On the pinch points at 23:40, the problem isn't the lack of obvious priority, it's a lack of ability to judge speed and distance on the part of the driver in front. Also, you approached it far too aggressively, which is why it caught you out a little when things didn't flow as you expected them to.
For the reverser at 20:55: It was already manoeuvring before you came into view, so the fact that you had to slow down and wait is by the by. Don't get me wrong, reversing out isn't ideal, but this is a residential street, so its hardly the end of the world.
My driving instructor told me to treat every other driver you see on the road as an idiot. I think the term idiot is an understatement looking at these videos. I've lost my driving licence due to medical issues and even if the DVLA were to reissue my licence I still wouldn't get behind the wheel.
Well, your driving instructor must be living in the 50's and 60's with that attitude. My father used the term a lot and I thought it was a bit weird back then. I can't imagine driving around thinking everybody around me about to make some sort of grave error.
For any driver wondering (and quite obvious in this clip) but the arm signals by the cyclists at 13:08 is pointing to an obstruction on the left for the riders behind to avoid - usually potholes or sunken drain. A similar right signal can be used as well and is something worth watching out for should you be preparing to pass cyclists as it can be a sign they are about to change position suddenly 👍 It can also be handy to avoid mashing up your own suspension 😉
My late husband Brian would have loved to see all those old motorcycles. I have to admit that I do not like those chicane blooming things. I think they should all be removed as they are a pain in the bum. Seeing Father Christmas in October is definitely too early. Most of the shops have already put in their Christmas shop.. I think it spoils it for children. Let’s at least get Halloween over and done with first! I agree with you that the Audi Quattro was and still is, a very stylish car. Identifies as a sponge. Best comment ever! 😂 I really enjoy your longer posts Tony. Keep up with the ranting! 😁
Give yourself a pat on the back 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for leaving it until the end of the video before asking viewers to like and subscribe. So many muppets, including Blackbelt Barrister, pee me off by doing it at the start before you’ve even viewed the blooming thing 👍🏽
At 4:00 the assumption is that it's a British driver. There are quite a number of Czech, Romanian, Latvian etc that can't use our roads correctly...as shown on Police Interceptors on t.v.
Same here in the Netherlands: mostly Polish and the small eastern Baltic states. When they have a Dutch plate, it's Moroccan and Turkish. Road pirates. Mostly black and grey cars and of a German make.
Happy Christmas I think is an age thing. I've always said it, but I now get told off by my daughter and grandkids. Who say no it's Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I think it's an American saying that's now become general use. When I started work New Years day wasn't even a Bank Holiday. Great video as usual.
They snail it in because of not to "insult" our non-christian inhabitants. That is the only reason. We Dutch have instead of Vrolijk Kerstfeest ( Merry Christmas), feest as in fest, ee is as in dAy, mAYbe, and Gelukkig Nieuwjaar ( Happy New Year) ( new and nieuwe have the same pronunciation), we now have: Fijne Feestdagen ( Pleasant Fest Days). So, our own belief ( for the believers, Christians) is moved aside to not insult and to be more in fashion to make more money.
Well Dickens has it as "Merry Christmas" in A Christmas Carol and I think we can safely say that predates any American cultural imperialism taking root in Britain. Also the much, much older pagan midwinter feast of Yule (Old English ) was heralded with a "Merry Yule".
@@ianmason. I bow to your greater knowledge. Obviously I'm wrong as my daughter tells me, every Christmas. I must try and remember to say Merry Christmas. Thanks for your information.
That's quite a nice foot-tapping singing voice you have there Tony! Then, kinell, bikers behaving, no sorry, that bit must be AI. Merry Christmas you moaning old git!! lol
People in the wrong lane - I see this every time I'm on the motorway. I think it's because people are not using their brain when driving, they're on autopilot, thinking about other stuff and not paying attention to what they're doing. A certain portion of those people are aware they're doing it but just don't give a shit.
You are assuming quite a lot Don't forget that not every disability is physical I may be wrong but my guess is he's an organ donor and has recently donate his brain
about the second clip, lane discipline is really poor in general, to the point that the dot matrix signs on the motorway near me often say "KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING" (then again, people who drive like that probably can't see or read signs) the few times I use the A1 between Peterborough and Grantham, the inside lane is often moving faster than the outside lane because so many people don't know how to use multi-lane roads
The longest temporary traffic lights I knew of was about a mile or two east of my old village of Rhydymain in North Wales. They were there for about 30 years whilst no work was being done, and they never made them permanent. To be fair, one of the lanes was at risk of sliding off into the river below, and eventually they built a couple of bridges and completely diverted the road.
27:26 talking about bike lanes, I saw a wildly wide bike lane in Scotland just over a week ago. Both ways there were bikes lanes that were about half the width of the lane, the only way to not drive in them would have been to drive straight at oncoming traffic in the middle of the road, even for smaller cars.
That traffic calming at 23:14 works well outside of heavily urbanised areas as drivers from the countryside tend to be more understanding about flow and giving way, especially when roads get blocked by fallen trees, floods and other non manmade items. In an urban environment like that, unfortunately you need to have designated priorities to prevent the confusion shown Don't get annoyed at the driver in front, it is traffic _calming_ after all 😉
LOL Thanks for the memories. My Father LOVED Benny Hill. Your videos always give me a smile and chuckles. I'm in Ontario Canada and I thought I'd subscribed but it was showing unsubbed. Of course I've hit that button again and will keep an eye on it. Cheers. Oh btw, fab song. LOL
I finished work early had tea/shower saved this for now, sat in bed cozy 😂. Benny hill and bogey and boil made me spit my drink out 😂😂😂😂... why do I find your videos relaxing 😊
very nice old bikes, worth a few bob!. Great new song Tony!!!! Blimey push bike stoppings ta red lights !!!! Must be a miracle 14:13 I always thought that you were not allowed to back out onto a main road, road thanks seem to have gone out the window now. perhaps its a new vehicle for the self entitlement wax Thought you would go to Aldi to get lunch and perhaps some apple juice (cider) 26:44 a Merc in the inside lane I don't think so, been using the self entitlement wax. Nice to see a Prezzo restaurant as I thought they went out of business
As usual im loving the music Tony. Sad to see some those older motor bikes breaking down so early in their journey. oh and the usual muppets on the roads.
