Hi Ashley, what is the best way to send you footage? I had some idiot reverse into me, then take off. I would like to send you the footage but my email only accepts video files of upto 25mb and the file is 300mb.
The last clip i call sheeple, where a queue of cars gets an opportunity to overtake, where the sheep are just following the first car without checking oncoming traffic correctly and decided because the car in front of you can, so can i, end of thought process.
I think I've learnt three things from your videos. 1. When I'm out about, I should assume I'm on camera. 2. I can't drive, but even as a pedestrian who only crosses the road at zebra crossings or one with lights, I need to be much more careful. Just because I have a green nan doesn't mean that the car is going to stop. And 3. The truly mad things people will do to save themselves 20 seconds on a journey.
It's got nothing to do with time usually, because if you don't let them do it, they are not in any sort of hurry anymore, and have all the time in the world to "talk".
Yeah, I suspect it's more a competitiveness thing. It reminds me very much of when I run a long distance race and am just focused on getting front of the person in front, and then the next person, then the next person. Except when someone pulls ahead of me, I won't throw a strop like these guys do. They're hyper competitive, with fragile egos.
Hi Ashley. Your channel is the only one which educates and push drivers to question themselves. No hate, no "watch that idiot driving.". I had anger issues in the past and seeing your videos teached me to relax behind the wheel, to act with focus but especially distance (in litteral and figurative sense lol). It was an inspiration that I was a part of the issue and I must work on this in every aspect of my life. Thank you.
Many years ago I heard a joke line something like "he's been driving for years and has never been in an accident but has seen loads in his rear view mirror"
One thing with the kind of situation at around 1:05. If I come up to a set of red lights and I see the vehicle ahead has stopped having "overshot the line", I will leave sufficient space for that vehicle to reverse back behind the stop line. And if such a vehicle is a van of some sort with no direct view from a back window, I will stagger my own car so that I am visible in it's driver's side mirror. I've had several cases whereby carrying out these actions, I have indeed provided the vehicle in front with an escape route to reverse. This technique is also useful if the vehicle ahead blocks a side street, a Keep Clear or similar.
@@kenbrown2808@ibs5080 I sent this clip in. Just to confirm, both cars did pass the stop line when the lights were on green but were then queuing to turn right and didn't didn't make it though before it went red again (you can see the lights changing at the very start of the clip). The car that reversed should really of cleared (it was #2 in the queue & there was plenty of time) or just stayed put as it wasn't in the way. Good tip re handling "overshooters" tho.
@@simonmunroe963 it's why I won't cross the line, unless I'm sure I can clear before the lights change. I'm in the US, and all junctions are to be considered yellow box junctions in my state.
At 1:03, although it was the silver Renault that was reversed into by the VW in front, the Renault itself was stopped in the Advanced Cycle Box. Still doesn't excuse being reversed into of course.
@@andyalder7910 I know also sometimes ending up stopped in the box was a result of diligently stopping for a red light when someone was following too close behind.
That overtake of the cyclist at 5:46 and 6:10 is an all too common sight and only a few days ago I had one like the second example only it was across hatched markings for a junction, with traffic approaching and then followed by solid white lines. The impatience of some is unbelievably shocking. I have had cyclists say thank you to me for stopping when someone does a poorly timed overtake like in the first one. I hear a mix of Ogmios and Ashley when it happens “Not a problem, making it a non event so we can enjoy a beautiful day” As for “Didn’t See or Didn’t Care”, I have had a few recently where they did see but took so long in processing or getting moving that what they saw was no longer valid. So for those I have “They looked, they saw, they forgot”
At around 8:32 on the multi lane large roundabout. A classic textbook case of Ashley's advice re "Try to drive in a staggered formation". I'd also add, be on particularly high alert when approaching roundabout exits and be prepared to go in an unintended direction to avoid an incident, then get back on course afterwards.
That's Hermiston Gait roundabout in Edinburgh. Four lanes on entry, three exits from the roundabout including a tricky third exit where you then have four lanes of which two join the bypass Eastbound and two stay left going up to a roundabout. In short, this kind of thing happens all the time. If you negotiate this roundabout without expecting someone to cut you up you're not really anticipating well.
you are correct, anyone who decides to undertake on a roundabout (and in this case at quite a significant speed difference) then they are inviting a collision. Always leave space for others to manoeuvre.
I have had to take evasive action many times due to inconsiderate drivers who think they are special and don',t have to go back round after missing a turn off
Re: the Bentley driver at 6:13, I'd say that any reaching into someone else's car should be viewed as assault or attempted assault - even pulling at the door handle. The only exceptions would be emergencies, such as to offer medical aid or intervene with a dangerous (drunk) driver. I'd have submitted that clip to plod and let them sort it out. The first part was just handbags, as you say, but once it escalates, that needs dealing with.
The interior of your car has the same status as your house. Nobody is allowed to open or enter it without your permission. That is for example why the police has to ask you to open the trunk or so. In my Dutch it is called Huisvredebreuk (House peace breaking / breaching). You see in this example how non British people can be very brutal.
@@PedroConejo1939 it means that some of these drivers have an other mindset regarding behaving to other people. I am Dutch, regards from the Netherlands.
At around 9:16 the RR driver brushing up against the hedge. The obvious thought is that it was due to distracted driving. Either phone use or trying to adjust a vehicle setting through the on screen menus.
@@Groink1 I'm actually a bit surprised they didn't crowd the other driver off the road. that is what these (us term) pavement princesses do, in the US.
For that level of distraction, I'd say either find something in the glove compartment or pick something up off the floor! Or stop the kids fighting in the back...
@@paulsengupta971 sadly, one of my nieces was distracted last week by a kid having a meltdown in the back seat, and that was enough that a person indicating late and stopping sharply for a turn caught her out.
2:10 to be fair, all the road markings have worn off, bit of a free-for-all. It looks like the big Tescos south of Wellingborough, but that used to have a proper roundabout there.
1:05 Had a similar scenario, except hit and run while my car was parked. Woman denied all of it against the video evidence and also got done for driving without a seatbelt - insurance called it a slam dunk, I received compensation and my dashcam paid for itself 3 times over.
The clip at 2:20 and regarding going to the same destination as another driver after a road incident. Many years ago in Canada I arrived at work and one of my coworkers was looking absolutely mortified. So naturally I asked them what's wrong, to which they replied "I think I just gave our CEO the finger". They went on to say that when they saw the car they they had the incident with turn into the company car park, my co worker decided to take a detour and head into work a few minutes later. At which point they noticed the other car parked in the spot reserved for the CEO!
a friend of mine once gave the finger to her pastor. at which point the warning, "anything you say or do may be used in a sermon" applies. I had an incident ages ago, when I worked in a petrol station, of a MBIF forcing his way around at a merge point, only to pull into the station I was on my way to work at. I had to restrain myself from telling him, "pushing in front of me didn't gain you much, did it?"
@@kenbrown2808 Actually you've reminded me. One time I was on my way to one of my (numerous) cross border trips into the US. I had decided to take one of the quieter border crossings to the east in what's known as the Fraser Valley, BC. I had this car ahead going quite slow on the two way road for miles and couldn't overtake. But I kept a very respectable distance behind as I always do. Just as well I did because when we got to the border, it became evident that the driver was a Canadian border guard, on their way to work! Now of course, when you cross the border into the US, you are "greeted" by US customs. It's only coming back to Canada that you deal with Canada Customs. However, I couldn't help wondering that had I misbehaved on the roads, would the then off duty Canadian officer have made a note of my plate number and entered it into their system for me to have a "more detailed" inspection upon my return to Canada and maybe for a few more crossings in the future, regardless also of which border crossing I may use. And perhaps they'd share that information with US Customs for me to be sent into what's known as Secondary Inspection on future trips into the US. 🇺🇲🇨🇦
@@ibs5080 which in return reminds me of a story a carpenter I work with had of one of his crossings. his son bought a house in Alaska, and he was driving up to help him remodel. the Canadian border guards made him unload his van so they could inspect it for weapons. they thought they'd scored, when they found several military ammunition cans. and then were terribly disappointed when the "ammunition" the cans were carrying was stacks of nails for nail guns.
0:59 That junction is around 200 yards from where my parents live, and I use it fairly regularly. The timings aren't great on the lights and the approaches on all sides are somewhat tight. Incidents like this happen fairly regularly here, especialy vehicles approaching from the direction of the cammer. cars shoving through the junction when they get impatient with the short green light, trying to reverse back off the junction after they get caught out or shoving down the outside into oncoming traffic when there's a large vehicle to the left.
10:34 a417 from West Hendred to Wantage, as someone who drives this road frequently I have seen a few different awful overtakes on this stretch of road. I often imagine this scenario unfolding. Kinda scary to see it on video.
At around 6:16 re "Handbags at dawn". You certainly have a way with words Ash. Never heard of that. As for the incident itself. Maybe I'm missing something but from what I saw at the beginning, the Ford was indicating left in the right hand lane and the Bentley was indicating right from the left hand lane. If that was indeed the case, they could have both used this to their advantage and simply swapped places with each other. This is a technique I often use to my advantage and the advantage of the other driver. Seems insane to turn a plus into a negative!
