@@Salarden They're both as superfluous as each other - nowadays most connections are encrypted so you don't need to worry about data being taken. There is a minimal risk of guessing which sites you go to in a difficult to track way, but using a VPN will just allow the VPN provider to exactly track you instead. About the only use for VPNs is to make it look like you're coming from a different country.
@@tautology_zero If a VPN provider says they say they don't track you in their advertising/terms and are then found out to be doing so, then they're in a whole world of trouble. Some of the free ones might, but a paid plan on a reputable VPN provider won't. Personally I use ProtonVPN who are based in Switzerland, where they have some of the strictest privacy laws in the world.
@@TestGearJunkie. that depends on what you trust and the legal basis in the country owning it. The VPN still doesn't perform any *real* protection for traffic, all the network provider will see for 98% of traffic are DNS and source/destination IP address pairs. And these most times can't be tracked to a specific device.
@@tautology_zero Proton uses a double hop, where the traffic first goes through one of their own data centres in Switzerland, Sweden or Iceland, and from there to the destination country. All anyone will see is an IP address in one of those countries. I trust them, Switzerland has some of the strictest privacy laws in the world. Whether you do or not is up to you.
Policeman: "Excuse me sir, have you been drinking?" Parrot: "Don't answer that, it may incriminate you. Officer, my client has been instructed not to co-operate"
Clip 1 seems to be a growing trend: on coming cars over taking parked vehicles and giving you that surprised/annoyed stare for not jumping out of their path.
@shm5547 yeah had that recently while passing through double parked cars 🚗 on my bike. Was half through and some idiot just stopped in the mouth of the obstacles with a sour as shit face
I had this today when fully committed to passing a parked lorry. A motorist turned out of a side street further up and drove straight at me forcing me to stop when level with the lorry’s cab and to reverse back as a result. They simply needed to stay in the side street until I completed my manoeuvre.
@@TheGiff7I witnessed a similar incident of impatience, car coming from a side road (turning left at a T junction, where there were parked vehicles about 15m down on the LH side of the through route) waited for 2/3 to pass then emerged into the centre of the road causing a learner coming the other way to have to slow and stop. Al, the time going at a snail pace, talking to their passenger, completely unaware of anything around him.
Im coming up to my first year driving (in a week) and I've watched Ash since before I passed (as part of my learning, my instructor embraced educational videos). I think having Ash's words of wisdom and calming driving style has really helped me engrave this type of driving into my brain. I'm a young lad, driving a blacked out Merc C class and I am constantly over taken as I am doing 29 in a 30. I must say it is quite amusing being labelled as an at risk driver due to my age and the car I drive but then I am over taken by 50 year olds in their slow box-style hatchbacks on roads where there isn't space to do so. Thank Ash, you've created 1 more safer driver.
Your careful driving will quickly show you as you build NCB and your insurance will come down accordingly, your first year is by far your most expensive, check out insurance companies offering discounts for telematics policies, they seem to make the biggest discounts for younger/new drivers. Constantly being overtaken because you're obeying the speed limit is one of my pet hates, similarly the same on dual carriageways and motorways when I leave a nice big gap in front of me and people are constantly pulling into it, just keep doing the right and safe thing while chaos swirls around you 👍
@@ASlimeInTime I'm really starting to realise that - reckon I'll give it a bash next time, although it's likely gonna result in my head getting panned in from someone ha!
Judging by their position when they stopped, I suspect they were not intending to stop until they realised they had no choice, they were already pulling over to pass the parked vehicles.
The reason I personally get triggered when a cyclist jumps a light is because I’m safe in my metal box and I don’t want to kill or injure someone, even if they’re being bloody stupid. I get even more triggered when someone else in a metal box does it though because they could kill or injure me with their stupidity.
Same when I see motorcyclists about, I'm not triggered that they can out pace anything on the road, I'm just aware of how badly they can hurt themselves when they come off.
I think its more to do with the fact that I as the motorist have to obey the rules so what absolves them of that duty? That and coupled with the additional care that the motorists have to unnecessarily provide to just look after an idiot.
@@clivewilliams3661 As cyclist, I'd love to pay road tax, so I could have equal measure on the road, then I'm sure all drivers wouldn't shit all over cyclists, as they'd be riding responsibility!
@@leedorney I don't mind cyclists not having to pay road tax but it would be a good to keep tabs and give some degree of accountability to those road users. I don't think paying tax will change the attitude of cyclists except that in so doing the threat of being prosecuted because you can be traced and sanctioned will be enough. That is the main reason why you don't see motorists doing the same thing at junctions.
That first example was interesting. When I learnt to drive in the UK 50+ years ago I was taught that if the obstruction is on your side of the road, you are the one to give way. The only exception was that vehicles going downhill give way to those coming uphill.
In ERDT you’re told when turning on to a motorway to look over your right shoulder, also known as “kissing the parrot”. That driver took that statement literally 😂
Rule 57 When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly. A seat belt harness, pet carrier, dog cage or dog guard are ways of restraining animals in cars.
With the driver closing down the gap when you started to signal to move out, I often use a technique my trainer taught me many years ago - use an arm signal. Because they're so rarely used these days, when someone sees one it tends to panic / shame them into dropping back. I can only think of one time where it hasn't worked for me.
in the clip after the parrot, keep in mind the driver of the chelsea tractor was telling himself he was using all the available road to help traffic. nobody is the villain in their own story.
That last clip was the perfect way to jump the red light, carefully whilst bearing in mind that you haven’t got the right of way. Selfishness on the road is what triggers me
I used to drive around with a kestrel or a harris hawk sitting on the back seat, tethered to a bow perch or block in the boot, looking out of the rear window. The reactions when people spotted them was quite funny.
On a trip from Kent to Devon, when we were close to our destination, I looked in the rear view mirror and saw our parrot was hanging upside down from the roof of his travel cage. I guess he got bored 😂
At around 10:55 the clip with the bus in front and the cyclist. Really well handled by yourself and your pupil Ash. Great advice to your pupil & excellent restraint shown. You didn't allow yourself / your pupil to be pressured by the car behind you into overtaking prematurely when it wasn't safe. Great job there!
