Driving Fail April | The Irony
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- This month I am a little disappointed with the amount of cycling clips featured but I'm not surprised with the number of taxis. Apologies about the random graphic at the minute mark.
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Despite how calm and placid Ashley is throughout every single video, even he can't resist that following stare you give to a driver who has just committed utter stupidity.
That's because he thinks he's the God of 'correctness'.
@@JohnM... as a driving instructor, he kind of has to be.
Cyclists that just drop onto the road without looking are a mystery to me. It's not even about not following the rules, it's basic self preservation. Do they think that somehow they aren't going to come off worse if there's a vehicle there? It's utter mind boggling stupidity.
Was thinking the same thing. As far as I know, there isn't a rule that specifically states that you should try to not get yourself killed.
@@iainamurray You're not meant to disrupt the normal flow of traffic and dying disrupts the normal flow of traffic.
I particularly like the ones who ride into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road. Natural selection at its finest
@@bednar23 I saw that very thing just yesterday. To top it off it was night and he didn't even have a light. That really is asking for a Darwin Award.
It's a really weird clip.
1. He drops onto the road carelessly (can't tell whether he shoulder checked or not as too small to see on my tablet), this is dangerous.
2. He then appears to be wary of the cars near him which leads to him taking to the pavement to get away from them/let them past.
3. He then carelessly drops back onto the road alongside them.
It's a complete mess of caution /lack of caution. Cars and traffic are scary for some, which is why good segregated infrastructure is such a boon. Less opportunity for the wary and/or untrained to pull such silly moves.
Kids not strapped into their seatbelts breaks my heart. Thank you for highlighting this one Ashley. It’s really important that people know how dangerous it actually is. Some time ago I answered a 999 call from a distraught member of the public who had witnessed some kiddies being ejected from a car during a road collision. I’ve taken thousands of 999 calls since but that is one of the few that will stick in my mind forever. I don’t think people realise that even what would be a minor bump can cause serious injuries when seatbelts.
If it had been reported, the kid might not still be free to crush the back of his Dad's skull on his way out of the windscreen.
Its sickening how many people try and get into my private hire taxi and want to have a child on their lap and also overload the taxi with more than 4 passengers when there's only 4 seats for them.
I get abused for looking after their children's safety and refusing to break the law and potentially be responsible for their injuries/death so they can save a few quid.
I used to film car crash testing. We had one test with a dummy in the rear with no seatbelt. In the test they flattened the seat in front, went through the windscreen head first and ended up 20ft in front of the car, wrapped in the windscreen glass like a cloak. Death would have been instant.
As a kid in the 80s when there were cars around without rear seat belts and wearing them if fitted was optional I always wanted to wear one in more modern cars to feel grown up like the people in the front (and the safety thing was kinda obvious too). That's not to say I was adverse to lying on the rear seat when there was no belts...
This also applies to animals on the back seat unsecured. In an accident, they become projectiles!
I'm surprised your local council hasn't set up more red light cameras. With the amount of red light jumpers, they'd make their money back on fines in no time.
Could solve the national debt with red light jumpers in Liverpool!
It will not be done as it would mean a shortage of taxis.
Its Merseyside Police. They dont give a shit. Seen people on Croxteth Hall Lane jump lights right in front of police carsabd they dont act.
The cycnic in me believes red light cameras don't make enough money to justify the installation costs.
They may catch a few of the deliberate and persistant offenders when first installed. But word soon gets around, and then the cameras hardly ever catch anyone. Meanwhile the maintenance and running costs remain, and are simply seen as a drain on the balance sheets.
I thought they were supposed to prevent accidents, not raise revenue?
The grey pickup truck just casually driving on the pavement around pedestrians was insane! At least sit still until traffic and people clear
As a cyclist, I can [almost] understand riding on the pavement due to our sadly-lacking cycle infrastructure, but personally I feel safer riding legally on the road rather than cutting in and out of it - which is why I frequently don't use shared cycle/pedestrian paths, as they tend to just peter out at points.
They either peter out or, as is the case with one shared path near me, have you wait at 6 separate pedestrian crossings (must dismount) in order to turn right, and then the path Peters out after 50m anyway. If you ride on the road you need only wait for one change of the lights.
I prefer to stay on the road rather than use shared paths (or even some dedicated cyclepaths that are alongside pedestrians), simply because motorists are more predictable. The one serious crash I've had was due to a dog on an extendable lead running across a cyclepath.
On the other hand cyclists who remain on a road, which narrows onto a corner and then up a steep hill, when a safe cycle path is provided vex me.
@@Thurgosh_OG If you can provide the location I can often give a few reasons why they might not use the cycle path.
Someone was saying something similar the other day about a cycle path near them. I pointed out that to access it involves crossing 4 lanes of traffic and the starting point was down a side turning and that over head branches were down to handle bar height at points and that the path petered down to being only a few inches wide. A dirt strip along a grass verge.
Don't misunderstand me I'm sure this one won't be as bad.
You can predict that alot people will perform terrible overtakes on the road!
I like your little dig at 6:00, but you have to bare in mind cycling mikey lost his dad to a drunk driver using his mobile phone, so you can see why he does what he does
@@stuinNorway I was going to say something similar tbh.
Usually I agree with basically everything Ashley says but having watched multiple "gandalf corner" vids I don't think its a fair comparison.
Ashley is safe inside a car and could see the car coming with enough time to hold back and create a safe situation with relative ease. The corner Mikey goes on is a high traffic (vehicles and on foot) blind corner and the people most at risk are the pedestrians who won't be looking that way at the crossing and cyclists and even motorcycles turning the corner correctly who won't expect to come face to face with a car.
Keeping the flow of traffic is all well and good but not at the expense of safety.
You might as well say speeding or running a red is fine if no-one is around because it keeps traffic flowing.
I think its even more clear that the gandalf stop vids that he is only acting due to the inherent danger when when you consider the mobile phone catching vids Mikey also does - they are also very unsafe drivers, surely he would sit in front of the cars till they put the phone down properly if he was only doing it to be facetious? No, he films them and rides on.
