They're so rude how they try to jump the queue and then they expect people to let them back in 10 spaces forward from where they started. I love it when the queue bunches up to stop them getting in.
I would say once a few on queuing, it'll look like two lanes from way back and it's just a cascading effect. Some drivers are moving over to the left to assist this only to find it continues as 1 lane at the junction, surprisingly black cab drivers too who you'd think would know the layout.
I had to ride in london after buying a bike and realised why people complain about cyclists. london cyclist are on a who different level of stupid and reckless its very disappointing
they should re engineer the junction by extending the central island much further up the road so that the increased length will be too long for drivers to risk it.
Also a lot of people are making right turns so they could probably put in a right turn lane too alone with some street barriers to prevent peoplle crossing on or near the corner. Would make that junction a lot safer.
Or at the very least have a painted line throughout the street. Right now it seems to start only just before the island. It might be an extra mental barrier for drivers.
And install a massive sculpture of Gandalf on it facing the direction the offending driver’s come from slamming his staff into the ground. Make it a huge tourist attraction and in doing so make it more visible and potentially more people caught if not most prevented from doing this sort of stupid shit again!
I always look both ways. It’s just ingrained in me. There’s always the risk of some tosser ignoring the rules. My neighbourhood is a lot of one way streets and it’s sadly not uncommon for drivers to just put it in reverse and race through the street backwards.
A sign for what?? To tell people not to break the law!! Everyone that cuts that corner knows what they’re doing is illegal and dangerous… I hope they raise the fines for those caught breaking all traffic laws, our roads are getting worse
A sign? There is one there already, the arrow clearly indicating the correct way to manoeuvre around this particular part of town. Which common sense says, is dangerous to not follow this directive signage, for the fact that there is a corner which has traffic from the opposite direction turning into it, let alone a pedestrian crossing. Which is why the signage has already been placed there. They need to install a permanent camera there.. it would cut this dangerous behaviour out within a few weeks (once the fines are received in the post), bar the odd unaware dangerous driver that is new in town, who doesn’t know of the fine system already in place! Did you see the pregnant lady. My goodness, I don’t even want to imagine.
Lighten up; it's just for fun. I should have said ordinary commemorative plaque..you know....a small, unobtrusive, traditionally designed, English, historic marker. Not neon. Not day-glo. Not large. Not confusing. A nice little harmless beautiful plaque.. for you..and it wouldn't cost you anything...never mind.
I love how you chat to the community as they’re driving past. Such awesome community spirit. Also kudos for blurring out the child’s face. Love watching your videos. Keep up the awesome work xx
I'm guessing the bike is parked where it is so that drivers coming the correct way can't drive up the pavement, hence that would cause them to block the escape route of any wrong-way drivers.
It's a bit late to point this out, but you have EG17XLB listed in your description, but the car jumping the queue was EG19XLB. 8:05 A bit uncool to have the wrong plate in a place that can be found by searching.
How can there be so many people who willfully ignore the law? Surely anyone Intelligent enough to pass a driving test would know they are risking an accident with an oncoming vehicle or risking an accident with a pedestrian who is not expecting a vehicle to pass from the wrong direction.
They probably know what they really doing isn’t right, but they still feel entitled to do so. “I really need to go somewhere so I’ll just jump the queue” or something.
Do you have a seat there while you're waiting for the fish to take the bait or do you crouch down? If not, the council should install a Cycling Mikey padded seat. You need to be working in comfort Mikey! Well done again, making a difference!
Similarly to whale watchers in boat's perhaps the London open top tourist bus could include Gandalf corner to watch the action safely from the top deck.... if the corner is do bad, why don't they put one of there cameras there?
Hope you sort your meds out soon bud. My dad was diabetic, dependent on injections of insulin. He had a hypo on the motorway one day but he just managed to make it to the hard shoulder after almost hitting the central barriers! Be lucky Mikey. Keep safe my man. You do an amazing job.
My brother in law had a hypo last year at junction 15 m6 , also hit Central res, luckily a wagon driver knew he was having one and let his car rest against his wagon and guided him to hs. Don't know how people cope
It’s great isn’t it? If you’re diabetic or have an under active thyroid then you’re entitled to free prescriptions in England. If you’ve had a transplant, have over active thyroid, cystic fibrosis, asthma, lupus, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s, MS, depression, etc etc you have to pay. If I don’t get my pills, I’ll die within hours. I literally have to rip out my thyroid or pancreas to be entitled to the drugs I cannot afford. This makes me so angry because I’m immunocompromised, I need antibiotics due to covid and yet I’ve run out of money because I’m not diabetic
@@misplacedkiwi9498 I hope it all works out for ya, Mate. I've got a cuppla Enzedder chums. I asked one once how many times he'd had sex. He closed his eyes, and started counting, and fell asleep. True story.
I fucking loved how the Karen at the end was ready for an argument, but when you just carried on with your phone call she had to just put up her window and drive away.
I followed an erratically driven white van up the M5 from Exeter last September. Hard shoulder to lane two, 45 to 75mph. Awful to watch. His head was nodding down towards the steering wheel as if half asleep and I watched him drift onto the hard shoulder and smash a large caravan down the embankment with debris everywhere. Only by pure luck, there were no serious injuries, but it transpired he was an undiagnosed diabetic in a hypo. He knew something was wrong for weeks, but kept on driving! Horrifying.
