As a former police officer in London I think this guy is an absolute tool. The arrogance of this cyclist who’s taking the law in his own hands is an outrage. If he wants to be a traffic cop be one. He’s only doing this so he can film and make money from UA-cam. Worst kind of human and one day he’s gonna piss off the wrong driver
Thanks very much Robert! You can laugh at Ian - it's pure sour grapes. If I have the story correct he's the son of a driver who got convicted by one of my videos. Shamefully, that driver didn't show any remorse for his driving, having had a speeding conviction and a red light jumping conviction before he got the mobile conviction to take him to 12 points. He would have been disqualified, but was able to plead exceptional hardship. You can see comments from someone purporting to be the driver on the video for MV17BMZ with the same surname. At the time in court I felt glad he wasn't disqualified, but given those subsequent comments I'm considerably less impressed. I feel quite unimpressed at how that driver was unable to accept responsibility for his road pirate behaviour and wanted to blame everyone else but himself.
CyclingMikey calm down. He picked up the phone for a work call in a 15 mph zone for 10 seconds while backed up in standstill traffic. If disqualified that would have been career and home gone. You must be very proud of yourself. My comments have no baring on that incident anyways. I just don’t agree with the morality of what you do
@@CyclingMikey Smort is just a meme way of saying smart. It comes from the 'Stonks' meme, which is a play on the 'Stocks' word. Edit: I'm wrong, it's a B99 reference. My bad.
So, the fact it even went to court means she must’ve still been in denial. Sometimes I feel bad for people who just make a momentary lapse in judgement but are humble after… but this driver deserves the award she got. Good work friend.
haha yep noticed that do you think she was taking the short cut n planning to go straight on regardless? that would be entitlement squared, I saw how much time on vid was left & hoped she was parking up to come n have a Verbal. 😂
@@hasan_z IDK how it works in the UK but I think in many places you cannot record without consent. In my country there is a tv program that is kind of similar to judge judy in setup, and people basically sign up and agree in the hopes of getting their issue sorted out quicker. (They usually adjudate cases where neighbours disagree and it has been going on for a long time)
Amazing the majority of those people are swanning round central London in ridiculous oversized SUVs. Self entitled or just selfish? Keep up the good work.
@@simonwilton3546 I would think they would be a nightmare to park in London, which incidentally is one of the flattest parts of the UK so no need for AWD. It's also one of the warmest, so no need for AWD.
@@mintywebb what else am i going to spend my money on. Mines got parking bleepers. The higher view is great. The tall roof means my Bianchi Pista fits in, stood up and you and with both wheels on If you want only to buy what you “need” rather than “desire” then good for you. The Gernans agree and bought all their gas from Russia to be appease the Green party. That worked out well didnt it?
This is amazing! I’m not a cyclist I’m a car driver, I can’t even ride a bike though I probably would give it a go if I had somewhere to keep a bike but these videos of idiots just thinking the rules or the road apply to everyone except them getting some justice are brilliant! Good in you for making the roads slightly safer!
The smile on that woman’s face was just too creepy, like she thought this was a joke. Apparently, her parents entitled her a lot when she was a child. Good job, Mikey!
Thing is if she had just taken the L and backed up she would probably have got no points or fine and if she did it would be minor but the sense of self entitlement and gross stupidity cost her dearly. I would personally not bother with the manourve she tried especially somewhere as busy as London and on a turn that where the view is restricted and there is a central traffic island present since all these factors mean its very likely to backfire on you. All those issues I mentioned are before even taking into account the fact its breaking the law.
you totally underestimate how hard these people find reversing. They buy a massive SUV to feel safe but are completely clueless about reversing them especially in a stressful situation like this. Driver retraining should cover a new reversing test for them.
She only moved when other motorists complained by honking their horns. Just goes to show how much contempt some drivers have for people on lesser forms of transport.
A snow plough should be parked in reserve ...if the driver slow to back up ...let the snow plough help change there mind.. auto backing and correct lane assistance...with the plough
@@sandcroft2924 ..............I know i will probably get a lot of hate comments for this post - but I strongly believe this horrid mentality was as a result of Thatcherism. Thatcher's 'I, I, I....Me, Me, Me....Self, Self, Self mindset. Where you are judged by the amount of money you make, car you drive, clothes you wear, house you live in etc etc - rather than the kind of person you are. Where the poor and disadvantaged are demonized and being arrogant, uncaring and ruthlessly self-absorbed is lauded. Where [as Rutger Bregman rightly argues] making a genuine contribution to society is criminally under-valued and exploited, yet those in completely non-productive, worthless jobs are rewarded with obscenely massive salaries. This undeserved sense of entitlement deludes these people into believing that they are better than everyone else, are above the law and worse still [and something that evil bitch Thatcher was unrivalled in] the ability to NEVER, EVER admit you are wrong - even when it's patently obvious you are!
I love how firstly if she'd have stayed on the correct side she's have been able to turn right pretty much straight away. And secondly, she never did turn right.
Since she didn't even turn right there, I'm completely baffled by what she was planning to accomplish. Even if Mikey wasn't there, she still would have ended up stuck on the wrong side of the road with traffic in front of her and unable to get back into the correct side because of the queue she was so eager to overtake! She probably would have ended up having to reverse anyway but back through a junction which would have been even more dangerous!
