I've done ambulance transfers with a police escort, and it's amazing how often a car would allow the police car through then pull out in front of us. Always be aware there may be more than one emergency vehicle.
@@NotALot-xm6gz Seconded. Personal account. I was on single track road, and heard a Police car coming up behind on blues and 2s. I took to a passing place on my RHS and stayed there with RH indicator on and brakes applied whilst they passed. I then checked mirrors (centre and LEFT) to see a second Police car coming up and stayed put. I checked mirrors (centre and LEFT again) and stayed put for an ambulance before changing signal and moving off.
Definitely. Been in that situation myself…..I don’t assume there would only be one…..I could see the 2nd one coming up the road behind. But the car behind me took a while to realise.
8:42 this is a great example of what those 'cycle lane' markings are designed to do: keep stationary traffic away from the kerb to allow cyclists to filter past. You can see in the rear view, when traffic is moving, the Audi is straddling the cycle lane markings, but when things slow down, they do move out of it a bit. You should never cycle in these lanes when traffic is moving, but once traffic has stopped, they can be very useful. Drivers should always check for filtering cyclists before setting off, but even more so when there are cycle lane markings like these. Nice to see a driver who gets it (it's smilerbob, isn't it?!).
Am I that recognisable now? Think it is time to change the car 😁 Agree that these lanes are not good for many reasons when everything is flowing, there is a video I made of this exact same cycle lane highlighting some of the problems. But with everything stationary they create the perfect opportunity for cyclists to filter safely away fron oncoming vehicles, as long as drivers don’t attempt to move off as one is coming passed
I drive round a retro fitted light controlled roundabout almost everyday. Some destinations inc mine have multiple lanes going the same way….eventually they merge in turn after the roundabout. Always avoid getting along side. Always look for people “moving around a bit in the lane”-usually an indicator of them about to swap lanes suddenly….sometimes w/out signalling. Some people treat it like a race track….zigzagging at speed between everyone else.
Yeah but the adults grumbling when they've done nothing wrong, the driver should be ceding priority here and making sure children are safe. That the adults are having a meltdown just shows you the entitlement of most drivers. I don't need a child to wave at me/thank me for actually obeying the highway code and not putting them at risk of harm, why do you need a thank you for doing what the law obliges you to do?
@@robinwbarrett the kids are having fun, there's nothing to do with manners here when it's the adults whom are posing the threat of harm, they aren't doing them a favour for gods sakes, the kid thanked them but the way some here are having a go at the kids and putting some sort of onus on them to respond in a thankful way for not killing them is utterly ridiculous. Saying thanks for not killing us is the dumbest shit ever to exoect. Cleaqrly some including youdon't understand that and why this scenario triggers the adults and their ridiculous entitlement when driving.
7:55 Absolutely did not see the Volkswagen at all! Still think I would have approached very closely though as those kinds of roundabouts can go wrong very quickly.
For the clip at 9:53, in France we usually have the inverse culture, which is blocking cars from overtaking buses at bus stops (ingrained in culture so much that infrastructure at bus stops sometimes completely forbids overtaking). Here, it is considered safer because peds might be crossing and be invisible in front of buses, though it is discouraged and taught from a young age to wait for the bus to leave before crossing. Just sharing because I find it quite interesting some of the differences in road security. Similar example seen in other of your videos, for us it's just a normal rule that pedestrians have priority at crossings at exits of roundabouts, whereas for you it's a new rule and people find it scary / unsecure.
I can see how it is a sensible idea to try to prevent cars overtaking the bus. I get a bus to work most days, and almost every day someone gets off the bus and immediately dashes across in front of it as the driver is pulling away, often without checking for traffic from the other direction 😕
I wonder whether the driver retrieving debris had his hazards on, but people so frequently misuse them, the people behind just overtook blindly as if it were 'the parking signal'. 🤔
Hazard lights were on but drivers will overtake anything stopped at any opportunity along this road Many years ago I stopped with traffic in the opposite lane also stopped to allow an ambulance through when the vehicle behind me had enough of waiting and overtook me as the ambulance came passed. The ambulance driver was not best pleased I can tell you
@@smilerbob I actually have a colleague who's wife is a paramedic and he volunteers. He definitely has stories of how people react badly around emergency vehicles. All too common, by the sounds of it. 😔
@@smilerbobOh, yes! I stopped with an ambulance rapidly approaching from behind. Driver behind me then overtook to turn right, couldn't & blocked the ambulance. Total lack of awareness.
Once I encountered a car stopped on the slip lane exiting a petrol station, unable to merge. Decided to stand still on the start of the slip lane, hazards on, to wait for the other car to figure it out, while still allowing myself room to build speed. While standing still, I got overtaken multiple times, by others extemely riskily merging onto the highway. Days like this I regret not having a dashcam (but will be getting one soon)
Flashing amber means you can turn left if it's clear without having to come to a full stop. Flashing red, you are supposed to stop before proceeding (if it's clear).
I think that what M. Neal is getting at is whether, like in the U.K., it is allowed to proceed over the line and wait in the junction as long as the exit itself is clear and the only obstruction is the oncoming traffic. In the U.K. the cammer could have waited in the junction for the red, and completed the left turn at that time, ahead of the lorry. Yes, this merely makes the lorry the problem of the following left-turning vehicle. (-: But it would have solved the problem at hand. With right-on-red being a possibility, red meaning unequivocally halt in the U.K., flashing or no, the state that the video is showing might not be like the U.K. in this respect.
It appears a few questions and comments have been made on a couple of clips where Ashley is unusually quiet (or maybe that is just the device I am using to view the video) At 5:45, yes I did use my hazard lights but no amount of positioning will stop drivers from overtaking. As with most places in the UK observations are poor along this road and I have seen drivers overtake stationary vehicles into the path of blue light drivers 🤦♂️ The vehicle that did run over the pipe shows the danger that debris can pose to a vulnerable road user like a motorcycle rider, cyclist or even a pedestrian on the pavement if that flicks up abd hits them The last clip at 10:35, I only continued after the ambulance passed as the crossing was active and I knew there would be bo conflict with vehicles on the road. If the crossing didn’t become active I would’ve stayed where I was, or reversed a little and shifted slightly left, but this still does make it more difficult for larger vehicles turning right which is why I continued to prevent that difficulty
Phil the crane driver…all credit to the 2 cars that held back here, there are too many people make a bad situation worse because their attitude is something like ‘I’m in the right and you are in the wrong so I ain’t moving”
I love all your videos but the nice driving ones are my favorites. I don't know how it works for other people but I think they are very helpful as it is something to aspire to rather than watching people make mistakes and finding it entertaining but of no help (I don't mean your educational videos). Thank you.
in your first clip: the flashing amber filter arrow means you MAY turn but you don't have priority. it's a nice addition to traffic signals that have a filter arrow for the turn lane. some may also have a solid green with a sign saying to the effect of "turn must yield on solid green" it looked like the viewer was hoping oncoming traffic would have the courtesy to stop promptly at the yellow, and they didn't. then chose to reverse rather than push through as it turned red. also, that isn't normal traffic for that intersection - if an intersection does have semis making a turn like that on a regular basis, they will have the lines painted to accommodate it.
02:10 I still say that lane markings on roundabouts are confusing. Why would the lane continue past the first exit when it would be better for the marking to come to a stop so that drivers and riders know they should be in the other lane if they want to proceed to the 2nd exit and so on. But well done to the rider for thinking ahead which was why this was in the nice driving, or riding, playlist.
@@smilerbob looks to me like straight and right, like the one at the following junction. It also is much more logical that left lane is straight and left and right lane is straight and right given the overall road layout and number of lanes. A right from the left lane would usually be very well marked.
That's why the HC makes a point of warning about signals, vehicles in the wrong lane etc., at roundabouts. So many variations in layout (& use!). Personally, unless directed or forced, I avoid lane 2 to lane 2 exit because of this very common incident.