I was one of those people who got in a head-on collision with someone pulling the exact same stunt. Almost bought the farm. We were both going 35mph. Driving on the wrong side of the road is sooooo dangerous. There is nothing worse than driving down the road and encountering an object where it doesn't belong. Terrible thing to do. Thoughtless and selfish.
Sorry to hear that. People forget so badly how impact speed works. Like even in city traffic, 25 mph feels quite slow. But two cars doing 25 head on is like driving into a brick wall at 50.
@@crosstownace986 What matters in a crash is the change in momentum of each car. If two cars of the same mass are going in opposite directions at 25mph, and crash, both cars end up at 0mph. So the change in momentum of each car is (mass of one car) * 25. Similarly, if you hit a brick wall at 25mph (assuming you come to a complete stop, and don't bounce off or something), the change in momentum is also (mass of one car) * 25. BUT there is another factor, it's not really the change of momentum that matters, but the RATE of change of momentum. This is much harder to account for, and depends on the time for the collision in each case. The time for a collision with a wall is likely to be much lower than the time for a collision between two cars. This is because two cars, head on, have 2 combined crumple zones (in each car's bonnet), but when you hit a (solid) wall, there's only one crumple zone, with the wall not budging. Since the collision with the wall will take less time, the (average) force may be increased. Overall, this depends a lot on the cars involved, and the wall, etc. Statements such as "X collision is just like Y collision" are often tricky to back up
I've always appreciated the stance Mikey makes with these drivers and sometimes I've thought is he taking it too far, but I remember in a vid he mentioned his Dad died due to a reckless driver and now I never question Mikey's antics as I'd do the same if I experienced that. He's an admirable guy and sticks to his cause.
The "put yourself in their shoes" exercise Is often an eye opener. This shows the motivation behind Mikeys patience and perseverance in making his corner of the world a bit safer.
I don't like the idea that we should have to go through something like that to make it "okay" to take a stand against endangering behaviour. We should all be stopping stuff like this *before* we lose a loved one
@@meepmop6 I agree to a point but then if we wanted everyone to be police we wouldn't have created the worlds first police service here in London and everyone would still carry swords and muskets, or as in the US AK47s! So frankly, the police are made innefective by pc dictate, we suddenly forget why we needed police, because when we policed ourselves it was awful! This guy maybe he does good, but what if we all stood in streets and on pavements dictating our interpretation (rightly or wrongly) of correct behaviour? Frankly I think police in London is lesser of evils. But would be funny if someone tried arresting Mickey for say, jaywalking or something because they genuinely believed they had the right and then someone tried arresting them and another group arrested them. I know Neighbourhood Watch was useless, but other groups are much better organised, we hasd the Guardian Angels for a while. In North London we have Shomrim which is OK if your Jewish, the Muslims have something we don't want it here, most roads around my way have private security firms, they stopped me in the street walking home, asked me what I was dioing, I told them to get lost and they became aggressive. Go figure!
Kinda sad he can’t move on from it. I mean that was decades ago. This world is not perfect so in the grand scheme of things what he is doing is utterly pointless.
@@KruglugBadax Not so pointless if it saves a cyclists life going in the right direction on the right side of the road or maybe a pedestrian looking left before they cross
Hi from the dad of a type one 3 year old… really nice to hear you talking about big adventures and being confident with your management. We’re hoping to start looping with Omnipod to avoid tubes in the near future. Keep up the good work.
I do exactly this when people drive over the grass verges outside my house and around the estate where I live. It enrages me because often there are children playing on them.
Why is that the white chevron hartched area in front of the keep left sign not a solid sterile area. That would more imtimidating to these que jumpers as the evidence for prosecution would include crossing that prohibited area. And add a double white line for the length of the road. Triple jeopardy.
Diabetes is tough, I'm glad that you are taking it seriously. Nobody argued with Gandalf, I'm glad. Stress will affect your blood sugar. Hang in there. All the best regards to you 🙏
In the U.S., therre’s either be a yellow line to make it clear that they’re crossing over into the wrong way. Or even a low curb on the line itself to keep people from crossing over. That would seem, to me, to be a better solution.
Oh, it's perfectly clear to these drivers that they are ignoring the keep left sign and are taking a chance on the wrong side of the road. They simply don't give a sh*t.
7:00 all this time I assumed you were from Australia, even though I knew it was wrong, it always stuck in my mind, nice to finally know - I'm terrible as identifying accents
Ok. these motorists are breaking the rules... fair play. BUT I also notice a fair number of cyclists also doing as they please.... the pedestrian crossing on the floor clearly states 'LOOK LEFT' not the other way where a lazy cyclist is about to hit them. Cyclists CAN and do maim and kill pedestrians!
What about making a red 'lolly pop' sign reading "GO BACK YOU ARE GOING THE WRONG WAY" -- There are several of these signs on the exits ramps from the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the approaches from northern Sydney.