Just seen video from 2019,I used to do deliveries in London from Bristol twice a week,unbelievable ignorance from drivers and pedestrians ,people used to stop me taking turnings by walking in front of my small truck,they were in their own little world,didn't give a sh....t for anyone else,one pedestrian actually threatened me,but realised he would spill his expensive coffee,I went to open my drivers,he ran faster than Usain bolt,
I used to do this - film people close passing and cutting me up - I struggled with it in the end and found that filming, reviewing the footage and uploading it then writing letters and complaining to the police had the effect of elongating the wrongdoing with that then affecting my own mental wellbeing so I stopped riding with my camera - so I admire your ability to remain calm and detached and your sense of perspective - entitled motorists are a lethal threat to others - thank you for your efforts.
Holy hell... every penny of that fine fully earned. She should have a criminal record for that. She went straight anyway, so just doesn't make sense...
Incredible to witness how she was gesticulating like she was in the right, if a cyclist was coming around that corner she would wipe them out, and then feel she was the victim. Well done cycling Mikey. You should be awarded some sort of safety acknowledgement.
It called the magic foot syndrome. They can place their “foot” (desire/need/want) anywhere and those all around will bend to provide. It’s learned behaviour and it happens everywhere. NEVER reward bad behaviour as this is the type of character and personality that manifests. Despite the penalty awarded, I bet the driver still thinks that they are in the right
Exactly. I see that a lot in these videos. I’m amazed how many people swoop past the “keep left” sign (the clue is in the second word there) then say to Mikey “but I’m turning right here!!” with a shocked look that says Mikey is wrong and they are right!
@@roberthill1586 I was thinking that watching - wondering if the complaining was "because I can't reverse". If you're unable to control your vehicle when reversing (because it's so large?) then maybe a) get a smaller vehicle. b) re-train c) both :)
The importance of this channel is growing year-by-year. A very good team indeed , made possible by citizens with great civic duty like Mikey here, and a mostly functional legal system like the UK one. Chapeau !
Just looked, first registered in Chester and car is now up for sale, surprise surprise. MOT failure June 2020 near side track rod end, possibly driving over kerbs and pedestrians.
I have driven round London and the north circular for 40 years in a liveried service van and in that time it has never been anything but appalling. There was never a golden age of driving in London in my lifetime, maybe the 1950s but after then its been bumper to bumper with cars. Cars seem to bring out the worst in some peoples personalities.
We greatly admire your commitment. In certain areas of southern Italy such a civil gesture would not be appreciated by motorists. Indeed, perhaps you would risk your life. Greetings from Italy
I've watched numerous Galdalf Corner videos on this channel now, and it baffles me how the facial expressions of the drivers who go on the wrong side of the road because they're too good to wait in line like everyone else seem to suggest that they believe they are 100% and utterly completely in the right. It's never shame or remorse on their faces; it's entitlement, anger and arrogance.
I'm not sure why UA-cam suggested your videos, but I've now watched three and love how you keep others safe. This reinforces the plan for not renting a motorcar when visiting London this fall. I'll use the tube, thanks!
What amazes me is how easily the other drivers let them back in the queue after Mikey makes them go back. What SHOULD happen is the I'm-too-important-to-wait-in-traffic driver should be made to wait as long as it takes to get back in line at the end of the queue. Then they can explain to their boss why they're late for work. "Sorry boss, I tried to bully my way through an intersection by driving the wrong way in order to save myself 30 seconds but I ended up waiting 10 minutes for an opening to get back in the queue."
@@benm5345 Sadly probably not. She probably still thinks she was doing something perfectly reasonable and one annoying person made an issue of it and the 'system' unfairly punished her when he caused the problem not her. People's capacity to justify to themselves whatever they want to do is scary.
She wasn't even turning right. She was going straight ahead. I don't know how she planned to get back in the left lane. It would never even occur to me to try something like that.
I'm not familiar with london roads and I couldn't quite believe what I was watching here, so I pulled up street view and walked the route and its extremely clear this lady is totally in the wrong, there is NO time every she would be correct aside if there was an official contra-flow system in effect, well done for highlighting this , people can be killed with this sort of reckless driving.
That painted bicycle "flattened into the road" is a pretty accurate prediction of events to occur if people continue to not think about the consequences of their actions when using the roads. So many accidents that need never have happened. :0(
She didn't want to reverse because she's no good at it! I think the law needs to be tougher on people like this, a ban with extended retest would be the best result as it would weed out all the terrible drivers that make other people's lives a misery with thier selfish, entitled driving style........ Or just crush the offenders car infront of them, they might learn then.
Oh boy, using her car as a weapon. Why doesn't the police put a law enforcement camera at that spot? No more spectacular scenes, but it would be a lot safer!
A knife is a tool for cooking, a cricket bat is a tool for sports, a riffle is a tool for hunting. The use any of these for killing someone should be charged as murdering. An automobile is a tool for transport but try to hurt someone with it an you would get a fine....????????
@@GreEnPassant under UK law any item is considered an offensive weapon if it is: Used as a weapon, or Threatened to be used as a weapon, or Or modified for use as a weapon She absolutely used her car as a weapon and should have been charged as such (perhaps she was).
I love this guy its about time someone stood up to the people who think they can do what they like on the road! Ask yourself would you do it on your driving test or if he was a police officer ? mmmmm I think not? Keep up the great work you do.
I love your videos. I see tricks like this all the time and I'm glad someone is standing up to these idiots. I bet her insurance company will love the explanation as to why she got the 6 points too.
And Imagine, had she stayed in line she would have passed that corner just 20 seconds into the video rather than over 2minutes later... at this point, police should just mount a traffic camera with a big "you are being watched" sign. can catch all those who do it when you aren't present AND free you up to tackle the next worst traffic violation junction :S It must get really tiring some days having to hang around that same spot all the time for the safety and well-being of others. Good work and good fortune to you.