I know that there is a lot you can't see on camera, but that seems a good pick up from Ash at 10:05. The bus coming the other way was invisible to me, and he was in the passenger seat! Good eyes.
Cyclist here. Red light jumping annoys me too. Not even 24 hours ago I saw a man get flattened by a car after he ran a red. I shouted at him as he crossed the lights (I'm on a bike too) and he told me to make love to myself.. then splat. He was okay. The driver wasn't though. She had to call someone to come get her and the car.
It never occurs to them that the person who eventually hits them is going to suffer - or they just don't care. I don't jump red lights either - I wouldn't in my car, so why should I on a bike?
One really needs to take into account the direction of bright sunlight on vehicles and how it could affect signal visibility to other road users from their position in the road especially with a side repeater.
So many cyclists complain about drivers putting them at risk (which does happen), so it can be annoying to see other cyclists disregarding the rules of the road and putting themselves at risk by scooting across major junctions when their direction has a red light. As you've said many times, cyclists are vulnerable, it's frustrating to see them put themselves and others at risk for no reason, especially when they are the only vehicle that can easily dismount and use pedestrian access.
It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷♂️
It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷♂️
The roundabout clip at around 6:19 where your pupil is taking the 3rd exit. You make a good point that as the lanes split around the stage where you are passing the 2nd exit, you want to take the left of the two lanes in preparation for taking the 3rd exit. To this day, I still find myself having to remind myself of this. I put it down to the fact that when I passed my test in 1978 and for many years after, we didn't have these kinds of "complex" roundabouts. Just basic "textbook Highway Code" two lane roundabouts whereby the procedure for a right turn is to approach in the right hand lane and stay there, right next to the roundabout Island until it's time to slide over to the left for your actual exit. But for these big modern multi lane roundabouts, a move one lane to the left around one exit prior (sometimes even earlier) is required, otherwise you will have problems exiting. Of course, so called spiral roundabouts literally guide you to your exit. As long as you selected the correct lane for your intended destination at the beginning.
The spiral roundabouts are fine when there are signs showing which lane to take. Often there's only road markings (that a lorry or car is covering) and if you're in an unfamiliar neighbourhood things can get a bit frustrating.
@@DeShark88 Yes that's very true. Another issue can occur even if you are in the correct lane for your destination but someone else in the lane adjacent to you "drifts" across when they shouldn't. Of course, following Ashley's advice of trying to drive in a staggered formation helps here but not always possible.
9:50 Hilarious. Someone did this to me on Monday morning approaching a red light. I started laughing and he could obviously see me in his rear view mirror and started moving his hands about.
I'm amazed at the number of "Give Way" junctions where there is limited vision. Unless I have totally unrestricted view I always stop. PS: I wonder if parrot man drives with a peg leg.
Love your videos however have to make the point at 6:40 you took both hands off the sterring wheel, although it looks likes your wrist were on there. Would this be an instant fail in a test ?
My father told me to always remeber that all types of people drive cars, happy people, sad people, kind people, angry people. Treat all as kind drivers, expect all to be angry drivers
There's a fellow in Belfast who take (or at least took) his big black cat on his shoulders when he was out driving. He got in the car and it crawled off and sat on top of the seat behind his head. Last I saw him, he was out for a cycle, cat on his shoulders, glaring at anyone who did a double take.
I suspect there is no specific law on the statute relating to parrots on the driver's shoulder, however if an accident occurred you could find yourself up in front of the beak.
The yellow car flying passed you with the help of some feathers. I think I’ve seen everything in this clip on our roads in recent memory. The “don’t let them over” mentality is very prominent in Swindon which is why so many people don’t dare use all the available road space. There’s an especially awkward merge in turn in Chippenham (Wiltshire) after leaving the big roundabout. As the road increases in speed while a lane disappears, nobody wants to be “out done” by another car….it’s like a race.
The first clip of the white Ford focus driver.... I've had that look before. It's a look called 'I was definitely in the wrong, but I'm not having it' look 😅
Minor point on cyclists jumping red lights (which I think you may have touched on in another video) - sometimes you aren't picked up by traffic light sensors, so if there are no cars coming from behind (obviously not applicable in this case), you have little choice but to proceed through with caution on red.
The opening clip before the intro. In a slow moving situation where the car won't realistically go any slower in 2nd gear but 1st gear would be too low... I stay in 2nd gear and dip the clutch. Not sure if that counts as "coasting" but to me, it seems the best solution.
@@picklestheswift Don't 'slip' the clutch, you will overheat it and also cause premature wear. It is like all these nonsense 20mph roads. End up being in a lower gear with higher revs, creating more pollution than if one drove at 30.
At around 7:20 with the parrot "sketch" (no not the Monty Python one!) the yellow Citroen alao made some poor driving choices. Was in a rush to overtake you, leading up to a traffic queue. Presumably in an attempt to get ahead of you so that it could try and change into your lane before you. Then realised it couldn't do that and subsequently changed lanes behind you. With better planning (and less impatience) it could have selected it's intended lane by simply falling in place behind you earlier without trying to race you for it. Notice also how impatient they were thereafter as well.
As much as we cant accept poor driving standards on our UK roads, your video depicts the well established attitude of the majority of road users, which is, "I will do what the hell I like, whose going to stop me"!! Just like everything else going on in the world at the minute, there are no consequences to actions anymore, other than a slap on the wrist". And just like the "lady" in the Focus who received one of your death stares, people don't care that they don't follow the rules, because there are more of them, as there are of us. I wish I knew what to do, to fix the problem. Keep up the good fight, in trying to educate people to do the right thing. Someone has to uphold standards.
1st clip - Gotta almost admire the sheer size of the solid brass balls on that Focus driver gaslighting YOU while she's clearly visible with phone in hand! I'd almost doubt myself after encountering her.
The thing is Ash is,I cycle to work and I drive a van for my work,at traffic lights because of most cars filling the cycle box,I will go past to the curb and give myself the room that the car as took,so I can get going in case they are turning left.As a van driver i always keep the cycle box clear.And watching and learning from your excellent videos that’s why I have have finished top of my company’s telematics program for the past 12 months,with an average score of 99%,but the last 6 months with a score of 100% 👍
Please upload a video of how to drive through a safari park? Should we dodge the animals? How fast should we go? Should we have our windows up? Would all be interesting to hear your thoughts
Driving through a safari park, a long time ago, the guidance posters were crystal clear. Very slow driving, windows closed, and pause in case of animals on the road. If needed, staff would take care of making the road available. Only open windows in case of posters allowing this.
