I think we all wish there were more drivers like Jon out there, he is exemplary of course. But can we just take a moment to appreciate Ashley. How he finds time to run both a successful driving school AND the Jon fan club is beyond me. 😁
@@patrickdoyle9369 having had a look at your previous comments I think your mindset is quite an unreasonably angry one. Why do you feel the change in rules is unreasonable?
While I agree I bet he's not perfect; I bet we never see his mistakes. :) And I mean absolutely no disrespect; Jon is an amazing driver; and I wish I was that good.
@@patrickdoyle9369 Most drivers (except people like you obviously) do stop, including yours truly. Fun fact: 100% of motorists are also pedestrians. I bet you're one of those who think pavements are for pedestrians unless you want to park on them. 🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@patrickdoyle9369 I have mixed feelings on the changes to the highway code. Anyway, if you opt to not swerve or try to stop if someone walks out, you will be placing yourself in an incredibly dangerous position legally. Especially following the highway code changes.
@@patrickdoyle9369 Your argument is flawed though, if I were to take it seriously lol. Whether someone is an idiot or not, we have to be collectively responsible for these idiots still. It's true, people don't look before they cross, pedestrians can be blind sometimes. They could be idiots for sure, or.. they could be disabled, for example, or, on medication perhaps, young, old, impaired, etc etc. Your argument relies on the idea that every single person who ever uses a road is actually responsible for themselves. And your argument assumes that people should never make mistakes, which is obviously rubbish. I bet even your smart arse still makes mistakes in life. But regardless, I would say not looking before crossing is a big mistake, however, do you think someone should potentially lose their life for the sake of being an "idiot", especially if you can prevent it? Like wtf are you actually saying 😂 Have some compassion for people. We're all idiots at some point in our lives, and I doubt you're an exception.
@01:28 Did you notice the pedestrian didn't even look round to see if anything was coming... back in my day we used to check it was clear first, but not in 2022!
Yes I also thought that. Even prior to the so called rule change I would have waited for the ped to react anyway. Plenty have crossed without looking for years and with a large mobile lump of metal it's the drivers responsibility to not kill them.
@@markgambrill I think most sensible drivers have been doing this for years. Not just at junctions but even on main roads I will sometimes slow down to allow someone to cross. You should always assume people and animals are going to walk out in front of you and be prepared to stop.
People on the comments always make random assumptions. What makes you all think that Audi SUV driver must have been on the phone? Just because someone don't see the cars in front moving, doesn't always mean they're on the phone. I swear that everyone just assume that all Audi drivers are bad drivers. So according to you all, it's should be illegal to buy any German car. I wouldn't be surprised if you still open your window and throw a knife at everyone who drives an Audi? Not all Audi drivers are assholes, unlike you.
That junction at 9:28 is a horror. It's the Woodgrange Road (A114) junction with the Romford Road (A118) in Forest Gate, London and the queues of traffic that have passed the lights with no prospect of clearing the junction isn't a "sometimes" occurrence, it's like that for most of the day on most days. It's one of those places where you get a shock when someone tries to do the right thing because they stand out so starkly from the mob who just pile into the junction with no observation or planning whatsoever. If Jon hadn't crept through the cycle box I can pretty much guarantee that some impatient genius would have pulled around him via the right turn only lane to Jon's right. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to sit at that junction listening to two or three horns behind me because all they can see is that the light is green and I'm refusing to move until I can see that I might have some tiny hope of clearing the junction rather than just making things worse when I do move.
1:30 ignoring the new highway rules for a sec, I don't understand how someone can cross a road without looking both ways, or not even looking at all. I just don't get it.
That's exactly what I was going to say. Even if she knew the new highway code rules (and I doubt it), surely it's common sense and self preservation to check first. Madness.
1:28 We've had these rules for ages in Germany, but please even if you have priority look both ways before crossing. I won't be pretty if it comes to a collision between you and a vehicle. Checking both ways before crossing not only helps keeps you save, but it also signals the drivers that you intend to cross.
Wow, did not know that. Our UK press kept that a secret? Can I ask if drivers and peds have adjusted to the rules? Were the rules well publicised or advertised on German TV so drivers especially understood them? And was it made clear where (and especially where not) peds may do this?
I agree. That pedestrian was putting an awful lot of faith in drivers sticking to the new rules even though many of them don't even stick to the old rules.
@@andrewnorris5415 I don't know when these rules were made. All I know that these rules have been there for as long as I can remember and I'm 26. so 10-20 years ago is my guess. I have no idea how the change was publicised or advertised. However, that particular situation at 1:28 is a typical question in the written test. You have a video like that with the question "Why do you need to stop?". it even goes as far as a video like that situation with parked cars. and the video stops at the exact moment where the pedestrian/cyclist is hidden behind a parked car. Or a video with multiple cyclists and pedestrians. And if you miss one you get 3-4 error points. At 10 points you fail the test.
I know this isn't Geo finder, but the arch bridge is at Willington, south Derbyshire running under the main Derby to Birmingham railway line. Traffic generally behaves itself here because of the mini roundabout just off. People have learned that it doesn't pay to block things up. They've had enough time - the brisge was built c.1838!