Oh yes. They are always worried about waiting for everyone else but when confronted they will argue the toss. This goes for a lot of incidences where just being a bit more patient before causing an accident has cost more time dealing with aftermath
After watching so many of your videos, and being a subscriber, I find it hard to believe that there are so many motorists that continue to do this. Obviously you're not famous enough yet, but kudos to you for your patience and adherence to the law.
It still baffles me how much difference there is in fines between offenders. I understand this one is higher due to her trying to run you over, but other cases that are very similar to each other often have a huge difference in fines.
@cookiemonster I'm not sure if it's means tested but if there is only a flat rate chances are it's going to have to be low enough to be reasonable for poorer people and thus probably not going to be a deterrent for wealthier people.
@@paxundpeace9970 not sure if there is such an offence in the UK - she could definitely be charged with assault, possession of an offensive weapon and road rage.
I zoomed in and I could read her lips! She said, “Get out of the road! I have patients waiting to see me in the clinic! I feel intimidated and I’m really shaking, so I’m just going to phone the police!” Lol!
She was fined in COURT so I assume that means she opted to appear in court rather than just pay the fine that arrived by post. The level of entitlement is mind-boggling.
She was probably hoping to get up there via a different route with less traffic because at the time there was a bit of a queue. Shows how impatient she was as the queue didn't even last that long.
Good work Mikey. That lady was determined to do the wrong thing. I thought at one stage she was going to run you over. Good thing there are witnesses, plus she was captured on video.
I would love to meet the magistrate who handed out this fine, I having been working in the justice system for over 30 years and I have never met a judge who had the guts to apply such a large fine for this level of criminal driving. This representative of the law has my admiration.
reckon that must be £100 per metre , no due diligence and potentially hitting others , if that does not wake her up what will ? , its what could have happened that perhaps carried the amount of forfiet ,
@@markmanning6816 I see you liked your own tweet. Whilst there certainly are bad and entitled cyclists too, drivers are more lawbreaking and less careful and so are worse than cyclists, treating both as groups of people. www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/
@@emrebaskocak Oh, the myth of the cash cow motorist is just a myth. These prosecutions cost far FAR more than the sum of fines+costs that they raise. The govt is making a massive net loss in prosecuting drivers like these.
@@CyclingMikey Oh really? I thought they would tack on all the costs to the person if found guilty, at least that's how it is where I am. So it's always a net profit when someone is found guilty.
@@CyclingMikey Any idea why they can't increase the penalties to at least cover the costs of prosecution? Surely any sensible person would object to the state losing money in circumstances where the case is so simple and the proof so indisputable. As a bonus, the higher fines might get us closer to the real goal: behaviour change.
@@weevilinabox The fines are adjusted to take account of income. If the costs where increased to the actual cost then down graded to take account of income they would just be another fine. There are many people who are prison for non payment of fines. The other probable with the courts being profitable would be that they would be run to make money. Everybody commits minor crimes so it would just be a tax.
Some people get very irate when being asked to reverse because they can't. I live in a country lane which is quite a popular route on the weekends, and only allows cars from 1 direction. The amount of people who appear like they havent tried to reverse in decades is surprisingly high.
Love your work mate. Impatient car drivers that jump queues and do dangerous shit to avoid waiting like everyone else are scum. There's places in Melbourne where the same thing happens, except most of the time it's meth'd up blokes in lifted utes with rage, so probably don't want to stand infront of them haha.
Melbourne has the most disgusting drivers I've ever encountered. Tail gating everywhere. Tooting at anything. Overtaking dangerously and accelerating away just to slam the brakes on at the traffic lights 50 yards down the road. Just total cretins who would get laughed at in the UK.
I can't believe she got those (correct) penalties when the guy in the Mercedes who deliberately hit you several times got almost nothing. This was very mild in comparison!
Thank you for the great job you are doing out there! I wish someone like you would act in my town as well including the police accepting this type of evidence!
Well done! You'd think that a plain clothed police officer could do that job too and that the city wouldn't have to rely on you helping to police the roads. You've caught so many so surely they would as well.
Yes, it's not as though our emergency services are starved of resouces and short of personnel after years of tory cuts, they can just open another box of police officers any time they like.
Second of your videos from Gandalf’s Corner I’ve watched (thanks to YT algorithm). First was a Merc; this a Volvo Estate. Wondering if I’ll see a tiny Fiat do the same? 🤔. Gratifying to see the fines & points info: thanks for your valuable public service!
I'm 67 and have been driving since I was a teenager. I ALWAYS think about that. What do you gain by driving like an idiot vs what's the potential cost. So I always get where I'm going, never get any tickets, and always get to wake up the next day.
I love these videos. Sometimes I almost can't watch as my adrenalin levels go up just watching. Your adrenalin levels must be sky high, so it's a huge credit to you that you remain so calm on the outside. I'm totally in awe as you have such guts to do this and to stand your ground.
Glad you like them! Yeah my adrenaline levels are high when I'm doing this. You can just hear a faint sign of it when I comment to that shocked pedestrian how dangerous what she did was, and the last word comes out mangled.
UA-cam just recommended me your videos and I gotta say that I am really proud of you for what you are doing. Keep it up mate! Love and good luck from Germany! :)
As a former Police Officer in Scotland I enjoy watching your videos. The arrogance of these motorists is incredible. Well done chap 💪👏
As a former police officer in London I think this guy is an absolute tool. The arrogance of this cyclist who’s taking the law in his own hands is an outrage. If he wants to be a traffic cop be one. He’s only doing this so he can film and make money from UA-cam. Worst kind of human and one day he’s gonna piss off the wrong driver
@@ianlishmund2200 former?