Hi L D C, thank you for this first clip, I have3 often wondered if temporary traffic lights are working properly but have not had any personal experience of failure like this. What I do understand is that most local authorities pass all work to private contractors and all too often the safety barriers and lights installation and operation is also sub-contracted, all done at fixed prices and to a set schedule. This bizarre combination does not permit any flexibility or variation, one of the problems is that all too often the contractors who open up the road do not have the authority to make any sensible decisions on what to do next! if things are not exactly as specified they have to consult their bosses in an office somewhere who tells them to pack up and go home while an engineer is sent for to sort things out, this all part and parcel of the all so efficient ways in which privatisation works so well. I suggest that much the same applies to the cops in that car, they are under strict instruction to just obey orders and not to deviate more than the quick check and report. Cheers, Richard.
@@richardharvey1732 when I worked for traffic management ( i was the body who turned up to install the lights and returned to remove them ) back at the turn of the century ( yeah got that one in) the council always had to give permission for any works on any public highway or byway! The police were routinely notified of any works and had reference to confirm they were legit. Any changes to plan like need to dig more than expected or it's different to the parts we brought etc should be dealt with as and when with the relative professional people available to facilitate it. Councils would penalise companies who cause delays by not being on the ball . I can only imagine it is now so entangled in a game of money and necessaty that councils are cornered into submission by cooperate might and drinks in the club house. In other words they don't care and we suffer. Probably the size of it. I was trying to say more but I think this agrees with others and their suspicions .
@@Dansdialogue Hi, Dan's Dialogue, thank you for this response the only people that I have spoken to at road works sites have been the workers on the job, they have told me of the wait for the engineers to look and report and told me that they are not responsible for the lights and signs. Now you tell me that you worked for 'traffic management' can you tell me if that was a local authority department or a private contractor, I am only curious for purely academic reasons, as an ordinary citizen I have no skin in the game!. I must confess to a long history of working in the construction industry where I was able to do things in what ever way I saw fit, given sensible consultation with the client of course, but very little interference from 'management' or any third parties, I was also never caught in any of the strange competitive activities that others have to endure where ignorant individuals demand my compliance with silly 'orders'. The main reason form this being that from a very early age I demonstrated a great reluctance to ever just do as I was told unless it could be properly explained logically and sensibly. I get the distinct impression that this sort of experience is not very common, that most people seem to accept that they must do as asked regardless of their own ideas because that is 'how it works'. I often wondered exactly what this meant because from my limited observation projects run in that manner were highly prone to error and failure and have systems that seem more interested in damage limitation and not getting blamed than getting things right to start with. I now suspect that the whole concept of hierarchical management is flawed!, clearly it can only work if and when the bosses actually know what they are doing and the workers can clearly understand instructions, both conditions which I rarely if ever observe. Cheers, Richard.
@richardharvey1732 they're all private contractors as far as I know. Fixed traffic lights get serviced by companies like Siemens. Ha yes they seem to get alot of our work. Like the story about having to bastardise their 2 mile train test track when they were test the carriages ordered by a UK rail operator so they messed up their test track so they could accurately see how the carriages would cope on the UKs poorly maintained railway network 😢. And the post office software of course. But yes ! I believe the only " in house " stuff done re traffic lights is planning.
@@Dansdialogue Hi Dans Dialogue, thank you for this response it means a lot to me that some others out there can pass on such information. A recent U-tube video I was watching has Rory Stewart saying that his own experience in politics has left him with a very strong sense of the gross incompetence displayed by people in government, less malicious conspiracy more gross stupidity. It does look to me as if the whole concept of hierarchical management top down strategy is fundamentally flawed!, I wonder at just what point will they begin to understand that they depend on their staff far more than the other way round and the sooner they ask sensible question and listen to the answers the better. There does also appear to be an underlying issue with communication, for the last fifty years in my working life I have only ever relied on face to face negotiation with clients and other workers, arrangement can the confirmed on the dog and bone or intertweb but never made. I have to look someone in the eye to be sure they have heard and understood me, people can and do lie with their tongue but not their expression. Cheers, Richard.
@richardharvey1732 ha ha very well said. . I've been diagnosed with having adhd at 59 years old which kinda sucks just a bit. Struggled through life constantly bemused as to where the f everyone else gets their starting point from. But one thing I learned is that I can learn most things but I need to be shown the way it's meant to be done I need to see it. The same as the talking to people in person and seeing them reacting in an honest way. Yes it's a shame that modern life and modern politicians are so badly infected with this man made wokeness. I bet the people who orchestrate this farcical modern day enslavement are very pleased with their work. I pray we can stop them. A bit drastic for chat but that's my view. Cheers @richardharvey1732
Speaking of bikes, one of the most popular events in South East Wales happened last Sunday. 'Hoggin' the bridge' where over a thousand bikes, trikes and quads assembled at Severn View services on the M48. They then cross the Severn Bridge, get off at Chepstow, take the A48 to Langstone (near Newport) and the B424 to Caldicot. Bikes of all shapes and sizes in procession. It's an amazing sight. (I think there are already videos up on youtube.)
Trade Plates are only meant for use on vehicles that are:- 1) Road worthy, 2) Insured, 3) Have a valid MOT *unless the vehicle is exempt*. Vehicles should only be used for the purpose stated on a Trader's application - mainly for a Customer to undertake a test drive. Other uses apply but I won't list them here. Ah; the good old 🇬🇧🏍 - don't take a trip over 40 miles and - if you do - take some tools.
Why would a vehicle be exempt from an MOT if it's not SORN? My Dad had a classic car from the 40s and it still had to have an MOT, so can't be down to age.