If only we had more drivers like Jon. I like the fact you can tell Jon's attention is never distracted by his sat nav. I had an incident the other day where a driver at the last second decided he wanted the same slip road as me, luckily I held back anyway but at the lights he beeped and when I put my window down he shouted "sorry about that mate I was following my sat nav"
@@andrewnorris5415 when you're lying on the ground staring up at the sky having been knocked down, you can bask in the warm glow of knowing you had right of way
my experience, since the changes to the Highway Code, is that most motorists aren't aware of the changes or simply ignore them which is why pedestrians need to be careful and not assume the motorist will give way
I think it was option C: began driving parallel to the sweeper, and allow his orange missus to hurl 'macdonalds' branded items from the window at the sweeper, shouting + swearing, maybe spitting, whilst her 5 kids (2 his) wander all over the rear seats
How many dedicated episodes does this person have??? I have seen them in your nice driving episodes and saw "Just Jon #2" and figured "yeah, make sense. They have sent in a lot." But this is starting to get insane! Don't get me wrong, please keep making them and Jon, please do keep submitting them, the clips truly is a inspirational and helps me think of ways I could try and apply a better driving standard for myself. Coming from Norway tho, have to translate left-driving to right-driving and take own road rules and such into account, but a lot is "translatable" into how I could drive. And especially as I now have a license myself and have started my real training, driving alone that is, these type of videos; Just Jon, Nice Driving, as well as the other series showing bad driving habits perhaps, it really do help So, to Jon: Thank you so much for being a big inspiration to drive safe and respectably. To Ashley: Thank you as well for being a big inspiration in that regard, as well as with Jon and others that submit their good (and wrong), it really do give a insight on things one can do to try and help where applicable, as well as when it is best "not to help" per say. Now, enough rambling, time to enjoy Just Jon #4!
I learn/realise something new every time I watch a “Just Jon” episode. The hint about making sure you can clear an arch bridge seems obvious to me now but it had never consciously occurred to me before! Great vid as ever Ash and great driving as ever Jon!
There's a lot of driving things that fall into that "obvious once you've heard it" category such as looking *under* vehicles for the feet/shadows of hidden pedestrians, looking for trees or lampposts in the distance to tell you which way a road curves ahead if you can't see around a corner or brow of a hill, looking at the angle of a parked vehicle's front wheels to spot that they might be about to pull out and so on.
I do like the prediction of another vehicle needing to overtake. It is what I call "doing someone's driving for them". Surprising how many are oblivious to it's need and oblivious even when it's done for them.
Nobody knows just how much you save their skin sometimes. Had a couple of overtakes where I have had to slow down so they can cut in without forcing oncoming traffic to brake some people out there really suck at judging speed. People also seem to have no idea what to do when faced with a big vehicle on a tighter road many people just freeze on the spot. I have also been beeped at for saving people from themselves, I was making a really right left turn on what was already a narrow piece of road to ensure nothing tried to come through when turning I went over the white line and got beeped at, what they don't seem to get is if I let them through I would most likely have tail swung the car.
God love Jon! The epitome of patience, maturity and common sense! I take a lot of your comments on board and always look at ways of improving my driving. Learning doesn’t stop once you pass! There is always room for improvement! One of my pet hates though m is when people don’t check left first when turning left out of a junction!!
@0:40 That road approaching Barnes London is 20mph limit, but some drivers speed along there. I have used it many times, most recently on a bicycle. The traffic officers are not everywhere, but can be anywhere! Jon gets around, because he was also in Bromley. Probably covered a lot of places.
Impressed as always with Jon demonstrating the standard we should all try to maintain. I've had a few 'nice' moments, but with a cheap dashcam, none have been captured adequately. One thought though, was Jon driving his van in the last clip? Cam said 57mph, road is single carriageway, presumably National Speed Limit. Isn't his a 'Transit' sized van, so therefore that's a 50 limit? Oops!
The biggest change I've noticed myself making on the road after I've started watching these videos is the switching lanes to help other people before they even realize they need it. I'm on the road very early and very late most of the time, and large vehicles really enjoy overtaking out of nowhere. If I spot a lorry driver getting a little close to the one in front of them, I just immediately put a lane between us to give them the space to do whatever. If it ends up not being necessary, I've lost nothing, but if it does end up being necessary I'm glad I don't have to do anything unpredictable myself.
The double beep on the island on the A456 is needed quite a bit on that island - whichever way you approach it there's usually someone who uses whichever lane they feel like (I use the island regularly and you have to be ready for the inevitable cutting up that occurs)
Nice to have Jon in Derby at least there was one good driver there that day!. Great learning points in this video for all of us. I will try harder! Promise.
Second Clip is at Barnes Village at SW13. I can confirm sometimes police are standing there and checking the speed and yes many people drive around 30 there but the actual speed limit is 20 there as you mentioned Ashley.
Given that the first manoeuvre is to the right, I would have thought indicating right would be much better than left. It should also stop people trying to come past, which they can legally do with you signalling to turn left.
@@craftsmanwoodturner no because then it would confuse the drivers around you into thinking you're parking on the right/forward parking into a drive on the opposite side of the road. The correct way and only way to do it is signal left, check and wait until its clear/drivers giving you way, then go for it.
@@WavScorn259 Is that documented anywhere as the correct procedure? Because if someone did that in front of me and there was no oncoming traffic, I would move to overtake a vehicle signalling to turn left (which is a legal manoeuvre). It only needs a failure of observation on their behalf for our two vehicles to be in direct conflict. That seems a much more dangerous confusion than if they signal right and then move right, even if they then stop and reverse into the driveway on the left.
@@craftsmanwoodturner I've tried both to be honest. If I indicate right generally whoever is behind keeps keeps driving until they're really close and they have to slow down which blocks me from reversing as they're expecting me to drive onto the drive to the right and get out of the way quickly. Best way appears to be indicate left, park up, wait for a gap, then reverse.