It's bizarre to think you can drive through an intersection on the wrong side of the road, London is crazy busy I know but to risk possible collision with cyclists and pedestrians is nuts😮
The ride along the Rhine is a real treat - Except on weekends, the shared use paths are almost empty, most of it is paved and in fairly decent condition and even where you do end up on streets, those tend to be fairly quiet. There's plenty to see along the route as well. If you're up for a small challenge, do venture into the hills either side of the river valley - there's a lot to discover there (which is what so far stopped me riding the main route in one go - too much to discover away from it).
Ok honest question. Why not replace that massive island with a right turn lane so people turning right dont get stuck behind people going straight ahead?
I reckon the authorities should put in place one of those contraptions that only allow you to drive over it in one direction. It's sort of got metal levers that puncture your tyres if you transgress
Regarding the type 1 diabeties - get rid of the pump,go back to manual injections and get the dexcom fitted. I'm on 6 injections a day (been type 1 over 25 years) on a weekly rotating shift (engineering) and the dexcom has been life changing for me. The amount of blood sugar checks needed daily makes jabbing your fingers infeasible but with the dexcom you can do as many checks as needed with the press of a button. It not only tells you what your blood sugar levels are but also what they're doing regarding rising or falling. Never have a hypo ever again and be aware of high blood sugars as soon as they happen meaning you can bring them straight back down before any damage occurs. The only warning I'll give you is once you have the dexcom it's impossible to go back to not having it! It's pretty expensive sure but the changes it makes to your daily life are absolutely priceless. Health and happiness to you always Mikey. xx
Hi Mikey, perhaps a large arrow pointing in the forward direction should be painted on the road lane that people try to use to turn right at the corner, into the face of oncoming traffic. .
The drivers that try to jump the queue obviously use that junction regularly as they know the layout and the possibility of doing what they try to do. So you'd think that they'd have either heard of you, or seen you in action on TH-cam or even in person! I suppose it's the " he can't be there all the time/it won't happen to me" attitude. Stay safe, stay healthy my friend. Take care.
Lmfao yeah. Imagine theres 20 murderers on the loose. The police force may be big enough to try and stop 10. What would you do? Let them all go away. No, you would try to stop some of them.
My mum, sister, uncle, nephew and a good friend all Type 1. My sister was offered a blood sugar reading patch to link to her phone but Covid disruption halted that. Type 2 will see the NHS crumble if we don't act on obesity and lifestyle habits (I'm a former metabolic unit nurse). On the keep left sign Mikey, would it not be a great idea to place a sign further back with poles inserted on the white lines in the middle of the road to stop right turners cutting across. If there is a much longer piece of road to take a risk on they wouldn't and couldn't do it? Hope that makes sense. As always Mikey, take care, stay safe and my warmest regards. Tom (-:
You should carry a air horn and sound it for approaching bicycles 🚲 😉 because as bicycle on the wrong side could still hurt someone, furthermore could get them self knocked off
How do you manage your medication when on a bike holiday. Insulin needs to be cooled, at least my partners insulin is in the fridge. I guess you can get it in towns pharmacies, but ya .. lots of organizing that way.
Loved the way how Mikey never backed down in a previous video when the Aussie Mr Strech went toe to toe with Mikey. Mikey got my respect after watching that. Keep it up mikey
The whole thing could be sorted out if the council improved the road layout there. i.e. Move that island and put a right turn lane in its place. Sorted.
really enjoy these and how you chat to people and try to cheers them up. If I am ever in London I would love to bring you a coffee while filming and say hello
Of course I have concerns - it's wrong, and they shouldn't do it. There are several reasons why I don't deal with motorcyclists and cyclists doing this: 1) By far the most danger comes from the car drivers doing this, not only because of their size and mass, but also because of the speed and carelessness which many drivers go through here. In contrast most motorcyclists and cyclists are much more careful when doing this. Two wheelers have skin in the game, drivers do not. 2) I have limited spare time, and I'm not going to spend all of it doing this. That means I'll focus on the most dangerous, being the drivers. This is fairness. It's also my choice. 3) I don't feel able to stop cyclists or motorcyclists doing this as if they fell off because of me stopping them I'd be on very dodgy moral and legal grounds. 4) Whilst I can report the motorcyclists who do this, I tend only to report the few who do it dangerously. I obviously can't report the cyclists, so all I do is occasionally scold them from the corner. 5) The Royal Parks police do much the same - rarely stopping cyclists and motorcyclists, and often stopping the drivers when they stake out this junction. That's a good sense check that I'm doing the right thing. 6) If you want to come down and stop cyclists, feel free to do so. I'll happily film and support you. 7) I can only stop one person at a time. If I've stopped a car, then trying to stop a cyclist would simply result in both easily getting past me. 8) It's classic whataboutery to complain about a different thing when I'm dealing with drivers. The focus of this video is the driver.
People often complain about taxi drivers but you never have to stop them, or many/any other professional drivers. On average I find professional drivers to be better than most when obeying the rules and watching for other road users.
yeah, the traffic situation asks for some re-designing. sectored lanes for going right and straight. making that que shorter and the flow safer and more efficient
They're so rude how they try to jump the queue and then they expect people to let them back in 10 spaces forward from where they started. I love it when the queue bunches up to stop them getting in.
Same 😂
Karma.