@@jamielee-hill449I posted a reply earlier but the YT bots obviously didn't like it. I will try again with different words....... May 2018 - or thereabouts - is when a 40+ year old Car no longer required an MOT. "Historic Vehicle" is now a designated category on the V5 registration document but you have to apply for a change of category. Hope that makes sense.
And...this is why we use flaggers in the USA. 1) If there are flaggers, there is actual work being done, and 2) No worries about stuck red lights, 3) The flaggers will make sure the lane is clear before releasing traffic the other way.
Something learned makes a day worth living , I honestly didn’t think Audi’s had any indicators so at lest I now know why it’s so difficult for the poor owners to even attempt to access them. Thanks Tony.
I'm fully with you regarding the right hand lane hogger on the Mad Mile. I see it all the time up here in South Yorkshire. It seems to be an epidemic. I know it's wrong but I just undertake them.
15:37 I think that era of Qashqai has the door mirrors set to fold on the ignition by default. You can change it to fold on lock/unlock in the settings, but not many bother to do so.
It is a rather annoying and dangerous feature in my opinion. I can see it is trying to encourage the Dutch reach but honestly, how many drivers or passengers do that anyway? I think it should be folded using the lock by default or you can change it to be ignition if you prefer
@@smilerbob agreed. It did change for later models and the mirrors now fold when the car is locked, but the unfold default is still on ignition. So if you’ve locked the car, then open it to get in without starting the engine, then need to get out again. No mirrors! It can be changed in settings.
All those were Sunbeam motorcycles and a little research reveals that it's The Pioneer Run which is an annual run from Tattenham Corner Epsom Downs to Madeira Drive in Brighton or Shoreham Airport in Shoreham on Sea (terminus varies year by year. The last time I was in Brighton this spring there were major works going on on Madeira Drive). So the bloke who's broken down a mile into the 'race' is going to be _very_ disappointed at his performance.
Thing is with the 25:00 clip, at the speed you were going, you still had time to pull into the road he was exiting. I don’t blame him for miss reading the situation. I would wait to indicate until I have passed the lane
Do you have a time stamp for that? A lot depends on traffic around and mainly behind whether it is safer to do so. It is recommended but is just a SHOULD and not a MUST in the Highway Code.
@@johncranna9427 yes, hard to say. When someone's up your jacksy, you have to spot the pedestrian really early, and brake very gradually to manage the traffic behind. Hope I don't regret trying to comply with this ruling one day, as so many people are unaware of it and don't expect you to stop whilst exiting a roundabout.
25:20 BP petrol station or as we say down here ''servo" : one of my pet hates is those who can't park between lines . Big drama coming to Australia is the BIG USA 4x4 "trucks" (Ute as we can them) that can't fit into a single car park. And they often have the bloody towbar hanging out the back makes it worse.
Horrible vehicles, I had a pick up truck the other night parked so far back into the space, he was less than a centimetre from the boot of my car. I had to get in, drive forwards, and get back out again to stick my gym back back in the boot. They're antisocial and often unnecessary.
It's funny you should mention all those motor bikes, I was on the A41 on the Wirral today and about 100 motor scooters passed me on the opposite side, possibly heading towards Chester. No idea what that was all about. Enjoy all your videos. Also been watching another contributor, called Road Morons, absolutely hilarious, never laughed so much.😂😂 Thanks for your content Tony.
17:46, the best thing to do here ( at the KEEP CLEAR line) is to take away these arrow and lane defiding lines and keep it a one lane lane. And a separated bike lane on the left. Just one lane, less wide. Much better and much clearer. No more arrow and line painting so now and then and thus less maintenance costs ( our Dutch approach).
Actually, here's a quote about SORN vehicles: be driven on public roads: "This is possible if the vehicle is genuinely being used for the relevant purposes of the motor trade business that owns the trade plate."
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn Andrew, I believe original commenter was referring to driving a SORN vehicle on public roads while using trade plates( which is ok as long as it's in connection with the legitimate business of trade plates owner). I don't think he was referring to MOT failures in general ( and, yes, you're correct about driving to/from a testing station). (Editted for clarity )
Indicators on German built cars are an optional extra,to be retro fitted at the owners discretion... Happy/merry Christmas Tony,keep up the occasional moments of sarcasm and don't forget to keep a check on your blood pressure! I have high blood pressure,trust me,you don't know you've got it until it might be too late. Yes I've also had a triple by pass and I'm a member of the zipper club.
03:30-05:30 the small Honda in right lane - the only thing that comes to mind (other than pure ignorance) could be a fear of animals jumping out of the bushes onto the road..?
You think October is early for Christmas things, I work in retail and we have had Christmas stuff being delivered since august!! We will probably have Easter eggs next week 🙈🙈
Talking of petrol heads. Some of the motoring events have moved out of Greater London due to you know what! As a cyclist I do sometimes call out other cyclists jumping red lights, especially at pedestrian crossings!
The haters are gonna hate, probably because you have pointed out THEIR bad habits. I do have one bone of contention, "Professional Drivers" although you call them that, they are not due to them not having the qualifications or courses to make them so, being a Military Driver, the bloo*y courses I had to do, plus your theory EVERY YEAR, kinda smacks home for me.
Lumps and Priority. This is a tried and tested method of controlling speed in urban areas. Bring an air of uncertainty into the mind about who has priority and everyone slows down. The Dutch have been doing it for years!
It does bring uncertainty and could reduce speed but the main thing it does is increase pollution due to the increased amount of braking and acceleration it now needs so not the best idea in the world.
The Dutch might have been doing it for years but the Dutch have also spent many more years changing the attitudes of roads users in general. We can’t always do what the Dutch have done for years in this country as we are still in the infancy of that attitude shift
@@smilerbob I do wish people would stop holding the Netherlands up as the paragon of safe road design. The statistics say otherwise. UK: 2.9 deaths/annum/100,000, 3.8 per billion vehicle km - ranked 3rd safest in Europe. Netherlands: 3.8 deaths/annum/100,000, 4.7 deaths per billion vehicle km - ranked 9th safest in Europe.