"In 100 m turn right" - Jon turns left, "at the roundabout take the second exit" - Jon takes the first exit. Jon's sat nav (or sometimes two sat navs!!) has me in stitches every time.
Acting on a light flash without the necessary observations was how I failed my 1st driving test. A van flashed me to go and I went. I learnt this particular lesson the hard way. I passed my 2nd test.
as usual a nice collection, with good comms from yourself. So many good points to take forward, but for me the best one, which I use, avoid areas when it's busy if you are unahppy
As a driver living in France, I am amazed at the number of boxes that appear on the roads in your videos, especially at roundabouts. I'm pretty sure much of the bad positioning is due to driver confusion, having to check boxes, lanes, lights, signs, pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. Driving in France is much less stressful.
Task loading is definitely a thing and it can be absolutely lethal, though I'm never quite sure just how much of it is self inflicted (distraction, lack of training) vs caused by poor infrastructure design...
I move towards the middle of the road even over the centre line if possible and apply indicator then hazard warning lights before stopping to reverse into a driveway.
@RoseTintedWindscreen Yes sometimes it's better to carry out the manoeuvre in front of a vehicle whose speed you know rather than when there's no vehicle you can see or see the speed of either.
Enjoy Ashley's video's but disagree with the sweeping statement " people who flash have bad awareness" . As a HGV driver we often use the flash of lights in order to confirm who is the safest to move / continue due to the size of the vehicle and the layout of the road ahead. That's because we have read the situation in advance.
Maybe there is a different caliber of flasher where I live but I find when I am waiting to turn, I am faced with an endless stream of tailgaters only broken up by a highly aware flasher who kindly lets me know in very good time by alerting me to their held-back position to get ready and look around and turn if I feel appropriate. Also gives me a second perspective that they have a visual of my blindspots are clear (though I check myself too)
That's NOT what he said though, so you just made a BS strawman argument. I'll help you out, 3:33 - "people who flash, GENERALLY, have poor awareness". In the context of that clip, he's talking about car drivers at junctions letting others out by flashing, both in terms of the one flashing and/or the one following the flasher's permission. In this case, neither of them were AWARE of the motorbike filtering past. He's not talking about HGV's overtaking on motorways, flashing the one in front to come back in. Ash is 100% spot on with his comment about flashers, GENERALLY, they are poor at awareness. Also, as a biker who filters on motorways/dual carriageways when there's gridlock, I find HGV drivers spot me way earlier than car drivers and often move over a bit to give me space.
It's simply safer to assume that the person flashing isn't fully aware than it is to think that you can transfer the responsibility of completing your manoeuvre safely to them. "But he flashed me" wouldn't save you if you'd knocked over the scooter rider in the clip. On the other hand, as a former trailer user, I definitely appreciated the "you're clear" flash from the HGVs as I plodded past them at 60, but that's unambiguous and a much easier situation to read.
I admire John and Ashley's driving but knowing I will never drive like them, or aspire to. I know I'll never be at that standard but generally I'm happy with my driving and generally feel it is safe enough, and there is an "enough". I get the sense that driving for Ashley and John is a passion and pleasure, for me it's just a process that makes life highly convenient and opens up areas afar, too far to walk, inconvenience to bus, train too expensive...car it is. I do kind of enjoy it still, but after ten years the pleasure is really dulled for me.
I think I've said it on this channel before, but I wish car horns were designed to make it easier to give a short beep. My main cars require quite a pressure to activate the switch, so a longer aggressive honk always results. I also wish there were a standard location for a horn switch - it is usually required in an emergency, but if you use different cars it can be easy to forget how to honk. How many people check how to use the horn when they pick up a rental car?
4:30 this is exactly what I try to teach any of the trainee drivers I get at work. Too many hop on the hazard lights and then expect the drivers behind to understand what is going on. And then they get stressed out because the drivers behind then push past whilst the trainee is maneuvering.
Sorry Ashley. But every time you say "Jon" I think of Terry Wogan and his Janet and John stories. "Do you know how to be a better driver? Jon does".😂🤣😂
When I was still living at my mums it was quite common to see police doing speed checks on the road outside (20mph road) Could see outside my bedroom window people queueing up to get tickets
Clip 3 - "Great driving by the Audi SUV. Has that ever been said before?" Yes, by me, a few months ago at the pedestrian crossing by The Royal Telegraph in Derby, strangely enough featured in Clip 11. The lights for the crossing were out & the only 2 vehicles that stopped to let pedestrians cross were a Range Rover & an Audi SUV. Yes, really! Clips 18 & 19 - No matter how good Jon's driving was, he shouldn't have been driving any vehicle with a crack in the windscreen like that!
4:12 That situation is easy when the driver behind can see your hand, so you can gesture where you are going. When driving a lorry, especially in one junction here, just after a small roundabout, the possible car behind is always so close that they can't see my hand. And then, it's just a game of "Will they understand my hazard, brakelight and reverse light flashing means that I would like to back there".
I wonder how many people have come here because UK Dash Cameras isn't posting tonight and thought, 'Hang on, this is _good_ driving. That's not what I'm here for!'
0:42 I've never seen them myself but I know they do occasionally do it. Doesn't stop 99% of the drivers I've come across doing in excess of 40-50 through our 20 zone.
I was a private hire driver in Derby in the 70s/80s - and everything Ash said is true. In fact, our portacabin was on the same road (Traffic Street) that Jon's clip started on. The council also seem to change the lane markings about every three weeks round town.
