@@jhferu It wasn't AFAIK. I just chose 'he' for the matter of telling a story / joke. At least I hope it's a joke and she wasn't looking at her phone while driving.
They weren’t paying attention. They saw the other car take off and just took this as the lights being green. I’ve seen this happen lots of times. Not sure how people manage it though!
@@ihaveliterallynoname That's the point. They used the responsibility-avoiding "car" instead of "driver". Not that many fully autonomous cars around just yet, mind you.
It doesn’t take much. I’ve tapped on a car window ( from my motorcycle) at a red when I’m alongside and told them they still had rear fog lights on, he turned them off , then went. Lights were still red. That wasn’t deliberate, I’d just broken his routine and concentration.(like pulp fiction when the toaster popped )
Well done yet again Mikey. Just curious to ask - what made you feel that there was going to be a red light jumper here and get all set up ready to film? You practically had a 6th sense for this!
That's fairly common in a place where there are wide open spaces and no one is around, the oncoming lane gets to go, the traffic engineers obviously know nothing; I get better gas mileage when my car is moving. The fact that the driver was not offered a refresher course means they are repeat offender, Mikey? good eye, always in the right place at the right time.
Looks like the driver jumped the light at 20 seconds, difficult to be sure from the angle. If they had stopped behind the line, they would have had a chance of seeing all three sets of lights, rather than just ignoring one. I doesn't cost anything to stop behind the line, or even far enough back that you can see the stop line.
Looked like a genuine mistake, probably deserved an awareness course really. He wasn't paying attention and set off when the Mercedes did, thinking he was ok to go. A bit of a foolish mistake, but nobody was hurt and it didn't seem malignant. He would've probably have been offered an awareness course, but it's likely he had a warning for this before?
Oh but cyclists go through red lights too without repercussions! That will be these impatient drivers defence when prosecuted, while they drive their metal tanks with blatant disregard for other road users safety.
The first driver that jumped the lights thought they were faulty, more than 15 secs they must be duff! Hey c'mon it's London Baby we gotta GO GO GO. The second driver just blindly followed the first.
And if a cyclist jumps the light? Do you report that? I've grown to rather dislike your posts Mikey as whilst they're correct, to the law, I feel in some circumstances the situations are rather harsh. The law is the law however. I've even found myself recently staring at drivers whilst passing when they're on their phone! You're turning me into you! haha. I'm all for protecting cyclists and other road users but think there needs to be an air of sensibility about it. Booking drivers whilst on phone in heavy traffic is one thing....dangerous driving is another! So crack on with the dangerous driving element imo, but be careful confronting those in traffic. You're a brave man! lol!
I’ve noticed it a lot since lock down finished. I’m a driver and see it multiple times every day. These idiots think it’s ok when there’s nothing crossing.
My good man, these are very important people in a large car. The rules do not apply to them. Wonder if was those pair of idiots the doctors? Late for their their clinic again.
Oh dear, silly billy. Good catch Mikey. To be fair, the lil 4x4 coming toward you, even if they Had jumped a red light, couldn’t be prosecuted as there’s no proof.
He must be a cyclist out for a drive in his car. You know how these cyclists think the rules of the road apply to everyone else. And still playing the pseudo cop, I see. Why don`t you apply to become a real cop ? Maybe not. That takes real bottle.
£100 fine is going to do so much damage to a bloke with a £150k car. And just think, I got fine £260 for having a broken brake light back in 1999. All in it together.
@@CyclingMikey It looks like quite a strange set up where one side of the crossing has a green light for traffic but the other is red. I'm guessing the driver of the silver car just assumed it was OK to go when the other car pulled off.
It was the Toyota driver who ran the red light, the G-Wagon had a green light. Well, I couldn't see the green light, but it always goes green at that part of the cycle.
An update for Cycling Mikey's viewers: The driver has been identified and fined GBP 100 in addition to 3 penalty points. GT, Senior Executive, Met Police
For the driver’s defence, it’s probably very hard to know when the light is green if he’s constantly staring at his phone.
