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Oh hes got such a good attitude about driving. Definitely one of the nicer drives I've seen on this channel. I hope he passes next time, good luck Leyton!
I get him. You get so conditioned to always having to check the mirrors at any opportunity, up to the point that some mirror checks are just downright unnecessary to me, talking as an experienced driver. Good on him for being careful though!
that's the definition of "mirror checks to impress examiner", once you become so robotic like this you stop reacting to what's actually happening in the mirrors...
This is such a good point, driving instructors focus so hardly on checking mirrors to the point where you check mirrors not for your own safety but because you have to for your test. When you check your mirrors you need to actually process what’s there if anything.
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Honestly your videos help so much I literally just passed my exam with 1 minor and I only had 10 hours driving experience but felt like I had more because of your videos. Keep doing what u do man you’re great!
Bless him, never seen a head swivel so much. Hope it all went well in the end!! Some instructors drive it into you. Was to me when I first started learning 12 years or so ago. "Have you checked your internal mirror" over and over. Often when I JUST had! That's when I'd speed(minorly)/or go wonky!! Glad to know that's changed!!
That's actually a new level of a learner to watching in the mirrors too much, 😅but it's better to checks mirrors at any opportunity, overally he drives well, good luck to Leighton☺💪.
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Bless 'im - he drove well generally! I hope forward observation and planning becomes as regular as his mirror checks! He deserves a pass imo, and will go on to be a safe driver.
I won’t lie, this was me aswell when I was told I don’t do enough mirror checks. I would scan just like him constantly because i was paranoid about missing something or doing something dangerous for not looking in the mirror. It does calm down after lol
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@@SpoonClipss this is what I was wondering. We seem quite strict with marking here. Watching these videos, what differences have you noticed that would be marked differently in your country? 😊
@@user-xs8bt7fn2e a little leaner on observations, at like 14:16 shouldn't have been a fault probably, then him overtaking a parked car when a van was approaching probably wouldn't have been a fault either, depending on the instructor
I think reverse camera should never be use in learning or practical. As lot of people will rely on it rather than looking round. Same with parking sensors.
@@lordadz1615 It's not whether you like or not. Sitting forward restricts the movement of your arms to turn the wheels fully if needed. It's just wrong.
For some reason Leyton's mirror checks reminded me of Stevie Wonder. But it IS good to see someone checking regularly. Can't be easy driving wearing a bin liner tho. 😂
I passed in 2008 on my 2nd time. This was when you still have 3 point turn. I wasnt great at reversing mainly the parking one so there was a trick pointing mirror down and you can see the curb etc. I drove off with the mirror pointing down when "SHIT" and he said just do what you would do. So stopped sorted mirror and drove off. Passed with just 2 minors and it wasnt the mirror 🤣🤣🤣
I feel like this is what you have to do when it comes to mock tests or the real driving test. The examiner wants you to check your mirrors... for everything.
If we presume that bit at the beginning was unedited, he was checking his mirrors every five seconds. You're an ADI, weren't you also taught that you should check your mirrors every five to eight seconds? I think perhaps his instructor should have taught using mirrors in pairs, rather than all three together for nominal motion, but he is doing a rapid glance across the mirrors, exactly as he is supposed to for general driving. I wonder if along with an ADI, he was also getting instruction from a friend or family member that has an IAM advanced driver qualification, driving home the regular mirror checks. The only comment I would have made (other than learn to use the mirrors in pairs) is that it felt like he was counting seconds. It is possible his own innate sense of time really is that accurate without counting, in which case it wouldn't be distracting him. But if he is counting I'd be recommending he tries to work on just getting a feeling for when to check the mirrors because "about" five to eight seconds feels like it has passed. I'd also perhaps ask him what he is seeing in the mirrors to check that he has been taught to actually look across them, not just make an exaggerated move to indicate mirror checks to the examiner. Far too few drivers check their mirrors enough. A lot can change behind you in that five to eight seconds. So many people could have saved themselves from a rear end collision if they maintained their mirror checks when at traffic lights/junctions/in stop-start traffic. The last thing any instructor should be doing is discouraging consistent regular mirror checks.