The flashing yellow arrow means you can turn left but must yield to oncoming traffic. It's the same as an unprotected left turn on a simple green light but it's meant to add an extra warning that you don't have priority and should be careful when turning.
When the fella got out to move that pipe, is it best to stay right a bit more instead of closer to the kerb? Just to stop the temptation of other road users overtaking whilst he gets out?
Unfortunately drivers will overtake along this road without actually looking what is around them. I have had a driver overtake me while an ambulance is coming through I honestly think I could’ve parked 90 degrees across the road and drivers would still go around
8:12 personally, no matter how many lanes a roundabout has, I would never enter it at any kind of speed without it being fully clear. If there's any kind of other vehicle around I slow down, and I don't enter until I can see explicitly that it is fully clear or that someone's leaving me a gap. I would not have done what that VW did because they can't see that it's clear either.
6:05 excellent job removing the hazard from the road, although he has now created a hazard on the pavement. Could have at least pushed it to the back of the pavement.
This has been mentioned by others and duly noted by myself for next time. I would usually make sure items are moved better and not causing further obstructions and in this instance, from where I was standing, it did look like it had cleared the path correctly. My mistake for throwing and not placing the pipe down 👍 Next time it will take a few seconds longer but will definitely be safer for all. Thanks
@@smilerbob I think it was great you moved it from the road. Most people will just walk past it, but hopefully someone will think to move it to make it easier for anyone who can't get past 😊
No roundabouts though. And at many junctions you can turn right on red as long it's safe to go. All helps flow I suppose. Most of the freeway on and off roads are pretty sketchy though.
@@ChigleybusActually quite a few roundabouts nowadays. They are going all 1970s, including having DOTs making public information movies (on UA-cam!) about how to use this new junction for the modern Space Age. (-:
1:39 private hire was planning on tucking in behind the SUV, but then realised the couldn't and bailed. Pervented a rear shunt that wouldn't have happened if they'd been slower and further away. Nuff said.
Yes I saw the VW while u were talking about the white van. For learner drivers-don’t focus on the tarmac in front of the car…..you need to look up and side to side. So you can see cars approaching from side roads, from around the roundabout etc. not only is this safer, but you can then time your slowing down & you might be able to slot in after the other vehicle without even stopping….you even save a splash of fuel….and I can tell you…they add up….it affects my daily average mpg if I have to stop a few times v not having to stop at all. And…if you keep going it even helps charge your battery compared with stopping. That’s also become apparent since getting my current car with an over sensitive nature.
I’m not overly concerned about the vehicles & cyclists I can see…. It’s the 1 I can’t see for whatever reason that concern me. If I see it…I can deal with it.
7:20 - there really should be no need to overtake a cyclist in a 20mph zone; they're probably not riding much below the limit. 8:40 - to be honest, I find most drivers in the countryside are good at overtaking; it's in town where you tend to get close passes.
Some good awareness of emergency services there. Not panicking, but promptly choosing best practice. Like your viewer at 4:45, I will also let someone being blocked pass in front of me. That's partly because I don't like someone getting a foot behind me - and thus involving me in their problems. 5:55 Bob? That'll save someone some damage.
It really isn’t worthwhile having two raging drivers behind you as you know they are focusing on each other and not the road in front. It is bad enough having one behind That was me moving the pipe. I couldn’t leave it in the road knowing it could potentially injure someone
@@smilerbob That's becoming a habit. It's a good move anyway; I try to do the same here, where safe, or call plod if not. Last one I saw was an armchair in the outside lane of the A35. That was a phone call job.
First clip, perfect. He created space for the lorry driver. The only thing he should not have done is at 1:07 He started to swerve out of his lane and move up again. Why? Why not just stay put where you are, so if another lorry comes he can also take the corner?
I have been watching this channel for over a year now I can't thank you enough for the knowledge you spread I hope you will get your own morning show on TV your videos don't get enough views and we need someone like you to put some common sense into these maniacs we see on our British roads
I'm in Villanova Spain on holiday there's a great island with cycle lane painted red some areas painted green so really stands out .I noticed crossing areas are also raised with cycle lane in middle.
00:36 I was so shocked and so surprised recently when I watched a UA-cam video of a mock test here in the uk and I saw a steady amber arrow traffic light and a flashing amber traffic light, I did a bit of research about it and it means the same thing as in other countries, a steady amber arrow means the traffic lights are about to change to red or green, a flashing amber arrow means you can proceed in the direction of the arrow but you must give way to any vehicles coming through on the adjoining road.
Stop lines in the US usually are set way, way back - often to the point of being absurd and ignored at stop signs because you can't possibly see anything. In this case, though, most vehicles which would use that junction won't need the extra space - a bus, fixed chassis truck, or a 'semi' (artic) with a more normal trailer ought to make it round fine. Well done indeed for seeing that and making space rather than making an issue of 'MY LANE!!!' like many.
@0:25 At some intersections in North America, the stop line would be further back especially if the cross street is smaller. A flashing amber (yellow) light simply means you may proceed with caution, yield to on-coming traffic. As you can see, on-coming traffic is still going through. A green arrow would mean you have the right-of-way. (Although it is prudent to double-check that other traffic has indeed stopped before proceeding.) Where I live (in the province of Quebec in Canada), a flashing green light means that you have the right-of-way to make any legal movements through an intersection -- right-turn, left-turn or straight on. @1:40 Perhaps the private hire taxi was using their hazard lights to warn drivers behind ? Technically, they didn't have to stop as it was the crane-driver who needed to yield; but they were being kind to allow the crane driver to make his turn. @7:24 When I see a cyclist coming along on the opposite shoulder and there is traffic coming up behind them, if it is safe to do so, I will move over slightly onto my shoulder to allow the oncoming traffic adequate space to safely overtake the cyclist. By law here, we need to give 1.5 to 2m clearance (depending on speed) when overtaking a cyclist. To be on the safer side, I try to give at least 2 m. If I can't, I slow right down to under 50km/h.
7:46 this clip is for all those people who claim you should just keep going and let the emergency driver sort it out. THIS is the proper way to help emergency services on a narrow road.
0:42 In this sort of situation, the cammer would have taken a space in the middle of the intersection and cleared once the light turned red and cross traffic was clear. This was filmed in Washington so I'm not sure on the rules there, but in California, learners are taught to enter the intersection and wait until it's clear to go. Though in this particular instance it doesn't make much difference because there is no one behind.
The big truck needing all the road….. On a vastly smaller scale, my neighbouring town has a little painted roundabout retro fitted into an old fashioned junction in town. It’s like a right-angle from each direction. Buses can’t do it w/out going over on the other side the road. The traffic therefore must hold back to allow turning space.
I also live in the US! Watching Ashley's videos has helped me become a far more thoughtful driver (and cyclist). And I'm well versed in the highway code updates for my next trip to the UK :)
In the first clip that is a very uncommon scenario where you would have an oversize load turning there. I don't think you would have vehicles that long turning there for 99% of the time so for that 1% of scenarios I don't think it would be worth moving any of the stop lines at the junction and just let people sort it if and when it happens. Most drivers would have this sort of cop on that if they seen an oversized extra long vehicle like that trying to turn then they would move. The haulage company should also maybe do a bit better at planning a route for an oversized vehicle but of course there may be certain areas they have no choice but go through.
1.37 Yes he really did make the mistake too fast to slip in behind the Taxi I think and also his holding back is not directly connected to letting out the crane driving cammer but caant move foward and more to the right untill 4x4 clears first so no choice but to sit there and wait unless he reverse a bit then moved over into the turn lane. You can see this due to the taxi trying to slide over on departure of 4x4.
Phil's crane - Yes I did spot the hack behind the bronze "technical". Not sure if that was a mistake, and if it was, which one? Biker cammer - I've been caught out a time or 2 by the old "right turn in the left lane at a roundabout" trick. Unfortunately these were pre-dashcam. 6:05 - Thanks to the cammer for clearing debris off the carriageway. I've done similar one or twice, and made it really obvious to following *why* I'd stopped. 8:15 - Honestly, yes I missed the VW in the camera. I don't think It would have been an issue though IRL because I'd have been slow and waiting for the limit point to open up on the van's right before making a go-no go decision. 9:56 - Mibbae aye, mibbae nay. How many vehicles were following our cammer here? That's what would make my go-no go decision either way. 10:43 - Again you're complimenting the cammer for a response to something that we viewers can not see!