I wouldn't be letting anyone back in lol.
@Andrew Smith so true! 😫
I would say once a few on queuing, it'll look like two lanes from way back and it's just a cascading effect. Some drivers are moving over to the left to assist this only to find it continues as 1 lane at the junction, surprisingly black cab drivers too who you'd think would know the layout.
I'm always surprised at how tolerant the other drivers are at letting them merge, despite the fact they've just jumped the whole queue.
Thanks because the world is not full of sanctimonious pricks, like your bad self!
Probably because they're not as petty as you
Yes, you're correct.
I'd leave them to rot - queue jumping idiots.
You've just identified yourself as an entitled queue jumper
No point risking getting my car hit by the driver trying to merge as you close up, karma will catch up with them eventually lol
If someone has jumped the queue in an effort to make an illegal manoeuvre, I'm certainly not letting them back into the queue in front of me.
I agree on principle but that British embarrassment of not doing the right thing wins everytime
This is one of the joys of driving
bcuz ur petty
Init I'd be like fuck you man you can wait there lol
Why are you not reading the registration plates of the motorcycles who actually went on the wrong side?
So angry to see cyclist letting the side down. They need to be fined as well.
Cyclists seldom cause 1840 deaths per year though hey
@@notused. Still doesn't make it right.
@@paulmartin9194 That doesn't make sense.
I had to ride in london after buying a bike and realised why people complain about cyclists. london cyclist are on a who different level of stupid and reckless its very disappointing
Dont forget why that island is there. They never put the island in because of errant cyclists. But of course you knew that right?
they should re engineer the junction by extending the central island much further up the road so that the increased length will be too long for drivers to risk it.
Exactly what I thought...
Also a lot of people are making right turns so they could probably put in a right turn lane too alone with some street barriers to prevent peoplle crossing on or near the corner. Would make that junction a lot safer.
Or move the crosswalk down further and have the median as a right turning lane..... London seems built badly.
That punishes cyclists and motorcyclists who wish to use the area to filter
Or at the very least have a painted line throughout the street. Right now it seems to start only just before the island. It might be an extra mental barrier for drivers.
Petition to purchase that specific traffic island
And install a massive sculpture of Gandalf on it facing the direction the offending driver’s come from slamming his staff into the ground. Make it a huge tourist attraction and in doing so make it more visible and potentially more people caught if not most prevented from doing this sort of stupid shit again!
@@arghjayem Fantasric Idea you have my vote
@@arghjayem love that idea mate. That’s gotta happen.
The woman with the small child who looked both ways before crossing clearly knows that junction well!
I used to live near one way road 😅 to this say I check both ways because I've seen so many y from wrong way 😅 too many cars 😅😢
You should always look both ways crossing any road anywhere.
I've seen people who live on one way streets drive the wrong way out of their house. I'm looking both ways.
I always look both ways. It’s just ingrained in me. There’s always the risk of some tosser ignoring the rules. My neighbourhood is a lot of one way streets and it’s sadly not uncommon for drivers to just put it in reverse and race through the street backwards.
If I lived in London, I'd petition to have an official Gandalf Corner sign placed there.
Nah, that wont happen when mikey is doing the revenues for them... Jokes!
A sign for what?? To tell people not to break the law!! Everyone that cuts that corner knows what they’re doing is illegal and dangerous… I hope they raise the fines for those caught breaking all traffic laws, our roads are getting worse
A sign? There is one there already, the arrow clearly indicating the correct way to manoeuvre around this particular part of town. Which common sense says, is dangerous to not follow this directive signage, for the fact that there is a corner which has traffic from the opposite direction turning into it, let alone a pedestrian crossing. Which is why the signage has already been placed there. They need to install a permanent camera there.. it would cut this dangerous behaviour out within a few weeks (once the fines are received in the post), bar the odd unaware dangerous driver that is new in town, who doesn’t know of the fine system already in place! Did you see the pregnant lady. My goodness, I don’t even want to imagine.
A tourist sign? It'll turn into Jim Morrison's grave site or 3 Seville row. All the best regards to you 🙏
Lighten up; it's just for fun. I should have said ordinary commemorative plaque..you know....a small, unobtrusive, traditionally designed, English, historic marker. Not neon. Not day-glo. Not large. Not confusing. A nice little harmless beautiful plaque.. for you..and it wouldn't cost you anything...never mind.
We are coming to London in a couple of weeks to collect a new Brompton and Gandalf corner is on my sight seeing list 😄
I love how so many of them don't argue. The thought of these guys knowing who you are and thinking 'Crap, he WAS there' is hilarious
They have nothing to argue over, other than being caught.
there is a sign around Mikey's neck, "Homeless, hungry, please help". That always repels people
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@@slicedpage Tell me you got Gandalfed without telling me you got Gandalfed
I love how you chat to the community as they’re driving past. Such awesome community spirit.
Also kudos for blurring out the child’s face. Love watching your videos. Keep up the awesome work xx
did you notice how the mother knew to look right, shes used to the idiots on that road.
Yeah i also get the feeling he's a nice guy .🧐
@@Mossyz.he is. Loves his kids and helps with orvworks with disabled kids too.