Immediately dangerous? = stop it
Generally dangerous and unsafe? Film, report, keep moving
@@stuinNorway would he report a friend. I think not.
Plus many of the drivers he pulls up are 'professional' drivers being paid to drive, even more disgraceful, and why be sanctimonious Ashley ?
He also does his best to antagonise people though, there's no need for some of the scenes he causes so i think thats what ashley is getting at
@@haveabossday I thought he was just holding his ground to make a point. There's far more provocative and antagonistic channels on UA-cam. I take your point though.
Dear Ashley, there is a thing called "low cut" sometimes "low cut filter". This thing exists in all types of audio equalizers. If it is not a button or a preset, you can just do it manually with few clicks. Basically you can cut all the sound bellow 100, 200 or even 500 Hz, which will drastically remove a lot of humming and vibrations that your microphone picks up when inside the car. I don't think there is a problem just to throw it for entire project and not only for "in car microphone" moments. I almost never see anyone doing this on youtube, but it is so simple and useful, and these frequencies are absolutely useless outside the music or some movies soundscape.
Anyway =) Just sharing something specific. Keep the good job.
It's called a high pass filter. You won't get the roar of the engine with it on though :P
@@AK-nb6hz high PASS = to pass more highs, low cut = to cut more lows. Basically the same, like half full or half empty ;)
@@LuteciaMark a filter is generally referred to by what it let's past.
High pass
Low pass
Band pass
@@lmaoroflcopter It's both. Though the cut is more appropriate to static filters than adjustable ones.
@@DjDayOnepeople are freakin annoying. I called it right and then added other thing that will help to google it, just in case, to have more context, but they start to argue about the second, ADDITIONAL thing :| I didn't know, but "low cut" in google shows haircuts...yet suggest to specify and add audio, but first link still says "low cut filter", because too many people calling it wrong and everyone just gave up. Not the youtube comments, of course
That justification for being mindful for those types of cyclists is a good one. I think most of those types of cyclists are acting out mainly of fear having had near misses in the past. They feel like they shouldn't be on the pavements (they shouldn't) but they also don't feel welcome on the roads when they get buzzed by motor vehicles or yelled at by less patient folk.
Its a self fulfilling problem. Had the same issue myself 15 years ago getting back in the saddle for the first time since being a kid and it was only after reading through cyclecraft (cycling's version of roadcraft) and forcing myself to taking a more assertive stance on the roads that I finally felt safe doing things like turning right across traffic, etc.
I still have to deal with impatient fknuckles from time to time but coming to terms with the fact that I have every right to be on that road was a big deal, especially when society seems to condition us otherwise.
Fortunately I have no parts of my commute where I need to "turning right across traffic, etc." this scares me because with the way people drive around me, I can imagine getting hit / rear ended.
@@Pattoe You have to think only a psycho actually wants to hit someone and thankfully very few of them are about. They will shout, they will intimidate, they will call you names, you just have to wear a thick skin and ride assertively.
You can be the meekest person on the roads, riding at high risk right in the gutter and never turning right and you will still annoy those idiots. So best just do it as safe as possible and if you need to make that right, signal, pull out like you would in a motorised vehicle and make it. If you have to stop, stop and defend your space so that you don't have cars pushing by you on both sides if you feel it would be dangerous to do so. Its 30 seconds, they'd be waiting there anyway if you were a car so don't worry too much about it.
@@lmaoroflcopter there's surprisingly many of those psychopaths about. The bigger issue though is people who wouldn't deliberately hit you, but don't care if they hit you while trying to pass. They are very common and almost as dangerous
@@georgelane6350 Mate i'm trying to post positive encouraging thoughts to encourage someone who clearly has difficulty reconciling how to ride safe on our roads.
Yes there are arseholes in all walks of life, but putting yourself at risk by riding hesitantly doesn't help, if they'll hit you when you're turning right, they'll hit you when you're in the gutter.
@@lmaoroflcopter sorry if I wasn't very clear. The people who don't care if they do hit you while passing are much more likely to try and pass if you ride in the gutter. Riding centrally protects you from those people
Ashley, I honestly don't know how you have the patience to teach new drivers when there is so many bad experienced drivers setting a bad example.
I drive for a living and don't get more than 5 minutes into a shift without seeing something dangerous.
Admittedly, part of the problem is people don't share Ashley's patience. Since I started watching Ashley, I've got myself to be more patient and I've found that my driving's improved, other people's bad driving is much easier to deal with, and the whole experience of driving is substantially less stressful. All this with no notable change to how long it takes to get places
@@goodguykonrad3701 I thought i was the only one. Do you also come to a sanario when driving and when thinking of solutions think of them in Ashley's voice?
Same here John, driving standards have gone down hill massively
@5:50 cracked me up“…I then have a look around to see whether there’s anyone who wants a race….” 😂 Brilliant 👍🏻 Some pretty silly stuff in this one, however for me, the cyclist riding in lane 2 with no hands on the bars was just mental. Someone could hit him and have to deal with the consequences. Not good at all.
Not withstanding all his other appalling riding habits, he may have been foreign and used to being on the right.
@@luvstellauk I can’t even ‘allow’ that either. I’ve spent 36 years driving in U.K. and when I go to Vegas I don’t drive the wrong way up the road, albeit tempting to try 😉 😂 👍🏻
@@luvstellauk or just some bellend in Liverpool. Quite common to see them. Think they own the road and kick off at anyone who takes issue. Normally wearing a balaclava
@@luvstellauk I wouldn't subscribe to the might be foreign theory either. It's pretty obvious which side the traffic drives on when there's a ton of cars about doing just that. I could understand a momentary lapse if there's nothing to reference, but that's just a div being a div.
@@luvstellauk highly doubt it. Like Pedro said, the other cars should be a dead giveaway, but the fact that he's riding with no hands and running the red light shows he's just a prick and doesnt care.
I've been driving for over two years now and learned a lot from your videos. I don't jump lights, use my phone or break speed limits. However, I still make some stupid mistakes sometimes, especially when in unknown areas. So, I would like to thank everyone here who doesn't go ape at someone making a prat of a decision, as it could be me who was driving. I've had to beep my horn once when a car was reversing into my car in a supermarket car park.