@@ianmason. Thank yoy for the reply and for some reason the edit I made yesterday where I added an additional sentence has not applied That sentence was “There are still issues with going Dutch so I strongly believe that the change in attitude is more important than implementation of new road designs” Which is sort if what I was implying with the first part of the reply where these traffic calming measures have been in rural settings for decades, either by design or by nature, and there are rarely issues with them but enter an urban environment and traffic calming becomes the Wild West
In a land mark court case .The driver of the Parked car who Opens the door in to (live )traffic Lane was found guilty and had to pay up through his insurance of course ,But he was found reckless ,and I had the cheek to ask if those findings will be able to come over here . And ( 2 years ago when it happened ) I was told don't hold your breathe .This includes drivers who shimy down the gap between car and Live traffic pausing so THEY could select a big enough gap to squeeze into their School Run Tank. ..A but driver Sutton way clipped the back door on a tesla a if stuttered on auto closure
You missed fault number 5 with the white vehicle at 27:10. As it came off the roundabout, it should have given way to the pedestrian who had priority, as should you have. Roundabouts are junctions and therefore the pedestrian has priority. The Highway code does not make this explicit enough but it's something Ashley Neal has had confirmation of directly from the DVSA.
I can’t remember what video this was but I remember a video where you asked why do some people just put their foot on the break and not use the handbrake I can answer that now because I got a car that has a thing called auto hold which is where you put your foot on the break. Bring your foot off again and the car holds it there with some cars that have auto hold their brake lights stay on.
It seems to the be rules - we have to have temporary lights for the smallest bit of 'road works' even where it would be easy for the drivers to sort themselves out.
It's nothing to do with traffic sorting itself out but providing a safe zone for the workers to work in. They obviously dug up the pavement by the road so needed one lane closed off to work safely.
Not sure I would expect the police to stop for the broken lights. You can see both sides and drivers are happily working things out for themselves as shown by the amount of non traffic building up. If there was a huge tailback either side or it wasn’t possible to see both sides of the lights then yes, I would think that is a job for the police to manage until fixed The police would be reporting this for a crew to turn up and reset the lights
There was a time when the police would have stopped, directed traffic, and got some council oik out of bed to come and fix them. Sadly these days police are very siloed and if 'traffic' isn't on the list of duties for whatever subdivision a copper works in then it's officially not their job to worry about it.
Well considering the newest bike officially on the run would be 110 years old I'd say any that made it to the bottom of Reigate hill would be in with a good chance 😂
The Merc (at 27:10) *between* mistake 'four and five' made another mistake. He didn't give way to the pedestrian waiting to cross when exiting the roundabout (but he wasn't the only one 😜😜). Mind, it is a bloody silly rule.
Thanks for clearing up where the indicator stalk is in Audis Tony, I actually thought it was in the boot!
A little bit like our friend waving at the end, you have to believe the indicator stalk is real in an Audi to be able to find it 😁
Yes tony, some of us cyclists do actually say things to other cyclists, pointing out that they may need to check the rules etc!
Xmas miracle, somebody must have got a Highway Code book in their stocking and read it, there’s hope for us all 😂👍
On the pinch points at 23:40, the problem isn't the lack of obvious priority, it's a lack of ability to judge speed and distance on the part of the driver in front. Also, you approached it far too aggressively, which is why it caught you out a little when things didn't flow as you expected them to.
Those police drive away as they just received notice of a half price tray of doughnuts had just appeared in Greggs window
Ok nly been watching for a free week's but it has made me more aware of my own driving. Thank you x
The wee man from Benny Hill was Jackie Wright from Belfast, only 4ft 11, sadly passed away in 1989 at the age of 84
Also sadly no longer politically correct, but very funny back in the day!
@@mikejennings6887 "politically correct" is a term they use when they don't like your sense of humor / funniness
For the reverser at 20:55: It was already manoeuvring before you came into view, so the fact that you had to slow down and wait is by the by. Don't get me wrong, reversing out isn't ideal, but this is a residential street, so its hardly the end of the world.
Where bicycles are concerned these days, I just assume they’re going to do something stupid. I’m not often disappointed either 😂
Obviously the ones ignoring the high vis clothing rule are invisible, so it's not drivers' faults if they get mashed.
The song in the video was absolutely brilliant.
You should enter it for the Eurovision.
I think it would be a winner.
Nil points !
My driving instructor told me to treat every other driver you see on the road as an idiot.
I think the term idiot is an understatement looking at these videos.
I've lost my driving licence due to medical issues and even if the DVLA were to reissue my licence I still wouldn't get behind the wheel.
Well, your driving instructor must be living in the 50's and 60's with that attitude. My father used the term a lot and I thought it was a bit weird back then. I can't imagine driving around thinking everybody around me about to make some sort of grave error.
@@AlisonDougSmith-it4xb
There's a few of those idiots comment on here x
For any driver wondering (and quite obvious in this clip) but the arm signals by the cyclists at 13:08 is pointing to an obstruction on the left for the riders behind to avoid - usually potholes or sunken drain. A similar right signal can be used as well and is something worth watching out for should you be preparing to pass cyclists as it can be a sign they are about to change position suddenly 👍
It can also be handy to avoid mashing up your own suspension 😉
Yes, Tony mentioned this in a fairly recent previous video and it's like a message being sent down the chain!
@@johncranna9427 Wasn’t aware of that one and must’ve missed it
Sorry Tony
My late husband Brian would have loved to see all those old motorcycles. I have to admit that I do not like those chicane blooming things. I think they should all be removed as they are a pain in the bum. Seeing Father Christmas in October is definitely too early. Most of the shops have already put in their Christmas shop.. I think it spoils it for children. Let’s at least get Halloween over and done with first! I agree with you that the Audi Quattro was and still is, a very stylish car. Identifies as a sponge. Best comment ever! 😂 I really enjoy your longer posts Tony. Keep up with the ranting! 😁
Give yourself a pat on the back 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for leaving it until the end of the video before asking viewers to like and subscribe. So many muppets, including Blackbelt Barrister, pee me off by doing it at the start before you’ve even viewed the blooming thing 👍🏽
With 'sub requests' and 'sponsor slots' just scroll past them.
this was the Pioneer run from Epsom to Shoreham, for vintage bike older than 60 years. It happened every year and is a great thing to see.