7:57 The Blue Mercedes behind you tried to do what the Yellow Parrotcar was doing aswel, but was too late. The Blue BMW did not only do an illegal overtake but his right brakelight was broken aswel.
the first clip..... the amount of times that that happens to me when driving a lorry. People can see that there is no space, and yet they keep on driving. It is as if they would walk towards a wall and just walk straight into it head first. You seriously need another lesson or 2 if you are not able to determine if there is space for you to keep going or not. And if it is a narrow street with a lorry coming towards you, chances are that there is not enough space. And so the best thing would be to take the easy way out, which is: Wait where there is space. But, if i got a penny for every driver that decides to take the hard way out and keeps driving towards no space, i would be rich. I would be able to stop working.
That lady in the white focus at the start...like what? How can she give you that look when there was enough room to have clearly given way? What a mong
8:51 - Not sure if you'll see this Ash, but there's actually a recommendation to remove lanyards while driving for safety reasons. There was one example where someone's airbag went off during a crash and actually forced their security pass into their chest, resulting in a collapsed lung and hospital treatment.
Indeed it's also the reason why I have always been trained to never cross your hands when steering because there was a case where somebody ended up in a minor accident that they could have very easily walked away from uninjured... If only they hadn't crossed their hands over the center of the steering wheel when the airbag went off and propelled their wrist into their own jaw with an estimated force twice of twice the power of the record for the most powerful boxers punch.... Instead they ended up in surgery for several hours having the remaining fragments of his wristwatch removed from his broken jaw before it could it could be put back together.... I shudder at the thought of the several hours of surgery plus many months of a painful recovery.... All because of a few seconds of carelessness....
Why does cyclists running reds triggers motorists? For me, it's that they take risks, and put themselves in danger, and expect other people to look out for them. OK we have to be vigilant, so you could argue it's already taken care of, but when I drive in town, I sometimes have to accommodate two rule breakers at the same time, as they can be coming from different directions, so jumping reds just adds to the fog we have to navigate, and makes everyone, not just them, less safe.
@@engineeredlifeform the point stands though. The vast majority of cyclists running a red are an irritant but they’re not putting themselves in much danger… little more than pedestrians crossing on a red. You’re post rationalising imo.
@ 11.00 where the learner overtakes the cyclist using the hatched areas which is perfectly legal. It is worth reminding learners that whilst crossing hatched areas with broken lines is fine, some of those areas don't get driven over much and they can be home to all sorts of rubbish which falls off other vehicles and never gets swept away. Builder rubble, bits if metal, bottles, road signs and frames etc. so observe how clean it is before committing.
I think one of the greatest problems that was highlighted here is the ease with which some drivers go for an overtake in an urban, low-speed-limit area. There are already multiple hazards and it appears that many of them decide to overtake on the flimsiest of observations, becoming a hazard multiplier in the process. Regarding the Audi driver gobbing off at you because she had to stop to let you through at 0:30 - I've heard people say that the driver _not_ passing parked cars is the one that has to give way. I've no idea where the notion comes from but I'm amazed how many people drive like it's true.
I had one driver once try and tell me that it was the smaller car that had priority. I don't think that it's a coincidence that his car was smaller than mine.
@PedroConejo1939 - the notion of the vehicle not passing the parked cars could come from other UA-cam channels that say things like “Here is a road where we have parked cars either side so it is a bit of give and take. But this driver coming the other way really take the . I reached the cars first so I really should have priority but they have decided to carry on through” Usually the person talking is on the side of the road that was clear so did have priority but they use the phrase “I was here first”. Others watching then take that as truth and start applying everywhere they go and quite often speed up to enforce the “I was here first” agenda
@@smilerbob The 'I was here first' argument has become an article of faith for some when it comes to roundabouts too. It's like all the other rules just evaporate leaving just _priorité a moi._ I don't bother disputing with them anymore.
@@ianmason. That could be true if the smaller car can keep within their half/lane and the larger car is straying into the oncoming lane, but that seems more about lane width/road design than vehicle size.
@@JWK35 We were talking about where one direction meets an obstruction like parked cars and has to yield to oncoming traffic on the clear side, and the misconceptions some people have about this situation. i.e. in the case I was talking about the guy in the small car was coming from the obstructed direction and just made up a bunch of waffle to try and justify why he was charging in when he should have yielded.
The clip at around 2:40 is a good example of how changing lanes near junctions can cause a few issues. Not saying the van should’ve pulled out as they should wait until they are 100% sure it is clear and safe but I think they may have been expecting you to slow / stop before the junction and not change lanes. To drivers like the van driver…keep looking and observing even after you have started pulling out which is a lot easier when not on the phone 👍
I have always been put off getting a new dashcam because they are always terrible but the one you use to record looks brill so may have to pick up one!
I've just bought this camera that Ashley is using (well a different one, not the actual one 😋) and it's excellent. Not being sponsored to say that, I'm just very pleased with it.
Regarding cyclists running red lights, I think most people are disproportionately annoyed by some rule breaking over others. I’d argue most people would be more annoyed by someone jumping the queue in a post office than they are by a driver breaking the speed limit.
I also leave a one-car 'ghost space' when the car in front has pulled over the line - was never sure whether that was the right thing to do, but presume it is since you do it! 9:50
@@ashley_neal Only problem is the PC program to view the footage only works with Windows or a Mac and I run Linux.. Still, I'm sure I'll figure it out..!
From around 1:17 to 1:28, although not the subject of that clip, I couldn't help noticing the van in Lane 2 tailgating and harrassing the car in front. And all just to get to the next red light and wait. Also, the car that let Ashley out into Lane 2 did a subsequent "Hurry up and wait" by speeding up after Ashley moved back to Lane 1 and then had to brake part way through its overtake just to arrive at the back of the queue quicker.