I think the main point I'm still trying to improve is being fully aware of what is happening and what could happen. It's a good feeling when something strange happens but I've already prepared and planned for it ahead of time. Thanks :)
We all make mistakes, even if we have been driving a long time.
Don't feel to bad about making a few errors as you're new driver, just be aware of what's going around you as some drivers are completely oblivious to everything.
We all make mistakes, most of the time they're harmless but sometimes we have to have a word with ourselves about what we just did, so there's no need to make things worse for others by 'going ape' - as Ash says, good drivers fix others' mistakes.
@@PedroConejo1939 Ohh, I do have a word with myself. Sometimes I'm beaming red even when I'm alone in the car. A big thanks to everyone who forgives other peoples' errors.
@@paulp458 Unless on a long journey, as I used to travel 250 miles plus to locations to work, I won't even put the radio on. I'm not anti-music I just find I need to concentrate just driving.
I'm not at that level where I can automatically take it all in and multitask. I've not yet hit that level where I can sing along to a bit of Queen and thump the steering wheel in tune with it.
@@martinbobfrank I'm a silent driver too. Sometimes when work is a bit stressful, I have a playlist that allows me to decompress but even that gets switched off at junctions or on the twisties. When I watch some of the crash-bang-wallop channels, it shocks me the kind of stuff people listen to.
Wow, I never thought I'd see Ash take a wee pop at CyclingMikey!
I truly believe that a taxi driver is one of those very few professions whereby, the more you do of it, the worse you get!!
I disagree, being one of them myself. Most of us get calmer and safer over time.
The newbies or the ones who rent a car, so only have a set amount of time behind the wheel per day, are the dangerous ones. Owner drivers tend to be a lot safer than your average road user because its their vehicle, their already huge insurance policies and their wear+tear maintenance costs. If they drive mad, they very quickly price themselves off the road.
The ones who drive on someone else's insurance and in someone else's car are the nutters.
@@TheVicar well I stand corrected. Thanks for the useful insights!! As is usually the case, there's more to it than meets the eye.
@@formidable38 No problem. I often have passengers laughing when I say "bloody taxi drivers" when I comment on other taxis doing bad stuff.
Exactly
The red-light jumpers have always made me more cautious when the lights change now, always a quick left and right check before going through the junction.
Also the mobile phone at the wheel is only getting worse by the day, it's every other car now, and it's not up to their ears anymore it's on the wheel in their hand looking down at it which to me is even more dangerous. It's insane and something needs to be done.
ohh - a sneeky reference there to CylingMike ... I think there's room in the world for both approaches of improving driving. One just keeps traffic flowing, while it's flowing, the other actually educates drivers, at a small cost to flow ... (or large cost if the driver is very determined to not learn). The thing is, Mike rarely does it in traffic that's flowing (that's usually the problem and why people are jumping) so I don't see why he shouldn't stand out.
My way of looking at it is, if drivers get away with it, they will just do it again. You can often see on Mikey's videos, how they pull out well before the junction with every intention of passing on the wrong side right from the start.
Ashley says "something needs to be done" with the red light jumper. Andy Cox, UK head of road policing would say that the something is people with dashcams reporting things. I know it a load of time and effort and I don't do it myself, but that's the direction the "strategy" is looking at.
the question is whether it actually improves their behavior, or just makes them more inclined to be confrontational next time.
@@kenbrown2808 I believe most people shamed for their actions through having their illegal/poor driving posted to UA-cam by Mikey, would not wish to be shamed again. That and any fines/points on their licences should have an overall positive effect.
@@roaduser6438 you're assuming they have shame. also, there are those for whom "fine" means legal for a fee. they may be affected if their license gets pulled, but some aren't even deterred by that.
and my point is, if they're stubborn enough to drive in the wrong lane to run a red light, they're too stubborn to be deterred by being in a shouting match with a youtuber. just look at other dashcam channels where the cammer comes in and defends their bad driving in the face of the viewers calling them out. even Ashley occasionally has submitters refusing to learn from his lessons.
Another fail and I wish I had a rear cam: I was driving along an A road at 60mph and I notice the car behind me had been tailgating me for ages. I couldn't even see his number plate in my mirror. About 10 minutes later, I slow down on an approach to queuing traffic and I hear tires squealing behind me. The idiot tailgater had to perform an emergency stop and swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid hitting me. He was also probably looking at his phone at the moment I slowed. From then on, he stayed about 100 meters behind me. I hope he learned his lesson not to tailgate.
They will have learnt not to tailgate you, the next car- back in the bumper guaranteed.
in those situations it is best to pull in or take a full loop around a roundabout to let them go past.
@@henryginn7490 I actually did that at the next roundabout. He was keeping his distance after the emergency break but I was concerned his lesson would be quickly forgotten.
Some entertaining gems in this one, and a couple of reminders of incidents.
Clip 13, child with no seat belt. At a set of lights, ahead of me was a Peugeot 106, with four youngsters in it. The female passenger in the rear, right hand side, was very animated, not wearing a seat belt, and actually making the stationary car rock. The driver must have mentioned that there was a learner car behind (AA car at the time, so lots of yellow). The girl turned around, and I just gestured, by stretching out my belt and returning it to snug. She dismissed that with a disdainful wave, as the car moved off. Like a lot of young drivers, the move away was a bit abrupt, which set her back into her seat with a bump. Moments later, as we've travelled only a few car lengths to the back of the next queue, driver, distracted by his passengers, and perhaps by me following, braked late and firmly. Girl shot forward, hitting her right cheek against the front head restraint. Made me go cold, as I thought she might have cracked her neck. She sat up, thankfully, and once again turned to look at me. I stretched my seat belt again, and got another dismissive reply from her. She could have been dead, but still did not see the need to put her belt on.
A happier incident, with a pupil on test. Like clip 19, a cyclist appeared from a pathway to the left, swerved to travel along the footpath beside my pupil. She slowed to put him ahead, and kept speed low, as she could not get ahead due to traffic. Cyclist dropped off the pavement without looking, and the only reaction from my pupil was a 'tut', as otherwise it was under control. Then cyclist returned to the pavement, and repeated this 3 more times. Then my pupil said to the examiner, "If he does that again, can I squash him?" The examiner had to bite his lip to prevent laughter, and replied, "I understand the sentiment, but probably best not."