From 10:33 to 10:51 he checked his mirrors 6 times. All of them. That is a check every 2 and a half seconds. He was looking at his mirrors more than he was looking at what was in front of him. Definitely no need to check every mirror, or even paired mirrors, that frequently. Checking your middle mirror every 5 seconds is one thing but not your wing mirrors as well. The most important place when driving straight is ahead of you. If you aren't moving to either side then there is very little reason to check your side mirrors. What are you possibly looking for? You should check your mirrors when you need to, not just to meet an arbitrary timed requirement. Checking your mirrors how frequently he was doing is definitely causing yourself undue distraction and not focusing on what's ahead. This might stop someone else rear ending you because you know they are there .. but it will probably result in your rear ending someone else because your eyes are never looking at what's ahead. Incidentally the one time he really needed to use his mirrors (when moving across lanes on a roundabout), he didn't use them. This is caused by people checking their mirrors to tick a checkbox rather than when they actually need to use them. If I was in the car with someone checking their mirrors like this then I would be a nervous wreck and would be getting the bus home pmsl.
@@thebiglebrowski3695 the reason to check in pairs is that your rear view mirror is very limited in what it can see. You use the wing mirrors to get a distant view, good for seeing motorcycles, bicycles, the reflection of blue lights on buildings that are often visible before the emergency vehicle they are attached to can be seen in the rear view. Wing mirrors also enable you to keep an eye on what is happening on the pavements behind you. Especially important in a modern age where people illegally cycle on (non-bike lane) pavements, illegally use (non-hire, privately owned) electric scooters on pavements and can be travelling faster than the flow of traffic. I agree every two seconds is too much.
To be fair i always check my mirrors once every while maybe every 20 secs but my driving instructor said i dont check mirrors enough so I became like him. i dont blame him 🤣🤣 but i dont get why hes moving his head that much, he should put his seat backwards more so that all mirrors are in view without having to moving your head
The advice given to, and by advanced drivers is (except perhaps by Pin and a few others), you should be checking your mirrors every five to eight seconds (although my motorbike instructor went with five to ten seconds). It is usually more effective to use the mirrors in pairs (offside and centre, onside and centre), and not necessarily alternating each check, it depends on what is happening behind. In the clip at the beginning, he was checking right on the five second mark. It looks excessive because of the full point mirror checks, rather than paired mirror checks.
This boy doesn't even look in the mirrors, but pretends to. The quick movements he makes with his head are mostly to show off, but completely miss the point of safely observing the surrounding traffic. Secondly, it’s entirely unnecessary to keep checking the rearview and side mirrors or looking over your shoulders constantly when driving straight ahead.
I can't help but admit I am definitely a mirror overchecker too ngl Even on a straight road with nobody around I sometimes check everything just in case. Certainly not to the level of this dude though lol
If this wasn't an official driving school car ,( for whiich the police can easily find out(the police behind would have suspected this to be a drink or drugs motorist in terms of his delay 😊
I disagree with the minor for meeting vehicles when the van was parked up there was plenty of room to get two cars down there there was also a right hand turn box so that minor was wrong
If the oncoming vehicle has to change speed or road position because the driver attempts to pass a parked vehicle (as was indicated in the video), it is a fault. It doesn't matter if you "can" get two vehicles through, it matters if your actions force the unobstructed driver to have to do something to accommodate the obstructed drivers actions. Something that the vast majority of drivers magically seem to forget once they get their license... As demonstrated by the attitude so many of them share, "There was plenty of room to get two cars down there".
@@damionlee7658 Nope that’s wrong if there’s enough space for two cars to go down a road safely then you should proceed safely stopping unnecessarily just wastes time. Also causing other cars to slow down isn’t a fault Also you’re missing the point it didn’t cause the other driver to do anything & there was a right hand turn box so there was loads of room this is just wasting time, by your logic if your coming down a road with cars on both sides and a car enters that road and slows down to stop to let your proceed this this by your own logic is a fault?
@@Ll-ij2jh are we talking about two different incidents? Pin stated that the oncoming driver (in the white van) slowed down because of the passing of the parked vehicle. On the DL25 this will come under judgement. Now as for "Being wrong", overtaking a parked car in a manner that causes an oncoming vehicle to slow down or change direction to accommodate your actions, is a failure to observe Highway Code 163, specifically the sixth point: "Give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road" "Give way" has a very specific meaning, which is that you do not advance if doing so would cause another road user (in this case the rule specifies oncoming vehicles) to have to change speed or direction in order to avoid a collision. Failure to observe this rule absolutely is a driving fault. Had it occurred a second or so later, and the van driver braked heavily, it would have been deemed a serious, or potentially dangerous fault, and become an immediate failing mark. The problem we have is that the vast majority of drivers think like you - that if there is space it is fine to force your way through - even when the oncoming driver has to move to accommodate you. That flies in the face of the best practice advice in the Highway Code, and ignores the most basic principal of sharing the road. Forcing drivers around you to accommodate your actions by getting out of your way is not sharing the road, it is trying to dominate the road.
