We are on our Sunday Coffee and Cake run and people seem to have burnt the Highway Code

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  • @dcasteaux9181
    @dcasteaux9181 Місяць тому +23

    Great to see someone ride a bike at a sensible speed, without a victim mentality, all whilst reading the road for potential hazards.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @@dcasteaux9181 Thank you.
      Much appreciated 😎👍

    • @aluisious
      @aluisious Місяць тому

      He did zoom on on someone who dared to cross the road on foot...in the middle of a town.
      My 2 cents, towns belong to people. I won't get mad if someone crosses the street in front of me. Now if they run across the highway, that's probably not healthy behavior.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @aluisious I repeat the description.
      "Nothing nasty but just interesting to observe people's actions on the road"

  • @anneonimus7204
    @anneonimus7204 Місяць тому +2

    This is like a perfect example of all the hazard perceptions you could meet or there. Nice video, nice captions displaying good attitude. Actually a good learning video without vibrant dialogue, thank you

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@anneonimus7204 thank you for your comments 😎👍

  • @artboy57
    @artboy57 Місяць тому +3

    Keeps you paying attention! That's why I love riding in the desert, few cars and you can see for miles! Ride safe.

  • @SimonWaltham
    @SimonWaltham Місяць тому +5

    Lovely ride out and thought the captions you added were great aswell. Living locally I quite often ride through Shefford, Cople, old warden and the surrounding villages. I love your humorous take on some of the situations you encounter and watching your trip has cheered up a boring day.
    Thanks for sharing this with us.

  • @jimbandit1250sa
    @jimbandit1250sa Місяць тому +5

    Great defensive riding I remember at 17 years old ripping down some roads and most drivers didn’t see me,😃 we all learn 😜 my riding is now calm and I actually see the trees and wonderful surroundings I’m 67 years young and ride a gorgeous T120 Bonnie great relaxing video cheers buddy, best regards James🏍☀️🤝

  • @thra5herxb12s
    @thra5herxb12s Місяць тому +7

    I've been riding since 1977, and have also noticed that occasionally, the other road users seem to have "one of those days", and nothing you do will change their stupid behaviour. However, the next day everything will be back to the usual poor driving standards, but at least predictable.

  • @robmoore7708
    @robmoore7708 Місяць тому +1

    Cheers mate, that was lovely watching from my nice warm armchair 😊

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@robmoore7708 you need to get our more 😎👍

  • @billh5850
    @billh5850 Місяць тому +9

    People "burnt" the Highway code ages ago. It went 200% worse during covid times and it shows no sign of any improvement. Riding on country roads is a nightmare, most people who live in the countryside seem to drive as if there is no one else on Earth.

  • @pw3591
    @pw3591 Місяць тому +6

    You get days like that, when they seem to be coming at you from all directions. No doubt the standard of driving has dropped off a cliff in recent years. Foreign drivers who either don't know our rules, or have never passed a test, people on phones, and the smell of weed coming from virtually every white van I ever follow.

  • @jediyoda67
    @jediyoda67 Місяць тому +2

    Looks a great wee bumble. Great to see videos of guys enjoying the ride and not kicking off all the time.

  • @ManxAndy
    @ManxAndy Місяць тому +1

    I think those guys in hi viz on the back road, we’re volunteering to clear the rubbish from the hedges….👍🇮🇲

  • @paulmurphy2583
    @paulmurphy2583 Місяць тому +5

    I reckon the moon is to blame, its on its closer to earth part of its orbit (is that apogee or perigee), so maybe it was directly over the uk during your ride hiding behind that cloud and making more brains a bit wobbly than usual, it even managed to get to you and cause that stall. Thats some lovely countryside, thanks for putting this up.

  • @Roy-cm1bh
    @Roy-cm1bh Місяць тому +9

    Come to London….then you’ll know what bad is, non licencee holders, non insured, mad for road rage drivers and suicidal CBT L plater delivery riders with zero road sense or Highway Code or any English tbh….

  • @johnfh
    @johnfh Місяць тому +1

    Thanks a lot, I enjoyed you taking me with you on the trip. Greetings from Stockholm.

  • @peterlawrence389
    @peterlawrence389 Місяць тому +2

    Nice to see a local tour !