She passed her test. There were other 'light' incidents and the examiner said it was the most enjoyable test he'd conducted. I was not sitting in, examiner told me the story.
5:52 Having found someone who looks like they want a race, he presses his quicksave button before starting just in case it goes horribly wrong
Imagine getting annoyed being stuck behind a learner and forgetting you were in their shoes once, can you imagine
If they think about it, the thought is "I had to put up with people arseholes when I was learning, so now it's my turn to be an arsehole"
This is a key one that people always miss. Don't go beyond the line unless you can completely clear [whatever you're clearing]. I'm always seeing people left stranded at junctions, roundabouts etc blocking the road because they were desperate to go without looking ahead
I was behind someone the other day at traffic lights, in the right turn lane of the main road (two lane dual carriageway, 30mph) through town, at rush hour.
They wouldn't advance past the stop line because there was on-coming traffic. Guess what? When there was no on-coming traffic, the light was red!
I stopped counting the number of light cycles once I got to 4 😶 and went straight on instead.
Interesting that so many of the comments are about cyclists despite some of the absolutely woeful driving on show.
People's lane discipline is one of the first indicators I have of how bad of a driver they are and likelihood they're going to do something stupid. Even if I hadn't noticed the BMW on his phone the first instance he went over the line... id be staying well away
I know cars are wide these days, but some drivers seem to think they're pushing 3 metres. I often wonder why these people choose big cars, but maybe they feel protected from their poor driving.
11.53
Motorist and cyclist like you, Ashley.
Hopefully I'm not in need of much education but all of us have to be learning all the time (42 years after passing the test).
Irresponsible people (which could be us if we stop concentrating) are the cause of so much hassle, regardless of how many wheels we're using at the time.
Your videos have been an great encouragement in both my driving and cycling road skills.
Why does it have to be a competition? Most cyclists have driving licences and most car drivers can ride a bike.
I've had brilliant and increasing acknowledgement from car drivers while on my bike in the North of Scotland roads I cycle and have been increasingly conscious of bikes since returning to driving after a medical ban which put me firmly on the bike for nine months.
Courtesy and thoughtfulness , are our only weapons!
Lets arm ourselves with these.
I got pulled over by the cops many years ago. The cops says “ do you know why I pulled you over sir”, I genuinely had no idea. Look behind you he says. My daughter, who was maybe 5 or 6, had taken off her seat belt and was standing up behind me. Lesson learned.
Did you not once use your rear view mirror?
There are these incredible new inventions called 'mirrors'. I hear that all the cool kids regularly look in them :D
@@MrJohnny3shoes if she was behind him, she may have been out of the field of view, especially if her seat was directly behind the driver's seat.
that said, I remember when the slogan was "babies in the back seat cause accidents (because the driver is distracted by monitoring the back seat) and accidents in the back seat cause babies"
That was very common for kids to do that many years ago. The first thing a kid so young would do is squeeze in between the driver and passenger seat, or stand up on the back seat to look out the back window. I cannot understand how a driver could not see the kid.
@@MrJohnny3shoes The clue was in my comment. The Police pulled me over, so yes, I saw the cops in my rear view mirror but not my daughter, because she was directly behind my seat.
I wasn't aware high end German cars came with indicators. Still you learn something new every day.
I have been driving for many years. I was licenced to drive most vehicles including buses and coaches. One thing I do not do while driving is have the radio on. I like to keep my mind totally on my driving and I like complete silence when I am driving.
As a cyclist and a driver, I see a lot of red light jumping, and in my experience it's mostly drivers, not cyclists, who do it. It winds me up no matter who does it!
I'm a cyclist and a driver. I commute 16 miles by cycle to work and back daily in Manchester. Cyclists are far more likely to jump red lights than car drivers. Perhaps some car drivers go thru a second after a light has turned but in my experience 80% of cyclists on the Oxford Road corridor will go through a pedestrian crossing on solid red (if no-one is crossing in front of them) and about half go thru junctions on red if they think there is nothing coming (most often if they pedestrian lights are on green). For Deliveroo cyclists those numbers are as close to 100% as makes no difference.
Now a cyclist shooting a light in a 15kg bike is generally putting their own life on the line only, whereas a driver in a 1-2 tonne car is doing something much more dangerous, but to claim that cars are more likely to go through lights on red than cyclists is a pretty ridiculous statement in my experience.
@@andymcnish it's my experience. I don't live in a city. YMMV.
4:55 (#9) Even a high-viz is no replacement for proper lighting (and reflectors, also in the pedals). Very clear from this video, it seems that the high-viz has lost some of its reflective value if it is a reflective one in the first place. Budget vs. safety, budget always wins.
HiViz Yellow/Orange is for Daylight, If they have reflective they are good at night, don't forget Ashley's dipped headlamps are biased towards the nearside and it is dusk which is the worst kind of light. the cyclist is obviously missing the required lights.
Good video as usual Ashley. I found the high vis cyclist one interesting. Just proves that it's lights that are crucial (and legally required) in the dark and clothing is practically irrelevant. Those that bang on about cyclists not wearing high vis need to see that video. I don't wear high vis but my clothing has certified reflective patches and I'm lit up like a Christmas tree. Much more effective than a bright yellow jacket that's almost invisible in the dark.
I suspect there are many people both cyclists and pedestrians, that don't realise even on a well lit street, how invisible they are.
where I am, it's not high viz unless it has a required minimum of reflective stripes.
It's one of the reasons I ride with lights even the day, there's plenty of country roads that have overhanging branches so are dimly lit. A crisp alternatively flashing light (not one that strobes quickly), is much more likely to catch a drivers attention than a yellow vest.
I've only just come across this channel and coming from a profession where accidents are analysed and reported on so that we canals learn from them I find Ashley's analysis of accidents and near misses very interesting. I just wish there was more accident reporting and analysis available as I have sometimes seen the aftermath of accidents, fortunately only ever having witnessed one, and wondered how on earth they occured.