At 4:00 the assumption is that it's a British driver. There are quite a number of Czech, Romanian, Latvian etc that can't use our roads correctly...as shown on Police Interceptors on t.v.
Same here in the Netherlands: mostly Polish and the small eastern Baltic states. When they have a Dutch plate, it's Moroccan and Turkish. Road pirates. Mostly black and grey cars and of a German make.
Happy Christmas I think is an age thing. I've always said it, but I now get told off by my daughter and grandkids. Who say no it's Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I think it's an American saying that's now become general use. When I started work New Years day wasn't even a Bank Holiday. Great video as usual.
It'll happy holidays soon....to please the looney left tossers😂
They snail it in because of not to "insult" our non-christian inhabitants. That is the only reason. We Dutch have instead of Vrolijk Kerstfeest ( Merry Christmas), feest as in fest, ee is as in dAy, mAYbe, and Gelukkig Nieuwjaar ( Happy New Year) ( new and nieuwe have the same pronunciation), we now have: Fijne Feestdagen ( Pleasant Fest Days). So, our own belief ( for the believers, Christians) is moved aside to not insult and to be more in fashion to make more money.
Fk this Wokeness.
Well Dickens has it as "Merry Christmas" in A Christmas Carol and I think we can safely say that predates any American cultural imperialism taking root in Britain. Also the much, much older pagan midwinter feast of Yule (Old English ) was heralded with a "Merry Yule".
@@ianmason. I bow to your greater knowledge. Obviously I'm wrong as my daughter tells me, every Christmas. I must try and remember to say Merry Christmas. Thanks for your information.
Great LDC Tony. Love the accompanying music as well. Take care 👍👍👍
I love the song 🎶😊👍Thanks The London Dash Cam 🚕🤗
That's quite a nice foot-tapping singing voice you have there Tony! Then, kinell, bikers behaving, no sorry, that bit must be AI. Merry Christmas you moaning old git!! lol
People in the wrong lane - I see this every time I'm on the motorway. I think it's because people are not using their brain when driving, they're on autopilot, thinking about other stuff and not paying attention to what they're doing. A certain portion of those people are aware they're doing it but just don't give a shit.
You are assuming quite a lot
Don't forget that not every disability is physical
I may be wrong but
my guess is he's an organ donor and has recently donate his brain
25:10-25:30 I thought the yodelling was going to make a comeback!
about the second clip, lane discipline is really poor in general, to the point that the dot matrix signs on the motorway near me often say "KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING" (then again, people who drive like that probably can't see or read signs)
the few times I use the A1 between Peterborough and Grantham, the inside lane is often moving faster than the outside lane because so many people don't know how to use multi-lane roads
Don't think he's much of a driver the tailgate is usually the same colour as the rest of the car.
I've seen so many cars on trade plates parked at tesco and person shopping,at local gym owner training.the misuse of trade plates is crazy
The longest temporary traffic lights I knew of was about a mile or two east of my old village of Rhydymain in North Wales. They were there for about 30 years whilst no work was being done, and they never made them permanent. To be fair, one of the lanes was at risk of sliding off into the river below, and eventually they built a couple of bridges and completely diverted the road.
Switch off and rest for the evening Tony, it’s getting dark. Time for a takeaway and G&T.
Yeah, you should get off the fence! Lovin' your work, a breath of fresh air.
I’ve watched for ages now. It’s about time I subscribed. Just helping the poor a bit more. lol. Happy Christmas Tony. 🧑🏻🎄 Dave Birmingham
27:26 talking about bike lanes, I saw a wildly wide bike lane in Scotland just over a week ago. Both ways there were bikes lanes that were about half the width of the lane, the only way to not drive in them would have been to drive straight at oncoming traffic in the middle of the road, even for smaller cars.
Thanks for doing your videos for 30 mins long it’s perfect
That traffic calming at 23:14 works well outside of heavily urbanised areas as drivers from the countryside tend to be more understanding about flow and giving way, especially when roads get blocked by fallen trees, floods and other non manmade items. In an urban environment like that, unfortunately you need to have designated priorities to prevent the confusion shown
Don't get annoyed at the driver in front, it is traffic _calming_ after all 😉
Happy Christmas Tony !
LOL Thanks for the memories. My Father LOVED Benny Hill. Your videos always give me a smile and chuckles. I'm in Ontario Canada and I thought I'd subscribed but it was showing unsubbed. Of course I've hit that button again and will keep an eye on it. Cheers. Oh btw, fab song. LOL
2:59 That police sure got out of there pretty quick. 😂
I finished work early had tea/shower saved this for now, sat in bed cozy 😂. Benny hill and bogey and boil made me spit my drink out 😂😂😂😂... why do I find your videos relaxing 😊
You mentioned Christmas then saw a santa in October. I had an advert for christmas puddings come on, damn it!
Love the rants and also the song. Keep up the good work. M
very nice old bikes, worth a few bob!. Great new song Tony!!!! Blimey push bike stoppings ta red lights !!!! Must be a miracle
14:13 I always thought that you were not allowed to back out onto a main road, road thanks seem to have gone out the window now. perhaps its a new vehicle for the self entitlement wax
Thought you would go to Aldi to get lunch and perhaps some apple juice (cider)
26:44 a Merc in the inside lane I don't think so, been using the self entitlement wax.
Nice to see a Prezzo restaurant as I thought they went out of business
As always Tony, well done. Your music is sounding great, love the track....it's old school cool, may be think about releasing it?
As usual im loving the music Tony. Sad to see some those older motor bikes breaking down so early in their journey. oh and the usual muppets on the roads.
Bogie and Boil haha! The Professionals! Brilliant Tony haha! Good one, made me chuckle haha😝👍😂😂
The vintage bikes were all taking off from the cafe car park on the downs that Sunday!