The road rage was inexcusable. However, that section of road is really constrained in design due to the river and buildings and very confusing if you've never gone through there before. It also got a redesign a few years back (ok, 2017, but that feels like not long ago), and if anyone's still using in-car GPS maps that haven't been updated in a while, it'll be telling them to do really funky stuff. If you want to follow along on a map, the clip starts on the A229 next to All Saints Church in Maidstone. Have a quick scroll towards the 'roundabout' over the water, and see the directional arrows that are everywhere due to the bypass lane they put in! One of the few sections of road I'm super glad I never have to travel across again. To give anyone a bit of an insight, from the clip start you have that sign that shows you which lanes go where. Other than the rightmost lane that takes you back around the one-way system, the left two lanes actually go the same place, and you get a further opportunity to get into a more appropriate lane further down the road. To REALLY confuse things, even if you get stuck in the leftmost lane, you can still go the direction of the other lane by just using the roundabout section of the next junction rather than the bypass section. There's almost no reason at all, ever, to jockey for position as you come past the church if you want to continue along the A229. Poorly designed roads, poorly driven, and a poorly thinking raging driver to top it all off.
@@neothermic1 Really appreciate the time you've taken to provide such a detailed insight into this situation. I'm actually in Canterbury, so not that far away. I tend to avoid Maidstone, as I have got caught up in pretty bad traffic there just passing through the town. As such, I have tended to use alternate routes by taking different exits off the M20. I will re-read your comments as well as re-watch that clip to see if I even remember going through that stretch. Thank You again.
Mondeo Ladder driver, you say, Experienced driver, driving 30 years, never had an accident so they must be good! I can tick three of those boxes! I am an experienced driver, been driving 30 years, never had an accident, but still learning!
Great video, but I'm sure that you would have normally pointed out at 10:37 you can anticipate hazard occurring ahead with the initial overtake. Even let go of the gas and a little on brakes just to be sure everything's good. Cammer's not at fault but I think could do much better. The initial overtake would get my alarm bells ringing early for the next overtake.
The cammer does anticipate the hazard and stop in time though. The other overtakes are normal overtakes of a cyclist, there's no reason to expect that to turn into the lunacy of an idiot driver overtaking a car which is moving to overtake a cyclist.
@@TPH250290it isn’t even a car overtaking. Seeing a queue of vehicles, you have to think about someone getting impatient and trying a risky overtake. I would have eased off the gas just to give myself more time to react just in case
7:28 Something similar happened to me a few years ago before i started driving when i cycled home from work and at a crossroads (i was on the main), a car just blindly went across nearly clipping me. I was so tempted to slap the back of their car and WANT them to stop so i could shout at them. When i calmed down i realised it wasn't worth it. So i'm glad i didn't.
9:08 is the Avon Causeway near Christchurch. I once lost a wing mirror there due to some tool drifting the opposite way - over the centre line - and I had nowhere to go.
Ive recently started walking to work wearing a body camera because the amount of times ive had cars run red lights on me when ive had the green man at pedestrian crossings. Sometimes they will during rush hour queue accross a junction blocking the junction and pedestrian crossing up too.
I'm actually also considering wearing a body cam whilst walking. Occassionally I have pointed my phone at approaching cars when crossing and I have the green pedestrian light. I will say though, I haven't actually had my phone video running. it's more as a deterent.
2:00 this is a common problem on the A9 in Scotland. It frequently changes between single and dual carriageway. Has caused many accidents, usually involving those unfamiliar with the area.
At around 2:03, the speed of the wrong way lorry suggests they genuinely thought they weren't doing anything wrong, as opposed to purposely trying to carry out an illegal manoeuvre. Most likely not a local and the fact that the two opposing carriageways are quite far apart with a very wide central grass reservation might give the impression they are two seperate parallel roads. This is where North American road markings might help. Yellow for two way and white for one way. I believe it's the same in Ireland.
the old US joke applies: a woman calls her husband, and says, "be careful, the news says there is a wrong way driver on the freeway." the husband replies, "it's not just one, there's dozens of them."
I have, as a truck driver, made wrong turns before and you do sometimes just have to keep going because it would be impossible to turn around safely; might not be able to turn-in-the-road due to traffic., might not be able to reverse safely, etc. What I have NEVER done, is go the wrong way down a road. There seem to be pretty clear arrow markings on that road and most dual carriageways/one way roads across the UK have "no entry" markers wherever you might be able to easily get onto the wrong side of the road. Now, not saying it doesn't happen, can't happen or didn't happen (the clip is proof it did and does) but I would question WHY it happened. And I am guessing it's not paying attention properly while following a satnav or something.
@@pelicanofpunishment6 quite likely, it involved a driver from the continent. I know when I visited the UK, when riding in the car (I didn't try driving at all) every time we made a left turn, I would have gone into the wrong side of the road if I'd been driving.
@@kenbrown2808 A possibility. Fairly new to the UK if so. I work with a few HGV drivers from the continent that haven't done that even after a few months here. Would be a quick thing to pick up.
5:20 Someone did something similar to me this evening coming out of the Wallasey Tunnel heading towards the Wirral, I was heading straight down the motorway, but there was a car to my left accelerating past the speed limit right next to me, sure enough it cut across the hatch markings and had I not seen him would have cut me up as well. Some people just don't like to tuck it in behind someone for a minute and overtake later
The real problem is that many of the 'mistakes' are deliberate actions by drivers with a sense of entitlement that means they just don't care, and they know the chances of them being captured are very slim indeed. Roads policing has suffered disproportionately far more cuts than most areas of policing because it's expensive.
@9:20 unfortunately I have go through that junction to and from work everyday, and what the clip shows is typical. There are always queues and drivers get impatient and start doing all kinds of silly things. I've even seen some busses do some dangerous stuff there too. I'm shocked daily there are not more incidents there.
5:00 I hear this from my family all the time, word for word… They never mention the times they’ve driven into the back of other cars because they follow too close. It’s not difficult to be patient.
9:30 What is up with the sequencing of those lights? How can the dashcammer's lights turn red but oncoming traffic still has a green leaving right turners stranded? If it's so oncoming traffic can turn right, why doesn't the dashcammer's direction also have a separate light for right turns so both straight and left go for both directions, then right turns both go after?
At 2:20, I noticed a complete lack of mini roundabout markings and it gives the appearance of one very wide open free for all. However even with lack of the aforementioned markings, I think it's pretty obvious it's a mini roundabout and to Give Way to the right. And yes, I'm well aware that in itself has been the subject of much debate.
The issue was probably that the car emerging from the left had assumed the car approaching was going to turn left, probably into the supermarket, rather than turn right into the petrol station. You know what they say about assuming things. I'm not entirely sure I'd have indicated right to go to the petrol station, but probably would have.
@@paulsengupta971 I make it a rule to indicate right at mini-roundabouts if I'm turning right. I also treat everyone else approaching from any direction like they've never watched this channel.
At around 5:00 I have to wonder if the Mondeo driver even knew where they were going. Had they stuck to the correct lane all the way, they would have got to their intended exit in pretty much the same time...and a lot safer!
@@paulsengupta971 They shouldn't - I was pointing out that the cammer was ignoring the Highway Code, _163 Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should [...] only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so_
That first clip of the BMW going straight across a mini roundabout totally on the wrong side. More a case of Car Very Horizontal rather than Car Vertical!
If you get out of your vehicle and road rage at someone you will have already lost. If the Police see it or get evidence of it be prepared to be put in front of a Magistrate and face possible jail time. It's as simple as that. Just a deep breath and getting on with your journey (or pulling into a safe spot and calming down) is all that is needed. Don't get out of your car to rage/fight, with all the dash cams, CCTV and mobile phones about it wont look good.
We have a short length of dual carriageway near where I live, it's only about half a mile. There is only road coming on to it and it has markings on the road showing left turn only, a circular sign at end of road and a direction arrow on the central reservation. But people still turn right coming out of the turning
it's wise to always consider there is a possibility of someone coming in the wrong direction. it's not common, but it does often require a quick response.
That Tesco entrance to the Tesco in Stowmarket (2:22) is horrible - I've had that happen to me also when going for petrol. People don't expect you to 'actually' go round the roundabout!
4:20 This is not the first (probably not last) clip from this dual carriageway onto this roundabout, last time it was featured was only a couple months ago. I failed my first driving test because someone pulled out on me on their red light here, it notoriously bad and this happens A LOT.
Some good examples here of why I tend to leave a decent gap when stopping behind someone especially at the lights. I've had my fair share of having to lean on my horn when someone has decided to just blindly reverse in a panic over being in the way of something in front.
Oh this is just about defensive driving. Where the cammer put their car, if the other person had kept coming there would’ve been a crash. The other persons fault, but annoying to deal with, no claims gone etc etc. So it’s just about staying out of trouble really.