I live on a 20mph road, which is off another busier 20mph road with a school on it. I've lived here four and a half years and seen the police checking speeds twice in that time.
9:04 The only thing I would have done better here would be when the lights changed I would have waited a tiny bit longer before setting off to make it extra clear and leave a tad bit more space for the lorry. I feel like getting on the throttle at the same time contradicts the message he was sending by leaving the space in the first place, it made the lorry slightly more apprehensive than needed I think. I know that's a mad tiny detail lol but I think it makes a difference to how smooth a situation can be.
Great video, thanks both and well done Jon. Excellent all round. Have you got a new dashcam in one of the clips, it seems sharper? And it doesn't have the familiar BU70 in the bottom right corner. ATB
in the clip where the van man ahead of Jon backed into the driveway; I would have signaled left, then pulled to the left curb for Jon to pass, and then done my maneuver with a clear road. just a different way of thinking about it. since I do occasionally have to back into my driveway, I prefer not to make people wait for me more than I have to.
regarding the street sweeper: the highway code also requires you repeatedly swat at your dashcam to call the offending driver's attention to it. joking, of course. Jon stepped off the throttle and increased his following space to slightly above the recommended to give room for the street sweeper driver to make more mistakes.
I've seen police radar checks in 20 mph area. During lockdown in the next one eyed village when there was no traffic on the road, on a ten mile bike ride I saw two cars.
@@PedroConejo1939 Yeah, I suppose it's a question of whether or not the car at the give way lines can manage to get onto the main road before they impede existing traffic.
Fact of the day: Jimi Hendrix wrote the lyrics to Purple Haze in a club (now closed) about ten metres from what is now the Iceland with the wavy roof. (The Upper Cut Club, 1-39 Woodgrange Lane, Forest Gate)
When I did my CBT they taught me to look and anticipate several cars ahead Jon seems to do just that. I would like to think that the little beep was an acknowledgement
6:04 probably a crash for cash case here - swerving round, going for the nearside where a lot of drivers do forget to check that left mirror for anything before moving. They probably prey on that!
Blame the council for the van driver's error in clip 9, B4187 should be painted in the middle lane but they've only marked the A roads, there's no local signage at all on the approach to that roundabout on the signs or on the road. Sign at GPS 52.420327, -2.130557 shows his destination to be 11 o'clock so left hand lane ought to be the correct one.
Indeed, no local signage at all there. Maybe that road belongs to the DfT, not the local Council! Incidentally, it looks as if the layout onto the roundabout has changed recently. Even within Google Maps, it changes as you focus in for more detail as of 29/5/2022! In the older setup, the left lane (out of 3 on the approach) allowed a straight on move, whereas now it’s left turn only, with the split between North and West being moved onto the roundabout itself. I bet loads of people have out of date maps, either on sat nav kit or on paper. The point is that many errors are made on account of this sort of thing. There is no formal date required to do alterations like that in line with map publication dates, e.g. Nor is there a requirement to advertise what is going to be done to the big wide world on the roads.
Love the fact that literally the video before, we had a discussion on looking left when turning left at a junction. The first clip of this one, he touches on that. Ashley always knows........
@8:10 - 2 terribly close passes. This is what scares me when I cycle on the roads, even when the road is empty, it seems the heads of some car drivers are even more empty. It's like a challenge to see how close they can pass, to show their skill or how well they know the size of their car or whatever, not sure what, thick gits.
I know this roundabout where the road sweeper is. I know what is coming up round the corner. I know there's no way there would've been any space to do anything dangerous, as it goes to a rather narrow road in a small village, and then past a school. I'm also surprised that there were no issues further up the road, as this road gets to a point further up where it is on a bend with cars parked all down one side, and you can't see anything coming up. This roundabout also has some interesting history. Up until maybe 2021, those traffic lights weren't there. That exit lane we are going past where you come out of the road we are going in to, the lane on the right was for cutting across both lanes of traffic and going up the exit on the right further up on the roundabout, and it was really dangerous. If anyone wants to know where this is, it's in St. Albans, on the A414 between the London Colney roundabout and the one further up with the A1(M) on it (no idea what the name of that is). I think Jon drove safely though.
I thought I recognised the low bridge in the thumbnail. That route has been part of my commute for years and I once got hit on that island just before the bridge. I was in a low down sports car in a train of traffic turning right (exiting in the direction Jon approached.) I think the person that hit me saw a gap between the roof-lines of the car ahead and car behind me and was timing their arrival at the island to slot into it. By the time they saw me it was too late for them to stop.
i will say that went it come to times of high pedistrian traffic, it's not always possible to avoid them. I currently have to drive 40 miles to my depot and due to the late alerts of working ( a manager failing to to send the schudele issue, not my own poor time management), i can't predict when i'll be on the road in certain areas. add that to temperary trafficlights and my morning commute can take anything from 50 mintues to and hour and a half.
For that first clip, I wouldn't have considered the sun to be honest. I rarely think of that... Though I do anticipate people not looking left. It's quite common.