I'm guessing the bike is parked where it is so that drivers coming the correct way can't drive up the pavement, hence that would cause them to block the escape route of any wrong-way drivers.
No the drivers on the right side drive on the pavement to get around when a car on the wrong side refuses to go back
Skip to 4:47 on the video he posted 4 days ago called "My Passenger made me do it"
@@dylancraft1006 the bike position is stopping this in today's video.
Very clever.
Every time you stand there I just have visions of Gandalf. Would love to see you with your staff and Gandalf outfit!
It's a bit late to point this out, but you have EG17XLB listed in your description, but the car jumping the queue was EG19XLB. 8:05 A bit uncool to have the wrong plate in a place that can be found by searching.
How can there be so many people who willfully ignore the law? Surely anyone Intelligent enough to pass a driving test would know they are risking an accident with an oncoming vehicle or risking an accident with a pedestrian who is not expecting a vehicle to pass from the wrong direction.
They’re not intelligent
How many millions of times a week do you think the speeding law is broken
@@bb-ballistics1706 How many millions of drivers sit in traffic queues scrolling through their phones?
I think they teach them that in driving schools nowadays!
They probably know what they really doing isn’t right, but they still feel entitled to do so. “I really need to go somewhere so I’ll just jump the queue” or something.
Really helps me relax of an evening watching you obstruct these cretins. Love it when you give the finger wag. God bless you
Yes I'm in Dorset England and I would love to it
Do you have a seat there while you're waiting for the fish to take the bait or do you crouch down? If not, the council should install a Cycling Mikey padded seat. You need to be working in comfort Mikey! Well done again, making a difference!
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Similarly to whale watchers in boat's perhaps the London open top tourist bus could include Gandalf corner to watch the action safely from the top deck.... if the corner is do bad, why don't they put one of there cameras there?
not great for wheelchair access lol
@@girlsdrinkfeck a wheelchair could be a good prop in this situation, imagine the guilt trips he could dish out.
@@jonnythelegs2597 - the sort of people that try queue jumping, don't have a conscience - they're just selfish pricks.
Got to love the fact you'll never run out of content.
But we can dream.
Does anyone know which brand of cereal is currently giving away all those generic black Mercs?
Cheers.
Why is the well-wishing of "I hope you get lots of business and not too much traffic" so heart-warming? I love it!
Hope you sort your meds out soon bud. My dad was diabetic, dependent on injections of insulin. He had a hypo on the motorway one day but he just managed to make it to the hard shoulder after almost hitting the central barriers!
Be lucky Mikey. Keep safe my man. You do an amazing job.
My brother in law had a hypo last year at junction 15 m6 , also hit Central res, luckily a wagon driver knew he was having one and let his car rest against his wagon and guided him to hs. Don't know how people cope
Whats that got to do with cyclist breaking the law ?
It’s great isn’t it? If you’re diabetic or have an under active thyroid then you’re entitled to free prescriptions in England. If you’ve had a transplant, have over active thyroid, cystic fibrosis, asthma, lupus, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s, MS, depression, etc etc you have to pay.
If I don’t get my pills, I’ll die within hours.
I literally have to rip out my thyroid or pancreas to be entitled to the drugs I cannot afford. This makes me so angry because I’m immunocompromised, I need antibiotics due to covid and yet I’ve run out of money because I’m not diabetic
@@misplacedkiwi9498 I hope it all works out for ya, Mate. I've got a cuppla Enzedder chums. I asked one once how many times he'd had sex. He closed his eyes, and started counting, and fell asleep. True story.
Carnivore is the cure for diabetes. You can thank me later.
I fucking loved how the Karen at the end was ready for an argument, but when you just carried on with your phone call she had to just put up her window and drive away.
I thought that in Britain they were called Gemma.
@@Saranda4787 nah Karen’s are international!
Good work. Thank you- you are literally saving lives.
I followed an erratically driven white van up the M5 from Exeter last September. Hard shoulder to lane two, 45 to 75mph. Awful to watch. His head was nodding down towards the steering wheel as if half asleep and I watched him drift onto the hard shoulder and smash a large caravan down the embankment with debris everywhere. Only by pure luck, there were no serious injuries, but it transpired he was an undiagnosed diabetic in a hypo. He knew something was wrong for weeks, but kept on driving! Horrifying.
I was one of those people who got in a head-on collision with someone pulling the exact same stunt. Almost bought the farm. We were both going 35mph. Driving on the wrong side of the road is sooooo dangerous. There is nothing worse than driving down the road and encountering an object where it doesn't belong.
Terrible thing to do. Thoughtless and selfish.
Sorry to hear that. People forget so badly how impact speed works. Like even in city traffic, 25 mph feels quite slow. But two cars doing 25 head on is like driving into a brick wall at 50.
@@darrencagey1418 incorrect, if the cars are the same weight, then it is like hitting a brick wall at 25mph.
@@darrencagey1418 more like driving into a parked car at 50
@@_Rustodian how? 25+25=50
@@crosstownace986 What matters in a crash is the change in momentum of each car. If two cars of the same mass are going in opposite directions at 25mph, and crash, both cars end up at 0mph. So the change in momentum of each car is (mass of one car) * 25.