Right, we were talking about two different incidents, but the second one (passing the van with the right turn box at about 5:08) is still a poor judgement call. He was far too close to the parked vehicle, and nobody had any safety margin to move within. It ignores point 1 of Rule 163 (not getting too close to the vehicle), and point 4 (move quickly past the vehicle). Squeezing through a small gap because you think there is just enough room also ignores the likelihood of startling the oncoming driver. Edit to add, I've watched it several times, and the oncoming driver seems to be further from the lane divider as they leave camera shot than before the pass. Which suggests they were uncomfortable with the distance, and felt they had to move to make more space. This again brings us back to the give way issue. If the oncoming driver reasonably changes speed or direction because of your action when passing, it absolutely is a driving fault.
Should have seen plenty, providing they were real mirror checks and not just a movement made to suggest mirror checks to an examiner. Mirror checks while driving in a normal motion should be very brief glances to maximise time viewing ahead. From that glance you should be able to tell if there is something that needs closer attention. With practice, those brief glances become enough to be able to accurately identify an approximate number of vehicles behind, their direction of travel, type of vehicles (motorbike, car, bus etc), and closing rate. This is because with appropriate checks every five to eight seconds, you are (should be) building up a picture of what is behind you.
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Plot twist: he's playing FNAF in real life and checking for Freddy
in 200 yeards BEAR to the right
*Diddy
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You never know when foxy will be racing out of pirate cove road towards you!!
The way he checks them🤣🤣🤣 I wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face as an instructor
Oh hes got such a good attitude about driving. Definitely one of the nicer drives I've seen on this channel. I hope he passes next time, good luck Leyton!
He’s checking if Diddy is on to him
Was about to say 😭😭💀💀💀💀
stop going on about this diddy prick
🤣🤣
No Diddy
I get him. You get so conditioned to always having to check the mirrors at any opportunity, up to the point that some mirror checks are just downright unnecessary to me, talking as an experienced driver. Good on him for being careful though!
that's the definition of "mirror checks to impress examiner", once you become so robotic like this you stop reacting to what's actually happening in the mirrors...
This is such a good point, driving instructors focus so hardly on checking mirrors to the point where you check mirrors not for your own safety but because you have to for your test. When you check your mirrors you need to actually process what’s there if anything.
That kind of continuous mirror checks would cause other issues ,in control or decision making
Good Luck for your test Leyton and well done for being brave enough to get assessed beforehand!! Well done
DGN you changed my life for the better. God bless you and your family for these awesome videos. I have been watching you since I started preparing for my driving test and I already have my license for a month. I still love your videos
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@@pawelenczewski7900 best thing in the world
He did well, not sure with the multi mirror checks whether he was actually looking and seeing what was in the mirrors or just to show he was looking.
probably just to show he is "checking them" nobody checks mirrors like this
@Rain87166 I agree, I don't think he could have actually seen what was there
Honestly your videos help so much I literally just passed my exam with 1 minor and I only had 10 hours driving experience but felt like I had more because of your videos. Keep doing what u do man you’re great!
Bless him, never seen a head swivel so much. Hope it all went well in the end!! Some instructors drive it into you. Was to me when I first started learning 12 years or so ago. "Have you checked your internal mirror" over and over. Often when I JUST had! That's when I'd speed(minorly)/or go wonky!!
Glad to know that's changed!!
Just passed my test this morning. Your videos helped out a bunch thanks mate.
Cool
Bless him, dude almost gave himself whiplash with those mirror checks 😆
bro failed for not checking under the car for any oncoming vehicles
I'll be getting the UDC for my 15 year old when he's 17. Your attention to detail and way with explaining things is just perfect.
Good work, Leyton
Looks like a robot when he moves his head
Great videos they helped me loads im a week in from passing first time with 1 minor these videos help alot thank you
Haha is he paranoid who’s he looking for in them mirrors 😂
Understandable, as there was a cop car behind him when he stalled. 😂
Honestly such a nice guy, wishing him the best 🙏
I passed my test recently but styl watch these, gowon GDN!