A bit of motor vehicle centric thinking. Move debris from the carriageway and leave it as a trip hazard across half the footway. Has he not got a boot to put it in to dispose of safely?
Fair point well noted and when I threw it over there it did appear, from my perspective, to have landed differently than what it did. I will be more careful to check in the future 👍 As for placing it in the boot, unfortunately that can be classed as one of two things. Either theft if I am not disposing of it or illegal movement of waste if I am as it would require a licence to dispose. I know, bureaucratic red tape getting in the way
@@smilerbob that didn't look like the sort of thing a person would be coming back for, but also, sometimes the owner comes back for something left in the road.
Private hire are one of most dangerous " drivers " out there: untrained, imported from anywhere without UK driver training or licence ( internarional licence validated from DVLA for 12 months??) , no idea of local roads, Highway code , language, car they are in - they usually get on their way with little mickey mouse sat nav and little understanding of the risk they pose to the public. I usually see them in lane 1 or 2 at 40 mph on M 60 or 62, looking a bit lost😅. I tell everybody to use public transport own , boots, own horse/ bike or black cab.
the person picking up debris, it is great to make the effort as so many dont, but just take the extra seconds to stand it against the fence, leaving it lying on the pavement means someone else needs to pick it up if they can be bothered to do so and leaves it as a trip hazard.
From my perspective when I threw it over there it did look to be in a better place than it was but looking back, and through comments like yours and others, I will take extra care to make sure any debris isn’t causing a further hazard to others 👍 Thank you for pointing that out and duly noted
@@smilerbob was it you that picked up the debris? I have done it before on my motorbike or from my van, i have worked as a labourer in the building trade and my boss (my dad) took safety highly, so i was always tucking cables out the way and minimising trip hazards, so moving debris i have always thought of not just a car tyre but also if someone would trip on it. Stopping for 10 more seconds to make sure just helps everyone out.
@@douglasreid699 It was me. Having been brought up in the countryside and most of my early driving along lanes you quickly learn, amongst other things, that it is down to the drivers and locals to keep the roads clear. Usually I do take care when moving items and as I say, on this occasion it did look like it had landed safely but next time I will doible check my efforts
flashing yellow arrow means you can turn if clear. on coming has right of way.. normally lights are timed for a long yellow when going green to red. so if camera started to turn and they are in the intersection if it turns red can complete turn once on coming has stopped. some stop lines are pushed back for big trucks ( lorries) city traffic engineers design road markings. no standard across usa.
5:33 I wouldn’t say that’s good driving - The Highway Code says to wait opposite a passing place if it’s on your right. Though it did make it easier for your viewer to get through so it was OK.
I believe the cammer was towing so could potentially be awkward to navigate the passing place. It is a common technique when faced with tractors and combine harvesters as well In the countryside the rules sometimes need to be bent slightly to enable best flow and driving for all 👍
On the last clip, would it have been better to not proceed through the junction now the light is red? I know the cam car is over the stop line but proceeding there feels dangerous
If the crossing wasn’t active then yes, I would’ve waited but knowing there would be no traffic proceeding meant I knew it was safe to clear the junction and wait for the crossing to clear
5:35 looks like a slightly overgrown passing place to me, so the oncoming car isn't entirely wrong going there. However, in my books strictly speaking they should have waited opposite it on their side of the road. Even a non-4x4 should have been able to safely use that passing place
@@larry365 OK, fair enough, in that case that was the correct move by the oncoming car. I do the same when I see a lorry, tractor or other long vehicle approaching on a single track road.
1:44 I think the private hire actually was in the very opposite state to making a mistake; I reckon they saw the issue and provided a 'fend off', managing the vehicles behind, by stopping where they did.
It's awareness, both near & further away that's key. Seeing a situation & letting it develop without blindly barging in. How often have you reacted to make life easier, safer - only to have another driver 'spoil it' for everyone?!
6:45 another badly thought out plan. Lorry driver has bales of hay on. It will probably do that nearly every time they go on that road. Pound to a penny they have just shrugged their shoulders and carried on...
I won’t lie, my mind was preparing to go during the roundabout clip with the hidden Golf. I’m confident I would’ve avoided a collision but think I might have had to stop. I always concentrate on what is coming around the roundabout and check forward, rather than concentrating forward and checking the right as so many seem to do. Ashley, do you think staying put on that last clip could’ve been an option, too? Or would you have proceeded knowing you’ve passed the line of the traffic lights already.
If the crossing was not active and the lights were green for the other directions then yes, I would’ve stayed but it can make it awkward for large vehicles tirning right. That was the reason I continued afterwards knowing I wouldn’t be in conflict with other road users
@@smilerbob oh I agree with your decision but because I don’t know that junction, I would’ve stayed back. I wouldn’t know the sequence of lights and what not.
@@adammcallister2260It is one of those awkward ones and purely situational. I have had similar in an area I was unfamiliar with and by the time I took in all the information it was too late to act upon it. Local knowledge of roads does help a lot when things like this happen and as I like to say, sometimes it is better to wait and be sure than proceed and be unsure
I had already gone beyond the stop line to allow the ambulance to pass and was in the junction where I could potentially cause problems for large vehicles turning right. As the crossing became active I knew no cars would be entering the junction so I proceeded slowly to the crossing point where I waited for it to clear
After watching your videos I now always try to maintain a staggered formation Last week as I exited a large roundabout I had someone dive bombed up the inside so just at the apex of the bend they were side by side with me, and we were about 6 inches apart, I am hugging the outside kerb and they are struggling to make the bend because of their speed. [I am waiting for the couch to happen and they are oblivious that there is a problem, they were out of control and they didn’t even know it]
10:00: I see drivers in my area not bother to gauge whether their proceeding, when they're technically allowed, whether their proceeding will block traffic.
At 7:20 would it have been better for the driver to maintain their distance forcing the oncoming black Mercedes to wait behind the cyclist rather than create a gap for them to then do a close pass on the cyclist. It seems a polite thing to do, but did they actually make the situation worse?
Have been saying this for 30+ years, I didn't start driving until i was 23, I cycled everywhere, only a new baby forced my hand somewhat. But I still mostly cycled, I always thought that by giving people space that doesn't really exist you just encourage a worse outcome for the vulnerable person. Same as if it were an equestrian, you wouldn't pull over to the nearside so that a driver could come close past an equestrian so why do it when it's someone on a bike! Neal needs to understand why this is not a thing he should be praising or encouraging and pass this message on, in fact it should be part of the driving test/HC.
@tonyfranklin8306 it is something similar to what I was taught on my advanced bike course. There if you had vulnerable road users coming the other way you maintained your dominant road position to the right of the centre of your carriageway to try and protect them from being subject to a close overtake (but being ready to move left for your own safety if they did barge through)
@@Bazza47 Yup, same here when I'm riding. i've been a non official cycle trainer and advocate for 20+ years and it's not always easy getting people who have mostly driven to see that their driving needs to change as well as understand their part in influencing things when they cycle also. All the best
7.35 And again which is why councils all alike should be out there enforcing vision splay rules as well as house Identification from the street but not sure if the latter there are rules and wether these are enforcable but there should be if not blocks of flats ot something like that.
Could you try driving with ear plugs in to see what it does to your observations/driving, especially if there are any emergency vehicles around please?
2:32 WHY is the motorcyclist in lane 2 when they want to go straight on (2nd exit?). There is a roundabout near me where I take the third (straight on) exit from the left lane because if I don't I get people trying to take the same exit by speeding all the way around the outside of me.