Thanks very much Robert! You can laugh at Ian - it's pure sour grapes. If I have the story correct he's the son of a driver who got convicted by one of my videos. Shamefully, that driver didn't show any remorse for his driving, having had a speeding conviction and a red light jumping conviction before he got the mobile conviction to take him to 12 points. He would have been disqualified, but was able to plead exceptional hardship. You can see comments from someone purporting to be the driver on the video for MV17BMZ with the same surname. At the time in court I felt glad he wasn't disqualified, but given those subsequent comments I'm considerably less impressed. I feel quite unimpressed at how that driver was unable to accept responsibility for his road pirate behaviour and wanted to blame everyone else but himself.
CyclingMikey calm down. He picked up the phone for a work call in a 15 mph zone for 10 seconds while backed up in standstill traffic. If disqualified that would have been career and home gone. You must be very proud of yourself. My comments have no baring on that incident anyways. I just don’t agree with the morality of what you do
Ian Lishmund But you’re relaxed about drivers approaching a junction on the wrong side of the road? Thank god you’re an ex-copper, stop digging!
It’s one thing to have the cyclists on your side, it’s quite another when all the car drivers and pedestrians also agree.
Amusing use of statistics. "ALL?" Maynbe you should have stayed awake in class more often.
@@waynedrummond6583 You really thought you did something here
@@waynedrummond6583 how many car drivers and pedestrians do you see disagreeing with him in the video then?
I've just got why it's called Gandalf Corner - Because you Shall not pass. Smort
ITYM Smaug?
@@CyclingMikey I presume they mean "smart". Smaug isn't in LOtR.
Smort. Brooklyn 99 reference. Awesome.
@@CyclingMikey Smort is just a meme way of saying smart. It comes from the 'Stonks' meme, which is a play on the 'Stocks' word.
Edit: I'm wrong, it's a B99 reference. My bad.
@@Toastypie1 You mean "Noice!", no doubt no doubt no doubt no doubt...
So, the fact it even went to court means she must’ve still been in denial. Sometimes I feel bad for people who just make a momentary lapse in judgement but are humble after… but this driver deserves the award she got. Good work friend.
The really weird thing is that after all that fuss about turning right she then carried straight on at the junction.
haha yep noticed that do you think she was taking the short cut n planning to go straight on regardless? that would be entitlement squared, I saw how much time on vid was left & hoped she was parking up to come n have a Verbal. 😂
I'd pay handsomely to see a compilation of these drivers' reactions in court.
They will be crying saying I was a victim of this white male cycling
would make a good tv show, im thinking judge judy style, although i dont know if thats real or fake because u cant record in court can you? never been
It’s going to start with but.
@@hasan_z IDK how it works in the UK but I think in many places you cannot record without consent. In my country there is a tv program that is kind of similar to judge judy in setup, and people basically sign up and agree in the hopes of getting their issue sorted out quicker. (They usually adjudate cases where neighbours disagree and it has been going on for a long time)
@@mennoltvanalten7260 if ur in public you can record. Anywhere
Amazing the majority of those people are swanning round central London in ridiculous oversized SUVs. Self entitled or just selfish? Keep up the good work.
Nothing wrong with the size of cars its if you can drive them properly
They don't call them Chelsea tractors for nothing
That reeks ofjealousy, they are great vehicles, Ive just got one. I intend to drive it responsibly though.
@@simonwilton3546 I would think they would be a nightmare to park in London, which incidentally is one of the flattest parts of the UK so no need for AWD. It's also one of the warmest, so no need for AWD.
@@mintywebb what else am i going to spend my money on. Mines got parking bleepers. The higher view is great. The tall roof means my Bianchi Pista fits in, stood up and you and with both wheels on
If you want only to buy what you “need” rather than “desire” then good for you. The Gernans agree and bought all their gas from Russia to be appease the Green party. That worked out well didnt it?
This is amazing! I’m not a cyclist I’m a car driver, I can’t even ride a bike though I probably would give it a go if I had somewhere to keep a bike but these videos of idiots just thinking the rules or the road apply to everyone except them getting some justice are brilliant! Good in you for making the roads slightly safer!
Thanks very much!
Tbf if you have somewhere to keep a car I'm sure you can fit a bike if you really wanted haha
@@chilli-iceolive-abode2447 So true, lol.
@@suminshizzles6951 not necessarily all cities though. Most places in the Netherlands you could comfortably live by bike, including in the big cities
The smile on that woman’s face was just too creepy, like she thought this was a joke. Apparently, her parents entitled her a lot when she was a child. Good job, Mikey!
Like most women, shes never been told "no" before.
She's special, her time is far more important than everyone else's.
Why can’t people after being caught just reverse back and apologize? Too many people in society nowadays don’t want to admit they are wrong.
We live in a "no blame" society.
Easier to kick off than reverse and be embarrassed
Thing is if she had just taken the L and backed up she would probably have got no points or fine and if she did it would be minor but the sense of self entitlement and gross stupidity cost her dearly. I would personally not bother with the manourve she tried especially somewhere as busy as London and on a turn that where the view is restricted and there is a central traffic island present since all these factors mean its very likely to backfire on you. All those issues I mentioned are before even taking into account the fact its breaking the law.
you totally underestimate how hard these people find reversing. They buy a massive SUV to feel safe but are completely clueless about reversing them especially in a stressful situation like this. Driver retraining should cover a new reversing test for them.
I want a t-shirt with the slogan "Back you go" 😂😂😂
I'm in 🤣
Ok
Time to get some merch
Do you sell them matey??? Got to have the finger tho lol 😆😂😂
Lol
She only moved when other motorists complained by honking their horns. Just goes to show how much contempt some drivers have for people on lesser forms of transport.
