was four road closures due to bad drivers in two weeks here last month.
I think it has more to do with the badge on the car. "I drive an expensive fast car, so screw the rest of you, I'm an entitled Audi driving idiot!". Audi, VW and Mercedes are the worst, especially if there's an Indian or Pakistani driving it, they've never passed a test in the UK I'll bet with how many I get out there. Here in Bolton we get loads, and they are terrible drivers.
take a look at the people behind the drivers seats, the ones who break all the rules of the road, they tend to have something in common lol, although im sure as hell not saying it lol
That bus at 0:55 appeared to accelerate hard to fill the gap, the fact that he’s beeping suggests the bus driver really objected to being overtaken.
8.11 is great. 'Don't you toot at me, mister, I want two broken legs and a fractured skull, I love intensive care me"
Traffic lights need to have cameras built into them. The amount of people who think "yeah it's red but it's only just been red for a few seconds so it's okay" is getting ridiculous.
Some do have them now where I live.
Nice one mate. I enjoy watching your vids driving around Liverpool as that's where I am from. The Old Swan area. I've been in Galicia NW Spain for the past 13 years & it brings back memories all the places I recognise. I also listen to what your saying too & there's a couple of thing I work on to change in my driving even though I've been driving for 32 years & one minor accident 28 years ago in N Wales. No harm in refeshing the memory in good driving practice. You wouldn't believe some of the driving here in Galicia. Thanks Ashley ATB Frank.
When I was taking driving lessons back in the 1970s I was taught to pass behind the car from the other direction when turning right, now everyone passes in front.
When are we going to get cameras on the traffic lights to catch the red light jumpers???
I always thought there was lol! parents always would be shocked if someone jumped a red, and i assumed it would mean an instant fine sent to your home, had no idea most of them you can do what the fuck you want lol! amazing.
Like we have in Germany
Or spikes that come up and burst the tyres. They'll eventually stop doing it when they have to buy 4 new tyres.
Insignia drivers their a pain . They think they’re driving a 3 series , it’s just they can’t afford one. What kind of idiot brake checks a bus full of passengers
David Jones looks like the bus put its foot down as it was being overtaken possibly to get through the green light.
The bus driver probably bipped him, driving him into an incandescant fury.
11:50 that was calm alert to presence. 12:16..I can almost feel the 'Smh' with that.
As soon as I see a driver with one hand on the top of the wheel, it is the first sign that they're going to be a knob.
It's a condition called over hand knobness!!!
Thanks for your vids, I like to think seeing how these people act helps me become a more considerate driver.
still think people should be prosecuted from dashcam footage, its pretty clear evidence
still shows dangerous and reckless driving, driving without due care ie: people on phones, people skipping red lights, tailgating, lane hogging etc
I have had drivers hit me with their mirror when I'm cycling and the Police say that because there was no serious injury they won't take it further . Rather than contact the driver to let them know what they did wrong they let them get away with it .
I recently had some guy drive at me on purpose (twice) which i managed to catch on my dash cam and last Friday he was given a section 59.Not the best result but better than nothing i suppose,and I’m pretty sure it would have put a downer on the drivers day : )
@Ottoman it doesn't show another drivers speed but you can set it to pick up your speed so if you're going the max limit and someone races past, it's clear that they would be going over.
@Ottoman you have a point there.
It seems speed limits are useless these days.
Everyone hates driving slow but then there's motorways or tracks where you can enjoy some speed.
It fucks me off especially when all you want to do is share the road in peace. Most idiots I find are middle aged men or older, but what surprises me is a lot are also women! Or girls in 20s! With kids in cars!!
The country is messed up!
Sorry for my rant.
09:54 Expert Driver! 🤣
6:04 To the right of shot I think there was another incident where an older Range Rover behind the mk3 Focus pulled out in front of the Transit coming around in the left lane.
Good spot. Didn't get on to that one at all until you pointed it out. Nice one, Ashley.
I love your channel ashley it helps me learn even more even after passing my test over a year ago. Sadly though I have major driving anxiety due to idiots on the road like this and believe me I've come across many, idiots overtaking me from behind instead of being a bit ahead with their indicator on, they zoom in front of me with me having very little time to react, it's always a case of, am I going to survive today? When I get in my car. They honestly make driving a battlefield.
The guy on his phone was shocking, I feel bad if I change song at the lights
i feel you. but its way better than changing songs while driving. even if ppl will get mad, it´s the better way.
Josef Fritzl if I have Spotify open I’ll swipe across songs but don’t like picking up my phone driving
Voice commands should help to improve things
@@ZuluTheBee Yeah make comment and inviting discussion would be a better way of putting it.