I saw the aftermath of what must only have been a sleeping driver who had left a completely straight and adequate road (the M1) and had driven through a roadside sign about 10 feet off the side bank. I still can't figure out why anyone would want to drive on the grass rather than the tarmac
Regarding the cyclist at dusk. It’s worth knowing that HiViz only works at day time when there is daylight to make the clothing more visible. Once it gets dusk having clothing with reflective patterns works much better. I carry two jackets. A red one for day as that works well in urban and rural. And a jacket with reflective decals for night.
I actually think dark clothing is more visibly in the day Hiviz doesn't actually work at all. because of the sheer number of people and over items in Hiviz it doesn't register in peoples mind. my pink cycle top works the best because it looks unusual`
@@flemit35 Agreed. There’s a study somewhere that makes an observation that due to the plethora of HiViz the brain actually filters out it’s presence. The trick is to wear contrasting colours to your environment. Many motorists need to be actively observing their environment instead of falling into autopilot.
Better infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians would be a huge benefit for drivers too - we should all be fighting for it.
The child loose in the car, I had this happen so many times with my grandson, he just would not stop undoing the harness. I have had my son come and pick him up along the way, as I just could not stop him!!!! He is 16 now, so not a problem!!
That high vis cyclist one demonstrates very nicely that all the reflective material in the world doesn't help if there's no (or too little) light reflecting off it.
Hi vis is no replacement for lights
Cracking video ash, I have no clue why so many people can’t put there phone down but as you say it’s up to us as drivers to deal with it. I’m trying harder to pick up on signs that drivers give as sometimes I’ll miss obvious ones and it’s so frustrating.
On spotting cyclists at night. Was driving over the Belfast hills at night with my GF of the time. She was driving. Coming round a tight bend marked with red reflectors she suddenly slammed the brake pedal down and I got whacked by the seat belt. What she seen only at the last second was one of the red reflectors was moving relative to the others. That was the only indication there was a cyclist there. No lights, dark clothes, black wooly hat, just the reflector that saved him from being rear ended at 40mph. Good save!
You talk about risk. As a (now retired) driving instructor, I would always remind my students to keep both hands on the wheel no lower than half-way up, to maintain proper control should potholes try to move the wheel. Of course you should remove one hand for the minimum period needed to perform some action such as changing gear - you certainly shouldn't drive along caressing the gear knob as if it were your best friend.
Interesting to see the same old junctions appear on your films - good evidence for areas that Liverpool Council should redesign to make things safer. 'Sustainable safety' is the name for the Dutch approach to road design. Engineering first.
Clip 15 (8:58) was the most disturbing for me. That pickup driving along the pavement where pedestrians were walking was potentially lethal.
I thought it looked dodgy, pickup parked partially on the pavement where women are walking.. Just edging forwards so it looks like they are pulling away yet staying within a short distance. Maybe she was with him and got out because of his driving?
Absolutely agree. I don't they knew the car was behind them (or didn't care). The truck did an amazing job not pulling out.
@@WhiteDieselShed Yeah, I thought that was a bit suspicious too.
Kudos for seeing the red light jumper at 2.26, many of us would have not been watching out for that.
Re clip 1, I was in a Large truck going over a narrow humpbacked bridge with a blind bend at the opposite end. Signs on both sides’ approach read “ONCOMING VEHICLES IN MIDDLE OF ROAD”, which I was to discourage attempts to pass unsafely!
Having waited for visible oncoming traffic to pass, I entered the bridge dominating, and was approx 1/4 across when a red ford came hoofing round the blind bend at the other end (50mph limit at the time, this was 2003), and despite us both hitting the brakes we met, with me still My side of the middle.
The other vehicle was a write off, the other driver initially messy scared, until I twice asked if they were hurt, and when they said no, they relaxed when I said, “That’s the main thing, everything else will get sorted by insurance, but it’s great you’re not hurt.”
Police were called (not by either of us) but NFAd, I answered questions correctly, (“Why were you in the middle of the road?” “Its a big vehicle, and not enough room to pass.”), and the other driver had obviously suffered by losing their car.
Let's give the driver in the fourth clip a break. Poor guy really need to contact his wife's boyfriend about something, or there will be consequences.
@@madisntit6547 TAKE MY WIFE'S NAME OUTTA YOUR F**CKIN MOUTH!
If that were the case why didn't he just stop and make the call? The result there is no points and no fine and Ashley is a happy man
High vis does nothing if you're in a dark environment. It can only reflect light that's already there. That is why you need lights on your bike. You can get them very cheap or even for free. I've had multiple bike lights given for free, they will often be offered just for browsing in an independent cycle shop and having a chat with the staff.
There was one time where a group of chavs threatened to 'smash my face in' as I was waiting at a red light because the light on my bicycle was hurting their eyes and they demanded I turn it off.
I told them I'd rather be better off in a fight with a person than being hit by a car, and refused to turn my lights off.
Hmm? When cars headlights shine on high vis jacket the light reflects. Thats the whole point. Unless you're talking about having a light pointing at yourself but that would be stupid
@@David_Trowbridge In dark conditions high vis does nothing.
As we saw in this clip, the car's headlights did not spot the cyclist until they were already pretty close.
I am talking about pointing a light outwards, towards the traffic, just how cyclists use lights.
Assuming I was talking about pointing a light at myself would be stupid.
The pickup driver was clearly trying to start a new road safety campaign, "Stop road Accidents, Drive on the Footpath!"
There's 'a cyclist', then there's 'someone on a bike'. I tend to class cyclists as those who are committed to cycling in a safe and decent manner, with lights and a helmet. Everyone else is just on a bike to get somewhere and they almost don't class themselves as road-users, rather, they're just 'using the road'.
What on earth does a helmet have to with anything? Lights are only legally required in the hours of darkness, but they’re very effective in any reduced light situation.
Basically all cyclists are “just trying to get somewhere” (though sports cyclists might be getting to where they started).