It could be legal if it was being taken directly to an MOT test centre.
Hi L D C, thank you for this first clip, I have3 often wondered if temporary traffic lights are working properly but have not had any personal experience of failure like this.
What I do understand is that most local authorities pass all work to private contractors and all too often the safety barriers and lights installation and operation is also sub-contracted, all done at fixed prices and to a set schedule. This bizarre combination does not permit any flexibility or variation, one of the problems is that all too often the contractors who open up the road do not have the authority to make any sensible decisions on what to do next! if things are not exactly as specified they have to consult their bosses in an office somewhere who tells them to pack up and go home while an engineer is sent for to sort things out, this all part and parcel of the all so efficient ways in which privatisation works so well.
I suggest that much the same applies to the cops in that car, they are under strict instruction to just obey orders and not to deviate more than the quick check and report.
Cheers, Richard.
@@richardharvey1732 when I worked for traffic management ( i was the body who turned up to install the lights and returned to remove them ) back at the turn of the century ( yeah got that one in) the council always had to give permission for any works on any public highway or byway! The police were routinely notified of any works and had reference to confirm they were legit. Any changes to plan like need to dig more than expected or it's different to the parts we brought etc should be dealt with as and when with the relative professional people available to facilitate it. Councils would penalise companies who cause delays by not being on the ball . I can only imagine it is now so entangled in a game of money and necessaty that councils are cornered into submission by cooperate might and drinks in the club house. In other words they don't care and we suffer. Probably the size of it. I was trying to say more but I think this agrees with others and their suspicions .
@@Dansdialogue Hi, Dan's Dialogue, thank you for this response the only people that I have spoken to at road works sites have been the workers on the job, they have told me of the wait for the engineers to look and report and told me that they are not responsible for the lights and signs. Now you tell me that you worked for 'traffic management' can you tell me if that was a local authority department or a private contractor, I am only curious for purely academic reasons, as an ordinary citizen I have no skin in the game!.
I must confess to a long history of working in the construction industry where I was able to do things in what ever way I saw fit, given sensible consultation with the client of course, but very little interference from 'management' or any third parties, I was also never caught in any of the strange competitive activities that others have to endure where ignorant individuals demand my compliance with silly 'orders'.
The main reason form this being that from a very early age I demonstrated a great reluctance to ever just do as I was told unless it could be properly explained logically and sensibly.
I get the distinct impression that this sort of experience is not very common, that most people seem to accept that they must do as asked regardless of their own ideas because that is 'how it works'. I often wondered exactly what this meant because from my limited observation projects run in that manner were highly prone to error and failure and have systems that seem more interested in damage limitation and not getting blamed than getting things right to start with.
I now suspect that the whole concept of hierarchical management is flawed!, clearly it can only work if and when the bosses actually know what they are doing and the workers can clearly understand instructions, both conditions which I rarely if ever observe.
Cheers, Richard.
@richardharvey1732 they're all private contractors as far as I know. Fixed traffic lights get serviced by companies like Siemens. Ha yes they seem to get alot of our work. Like the story about having to bastardise their 2 mile train test track when they were test the carriages ordered by a UK rail operator so they messed up their test track so they could accurately see how the carriages would cope on the UKs poorly maintained railway network 😢. And the post office software of course. But yes ! I believe the only " in house " stuff done re traffic lights is planning.
@@Dansdialogue Hi Dans Dialogue, thank you for this response it means a lot to me that some others out there can pass on such information. A recent U-tube video I was watching has Rory Stewart saying that his own experience in politics has left him with a very strong sense of the gross incompetence displayed by people in government, less malicious conspiracy more gross stupidity.
It does look to me as if the whole concept of hierarchical management top down strategy is fundamentally flawed!, I wonder at just what point will they begin to understand that they depend on their staff far more than the other way round and the sooner they ask sensible question and listen to the answers the better.
There does also appear to be an underlying issue with communication, for the last fifty years in my working life I have only ever relied on face to face negotiation with clients and other workers, arrangement can the confirmed on the dog and bone or intertweb but never made. I have to look someone in the eye to be sure they have heard and understood me, people can and do lie with their tongue but not their expression.
Cheers, Richard.
@richardharvey1732 ha ha very well said. . I've been diagnosed with having adhd at 59 years old which kinda sucks just a bit. Struggled through life constantly bemused as to where the f everyone else gets their starting point from. But one thing I learned is that I can learn most things but I need to be shown the way it's meant to be done I need to see it. The same as the talking to people in person and seeing them reacting in an honest way. Yes it's a shame that modern life and modern politicians are so badly infected with this man made wokeness. I bet the people who orchestrate this farcical modern day enslavement are very pleased with their work. I pray we can stop them. A bit drastic for chat but that's my view. Cheers @richardharvey1732
Speaking of bikes, one of the most popular events in South East Wales happened last Sunday. 'Hoggin' the bridge' where over a thousand bikes, trikes and quads assembled at Severn View services on the M48. They then cross the Severn Bridge, get off at Chepstow, take the A48 to Langstone (near Newport) and the B424 to Caldicot. Bikes of all shapes and sizes in procession. It's an amazing sight. (I think there are already videos up on youtube.)
if it has been picked up to go to an MOT then yes they are allowed to use trade plates, but only to and from MOT
This episode was soooo funny I was rolling on the floor laughing like mad 😂😂
Trade Plates are only meant for use on vehicles that are:-
1) Road worthy,
2) Insured,
3) Have a valid MOT *unless the vehicle is exempt*.
Vehicles should only be used for the purpose stated on a Trader's application - mainly for a Customer to undertake a test drive. Other uses apply but I won't list them here.
Ah; the good old 🇬🇧🏍 - don't take a trip over 40 miles and - if you do - take some tools.
Why would a vehicle be exempt from an MOT if it's not SORN? My Dad had a classic car from the 40s and it still had to have an MOT, so can't be down to age.
@@jamielee-hill449I posted a reply earlier but the YT bots obviously didn't like it.