Similarly, if you hit a brick wall at 25mph (assuming you come to a complete stop, and don't bounce off or something), the change in momentum is also (mass of one car) * 25.
BUT there is another factor, it's not really the change of momentum that matters, but the RATE of change of momentum.
This is much harder to account for, and depends on the time for the collision in each case. The time for a collision with a wall is likely to be much lower than the time for a collision between two cars. This is because two cars, head on, have 2 combined crumple zones (in each car's bonnet), but when you hit a (solid) wall, there's only one crumple zone, with the wall not budging. Since the collision with the wall will take less time, the (average) force may be increased.
Overall, this depends a lot on the cars involved, and the wall, etc. Statements such as "X collision is just like Y collision" are often tricky to back up
I've always appreciated the stance Mikey makes with these drivers and sometimes I've thought is he taking it too far, but I remember in a vid he mentioned his Dad died due to a reckless driver and now I never question Mikey's antics as I'd do the same if I experienced that. He's an admirable guy and sticks to his cause.
The "put yourself in their shoes" exercise Is often an eye opener.
This shows the motivation behind Mikeys patience and perseverance in making his corner of the world a bit safer.
I don't like the idea that we should have to go through something like that to make it "okay" to take a stand against endangering behaviour. We should all be stopping stuff like this *before* we lose a loved one
@@meepmop6 I agree to a point but then if we wanted everyone to be police we wouldn't have created the worlds first police service here in London and everyone would still carry swords and muskets, or as in the US AK47s! So frankly, the police are made innefective by pc dictate, we suddenly forget why we needed police, because when we policed ourselves it was awful! This guy maybe he does good, but what if we all stood in streets and on pavements dictating our interpretation (rightly or wrongly) of correct behaviour? Frankly I think police in London is lesser of evils. But would be funny if someone tried arresting Mickey for say, jaywalking or something because they genuinely believed they had the right and then someone tried arresting them and another group arrested them. I know Neighbourhood Watch was useless, but other groups are much better organised, we hasd the Guardian Angels for a while. In North London we have Shomrim which is OK if your Jewish, the Muslims have something we don't want it here, most roads around my way have private security firms, they stopped me in the street walking home, asked me what I was dioing, I told them to get lost and they became aggressive. Go figure!
Kinda sad he can’t move on from it. I mean that was decades ago. This world is not perfect so in the grand scheme of things what he is doing is utterly pointless.
@@KruglugBadax Not so pointless if it saves a cyclists life going in the right direction on the right side of the road or maybe a pedestrian looking left before they cross
Hi from the dad of a type one 3 year old… really nice to hear you talking about big adventures and being confident with your management. We’re hoping to start looping with Omnipod to avoid tubes in the near future. Keep up the good work.
Oh yeah, awesome! The doctor was suggesting I wait and see if I qualify for a dexcom and omnipod. :)
Why do the other drivers let them back in, instead of making them go to the back of the cue?
If I where in the correct line of traffic, I would not let any rogue motorists in my lane.
They must wait for clear as day clear entrance n exit. No 1 would drive on wrong side of road n expect cars to move aside
8.20 seems very much like ur right. Am a very cheeky chappy driver up north but even for me this is a joke
@@ryanmac9628 Is "cheeky chappy driver" a euphemism for "dangerous driver"?
Who’s addicted to Gandalf Corner videos? 😂
The road needs narrowing a long way before the turning. These people are Jobsworths. Keep up the good work my friend...
He said, "I'll talk to you in a second, mate!".
I do exactly this when people drive over the grass verges outside my house and around the estate where I live. It enrages me because often there are children playing on them.
Why is that the white chevron hartched area in front of the keep left sign not a solid sterile area. That would more imtimidating to these que jumpers as the evidence for prosecution would include crossing that prohibited area.
And add a double white line for the length of the road.
Triple jeopardy.
Diabetes is tough, I'm glad that you are taking it seriously. Nobody argued with Gandalf, I'm glad. Stress will affect your blood sugar. Hang in there. All the best regards to you 🙏
so its alright for the bikes ? and on the phone they should be fined as well
Just a thought if that crossing wasn’t there there would probably be space for a right turn lane….
And then it would be more difficult for pedestrians to cross
@@andylovell1990 easily solved with a crossing
You'd still get people trying to jump the queue by driving up in the left hand lane then cutting in to turn right at the end!
A zebra crossing across three lanes with no island sounds safe lol
@@georgelane6350 other crossings are available
In the U.S., therre’s either be a yellow line to make it clear that they’re crossing over into the wrong way. Or even a low curb on the line itself to keep people from crossing over. That would seem, to me, to be a better solution.
Oh, it's perfectly clear to these drivers that they are ignoring the keep left sign and are taking a chance on the wrong side of the road. They simply don't give a sh*t.
@@CyclingMikey Oh, yes, it’s clear. But in order to cut down on accidents, there are things that could be done to prevent them.
7:00 all this time I assumed you were from Australia, even though I knew it was wrong, it always stuck in my mind, nice to finally know - I'm terrible as identifying accents
Africa ?
By his accent I could tell he was from Southern Africa, but in one of his previous videos he said he wasn't from from the country of SA.