Ashley I’d like to know how you feel about this opinion on the new Highway Code rules. I was chatting with my father (a qualified driving instructor) and he brought the situation of a roundabout near us which is on a 40mph road, but the first exit, which from this direction is very soon after the entry to the roundabout, turns to a 30 road. There is a pedestrian crossing point almost immediately at the exit (like a wide mouth one kind of thing as it is so soon after the roundabout). He said this is an example where he wouldn’t give way as he would think it is more danger to him being hit from behind. Because if there’s another car behind him also turning first left, he said that they should be looking all directions but a lot of drivers are just looking right and then shooting off when there’s a spot while turning their head to look forward. With my father sat there giving way to a pedestrian crossing so soon after the entry to the roundabout there would be a crash. I have only been passed 6 months (before the rule) but I have been practising the new rule a lot and discussing it with my father. And there’s times when it makes sense, but I think he has given a good example here and I can’t help but agree with him. I do think it causes more danger in this scenario and could happen at many other 1st exit left turn roundabouts. Wondered what you think? (I can let you know the roundabout in question if you like)
They actively do speed radar checks on a daily basis here on the IOM, especially around schools with temporary 20mph limit at school start and Finish times…..but also in our 30 /40/50 limits , it’s TT forthright here…..and they have already caught one motorcycle doing 110mph in a 50……👍🇮🇲
They have always been active in this on the IoM. I visited a few times in 70s and 80s, and speed limits were positively enforced. Have a good and safe two weeks.
@@hicky62 yes they do enforce traffic laws with far more regularity here, and rightly so…just over an hour till the first bike on the TT course in 3 years , can’t wait 👍🇮🇲
7:11 C. Once a year Joh lets it all out! This was that time, all I will say is that the driver of road sweeper needed a couple of stiff drinks and couldn't sleep that night!
Despite the rule changes, did you notice how the first pedestrian did not even look back that Jon stopped for. Just as well Jon was clued up to the new rules, someone else may have ploughed into the pedestrian. Just because the rules have changed does not exsolve you of your responsibility for your own safety!
Jon goes around the road sweeper, brake checks him to force a stop, gets out and beats the driver to a pulp. End of dream sequence.
😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't be stupid. John gets on the hotline to Vladimir Putin to tell him to nuke the roadsweeper. Simple!
Tells him his name is "Ronnie Pickering" 🤣
Calls the company the roadsweeper driver works for, complains about his driving. Gets Roadsweeper driver sacked from his job.
@@thegoodolddayz6183 Then goes to his house and beats him to a pulp?
Imagine Jon and Ashley driving on the same stretch of motorway, they'll end up anticipating each others' moves 5 years ahead of time!
Either Jon/ Ash: "yeah come on mate, I'll let you across"
Their passenger: "but he's not indicating, what do you mean?
J/A "I know, but I know" 🤣
Checkmate.
It'll be like the motorway scene in the matrix sequel, but less cgi
More like a dogging scene from Red Tube🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think we all wish there were more drivers like Jon out there, he is exemplary of course. But can we just take a moment to appreciate Ashley. How he finds time to run both a successful driving school AND the Jon fan club is beyond me. 😁
@@patrickdoyle9369 having had a look at your previous comments I think your mindset is quite an unreasonably angry one. Why do you feel the change in rules is unreasonable?
While I agree I bet he's not perfect; I bet we never see his mistakes. :) And I mean absolutely no disrespect; Jon is an amazing driver; and I wish I was that good.
@@patrickdoyle9369
Most drivers (except people like you obviously) do stop, including yours truly.
Fun fact: 100% of motorists are also pedestrians. I bet you're one of those who think pavements are for pedestrians unless you want to park on them. 🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@patrickdoyle9369 I have mixed feelings on the changes to the highway code. Anyway, if you opt to not swerve or try to stop if someone walks out, you will be placing yourself in an incredibly dangerous position legally. Especially following the highway code changes.
@@patrickdoyle9369 Your argument is flawed though, if I were to take it seriously lol. Whether someone is an idiot or not, we have to be collectively responsible for these idiots still. It's true, people don't look before they cross, pedestrians can be blind sometimes. They could be idiots for sure, or.. they could be disabled, for example, or, on medication perhaps, young, old, impaired, etc etc. Your argument relies on the idea that every single person who ever uses a road is actually responsible for themselves. And your argument assumes that people should never make mistakes, which is obviously rubbish. I bet even your smart arse still makes mistakes in life.
But regardless, I would say not looking before crossing is a big mistake, however, do you think someone should potentially lose their life for the sake of being an "idiot", especially if you can prevent it? Like wtf are you actually saying 😂 Have some compassion for people. We're all idiots at some point in our lives, and I doubt you're an exception.
@01:28 Did you notice the pedestrian didn't even look round to see if anything was coming... back in my day we used to check it was clear first, but not in 2022!
I was gonna mention this too but saw your post & gave it a like.
Yes I also thought that. Even prior to the so called rule change I would have waited for the ped to react anyway. Plenty have crossed without looking for years and with a large mobile lump of metal it's the drivers responsibility to not kill them.
@@markgambrill I think most sensible drivers have been doing this for years. Not just at junctions but even on main roads I will sometimes slow down to allow someone to cross. You should always assume people and animals are going to walk out in front of you and be prepared to stop.
It's happened for years, people don't look at it as a main road so they walk straight across focusing on the continuation of the path ahead.
you see this all the time in a busy town but it looks uncommon here so best bet is cash grab from insurance, like they hoping to get hit
The Audi SUV driver must have been on his phone and didn't see the cars in front moving 😂
It's the only explanation
Haha I was thinking the same thing.
*her phone maybe?
Was just coming to make this comment ;)
People on the comments always make random assumptions. What makes you all think that Audi SUV driver must have been on the phone?
Just because someone don't see the cars in front moving, doesn't always mean they're on the phone. I swear that everyone just assume that all Audi drivers are bad drivers. So according to you all, it's should be illegal to buy any German car. I wouldn't be surprised if you still open your window and throw a knife at everyone who drives an Audi? Not all Audi drivers are assholes, unlike you.