Curious re the last clip. Having allowed the emergency vehicle through the junction the cam car then appears to proceed despite its traffic light then being red? Should they not have waited for the next green?
my son's instructor has just refused to take him for his test on monday,as she says he might fail and she can't afford to get another fail, but he is ready and will now loose his test as too late to rescedule
If she has genuine concerns about his ability to pass, cancelling this late still isn't acceptable - unless she thinks he's actually unsafe on the road. The DVSA has cancellation rules for instructors, so learners don't lose their test fee. I'm guessing she's an independent & not from a driving school? The DVSA regulates all instructors & has a code of conduct. Is she suggesting more lessons? Regardless, 'might fail' isn't good enough just because that would somehow impact on her.
I'm not a driving instructor but some years ago I was teaching a friend of mine to drive. He booked himself in for a test at a time I considered to be too early. He said that if he failed he'd just book another one some time later. I said to him that he wasn't going to fail, and scheduled him in for a series of intense lessons, going over and over things well into the dark evenings until he could do everything perfectly. He passed!
2:36 it’s easy to say this was ”terrible driving”, but what should the car driver have done differently? The motorcycles are blocking him/her from changing lanes. What could they have done differently?
@@ashley_nealAnd if he discovers he is in the wrong lane when he comes to the roundabout? Or in the roundabout? And there are other vehicles in the the right lane? He could have held back and gone behind motorcyclist two, but if there were more vehicles coming? My point: You do not always know an area good enough to choose the correct lane at the right time.
Thank you and this has been noted elsewhere 👍 From where I was it appeared to fall differently to what it and I will be more careful in the future to double check I haven’t made a bad situation worse for others
One of those things is a higher and more dangerous priority than the other, and has a more time sensitive approach especially as traffic was building up. I think what you meant to say was "good job reducing danger for everyone, at least now no one will die in a crash."
@@fromthegamethrone I disagree with the idea that the road is higher priority than the pavement. A disabled, old, or visually impaired pedestrian would be significantly inconvenienced or endangered by a low-visibility trip hazard like this across the pavement.
@@zackaplowitz that's a very selfish point of view. If a disabled person trips and falls, perhaps even passes away, that's awful, I agree. If a car crashes and kills multiple people, that's a tragedy. One of these is more dangerous than the other by a considerable margin, and should be prioritised as such. The needs of the many. In the ideal world, yes, it should have been disposed of properly - but this person did the right thing by minimising risk quickly.
There should be a requirement to pass the Advanced Driving Test no later than 5 years after passing your Normal Driving Test. If you don’t pass the ADT by that time, you lose your Full Licence and have to pass that again too. That would help reduce bad habits, reduce high insurance charges, and provide more work for driving tutors like you 👍🏼
Should just make it advanced from the outset then, why wait 5 years for shit habits to kick in, also compulsary retesting with a ban until you have passed the resit, plus eyesight tests to get insurance for all drivers. Forcing manufacturers to remove media screens from dashboards and bigger fines/instant bans for phone/distracted driving offences seeing how many people get killed or seriously injured outweighs even drunk/drugged driving.
If it was an Advanced test from the outset, bad habits could still kick in after 5 years, so I’m thinking 5 years, and maybe every 5 years thereafter to take another driving test.
Surely the driver at 2:55 needed to give way anyway; I can understand the need for the bikers to look after themselves better in-case she didn't stop, but it would've been her fault if they collided, no?
4:40 Taking sides isn't very nice driving nor nice driving. It's poor because it encourages conflict. Carry on as normal. if the vehicle in lane 2 tries to merge in front, that's the time to make space.
That just created conflict and potential repercussions, also the van crept into the right turn lane, now thinks it's ok to bully their way through instead of just slowing and filtering in behind someone. Neal shouldn't be encouraging this because they didn't make this a non event, rather just aided the impatient wanker who wasn't going anywhere until the cammer intervened for no reason as it was clear the van driver would have had to bail.
The road itself is two straight on lanes through four sets of lights until after the last set of lights when the right lane becomes a right turn only. No bullying just two extremely stubborn rod users fighting for tarmac they don’t own I would much rather separate them than have them continue the fight behind me. No sides being taken, no favouritism being shown, just simple defusing of the situation so we can all continue our journey safely
@@smilerbobYou could have achieved this without antagonising the driver behind you and risking conflict. Ashley appreciates this risk yet, disappointingly, encourages people to do it.
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I've done ambulance transfers with a police escort, and it's amazing how often a car would allow the police car through then pull out in front of us. Always be aware there may be more than one emergency vehicle.
Like deer, there’s usually more than one set of blue lights.
and conversely, if you are in an emergency vehicle traveling in convoy, be prepared for people to lunge out in between.
@@NotALot-xm6gz Seconded. Personal account.
I was on single track road, and heard a Police car coming up behind on blues and 2s. I took to a passing place on my RHS and stayed there with RH indicator on and brakes applied whilst they passed. I then checked mirrors (centre and LEFT) to see a second Police car coming up and stayed put. I checked mirrors (centre and LEFT again) and stayed put for an ambulance before changing signal and moving off.
To be honest it's not that amazing. If the Police couldn't police the roads people would pull out in front of them too.
Definitely.
Been in that situation myself…..I don’t assume there would only be one…..I could see the 2nd one coming up the road behind.
But the car behind me took a while to realise.
I really like these "positive" videos. Consuming too much crazy dashcam video footage can make me feel like just not wanting to drive sometimes.
5:35 I was towing so nice move by the orange Ranger to pul to his right for me.
Nice one, Larry. It always helps to get perspective from the relevant viewer.
Thank you for featuring another one of my clips at 8:24, drivers that give great overtaking space is very much appreciated.
Yes, three in a row is really good as well !
Nice driving from a biker, AND an Audi??? What is the world coming to? 😊
Nice video, Ashley, thanks 👍
It must be a hire car...😊
Scary. The End of Times approaches! We're doomed, I tell you... *_DOOMED!!!_*
8:42 this is a great example of what those 'cycle lane' markings are designed to do: keep stationary traffic away from the kerb to allow cyclists to filter past.
You can see in the rear view, when traffic is moving, the Audi is straddling the cycle lane markings, but when things slow down, they do move out of it a bit. You should never cycle in these lanes when traffic is moving, but once traffic has stopped, they can be very useful.
Drivers should always check for filtering cyclists before setting off, but even more so when there are cycle lane markings like these. Nice to see a driver who gets it (it's smilerbob, isn't it?!).
Am I that recognisable now? Think it is time to change the car 😁
Agree that these lanes are not good for many reasons when everything is flowing, there is a video I made of this exact same cycle lane highlighting some of the problems. But with everything stationary they create the perfect opportunity for cyclists to filter safely away fron oncoming vehicles, as long as drivers don’t attempt to move off as one is coming passed
@@smilerbob it’s more the thoughtful manner of the driving that’s recognisable, rather than the car. No need to change either!
Driving staggered It's such a good way to drive, I've avoided so many situations because of this.
I know, why get closer than you have to & increase risk?! Some get very sniffy about it, but it's just good defensive driving.
I drive round a retro fitted light controlled roundabout almost everyday. Some destinations inc mine have multiple lanes going the same way….eventually they merge in turn after the roundabout.
Always avoid getting along side. Always look for people “moving around a bit in the lane”-usually an indicator of them about to swap lanes suddenly….sometimes w/out signalling.
Some people treat it like a race track….zigzagging at speed between everyone else.
It’s makes driving so much easier especially at roundabouts. I slow down a bit more just to see if the vehicle is going round the roundabout.
Nice to see that the third kid on the bikes had the good manners to wave a thank you ❤
This is Cudworth , Barnsley , its a miracle to see manors tbh.
Yeah but the adults grumbling when they've done nothing wrong, the driver should be ceding priority here and making sure children are safe. That the adults are having a meltdown just shows you the entitlement of most drivers. I don't need a child to wave at me/thank me for actually obeying the highway code and not putting them at risk of harm, why do you need a thank you for doing what the law obliges you to do?