@@TenFalconsMusic He's Dutch but grew up in Zimbabwe.
It amazes me how people have a go at u and Ur not in the wrong and trying to stop accidents.
The look on that woman's face at the end when you just carried on with your conversation instead of wasting more time on her. Priceless.
Ok. these motorists are breaking the rules... fair play. BUT I also notice a fair number of cyclists also doing as they please.... the pedestrian crossing on the floor clearly states 'LOOK LEFT' not the other way where a lazy cyclist is about to hit them. Cyclists CAN and do maim and kill pedestrians!
The councils need to employ more staff to do what you do, your a good person well done.👍👍👍👍👍
What about making a red 'lolly pop' sign reading "GO BACK YOU ARE GOING THE WRONG WAY" -- There are several of these signs on the exits ramps from the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the approaches from northern Sydney.
A 15min video, Mikey you are spoiling us!
2:45 he said I’ll talk to you in a sec you brat
14:01 I thought the Merc was full of bullet holes at first glance lol.
It's bizarre to think you can drive through an intersection on the wrong side of the road, London is crazy busy I know but to risk possible collision with cyclists and pedestrians is nuts😮
They deserve the fines and 6 points Mikey often provides for them.
That's because people don't pay attention.
the disproving head shakes :'D
Thank you for taking the time to film and upload despite your current schedule and stress. Your fans really appreciate it x
The ride along the Rhine is a real treat - Except on weekends, the shared use paths are almost empty, most of it is paved and in fairly decent condition and even where you do end up on streets, those tend to be fairly quiet. There's plenty to see along the route as well. If you're up for a small challenge, do venture into the hills either side of the river valley - there's a lot to discover there (which is what so far stopped me riding the main route in one go - too much to discover away from it).
This has probably been said but you need a huge sign on Gandalf corner that says "YOU SHALL NOT PAAASSS!!!"
Ok honest question. Why not replace that massive island with a right turn lane so people turning right dont get stuck behind people going straight ahead?
I think most of these drivers have seen the doctors video. No one seems to want to argue 👍👍👍
I'm also type 1, how do you find the pump? I've not tried, but maybe thinking about it...I was 1.9 at 1am this morning 🙄🤦🏼♀️😱
😂😂 That woman in the red car did not look impressed!
Imagine how she would have felt if she was reported.
Still won by pushing in.
If I every go to London, I will visit this place, he has now made it a tourist attraction.
Mikey, I would pay good money to see you do this in full Gandalf garb.
Ohh funkin Yes!!
R.
Oh yes....staff and beard. Go on bud. Pleased?
YOOOOOU SHAAAALLLLLLLLL NOTTTT PASSSS!
Great work as always, sir. Small point , though. Our cycling friend should be giving way to the crossing pedestrians at 4.13. Otherwise, good stuff.
I reckon the authorities should put in place one of those contraptions that only allow you to drive over it in one direction. It's sort of got metal levers that puncture your tyres if you transgress
You saw the Police car on emergency?
i broke my thumb shifter any idea on how to fix it
you are a lifesaver mikey I hope you get the recognition for this, you're just awesome
0:17 That car went the wrong way! Get them!! Oh wait...😂
Born in Johannesburg, grew up in the Netherlands 😁🇳🇱, but that explains a lot broeder. I feel you.
Harare, mate, not Johannesburg. Only been there on holiday. :)
Regarding the type 1 diabeties - get rid of the pump,go back to manual injections and get the dexcom fitted. I'm on 6 injections a day (been type 1 over 25 years) on a weekly rotating shift (engineering) and the dexcom has been life changing for me. The amount of blood sugar checks needed daily makes jabbing your fingers infeasible but with the dexcom you can do as many checks as needed with the press of a button. It not only tells you what your blood sugar levels are but also what they're doing regarding rising or falling. Never have a hypo ever again and be aware of high blood sugars as soon as they happen meaning you can bring them straight back down before any damage occurs. The only warning I'll give you is once you have the dexcom it's impossible to go back to not having it! It's pretty expensive sure but the changes it makes to your daily life are absolutely priceless. Health and happiness to you always Mikey. xx
Imagine if one of these clowns was stopped in the wrong lane when the emergency services needed to get through
I've seen drivers refusing to get out of the way when there is plenty of room to pull over.
It happened in the last video
Last video it happened was an ambulance first responder.
Mikey tried to stop the emergency services as well! Amazing dedication...
2:44 i think he said your top tier, thank you for that. which is the opposite of not friendly
08:00 EG19 looks to be trying their luck even with a car coming from behind Mikey. How was that going to end without being beaten back.
Hi Mikey, perhaps a large arrow pointing in the forward direction should be painted on the road lane that people try to use to turn right at the corner, into the face of oncoming traffic.
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There's already a keep left sign on the island - these idiots know and they don't care.
Don't know why they don't just put a camera there could catch them 24 hours a day
Might be difficult to distinguish which ways the cars are going but idk honestly
Yeah I think it can be difficult to train a system that it will reliably recognise the front and back of cars.
on the floor says look left id hate to see someone get knocked over at that crossing
The drivers that try to jump the queue obviously use that junction regularly as they know the layout and the possibility of doing what they try to do. So you'd think that they'd have either heard of you, or seen you in action on TH-cam or even in person! I suppose it's the " he can't be there all the time/it won't happen to me" attitude. Stay safe, stay healthy my friend. Take care.