Clip2 1:20 Quite possibly, the driver to your right was not being deliberately obstructive, just had tunnel-vision, staring ahead, and his tiny brain didn't register your indicator. Had similar on the motorway yesterday, I'm in lane 1, catching a truck, signal on for 25 flashes, still the car on my right shoulder did not respond, not overtaking, just sitting there. They catch, they match, they sit, unaware, staring at the road about two car lengths ahead, until 'suddenly' there's something in front of them.
@@picklestheswift That's not fair - you haven't heard the parrot. The pulling out in front of the other car was probably another dirty shirt incident. Ashley can't do that but I bet he'd like to sometimes. 😀
1:30 the rear dash cam placement probably doesn't help judge distances, but I'd say you could have moved up a little so the car to the right can see u easier and know u want to move across. 1:57 are you looking for a confrontation there?
Yeah. Someone also suggested tunnel vision and focusing on the car in front. They might not have seen the indicator flashing at that angle either. Looking for that eye contact was defo unnecessary. And what happened to "Priority is given, not taken"?
@@p.a.1675I've seen plenty of videos of Ashley's and that road seems very familiar to him and still sticks in the first lane expecting others to 'help the flow of traffic for everyone' and move out of his way The parked car was getting rather close and still expecting to be given priority, without slowing.
A parrot (or I think a blue and gold Macaw?) on your shoulder is not actually flagged as "illegal" in and of itself, but could come under a general clause like "not under proper control?"
If the guy with the parrot is a pirate, does he have a peg leg, and does that mean he has to drive an Arrrrrrrgh-tomatic? And just a reminder that 19th September every year is International Talk Like a Pirate Day - put it in your diaries!
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I seem to recall you recommending Nord VPN. Is PIA better?
@@Salarden They're both as superfluous as each other - nowadays most connections are encrypted so you don't need to worry about data being taken. There is a minimal risk of guessing which sites you go to in a difficult to track way, but using a VPN will just allow the VPN provider to exactly track you instead. About the only use for VPNs is to make it look like you're coming from a different country.
@@tautology_zero If a VPN provider says they say they don't track you in their advertising/terms and are then found out to be doing so, then they're in a whole world of trouble. Some of the free ones might, but a paid plan on a reputable VPN provider won't. Personally I use ProtonVPN who are based in Switzerland, where they have some of the strictest privacy laws in the world.
@@TestGearJunkie. that depends on what you trust and the legal basis in the country owning it.
The VPN still doesn't perform any *real* protection for traffic, all the network provider will see for 98% of traffic are DNS and source/destination IP address pairs. And these most times can't be tracked to a specific device.
@@tautology_zero Proton uses a double hop, where the traffic first goes through one of their own data centres in Switzerland, Sweden or Iceland, and from there to the destination country. All anyone will see is an IP address in one of those countries. I trust them, Switzerland has some of the strictest privacy laws in the world. Whether you do or not is up to you.
I take the parrot with me when I go to the pub so he can drive me home.
My only question is:
How does the parrot reach the pedals?
@@obscureinception8302 with a wooden leg
Who's a clever boy then?
@@J-Stoic
Of course!
I can't believe I didn't realise that.
Policeman: "Excuse me sir, have you been drinking?"
Parrot: "Don't answer that, it may incriminate you. Officer, my client has been instructed not to co-operate"
Clip 1 seems to be a growing trend: on coming cars over taking parked vehicles and giving you that surprised/annoyed stare for not jumping out of their path.
I get that all the time when I'm cycling. They expect you to dive into the gutter so they can skim past at 30mph.
@shm5547 yeah had that recently while passing through double parked cars 🚗 on my bike. Was half through and some idiot just stopped in the mouth of the obstacles with a sour as shit face
I had this today when fully committed to passing a parked lorry. A motorist turned out of a side street further up and drove straight at me forcing me to stop when level with the lorry’s cab and to reverse back as a result. They simply needed to stay in the side street until I completed my manoeuvre.
@@TheGiff7I witnessed a similar incident of impatience, car coming from a side road (turning left at a T junction, where there were parked vehicles about 15m down on the LH side of the through route) waited for 2/3 to pass then emerged into the centre of the road causing a learner coming the other way to have to slow and stop. Al, the time going at a snail pace, talking to their passenger, completely unaware of anything around him.
7:32 You had a lucky escape there Ash, that was one of Liverpools firece Citroen Pirates. It could've ended badly 😂
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@@daveh1294 Thanks 👍
The Citroen Pirates used to drive Honda's.
Which sort of Honda's?
Type Aarh!
Pirates also struggling with the cost of living it seems. Had to sell his Spanish Galleon and start driving a yellow DS3.
Surprised he wasn't driving a '97 aRrrrrr plate
Im coming up to my first year driving (in a week) and I've watched Ash since before I passed (as part of my learning, my instructor embraced educational videos). I think having Ash's words of wisdom and calming driving style has really helped me engrave this type of driving into my brain. I'm a young lad, driving a blacked out Merc C class and I am constantly over taken as I am doing 29 in a 30. I must say it is quite amusing being labelled as an at risk driver due to my age and the car I drive but then I am over taken by 50 year olds in their slow box-style hatchbacks on roads where there isn't space to do so. Thank Ash, you've created 1 more safer driver.
Your careful driving will quickly show you as you build NCB and your insurance will come down accordingly, your first year is by far your most expensive, check out insurance companies offering discounts for telematics policies, they seem to make the biggest discounts for younger/new drivers. Constantly being overtaken because you're obeying the speed limit is one of my pet hates, similarly the same on dual carriageways and motorways when I leave a nice big gap in front of me and people are constantly pulling into it, just keep doing the right and safe thing while chaos swirls around you 👍
Gotta love it when you give em the death stare 😅
Most of us probably say something or feel like shouting (or do actually shout) but that stare seems to work everytime haha
Has to be done. That or a thumbs down does more damage than swearing or flipping someone off.
@@ASlimeInTime I'm really starting to realise that - reckon I'll give it a bash next time, although it's likely gonna result in my head getting panned in from someone ha!
Eh, I completely get why, but it's still escalating, and I'm not sure it's that different from honking, gesturing, or similar, just a lower scale.