Not just traffic, it seems to be a general way of life , suppress the weaker.
In my experience over many years, women drivers can be more arrogant than men.
A snow plough should be parked in reserve ...if the driver slow to back up ...let the snow plough help change there mind.. auto backing and correct lane assistance...with the plough
higher forms of transport actually!
@@sandcroft2924 ..............I know i will probably get a lot of hate comments for this post - but I strongly believe this horrid mentality was as a result of Thatcherism. Thatcher's 'I, I, I....Me, Me, Me....Self, Self, Self mindset. Where you are judged by the amount of money you make, car you drive, clothes you wear, house you live in etc etc - rather than the kind of person you are.
Where the poor and disadvantaged are demonized and being arrogant, uncaring and ruthlessly self-absorbed is lauded. Where [as Rutger Bregman rightly argues] making a genuine contribution to society is criminally under-valued and exploited, yet those in completely non-productive, worthless jobs are rewarded with obscenely massive salaries.
This undeserved sense of entitlement deludes these people into believing that they are better than everyone else, are above the law and worse still [and something that evil bitch Thatcher was unrivalled in] the ability to NEVER, EVER admit you are wrong - even when it's patently obvious you are!
I love how firstly if she'd have stayed on the correct side she's have been able to turn right pretty much straight away. And secondly, she never did turn right.
I wish I had the guts and thick skin to do what you do. Well done and stay strong.
Since she didn't even turn right there, I'm completely baffled by what she was planning to accomplish. Even if Mikey wasn't there, she still would have ended up stuck on the wrong side of the road with traffic in front of her and unable to get back into the correct side because of the queue she was so eager to overtake! She probably would have ended up having to reverse anyway but back through a junction which would have been even more dangerous!
Maybe she was looking to drive straight on all the way down on the wrong side, weaving against oncoming traffic?
Well done. The arrogance and self-entitlement of these types of drivers is just unbelievable.
the way she waved her arms and hands around should have doubled her fine.....-)
that sure be 5 years banned from driving if someone go in the wrong line when other cars coming... also i sue them for assault
Just seen video from 2019,I used to do deliveries in London from Bristol twice a week,unbelievable ignorance from drivers and pedestrians ,people used to stop me taking turnings by walking in front of my small truck,they were in their own little world,didn't give a sh....t for anyone else,one pedestrian actually threatened me,but realised he would spill his expensive coffee,I went to open my drivers,he ran faster than Usain bolt,
I don't understand why they act like they haven't done anything wrong and that its OK for them to do this
l totally agree
I bet that people like her don't get called out for their crappy behaviour too often, behind the wheel of a car or in another social setting.
Narcissism and a sense of entitlement
See BBC doc it's all to do with territorial instincts "this is mine" "i want to grab that" " i am superior" etc. They can come to blows if necessary
@@spartan9293 ^^
I used to do this - film people close passing and cutting me up - I struggled with it in the end and found that filming, reviewing the footage and uploading it then writing letters and complaining to the police had the effect of elongating the wrongdoing with that then affecting my own mental wellbeing so I stopped riding with my camera - so I admire your ability to remain calm and detached and your sense of perspective - entitled motorists are a lethal threat to others - thank you for your efforts.
Thank you for the good work you do to keep our parks safe and expose illegal drivers, your diligence is much appreciated by the users of Regents Park.
Thank you very much!
Holy hell... every penny of that fine fully earned. She should have a criminal record for that. She went straight anyway, so just doesn't make sense...
She was going to turn at the start but obviously she changed her mind.
She will have a conviction mate for dangerous driving
I agree totally, l get people like this everyday,l give up with them ,
If Mikey was as much of a bitch as her he could’ve milked a hit and run;)
@@rotwart she drove straight on to see her legal team.....:-)
Incredible to witness how she was gesticulating like she was in the right, if a cyclist was coming around that corner she would wipe them out, and then feel she was the victim. Well done cycling Mikey.
You should be awarded some sort of safety acknowledgement.
It called the magic foot syndrome. They can place their “foot” (desire/need/want) anywhere and those all around will bend to provide. It’s learned behaviour and it happens everywhere. NEVER reward bad behaviour as this is the type of character and personality that manifests. Despite the penalty awarded, I bet the driver still thinks that they are in the right
Exactly. I see that a lot in these videos. I’m amazed how many people swoop past the “keep left” sign (the clue is in the second word there) then say to Mikey “but I’m turning right here!!” with a shocked look that says Mikey is wrong and they are right!
She was in the right! ... Hand lane lol she be fine in America but not UK
And after all that she goes straight on 😂😂😂
So many bad drivers so few people who make an effort to stop them , keep up the good work mate !
I like her reversing technique of full lock one way then full lock the other way.
@@roberthill1586 I was thinking that watching - wondering if the complaining was "because I can't reverse". If you're unable to control your vehicle when reversing (because it's so large?) then maybe a) get a smaller vehicle. b) re-train c) both :)
I've noticed this too in a lot of the vids. Mikey, if you get time, you should do a compilation of the reversing 'skills'.
It’s swagger, okay? Now please stop looking at me disapprovingly. It burns!
Thank god she wasn't pulling a trailer. Might have put someones eyeball out.
Superb driving skills, almost equal to her manners and comprehension of road signs.
The importance of this channel is growing year-by-year. A very good team indeed , made possible by citizens with great civic duty like Mikey here, and a mostly functional legal system like the UK one. Chapeau !