He was probably looking for a status update on the traffic light profile on Facebook
Where were we told the driver was male? I missed that.
Yeah its a fair enough point. Im sure the court would accept that as a defence
@@jhferu It wasn't AFAIK. I just chose 'he' for the matter of telling a story / joke. At least I hope it's a joke and she wasn't looking at her phone while driving.
They weren’t paying attention. They saw the other car take off and just took this as the lights being green. I’ve seen this happen lots of times. Not sure how people manage it though!
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@@Testedecazzo (pssst they didn’t say the word driver incorrectly anywhere but anyway A for effort here’s a cookie 🍪)
@@ihaveliterallynoname That's the point. They used the responsibility-avoiding "car" instead of "driver". Not that many fully autonomous cars around just yet, mind you.
Wondering why people are driving farm vehicles around London?
Makes em big man fam doesn’t it
£100/second….that’s the cost of not waiting til the lights change. Keep stacking em up Mike .
It doesn’t take much. I’ve tapped on a car window ( from my motorcycle) at a red when I’m alongside and told them they still had rear fog lights on, he turned them off , then went. Lights were still red. That wasn’t deliberate, I’d just broken his routine and concentration.(like pulp fiction when the toaster popped )
“Like Pulp Fiction when the toaster popped”. 😂👏 brilliant cultural reference!
I think this was an honest mistake. I mean it def wasn't a case of 'fuck it, I've waited long enough I'm going.' He just saw the other car and went.
Well done yet again Mikey. Just curious to ask - what made you feel that there was going to be a red light jumper here and get all set up ready to film? You practically had a 6th sense for this!
15 mile round trip to work on my bike, i must see this 3/4 times every day, no joke, its getting ridiculous
Totally agree. I ALWAYS look both ways even when my light is green as so many people now jump reds as a matter of course....
He probably didn't notice the red light as they were probably looking at WhatsApp
Colour blind or on the ☎️?
Either way, definitely not paying attention. Good catch Mikey 👍
I think that was a genuine mistake
Thats a lovely Landcruiser.
Living in a City and the Need for big off road vehicles. I will never understand the reason for driving these in City environments.
Because people spend their money as they wish. Who are you to tell people what they should drive, pathetic.
If the traffic lights don’t changed. U proceed forward with caution ⚠️
These lights were working fine.
The lights didn’t change in the clip? How long did they change after?
Looked like the driver went through TWO red lights. 🥺
That's fairly common in a place where there are wide open spaces and no one is around, the oncoming lane gets to go, the traffic engineers obviously know nothing; I get better gas mileage when my car is moving. The fact that the driver was not offered a refresher course means they are repeat offender, Mikey? good eye, always in the right place at the right time.
Was the lights faulty,I have saw this many times where the lights are stuck on red,you should of continued footage to show them change to green
Mikey whats the best way to submit a close pass in London?
Looks like the driver jumped the light at 20 seconds, difficult to be sure from the angle. If they had stopped behind the line, they would have had a chance of seeing all three sets of lights, rather than just ignoring one.
I doesn't cost anything to stop behind the line, or even far enough back that you can see the stop line.
Well caught
Looked like a genuine mistake, probably deserved an awareness course really. He wasn't paying attention and set off when the Mercedes did, thinking he was ok to go. A bit of a foolish mistake, but nobody was hurt and it didn't seem malignant. He would've probably have been offered an awareness course, but it's likely he had a warning for this before?
That looks like the area at Abbey Road crossing that's featured on Earthcam
That light was a greener shade of red
Oh but cyclists go through red lights too without repercussions!
That will be these impatient drivers defence when prosecuted, while they drive their metal tanks with blatant disregard for other road users safety.
The first driver that jumped the lights thought they were faulty, more than 15 secs they must be duff! Hey c'mon it's London Baby we gotta GO GO GO. The second driver just blindly followed the first.