  • @brunozago5053
    @brunozago5053 Місяць тому +9

    Well Derek that was an eventful ride, albeit quite a normal ride for a motorcyclist - you asked about roundabouts with the slightly raised area encircling the outside -You should treat it as part of the roundabout and go round the outside (like you should for a painted mini roundabout , you shouldn’t drive or ride over them) unless your vehicle cannot go round them - eg Articulated lorry, bus etc - hope that helps my friend 🤓🤓🤓🏍️🏍️🏍️

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +2

      @brunozago5053 cheers Bruno.
      Always wondered but there are never clear signs on how to treat them 👍

    • @andycapp3867
      @andycapp3867 Місяць тому +1

      @@Dereksol….What does the Highway Code say about negotiating a roundabout?

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @@andycapp3867 it says as Bruno described 👍

  • @wonnovmenny7441
    @wonnovmenny7441 Місяць тому +5

    👍 Thanks for confirming it’s not just me who attracts these pillocks. Sundays are usually the worst.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@wonnovmenny7441 😄😄👍

  • @hughwilson4911
    @hughwilson4911 Місяць тому +1

    Wondered where you were until you stopped for coffee. We were there when we were down on holiday at the start of the year (from Inverness).
    Lovely part of the world and a regular destination for my wife and me. Drive safely.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @hughwilson4911 we were just doing a loop of Herts /Beds.
      We were touring near you a few weeks back.
      There are videos of what we got up to on here 😎👍

  • @mu0chn
    @mu0chn Місяць тому +1

    I'm not a biker, but I did enjoy your video. ❤

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@mu0chn many thanks 😎👍

  • @GB.49
    @GB.49 Місяць тому +1

    Great day for a ride! Plenty of bikes about! Also you’ve lived to ride another day! What more could you wish for! Happy Days!!! All the best! Graham.

  • @alcoholiday6954
    @alcoholiday6954 Місяць тому +1

    When that guy nodded to you at the junction, I nodded back. I guess I'm just a very polite person.😊

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @alcoholiday6954 😄😄 we do that.
      Sometimes do a lifesaver for riders pulling out at junctions 😄😎👍

  • @Grahamvfr
    @Grahamvfr Місяць тому +3

    Lovely video thank you. 4.15... Yes you are supposed to avoid the inner paving unless necessary (ie no other viable option hgv etc). It's trying to slow traffic down, which 2 lane roundabout don't.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @Grahamvfr cheers Graham 😎👍

  • @ianjames7996
    @ianjames7996 Місяць тому +1

    Roundabout with the raised surface 4:11 you have to go around them; even worse in the wet!!?? I believe they're for larger vehicles HGV Etcetera.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @ianjames7996 cheers Ian.
      The one in the video was so large I may have got lost without sat nav 😄👍

  • @scottv9116
    @scottv9116 Місяць тому +4

    You have to think for everyone and never take anything for granted! Only bikers know why dogs stick their heads out of the window 😊

  • @SteveBriggs-j3o
    @SteveBriggs-j3o Місяць тому +1

    Great for helping you to spot potential hazards.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@SteveBriggs-j3o it's a game we all should play 😎👍

  • @worldofameiso5491
    @worldofameiso5491 Місяць тому +4

    I agree, there are some total spanners on the road these days who seem to think the road is their private playground to do whatever they want on. The Highway code is very poorly understood by most, and if you try to point out somebody's mistake, you usually just get abuse or worse. Stay frosty out there man...

  • @northof-62
    @northof-62 Місяць тому +1

    What surprises me and probably many from elsewhere in Europe outside of Britain is that parking is allowed, seemingly at random, blocking a lane on a public road.
    e.g. at 1:58 and 3:52 etc.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @northof-62 yes.
      In the UK people can park in the road anywhere there are no yellow lines which is mostly everywhere 👍

    • @northof-62
      @northof-62 Місяць тому

      @@Dereksol so I gather.

  • @clivekent7465
    @clivekent7465 Місяць тому +1

    your narrow roads and green countryside are scenic. enjoyed riding along with you. I ride the California and Nevada desert/mountain outback which I'm sure you would enjoy as I would enjoy yours. not much traffic or people or development here makes ideal motorbike country! cheers mate!