@@tonyfranklin8306 manners cost nothing but can be endearing no matter what the age, but some will never understand that
@@robinwbarrett the kids are having fun, there's nothing to do with manners here when it's the adults whom are posing the threat of harm, they aren't doing them a favour for gods sakes, the kid thanked them but the way some here are having a go at the kids and putting some sort of onus on them to respond in a thankful way for not killing them is utterly ridiculous. Saying thanks for not killing us is the dumbest shit ever to exoect. Cleaqrly some including youdon't understand that and why this scenario triggers the adults and their ridiculous entitlement when driving.
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7:55 Absolutely did not see the Volkswagen at all! Still think I would have approached very closely though as those kinds of roundabouts can go wrong very quickly.
Likewise, but as upthread, I think that's partly due to the limited field of view of the camera
For the clip at 9:53, in France we usually have the inverse culture, which is blocking cars from overtaking buses at bus stops (ingrained in culture so much that infrastructure at bus stops sometimes completely forbids overtaking). Here, it is considered safer because peds might be crossing and be invisible in front of buses, though it is discouraged and taught from a young age to wait for the bus to leave before crossing.
Just sharing because I find it quite interesting some of the differences in road security. Similar example seen in other of your videos, for us it's just a normal rule that pedestrians have priority at crossings at exits of roundabouts, whereas for you it's a new rule and people find it scary / unsecure.
I can see how it is a sensible idea to try to prevent cars overtaking the bus.
I get a bus to work most days, and almost every day someone gets off the bus and immediately dashes across in front of it as the driver is pulling away, often without checking for traffic from the other direction 😕
I own a 4x4, and am always willing to get off the road and up on verges etc. No point owning it if you're not going to use it.
I wonder whether the driver retrieving debris had his hazards on, but people so frequently misuse them, the people behind just overtook blindly as if it were 'the parking signal'. 🤔
Hazard lights were on but drivers will overtake anything stopped at any opportunity along this road
Many years ago I stopped with traffic in the opposite lane also stopped to allow an ambulance through when the vehicle behind me had enough of waiting and overtook me as the ambulance came passed. The ambulance driver was not best pleased I can tell you
@@smilerbob I actually have a colleague who's wife is a paramedic and he volunteers. He definitely has stories of how people react badly around emergency vehicles. All too common, by the sounds of it. 😔
@@smilerbobOh, yes! I stopped with an ambulance rapidly approaching from behind. Driver behind me then overtook to turn right, couldn't & blocked the ambulance. Total lack of awareness.
Once I encountered a car stopped on the slip lane exiting a petrol station, unable to merge. Decided to stand still on the start of the slip lane, hazards on, to wait for the other car to figure it out, while still allowing myself room to build speed. While standing still, I got overtaken multiple times, by others extemely riskily merging onto the highway. Days like this I regret not having a dashcam (but will be getting one soon)
I heard the hazards, and he said in his own comment that they were on.
Flashing amber means you can turn left if it's clear without having to come to a full stop. Flashing red, you are supposed to stop before proceeding (if it's clear).
From the look of it, its likely just an issue with the camera - sometimes the way the lights work means they don't show up properly on video
@@PineaFanNo it’s exactly what the person above told you.
@@PineaFan no, that is a mode for filter arrows that has been introduced in the last few years.
@@PineaFan That usually only applies with multi-LED traffic signals.
I think that what M. Neal is getting at is whether, like in the U.K., it is allowed to proceed over the line and wait in the junction as long as the exit itself is clear and the only obstruction is the oncoming traffic. In the U.K. the cammer could have waited in the junction for the red, and completed the left turn at that time, ahead of the lorry. Yes, this merely makes the lorry the problem of the following left-turning vehicle. (-: But it would have solved the problem at hand. With right-on-red being a possibility, red meaning unequivocally halt in the U.K., flashing or no, the state that the video is showing might not be like the U.K. in this respect.
It appears a few questions and comments have been made on a couple of clips where Ashley is unusually quiet (or maybe that is just the device I am using to view the video)
At 5:45, yes I did use my hazard lights but no amount of positioning will stop drivers from overtaking. As with most places in the UK observations are poor along this road and I have seen drivers overtake stationary vehicles into the path of blue light drivers 🤦♂️ The vehicle that did run over the pipe shows the danger that debris can pose to a vulnerable road user like a motorcycle rider, cyclist or even a pedestrian on the pavement if that flicks up abd hits them
The last clip at 10:35, I only continued after the ambulance passed as the crossing was active and I knew there would be bo conflict with vehicles on the road. If the crossing didn’t become active I would’ve stayed where I was, or reversed a little and shifted slightly left, but this still does make it more difficult for larger vehicles turning right which is why I continued to prevent that difficulty
The clip at 04:38 with the blue and white vans is yours as well, right? I thought I'd seen it before.
You should be less worried about pipes in the road, and more worried about getting a haircut
@@aveekbhThat was also mine 👍
@@123MondayTuesdayEasier to have this hair in the winter than trying to find a decent woolly hat to wear
Best to use a right indicator rather than hazards in this situation.
Phil the crane driver…all credit to the 2 cars that held back here,
there are too many people make a bad situation worse because their attitude is something like ‘I’m in the right and you are in the wrong so I ain’t moving”
10:00 love this, such an appropriate thing to do yet so many will plough on through because they have ‘right of way’.
First video: stop lines sometimes are placed further back if the intersection makes it likely a large vehicle needs more room to turn.
I love all your videos but the nice driving ones are my favorites. I don't know how it works for other people but I think they are very helpful as it is something to aspire to rather than watching people make mistakes and finding it entertaining but of no help (I don't mean your educational videos). Thank you.
in your first clip: the flashing amber filter arrow means you MAY turn but you don't have priority. it's a nice addition to traffic signals that have a filter arrow for the turn lane. some may also have a solid green with a sign saying to the effect of "turn must yield on solid green"
it looked like the viewer was hoping oncoming traffic would have the courtesy to stop promptly at the yellow, and they didn't. then chose to reverse rather than push through as it turned red.
also, that isn't normal traffic for that intersection - if an intersection does have semis making a turn like that on a regular basis, they will have the lines painted to accommodate it.
See my other reply to a higher comment, re the U.K. rules about waiting in the junction. You haven't answered what I think M. Neal was getting at.
I don't think putting the lines back a car length would've helped much in this case, lol. That truck needed a truck length.
considering it was carrying an asphalt grinder, it is most likely not normal traffic for that junction.
1:28 Nice to see Phil the crane leaving everybodys mirrors in place. 😂 Just kidding Phil.😅
8:10 is really scary because I would definitely think about going if the van had a left signal and I'm sure many others would too.
5:12 Hope Mr "Always An Audi" is watching this video. 😆
02:10 I still say that lane markings on roundabouts are confusing. Why would the lane continue past the first exit when it would be better for the marking to come to a stop so that drivers and riders know they should be in the other lane if they want to proceed to the 2nd exit and so on. But well done to the rider for thinking ahead which was why this was in the nice driving, or riding, playlist.
Yes the biker read the road well. But was in the wrong lane to turn left.. So I don't understand who you was saying was a bad driver.
@@ce7618it was a 2 lane entry and exit, the biker rode impeccably.
The paint is really worn out but it does appear the right lane on approach has a right arrow only, not a straight and right 2:23
I could be wrong
@@smilerbob looks to me like straight and right, like the one at the following junction. It also is much more logical that left lane is straight and left and right lane is straight and right given the overall road layout and number of lanes. A right from the left lane would usually be very well marked.
That's why the HC makes a point of warning about signals, vehicles in the wrong lane etc., at roundabouts. So many variations in layout (& use!).
Personally, unless directed or forced, I avoid lane 2 to lane 2 exit because of this very common incident.
The flashing yellow arrow means you can turn left but must yield to oncoming traffic. It's the same as an unprotected left turn on a simple green light but it's meant to add an extra warning that you don't have priority and should be careful when turning.
When the fella got out to move that pipe, is it best to stay right a bit more instead of closer to the kerb? Just to stop the temptation of other road users overtaking whilst he gets out?