5:15 to me, the return beep was a "sorry mate. Thanks for letting me know". There didn't seem to be any agro in that clip at all from either driver
Agreed, would have been a long blast if it was aggro related.
@@chrisbrookes1167 - yes, a long blast , and much sooner.
Love how they have a 'Lara Croft Way' in Derby, a great tribute to Core, Tomb Raider's developers.
I was going to comment this! 6:15
There’s a Brian Clough Way too.
That junction at 9:28 is a horror. It's the Woodgrange Road (A114) junction with the Romford Road (A118) in Forest Gate, London and the queues of traffic that have passed the lights with no prospect of clearing the junction isn't a "sometimes" occurrence, it's like that for most of the day on most days.
It's one of those places where you get a shock when someone tries to do the right thing because they stand out so starkly from the mob who just pile into the junction with no observation or planning whatsoever.
If Jon hadn't crept through the cycle box I can pretty much guarantee that some impatient genius would have pulled around him via the right turn only lane to Jon's right. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to sit at that junction listening to two or three horns behind me because all they can see is that the light is green and I'm refusing to move until I can see that I might have some tiny hope of clearing the junction rather than just making things worse when I do move.
1:30 ignoring the new highway rules for a sec, I don't understand how someone can cross a road without looking both ways, or not even looking at all.
I just don't get it.
Where was her right arm? fiver says holding her mobile phone.
That's exactly what I was going to say. Even if she knew the new highway code rules (and I doubt it), surely it's common sense and self preservation to check first. Madness.
They may have already looked and assessed the situation well before starting to cross.
@@grahvis nope watch it again in slo mo from the beginning of the clip, oblivious, plod plod plod. All she needed was the cup of coffee...
@@grahvis she didn't .
1:28 We've had these rules for ages in Germany, but please even if you have priority look both ways before crossing. I won't be pretty if it comes to a collision between you and a vehicle.
Checking both ways before crossing not only helps keeps you save, but it also signals the drivers that you intend to cross.
Wow, did not know that. Our UK press kept that a secret? Can I ask if drivers and peds have adjusted to the rules? Were the rules well publicised or advertised on German TV so drivers especially understood them? And was it made clear where (and especially where not) peds may do this?
I agree. That pedestrian was putting an awful lot of faith in drivers sticking to the new rules even though many of them don't even stick to the old rules.
is that not like what people usually do? ive always done that and it's just the logic thing lol
@@andrewnorris5415 I don't know when these rules were made. All I know that these rules have been there for as long as I can remember and I'm 26. so 10-20 years ago is my guess. I have no idea how the change was publicised or advertised.
However, that particular situation at 1:28 is a typical question in the written test. You have a video like that with the question "Why do you need to stop?".
it even goes as far as a video like that situation with parked cars. and the video stops at the exact moment where the pedestrian/cyclist is hidden behind a parked car. Or a video with multiple cyclists and pedestrians. And if you miss one you get 3-4 error points. At 10 points you fail the test.
@@PasteteDoeniel It's been law in Germany practically since 1937, so it is known to everyone by default
I know this isn't Geo finder, but the arch bridge is at Willington, south Derbyshire running under the main Derby to Birmingham railway line. Traffic generally behaves itself here because of the mini roundabout just off. People have learned that it doesn't pay to block things up. They've had enough time - the brisge was built c.1838!
If only we had more drivers like Jon. I like the fact you can tell Jon's attention is never distracted by his sat nav. I had an incident the other day where a driver at the last second decided he wanted the same slip road as me, luckily I held back anyway but at the lights he beeped and when I put my window down he shouted "sorry about that mate I was following my sat nav"
that pedestrian must have been psychic or very trusting - didn't even glance to see if it was safe to cross
Sadly too many are like that. Kids too. This is where the new rule helps.
@@andrewnorris5415 when you're lying on the ground staring up at the sky having been knocked down, you can bask in the warm glow of knowing you had right of way
my experience, since the changes to the Highway Code, is that most motorists aren't aware of the changes or simply ignore them which is why pedestrians need to be careful and not assume the motorist will give way
7:55 very impressive Jon.
I learnt something from him there, i will definitely do this if I’m in this situation going forward.
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I'm a learner driver from Belgium, I learn so much from Jon's driving I hope one day I can be like Jon.
I think it was option C: began driving parallel to the sweeper, and allow his orange missus to hurl 'macdonalds' branded items from the window at the sweeper, shouting + swearing, maybe spitting, whilst her 5 kids (2 his) wander all over the rear seats
They'd been together at least 18 months???? Naaaah.....
How many dedicated episodes does this person have???
I have seen them in your nice driving episodes and saw "Just Jon #2" and figured "yeah, make sense. They have sent in a lot." But this is starting to get insane!
Don't get me wrong, please keep making them and Jon, please do keep submitting them, the clips truly is a inspirational and helps me think of ways I could try and apply a better driving standard for myself.
Coming from Norway tho, have to translate left-driving to right-driving and take own road rules and such into account, but a lot is "translatable" into how I could drive. And especially as I now have a license myself and have started my real training, driving alone that is, these type of videos; Just Jon, Nice Driving, as well as the other series showing bad driving habits perhaps, it really do help
So, to Jon: Thank you so much for being a big inspiration to drive safe and respectably.
To Ashley: Thank you as well for being a big inspiration in that regard, as well as with Jon and others that submit their good (and wrong), it really do give a insight on things one can do to try and help where applicable, as well as when it is best "not to help" per say.