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @clivekent7465 thank you for your comment Clive.
      I am sure Gillianthepillion and I would love your local roads/track too 😎👍

  • @DAVE121063
    @DAVE121063 Місяць тому +1

    I don't ride, as a child I used to visit a relative with my mum. She (not my mum) was in a care 'hospital' and a wheelchair. Sadly, the place was full of young men, also in wheelchairs, being fed by tubes or a spoon if they were 'lucky'. I was told they'd all been in motorbike accidents. I was encouraged by my mum and 'aunt' never to get on one.
    But I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! I 'get it' now, but I still feel wary of riding myself. Thanks for posting.
    It would be good if watching something like this became a compulsory part of car/van/hgv driving tests! Also if the push- cycling proficiency test were brought back and made compulsory. When I took that, I had to prove that I'd read and understood the highway code and that reading the conditions of the road primarily took all other (only human- we all make mistakes) road users into account. It's sadly what you have to do to stay alive and be a good driver. Saying that 'speed doesn't kill but other idiots who don't follow the rules', or 'I'm a good advanced driver, it's others that cause the accidents', is pretty academic if you both end up in wheelchairs or worse. I was also encouraged to always try to think how I would feel if I came across someone else behaving, on the road, as I do.
    Sorry, I know that's not all pertinent to the title of this video. It's an excellent video.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@DAVE121063 thank you for your comment.
      We are all responsible for each other's safety 😎👍

  • @mfh848
    @mfh848 Місяць тому +2

    I see it every day not just Sunday 😮

  • @chrisbamborough222
    @chrisbamborough222 Місяць тому +3

    Crikey reminds me of the title of an old RAF film" Target for tonight" except your it by daytime. Take care👍😊

  • @clivebrooker8641
    @clivebrooker8641 Місяць тому +2

    You are supposed to go around the brick laid surface on the roundabout but if you are driving a bus or truck you have to enter the brick laid surface to complete your turn.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @clivebrooker8641 thank you 👍

    • @winksmt01
      @winksmt01 Місяць тому +1

      100% withyou on the roundabout.

  • @inguzwulf
    @inguzwulf Місяць тому +1

    It's true, sometimes you really feel like they ARE out to get you but you know what? They even behave like it when i'm driving my van🤯 (doesn't feel quiteso personal, though). Just as well I've learnt to be a thinking road user (altnough 'hands-up', even I'm slow sometimes🙄).

  • @gbkou1
    @gbkou1 Місяць тому +2

    That would make a great Hazard Perception video for the DVDS, Derek!

  • @paolodechipiece1027
    @paolodechipiece1027 Місяць тому +2

    That must be the least "bikey" statement I've ever heard. Just out on bike to get coffee and cake 😂

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +3

      @paolodechipiece1027 that's old duffers for you 😎👍

  • @glasgowharleyrider
    @glasgowharleyrider Місяць тому +1

    I used to be conscious that riding with a road king 7 inch headlight , supplemented by two 4 inch side lights always on, even during daytime riding , is a bit ott. ...
    Until you drive here. Good video

  • @weemark67
    @weemark67 Місяць тому +1

    Lovely video. Yeah, I get days out, that’s there is an obstacle around every corner……just about.

  • @davidwaddington9414
    @davidwaddington9414 Місяць тому +2

    Advanced notice - best viewed with the sound off !

  • @simtime7591
    @simtime7591 Місяць тому +2

    or as i say all to often as i'm driving/riding about " where ya get ya licence from, out of a cornflakes... packet"..😁

  • @tedcase9175
    @tedcase9175 Місяць тому +1

    Great ride, iam not perfect but always try to adhere to speed limits myself, reading the road as I travel, its always a better ride at sensible speeds I find,nice countryside I live on the edge of the Lake District, I have just this week purchased a new Highway Code and try to read four pages every night, it has changed, thank you, Bay Bimbler

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@tedcase9175 cheers Ted.
      Our youngest daughter lives in Stainton.
      We love the Lakes 😎👍

  • @terryrance2662
    @terryrance2662 Місяць тому +1

    Here I am looking at motorcycle stuff on you tube in Canada and 2 minutes in and then i say to myself thats Codicote, its a place thats branded in my childhood memories, I used to sit in my Dad's lorry outside the pub called The Goat, on our way home for a pint. Then you turned left ,I think,towards Whitwell. The next thing i know ,you are driving through my old town of Shefford, right past our first home , the last in a row of cottages at the mini round about on Bedford road. Then my old motorbike riding ground as a teenager. Ireland, old Warden , Ickwell and I think the place you had your coffee and cake is on a bend that straight on is Blunham and right takes you to Sandy over Girtford bridge. Hopefully we are returning next year to retire we will both be 70 then.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @terryrance2662 how funny Terry.
      Get yourself a bike when you return and you can join in the fun 😎👍

  • @garythebeach3511
    @garythebeach3511 Місяць тому +4

    yep even worse here in cornwall

  • @iandawson7373
    @iandawson7373 Місяць тому +2

    Nice sensible riding and the cake looked munch

  • @lilynorthover8378
    @lilynorthover8378 Місяць тому +2

    Gosh, it is an exciting ride around your way. Certainly keeps you on your toes. It's as Brunozago says for those roundabouts, they are designed to slow traffic down. Of course, most lazy drivers drive straight over them so a waste of money really.😂

  • @Kaybe-i6f
    @Kaybe-i6f Місяць тому +1

    I hate driving nowadays and riding isn’t so enjoyable as years ago either.