Unfortunately drivers will overtake along this road without actually looking what is around them. I have had a driver overtake me while an ambulance is coming through
I honestly think I could’ve parked 90 degrees across the road and drivers would still go around
@@smilerbobit’s such a shame there are so many impatient drivers around. I do believe that is the cause of a lot of the road problems.
@@imatonkatoo100% with that one. Impatience rarely gets you there any quicker and usually makes a journey take longer
@@smilerbob road rage makes me laugh, they’re all in such a rush, but have plenty of time to get out and argue.
Otherwise thank you for doing it. Stay safe.
8:12 personally, no matter how many lanes a roundabout has, I would never enter it at any kind of speed without it being fully clear. If there's any kind of other vehicle around I slow down, and I don't enter until I can see explicitly that it is fully clear or that someone's leaving me a gap. I would not have done what that VW did because they can't see that it's clear either.
6:05 excellent job removing the hazard from the road, although he has now created a hazard on the pavement. Could have at least pushed it to the back of the pavement.
That were my thoughts too. Would have made this job a brilliant one.
This has been mentioned by others and duly noted by myself for next time. I would usually make sure items are moved better and not causing further obstructions and in this instance, from where I was standing, it did look like it had cleared the path correctly. My mistake for throwing and not placing the pipe down 👍
Next time it will take a few seconds longer but will definitely be safer for all. Thanks
@@smilerbob I think it was great you moved it from the road. Most people will just walk past it, but hopefully someone will think to move it to make it easier for anyone who can't get past 😊
For such a car centric Country, American roads are terribly designed
No roundabouts though. And at many junctions you can turn right on red as long it's safe to go. All helps flow I suppose. Most of the freeway on and off roads are pretty sketchy though.
@@ChigleybusActually quite a few roundabouts nowadays. They are going all 1970s, including having DOTs making public information movies (on UA-cam!) about how to use this new junction for the modern Space Age. (-:
1:39 private hire was planning on tucking in behind the SUV, but then realised the couldn't and bailed. Pervented a rear shunt that wouldn't have happened if they'd been slower and further away. Nuff said.
Yes I saw the VW while u were talking about the white van.
For learner drivers-don’t focus on the tarmac in front of the car…..you need to look up and side to side. So you can see cars approaching from side roads, from around the roundabout etc. not only is this safer, but you can then time your slowing down & you might be able to slot in after the other vehicle without even stopping….you even save a splash of fuel….and I can tell you…they add up….it affects my daily average mpg if I have to stop a few times v not having to stop at all.
And…if you keep going it even helps charge your battery compared with stopping. That’s also become apparent since getting my current car with an over sensitive nature.
I’m not overly concerned about the vehicles & cyclists I can see….
It’s the 1 I can’t see for whatever reason that concern me.
If I see it…I can deal with it.
7:20 - there really should be no need to overtake a cyclist in a 20mph zone; they're probably not riding much below the limit.
8:40 - to be honest, I find most drivers in the countryside are good at overtaking; it's in town where you tend to get close passes.
Some good awareness of emergency services there. Not panicking, but promptly choosing best practice.
Like your viewer at 4:45, I will also let someone being blocked pass in front of me. That's partly because I don't like someone getting a foot behind me - and thus involving me in their problems.
5:55 Bob? That'll save someone some damage.
It really isn’t worthwhile having two raging drivers behind you as you know they are focusing on each other and not the road in front. It is bad enough having one behind
That was me moving the pipe. I couldn’t leave it in the road knowing it could potentially injure someone
@@smilerbob That's becoming a habit. It's a good move anyway; I try to do the same here, where safe, or call plod if not. Last one I saw was an armchair in the outside lane of the A35. That was a phone call job.
@@PedroConejo1939I have visions of someone sitting in the armchair making the call. "Where am I? Just having a rest waiting for you lot to come"...
That's what angers me in these situations: two, selfish drivers putting others around them at risk.
@@TheCatBilbo It's extremely distracting for the non-involved drivers too, especially the one being used as the passive end of the closed gap.
First clip, perfect.
He created space for the lorry driver.
The only thing he should not have done is at 1:07
He started to swerve out of his lane and move up again.
Why?
Why not just stay put where you are, so if another lorry comes he can also take the corner?
I have been watching this channel for over a year now I can't thank you enough for the knowledge you spread I hope you will get your own morning show on TV your videos don't get enough views and we need someone like you to put some common sense into these maniacs we see on our British roads
I'm in Villanova Spain on holiday there's a great island with cycle lane painted red some areas painted green so really stands out .I noticed crossing areas are also raised with cycle lane in middle.
00:36 I was so shocked and so surprised recently when I watched a UA-cam video of a mock test here in the uk and I saw a steady amber arrow traffic light and a flashing amber traffic light, I did a bit of research about it and it means the same thing as in other countries, a steady amber arrow means the traffic lights are about to change to red or green, a flashing amber arrow means you can proceed in the direction of the arrow but you must give way to any vehicles coming through on the adjoining road.
Stop lines in the US usually are set way, way back - often to the point of being absurd and ignored at stop signs because you can't possibly see anything. In this case, though, most vehicles which would use that junction won't need the extra space - a bus, fixed chassis truck, or a 'semi' (artic) with a more normal trailer ought to make it round fine.
Well done indeed for seeing that and making space rather than making an issue of 'MY LANE!!!' like many.
@0:25 At some intersections in North America, the stop line would be further back especially if the cross street is smaller.
A flashing amber (yellow) light simply means you may proceed with caution, yield to on-coming traffic. As you can see, on-coming traffic is still going through. A green arrow would mean you have the right-of-way. (Although it is prudent to double-check that other traffic has indeed stopped before proceeding.)
Where I live (in the province of Quebec in Canada), a flashing green light means that you have the right-of-way to make any legal movements through an intersection -- right-turn, left-turn or straight on.
@1:40 Perhaps the private hire taxi was using their hazard lights to warn drivers behind ? Technically, they didn't have to stop as it was the crane-driver who needed to yield; but they were being kind to allow the crane driver to make his turn.
@7:24 When I see a cyclist coming along on the opposite shoulder and there is traffic coming up behind them, if it is safe to do so, I will move over slightly onto my shoulder to allow the oncoming traffic adequate space to safely overtake the cyclist. By law here, we need to give 1.5 to 2m clearance (depending on speed) when overtaking a cyclist. To be on the safer side, I try to give at least 2 m. If I can't, I slow right down to under 50km/h.
7:46 this clip is for all those people who claim you should just keep going and let the emergency driver sort it out. THIS is the proper way to help emergency services on a narrow road.
0:42 In this sort of situation, the cammer would have taken a space in the middle of the intersection and cleared once the light turned red and cross traffic was clear. This was filmed in Washington so I'm not sure on the rules there, but in California, learners are taught to enter the intersection and wait until it's clear to go. Though in this particular instance it doesn't make much difference because there is no one behind.
The big truck needing all the road…..
On a vastly smaller scale, my neighbouring town has a little painted roundabout retro fitted into an old fashioned junction in town. It’s like a right-angle from each direction. Buses can’t do it w/out going over on the other side the road.
The traffic therefore must hold back to allow turning space.
Nice to see good driving
I also live in the US! Watching Ashley's videos has helped me become a far more thoughtful driver (and cyclist). And I'm well versed in the highway code updates for my next trip to the UK :)
Great video legend. Keep up the good work 🎉
5:40, off the road….. you can see there ground is worn, it’s probably a regular passing point.
In the first clip that is a very uncommon scenario where you would have an oversize load turning there. I don't think you would have vehicles that long turning there for 99% of the time so for that 1% of scenarios I don't think it would be worth moving any of the stop lines at the junction and just let people sort it if and when it happens. Most drivers would have this sort of cop on that if they seen an oversized extra long vehicle like that trying to turn then they would move. The haulage company should also maybe do a bit better at planning a route for an oversized vehicle but of course there may be certain areas they have no choice but go through.