Can I ask what the law is when posting potential driving offences online whilst also showing the registration number? I ask because a guy in our Facebook group posted dashcam footage of cars parked on double yellow lines with number plates showing. Registration numbers are public information but what if there is a potential offence?
At around 9:26, kudos to the cammer for holding back behind the line on a green light, due to two vehicles already in the intersection waiting. And appalling behaviour by the car behind to then jump the light after it turned red just to follow through on the other two vehicles that were stuck waiting for a while, through no fault of their own. Obviously our cammer had came to an accurate assessment regarding that last driver by observing the manner of their driving leading up to that incident.
8:21 I don't get it, are you saying the cammer should've given that VW space to cut in front? It's not on the cammer to give the space, it's on the VW to find a safe space.
7:28 Also not particularly good cycling. 7:28 is the time at which I would have started slowing down. 7:31 is the time at which they almost collide. While only one of the two parties emerged without properly giving way, both would have had 3 seconds to avoid the near collision.
The cyclist was doing about 20mph in the wet. The highway code gives stopping distance as 4 seconds in the wet. A bicycle takes alot longer than a car to stop, particularly in the wet. You would have stopped in 3 seconds?
@@DemiGod.. That doesn't seem like 20mph to me. More like 10 mph. I fail to reach 20mph (or whatever speed cars actually do in a 20 zone), and that seems considerably slower than what I usually do. I don't know if I would have fully stopped within 3 seconds (mostly because I don't know the slope of that road). But none of that really matters. The main fact that I wanted to point out is that there is *no* slowing visible for the basically the whole 3 seconds. In fact, the front wheel keeps wiggling as if the cyclist continued pedaling. I know that I would definitely have slowed more than that. Even slowing a tiny bit would have taken the cyclist out of arriving at the same point at the same time. And finally, what the highway code says is the worst case. If it's wet, it can alternate quickly between "puddle" levels of wet and "merely damp" levels of wet, and the difference often difficult to tell (especially on camera or looking into the sun). And you never know how well someone else's vehicle performs. So the figure given in the highway code tells you "assume it's this much, because that's the worst case", so that you can give others enough space to account for that. The car should have assumed a stopping distance of 4 seconds for the cyclist (assuming that 20mph estimate is correct), not knowing what the actual stopping distance would be.
7:10 I wonder what that was about? I saw two drivers stop in the middle of a Main Street, not pulled over, not stopped at lights, making a drug deal openly. Couldn't think of a better place? I thought the idea when doing something illegal was to be discreet, but there you go!
At the mini roundabout (prior to the fuel station) the 'body language' of the viewer's car gave the impression of turning left, because they - correctly - went round the implied roundabout. Would it be confusing to traffic emerging from the filling station if the viewer instead made a simple right turn, cutting across the usually-present white dot/circle? (It would be better from everyone else's pov, although of course not in accordance with the Highway Code).
Whatever type of junction that was, it was not a mini-roundabout as it lacked the requisite mini-roundabout sign, centre circle, or the give-way signs. I think the other driver was simply intent on getting to the petrol station first, and was not taking any account of where the cammer was going. My rule with car parks is simply to go slowly and be ready to stop if necessary, just as the cammer was.
@@TheEulerID- A good rule to drive by, but my point was meant as a more general criticism of mini roundabouts (as which I think this is meant to be treated, although that is far from clear, I agree).
@@Wayfarer-Sailing It is explicitly illegal to driver over the centre of a mini-roundabout unless your vehicle is too long to be able to avoid it. It's one of those "must" rules, which means there's a specific offence. Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10(1) & 16(1). On those grounds, I would not recommend it. However, when going right then signalling right is an absolute must as far as I am concerned. That, and do it slowly enough that you are able to stop if somebody does something stupid.
@@TheEulerIDYes, I get that it's illegal, but it's also the cause of numerous incidents, I would wager. It's one of the few situations in driving where the body language of the vehicle is entirely misleading (as in this case, which I concede is a poor example - I should have commented on an actual mini roundabout on a normal public road.)
People have a serious “gotta pass the bike” syndrome and they literally forget about everything else. Was nearly involved in a bad crash when a guy did a blind pass next to me descending a mountain road here in Colorado about two months ago. Worth noting that I was already at the speed limit, as it’s a super awesome downhill. I hit the brakes and backed off when they went for it just in case. Thankfully nothing came of it even though they missed an oncoming car by about 15 ft or so. Best part was they didn’t get that far ahead and we ended up stopped at a light at the bottom of the hill together anyway lol. Patience is critical and people need to develop some. The other people who passed me did a fine job, it was really just that nutcase who couldn’t wait literally 5 seconds for an open passing zone. That’s sincerely all the time they woulda had to wait.
The last Audi is the type of driver to kill someone on the road, then go on with their life and never spare it a second thought, except to say, "Well it wasn't my fault, was it?"
It's scary how many times I see clips from my local area, especially since I don't even live in a big place like a city. I think the lesson here is bad driving can happen anywhere and we need to be careful.
At 6:40 you say that you always want risks in front of you. That is always my instinct, but I have been in situations where someone has been dithering and looks ready to move over. My hesitation has then irked road users behind. There are cases where you should get in front of the risk.
There's a difference between hesitation and managing space in front. The latter still involves planning and allows you display body language that makes it clear what you are doing and that allows you to respond to what's going on. That irked driver would be irked whether stuck behind you or that risky car in front. I'm not really sure what risk is actually being mitigated here.
@@thecrispymaster I understand your point, but does the risk of collision actually increase when too much consideration is given to the supposed intentions of the car in front? Cars flowing next to them makes the decision for them. Indeed, in practice I find it difficult to distinguish between hesitation and leaving space for the worst eventuality. Being prepared to stop doesn't mean the car behind is, and being selfish, you would rather he/she have the collision than yourself.
Audi man reminded me of our trip to Birmingham yesterday where it seems they think the faster you go the better they think they can drive , undertaking,, driving up your rear and changing lanes without looking or indicating seems to be the norm up there..glad to get off the motorway in one piece and leave em to it.😮
6:09, White car has pulled out and is overtaking the "Gold" Car. I cant tell if the Gold car is indicting. At the same time the car with the roof box is pulling cross the white line to overtake the cammer, both have seen an opportunity to overtake and both went for it. 6:10 Gold car starts to change lane but the white car is along side. As I cant tell if the Gold car is indicating, I will go the incident is made by the driver of the Gold car not looking, not the driver of the white car for overtaking. If the Gold car was indicting before the white cap pulled out I'd change my opinion.
I drive around Liverpool quite a lot and frequently see cars jumping red lights and not by just half a second. I have them recorded on a dash cam and it is obvious that the drivers intended to jump the lights. What do I have to do to get the police to take any action? Do they have any criteria or is it simply a case that they, the police, will say that they are too busy doing other things? If it is the latter then it is no surprise that these red light jumpers keep doing it as they know they will get away with it.
8:19 The rest of the video shows people using cars improperly, so if electric scooters shouldn't be allowed then the same argument works just as well for banning cars.
I am sure I have seen at least two other clips of that exact Bentley driver road raging at other drivers on dashcam channels. I can't believe that obvious psychopath is still allowed to drive. I wonder how they got into a position of wealth to own such a vehicle - how many people have been bullied or worse to progress up that slippery ladder?
I was thinking the same thing re seeing that Bentley in another clip. In fact at the beginning of this one, I actually thought it was a repeat clip that I'd seen elsewhere but this one was indeed different.
The Mondeo with the ladders on... That's my old hometown and you can actually get where he ended up from the left lane where he started. Unbelievable bit of lane drifting that. Seen all to often there sadly
Bentley driver - that was maidstone, past archbishops, awful bit of road, constant lane swapping all the time and further back the lanes get narrow meaning large vehicles have no choice but to straddle the lanes and people will squeeze past beeping, I hate it!!!!
That situation with the driver far back in the line attempting to overtake the rest, I've been in that situation myself once. I was in the position of the red car. Nearly missed the person overtaking. Nobody expects someone to overtake from the back, while there is a queue. I mean, it is obvious that everyone is waiting to overtake. Wait for your turn please. This is extremely dangerous. On the step scooter question: in the netherlands they are making a law to force all of them to have registration and license plates.
Firstly, please don't mistake this for shifting blame as I'm definitely not, but the last clip the cammer could certainly have had much better hazard perception there and been ready to be face to face with an overtaking car given that 3 or 4 cars blindly overtook prior to him getting there. All it would've took is foot off the accelerator and that's a total non-event imo. Still did well to stop, though!
I've faced a similar situation and to my shame, I didn't react quickly enough (there was no cyclist, just a long line of traffic, which the other driver decided to overtake even though I was in clear view). When I think back at it, I think it was a case of not comprehending how someone could do something so stupid, so I took a few moments to process what was actually happening. The other driver was prosecuted for Careless driving.
yeah I mean at the end of the day it's clear who's at fault and it's certainly not the cammer - It's certainly easy to "black out" & just not realise what's going on around you before it may be too late or suddenly you're slamming your breaks on because it's closer than it seemed - I've done similar myself and I think that's what made me want to comment on this incident really. We all live and learn, and we'll only get better by doing so!