  • @williamnethercott4364
    @williamnethercott4364 Місяць тому +2

    Funny how some days they're all out on the road.

  • @PeterRowland-k4r
    @PeterRowland-k4r Місяць тому +1

    Always remember that the highway code does not give you right of way in any circumstance. Pretty sure that you know that. Stuff in the video is every day for me.

  • @cerealtiller
    @cerealtiller Місяць тому +1

    Tidy Riding indeed.
    which Bike is it?

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @@cerealtiller it's the mighty Africa Twin 😎👍

  • @123boat
    @123boat Місяць тому +1

    My pet hate is idiots reversing out of their drives 🤬🤬🤬 and other things 🤔😂

  • @bromptinowner763
    @bromptinowner763 Місяць тому +1

    It's a sunday thing - more people on the roads nastier than the ones on a weekday, my opinion

  • @theodavies8754
    @theodavies8754 Місяць тому

    That seals it.
    I'm getting a camera for next year. I'm done on the third world cart tracks for 2024 in the UK.

  • @terrythurston8572
    @terrythurston8572 Місяць тому +1

    Looks like a nice area. Herts?..

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @terrythurston8572 yes Hertfordshire 👍

  • @JohnBarrington-y8n
    @JohnBarrington-y8n Місяць тому +1

    Are you trying to tell me that there's still a Highway Code? Judging by the standard of driving nowadays, I thought that it had been consigned to the Ancient History Archives at the British Museum years ago.

  • @Lacehairwigs
    @Lacehairwigs Місяць тому +1

    Oh for goodness sakes 😂

  • @SteveM109r
    @SteveM109r Місяць тому +1

    Cool. Subscribed for more

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @@SteveM109r there may be some earlier videos that grab your fancy 😎👍

  • @brianalder2234
    @brianalder2234 Місяць тому +1

    How far away is this cake shop ?
    🤔👍😁

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @brianalder2234 a 50 mile bimble maybe 😎👍

    • @brianalder2234
      @brianalder2234 Місяць тому +1

      @@Dereksol thinking about it now , I'd go to the ends of the earth for an old style piece of Lardy Cake 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍

  • @richardwoodhouse8397
    @richardwoodhouse8397 Місяць тому +1

    You've just entered the twilight zone 😂

  • @ThierryDixon
    @ThierryDixon Місяць тому +1

    If you were in France there would be a boulangerie at every junction and you wouldn’t have to put up with these idiots 😂😂😂

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @ThierryDixon true.
      We wouldn't get anywhere and be too heavy to ride a bike 😄👍

  • @HippoDrones
    @HippoDrones Місяць тому +1

    No jam with the scone? 😲sacrilidge! 😀
    The standard of driving on the roads now, basically since all the lockdowns is bloomin terrible.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @HippoDrones It was a warm cheese scone Pete.
      Totally agree about post lockdown.
      No idea why.
      Maybe a me first attitude set in?

    • @HippoDrones
      @HippoDrones Місяць тому +1

      @@Dereksol maybe.
      Ahh... I forgive if it was a cheese scone! 😀

  • @gbkou1
    @gbkou1 Місяць тому +1

    DVSA!

  • @86XFA
    @86XFA Місяць тому +2

    1:38 why would you park there, on a bend? The other side of the road is a much safer option and you won't be causing an obstruction! FFS!! I suppose it is a Sunday.
    If you think this was bad driving you should come up this way and check it out. Feel like mostly this was the OP being overly dramatic. Also, noticed several times he didn't indicate coming off roundabouts. Little hypocritical

  • @johndavison8690
    @johndavison8690 Місяць тому +1

    No excuse for bad driving etc but those who use a bigger vehicle to bully their way through is worst , hope the cake was nice .

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @johndavison8690 Gillianthepillion had the cake and I had the scone (scoan) and they were both very nice 😎👍

  • @Nooziterp1
    @Nooziterp1 Місяць тому +3

    1:01 Why not just wait a few seconds till the car has gone past ? 1:38 At least the driver saw you coming and waited. 2:30 That's what happens on country roads. Farmer's tractors, sheep...