Brilliant, exactly how we should all be thinking when driving. Thinking about the potential actions of other road users and how to keep them and you safe.
You need more red light cameras over there.
I'm struck by just how much worse the roads in Merseyside are compared to the roads in Yorkshire. Some of those potholes look like they go to the centre of the earth.
11:20 I almost had a heart attack when a taxi driver thanked you for letting them go 😂
If you think driving standards are poor around Liverpool come and have a drive around Bradford, it'll be a real eye opener for you!
3:45 That taxi following the lorry through the red light was awful, if I were in that Corsa in the left lane I'd have blocked him to make a point. That is so dangerous.
Folks like yourself make the idea learning to drive easier. Despite my overwhelming lack of confidence and self belief. I'll probably never learn but, knowing there are instructors like yourself, it gives folks who lack that confidence the ability to get in there and learn it.
Red light jumping seems to have increased exponentially even in the last year,it's now commonplace and has become the new norm.
The elf 'n safety idiots have increased the delay between your red and their green to such an extent that all the toe-rags know that they can jump a fresh red with no problem.
Nice censoring! “What a silly young chap” had me in stitches
I'm surprised nobody has got on to the dubbed sound for the van in the first clip! Have a listen. Nice one! Ashley.
9:53 To be fair, it was alright for him to enter the solid lined hatch area because there was an emergency: the fact that there was a -knobhead- expert driver on the road!
why didnt you let the van in 2nd clip?
I did! The late recognition is due to his close positioning, so his rear indicator wasn't visible easily. I bet you drive a van as you try to criticise me in this situation? Thanks for watching, Ashley. ;)
No need to get defensive Ashly, I was thinking same as Wolvesfc.
erni un - Judging from the ;) I would hazard a guess that he's joking.
Ashley Sense of humour failure ;)
b b Lol he's an arsehole aint he
Why are there so many people jumping the lights in Liverpool? Do the lights not have cameras on them? I never see this sort of stuff in London.
Unfortunatly far to many people can now get away with driving like the real world is Grand Theft Auto.
00:37 - It was poor driving to accelerate in the nearside lane so as to exclude the (signalling) van-driver from moving into that lane. Whether the van-driver was in the right or wrong for seeking to cut up the camera car isn't an issue. Such behaviour - on the part of both drivers - can easily cause a collision.
You've scoured through all the videos, and that's all you can find. 😂
1:09 I know a bus driver that this happened to and the brake check was so violent that he hit his car with the bus (a bit harder than he could have) he said the car went flying. Insurance companies still disputing due to covid courts are fkd.
I never had a driving instructor asking me to read out the roàd signs aloud so that he knew whether or not I was noticing them?? Which personally I think would have been a good idea.
Look at some train (and vehicle?) driving videos from Japan, they not only say what the sign is but point to it. Obviously an effective learning technique.
Stereotypes: BMW M 3 drivers, ALL Audi drivers! White van man, mini cab drivers, old people in Peugeots, Mums on the school run in Nissan Qhashkaimodos, black cabbies (especially) oh and 20 year old yobbos in 20 year old VW Golfs, slammed and with an exhaust big enough to accommodate a small family dog!
Great videos! I love how you communicate with your pupils, my driving instructor doesn’t even talk to me, just tells me when I do someone wrong, how am I meant to know 🤷♀️
Keep death off the road - drive on the pavement 😄
How can the guy overtaking the bus think he's in the right? How can he be angry at being beeped? Why didn't he just over take the bus after it had pulled in to the stop?
Unbelievable that he thought it clever to brake check a bus.. and how many times! C...!
Someone could have been standing up to get off and lost their teeth, or if the bus driver was aware may have not braked hard enough not avoid running into the back of the car. What benefit that would have been to the car driver responsible in both cases.
Great video ad always. Last clip has me giggling 🤭
I love your extra overdubs.
Dont you know that taxi drivers dont have to stop at red lights or obey any road laws?
Silly silly qualified driving instructor
😂
10:26 i know the van is the main focus but what a weird place for that taxi to pick someone up
I love drama! More road soap operas please.
I’m surprised that they haven’t implemented red light cameras by you as by the frequency I see on your channel they’ll be a great earner as the idiots never seem to learn
My observations as a full bike licence holder and now learning to drive, is that nobody is willing to wait just that little bit longer to be safe. Everyone mentions cyclists jumping red lights, but the amount of times I've been forced to jump a light on my motorbike, due to idiots is shocking. Same in my own car displaying L plates or on lessons, the tailgating and dangerous overtakes, people seem to forget they were a learner once.