The stare would be far more effective if Ashley wore glasses and stared over the top of the frames; a guaranteed telling off!
I've definitely taken lots of tips from this channel and try to let things flow/be calmer.
I loved the look on that young man's face (in the white motor) when you had the audacity to squeeze past him on your side of the road.
Looked like a woman to me and that seems backed up Ash's comment "Is she saying what to me?".
Judging by their position when they stopped, I suspect they were not intending to stop until they realised they had no choice, they were already pulling over to pass the parked vehicles.
Perhaps just recognised a local celebrity!
@@I_Evo I'll have to check - i hope she's not reading this 😬
I'll forgive myself for that one. It was quick and Ashley got a better look (and his eyes are a lot better than mine).
7:28 blue and gold macaw to be exact.... Amazing species of bird..... Have had 2 at different times....
The reason I personally get triggered when a cyclist jumps a light is because I’m safe in my metal box and I don’t want to kill or injure someone, even if they’re being bloody stupid.
I get even more triggered when someone else in a metal box does it though because they could kill or injure me with their stupidity.
Same when I see motorcyclists about, I'm not triggered that they can out pace anything on the road, I'm just aware of how badly they can hurt themselves when they come off.
I wonder why another cyclist jumps a red, as a rider...
I think its more to do with the fact that I as the motorist have to obey the rules so what absolves them of that duty? That and coupled with the additional care that the motorists have to unnecessarily provide to just look after an idiot.
@@clivewilliams3661 As cyclist, I'd love to pay road tax, so I could have equal measure on the road, then I'm sure all drivers wouldn't shit all over cyclists, as they'd be riding responsibility!
@@leedorney I don't mind cyclists not having to pay road tax but it would be a good to keep tabs and give some degree of accountability to those road users. I don't think paying tax will change the attitude of cyclists except that in so doing the threat of being prosecuted because you can be traced and sanctioned will be enough. That is the main reason why you don't see motorists doing the same thing at junctions.
That first example was interesting. When I learnt to drive in the UK 50+ years ago I was taught that if the obstruction is on your side of the road, you are the one to give way. The only exception was that vehicles going downhill give way to those coming uphill.
Same here, I learnt in the 90s. Now it seems a bit of a free for all, whoever gets there first pushes through.
In ERDT you’re told when turning on to a motorway to look over your right shoulder, also known as “kissing the parrot”. That driver took that statement literally 😂
Rule 57
When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly. A seat belt harness, pet carrier, dog cage or dog guard are ways of restraining animals in cars.
I suspect most people realise the parrot was illegal, but hey he's a pirate! What are you gonna do?! ha!
That doesn't say anything about parrots though. The rules regarding parrots is under rule 34. Google "Rule 34 Parrots" for more info.
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Another thing, the window is open! That thing could have easily escaped into traffic...
@@mintaz1602 Animal means a vertebrate animal, and includes a mammal, BIRD, reptile, amphibian and fish, but does not include HUIMAN BEINGS.
With the driver closing down the gap when you started to signal to move out, I often use a technique my trainer taught me many years ago - use an arm signal. Because they're so rarely used these days, when someone sees one it tends to panic / shame them into dropping back. I can only think of one time where it hasn't worked for me.
in the clip after the parrot, keep in mind the driver of the chelsea tractor was telling himself he was using all the available road to help traffic. nobody is the villain in their own story.
That last clip was the perfect way to jump the red light, carefully whilst bearing in mind that you haven’t got the right of way. Selfishness on the road is what triggers me
I used to drive around with a kestrel or a harris hawk sitting on the back seat, tethered to a bow perch or block in the boot, looking out of the rear window. The reactions when people spotted them was quite funny.
On a trip from Kent to Devon, when we were close to our destination, I looked in the rear view mirror and saw our parrot was hanging upside down from the roof of his travel cage. I guess he got bored 😂
At around 10:55 the clip with the bus in front and the cyclist. Really well handled by yourself and your pupil Ash. Great advice to your pupil & excellent restraint shown. You didn't allow yourself / your pupil to be pressured by the car behind you into overtaking prematurely when it wasn't safe. Great job there!
I believe it was a VW Golf.
Regardless, the vehicle behind really was sniffing the bumper.
@@nuttyslackI've now rewatched and you might be right regarding the make of car. I've now amended my comment to reflect this. Thank you.
Did the pupil indicate? I couldn't hear it on the clip, but would be surprised if Ashley didn't pick them up on it.
I know that there is a lot you can't see on camera, but that seems a good pick up from Ash at 10:05. The bus coming the other way was invisible to me, and he was in the passenger seat! Good eyes.
Cyclist here. Red light jumping annoys me too. Not even 24 hours ago I saw a man get flattened by a car after he ran a red. I shouted at him as he crossed the lights (I'm on a bike too) and he told me to make love to myself.. then splat. He was okay. The driver wasn't though. She had to call someone to come get her and the car.
It never occurs to them that the person who eventually hits them is going to suffer - or they just don't care. I don't jump red lights either - I wouldn't in my car, so why should I on a bike?
I do hope you were able to stay and bear witness to his blatant defiance of the rules.
@@PedroConejo1939 Or that maybe it's not them that gets hit. Maybe the car swerves to avoid them and hits someone else.
@@jameshoward2738 Good point.
I think that the majority of motorists don’t realise that the majority of regular cyclists have a very low tolerance of RLJers
One really needs to take into account the direction of bright sunlight on vehicles and how it could affect signal visibility to other road users from their position in the road especially with a side repeater.
So many cyclists complain about drivers putting them at risk (which does happen), so it can be annoying to see other cyclists disregarding the rules of the road and putting themselves at risk by scooting across major junctions when their direction has a red light. As you've said many times, cyclists are vulnerable, it's frustrating to see them put themselves and others at risk for no reason, especially when they are the only vehicle that can easily dismount and use pedestrian access.
Reminds me of the time I saw a car almost run down a cyclist, for the cyclist not 5 mins later to blow through a red and almost get run down.
Please don't tar all cyclists because of some bad ones. Too many drivers use that as an excuse to justify their closes passes etc on cyclists.