I will try again with different words.......
May 2018 - or thereabouts - is when a 40+ year old Car no longer required an MOT. "Historic Vehicle" is now a designated category on the V5 registration document but you have to apply for a change of category.
Hope that makes sense.
And...this is why we use flaggers in the USA. 1) If there are flaggers, there is actual work being done, and 2) No worries about stuck red lights, 3) The flaggers will make sure the lane is clear before releasing traffic the other way.
Something learned makes a day worth living , I honestly didn’t think Audi’s had any indicators so at lest I now know why it’s so difficult for the poor owners to even attempt to access them. Thanks Tony.
I see no indication of that being true.
I'm fully with you regarding the right hand lane hogger on the Mad Mile. I see it all the time up here in South Yorkshire. It seems to be an epidemic. I know it's wrong but I just undertake them.
May I be the first to wish yoy a happy easter 2025 Tony. Top ranting btw
Loving the longer videos Tony. Did you know its first come first served at roundabouts.... only joking. Give way to the right at all times.
It's no joke, that is what happens on a regular basis.
Happy Christmas to you Tony, from another Tony.
15:37 I think that era of Qashqai has the door mirrors set to fold on the ignition by default. You can change it to fold on lock/unlock in the settings, but not many bother to do so.
Might be trying to do the Dutch reach but used the wrong hand.
It is a rather annoying and dangerous feature in my opinion. I can see it is trying to encourage the Dutch reach but honestly, how many drivers or passengers do that anyway?
I think it should be folded using the lock by default or you can change it to be ignition if you prefer
@@smilerbob agreed. It did change for later models and the mirrors now fold when the car is locked, but the unfold default is still on ignition. So if you’ve locked the car, then open it to get in without starting the engine, then need to get out again. No mirrors! It can be changed in settings.
@@Jabba1973 yep. Credit due that they didn’t just fling the door open wide!
All those were Sunbeam motorcycles and a little research reveals that it's The Pioneer Run which is an annual run from Tattenham Corner Epsom Downs to Madeira Drive in Brighton or Shoreham Airport in Shoreham on Sea (terminus varies year by year. The last time I was in Brighton this spring there were major works going on on Madeira Drive). So the bloke who's broken down a mile into the 'race' is going to be _very_ disappointed at his performance.
Thing is with the 25:00 clip, at the speed you were going, you still had time to pull into the road he was exiting. I don’t blame him for miss reading the situation. I would wait to indicate until I have passed the lane
4:30 To answer your "Why is he doing that?" question: He's driving a Honda Jazz, the OAP's Fiat 500. That's adequate "why" all on its own.
I drive a Honda Jazz and I totally agree with your sentiments. But it is a great car the best - in it's class - that I have owned.
oh dear who didnt give way to the pedestrian at the roundabout??? tut tut lol lol
Do you have a time stamp for that? A lot depends on traffic around and mainly behind whether it is safer to do so. It is recommended but is just a SHOULD and not a MUST in the Highway Code.
@@johncranna9427 27:11
@jamielee-hill449 I think it would be unsafe to stop considering the speed LDC was going at and there may have been traffic behind.
@@johncranna9427 yes, hard to say. When someone's up your jacksy, you have to spot the pedestrian really early, and brake very gradually to manage the traffic behind. Hope I don't regret trying to comply with this ruling one day, as so many people are unaware of it and don't expect you to stop whilst exiting a roundabout.
25:20 BP petrol station or as we say down here ''servo" : one of my pet hates is those who can't park between lines . Big drama coming to Australia is the BIG USA 4x4 "trucks" (Ute as we can them) that can't fit into a single car park. And they often have the bloody towbar hanging out the back makes it worse.
And in a small car, you can't see past them in car parks.
Horrible vehicles, I had a pick up truck the other night parked so far back into the space, he was less than a centimetre from the boot of my car. I had to get in, drive forwards, and get back out again to stick my gym back back in the boot. They're antisocial and often unnecessary.
Lord knows what your blood pressure is.
It's funny you should mention all those motor bikes, I was on the A41 on the Wirral today and about 100 motor scooters passed me on the opposite side, possibly heading towards Chester. No idea what that was all about. Enjoy all your videos. Also been watching another contributor, called Road Morons, absolutely hilarious, never laughed so much.😂😂 Thanks for your content Tony.
Bogie and Boil, that one took me a minute to work out!! Audis I thought the indicators were optional add ons that you could order.
Identifying as a sponge, top comment!
A bit wet if you ask me. (nobody's asking you.)
17:46, the best thing to do here ( at the KEEP CLEAR line) is to take away these arrow and lane defiding lines and keep it a one lane lane. And a separated bike lane on the left. Just one lane, less wide. Much better and much clearer. No more arrow and line painting so now and then and thus less maintenance costs ( our Dutch approach).
love the singer’s beautiful voice, great song.
Nadelik lowen dhiso jy , Tony = happy Christmas to you , Tony. ( If you're wondering, it's in the ancient Cornish language.)
18:37 I believe the only time it's legal is if the car is on its way directly to a pre-booked MOT appointment...
Actually, here's a quote about SORN vehicles: be driven on public roads: "This is possible if the vehicle is genuinely being used for the relevant purposes of the motor trade business that owns the trade plate."
Yes. My last MOT failed the first test, booked for the next day to fix the problem, drove to the testing station. Passed.
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn Andrew, I believe original commenter was referring to driving a SORN vehicle on public roads while using trade plates( which is ok as long as it's in connection with the legitimate business of trade plates owner). I don't think he was referring to MOT failures in general ( and, yes, you're correct about driving to/from a testing station).
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@@alanclarke4646 Thank you Alan. Typical me ,as mixed up as a bowl of spaghetti
@@terry-f2c no problem 😁
Indicators on German built cars are an optional extra,to be retro fitted at the owners discretion...
Happy/merry Christmas Tony,keep up the occasional moments of sarcasm and don't forget to keep a check on your blood pressure!
I have high blood pressure,trust me,you don't know you've got it until it might be too late.