Just looked, first registered in Chester and car is now up for sale, surprise surprise. MOT failure June 2020 near side track rod end, possibly driving over kerbs and pedestrians.
Too much time on your hands
@@redmile999 Yeah, like literally 20 seconds, fool.
@@redmile999 Potentially saving lives and getting dangerous killers off our roads. Yes that is a real waste of time I guess.
@@redmile999 you nasty man.
Well done Cycling Mikey. Keep doing your great work at trying to keep our roads safe for all of us.
That should just be his job bringing in that kind of money for the country
People seem to definitely be becoming more entitled as times progress..
london
More entitled but less inteligent
Yeah so true
I have driven round London and the north circular for 40 years in a liveried service van and in that time it has never been anything but appalling. There was never a golden age of driving in London in my lifetime, maybe the 1950s but after then its been bumper to bumper with cars. Cars seem to bring out the worst in some peoples personalities.
Entitlement ranking :
1) USA
2) UK
and so on...
Great job. The accidents you have stopped. The serious injuries you have stopped. Well done sir keep up the great work.
Thing is Karen could have waited another 2 minutes in the correct lane and she would have been fine.
@MrCactus Karen's don't stop to use logic or think of others, they just strive to instinctively go above and beyond in the service of self.
But instead of being fine she had a fine
Stopping is for little people. Lol
LOL
In their minds, the road is their road, it's been built specifically for them not others.
lol she's so confused "what am i supposed to doooo? my car only has forward"
We greatly admire your commitment. In certain areas of southern Italy such a civil gesture would not be appreciated by motorists. Indeed, perhaps you would risk your life. Greetings from Italy
I love his Jack Reacher ‘two things are going to happen’! Priceless.
Good for T-Shirt design, "Back You Go" is another one
Advertised for sale in June 2019 at 44k - so presumably originally over 50k new
Price / Entitlement direct ratio
That was unbelievable. What a dangerous driver! Should have lost her license
I can across your videos for the first time today and think you are doing a great job on behalf of the public 👍👍👍
I've watched numerous Galdalf Corner videos on this channel now, and it baffles me how the facial expressions of the drivers who go on the wrong side of the road because they're too good to wait in line like everyone else seem to suggest that they believe they are 100% and utterly completely in the right. It's never shame or remorse on their faces; it's entitlement, anger and arrogance.
Absolutely spot on!
I'm not sure why UA-cam suggested your videos, but I've now watched three and love how you keep others safe. This reinforces the plan for not renting a motorcar when visiting London this fall. I'll use the tube, thanks!
Your pfp is better
What amazes me is how easily the other drivers let them back in the queue after Mikey makes them go back. What SHOULD happen is the I'm-too-important-to-wait-in-traffic driver should be made to wait as long as it takes to get back in line at the end of the queue. Then they can explain to their boss why they're late for work. "Sorry boss, I tried to bully my way through an intersection by driving the wrong way in order to save myself 30 seconds but I ended up waiting 10 minutes for an opening to get back in the queue."
What gets me is the self entitlement. She acted as she had the right to do what she wanted and you were in the wrong.
I hope and I bet she acts differently now she has been landed with the huge fine and the points added
Certain parts of London are full of pricks like her
@@benm5345 Sadly probably not. She probably still thinks she was doing something perfectly reasonable and one annoying person made an issue of it and the 'system' unfairly punished her when he caused the problem not her. People's capacity to justify to themselves whatever they want to do is scary.
I like that you left the nice interaction with the lady at the end, good for the soul.
She wasn't even turning right. She was going straight ahead. I don't know how she planned to get back in the left lane. It would never even occur to me to try something like that.
I'm not familiar with london roads and I couldn't quite believe what I was watching here, so I pulled up street view and walked the route and its extremely clear this lady is totally in the wrong, there is NO time every she would be correct aside if there was an official contra-flow system in effect, well done for highlighting this , people can be killed with this sort of reckless driving.
I wonder how they would react if they were a pedestrian trying to cross there when someone did that.
She's a Karen just imagine how she'd react
I have a feeling she drives across the street in lieu of walking.
I can answer that for you. Pedestrians are total nobodies to entitled car owners.
I don’t understand why she even bothered trying to do that in the first place! The traffic was moving and she was nearly at the turn anyway 😂
She drove straight at the end.
arrogance.
Then she did,not turn right and went straight on!!!
She didn't even bother turning right. So what was the point? She just got into trouble for nothing.
@@stephenandrews8419 she clearly wanted to drive on the right lane straight all the way to the lights
That painted bicycle "flattened into the road" is a pretty accurate prediction of events to occur if people continue to not think about the consequences of their actions when using the roads. So many accidents that need never have happened. :0(
I JUST LOVE THIS GUY FOR STANDING HIS GROUND. WELL DONE MIKEY 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻THUMBS UP👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The joy of watching someone so blinded by their arrogance get put in their place. Well done to you Sir!
She didn't want to reverse because she's no good at it! I think the law needs to be tougher on people like this, a ban with extended retest would be the best result as it would weed out all the terrible drivers that make other people's lives a misery with thier selfish, entitled driving style........ Or just crush the offenders car infront of them, they might learn then.
Compulsory retest every 6 years for motorists and compulsory cycle training with each purchase of a bike
Oh boy, using her car as a weapon. Why doesn't the police put a law enforcement camera at that spot? No more spectacular scenes, but it would be a lot safer!
A knife is a tool for cooking, a cricket bat is a tool for sports, a riffle is a tool for hunting. The use any of these for killing someone should be charged as murdering. An automobile is a tool for transport but try to hurt someone with it an you would get a fine....????????