@@JohnR31415 I know there's debate about the effectiveness of helmets. I choose to wear one because it's likely to protect my head if it comes into contact with something. Basic physics. My comment about wanting to get somewhere is to emphasise that many people on bikes aren't concerned with HOW they ride to where they're going. However, cyclists like myself (I'm also a driver too) ensure I look after myself and others.
@@IWOKEAGIANT not wearing a helmet is not not looking after yourself. Not buying volcano insurance is taking unnecessary risk. I dont drive like the Dakar or cycle like the TT....or lived within 1000 miles of any volcanic eruption.
I've nothing against wearing a helmet but im not doing it just so someone else feels better.
@@mikewade777 That's your call, I'm not telling anyone to wear one. I'm also not looking to argue with anyone about it.
You're absolutely correct and I thought there'd be a load of comments about the cyclists in the feed, everyone loves to hate the cyclists these days.
The expression for the red light runner says it all.
8:00 Once next to me at the traffic light was a car, in the back seat, two children were jumping around. On the front seat a box of china wrapped in and tugged with a towel or blanket.
"Look," I said to my passenger, "Those cups are more valuable than the kids."
It was summer, and the windows were down. The driver overheard this and if looks could burst a tire, I had four flats that instant.
Yep, some terrible driving, pedestrianing and cycling there! The rider at 4:50 needs lights, high-viz is no use in the dark. But it's worth noting that even with the old-school orange sodium lights, they are still visible. As visible as a pedestrian in the road would be, but only if you are driving carefully and paying attention.
7:20 that car pulling out from the right completely misjudged that corner and banged over the kerb 🤣
Clip 20, as a trucker, I note the different heigh marks on the bridge.
No all bridges like this are on straight roads, & where I learnt (Lincs) one was on an S bend, in the middle of the S. You May experience a truck in the middle of the road, to fit under the centre of the arch!
That red light jumper was absolutely shameless!
Some very good points made Ashley!
No theory test, no practical test, no registration, and no insurance - no wonder many cyclists feel empowered by the new H C priorities!
My pet hate is drivers who park facing the oncoming traffic albeit in a safe refuge.
Not all cyclists are the same. I have gone through a theory test, two practical tests, and one professional observation, and I am independently insured for my bike. I would love for cycling awareness to be part of all driving tests and for anyone wanting to travel using road infrastructure by bike to have to complete a training day.
I nearly peed when you said 'i look around to see if anyone wants a race'.
Ashley - at some point could you do a video about the correct distance to drive past someone before pulling back in when overtaking on a motorway? My personal bugbear is people who pull in way too soon (I've coined this "headgating"), but I'm worried I might overcompensate and leave it too late sometimes.
I generally wait until I can see the whole of the front of the vehicle I’ve passed in my rear view mirror.
That gives a reasonable distance which should be growing and continuing to grow unless they start playing silly buggers.
If you are driving faster than the car you are overtaking even a millimetre is enough to ensure you don't crash into them. Simple physics. Bearing in mind that the majority of motorway drivers see no need to pull back to the left or DRIVING lane when they have finished overtaking and therefore don't use their mirrors anywhere near as often as they should do and that becomes a bad habit to fall into. If you don't practice these things you will not know how much space you need to pull back in
Commentary in clip no 10 is well amusing 😆. Additionally the manuver carried out by the Mercedes in the next clip is a pet peave of mine. The sheer ignorance it takes to go up the wrong side of the road to shave, what, 30 seconds off your journey? All while you can't physically see the junction you're turning into. The amount of times I've nearly been run over by people doing this is beyond a joke 🙃
Clip 5 is a masterclass in making something potentially massive into a non-event.
Clip 5: there’s a junction like this near me - there’s always a full lane of oncoming traffic so it’s impossible to actually make the right hand turn until the light has gone red for both them and you, so you’re forced to sit in the middle of the junction then basically run a red light if you want to make the turn. I always feel like I’m doing something wrong in this situation so interesting to see you handle it in the same way. By the time you get the opportunity to turn, the light has gone green for the traffic emerging from the road on the right and going straight across the junction which puts you on a direct collision course.. 🤷🏻♂️
I nearly collected a cycle ninja the other day when I was driving home in the dark down an unlit street, he had no lights, no reflectors and was wearing dark clothes from head to toe. He was lucky I was paying attention because I only saw him when I started turning into a junction and my headlights caught the reflection off his wheel rims.
Also, on the subject of the kid in the back seat not wearing a seatbelt - back before middle seat seatbelts were mandatory we used to call the middle the ejector seat because if you were in a frontal collision you were going straight out through the windshield. Also who remembers that brutal seatbelt advert "Like most cases Jane knew her killer. It was her son who wasn't wearing his seatbelt in the back seat when they had an accident."?
Clip 9 4:35 Wearing HiViz is useless after dusk. HiViz only works in daylight. For night-time you need something that us Retro-reflective. On my motorcycle I have a 'Casper Jacket' that I wear over my motorcycle jacket. It is 100% reflective.
That switch island junction! Happens to me all the time on my way to work. Lorries are the worst for it but I’ve seen a couple of other cars block it too
Same thing happend to me the other day as in clip 5. Been learning to drive a larger vehicle and someone sped through the lights after it had been red for at least 2 seconds. Honestly amazes me how people will happily put themselves in danger
5:07 the commentary on this one was epic 🤣🤣
Re cyclist clip. It is all well and good having a high vis on, or as I saw the other night a Deliveroo high vis. But I stopped and spoke with him off (off duty pc) as he almost got flattened by a Range Rover and had stopped himself and seemed shaken up. Need front and rear lights after sunset. He pointed to his reflectors and thought they counted. He was very nice and said he would buy some.
Especially in London on side roads with parked cars everywhere, it can be almost impossible to see them.
Yep. And don't forget that (as any dashcam owner will tell you) the scene would have appeared a lot darker to the naked eye than it appears in the video.
Ah, the jab at Cycling Mikey. 😭😂
A colleague of mine did what you did at the green light, waiting to turn, except here in France she was turning left. She could complete the turn till the lights went red. A policeman waiting on the pavement stopped her and she got a ticket for going through a red light. 4 points off of 12 and 180€ fine.
Clip 13 - wearing a seatbelt is important. For people in the back of a car is doubly important as they're not only a danger to themselves but everyone in front of them as well.