1.37 Yes he really did make the mistake too fast to slip in behind the Taxi I think and also his holding back is not directly connected to letting out the crane driving cammer but caant move foward and more to the right untill 4x4 clears first so no choice but to sit there and wait unless he reverse a bit then moved over into the turn lane.
You can see this due to the taxi trying to slide over on departure of 4x4.
I was warned a long time ago. That when you see one Fire Engine. There is liable to be another very shortly
Phil's crane - Yes I did spot the hack behind the bronze "technical". Not sure if that was a mistake, and if it was, which one?
Biker cammer - I've been caught out a time or 2 by the old "right turn in the left lane at a roundabout" trick. Unfortunately these were pre-dashcam.
6:05 - Thanks to the cammer for clearing debris off the carriageway. I've done similar one or twice, and made it really obvious to following *why* I'd stopped.
8:15 - Honestly, yes I missed the VW in the camera. I don't think It would have been an issue though IRL because I'd have been slow and waiting for the limit point to open up on the van's right before making a go-no go decision.
9:56 - Mibbae aye, mibbae nay. How many vehicles were following our cammer here? That's what would make my go-no go decision either way.
10:43 - Again you're complimenting the cammer for a response to something that we viewers can not see!
6:20. certainly properly done. slowing to stay out of an emergency vehicle's path saves having to move out of the path.
Nice to see nice.
I like the rubber duck with his helmet on I think that's great.
A bit of motor vehicle centric thinking. Move debris from the carriageway and leave it as a trip hazard across half the footway. Has he not got a boot to put it in to dispose of safely?
Fair point well noted and when I threw it over there it did appear, from my perspective, to have landed differently than what it did. I will be more careful to check in the future 👍
As for placing it in the boot, unfortunately that can be classed as one of two things. Either theft if I am not disposing of it or illegal movement of waste if I am as it would require a licence to dispose. I know, bureaucratic red tape getting in the way
@@smilerbob that didn't look like the sort of thing a person would be coming back for, but also, sometimes the owner comes back for something left in the road.
4:58 I've done this to gap closers, before. but only if the person trying to merge in isn't being worse.
Private hire are one of most dangerous " drivers " out there: untrained, imported from anywhere without UK driver training or licence ( internarional licence validated from DVLA for 12 months??) , no idea of local roads, Highway code , language, car they are in - they usually get on their way with little mickey mouse sat nav and little understanding of the risk they pose to the public.
I usually see them in lane 1 or 2 at 40 mph on M 60 or 62, looking a bit lost😅.
I tell everybody to use public transport own , boots, own horse/ bike or black cab.
the person picking up debris, it is great to make the effort as so many dont, but just take the extra seconds to stand it against the fence, leaving it lying on the pavement means someone else needs to pick it up if they can be bothered to do so and leaves it as a trip hazard.
From my perspective when I threw it over there it did look to be in a better place than it was but looking back, and through comments like yours and others, I will take extra care to make sure any debris isn’t causing a further hazard to others 👍
Thank you for pointing that out and duly noted
@@smilerbob was it you that picked up the debris?
I have done it before on my motorbike or from my van, i have worked as a labourer in the building trade and my boss (my dad) took safety highly, so i was always tucking cables out the way and minimising trip hazards, so moving debris i have always thought of not just a car tyre but also if someone would trip on it.
Stopping for 10 more seconds to make sure just helps everyone out.
@@douglasreid699 It was me. Having been brought up in the countryside and most of my early driving along lanes you quickly learn, amongst other things, that it is down to the drivers and locals to keep the roads clear.
Usually I do take care when moving items and as I say, on this occasion it did look like it had landed safely but next time I will doible check my efforts
8:20 a great example of doing right, not being right.
A nice lesson on what goes around comes around
flashing yellow arrow means you can turn if clear. on coming has right of way.. normally lights are timed for a long yellow when going green to red. so if camera started to turn and they are in the intersection if it turns red can complete turn once on coming has stopped. some stop lines are pushed back for big trucks ( lorries) city traffic engineers design road markings. no standard across usa.
5:33 I wouldn’t say that’s good driving - The Highway Code says to wait opposite a passing place if it’s on your right. Though it did make it easier for your viewer to get through so it was OK.
I believe the cammer was towing so could potentially be awkward to navigate the passing place. It is a common technique when faced with tractors and combine harvesters as well
In the countryside the rules sometimes need to be bent slightly to enable best flow and driving for all 👍
@@smilerbob Oh really? OK - I just thought they were driving a car
On the last clip, would it have been better to not proceed through the junction now the light is red? I know the cam car is over the stop line but proceeding there feels dangerous
If the crossing wasn’t active then yes, I would’ve waited but knowing there would be no traffic proceeding meant I knew it was safe to clear the junction and wait for the crossing to clear
Taxi driver may have put his hazard warning lights on in the second clip.
Timestamp?
I think youre right. it does look like theres a little orange glow on the left side of the car
@@Kieran.Robertson second clip at about 1.35
@@AAO-Falcon love watching driving clips but this is the problem with them. None of us watching are in that driving seat.
@@imatonkatoo Timestamps are with colons “:” not full stops “.”
5:35 looks like a slightly overgrown passing place to me, so the oncoming car isn't entirely wrong going there. However, in my books strictly speaking they should have waited opposite it on their side of the road. Even a non-4x4 should have been able to safely use that passing place
I was towing a fully loaded 18 foot trailer so nice move by oncoming.
@@larry365 OK, fair enough, in that case that was the correct move by the oncoming car. I do the same when I see a lorry, tractor or other long vehicle approaching on a single track road.
9:30 I agree, unless there was a string of traffic behind the viewer, it was unnecessary.
Flashing yellow means proceed with caution. It allows people to proceed if there's no traffic.
1:44 I think the private hire actually was in the very opposite state to making a mistake; I reckon they saw the issue and provided a 'fend off', managing the vehicles behind, by stopping where they did.
I think you're giing them far too much credence tbh.
5:36 Best flow for me.
7:19, not to sure giving them the space is a good call. unfortunately, the mercedes in front was already doing so.
It's awareness, both near & further away that's key. Seeing a situation & letting it develop without blindly barging in. How often have you reacted to make life easier, safer - only to have another driver 'spoil it' for everyone?!
6:45 another badly thought out plan. Lorry driver has bales of hay on. It will probably do that nearly every time they go on that road. Pound to a penny they have just shrugged their shoulders and carried on...
The perfect 'feel-good' driving video to start the weekend
Thanks Car Ver....erm Ash
Storm Ashley is on it's way
I won’t lie, my mind was preparing to go during the roundabout clip with the hidden Golf. I’m confident I would’ve avoided a collision but think I might have had to stop. I always concentrate on what is coming around the roundabout and check forward, rather than concentrating forward and checking the right as so many seem to do.
Ashley, do you think staying put on that last clip could’ve been an option, too? Or would you have proceeded knowing you’ve passed the line of the traffic lights already.
If the crossing was not active and the lights were green for the other directions then yes, I would’ve stayed but it can make it awkward for large vehicles tirning right. That was the reason I continued afterwards knowing I wouldn’t be in conflict with other road users
@@smilerbob oh I agree with your decision but because I don’t know that junction, I would’ve stayed back. I wouldn’t know the sequence of lights and what not.
@@adammcallister2260It is one of those awkward ones and purely situational. I have had similar in an area I was unfamiliar with and by the time I took in all the information it was too late to act upon it.
Local knowledge of roads does help a lot when things like this happen and as I like to say, sometimes it is better to wait and be sure than proceed and be unsure
@@smilerbobGet that on a t-shirt! They should issue one to everyone passing their test 😊
The round about at 8 minutes, I've almost got knocked off my bike there, but I'm coming in the opposite direction
10:49 How is pulling out on a red light "top class"? Did I miss something?
I had already gone beyond the stop line to allow the ambulance to pass and was in the junction where I could potentially cause problems for large vehicles turning right.