There is no problem buddy! Just giving my opinion on another great Ashley Neal video! Sometimes, just "stopping" isn't enough. Just remember, you're not the only car on the road! Just because both cars stopped here doesn't mean the outcome would be the same if it happened again today.. ALWAYS worth looking at what you can do better as a driver, and if you aren't, you shouldn't really be on the road. @@TPH250290
regarding the scooters; I believe they should be classified as a low speed motor vehicle, and regulated accordingly. interestingly, my state already has rules in place regarding low speed vehicles, so there would be little adjustment needed.
Ashley. By the way I have asked Amanda and Anthony (DVSA) for the spec on the give way lines at the bottom of motorway slips and I am of the thought that they are the type that are the same as for roundabouts as opposed to major junction for main road as the traffic that you giive way to is only from the one direction, hence not 2 broken lines but one broken line.
no need to ask, it's published. TSRGD 2016 schedule 11 part 4 item 10 (diagram 1010): (f) the boundary between the main carriageway and either a diverging or merging traffic lane at a road junction (note the use of the word 'merging' and the fact it is in schedule 11, which are 'advisory' markings)
@@shm5547 Not a bad guess from me as to the type though same as diagram 1003 for roundabouts but could be stating what type of carraigeway here though in the wording. Many thanks but bamboozled me and could cause ambigouity for the second sentence in rule 172 HC, so they must determin that a slip road is a lane not a junction.
@@rustydusty2992 yes, another example of the Highway Code being ambiguous! If it says 'MUST' in the Highway Code, then it means it's a legal requirement. That legal requirement will be stated in the TSRGD. In this case it's all in Schedule 9. The only dashed line junctions that are a legal give-way, are mini-roundabout 'thick' dashed lines and the double-dashed lines at road junctions. Whilst a motorway slip road is definitely a junction, it is not a mandatory give way. The fact you often see signs on a motorway that say 'motorways merge 1/2 mile' and the fact the TSRGD talks about merging, really the Highway Code should be updated to put more emphasis on the merging aspect of these slip roads.
@@shm5547 Yes you may remember (if you saw his video) on the one about merging in turn (merge none the less) he asked for clarification on this one and the DVSA came back that no one has priority over the other. Rule 259 "You should give priority to traffic already on the motorway" also reads as ambigous as to me give way and give proirity are one and the same so this also reads to me as different as to their reply to him about the merge in turn.
@@rustydusty2992 the wording is similar for the advisory normal roundabout markings, where it says something like 'give priority to traffic circulating on the carriageway of the roundabout'. Those roundabout markings are not a mandatory give-way. So it becomes a bit of a merging situation, with priority to vehicles already on the roundabout. Unfortunately, some people think that having priority on a roundabout or on a motorway means they can drive aggressively, at speed and close gaps etc. when traffic is reasonably trying to join.
I'll be honest, that lady in the last clip would have heard my full range of English language skills if she'd stopped next to me in those circumstances. Sometimes, you just have to. Disproportionate number of Audis and Beemers in this little lot. Again.
1:15 saw this and immediately thought of the "reverse back and drive forwards again" comments on your traffic light sensor video. edit: and again at 7:55
If any of the drivers is going to face prosecution, I vote we prosecute the last one. That is absolutely criminal. Imagine if the innocent driver hadn't been able to stop in time it would have been a head-on collision, with at least 2 dead! This is dangerous and careless driving. Driving ban, unlimited fine and prison time! Ask the BBB (Bald Belt Barrister) for advice
At 2:20. I think the cammer was as much at fault as the other driver here. There was no reason at all for the slight jink to the left before turning to the right. That jink to the left must have made it look like the car was heading around to the left. Who actually has right of way here anyway - it it not marked out as a mini roundabout. Great awareness from the passenger though.
There is a general principle that you always give way to traffic from the right, whether there are markings or not. I wouldn't have moved until I knew exactly where the cammer was going.
My guess on the range rover is it's someone's Mrs who was used to how small her Fiat 500 was, isn't aware that she's in a range rover now. People are always coming from regular hatchbacks upgrading to SUVs forget how big and powerful their new vehicle is.
I'm amazed that the car in your carvertical promo was reparied. What do they do, weld on a complete new front end 1980s cut and shut style? There's nothing undamaged forward of the A pillar.
1:10 if the silver Renault has a dashcam, it would be obvious it’s at the wrong stop line. Not an excuse to reverse into it, of course, but still a bit embarrassing.
I sent this clip in. Just to confirm, both cars did pass the first stop line when the lights were on green but were then queuing to turn right and didn't make it through before it went red again (you can see the lights changing at the very start of the clip). So while it's courteous to leave it clear while queuing, they technically did no wrong as they entered it when the light was green.
Re at 5:38 "You should only be happy to overtake a cyclist if you would be happy to overtake a car in the same scenario". Very true, though there's also the situation where you can legally overtake a cyclist over solid white lines providing they are not going more than 10 mph and of course providing it's safe and with sufficient sight lines.
Can't remember the exact wording, but it _feels like_ that ought to apply generally to slow moving hazards & obstructions, rather than being a rule specifically regarding cyclists.
@@TheMattSturgeon Yes you are absolutely correct as it applies to dust carts etc. I was simply focusing on cyclists as a follow on from Ashley's comment.
@@TheMattSturgeon Rule 129 Double white lines where the line nearer to you is solid. This means you MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less.
@@RikAindow thanks for quoting the actual rule. I still find it strange that the highway code chooses to list specific things you may cross the line to overtake; for example pedestrians, parked trailers, skips, debris, road kill, and countless other hazards aren't technically covered by that wording. That said, hopefully common sense would still apply if tested in court. I feel like it ought to be worded more broadly, perhaps using the phrase "such as" to indicate a non-exaustive list of examples while highlighting that safety and "
We all take a snipe at insurance companies every year when our premiums increase but looking at clips like these that so often result in accidents, can we really blame them ?
At around 2:20 re arriving at the same destination as another driver, I'm always particularly careful during the last few miles going to the many events I attend. Especially when I know we are all going to be parked alongside each other upon arrival.
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Hi Ashley, what is the best way to send you footage? I had some idiot reverse into me, then take off. I would like to send you the footage but my email only accepts video files of upto 25mb and the file is 300mb.
@urbanshadow777 people usually upload their footage to Google Drive or similar and then send me a sharing link.
The last clip i call sheeple, where a queue of cars gets an opportunity to overtake, where the sheep are just following the first car without checking oncoming traffic correctly and decided because the car in front of you can, so can i, end of thought process.
I think I've learnt three things from your videos. 1. When I'm out about, I should assume I'm on camera. 2. I can't drive, but even as a pedestrian who only crosses the road at zebra crossings or one with lights, I need to be much more careful. Just because I have a green nan doesn't mean that the car is going to stop. And 3. The truly mad things people will do to save themselves 20 seconds on a journey.
I don't see why what colour your nan is has to do with road safety.
It's got nothing to do with time usually, because if you don't let them do it, they are not in any sort of hurry anymore, and have all the time in the world to "talk".
@@JonnyUnforeseen🤣🤣🤣
Your nan should probably go to hospital. Green complexion can be a sign of hypochromic anemia.
Yeah, I suspect it's more a competitiveness thing. It reminds me very much of when I run a long distance race and am just focused on getting front of the person in front, and then the next person, then the next person. Except when someone pulls ahead of me, I won't throw a strop like these guys do. They're hyper competitive, with fragile egos.
Watching the red light jumper I thought "I've seen worse" then saw the following two and went "I take that back never mind" :)
5:05 "I've been driving for 30 years and I've never had an accident! I've SEEN hundreds though!"
I knew someone who used to say exactly that - and he was a nightmare driver.
All those years and still doesn't have any idea as to where they are or how to navigate a roundabout
You beat me to that one 🤣
@@PedroConejo1939I know about 3 and they are also nightmare drivers
Probably all in the rearview mirrors!
Hi Ashley. Your channel is the only one which educates and push drivers to question themselves. No hate, no "watch that idiot driving.". I had anger issues in the past and seeing your videos teached me to relax behind the wheel, to act with focus but especially distance (in litteral and figurative sense lol). It was an inspiration that I was a part of the issue and I must work on this in every aspect of my life. Thank you.
Many years ago I heard a joke line something like "he's been driving for years and has never been in an accident but has seen loads in his rear view mirror"
I believe Jasper Carrot has a routine about his Mother-in-Law being that type of driver
One thing with the kind of situation at around 1:05. If I come up to a set of red lights and I see the vehicle ahead has stopped having "overshot the line", I will leave sufficient space for that vehicle to reverse back behind the stop line. And if such a vehicle is a van of some sort with no direct view from a back window, I will stagger my own car so that I am visible in it's driver's side mirror. I've had several cases whereby carrying out these actions, I have indeed provided the vehicle in front with an escape route to reverse. This technique is also useful if the vehicle ahead blocks a side street, a Keep Clear or similar.
in that clip, the silver car not only didn't do that, but also overshot the line.