@@GreEnPassant Riddle me this deer .
Somethinflg to do with heritage etc which is why they haven't put a camera there
@@GreEnPassant under UK law any item is considered an offensive weapon if it is:
Used as a weapon, or
Threatened to be used as a weapon, or
Or modified for use as a weapon
She absolutely used her car as a weapon and should have been charged as such (perhaps she was).
@@GreEnPassant you know you can edit a comment?
It makes you wonder what else the driver of that big Volvo gets up to and tries to get away with??!
Thank you EVER so much for what you are doing and for sharing it wit us, CyclingMikey. FANTASTIC 😃
I love this guy its about time someone stood up to the people who think they can do what they like on the road! Ask yourself would you do it on your driving test or if he was a police officer ? mmmmm I think not? Keep up the great work you do.
she needs a ban. she cant even reverse safely
I thought that!
Good thing she wasn't towing a trailer then! It would have been all over the place!
With full HD reversing camera
It’s amazing how many of them hit the curb on the right when they’re reversing. Embarrassing
Driver: Let’s take that right turn early, too much traffic.
Gandalf: YOUU SSHHAALL NOT PPAAAASSS.
and then goes straight on anyway, lol
I love your videos. I see tricks like this all the time and I'm glad someone is standing up to these idiots. I bet her insurance company will love the explanation as to why she got the 6 points too.
She actually hit Mikey with her car. Perhaps a week in prison would be proper as well?
So brave. Well done, pal. It does make me wonder why the police don't just have a regular camera there, or a sign saying don't do this... etc.
And Imagine, had she stayed in line she would have passed that corner just 20 seconds into the video rather than over 2minutes later...
at this point, police should just mount a traffic camera with a big "you are being watched" sign. can catch all those who do it when you aren't present AND free you up to tackle the next worst traffic violation junction :S
It must get really tiring some days having to hang around that same spot all the time for the safety and well-being of others. Good work and good fortune to you.
Oh yes. They are always worried about waiting for everyone else but when confronted they will argue the toss. This goes for a lot of incidences where just being a bit more patient before causing an accident has cost more time dealing with aftermath
@The Legend You'd be living up to your name if you did so :P
Well done mate
Met Police should have a dedicated cctv at this spot: fines would pay for it within a couple of months.
Good job done! I've seen cars do this at Traffic Lights to get in front of the line - by driving and blocking the wrong side. It drives me mad!!!
That was so satisfying. Not sure where she expected to go when you had the BMW and Mercedes waiting to use the road.
After watching so many of your videos, and being a subscriber, I find it hard to believe that there are so many motorists that continue to do this. Obviously you're not famous enough yet, but kudos to you for your patience and adherence to the law.
Thought she was turning right, but end up going straight ahead
It still baffles me how much difference there is in fines between offenders. I understand this one is higher due to her trying to run you over, but other cases that are very similar to each other often have a huge difference in fines.
Earnings of offender. no point in a fine that they can not pay.
@cookiemonster If the court decides you do not have the funds to pay it is unlikely that a bank will lend you the money so you can pay.
I think the fine should be far higher and she should be charged in court for assult with a deadly weapon.
@cookiemonster I'm not sure if it's means tested but if there is only a flat rate chances are it's going to have to be low enough to be reasonable for poorer people and thus probably not going to be a deterrent for wealthier people.
@@paxundpeace9970 not sure if there is such an offence in the UK - she could definitely be charged with assault, possession of an offensive weapon and road rage.
I zoomed in and I could read her lips!
She said, “Get out of the road! I have patients waiting to see me in the clinic! I feel intimidated and I’m really shaking, so I’m just going to phone the police!”
Lol!
@Gulaid M Hahaha, no, he's referring to the doctors video. :)
Well if her job was that important she would have permission to have green or blue flashing lights. :-D
Then she should know better than if she a doctor
Than to do silly things like that
Plot twist: she’s the receptionist. 😀
@@MrAudienceMember2662015 NOOOoooo 😂😂😂
I just love the way that everybody is disgusted with her 😭😂😭😂😭
@@benjaminsavage4204 It seems as if you have some sort of learning disability...
@@benjaminsavage4204 🤡🤡🤡
@@benjaminsavage4204 how lame do you have to be to come back and like your own comment 😂😂😂
yOu gUyS aRe aLl sExIsT
Eheh everyone honking at the old bag
She was fined in COURT so I assume that means she opted to appear in court rather than just pay the fine that arrived by post. The level of entitlement is mind-boggling.
She may have pleaded guilty via post.
@CyclingMikey ahh OK. I'm not familiar with the British justice system. Keep up the good work.
Please carry on what your doing you might save a life ! , I am a motorcyclist and people doing things like this is scary. It must be stopped
But she went straight on after? So what was the point in all that! 🤦♀️🤔
She was probably hoping to get up there via a different route with less traffic because at the time there was a bit of a queue. Shows how impatient she was as the queue didn't even last that long.
Cheater cheater pumpkin eater
Good work Mikey. That lady was determined to do the wrong thing. I thought at one stage she was going to run you over. Good thing there are witnesses, plus she was captured on video.
That was NO lady.
I would love to meet the magistrate who handed out this fine, I having been working in the justice system for over 30 years and I have never met a judge who had the guts to apply such a large fine for this level of criminal driving. This representative of the law has my admiration.
reckon that must be £100 per metre , no due diligence and potentially hitting others , if that does not wake her up
what will ? , its what could have happened that perhaps carried the amount of forfiet ,
@@johndejure9849 what could have happened at 10mph?
@@rhodrijohn7411 do you fancy being hit by a Volvo? Even at 10 mph.