    • @86XFA
      @86XFA Місяць тому +2

      The clip at 1:01, the oncoming driver stopped to let the biker go. It's called being considerate

  • @andycapp3867
    @andycapp3867 Місяць тому +2

    That my friends was just another everyday motorcycle ride, it wouldn’t change much if the journey had been in a car except perhaps you may have saved few minutes. What it does of course is generate comments from other motorcycle Peter Perfects who are of the opinion their riding skills are far superior to everyone else using the highway.
    Get off the bus in town and take a stroll along the footpath to Costa for your espresso and croissant and you will experience almost the same degree of ignorance and bad manners from other pedestrians.
    These videos (motorcycle and car drivers) unfortunately are becoming more frequent and encouraging society to become intolerant.
    They may perhaps identify hazards but should you be driving a car or any other vehicle if you cannot spot them yourself, if so take a refresher which is one very good reason the speed awareness courses are beneficial.
    When you go through life you encounter issues, driving is no different, however with these “spot the deliberate mistake” videos there is a common denominator, the motorcyclist / car driver with nothing better to do.
    If we are not very careful we will gain a reputation of becoming a group of moaning pessimists. Bonfire night has passed, that was a great opportunity to rid ourselves of the soap boxes and just get on the bike and enjoy the experience.
    Many years ago, before the 50 mph speed limits were forced upon us I had a 115 mile journey to a motorcycle dealer every month. I would arrive and the owners wife would have a coffee waiting long before my helmet was off and I could hear the conversations, people that had journeyed 12 miles of hell on the same day and at roughly the same time, women with prams, cars parked in the roadway blocking progress, white vans pulling out and having to throttle off, you get the picture……how double damn dare these people!!!!!
    My journey was without incident in the main although a police motorcyclist did have a word with me once, how bloody inconsiderate was that.
    If we don’t look to find fault with others constantly, the journeys will be so much more pleasant although the speed limits are a pain.
    Why are they a pain? We display intolerance, we drive/ride recklessly, we consider ourselves superior and this attitude results in accidents, the government in their wisdom have put a halt to our motoring pleasures with the application of speed shackles.
    It isn’t speed that has brought about the limits but intolerance, encouraged somewhat by these videos.
    My guess, only a guess, 90% of the people making comments haven’t opened the pages of the Highway Code since taking the test. I suspect also, the majority haven’t even considered taking a refresher course.
    Do loud pipes save lives? I look forward to reading the same old comical and illogical comments on that topic.
    Just get out there and burn rubber, feel the wind, enjoy the experience, lighten up.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@andycapp3867 Andy.
      I think I said it all in the description of this video.
      "Nothing nasty but just interesting to observe people's actions on the road"
      Thank you for your comments 😎👍

  • @Distinctly.Average
    @Distinctly.Average Місяць тому +1

    Seems fine for you to break the law and do 70 in a 60 (8:14) in while acting the holy commenting on others. We all make mistakes and it is all our individual responsibility to work with each other and deal with them.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@Distinctly.Average many thanks for your comment 👍

  • @GT-43
    @GT-43 Місяць тому

    Everybody has somewhere to go. Dealing with traffic and other people is just part of it. You can act like an entitled asshole, or not.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@GT-43 are you calling me an asshole?

    • @GT-43
      @GT-43 Місяць тому

      ​@Dereksol No. If I was calling you an asshole you wouldn't have to ask, but you do present an air of entitlement as you were quick to assume that my comment refering to people in general was directed at you peraonally.

  • @peterrear2864
    @peterrear2864 Місяць тому +1

    Must confess i dinnt see much use of your indicators

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @peterrear2864 look a bit harder on every turn.

  • @paulrumbold2436
    @paulrumbold2436 Місяць тому +1

    Just a normal ride really ? So many morons live soooo close ? Everyone where you live has a death wish ? How polite they are ? Not? Hope the coffe & cake were nice ?

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому +1

      @paulrumbold2436 it is alway worth getting out for a coffee 😎👍

  • @davesears5264
    @davesears5264 Місяць тому +3

    People's driving has got worse since cov1d definitely, I got wiped out 4 days ago by someone doing a u turn in front of me, my mate got took out 2 weeks age and were both experience riders of over 40yrs.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @davesears5264 hope you are OK mate 👍

  • @gusdogbrownlab435
    @gusdogbrownlab435 Місяць тому

    ''A strange place to stop''=dogging

  • @Prosaic-m5n
    @Prosaic-m5n Місяць тому +1

    Usual UA-cam nothing happening bit bored content video.

    • @Dereksol
      @Dereksol  Місяць тому

      @@Prosaic-m5n what did you want to happen?
      The video description "Nothing serious" may have saved you a wasted 10 minutes 👍