As the crossing became active I knew no cars would be entering the junction so I proceeded slowly to the crossing point where I waited for it to clear
USA. Flashing amber means treat it as a yield I believe
After watching your videos I now always try to maintain a staggered formation
Last week as I exited a large roundabout I had someone dive bombed up the inside so just at the apex of the bend they were side by side with me, and we were about 6 inches apart, I am hugging the outside kerb and they are struggling to make the bend because of their speed.
[I am waiting for the couch to happen and they are oblivious that there is a problem, they were out of control and they didn’t even know it]
That's why defensive driving is so useful: if someone makes a mistake you're mitigating that, helping keep you & them safer.
10:00: I see drivers in my area not bother to gauge whether their proceeding, when they're technically allowed, whether their proceeding will block traffic.
It's about awareness & then considering how our actions might help or hinder others. Helping everyone 'flow' doesn't occur to some, unfortunately.
First clip, just wondering why there was no police or a pilot car in front of that oversized truck.
9:56 red light nowhere to go, no brainer, stop and you lose nothing.
At 7:20 would it have been better for the driver to maintain their distance forcing the oncoming black Mercedes to wait behind the cyclist rather than create a gap for them to then do a close pass on the cyclist. It seems a polite thing to do, but did they actually make the situation worse?
Have been saying this for 30+ years, I didn't start driving until i was 23, I cycled everywhere, only a new baby forced my hand somewhat. But I still mostly cycled, I always thought that by giving people space that doesn't really exist you just encourage a worse outcome for the vulnerable person.
Same as if it were an equestrian, you wouldn't pull over to the nearside so that a driver could come close past an equestrian so why do it when it's someone on a bike!
Neal needs to understand why this is not a thing he should be praising or encouraging and pass this message on, in fact it should be part of the driving test/HC.
@tonyfranklin8306 it is something similar to what I was taught on my advanced bike course. There if you had vulnerable road users coming the other way you maintained your dominant road position to the right of the centre of your carriageway to try and protect them from being subject to a close overtake (but being ready to move left for your own safety if they did barge through)
@@Bazza47 Yup, same here when I'm riding. i've been a non official cycle trainer and advocate for 20+ years and it's not always easy getting people who have mostly driven to see that their driving needs to change as well as understand their part in influencing things when they cycle also.
All the best
7.35 And again which is why councils all alike should be out there enforcing vision splay rules as well as house Identification from the street but not sure if the latter there are rules and wether these are enforcable but there should be if not blocks of flats ot something like that.
Could you try driving with ear plugs in to see what it does to your observations/driving, especially if there are any emergency vehicles around please?
2:24: I think there is a reason you don't see more nice motorcycling clips. but that definitely was one. the average rider would have pitched a fit.
See the road at at 2:19 the exit is show as being at 1 o'clock.
2:32 WHY is the motorcyclist in lane 2 when they want to go straight on (2nd exit?). There is a roundabout near me where I take the third (straight on) exit from the left lane because if I don't I get people trying to take the same exit by speeding all the way around the outside of me.
5:58. Nice, but don't do it like that. Park the car, retreat to the pavement. Wait until the road is free of traffic. THEN go and get the debris.
Curious re the last clip. Having allowed the emergency vehicle through the junction the cam car then appears to proceed despite its traffic light then being red? Should they not have waited for the next green?
If they have crossed the stop line already, then no. An offence is committed only by passing a stop line on red.
I wondered, it's one reason why we should allow vehicles to clear & not assume green gives immediate priority.
9:00 horrendous riding by the motorcycle rider. How to break an ankle (or two).
my son's instructor has just refused to take him for his test on monday,as she says he might fail and she can't afford to get another fail, but he is ready and will now loose his test as too late to rescedule
If she has genuine concerns about his ability to pass, cancelling this late still isn't acceptable - unless she thinks he's actually unsafe on the road. The DVSA has cancellation rules for instructors, so learners don't lose their test fee.
I'm guessing she's an independent & not from a driving school? The DVSA regulates all instructors & has a code of conduct. Is she suggesting more lessons? Regardless, 'might fail' isn't good enough just because that would somehow impact on her.
I'm not a driving instructor but some years ago I was teaching a friend of mine to drive. He booked himself in for a test at a time I considered to be too early. He said that if he failed he'd just book another one some time later. I said to him that he wasn't going to fail, and scheduled him in for a series of intense lessons, going over and over things well into the dark evenings until he could do everything perfectly. He passed!
Thank you
2:35 why do people think it’s okay to turn right from the left hand lane of a roundabout, I see it at least a couple times a week
2:36 it’s easy to say this was ”terrible driving”, but what should the car driver have done differently? The motorcycles are blocking him/her from changing lanes. What could they have done differently?
Not tried to do a right turn from the left lane for starters!
@@ashley_nealAnd if he discovers he is in the wrong lane when he comes to the roundabout? Or in the roundabout? And there are other vehicles in the the right lane? He could have held back and gone behind motorcyclist two, but if there were more vehicles coming?
My point: You do not always know an area good enough to choose the correct lane at the right time.
6:00 - the obstruction and hazard on the road is now a hazard and obstruction on the pavement. at least tuck it to the side.
Thank you and this has been noted elsewhere 👍
From where I was it appeared to fall differently to what it and I will be more careful in the future to double check I haven’t made a bad situation worse for others
One of those things is a higher and more dangerous priority than the other, and has a more time sensitive approach especially as traffic was building up.
I think what you meant to say was "good job reducing danger for everyone, at least now no one will die in a crash."
@@fromthegamethrone I disagree with the idea that the road is higher priority than the pavement.
A disabled, old, or visually impaired pedestrian would be significantly inconvenienced or endangered by a low-visibility trip hazard like this across the pavement.
@@zackaplowitz that's a very selfish point of view.
If a disabled person trips and falls, perhaps even passes away, that's awful, I agree.
If a car crashes and kills multiple people, that's a tragedy.
One of these is more dangerous than the other by a considerable margin, and should be prioritised as such.
The needs of the many.
In the ideal world, yes, it should have been disposed of properly - but this person did the right thing by minimising risk quickly.
@8:12 I double check
There should be a requirement to pass the Advanced Driving Test no later than 5 years after passing your Normal Driving Test.
If you don’t pass the ADT by that time, you lose your Full Licence and have to pass that again too.
That would help reduce bad habits, reduce high insurance charges, and provide more work for driving tutors like you 👍🏼
Should just make it advanced from the outset then, why wait 5 years for shit habits to kick in, also compulsary retesting with a ban until you have passed the resit, plus eyesight tests to get insurance for all drivers.
Forcing manufacturers to remove media screens from dashboards and bigger fines/instant bans for phone/distracted driving offences seeing how many people get killed or seriously injured outweighs even drunk/drugged driving.
If it was an Advanced test from the outset, bad habits could still kick in after 5 years, so I’m thinking 5 years, and maybe every 5 years thereafter to take another driving test.
Surely the driver at 2:55 needed to give way anyway; I can understand the need for the bikers to look after themselves better in-case she didn't stop, but it would've been her fault if they collided, no?
4:40 Taking sides isn't very nice driving nor nice driving. It's poor because it encourages conflict. Carry on as normal. if the vehicle in lane 2 tries to merge in front, that's the time to make space.
That just created conflict and potential repercussions, also the van crept into the right turn lane, now thinks it's ok to bully their way through instead of just slowing and filtering in behind someone.
Neal shouldn't be encouraging this because they didn't make this a non event, rather just aided the impatient wanker who wasn't going anywhere until the cammer intervened for no reason as it was clear the van driver would have had to bail.
The road itself is two straight on lanes through four sets of lights until after the last set of lights when the right lane becomes a right turn only. No bullying just two extremely stubborn rod users fighting for tarmac they don’t own
I would much rather separate them than have them continue the fight behind me. No sides being taken, no favouritism being shown, just simple defusing of the situation so we can all continue our journey safely
@@smilerbobYou could have achieved this without antagonising the driver behind you and risking conflict. Ashley appreciates this risk yet, disappointingly, encourages people to do it.
Praise for an Audi driver!! Whatever next???