@@kenbrown2808@ibs5080 I sent this clip in. Just to confirm, both cars did pass the stop line when the lights were on green but were then queuing to turn right and didn't didn't make it though before it went red again (you can see the lights changing at the very start of the clip). The car that reversed should really of cleared (it was #2 in the queue & there was plenty of time) or just stayed put as it wasn't in the way. Good tip re handling "overshooters" tho.
@@simonmunroe963 it's why I won't cross the line, unless I'm sure I can clear before the lights change. I'm in the US, and all junctions are to be considered yellow box junctions in my state.
Top tip!
At 1:03, although it was the silver Renault that was reversed into by the VW in front, the Renault itself was stopped in the Advanced Cycle Box. Still doesn't excuse being reversed into of course.
You don't have to leave the box clear when queueing although it is courteous to do so.
@@andyalder7910 I know also sometimes ending up stopped in the box was a result of diligently stopping for a red light when someone was following too close behind.
They say driving is a privilege, not a right. Nowadays, it's a liability.
That overtake of the cyclist at 5:46 and 6:10 is an all too common sight and only a few days ago I had one like the second example only it was across hatched markings for a junction, with traffic approaching and then followed by solid white lines. The impatience of some is unbelievably shocking.
I have had cyclists say thank you to me for stopping when someone does a poorly timed overtake like in the first one. I hear a mix of Ogmios and Ashley when it happens “Not a problem, making it a non event so we can enjoy a beautiful day”
As for “Didn’t See or Didn’t Care”, I have had a few recently where they did see but took so long in processing or getting moving that what they saw was no longer valid. So for those I have “They looked, they saw, they forgot”
At around 8:32 on the multi lane large roundabout. A classic textbook case of Ashley's advice re "Try to drive in a staggered formation". I'd also add, be on particularly high alert when approaching roundabout exits and be prepared to go in an unintended direction to avoid an incident, then get back on course afterwards.
That's Hermiston Gait roundabout in Edinburgh. Four lanes on entry, three exits from the roundabout including a tricky third exit where you then have four lanes of which two join the bypass Eastbound and two stay left going up to a roundabout. In short, this kind of thing happens all the time. If you negotiate this roundabout without expecting someone to cut you up you're not really anticipating well.
you are correct, anyone who decides to undertake on a roundabout (and in this case at quite a significant speed difference) then they are inviting a collision.
Always leave space for others to manoeuvre.
I have had to take evasive action many times due to inconsiderate drivers who think they are special and don',t have to go back round after missing a turn off
Re: the Bentley driver at 6:13, I'd say that any reaching into someone else's car should be viewed as assault or attempted assault - even pulling at the door handle. The only exceptions would be emergencies, such as to offer medical aid or intervene with a dangerous (drunk) driver. I'd have submitted that clip to plod and let them sort it out. The first part was just handbags, as you say, but once it escalates, that needs dealing with.
Bentey Neanderthal got a case of too many 'roids and enlarged testicles. Can't be a very enlightened or self-aware individual.
The interior of your car has the same status as your house. Nobody is allowed to open or enter it without your permission. That is for example why the police has to ask you to open the trunk or so. In my Dutch it is called Huisvredebreuk (House peace breaking / breaching). You see in this example how non British people can be very brutal.
@@gerhard6105 What does it mean, "You see in this example how non British people can be very brutal"? It definitely looks like the UK to me.
@@PedroConejo1939 it means that some of these drivers have an other mindset regarding behaving to other people. I am Dutch, regards from the Netherlands.
He was lucky not to get the rear-end of his Bentley rammed.
At around 9:16 the RR driver brushing up against the hedge. The obvious thought is that it was due to distracted driving. Either phone use or trying to adjust a vehicle setting through the on screen menus.
I honestly think that they can't judge the size of their massive car. They were nearly in the bushes a few seconds before.
@@Groink1 I'm actually a bit surprised they didn't crowd the other driver off the road. that is what these (us term) pavement princesses do, in the US.
For that level of distraction, I'd say either find something in the glove compartment or pick something up off the floor! Or stop the kids fighting in the back...
@@paulsengupta971 sadly, one of my nieces was distracted last week by a kid having a meltdown in the back seat, and that was enough that a person indicating late and stopping sharply for a turn caught her out.
Some heart-stopping moments in there!
Thanks to your other viewers for sending them in.
Cheers, Ashley. 😊
that last clip, wow... not only was she trying to overtake the red car with zero visibility but the cyclist too... absolutely shocking driving
…and there was a bunch of cars right ahead anyway! Where was she gonna go?!
@@Drenwickification The Audi badge gives her the right to both sides of the road......
2:10 to be fair, all the road markings have worn off, bit of a free-for-all. It looks like the big Tescos south of Wellingborough, but that used to have a proper roundabout there.
That last one reminded me of a coworker who’s standard response was
“Just as happy as if they had a brain!”
Thanks for all you do.
1:05
Had a similar scenario, except hit and run while my car was parked. Woman denied all of it against the video evidence and also got done for driving without a seatbelt - insurance called it a slam dunk, I received compensation and my dashcam paid for itself 3 times over.
The clip at 2:20 and regarding going to the same destination as another driver after a road incident. Many years ago in Canada I arrived at work and one of my coworkers was looking absolutely mortified. So naturally I asked them what's wrong, to which they replied "I think I just gave our CEO the finger". They went on to say that when they saw the car they they had the incident with turn into the company car park, my co worker decided to take a detour and head into work a few minutes later. At which point they noticed the other car parked in the spot reserved for the CEO!
a friend of mine once gave the finger to her pastor. at which point the warning, "anything you say or do may be used in a sermon" applies.
I had an incident ages ago, when I worked in a petrol station, of a MBIF forcing his way around at a merge point, only to pull into the station I was on my way to work at. I had to restrain myself from telling him, "pushing in front of me didn't gain you much, did it?"
@@kenbrown2808 Actually you've reminded me. One time I was on my way to one of my (numerous) cross border trips into the US. I had decided to take one of the quieter border crossings to the east in what's known as the Fraser Valley, BC. I had this car ahead going quite slow on the two way road for miles and couldn't overtake. But I kept a very respectable distance behind as I always do. Just as well I did because when we got to the border, it became evident that the driver was a Canadian border guard, on their way to work! Now of course, when you cross the border into the US, you are "greeted" by US customs. It's only coming back to Canada that you deal with Canada Customs. However, I couldn't help wondering that had I misbehaved on the roads, would the then off duty Canadian officer have made a note of my plate number and entered it into their system for me to have a "more detailed" inspection upon my return to Canada and maybe for a few more crossings in the future, regardless also of which border crossing I may use. And perhaps they'd share that information with US Customs for me to be sent into what's known as Secondary Inspection on future trips into the US. 🇺🇲🇨🇦
@@ibs5080 which in return reminds me of a story a carpenter I work with had of one of his crossings. his son bought a house in Alaska, and he was driving up to help him remodel. the Canadian border guards made him unload his van so they could inspect it for weapons. they thought they'd scored, when they found several military ammunition cans. and then were terribly disappointed when the "ammunition" the cans were carrying was stacks of nails for nail guns.
in the clip with the mondeo, this is a common problem, that particular exit is nicknamed "crash corner" for a reason by local driving instructors
0:59 That junction is around 200 yards from where my parents live, and I use it fairly regularly. The timings aren't great on the lights and the approaches on all sides are somewhat tight. Incidents like this happen fairly regularly here, especialy vehicles approaching from the direction of the cammer. cars shoving through the junction when they get impatient with the short green light, trying to reverse back off the junction after they get caught out or shoving down the outside into oncoming traffic when there's a large vehicle to the left.
10:34 a417 from West Hendred to Wantage, as someone who drives this road frequently I have seen a few different awful overtakes on this stretch of road. I often imagine this scenario unfolding. Kinda scary to see it on video.
At around 6:16 re "Handbags at dawn". You certainly have a way with words Ash. Never heard of that.
As for the incident itself. Maybe I'm missing something but from what I saw at the beginning, the Ford was indicating left in the right hand lane and the Bentley was indicating right from the left hand lane. If that was indeed the case, they could have both used this to their advantage and simply swapped places with each other. This is a technique I often use to my advantage and the advantage of the other driver. Seems insane to turn a plus into a negative!
The road rage was inexcusable. However, that section of road is really constrained in design due to the river and buildings and very confusing if you've never gone through there before. It also got a redesign a few years back (ok, 2017, but that feels like not long ago), and if anyone's still using in-car GPS maps that haven't been updated in a while, it'll be telling them to do really funky stuff. If you want to follow along on a map, the clip starts on the A229 next to All Saints Church in Maidstone. Have a quick scroll towards the 'roundabout' over the water, and see the directional arrows that are everywhere due to the bypass lane they put in! One of the few sections of road I'm super glad I never have to travel across again.