A lot of dumb drivers seem to forget a red light is not there for decoration...it means traffic is going to be comming into you path 😂
Great video must admit cracked me up at the end. You should make and educational app for phones
Genuine question, how do you remain so calm throughout these situations? I am really bad for road rage and I know that it doesn't lend itself to a nice driving experience for passengers and negatively impacts how I am driving. I don't enjoy driving because I know I'm likely to encounter something on the road, yet you seem to just laugh it off. It's something I'd like to change, not sure what if any advice you have for that?
man sometimes I think I must be in a different country cause the people over here rarely red light jump. it is scary every single time.
Would you just loose your shit once, just once. You’re making me feel bad 🤣
12:40. You say if we're interested in the gear you use in the video's click on the links below, but the only info there is a website address, and there's no info on the website about the gear you use?
Should you not have slowed sooner to let the silver van in?
The indicator sound in this car irritates the shit out of me, so loud.
1:10 - The bus driver would not have been at fault if he'd turned the twatwaffle into a greasy spot under his bus.
Aren't there any cameras at these lights? In Germany there are speeding cameras at some intersections, that are only triggered if the red light signal is on, so if you cross after the fact, they will take your picture. Where i'm from we have one of these and the amount of drivers crossing on a red light has fallen dramatically.
Yeah we have some combined speed and red light cameras like at tooting broadway station, bushey road junction with grand drive etc
So many potholes in Liverpool !!
lots and lots of accidents waiting to happen on road and most of them are simply because of ignorance
also which of the dash cams would you say is best value for money?
When you put the footage of both on a full screen you can see the difference in resolution of the Yi Ultra. Honestly though, for just to be used as a dash cam and not for TH-cam the cheaper one is great value 👍 Thanks for watching, Ashley
Honestly mate. The amount of pot holes on these streets is an absolute disgrace.
Some of them put the Grand Canyon to shame!
Is this filmed in Narnia?
I think red lights in the taxi drivers guide to driving means do not stop! No excuses why they put making money over safety.
scottlaaa 1984 Not exactly, they have passengers in half the time and slamming on the brakes for traffic lights makes passengers that are with an unfamiliar driver extremely nervous so consciously or subconsciously they try to avoid it consequently sometimes clipping a red light rarely to make faster $ bucks.
Mark C Littler so because they can’t anticipate a green light changing to red for the sake of braking and upsetting a passenger and having a confrontation it’s best to run a red light???
Cool logic are you a taxi driver by any chance???
scottlaaa 1984 I said " slamming", hard braking is a sign of bad driving that's why your supposed to approach lights in 3rd gear so you can either come to a controlled decellerated smooth stop or accellerate if you dont believe you can stop at the line.
Mark C Littler I’ve been driving for 18years and have never ran a red light so I’m ok for advice on how to approach them, cheers.
taxi drivers always run red lights, do illegal u turns and park illegally when it comes to earning a few extra pounds! Go in any city or town in the evening around pub/clubs throwing out time and watch the professionalism go out the window.
scottlaaa 1984 Car insurance premiums imply males under 25s are the most risky drivers followed by drivers of high powered cars, taxi's usually pay double premium but cover 5 to 10 times the mileage so it looks like their costs of claims per mile are considerably less. The impression isnt the same as reality.
Insignia boy (AKA wannabe Audi driver strikes again) as does the typical taxi driver. One small point I would make is on dual carriageways with parked vehicles fully move over into the offside lane rather than straddle both as it gives more room for doors being opened and no one can utilise the half occupied outside lane so you may as well fully occupy it!
It funny my teacher used to say that about guys driving quickly and recklessly. Turns out he was right. We guys who are patient are well hung
Bragging about your on TH-cam however means you are highly insecure.
I’m under the impression that nobody knows what they’re doing out there any more and I can’t understand why. Do people simply not know? Do they have licences? Surely they all had to sit the driving test?
10:28' two on the pavement, and one driving on it? OMG are they in another country?
Sorry, but I assumed you knew, there were special rules for taxi drivers LOL 🤣🤣
What's your opinion on 20 zones ? I find them only useful near schools with those lights
Harambro 420 I agree. Birmingham is also a major problem for 20 zones nobody does 20 in them. Whoever invented such a stupid idea has no idea how road safety works, slower is not safer. If speed was a major factor in deaths let's sign a petition for every motorway, country lane and built up area to be 10 mph limit. Let's see if speed really kills or is it impatience of other drivers overtaking in the middle of a junction putting everything else indanger that puts lives at risk
What would be wrong in using 25 mph in some areas? Apparently some speed limits change at certain times of the day in the US to adjust to school times etc. So a 30 mph in daytime may become 40 mph after a certain time later in the day.