Now, enough rambling, time to enjoy Just Jon #4!
I learn/realise something new every time I watch a “Just Jon” episode. The hint about making sure you can clear an arch bridge seems obvious to me now but it had never consciously occurred to me before!
Great vid as ever Ash and great driving as ever Jon!
There's a lot of driving things that fall into that "obvious once you've heard it" category such as looking *under* vehicles for the feet/shadows of hidden pedestrians, looking for trees or lampposts in the distance to tell you which way a road curves ahead if you can't see around a corner or brow of a hill, looking at the angle of a parked vehicle's front wheels to spot that they might be about to pull out and so on.
I do like the prediction of another vehicle needing to overtake. It is what I call "doing someone's driving for them". Surprising how many are oblivious to it's need and oblivious even when it's done for them.
Nobody knows just how much you save their skin sometimes. Had a couple of overtakes where I have had to slow down so they can cut in without forcing oncoming traffic to brake some people out there really suck at judging speed. People also seem to have no idea what to do when faced with a big vehicle on a tighter road many people just freeze on the spot. I have also been beeped at for saving people from themselves, I was making a really right left turn on what was already a narrow piece of road to ensure nothing tried to come through when turning I went over the white line and got beeped at, what they don't seem to get is if I let them through I would most likely have tail swung the car.
God love Jon! The epitome of patience, maturity and common sense! I take a lot of your comments on board and always look at ways of improving my driving. Learning doesn’t stop once you pass! There is always room for improvement!
One of my pet hates though m is when people don’t check left first when turning left out of a junction!!
A trick that I try to keep in mind while driving is, where your shadow points, assume road users in that direction can't see you.
@0:40 That road approaching Barnes London is 20mph limit, but some drivers speed along there. I have used it many times, most recently on a bicycle. The traffic officers are not everywhere, but can be anywhere!
Jon gets around, because he was also in Bromley. Probably covered a lot of places.
Usually start around Dartford and Bromley then work my way across SE post codes and back down to Croydon or into Central London.👍
Impressed as always with Jon demonstrating the standard we should all try to maintain. I've had a few 'nice' moments, but with a cheap dashcam, none have been captured adequately. One thought though, was Jon driving his van in the last clip? Cam said 57mph, road is single carriageway, presumably National Speed Limit. Isn't his a 'Transit' sized van, so therefore that's a 50 limit? Oops!
The biggest change I've noticed myself making on the road after I've started watching these videos is the switching lanes to help other people before they even realize they need it.
I'm on the road very early and very late most of the time, and large vehicles really enjoy overtaking out of nowhere. If I spot a lorry driver getting a little close to the one in front of them, I just immediately put a lane between us to give them the space to do whatever. If it ends up not being necessary, I've lost nothing, but if it does end up being necessary I'm glad I don't have to do anything unpredictable myself.
7:13 - A - Jon took a deep calming breath and moved one with his life.
The double beep on the island on the A456 is needed quite a bit on that island - whichever way you approach it there's usually someone who uses whichever lane they feel like (I use the island regularly and you have to be ready for the inevitable cutting up that occurs)
Jon is a shining example of how we should all try and drive.
Nice to have Jon in Derby at least there was one good driver there that day!. Great learning points in this video for all of us. I will try harder! Promise.
Second Clip is at Barnes Village at SW13. I can confirm sometimes police are standing there and checking the speed and yes many people drive around 30 there but the actual speed limit is 20 there as you mentioned Ashley.
Whenever I want to reverse into my drive I do exactly what that van driver did and every time the guy behind overtakes and I wait.
Yup. Just let them pass 99% of the time.
Given that the first manoeuvre is to the right, I would have thought indicating right would be much better than left. It should also stop people trying to come past, which they can legally do with you signalling to turn left.
@@craftsmanwoodturner no because then it would confuse the drivers around you into thinking you're parking on the right/forward parking into a drive on the opposite side of the road. The correct way and only way to do it is signal left, check and wait until its clear/drivers giving you way, then go for it.
@@WavScorn259 Is that documented anywhere as the correct procedure? Because if someone did that in front of me and there was no oncoming traffic, I would move to overtake a vehicle signalling to turn left (which is a legal manoeuvre). It only needs a failure of observation on their behalf for our two vehicles to be in direct conflict. That seems a much more dangerous confusion than if they signal right and then move right, even if they then stop and reverse into the driveway on the left.
@@craftsmanwoodturner I've tried both to be honest. If I indicate right generally whoever is behind keeps keeps driving until they're really close and they have to slow down which blocks me from reversing as they're expecting me to drive onto the drive to the right and get out of the way quickly. Best way appears to be indicate left, park up, wait for a gap, then reverse.
Great vid. Very informative on how things are done properly. Most of the things demonstrated come from years of experience. Great driving
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Jon is a legend, love these videos.
Nice to see his courtesy gets acknowledged too... well, sometimes!
"In 100 m turn right" - Jon turns left, "at the roundabout take the second exit" - Jon takes the first exit. Jon's sat nav (or sometimes two sat navs!!) has me in stitches every time.
I ignore it.😄
@@Jonc25 It would drive me crazy, it's like having the other half in the car. 🤣
@@IToohat 🤣
Jon does a superb job of leaving enough room to deal with situations.
Acting on a light flash without the necessary observations was how I failed my 1st driving test. A van flashed me to go and I went. I learnt this particular lesson the hard way.
I passed my 2nd test.
All car manufacturers should start removing high beams and flashing, I think flashing your headlights should be illegal, even if it's a thank you.