I saw a really funny fail driving up to Manchester on friday (I really need to get a dashcam). I was on the A50, a dual carriageway, in the right lane. Now maybe I stopped out a little too long between vehicles in the left lane, but I doing a good 70mph and quickly catching the car in the left lane when a van that had caught me started flashing and got up my bumper. I carried on, even if I could have moved over prior to this I was now committed to the overtake and he wasn't going to make me speed up, plus we were rapidly coming up on a pair of lorries overtaking ahead. Once past the car in the left, I stay out as at this point I'm about to join the convoy behind the overtaking lorry, but Mr orange van man desides to undertake me and then cut in, giving me the finger out the window when I (yes I put my hands up, I was a bit annoyed by him now) "tell him off" with the horn. He's now though stuck in the same 100kph +-1kph convoy as before, just one car ahead. Even when finally past this, and having intimidated another car to cut left and left him through, he hardly goes flying, and I don't loose sight of him until hitting the 50 and 40 restrictions through Stoke. What really capped it off though was hitting the que to join the M6, and there he was pulled over at the side of the road, seemingly broken down. It also gave me a chance to actually have a good look at him too, and basically if you looked up "gammon" in a dictionary, it would be his picture.
As I cyclist, I'm amazed that other cyclist don't have lights. They weigh nothing, they slip into your pocket in a second. I have a flashing light on day or night.
I live in a rural area. The roads round here are in bright sunlight and tree shaded gloom and yet I see cyclists time and again wearing black with no lights ... INSANE!
The whole black cycling gear fashion is THE most inexplicable thing. 20 years ago everyone was wearing hi Viz. Since the Brownlee brothers everyone's wearing black. Bonkers!
Perhaps all new traffic light installations should come with built in cameras to detect jumpers? would pay for the new lights in no time!
I like the quick compilation clips..nice one Ashley
As a bus driver I agree with you that cyclists need more education on how to use the roads safely. Everyday I see cyclists with no hands on the handlebars. I’ve even seen them texting with both hands on more than one occasion. Apart from the no hands the other things I see everyday are cyclists overtaking busses indicating to pull out from bus stops, sometimes even getting up on their pedals to speed up and get along side the bus to stop it pulling out, because they’ve seen the indicator and don’t want to wait. It’s bad enough car drivers ignoring rule 223 and not letting us out, but cyclists know we will be trying to find a place to overtake them safely shortly after we get out of the stop. We see them trying to pass on the inside when we are trying to pull into a bus stop in slow moving traffic. When we see them we obviously wait, but what if we miss them? After a local fatality recently a comment was made on social media about cyclist fatalities always seem to involve busses, trucks or vans. It’s simply because these vehicles don’t have the all round vision of a car and cyclists can appear through small gaps and don’t realise how difficult it can be to see them, especially at night. I don’t want to come across as anti-cyclist because I’m not, there is room for all of us on the road, we just need to show each other respect. Unfortunately as cyclists don’t require any training to go on the road so some don’t have any even though many probably have car licenses, I honestly don’t think they realise how much danger they put themselves in. Our vigilance is their best defence.
11:20 with the new rules a driver of a car could easily be fined / prosecuted for dangerous driving due to being so close to the cyclist
But shouldnt the cyclist be equally prosecuted for dangerous cycling?
Surely cyclist should be accountable for their actions as well
The Spandex clothes provides them superpowers and extra protection from cars also makes them immune to accidents
On a serious they don't really comprehend that 1.5tone car hurts when getting hit by one
100kg of exposed human isn’t as dangerous as a tonne of metal. Without due care would be entirely appropriate, and should absolutely stop them getting their hands on a motor vehicle. There are idiots using all forms of transport, but I’d rather they were walking or cycling than driving…
I believe it's referred to as ''wanton & reckless riding?'' I also believe the 'wanton & reckless'' thing was originally associated with horse riders, and came about in mid-Victorian times? As always, the problem is, gathering the right amount of evidence? Plus, folk actually being 'bothered' to go through with it all?
Bicycles are vehicles being used on a public highway. They should be licensed and registered, those operating the vehicle should prove they are fit to perform to a certain agreed standard. But cyclists don't agree and think that sort of behaviour is either a) totally fine or b) "but we're not all like that mate".
If I drove my car down the pavement past a red light with no hands on the wheel and not even a touch on the brake? Banned, possibly jailed. If I hit something my insurer would want my kidneys.
Cyclists do that every day in life and it's fine. Even a motorbike or petrol scooter being ridden like that would result in criminal proceedings.
Once witnessed a collision between cyclist and elderly pedestrian, it wasn't a nice thing to witness.
@@mxbx307 exactly right. People think that bikes are completely above the law and they can do whatever they want.
Red light, pavenents, wrong side of the road who cares. The laws are just guidelines, everyone bow before me.
Until they have license plates, every complaint to the police will be. It was someone in blue on a orange bike and then ignored by the police.
Ashley, the 4x4 @ 7:21 (on your offside) made a great job of missing the kerb........Not !!!!
4:43 Wear all the high-viz you want, I personally don't think it helps, but lights...come on people.
Clip 13 reminds me of an ad the Swedish board for road safety ran in the 1980s, about the elephant in the backseat. It comes from the fact that slowing down from high speed + not having your belt on = a person with the weight of about a smaller elephant coming at you from behind.
I think the Northern Irish road safety ads used that too for a bit before going with other bloodier options.
My dad always said it's best to behind idiots on the road. It allows you a chance to avoid the accidents they cause whilst giving you a ringside seat when it happens. If you get ahead of them you stand a high chance of becoming their next victim.
Clip 10, video and commentary, top draw 👌
2:24 flashing his lights like a police car 🚓🤣
@Tim Oops, I'll have to remember that! Still gave me a chuckle.
Thats just the running lights.
Idk why cameras make them flash like that.....
After seeing the child in the back of the car it reminds me of my cousin who works at a funeral directors and he said to me that the worst part is collecting children from car accidents where they weren't belted in. Also some advice he gave me about adults driving in vehicles, if it's a hot day and your driving don't have your arm outside the vehicle because he said that the worst preventable death/injury, which is when a vehicle rolls over and the arm is pulled off the person or the person is dragged out of the window when the arm doesn't come off. Sorry it's a bit to graphic but it's worth knowing.