That's actually a new level of a learner to watching in the mirrors too much, 😅but it's better to checks mirrors at any opportunity, overally he drives well, good luck to Leighton☺💪.
this is what I'm struggling with right now! This video is Perfect timing! 🤯
He isn’t even looking at the road! And at 12:00 when it’s vital, he doesn’t check the mirrors.
hes playing 20/20/20/20 mode in fnaf
I was a driving instructor for 12 years, and only once did i have learner driver fail a test for using mirrors too often.
Bros checking diddy
Bros definitely a fnaf player 😂
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The mirror checks will be me when I have my test next week 😂
Classic lesson in driving safely and competently, do NOT drive for the examiner, drive for everyone else on the road.
Bless 'im - he drove well generally! I hope forward observation and planning becomes as regular as his mirror checks! He deserves a pass imo, and will go on to be a safe driver.
Here comes the Mirror man!
I won’t lie, this was me aswell when I was told I don’t do enough mirror checks. I would scan just like him constantly because i was paranoid about missing something or doing something dangerous for not looking in the mirror. It does calm down after lol
those were not "checks", I doubt he's actually looking whats going on at all in the mirrors nor able to react
Could be OCD..
100% this is what ocd can look like
100% irrelevant. You have to control your mental health to be a good driver 😊 .
HE IS SO SWEET
Lleyton Mirrorient
Bro is using his right stick too much 😂
Stevie wonder doing his driving lesson
BRO WAS TRYING NOT TO LAUGH LMAO
I pass 🎉 my driving test on 14th October 2024 after 7th Attempt and I spend about £3000doing driving lessons to just pass
It's was really hard to get UK driving licence
But I did it and I'm out now of all of that
Congratulations 🥳
I just realized that UK allows a max of 15 Minor Faults. Nearly spat my drink out. My country allows a max of 8 minor faults. Insane how lenient UK is
I suppose there could be a difference between how the test is marked. It'd be interested to see what US examiners look for Vs UK
Same, but clearly UK examiners mark everything they see wrong lol my country allows 8 also, but is more nice to dishing out faults at anything
@@SpoonClipss this is what I was wondering. We seem quite strict with marking here. Watching these videos, what differences have you noticed that would be marked differently in your country? 😊
@@user-xs8bt7fn2e a little leaner on observations, at like 14:16 shouldn't have been a fault probably, then him overtaking a parked car when a van was approaching probably wouldn't have been a fault either, depending on the instructor
@@SpoonClipss awesome perspective, thank you for the insight 😊
Mirrors, Mirrors, Mirrors, Mirrors......
I think reverse camera should never be use in learning or practical. As lot of people will rely on it rather than looking round. Same with parking sensors.
Why is his seat so far forwards 😭
Some people just like sitting proper forward. Mainly females
@@lordadz1615 wdym mainly females??? Do you brits drive while laying in a makeshift bed???
@@lordadz1615 It's not whether you like or not. Sitting forward restricts the movement of your arms to turn the wheels fully if needed. It's just wrong.
I mean, shorter people (I’m 5ft) don’t have a choice most of the time 🙄
@@oohlalaliezl1 ikr. I'm 5'8, I need all the height and forwardness
I checked a lot in my mirrors during a traffic que on the highway. It's to be aware for motorcycles and emergency vehicles
His new name is mirror😂
Should have learnt in Singapore. Down here we need to check every mirror a ridiculous number of times
For some reason Leyton's mirror checks reminded me of Stevie Wonder. But it IS good to see someone checking regularly. Can't be easy driving wearing a bin liner tho. 😂
Thought you could only re adjust once on test?
bro was looking for the opps
Leyton’s pretty sharp, he’ll pass in no time
Leyton Orient
If you're looking in the mirrors your not focusing on the road, gotta get the balance right.
someone likes hugging the steering wheel
I passed in 2008 on my 2nd time. This was when you still have 3 point turn. I wasnt great at reversing mainly the parking one so there was a trick pointing mirror down and you can see the curb etc. I drove off with the mirror pointing down when "SHIT" and he said just do what you would do. So stopped sorted mirror and drove off. Passed with just 2 minors and it wasnt the mirror 🤣🤣🤣
I never knew bubbles had a son out there
No, he actually failed because he forgot to check the condition of the lug nuts on the left-rear tyre
I feel like this is what you have to do when it comes to mock tests or the real driving test. The examiner wants you to check your mirrors... for everything.
I feel like I went to Leytons school but it was years ago might be wrong
Good driver I have reasons he was trolling you with the mirror checks 😂 maybe he checking for the feds. 🤣
I also passed my test on 9 October with 2 minors only , thanks for the videos
The difference between normal license and PVS
Someone on a similar channel adjusted their position after reverse parallel park but was not allowed.? But this car park reverse adjustment is ok?