Yes I've also had a triple by pass and I'm a member of the zipper club.
03:30-05:30 the small Honda in right lane - the only thing that comes to mind (other than pure ignorance) could be a fear of animals jumping out of the bushes onto the road..?
08:18 nobody cares about procedures or the rules of the road anymore that’s the problem
That 2nd prat backing out into a major road looks like it was a road and not his drive
You think October is early for Christmas things, I work in retail and we have had Christmas stuff being delivered since august!! We will probably have Easter eggs next week 🙈🙈
Talking of petrol heads. Some of the motoring events have moved out of Greater London due to you know what! As a cyclist I do sometimes call out other cyclists jumping red lights, especially at pedestrian crossings!
The haters are gonna hate, probably because you have pointed out THEIR bad habits. I do have one bone of contention, "Professional Drivers" although you call them that, they are not due to them not having the qualifications or courses to make them so, being a Military Driver, the bloo*y courses I had to do, plus your theory EVERY YEAR, kinda smacks home for me.
I have not had my bad habits pointed out to me on this channel, I am well aware of them already.
@@terry-f2c
I'll bet.....Mr @Andrew White duplicate account holder
Loving your pet hate of the German cars
it could be legal IF he was going to an mot station for a test, otherwise, no, not even on trade plates
Yakety Sax, great tune at the beginning!
Love your piece of music!
Lumps and Priority. This is a tried and tested method of controlling speed in urban areas. Bring an air of uncertainty into the mind about who has priority and everyone slows down. The Dutch have been doing it for years!
It does bring uncertainty and could reduce speed but the main thing it does is increase pollution due to the increased amount of braking and acceleration it now needs so not the best idea in the world.
The Dutch might have been doing it for years but the Dutch have also spent many more years changing the attitudes of roads users in general.
We can’t always do what the Dutch have done for years in this country as we are still in the infancy of that attitude shift
@@smilerbob I do wish people would stop holding the Netherlands up as the paragon of safe road design. The statistics say otherwise. UK: 2.9 deaths/annum/100,000, 3.8 per billion vehicle km - ranked 3rd safest in Europe. Netherlands: 3.8 deaths/annum/100,000, 4.7 deaths per billion vehicle km - ranked 9th safest in Europe.
@@ianmason. Thank yoy for the reply and for some reason the edit I made yesterday where I added an additional sentence has not applied
That sentence was “There are still issues with going Dutch so I strongly believe that the change in attitude is more important than implementation of new road designs”
Which is sort if what I was implying with the first part of the reply where these traffic calming measures have been in rural settings for decades, either by design or by nature, and there are rarely issues with them but enter an urban environment and traffic calming becomes the Wild West
Was that another phrase for the Dashcam Bingo at 25:13 Tony, "T*at in a Toyota".
It’s not my birthday it’s not your birthday. I just love your vids ❤. Evo loves you ❤. Gees a shout❤
In a land mark court case .The driver of the Parked car who Opens the door in to (live )traffic Lane was found guilty and had to pay up through his insurance of course ,But he was found reckless ,and I had the cheek to ask if those findings will be able to come over here . And ( 2 years ago when it happened ) I was told don't hold your breathe .This includes drivers who shimy down the gap between car and Live traffic pausing so THEY could select a big enough gap to squeeze into their School Run Tank. ..A but driver Sutton way clipped the back door on a tesla a if stuttered on auto closure
Santa in October is quite funny obviously he has two deliveries in surrey.
25:05 you did hang back longer than maybe necessary, so the other driver probably assumed you were letting them out 🤷♂
You missed fault number 5 with the white vehicle at 27:10. As it came off the roundabout, it should have given way to the pedestrian who had priority, as should you have. Roundabouts are junctions and therefore the pedestrian has priority. The Highway code does not make this explicit enough but it's something Ashley Neal has had confirmation of directly from the DVSA.
I can’t remember what video this was but I remember a video where you asked why do some people just put their foot on the break and not use the handbrake I can answer that now because I got a car that has a thing called auto hold which is where you put your foot on the break. Bring your foot off again and the car holds it there with some cars that have auto hold their brake lights stay on.
Judging by the state of that motor 04:37. Looks like the driver wears a shiny black puffer jacket, you know the type.
Thank you
...when the car is bigger than the ability...
It seems to the be rules - we have to have temporary lights for the smallest bit of 'road works' even where it would be easy for the drivers to sort themselves out.
It's nothing to do with traffic sorting itself out but providing a safe zone for the workers to work in. They obviously dug up the pavement by the road so needed one lane closed off to work safely.
Like the videos keep them going 👍👍👍
i like the catchy tune tony
Indicators by MYSTIC MEG or Derick Acorah. Hypno Toad
I work in a hotel and we have had a xmas tree up since August.
Not sure I would expect the police to stop for the broken lights. You can see both sides and drivers are happily working things out for themselves as shown by the amount of non traffic building up.
If there was a huge tailback either side or it wasn’t possible to see both sides of the lights then yes, I would think that is a job for the police to manage until fixed
The police would be reporting this for a crew to turn up and reset the lights
Yes, exactly my take as well. The police are so under resourced that they can't afford to hang around directing traffic
There was a time when the police would have stopped, directed traffic, and got some council oik out of bed to come and fix them. Sadly these days police are very siloed and if 'traffic' isn't on the list of duties for whatever subdivision a copper works in then it's officially not their job to worry about it.
Vintage motorcyclea would be the Pioneer Run, 2 wheeled version of the veteran car run. Starts at Epsom downs and goes to Shoreham
I wonder how many got down to Shoreham because they were dropping like flies in Epsom 😂
Well considering the newest bike officially on the run would be 110 years old I'd say any that made it to the bottom of Reigate hill would be in with a good chance 😂
The Merc (at 27:10) *between* mistake 'four and five' made another mistake. He didn't give way to the pedestrian waiting to cross when exiting the roundabout (but he wasn't the only one 😜😜). Mind, it is a bloody silly rule.
13;57pn I love it yeah Santa 😂