It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷♂️
It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷♂️
Not all cyclists are the same, some are careful and cautious and aware that they're vulnerable and appreciate the extra patience, and some are not.
on Ryan's experience with the artic in the roundabout; the urge to overtake a lorry can overwhelm at the most inconvenient times.
The roundabout clip at around 6:19 where your pupil is taking the 3rd exit. You make a good point that as the lanes split around the stage where you are passing the 2nd exit, you want to take the left of the two lanes in preparation for taking the 3rd exit. To this day, I still find myself having to remind myself of this. I put it down to the fact that when I passed my test in 1978 and for many years after, we didn't have these kinds of "complex" roundabouts. Just basic "textbook Highway Code" two lane roundabouts whereby the procedure for a right turn is to approach in the right hand lane and stay there, right next to the roundabout Island until it's time to slide over to the left for your actual exit. But for these big modern multi lane roundabouts, a move one lane to the left around one exit prior (sometimes even earlier) is required, otherwise you will have problems exiting. Of course, so called spiral roundabouts literally guide you to your exit. As long as you selected the correct lane for your intended destination at the beginning.
The spiral roundabouts are fine when there are signs showing which lane to take. Often there's only road markings (that a lorry or car is covering) and if you're in an unfamiliar neighbourhood things can get a bit frustrating.
@@DeShark88 Yes that's very true. Another issue can occur even if you are in the correct lane for your destination but someone else in the lane adjacent to you "drifts" across when they shouldn't. Of course, following Ashley's advice of trying to drive in a staggered formation helps here but not always possible.
Do you remember the road safety ads with "Squawk" the parrot? I think that fella was just reliving his youth!
9:50 Hilarious.
Someone did this to me on Monday morning approaching a red light. I started laughing and he could obviously see me in his rear view mirror and started moving his hands about.
I'm amazed at the number of "Give Way" junctions where there is limited vision. Unless I have totally unrestricted view I always stop.
PS: I wonder if parrot man drives with a peg leg.
And eyepatch? 🏴☠️
I hope the police will be issuing themselves a fixed penalty notice for going through that red light.
Love your videos however have to make the point at 6:40 you took both hands off the sterring wheel, although it looks likes your wrist were on there. Would this be an instant fail in a test ?
My father told me to always remeber that all types of people drive cars, happy people, sad people, kind people, angry people. Treat all as kind drivers, expect all to be angry drivers
There's a fellow in Belfast who take (or at least took) his big black cat on his shoulders when he was out driving. He got in the car and it crawled off and sat on top of the seat behind his head.
Last I saw him, he was out for a cycle, cat on his shoulders, glaring at anyone who did a double take.
I suspect there is no specific law on the statute relating to parrots on the driver's shoulder, however if an accident occurred you could find yourself up in front of the beak.
Nice to see Becky get a speaking role in this episode.
The yellow car flying passed you with the help of some feathers.
I think I’ve seen everything in this clip on our roads in recent memory.
The “don’t let them over” mentality is very prominent in Swindon which is why so many people don’t dare use all the available road space. There’s an especially awkward merge in turn in Chippenham (Wiltshire) after leaving the big roundabout. As the road increases in speed while a lane disappears, nobody wants to be “out done” by another car….it’s like a race.
The first clip of the white Ford focus driver.... I've had that look before. It's a look called 'I was definitely in the wrong, but I'm not having it' look 😅
That first clip was YOUR FAULT! How very dare you be there when THEY want to come through!
The zoom in of the woman's face just after 0.28 got me lol
Minor point on cyclists jumping red lights (which I think you may have touched on in another video) - sometimes you aren't picked up by traffic light sensors, so if there are no cars coming from behind (obviously not applicable in this case), you have little choice but to proceed through with caution on red.
Get off and walk.
The opening clip before the intro. In a slow moving situation where the car won't realistically go any slower in 2nd gear but 1st gear would be too low... I stay in 2nd gear and dip the clutch. Not sure if that counts as "coasting" but to me, it seems the best solution.
That's what I do too - in first gear it would be revving the engine something chronic
I do the same, I just add a little gas to keep the car moving
@@picklestheswift Don't 'slip' the clutch, you will overheat it and also cause premature wear.
It is like all these nonsense 20mph roads. End up being in a lower gear with higher revs, creating more pollution than if one drove at 30.
@@wibbley1 yes but if I forced the car to go into 1st I would be wearing out 1st gear.
At around 7:20 with the parrot "sketch" (no not the Monty Python one!) the yellow Citroen alao made some poor driving choices. Was in a rush to overtake you, leading up to a traffic queue. Presumably in an attempt to get ahead of you so that it could try and change into your lane before you. Then realised it couldn't do that and subsequently changed lanes behind you. With better planning (and less impatience) it could have selected it's intended lane by simply falling in place behind you earlier without trying to race you for it. Notice also how impatient they were thereafter as well.
As much as we cant accept poor driving standards on our UK roads, your video depicts the well established attitude of the majority of road users, which is, "I will do what the hell I like, whose going to stop me"!! Just like everything else going on in the world at the minute, there are no consequences to actions anymore, other than a slap on the wrist". And just like the "lady" in the Focus who received one of your death stares, people don't care that they don't follow the rules, because there are more of them, as there are of us. I wish I knew what to do, to fix the problem.
Keep up the good fight, in trying to educate people to do the right thing. Someone has to uphold standards.
I love your look of disgust mate - now all you need is the shake of the head and you have met the requirements for true middle aged grumpy man 👍🏻
The one thing that stands out for me is the condition of the roads around there.... full of potholes !!
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1st clip - Gotta almost admire the sheer size of the solid brass balls on that Focus driver gaslighting YOU while she's clearly visible with phone in hand!
I'd almost doubt myself after encountering her.
9:57 😂😂😭😭. The amount of times i pull this face while driving because of absolute clowns like in that white Audi 💀.
I am not sure I would want a parrot on my shoulder when driving.
They are well known for being sick.
At 7.36 I wouldn't have blamed you for saying "Who's a pretty boy then" lol
Any emergency braking and that would be one dead parrot! Might even make it on an episode of Monty Python!
Wow; that parrot fella was getting into a right flap!
The other lad should be careful or he’ll be up before the beak.