The way cars were driving side by side, I thought that the road was a duel carriage way narrowing to a single road. lol
The "can't stop them all so you shouldn't stop any" argument...do they realise how dumb they sound? Imagine in police took that approach.
Lmfao yeah. Imagine theres 20 murderers on the loose. The police force may be big enough to try and stop 10. What would you do? Let them all go away. No, you would try to stop some of them.
Bit hypocritical not stopping the cyclists!!
Your doing a good job 👍 keep it up .
I’m surprised that the police 👮♀️ haven’t picked up
On this and put cameras 📷 on this junction.
My mum, sister, uncle, nephew and a good friend all Type 1. My sister was offered a blood sugar reading patch to link to her phone but Covid disruption halted that. Type 2 will see the NHS crumble if we don't act on obesity and lifestyle habits (I'm a former metabolic unit nurse). On the keep left sign Mikey, would it not be a great idea to place a sign further back with poles inserted on the white lines in the middle of the road to stop right turners cutting across. If there is a much longer piece of road to take a risk on they wouldn't and couldn't do it? Hope that makes sense. As always Mikey, take care, stay safe and my warmest regards. Tom (-:
You should carry a air horn and sound it for approaching bicycles 🚲 😉 because as bicycle on the wrong side could still hurt someone, furthermore could get them self knocked off
Where exactly is this in London? I'll cycle by one day and say hi!
I loved how hat last women was gutted that you just ignored her.
How do you manage your medication when on a bike holiday. Insulin needs to be cooled, at least my partners insulin is in the fridge.
I guess you can get it in towns pharmacies, but ya .. lots of organizing that way.
The power of righteousness is strong in this one.
Wow a phone call with a doctor that lasts over 10 minutes!? Where do I find one like that?
I thought maybe they should put a central reservation there, but then I saw people were doing it from miles back, its a sign of a sick society
If ever a road junction needed CCTV this is it ...... Surprised there isnt one ......
I believe the blue BMW driver thanked you, sounded like 'thank you for that'.
Good job Mikey.
He said Get job
I heard “get a job, you c*nt”
No he said “Awesome work my brother stay safe and getem all”
Loved the way how Mikey never backed down in a previous video when the Aussie Mr Strech went toe to toe with Mikey. Mikey got my respect after watching that. Keep it up mikey
Hahaha, thanks! Sometimes I'm too stubborn for my own good.
for a single lane road, there sure is alot of cars side by side. shows how many would have done it if you wasnt there
The whole thing could be sorted out if the council improved the road layout there. i.e. Move that island and put a right turn lane in its place. Sorted.
Better, leave the big island as pedestrians need it, and put a centre divider in back to the previous island.
You definitely deserve a nice holiday Mikey. Thanks for keeping everyone safe😁👍
A nice island in the sun, but slightly bigger than this one☀️👍
Did you cycle the Rhine in the end? I rode from the UK to Hamburg this summer, but am thinking of riding down the Rhine at some point.
really enjoy these and how you chat to people and try to cheers them up. If I am ever in London I would love to bring you a coffee while filming and say hello
He wont stop the cyclists for one simple reason. They will get off the bike and punch his lights out .....where as the car driver is traceable.
Of course I have concerns - it's wrong, and they shouldn't do it. There are several reasons why I don't deal with motorcyclists and cyclists doing this:
1) By far the most danger comes from the car drivers doing this, not only because of their size and mass, but also because of the speed and carelessness which many drivers go through here. In contrast most motorcyclists and cyclists are much more careful when doing this. Two wheelers have skin in the game, drivers do not.
2) I have limited spare time, and I'm not going to spend all of it doing this. That means I'll focus on the most dangerous, being the drivers. This is fairness. It's also my choice.
3) I don't feel able to stop cyclists or motorcyclists doing this as if they fell off because of me stopping them I'd be on very dodgy moral and legal grounds.
4) Whilst I can report the motorcyclists who do this, I tend only to report the few who do it dangerously. I obviously can't report the cyclists, so all I do is occasionally scold them from the corner.
5) The Royal Parks police do much the same - rarely stopping cyclists and motorcyclists, and often stopping the drivers when they stake out this junction. That's a good sense check that I'm doing the right thing.
6) If you want to come down and stop cyclists, feel free to do so. I'll happily film and support you.
7) I can only stop one person at a time. If I've stopped a car, then trying to stop a cyclist would simply result in both easily getting past me.
8) It's classic whataboutery to complain about a different thing when I'm dealing with drivers. The focus of this video is the driver.
People often complain about taxi drivers but you never have to stop them, or many/any other professional drivers. On average I find professional drivers to be better than most when obeying the rules and watching for other road users.
yeah, the traffic situation asks for some re-designing. sectored lanes for going right and straight. making that que shorter and the flow safer and more efficient
Shame you were on the phone, I'd love to know what that last woman was going to say to you.
They should knock out that island and create a right turn with a zebra crossing maybe?
i need to find a spot like this in the states id get so much pleasure out of this