Carbon Fourteen By the sounds of it the white van didn't do 30 either more like 40. I still think 20 zones are stupid unless it's around a school or a college for a set number of hours a day
Carbon Fourteen I have a black box on my car so I don't break the speed limit anyway but come on not all 20 zones are necessary especially on super wide 30's all it causes is dangerous overtakes by impatience
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And there was me thinking that only cyclists jumped red lights. At least that's what people are always saying.
Dont drive around Leicester.
This is nothing.
Noneofurbusiness try london
Definitely not Leicester. It's the Midlands' biggest 'car park'
Do you also teach people to be instructors ?
Shocked to se so many cars parking on the road making it impossible to drive 100% in your own lane. This is forbidden in the Netherlands where I live.
Why doea every opal have the badge removed
Do you report many incidents to the police Ashley?
Never. Unless they have put me or my pupil in danger. That's not my purpose. Thanks, Ashley
Some right idiots in this clip Ashley. Can I include some in our next compilation. Will credit you and link to your videos of course.
Woah where do you live dude? I know it looks like the UK but is this italy?
So Confused he’s from Liverpool I think judging from his accent
Think he’s saying it is like he’s driving in Italy mate because of the poor driving in liverpool as Italy is known for its poor driving
oh it's fine, your parents will pay for your funeral and my windscreen... is what I would like to say, but in reality we would all either be in shock or vomiting on the side of the road if we ever hit a child and it causes serious injuries even if it's not our fault... at that point, we would forfeit our insurance if it helps save their lives.
not surprised at all!
weak men in big cars
And weak women
Am I understanding this right: you can overtake a driving car while in cities and only having one lane in the UK?
It's amazing that so many people are driving like idiots and never get caught till they've caused a serious accident, if you were to report this I'm sure you would have to fill in loads of forms and then the bizzies would say we didn't see it so can't do anything, I see this all the time it's just sheer ignorance and bad road behaviour
6:20 That ranger was nice ...
At the end of the day there's to many car on the road and the police don't Give a toss about what go's on.
10:04 not perfect, no indicator used. 11:50 incorrect use of the horn technically but understandable.
I would say using the horn fulfills warning the other car that there is another road user to be aware of.
Highway Code: Use your horn to alert other motorists of your presence.
Real life: Horn means:
1. Get out the way, you dozy t**t! 😠
2. I'm so pissed off at you right now! 😠
03:50 The narrator blames "a taxi". There are no taxis present. This is a recurring theme in these videos - referring to private hire cars as taxis. They are NOT taxis. Liverpool taxis are big, (invariably) black and very distinctive. This was not one of them.
Get that chip off your shoulder 😂
Good examples on here.
I always try to be patient with learners , but why SO slow ? If you do 20 mph in a 30 or 15mph in a 20 zone ; this is why people get impatient. Also is it a thing to teach ridiculous swerving nowadays? Not seen it in your videos , but where I live people seem to have taken up driving almost in the gutter, then swerving into the incoming lane when overtaking parked cars .
0:14 seconds in the video 😮
Loads of cars do what the white car phone guy did on Queens Drive. They know it's a left turn lane but they can't be bothered queuing up with the rest of us so they'll just try and switch lanes at the end.
That junction there by the Navigator I think, winds me up they do it all the time, not just cars but lorries too
I think that Passat that blocked your path tried to help but failed. If you went behind each other then you both would
Of had a safer view.
Thought the same, It seemed the other driver was going for offside to offside turning, which A lot of us were taught is the safer method. these days I guess the roads are too full for this method to work effectively since no will leave a gap.
You could of flashed the transit in
I've watched your vids. This makes me aware of idiots that need to retake their tests
jesus these roads
I see this shit type of driving every single day am I am sick of it !!
This is just a small example of how the country as a whole is going down the pan!!
7:15 - I don't understand why this wasn't considered as an "offside to offside" situation your pupil should have copied?...
8:09 Sorry but I think you should at least have slow down... It was obvious the kid was foolishly going to follow her friend. What if that kid had earphones on and didn't hear your horn (no excuse for her appalling attitude of course)? Of course, similar situation was much more Dangerous at 8:59 where, had the pedestrians been foolish, they'd be dead... Terrifying...
Where do you want the pupil to go in the first clip? there isn't enough space and the VW is completely out of position to let the pupil safely manoeuvre
Perspectives and distances can be deceptive on video so it could be the reason. I personnally believed there was space when I watched the video, but in the end, unless someone knows the intersection, only the driver can really judge. The van behind also seemed to have anticipated an offside to offside turn since it stood still in retreat to let the learner car clear the intersection.
Not enough space to turn offside here peeps. Thanks for watching, Ashley
The indicator sound on this car annoys me! 😃