The thing is Ash is,I cycle to work and I drive a van for my work,at traffic lights because of most cars filling the cycle box,I will go past to the curb and give myself the room that the car as took,so I can get going in case they are turning left.As a van driver i always keep the cycle box clear.And watching and learning from your excellent videos that’s why I have have finished top of my company’s telematics program for the past 12 months,with an average score of 99%,but the last 6 months with a score of 100% 👍
Please upload a video of how to drive through a safari park? Should we dodge the animals? How fast should we go? Should we have our windows up? Would all be interesting to hear your thoughts
Remember to drive to the “Exotic Bird” enclosure and pick up a parrot for the journey back
Driving through a safari park, a long time ago, the guidance posters were crystal clear. Very slow driving, windows closed, and pause in case of animals on the road. If needed, staff would take care of making the road available. Only open windows in case of posters allowing this.
Save your garage number into your phone first.
Brings new meaning to the term "Zebra Crossing"! 😂😂
Ashley's in Liverpool how would we know the difference
First time I've seen a police station jump a red light!
Lol that first one was so ridiculous. What a pillock.
7:57 The Blue Mercedes behind you tried to do what the Yellow Parrotcar was doing aswel, but was too late. The Blue BMW did not only do an illegal overtake but his right brakelight was broken aswel.
the first clip..... the amount of times that that happens to me when driving a lorry.
People can see that there is no space, and yet they keep on driving.
It is as if they would walk towards a wall and just walk straight into it head first.
You seriously need another lesson or 2 if you are not able to determine if there is space for you to keep going or not.
And if it is a narrow street with a lorry coming towards you, chances are that there is not enough space.
And so the best thing would be to take the easy way out, which is: Wait where there is space.
But, if i got a penny for every driver that decides to take the hard way out and keeps driving towards no space, i would be rich.
I would be able to stop working.
I suspect that woman at the beginning probably recognised you and knew she was going to be the star of the show for all the wrong reasons .
That lady in the white focus at the start...like what? How can she give you that look when there was enough room to have clearly given way? What a mong
She was just surprised that the "learner" didn't just let her walk all over them and actually held their ground
5:44 lining the front of the shadow up to the pole: they ran the red.
That entitled gawp in the first clip.
8:51 - Not sure if you'll see this Ash, but there's actually a recommendation to remove lanyards while driving for safety reasons. There was one example where someone's airbag went off during a crash and actually forced their security pass into their chest, resulting in a collapsed lung and hospital treatment.
Indeed it's also the reason why I have always been trained to never cross your hands when steering because there was a case where somebody ended up in a minor accident that they could have very easily walked away from uninjured... If only they hadn't crossed their hands over the center of the steering wheel when the airbag went off and propelled their wrist into their own jaw with an estimated force twice of twice the power of the record for the most powerful boxers punch....
Instead they ended up in surgery for several hours having the remaining fragments of his wristwatch removed from his broken jaw before it could it could be put back together....
I shudder at the thought of the several hours of surgery plus many months of a painful recovery.... All because of a few seconds of carelessness....
@@brlsm9141 😯😯😯
At least the artic that pulled out (6:36) was running on biogas, so doing his bit for the environment!
if I was out with my parrot I think I'd at least have an eyepatch on, and maybe some gold hoop earrings.....
The white Audi flying around your left to sit at a red light before you. 😭🤣
Why does cyclists running reds triggers motorists? For me, it's that they take risks, and put themselves in danger, and expect other people to look out for them. OK we have to be vigilant, so you could argue it's already taken care of, but when I drive in town, I sometimes have to accommodate two rule breakers at the same time, as they can be coming from different directions, so jumping reds just adds to the fog we have to navigate, and makes everyone, not just them, less safe.
They are relying on others to be doing a better job of riding/cycling than they are themselves. It is a poor but sadly common attitude.
I get angry because it's not going to be them paying for the damage they cause when they ride off.
The example in this clip is not much different to a pedestrian crossing on a red, and certainly not worth being triggered by.
@@Ndswpwlc It was a general question, not specifically about this clip.
@@engineeredlifeform the point stands though. The vast majority of cyclists running a red are an irritant but they’re not putting themselves in much danger… little more than pedestrians crossing on a red.
You’re post rationalising imo.
Maybe parrot man was just copying something he'd seen someone else do 😂
Maybe parrot man was just copying something he'd seen someone else do 😂
Wondering Ashley, do you ever see former pupils being less than courteous or worse when your out & about?
@ 11.00 where the learner overtakes the cyclist using the hatched areas which is perfectly legal.
It is worth reminding learners that whilst crossing hatched areas with broken lines is fine, some of those areas don't get driven over much and they can be home to all sorts of rubbish which falls off other vehicles and never gets swept away. Builder rubble, bits if metal, bottles, road signs and frames etc. so observe how clean it is before committing.
7:22 must be one of those porch pirates I was reading about.
8:10 - Yellow Shitreon Pirate, guarantee he's one of those self-appointed lane blockers when there's a MERGE IN TURN sign 800yds away
I think one of the greatest problems that was highlighted here is the ease with which some drivers go for an overtake in an urban, low-speed-limit area. There are already multiple hazards and it appears that many of them decide to overtake on the flimsiest of observations, becoming a hazard multiplier in the process.
Regarding the Audi driver gobbing off at you because she had to stop to let you through at 0:30 - I've heard people say that the driver _not_ passing parked cars is the one that has to give way. I've no idea where the notion comes from but I'm amazed how many people drive like it's true.
I had one driver once try and tell me that it was the smaller car that had priority. I don't think that it's a coincidence that his car was smaller than mine.
@PedroConejo1939 - the notion of the vehicle not passing the parked cars could come from other UA-cam channels that say things like “Here is a road where we have parked cars either side so it is a bit of give and take. But this driver coming the other way really take the . I reached the cars first so I really should have priority but they have decided to carry on through”
Usually the person talking is on the side of the road that was clear so did have priority but they use the phrase “I was here first”. Others watching then take that as truth and start applying everywhere they go and quite often speed up to enforce the “I was here first” agenda
@@smilerbob The 'I was here first' argument has become an article of faith for some when it comes to roundabouts too. It's like all the other rules just evaporate leaving just _priorité a moi._ I don't bother disputing with them anymore.