The other driver's light may have changed. We cant see them.
And if a cyclist jumps the light? Do you report that? I've grown to rather dislike your posts Mikey as whilst they're correct, to the law, I feel in some circumstances the situations are rather harsh. The law is the law however. I've even found myself recently staring at drivers whilst passing when they're on their phone! You're turning me into you! haha. I'm all for protecting cyclists and other road users but think there needs to be an air of sensibility about it. Booking drivers whilst on phone in heavy traffic is one thing....dangerous driving is another! So crack on with the dangerous driving element imo, but be careful confronting those in traffic. You're a brave man! lol!
I’ve noticed it a lot since lock down finished. I’m a driver and see it multiple times every day. These idiots think it’s ok when there’s nothing crossing.
Registration is LN19 NYY is it not?
Not that car, the silver Toyota.
How did you know mate?!
£100 is nothing to someone who drives an SUV worth £100,000+
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Probably watching the other car
My good man, these are very important people in a large car. The rules do not apply to them. Wonder if was those pair of idiots the doctors? Late for their their clinic again.
What camera did you used?
LoL he pass on red light
GoPro Hero 9. :)
Double Wankpanzer action!
The Mercedes was fine - he/she had a green light. It was the silver Toyota that jumped the light.
@@CyclingMikey Ah sorry, my bad.
I thought that was a pelican crossing.
Oh dear, silly billy. Good catch Mikey.
To be fair, the lil 4x4 coming toward you, even if they Had jumped a red light, couldn’t be prosecuted as there’s no proof.
Yeah indeed. They had a green light anyway - these lights are not green at the same time always.
@@CyclingMikey, I know many lights with “odd” sequences like it. Deep joy lol
He must be a cyclist out for a drive in his car. You know how these cyclists think the rules of the road apply to everyone else. And still playing the pseudo cop, I see. Why don`t you apply to become a real cop ? Maybe not. That takes real bottle.
Crawl back into your hole cretin
@@markmaddison5312 Nice argument
£100 fine is going to do so much damage to a bloke with a £150k car. And just think, I got fine £260 for having a broken brake light back in 1999. All in it together.
Indeed, but the points are much more painful, especially when they tot up. Plus massively increased insurance premiums for a few years afterwards.
@@CyclingMikey I agree, I just think jumping a red light should carry more of a fine, especially when deliberate.
You're looking at the wrong car
Yes plain to see Cycle Michael. 🚲👍
Did both of them jump the red light?
The Mercedes was fine - he/she had a green light. It was the silver Toyota that jumped the light.
@@CyclingMikey It looks like quite a strange set up where one side of the crossing has a green light for traffic but the other is red.
I'm guessing the driver of the silver car just assumed it was OK to go when the other car pulled off.
@@squicker That makes sense. I have never encountered one before.
Shame that you can't do anything about the multitude of cyclists that jump reed lights.
He did
Never know a G-wagon would Jump a red light? Now I think why.... He did it
It was the Toyota driver who ran the red light, the G-Wagon had a green light. Well, I couldn't see the green light, but it always goes green at that part of the cycle.
You were asleep while in duty, Mikey - no, no, no - we can't have that now! Be vigilant next time! Good job, nevertheless!
Two vehicles went through a red light opposite direction both of them
Not the Mercedes G-Wagon - he had a green light.
@@CyclingMikey It's just I haven't been in London before
A life you should get.
Motorists think they’re both optional
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An update for Cycling Mikey's viewers:
The driver has been identified and fined GBP 100 in addition to 3 penalty points.
GT,
Senior Executive, Met Police
Is this the "new material" you were talking about? Try harder next time.
Saved at least a minute on his journey
First lol well done mikey
get a life
Pfft
Not defending the driver's at all, but the more useless red lights we have that have been set up poorly, the more drivers that are going to jump them
I know right, so difficult to workout out whether red means stop or go.
@@jhferu Horrible design, but it was definitely red and not much of an excuse.