"The resolution wasn't clear enough to stop, get out, and break his legs".
Clip 12 and intelligent prediction.
I failed a test (quite rightly, I reluctantly agree) one mid afternoon with very low sun…
Had been driving toward the sun and was using the sun visor. Approaching a pub shortly after afternoon closing (yes I’m old!!!) with roadworks blocking half the road by the carpark entrance & a junction to the left opposite the carpark entrance, the sun visor blocked my view of the temporary lights, which were unfortunately red. Were the green I would have passed my test, as that was the only mark on the sheet, and nearing the end of the test. However, I wouldn’t have learnt to flip that visor up when I don’t need it, and may then have gone on to have a serious/fatal collision in similar circs!
Bad experiences are good learning points
Clip 9, I’m guessing that jacket is an oldish dayglow yellow wid/showerproof jacket, no reflective material showing.
That only works with UV light about. Hours of darkness / late dusk, that’s what it looks like; invisible
I’m not sure I would’ve moved at 2:25 noticing how he was holding speed towards the lights. Not really worth the potential of them being distracted and ploughing straight into you.
Also the chance someone behind you not paying attention setting off without seeing you stopped that quickly.
These are probably the same messages you would give to your pupils.
love the cycling mikey reference
10:06 I mean you say the taxi didn't get anywhere but if you watch the clip closely you'll see he managed to get to the traffic lights 5 seconds earlier than he would've done if he'd been patient which meant he got a whole 5 seconds of scratching his backside and illegally checking his phone!
Joking aside, another collection of road idiots. The cyclist who ran a set of reds after spending his time cotching in the right hand lane... my word. What an outrageous piece of cycling. Also a Gandalf Corner reference?? Someone's a secret CyclingMikey fan ;)
Might have been late (school) but I know this fail video is going to be great
Had a couple of red light jumpers the other night, though I kind of understood why they did it.
Basically we were coming up to a cross roads with a set of lights that had just changed to green. But then a pelican crossing just before the cross roads changes to red, the people cross but we our forced to wait for the crossing to change to green. Meanwhile the cross roads 20 yards up the road are still on green, and I’m “that’s annoying because no one is crossing and that’s probably going to change to red just as these change to green.” About three people in front of me must have been thinking the same thing because they all jumped the red.
I’ve wondered for a while they have a pelican crossing there.
Re the child with no seat-belt , i once saw a child approx 3yrs old unrestrained on the front seat passengers lap , they were waiting at a junction I challenged them about it took the registration number and called the police .
Recently visited Liverpool and expected you to be exaggerating the red light jumpers. From driving in to leaving, we saw red light jumpers at ALL lights! That’s from near the Albert Docks to the M54.
When i came home last week in a semi - rural area there was a lad walking down the centre of the road - telling people to run him down - i called 999 to alert the local police and they were more interested in me and why i was out at 23h and how had i called them etc.... they told me he is probably drunk and on his way home.
in clip 8 it looks like the cyclist is veering across in front of the driver - trying to make it more difficult to overtake the cyclist.
We have 1 fatal injury around here from a cyclist jumping off the pavement he did it in front of a double decker.
The stare you give the guy at 6:28 😂
I know UK roads are frequently skinnier than US roads, but I happened to notice several cases of people unnecessarily failing to stay inside their lane in this compilation, and it shows poor awareness of where the offside of your vehicle is.
The clip at 7.40 with the kid loose in the car; I was going to pick my son up from school the other day and there was a car driving past me with a kid no older than about 3 standing on the front passenger seat with their hands on the passenger side of the dashboard
This has probably been asked before but do you send in the clear road violations to the Police for action? I've used it once when an elderly man in a mobility scooter on a side road, drove out onto the main road without looking. We did an emergency stop and narrowly avoided him as did the car coming the other way. The Police did find out who he was and visited him in his residential home. he was warned to not do that again or face a road ban on him driving mobility scooters.
Do I detect a bit of antagonism to cycling Mikey? I don’t think he makes things worse by standing in the road ( actually on a pedestrian crossing so that’s muddied the waters a bit ) and holding up the traffic.
This is in London, the traffic is ALWAYS held up and doing what he does doesn’t really stop the flow, it’s the entitlement of the drivers that won’t reverse straight away who cause the holdups. I’m full of admiration for him, getting people to realise that snap selfish decisions have consequences and mobile phone use is highly dangerous.
I don’t think I should be so polite if someone drove at me the wrong way on a crossing, I’d jump on their bonnet and roof and write the effing car off.
I am in Liverpool most days to Seatruck and P and O, the amount of people going through red lights in Liverpool is unbelievable.
The other day when you showed where you put your plaque in the car I was about to suggest a couple of videos. How to drive with your dog safely (small and big breeds) in small or hatchback cars. I've seen numerous dogs at the vet's because they have jumped over while their owners where driving (broken bones, to say the least or even the added hazard of being run over by other cars) Accessories to buy and use in our cars to keep them and ourselves safe while driving. How to load your weekly shopping in your car if you do not have room in the boot. As a driving instructor can you give parents tricks and tips to keep kids with their seat belts fasten, ect.
No problem with my largish dog (Bearded Collie). He is securely in the back of our wagon, with a cargo barrier behind the back seats. So impossible for him to hit us on the back of the neck!
Kevin, I know! As a former vet tech I had to take care of several injured dogs. Because of that, I used have my GSDs in the boot, using a dog guard.l bought it in the UK at that time. I remembered paying almost more for the dog guard- I bought one for my VW Golf in London and brought it back to Spain- than for my GSD at that time. Later on, I changed to a Ford Focus and I could buy the dog guard in Spain.
Parking on the wrong side of the road is dangerous because the driver is badly sighted when rejoining the traffic. Presumably this is why HWC Rule 239 states that If you have to stop on the roadside: do not park facing against the traffic flow
There needs to be cycle proficiency centers out there where the average person can go to learn to use the roads better.