@@ianmason. That could be true if the smaller car can keep within their half/lane and the larger car is straying into the oncoming lane, but that seems more about lane width/road design than vehicle size.
@@JWK35 We were talking about where one direction meets an obstruction like parked cars and has to yield to oncoming traffic on the clear side, and the misconceptions some people have about this situation. i.e. in the case I was talking about the guy in the small car was coming from the obstructed direction and just made up a bunch of waffle to try and justify why he was charging in when he should have yielded.
The clip at around 2:40 is a good example of how changing lanes near junctions can cause a few issues. Not saying the van should’ve pulled out as they should wait until they are 100% sure it is clear and safe but I think they may have been expecting you to slow / stop before the junction and not change lanes.
To drivers like the van driver…keep looking and observing even after you have started pulling out which is a lot easier when not on the phone 👍
on your second clip, it was hard to tell if they were unwilling, or just oblivious.
Plot twist the parrot took over the wheel and tried to block the car 😅
Great clips as always. And well done to Ryan; in his clip did you note the super-worn road markings?
I have always been put off getting a new dashcam because they are always terrible but the one you use to record looks brill so may have to pick up one!
I've just bought this camera that Ashley is using (well a different one, not the actual one 😋) and it's excellent. Not being sponsored to say that, I'm just very pleased with it.
@@TestGearJunkie. Yeah I saw multiple reviews saying how good it is compared to the other more expensive brands. Thanks for confirming though! 😄
@@Townsy It's not cheap, but you get what you pay for, I think.
Regarding cyclists running red lights, I think most people are disproportionately annoyed by some rule breaking over others.
I’d argue most people would be more annoyed by someone jumping the queue in a post office than they are by a driver breaking the speed limit.
The parrot might be his driving instructor 🤔
😂 you have a point!
I also leave a one-car 'ghost space' when the car in front has pulled over the line - was never sure whether that was the right thing to do, but presume it is since you do it! 9:50
If parrot man gets nicked he'll be up before the beak.
[I'll get my coat 😃]
So is that 9points in one go for the white audi at 9:45..
The undertake, the speeding and the failure to stop at the red light ?
Not the usual bird on your shoulder 😅
The way people treat learner vehicles is astonishing. The first woman giving you the “what?!” Look when she’s very clearly an idiot just says it all
Nice to see some footage from a T130 dashcam, Ashley. I've just bought one of those using your link, very pleased with it so far 👍
Awesome, thank you!
@@ashley_neal Only problem is the PC program to view the footage only works with Windows or a Mac and I run Linux.. Still, I'm sure I'll figure it out..!
Dude with the parrot should have worn a pirate hat. I would have suggested an eye patch too, if I had believed it to be safe.
Perhaps he's blind and was relying on the parrot telling him which way to go 🤣
@@TestGearJunkie. Or he was mute and relied on the parrot to say the right thing to cops XD
From around 1:17 to 1:28, although not the subject of that clip, I couldn't help noticing the van in Lane 2 tailgating and harrassing the car in front. And all just to get to the next red light and wait. Also, the car that let Ashley out into Lane 2 did a subsequent "Hurry up and wait" by speeding up after Ashley moved back to Lane 1 and then had to brake part way through its overtake just to arrive at the back of the queue quicker.
My thought when watching that bit was how so many people seem drawn to driving alongside or very close to other vehicles. It's a mug's game all round.
Clip2 1:20 Quite possibly, the driver to your right was not being deliberately obstructive, just had tunnel-vision, staring ahead, and his tiny brain didn't register your indicator. Had similar on the motorway yesterday, I'm in lane 1, catching a truck, signal on for 25 flashes, still the car on my right shoulder did not respond, not overtaking, just sitting there. They catch, they match, they sit, unaware, staring at the road about two car lengths ahead, until 'suddenly' there's something in front of them.
8:10 Those who drive on hatchings deserve punctures! Bet the parrot was shouting "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" lol
7:44 😂 a parrot! I'll have to look it up in the highway code!!
I wonder how often he goes home with a dirty shirt! 😀
@@margaretnicol3423depends on how nervous the parrot gets with his terrible driving 😂😂😂😂😂
@@picklestheswift Or he doesn't know how to drive and the parrot is giving him instructions like Ashley does? 🤣
@@margaretnicol3423 I think Ashley does it better!
@@picklestheswift That's not fair - you haven't heard the parrot. The pulling out in front of the other car was probably another dirty shirt incident. Ashley can't do that but I bet he'd like to sometimes. 😀
6:22 lorries emerge like this all the time these days.
9:49 only just stopped for the red light too!
12:10 I always put on a right turn signal to make it clear in these situations
That’s what you’re supposed to do lol he should’ve told her to do that
13:57 Simply because they are saying to other road users "I'm special, I don't have to follow traffic rules".
1:30 the rear dash cam placement probably doesn't help judge distances, but I'd say you could have moved up a little so the car to the right can see u easier and know u want to move across.
1:57 are you looking for a confrontation there?
Yeah. Someone also suggested tunnel vision and focusing on the car in front. They might not have seen the indicator flashing at that angle either. Looking for that eye contact was defo unnecessary. And what happened to "Priority is given, not taken"?
@@p.a.1675I've seen plenty of videos of Ashley's and that road seems very familiar to him and still sticks in the first lane expecting others to 'help the flow of traffic for everyone' and move out of his way
The parked car was getting rather close and still expecting to be given priority, without slowing.
Yes Ashley. How dare you interrupt the daily entitlement of that audi driver.
0:41 - OMFG! That was sooo aggressive and boorish! How dare he?
A parrot (or I think a blue and gold Macaw?) on your shoulder is not actually flagged as "illegal" in and of itself, but could come under a general clause like "not under proper control?"
What is it with phones?, now there is always pedestrains waiting to cross roads and taking no notice of anything but their phones.
If the guy with the parrot is a pirate, does he have a peg leg, and does that mean he has to drive an Arrrrrrrgh-tomatic?
And just a reminder that 19th September every year is International Talk Like a Pirate Day - put it in your diaries!
9:40 I was just thinking surely not... Surely not... But still the Audi driver squeezes through 🤦