From whati learntu can always adjust
@@sweta2u yes, that's what I thought.
If we presume that bit at the beginning was unedited, he was checking his mirrors every five seconds. You're an ADI, weren't you also taught that you should check your mirrors every five to eight seconds?
I think perhaps his instructor should have taught using mirrors in pairs, rather than all three together for nominal motion, but he is doing a rapid glance across the mirrors, exactly as he is supposed to for general driving. I wonder if along with an ADI, he was also getting instruction from a friend or family member that has an IAM advanced driver qualification, driving home the regular mirror checks.
The only comment I would have made (other than learn to use the mirrors in pairs) is that it felt like he was counting seconds. It is possible his own innate sense of time really is that accurate without counting, in which case it wouldn't be distracting him. But if he is counting I'd be recommending he tries to work on just getting a feeling for when to check the mirrors because "about" five to eight seconds feels like it has passed. I'd also perhaps ask him what he is seeing in the mirrors to check that he has been taught to actually look across them, not just make an exaggerated move to indicate mirror checks to the examiner.
Far too few drivers check their mirrors enough. A lot can change behind you in that five to eight seconds. So many people could have saved themselves from a rear end collision if they maintained their mirror checks when at traffic lights/junctions/in stop-start traffic. The last thing any instructor should be doing is discouraging consistent regular mirror checks.
From 10:33 to 10:51 he checked his mirrors 6 times. All of them. That is a check every 2 and a half seconds. He was looking at his mirrors more than he was looking at what was in front of him.
Definitely no need to check every mirror, or even paired mirrors, that frequently. Checking your middle mirror every 5 seconds is one thing but not your wing mirrors as well. The most important place when driving straight is ahead of you. If you aren't moving to either side then there is very little reason to check your side mirrors. What are you possibly looking for? You should check your mirrors when you need to, not just to meet an arbitrary timed requirement. Checking your mirrors how frequently he was doing is definitely causing yourself undue distraction and not focusing on what's ahead. This might stop someone else rear ending you because you know they are there .. but it will probably result in your rear ending someone else because your eyes are never looking at what's ahead.
Incidentally the one time he really needed to use his mirrors (when moving across lanes on a roundabout), he didn't use them. This is caused by people checking their mirrors to tick a checkbox rather than when they actually need to use them.
If I was in the car with someone checking their mirrors like this then I would be a nervous wreck and would be getting the bus home pmsl.
@@thebiglebrowski3695 the reason to check in pairs is that your rear view mirror is very limited in what it can see. You use the wing mirrors to get a distant view, good for seeing motorcycles, bicycles, the reflection of blue lights on buildings that are often visible before the emergency vehicle they are attached to can be seen in the rear view.
Wing mirrors also enable you to keep an eye on what is happening on the pavements behind you. Especially important in a modern age where people illegally cycle on (non-bike lane) pavements, illegally use (non-hire, privately owned) electric scooters on pavements and can be travelling faster than the flow of traffic.
I agree every two seconds is too much.
Will I be able to download the driving course vids or can I only access it on the website?
He must be taking the piss
Lol this guys is like me but the UK version! 🤣😂
It's either not enough mirror checks or too many mirror checks lol
He seems to have a pattern, he used that pattern approximately 54 times!
To be fair i always check my mirrors once every while maybe every 20 secs but my driving instructor said i dont check mirrors enough so I became like him. i dont blame him 🤣🤣 but i dont get why hes moving his head that much, he should put his seat backwards more so that all mirrors are in view without having to moving your head
The advice given to, and by advanced drivers is (except perhaps by Pin and a few others), you should be checking your mirrors every five to eight seconds (although my motorbike instructor went with five to ten seconds).
It is usually more effective to use the mirrors in pairs (offside and centre, onside and centre), and not necessarily alternating each check, it depends on what is happening behind.
In the clip at the beginning, he was checking right on the five second mark. It looks excessive because of the full point mirror checks, rather than paired mirror checks.
Bradtke Meadows
This boy doesn't even look in the mirrors, but pretends to. The quick movements he makes with his head are mostly to show off, but completely miss the point of safely observing the surrounding traffic.
Secondly, it’s entirely unnecessary to keep checking the rearview and side mirrors or looking over your shoulders constantly when driving straight ahead.
I was told mirror check should be super quick and I never learned to observe what I'm seeing
bro doing workout for neck
Bro thinks he a pool lifeguard or smth 🤷
He's sitting too far forwards.