To give anyone a bit of an insight, from the clip start you have that sign that shows you which lanes go where. Other than the rightmost lane that takes you back around the one-way system, the left two lanes actually go the same place, and you get a further opportunity to get into a more appropriate lane further down the road. To REALLY confuse things, even if you get stuck in the leftmost lane, you can still go the direction of the other lane by just using the roundabout section of the next junction rather than the bypass section. There's almost no reason at all, ever, to jockey for position as you come past the church if you want to continue along the A229.
Poorly designed roads, poorly driven, and a poorly thinking raging driver to top it all off.
@@neothermic1 Really appreciate the time you've taken to provide such a detailed insight into this situation. I'm actually in Canterbury, so not that far away. I tend to avoid Maidstone, as I have got caught up in pretty bad traffic there just passing through the town. As such, I have tended to use alternate routes by taking different exits off the M20. I will re-read your comments as well as re-watch that clip to see if I even remember going through that stretch. Thank You again.
Yup, neither of them needed to change lanes.
Mondeo Ladder driver, you say, Experienced driver, driving 30 years, never had an accident so they must be good! I can tick three of those boxes! I am an experienced driver, been driving 30 years, never had an accident, but still learning!
10:05 Well, you do say use all the road space. ;)
Great video, but I'm sure that you would have normally pointed out at 10:37 you can anticipate hazard occurring ahead with the initial overtake. Even let go of the gas and a little on brakes just to be sure everything's good. Cammer's not at fault but I think could do much better. The initial overtake would get my alarm bells ringing early for the next overtake.
The cammer does anticipate the hazard and stop in time though. The other overtakes are normal overtakes of a cyclist, there's no reason to expect that to turn into the lunacy of an idiot driver overtaking a car which is moving to overtake a cyclist.
Agreed that my viewer could have slowed earlier!
@@TPH250290good driving isn’t about how you react to things you expect, rather how you react to things you didn’t expect
@@TPH250290it isn’t even a car overtaking. Seeing a queue of vehicles, you have to think about someone getting impatient and trying a risky overtake. I would have eased off the gas just to give myself more time to react just in case
@@TPH250290 That one second saved could be an inconvenient if not expensive incident. I'd rather lose the one second.
7:28 Something similar happened to me a few years ago before i started driving when i cycled home from work and at a crossroads (i was on the main), a car just blindly went across nearly clipping me. I was so tempted to slap the back of their car and WANT them to stop so i could shout at them. When i calmed down i realised it wasn't worth it. So i'm glad i didn't.
9:08 is the Avon Causeway near Christchurch. I once lost a wing mirror there due to some tool drifting the opposite way - over the centre line - and I had nowhere to go.
Ive recently started walking to work wearing a body camera because the amount of times ive had cars run red lights on me when ive had the green man at pedestrian crossings. Sometimes they will during rush hour queue accross a junction blocking the junction and pedestrian crossing up too.
I'm actually also considering wearing a body cam whilst walking. Occassionally I have pointed my phone at approaching cars when crossing and I have the green pedestrian light. I will say though, I haven't actually had my phone video running. it's more as a deterent.
2:00 this is a common problem on the A9 in Scotland. It frequently changes between single and dual carriageway. Has caused many accidents, usually involving those unfamiliar with the area.
At around 2:03, the speed of the wrong way lorry suggests they genuinely thought they weren't doing anything wrong, as opposed to purposely trying to carry out an illegal manoeuvre. Most likely not a local and the fact that the two opposing carriageways are quite far apart with a very wide central grass reservation might give the impression they are two seperate parallel roads. This is where North American road markings might help. Yellow for two way and white for one way. I believe it's the same in Ireland.
the old US joke applies: a woman calls her husband, and says, "be careful, the news says there is a wrong way driver on the freeway." the husband replies, "it's not just one, there's dozens of them."
I have, as a truck driver, made wrong turns before and you do sometimes just have to keep going because it would be impossible to turn around safely; might not be able to turn-in-the-road due to traffic., might not be able to reverse safely, etc. What I have NEVER done, is go the wrong way down a road. There seem to be pretty clear arrow markings on that road and most dual carriageways/one way roads across the UK have "no entry" markers wherever you might be able to easily get onto the wrong side of the road.
Now, not saying it doesn't happen, can't happen or didn't happen (the clip is proof it did and does) but I would question WHY it happened. And I am guessing it's not paying attention properly while following a satnav or something.
@@pelicanofpunishment6 quite likely, it involved a driver from the continent. I know when I visited the UK, when riding in the car (I didn't try driving at all) every time we made a left turn, I would have gone into the wrong side of the road if I'd been driving.
@@kenbrown2808 A possibility. Fairly new to the UK if so. I work with a few HGV drivers from the continent that haven't done that even after a few months here. Would be a quick thing to pick up.
@@pelicanofpunishment6 I was thinking first cross channel trip.
The UK has never been in more need of periodic training and testing!
Seems to be a national plague...
6:22 that's in Maidstone Town centre, absolute nightmare this bit of road, very very narrow lanes and everyone always in the wrong lane
5:20 Someone did something similar to me this evening coming out of the Wallasey Tunnel heading towards the Wirral, I was heading straight down the motorway, but there was a car to my left accelerating past the speed limit right next to me, sure enough it cut across the hatch markings and had I not seen him would have cut me up as well. Some people just don't like to tuck it in behind someone for a minute and overtake later
The clip at 4:20 on the A619/A61 marked roundabout is in my town and it is very very common to see people lane hopping there
9:44 Hmm, a suspiciously 'darkened' registration plate on the red light jumper- looks like more than just dirt to me.
People who make such big mistakes when driving need some sort of punishment, they will never change and continue to drive in such manner.
Unlikely when we have a government that cuts the number of officers on the road needed to address this directly.
There was such a system in place until a big oaf came along and sold magic brexit beans to those with very low intelligence.
@@toxlaximus3297 Law enforcement was a joke for decades before Brexit. The safety of people is not seen as a priority by successive Over-Lords.
The real problem is that many of the 'mistakes' are deliberate actions by drivers with a sense of entitlement that means they just don't care, and they know the chances of them being captured are very slim indeed. Roads policing has suffered disproportionately far more cuts than most areas of policing because it's expensive.
People are dumb, and more people are driving these days.😁
@9:20 unfortunately I have go through that junction to and from work everyday, and what the clip shows is typical. There are always queues and drivers get impatient and start doing all kinds of silly things. I've even seen some busses do some dangerous stuff there too. I'm shocked daily there are not more incidents there.
I love how drivers bully you and then thank you sarcastically afterward
5:00 I hear this from my family all the time, word for word… They never mention the times they’ve driven into the back of other cars because they follow too close. It’s not difficult to be patient.
9:30 What is up with the sequencing of those lights? How can the dashcammer's lights turn red but oncoming traffic still has a green leaving right turners stranded? If it's so oncoming traffic can turn right, why doesn't the dashcammer's direction also have a separate light for right turns so both straight and left go for both directions, then right turns both go after?
At 2:20, I noticed a complete lack of mini roundabout markings and it gives the appearance of one very wide open free for all. However even with lack of the aforementioned markings, I think it's pretty obvious it's a mini roundabout and to Give Way to the right. And yes, I'm well aware that in itself has been the subject of much debate.
The issue was probably that the car emerging from the left had assumed the car approaching was going to turn left, probably into the supermarket, rather than turn right into the petrol station. You know what they say about assuming things. I'm not entirely sure I'd have indicated right to go to the petrol station, but probably would have.
@@paulsengupta971 I make it a rule to indicate right at mini-roundabouts if I'm turning right. I also treat everyone else approaching from any direction like they've never watched this channel.
a good driver misses their exit every once in a while, a bad driver NEVER misses their exit.
"use ya brain" easier said than done for most people! 😆
At around 5:00 I have to wonder if the Mondeo driver even knew where they were going. Had they stuck to the correct lane all the way, they would have got to their intended exit in pretty much the same time...and a lot safer!
I have a phrase for those drivers. "I've no idea where I'm going, but I'm going there quickly."
@@nigelcox1451 Good one!
I was thinking they were telling themselves they had used all the available road and merged in turn, until they cut back across.
8:33 The blue car was not indicating right, yet the cammer overtook to the nearside. The Highway Code applies on roundabouts too.
"Not indicating right"? Why would they be?
@@paulsengupta971 They shouldn't - I was pointing out that the cammer was ignoring the Highway Code,
_163 Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should [...] only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so_
@5:30 see this so often I do wonder if it's a new MUST in the HC?
That first clip of the BMW going straight across a mini roundabout totally on the wrong side. More a case of Car Very Horizontal rather than Car Vertical!
If you get out of your vehicle and road rage at someone you will have already lost. If the Police see it or get evidence of it be prepared to be put in front of a Magistrate and face possible jail time. It's as simple as that. Just a deep breath and getting on with your journey (or pulling into a safe spot and calming down) is all that is needed. Don't get out of your car to rage/fight, with all the dash cams, CCTV and mobile phones about it wont look good.