@@rhodrijohn7411 a baby in a buggy may not fare well.
Incredible! She says she wants to turn right but when she does get going, she drives straight on!!!
I really enjoy your gentle interactions with law abiding sensible folk.
When your sense of entitlement overshadows your perception of reality.
You become a cyclist.
@@markmanning6816 I see you liked your own tweet. Whilst there certainly are bad and entitled cyclists too, drivers are more lawbreaking and less careful and so are worse than cyclists, treating both as groups of people. www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/
Welcome to the 21s century!
If that was a business you'd make a fortune on that corner!
Well it is a business, except it's the government making the fortune
@@emrebaskocak Oh, the myth of the cash cow motorist is just a myth. These prosecutions cost far FAR more than the sum of fines+costs that they raise. The govt is making a massive net loss in prosecuting drivers like these.
@@CyclingMikey Oh really? I thought they would tack on all the costs to the person if found guilty, at least that's how it is where I am. So it's always a net profit when someone is found guilty.
@@CyclingMikey Any idea why they can't increase the penalties to at least cover the costs of prosecution? Surely any sensible person would object to the state losing money in circumstances where the case is so simple and the proof so indisputable. As a bonus, the higher fines might get us closer to the real goal: behaviour change.
@@weevilinabox The fines are adjusted to take account of income. If the costs where increased to the actual cost then down graded to take account of income they would just be another fine. There are many people who are prison for non payment of fines.
The other probable with the courts being profitable would be that they would be run to make money. Everybody commits minor crimes so it would just be a tax.
Well done. These lunatics are a safety threat to all of us.
That girl literally threw the car on HIM. She is weaponizing her car.
She didn‘t even turn right in the end.
the doctors were also driving a volvo suv. Volvo suv drivers not lookin good in these clips
Some people get very irate when being asked to reverse because they can't. I live in a country lane which is quite a popular route on the weekends, and only allows cars from 1 direction. The amount of people who appear like they havent tried to reverse in decades is surprisingly high.
This woman certainly was one of those. It's amazing to me how many drivers cannot steer a course going backwards.
True.
Women drivers
@@F80.M3this isn't 2010 anymore so fuck off with that sexist generalising crap. Plenty of men suck at driving too.
incredible sense of entitlement. staggering
Entitlement comes as standard with that particular model
who does she think she is, you wait in the queue like others idiot
Some might call it a sense of entitlement some might call it mental illness, definitely looked like an episode to me
Love your work mate. Impatient car drivers that jump queues and do dangerous shit to avoid waiting like everyone else are scum. There's places in Melbourne where the same thing happens, except most of the time it's meth'd up blokes in lifted utes with rage, so probably don't want to stand infront of them haha.
Melbourne has the most disgusting drivers I've ever encountered. Tail gating everywhere. Tooting at anything. Overtaking dangerously and accelerating away just to slam the brakes on at the traffic lights 50 yards down the road. Just total cretins who would get laughed at in the UK.
...and she didn't even turn right!
I can't believe she got those (correct) penalties when the guy in the Mercedes who deliberately hit you several times got almost nothing. This was very mild in comparison!
Wow. I bet she took this anger out on someone in the office when she got the fine.
Thank you for the great job you are doing out there! I wish someone like you would act in my town as well including the police accepting this type of evidence!
Well done! You'd think that a plain clothed police officer could do that job too and that the city wouldn't have to rely on you helping to police the roads. You've caught so many so surely they would as well.
Yes, it's not as though our emergency services are starved of resouces and short of personnel after years of tory cuts, they can just open another box of police officers any time they like.
You sir are a legend. Keep up the good work!
I appreciate that!
that woman should have got two years off the road , use of motor vehicle as a deadly weapon , and a suspended sentence , life has become very cheap
Here we have a wild Karen 😄
“Let me speak to your manager”. 😄
Haha I read that in David Attenborough voice
GREAT result, Mikey! Ye Gods, the audacity of some people is unreal... and for some reason, it's always a driver of an expensive car. Unbelievable.
If this is happening so often the city should do something against it. Anything better than leaving it like this
Take their vehicles and crush them.
Second of your videos from Gandalf’s Corner I’ve watched (thanks to YT algorithm). First was a Merc; this a Volvo Estate. Wondering if I’ll see a tiny Fiat do the same? 🤔. Gratifying to see the fines & points info: thanks for your valuable public service!
There's actually something so pleasing about these videos 😂😂😂
she wasn't even turning right, she went onwards, literally jumping a queue
How valuable is a person's time that saving possibly half a minute is worth hundreds in court?
I'm 67 and have been driving since I was a teenager. I ALWAYS think about that. What do you gain by driving like an idiot vs what's the potential cost. So I always get where I'm going, never get any tickets, and always get to wake up the next day.
I love these videos. Sometimes I almost can't watch as my adrenalin levels go up just watching. Your adrenalin levels must be sky high, so it's a huge credit to you that you remain so calm on the outside. I'm totally in awe as you have such guts to do this and to stand your ground.
Glad you like them! Yeah my adrenaline levels are high when I'm doing this. You can just hear a faint sign of it when I comment to that shocked pedestrian how dangerous what she did was, and the last word comes out mangled.
@@CyclingMikey Ha ha! PS I've just learned how to spell adrenaline!
@@leejones4497 Now you mention it, so have I! I didn't realise the difference.
UA-cam just recommended me your videos and I gotta say that I am really proud of you for what you are doing. Keep it up mate! Love and good luck from Germany! :)
Thanks a ton!
689 penalty points, good lord man, you are clearly anointed to do gods work.