Lol I wonder if you tell them to these things 🤣
He would look good sat in your back window as a nodding dog 🤣
I can't help but admit I am definitely a mirror overchecker too ngl
Even on a straight road with nobody around I sometimes check everything just in case. Certainly not to the level of this dude though lol
Lad too many mirror checks 😂😂
To be honest, I don't think he did pass closer on uncoming traffic he should wait 3 serious faults
If this wasn't an official driving school car ,( for whiich the police can easily find out(the police behind would have suspected this to be a drink or drugs motorist in terms of his delay 😊
Bert Rest
Well, that mirror checking is a little too much, I would definitely be scared if someone who's driving me around does that
This is what you call passing by luck 😂😂
Well done though 👏
LMAO may allah swt bless leyton man😂❤
Lmao 😂
He failed wearing a Puffer Jacket
Like the vid of Daniel Larson eating a pizza.
lol 😅what is he doing
😂😂
lol
😂😅 fail to many check 😅😅😅
I disagree with the minor for meeting vehicles when the van was parked up there was plenty of room to get two cars down there there was also a right hand turn box so that minor was wrong
If the oncoming vehicle has to change speed or road position because the driver attempts to pass a parked vehicle (as was indicated in the video), it is a fault.
It doesn't matter if you "can" get two vehicles through, it matters if your actions force the unobstructed driver to have to do something to accommodate the obstructed drivers actions.
Something that the vast majority of drivers magically seem to forget once they get their license... As demonstrated by the attitude so many of them share, "There was plenty of room to get two cars down there".
@@damionlee7658 Nope that’s wrong if there’s enough space for two cars to go down a road safely then you should proceed safely stopping unnecessarily just wastes time. Also causing other cars to slow down isn’t a fault
Also you’re missing the point it didn’t cause the other driver to do anything & there was a right hand turn box so there was loads of room this is just wasting time, by your logic if your coming down a road with cars on both sides and a car enters that road and slows down to stop to let your proceed this this by your own logic is a fault?
@@Ll-ij2jh are we talking about two different incidents? Pin stated that the oncoming driver (in the white van) slowed down because of the passing of the parked vehicle.
On the DL25 this will come under judgement.
Now as for "Being wrong", overtaking a parked car in a manner that causes an oncoming vehicle to slow down or change direction to accommodate your actions, is a failure to observe Highway Code 163, specifically the sixth point:
"Give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road"
"Give way" has a very specific meaning, which is that you do not advance if doing so would cause another road user (in this case the rule specifies oncoming vehicles) to have to change speed or direction in order to avoid a collision.
Failure to observe this rule absolutely is a driving fault. Had it occurred a second or so later, and the van driver braked heavily, it would have been deemed a serious, or potentially dangerous fault, and become an immediate failing mark.
The problem we have is that the vast majority of drivers think like you - that if there is space it is fine to force your way through - even when the oncoming driver has to move to accommodate you. That flies in the face of the best practice advice in the Highway Code, and ignores the most basic principal of sharing the road. Forcing drivers around you to accommodate your actions by getting out of your way is not sharing the road, it is trying to dominate the road.
Right, we were talking about two different incidents, but the second one (passing the van with the right turn box at about 5:08) is still a poor judgement call.
He was far too close to the parked vehicle, and nobody had any safety margin to move within. It ignores point 1 of Rule 163 (not getting too close to the vehicle), and point 4 (move quickly past the vehicle).
Squeezing through a small gap because you think there is just enough room also ignores the likelihood of startling the oncoming driver. Edit to add, I've watched it several times, and the oncoming driver seems to be further from the lane divider as they leave camera shot than before the pass. Which suggests they were uncomfortable with the distance, and felt they had to move to make more space. This again brings us back to the give way issue. If the oncoming driver reasonably changes speed or direction because of your action when passing, it absolutely is a driving fault.
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The question is did he actually see anything properly during those mili seconds of looking 🫢😅
Should have seen plenty, providing they were real mirror checks and not just a movement made to suggest mirror checks to an examiner. Mirror checks while driving in a normal motion should be very brief glances to maximise time viewing ahead. From that glance you should be able to tell if there is something that needs closer attention.
With practice, those brief glances become enough to be able to accurately identify an approximate number of vehicles behind, their direction of travel, type of vehicles (motorbike, car, bus etc), and closing rate. This is because with appropriate checks every five to eight seconds, you are (should be) building up a picture of what is behind you.
Hahahhahaha