The way he said "use your brain" in such a world-weary way lol
We have a short length of dual carriageway near where I live, it's only about half a mile. There is only road coming on to it and it has markings on the road showing left turn only, a circular sign at end of road and a direction arrow on the central reservation. But people still turn right coming out of the turning
it's wise to always consider there is a possibility of someone coming in the wrong direction. it's not common, but it does often require a quick response.
That Tesco entrance to the Tesco in Stowmarket (2:22) is horrible - I've had that happen to me also when going for petrol. People don't expect you to 'actually' go round the roundabout!
Was looking for this comment. Couldn’t agree more, have this issue here all the time!
4:20 This is not the first (probably not last) clip from this dual carriageway onto this roundabout, last time it was featured was only a couple months ago.
I failed my first driving test because someone pulled out on me on their red light here, it notoriously bad and this happens A LOT.
Chesterfield’s finest 😂. And this looks to be after they made improvements.
Some good examples here of why I tend to leave a decent gap when stopping behind someone especially at the lights. I've had my fair share of having to lean on my horn when someone has decided to just blindly reverse in a panic over being in the way of something in front.
@8:36 - I disagree with you - what space should the cammer be leaving exactly?
Oh this is just about defensive driving. Where the cammer put their car, if the other person had kept coming there would’ve been a crash. The other persons fault, but annoying to deal with, no claims gone etc etc. So it’s just about staying out of trouble really.
1:37 looks like a nice area. At first glance it reminded me of the Nerherlands
Can I ask what the law is when posting potential driving offences online whilst also showing the registration number? I ask because a guy in our Facebook group posted dashcam footage of cars parked on double yellow lines with number plates showing. Registration numbers are public information but what if there is a potential offence?
At around 9:26, kudos to the cammer for holding back behind the line on a green light, due to two vehicles already in the intersection waiting. And appalling behaviour by the car behind to then jump the light after it turned red just to follow through on the other two vehicles that were stuck waiting for a while, through no fault of their own. Obviously our cammer had came to an accurate assessment regarding that last driver by observing the manner of their driving leading up to that incident.
8:21 I don't get it, are you saying the cammer should've given that VW space to cut in front? It's not on the cammer to give the space, it's on the VW to find a safe space.
7:28 Also not particularly good cycling. 7:28 is the time at which I would have started slowing down. 7:31 is the time at which they almost collide. While only one of the two parties emerged without properly giving way, both would have had 3 seconds to avoid the near collision.
The cyclist was doing about 20mph in the wet. The highway code gives stopping distance as 4 seconds in the wet. A bicycle takes alot longer than a car to stop, particularly in the wet. You would have stopped in 3 seconds?
@@DemiGod.. That doesn't seem like 20mph to me. More like 10 mph. I fail to reach 20mph (or whatever speed cars actually do in a 20 zone), and that seems considerably slower than what I usually do. I don't know if I would have fully stopped within 3 seconds (mostly because I don't know the slope of that road).
But none of that really matters. The main fact that I wanted to point out is that there is *no* slowing visible for the basically the whole 3 seconds. In fact, the front wheel keeps wiggling as if the cyclist continued pedaling. I know that I would definitely have slowed more than that.
Even slowing a tiny bit would have taken the cyclist out of arriving at the same point at the same time.
And finally, what the highway code says is the worst case. If it's wet, it can alternate quickly between "puddle" levels of wet and "merely damp" levels of wet, and the difference often difficult to tell (especially on camera or looking into the sun). And you never know how well someone else's vehicle performs. So the figure given in the highway code tells you "assume it's this much, because that's the worst case", so that you can give others enough space to account for that.
The car should have assumed a stopping distance of 4 seconds for the cyclist (assuming that 20mph estimate is correct), not knowing what the actual stopping distance would be.
The driver in the last clip should've used his brain too 🤣
7:10 I wonder what that was about? I saw two drivers stop in the middle of a Main Street, not pulled over, not stopped at lights, making a drug deal openly. Couldn't think of a better place? I thought the idea when doing something illegal was to be discreet, but there you go!
Great video Ashley. Keep up the good work 👍
8:34 I'm sorry you cannot blame the cammer in any way there. They did nothing wrong.
At the mini roundabout (prior to the fuel station) the 'body language' of the viewer's car gave the impression of turning left, because they - correctly - went round the implied roundabout. Would it be confusing to traffic emerging from the filling station if the viewer instead made a simple right turn, cutting across the usually-present white dot/circle? (It would be better from everyone else's pov, although of course not in accordance with the Highway Code).
Whatever type of junction that was, it was not a mini-roundabout as it lacked the requisite mini-roundabout sign, centre circle, or the give-way signs. I think the other driver was simply intent on getting to the petrol station first, and was not taking any account of where the cammer was going. My rule with car parks is simply to go slowly and be ready to stop if necessary, just as the cammer was.
@@TheEulerID- A good rule to drive by, but my point was meant as a more general criticism of mini roundabouts (as which I think this is meant to be treated, although that is far from clear, I agree).
@@Wayfarer-Sailing It is explicitly illegal to driver over the centre of a mini-roundabout unless your vehicle is too long to be able to avoid it. It's one of those "must" rules, which means there's a specific offence. Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10(1) & 16(1).
On those grounds, I would not recommend it. However, when going right then signalling right is an absolute must as far as I am concerned. That, and do it slowly enough that you are able to stop if somebody does something stupid.
@@TheEulerIDYes, I get that it's illegal, but it's also the cause of numerous incidents, I would wager. It's one of the few situations in driving where the body language of the vehicle is entirely misleading (as in this case, which I concede is a poor example - I should have commented on an actual mini roundabout on a normal public road.)
That last clip, the Audi driver needs more than just lessons!
People have a serious “gotta pass the bike” syndrome and they literally forget about everything else. Was nearly involved in a bad crash when a guy did a blind pass next to me descending a mountain road here in Colorado about two months ago. Worth noting that I was already at the speed limit, as it’s a super awesome downhill. I hit the brakes and backed off when they went for it just in case. Thankfully nothing came of it even though they missed an oncoming car by about 15 ft or so. Best part was they didn’t get that far ahead and we ended up stopped at a light at the bottom of the hill together anyway lol. Patience is critical and people need to develop some. The other people who passed me did a fine job, it was really just that nutcase who couldn’t wait literally 5 seconds for an open passing zone. That’s sincerely all the time they woulda had to wait.
The last Audi is the type of driver to kill someone on the road, then go on with their life and never spare it a second thought, except to say, "Well it wasn't my fault, was it?"
It's scary how many times I see clips from my local area, especially since I don't even live in a big place like a city. I think the lesson here is bad driving can happen anywhere and we need to be careful.
At 6:40 you say that you always want risks in front of you. That is always my instinct, but I have been in situations where someone has been dithering and looks ready to move over. My hesitation has then irked road users behind. There are cases where you should get in front of the risk.
There's a difference between hesitation and managing space in front. The latter still involves planning and allows you display body language that makes it clear what you are doing and that allows you to respond to what's going on.
That irked driver would be irked whether stuck behind you or that risky car in front. I'm not really sure what risk is actually being mitigated here.
@@thecrispymaster I understand your point, but does the risk of collision actually increase when too much consideration is given to the supposed intentions of the car in front? Cars flowing next to them makes the decision for them. Indeed, in practice I find it difficult to distinguish between hesitation and leaving space for the worst eventuality. Being prepared to stop doesn't mean the car behind is, and being selfish, you would rather he/she have the collision than yourself.
6:50 classic Maidstone (Kent) behaviour that... live close to that and it doesn't surprise me
Audi man reminded me of our trip to Birmingham yesterday where it seems they think the faster you go the better they think they can drive , undertaking,, driving up your rear and changing lanes without looking or indicating seems to be the norm up there..glad to get off the motorway in one piece and leave em to it.😮
6:09, White car has pulled out and is overtaking the "Gold" Car. I cant tell if the Gold car is indicting. At the same time the car with the roof box is pulling cross the white line to overtake the cammer, both have seen an opportunity to overtake and both went for it. 6:10 Gold car starts to change lane but the white car is along side. As I cant tell if the Gold car is indicating, I will go the incident is made by the driver of the Gold car not looking, not the driver of the white car for overtaking. If the Gold car was indicting before the white cap pulled out I'd change my opinion.
I drive around Liverpool quite a lot and frequently see cars jumping red lights and not by just half a second. I have them recorded on a dash cam and it is obvious that the drivers intended to jump the lights. What do I have to do to get the police to take any action? Do they have any criteria or is it simply a case that they, the police, will say that they are too busy doing other things? If it is the latter then it is no surprise that these red light jumpers keep doing it as they know they will get away with it.
8:19
The rest of the video shows people using cars improperly, so if electric scooters shouldn't be allowed then the same argument works just as well for banning cars.
I am sure I have seen at least two other clips of that exact Bentley driver road raging at other drivers on dashcam channels. I can't believe that obvious psychopath is still allowed to drive. I wonder how they got into a position of wealth to own such a vehicle - how many people have been bullied or worse to progress up that slippery ladder?
I was thinking the same thing re seeing that Bentley in another clip. In fact at the beginning of this one, I actually thought it was a repeat clip that I'd seen elsewhere but this one was indeed different.
The Mondeo with the ladders on... That's my old hometown and you can actually get where he ended up from the left lane where he started. Unbelievable bit of lane drifting that. Seen all to often there sadly
Bentley driver - that was maidstone, past archbishops, awful bit of road, constant lane swapping all the time and further back the lanes get narrow meaning large vehicles have no choice but to straddle the lanes and people will squeeze past beeping, I hate it!!!!
9:46 lets hope those blue lights where a police car 😂
That situation with the driver far back in the line attempting to overtake the rest, I've been in that situation myself once. I was in the position of the red car. Nearly missed the person overtaking. Nobody expects someone to overtake from the back, while there is a queue. I mean, it is obvious that everyone is waiting to overtake. Wait for your turn please. This is extremely dangerous. On the step scooter question: in the netherlands they are making a law to force all of them to have registration and license plates.
6.15 is from Maidstone kent where I live
Firstly, please don't mistake this for shifting blame as I'm definitely not, but the last clip the cammer could certainly have had much better hazard perception there and been ready to be face to face with an overtaking car given that 3 or 4 cars blindly overtook prior to him getting there. All it would've took is foot off the accelerator and that's a total non-event imo. Still did well to stop, though!
I've faced a similar situation and to my shame, I didn't react quickly enough (there was no cyclist, just a long line of traffic, which the other driver decided to overtake even though I was in clear view). When I think back at it, I think it was a case of not comprehending how someone could do something so stupid, so I took a few moments to process what was actually happening. The other driver was prosecuted for Careless driving.
The cammer stopped, what's the problem?
yeah I mean at the end of the day it's clear who's at fault and it's certainly not the cammer - It's certainly easy to "black out" & just not realise what's going on around you before it may be too late or suddenly you're slamming your breaks on because it's closer than it seemed - I've done similar myself and I think that's what made me want to comment on this incident really. We all live and learn, and we'll only get better by doing so!
There is no problem buddy! Just giving my opinion on another great Ashley Neal video!
Sometimes, just "stopping" isn't enough. Just remember, you're not the only car on the road! Just because both cars stopped here doesn't mean the outcome would be the same if it happened again today.. ALWAYS worth looking at what you can do better as a driver, and if you aren't, you shouldn't really be on the road. @@TPH250290
Yes, and with the "season of goodwill to all" just around the corner, it's set to get worse.
regarding the scooters; I believe they should be classified as a low speed motor vehicle, and regulated accordingly. interestingly, my state already has rules in place regarding low speed vehicles, so there would be little adjustment needed.
10:38 should've seen that coming.
I'd have definitely been easing my speed off seeing the traffic coming the other way behaving like that...
Ashley. By the way I have asked Amanda and Anthony (DVSA) for the spec on the give way lines at the bottom of motorway slips and I am of the thought that they are the type that are the same as for roundabouts as opposed to major junction for main road as the traffic that you giive way to is only from the one direction, hence not 2 broken lines but one broken line.
no need to ask, it's published. TSRGD 2016 schedule 11 part 4 item 10 (diagram 1010):
(f) the boundary between the main carriageway and either a diverging or merging traffic lane at a road junction
(note the use of the word 'merging' and the fact it is in schedule 11, which are 'advisory' markings)
@@shm5547 Not a bad guess from me as to the type though same as diagram 1003 for roundabouts but could be stating what type of carraigeway here though in the wording. Many thanks but bamboozled me and could cause ambigouity for the second sentence in rule 172 HC, so they must determin that a slip road is a lane not a junction.
@@rustydusty2992 yes, another example of the Highway Code being ambiguous! If it says 'MUST' in the Highway Code, then it means it's a legal requirement. That legal requirement will be stated in the TSRGD. In this case it's all in Schedule 9. The only dashed line junctions that are a legal give-way, are mini-roundabout 'thick' dashed lines and the double-dashed lines at road junctions.
Whilst a motorway slip road is definitely a junction, it is not a mandatory give way. The fact you often see signs on a motorway that say 'motorways merge 1/2 mile' and the fact the TSRGD talks about merging, really the Highway Code should be updated to put more emphasis on the merging aspect of these slip roads.
@@shm5547 Yes you may remember (if you saw his video) on the one about merging in turn (merge none the less) he asked for clarification on this one and the DVSA came back that no one has priority over the other.
Rule 259 "You should give priority to traffic already on the motorway" also reads as ambigous as to me give way and give proirity are one and the same so this also reads to me as different as to their reply to him about the merge in turn.
@@rustydusty2992 the wording is similar for the advisory normal roundabout markings, where it says something like 'give priority to traffic circulating on the carriageway of the roundabout'.
Those roundabout markings are not a mandatory give-way. So it becomes a bit of a merging situation, with priority to vehicles already on the roundabout.
Unfortunately, some people think that having priority on a roundabout or on a motorway means they can drive aggressively, at speed and close gaps etc. when traffic is reasonably trying to join.
I'll be honest, that lady in the last clip would have heard my full range of English language skills if she'd stopped next to me in those circumstances. Sometimes, you just have to.
Disproportionate number of Audis and Beemers in this little lot. Again.
Much better to just roll your eyes, shrug, and let them carry on. They'll know what they did wrong.
@paulsengupta971 Agreed. And if they really would have felt proper remorse, they never would have done it in the first place.
1:15 saw this and immediately thought of the "reverse back and drive forwards again" comments on your traffic light sensor video. edit: and again at 7:55
If any of the drivers is going to face prosecution, I vote we prosecute the last one. That is absolutely criminal. Imagine if the innocent driver hadn't been able to stop in time it would have been a head-on collision, with at least 2 dead! This is dangerous and careless driving. Driving ban, unlimited fine and prison time! Ask the BBB (Bald Belt Barrister) for advice
At 2:20. I think the cammer was as much at fault as the other driver here. There was no reason at all for the slight jink to the left before turning to the right. That jink to the left must have made it look like the car was heading around to the left. Who actually has right of way here anyway - it it not marked out as a mini roundabout. Great awareness from the passenger though.
There is a general principle that you always give way to traffic from the right, whether there are markings or not. I wouldn't have moved until I knew exactly where the cammer was going.
My thoughts exactly. Have to be cautious of our "body language".
My guess on the range rover is it's someone's Mrs who was used to how small her Fiat 500 was, isn't aware that she's in a range rover now. People are always coming from regular hatchbacks upgrading to SUVs forget how big and powerful their new vehicle is.
I'm amazed that the car in your carvertical promo was reparied. What do they do, weld on a complete new front end 1980s cut and shut style? There's nothing undamaged forward of the A pillar.
1:10 if the silver Renault has a dashcam, it would be obvious it’s at the wrong stop line. Not an excuse to reverse into it, of course, but still a bit embarrassing.
I sent this clip in. Just to confirm, both cars did pass the first stop line when the lights were on green but were then queuing to turn right and didn't make it through before it went red again (you can see the lights changing at the very start of the clip). So while it's courteous to leave it clear while queuing, they technically did no wrong as they entered it when the light was green.
How do we send in videos to you? I has E some golden go pro moments from taking my horse out on the road
4:24 I know where this is, and on the oncoming side a car at just about where the cammer is sat a BMW had somehow managed to crash. Speed I bet.
Re at 5:38 "You should only be happy to overtake a cyclist if you would be happy to overtake a car in the same scenario". Very true, though there's also the situation where you can legally overtake a cyclist over solid white lines providing they are not going more than 10 mph and of course providing it's safe and with sufficient sight lines.
Can't remember the exact wording, but it _feels like_ that ought to apply generally to slow moving hazards & obstructions, rather than being a rule specifically regarding cyclists.
@@TheMattSturgeon Yes you are absolutely correct as it applies to dust carts etc. I was simply focusing on cyclists as a follow on from Ashley's comment.
@@TheMattSturgeon
Rule 129
Double white lines where the line nearer to you is solid. This means you MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less.
in Oregon, the slow vehicle may be going up to half the speed limit, but the burden of safety rests 100% on the overtaking driver.
@@RikAindow thanks for quoting the actual rule. I still find it strange that the highway code chooses to list specific things you may cross the line to overtake; for example pedestrians, parked trailers, skips, debris, road kill, and countless other hazards aren't technically covered by that wording.
That said, hopefully common sense would still apply if tested in court.
I feel like it ought to be worded more broadly, perhaps using the phrase "such as" to indicate a non-exaustive list of examples while highlighting that safety and "
We all take a snipe at insurance companies every year when our premiums increase but looking at clips like these that so often result in accidents, can we really blame them ?
Truly all sort of shenanigans going on.
At around 2:20 re arriving at the same destination as another driver, I'm always particularly careful during the last few miles going to the many events I attend. Especially when I know we are all going to be parked alongside each other upon arrival.