Jon is the kind of guy who never leaves the toilet seat up.
This can start a series of "Jon is the kind of guy who *add rare male trait here*"👌🏼😅
@@thanosp.8140 Jon is the kind of guy who cleans his crumbs off the bench after making a sandwich 😉
@@OldQueer Jon is the kind of guy who stays to chat after sex. 😁
You guys crease me up.😄
@@Jonc25 Jon is the kind of guy to laugh at rubbish jokes to spread the cheer.
as usual a nice collection, with good comms from yourself. So many good points to take forward, but for me the best one, which I use, avoid areas when it's busy if you are unahppy
That taxi...I'd have done the same. Held back as it seemed to have no idea where it was going.
As for the roadsweeper, B for sure... :p
Clip 7.
Yep, excellent…. Speed up when it’s is safe so that you clear a pinch point to reach a passing area. Keep traffic flowing.
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It’s 7.14am on 30th may 22 and ur on bbc breakfast news haha, congratulations my friend
As a driver living in France, I am amazed at the number of boxes that appear on the roads in your videos, especially at roundabouts. I'm pretty sure much of the bad positioning is due to driver confusion, having to check boxes, lanes, lights, signs, pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. Driving in France is much less stressful.
France is a bigger country, more roads and a lot less traffic. There's only one thing wrong with France.... (ask Jeremy Clarkson!).
Task loading is definitely a thing and it can be absolutely lethal, though I'm never quite sure just how much of it is self inflicted (distraction, lack of training) vs caused by poor infrastructure design...
I move towards the middle of the road even over the centre line if possible and apply indicator then hazard warning lights before stopping to reverse into a driveway.
@RoseTintedWindscreen Yes sometimes it's better to carry out the manoeuvre in front of a vehicle whose speed you know rather than when there's no vehicle you can see or see the speed of either.
Clip 1, yes, it,s so common, especially on these kind of roads, (quiet, slow, 9 times in 10 it's clear)
excellent illustrations as ever...I am particularly grateful for the advice re headlight flashing as have seen a good few close calls re this.
Enjoy Ashley's video's but disagree with the sweeping statement " people who flash have bad awareness" . As a HGV driver we often use the flash of lights in order to confirm who is the safest to move / continue due to the size of the vehicle and the layout of the road ahead. That's because we have read the situation in advance.
Ashley's right you know, --- look "A READING man has been sentenced to ten weeks in prison after being caught flashing twice"
@@carusmike lol
Maybe there is a different caliber of flasher where I live but I find when I am waiting to turn, I am faced with an endless stream of tailgaters only broken up by a highly aware flasher who kindly lets me know in very good time by alerting me to their held-back position to get ready and look around and turn if I feel appropriate. Also gives me a second perspective that they have a visual of my blindspots are clear (though I check myself too)
That's NOT what he said though, so you just made a BS strawman argument.
I'll help you out, 3:33 - "people who flash, GENERALLY, have poor awareness".
In the context of that clip, he's talking about car drivers at junctions letting others out by flashing, both in terms of the one flashing and/or the one following the flasher's permission. In this case, neither of them were AWARE of the motorbike filtering past.
He's not talking about HGV's overtaking on motorways, flashing the one in front to come back in.
Ash is 100% spot on with his comment about flashers, GENERALLY, they are poor at awareness.
Also, as a biker who filters on motorways/dual carriageways when there's gridlock, I find HGV drivers spot me way earlier than car drivers and often move over a bit to give me space.
It's simply safer to assume that the person flashing isn't fully aware than it is to think that you can transfer the responsibility of completing your manoeuvre safely to them. "But he flashed me" wouldn't save you if you'd knocked over the scooter rider in the clip.
On the other hand, as a former trailer user, I definitely appreciated the "you're clear" flash from the HGVs as I plodded past them at 60, but that's unambiguous and a much easier situation to read.
Legend has it Jon once managed to reduce risk two intersections ahead.😅
"Great job by the Audi driver" I needed to syringe my ears as I couldn't believe what I just heard!
I admire John and Ashley's driving but knowing I will never drive like them, or aspire to. I know I'll never be at that standard but generally I'm happy with my driving and generally feel it is safe enough, and there is an "enough". I get the sense that driving for Ashley and John is a passion and pleasure, for me it's just a process that makes life highly convenient and opens up areas afar, too far to walk, inconvenience to bus, train too expensive...car it is. I do kind of enjoy it still, but after ten years the pleasure is really dulled for me.
Your little maxims are great Ash, “read a story, tell a story” is particularly good. Write a book man!
I think I've said it on this channel before, but I wish car horns were designed to make it easier to give a short beep. My main cars require quite a pressure to activate the switch, so a longer aggressive honk always results. I also wish there were a standard location for a horn switch - it is usually required in an emergency, but if you use different cars it can be easy to forget how to honk. How many people check how to use the horn when they pick up a rental car?
the old fashioned horns on the indictor/wiper switches were much easier to do short beeps. Land rover defenders upto 2016 still had them like that .
@@paulgriffiths531 I liked the horn rings, concentric with the steering wheel.
Always refreshing to see some jon clips, they never fail to impress 👍
4:30 this is exactly what I try to teach any of the trainee drivers I get at work. Too many hop on the hazard lights and then expect the drivers behind to understand what is going on. And then they get stressed out because the drivers behind then push past whilst the trainee is maneuvering.
Jon's a legend. Be like Jon.
Sorry Ashley. But every time you say "Jon" I think of Terry Wogan and his Janet and John stories. "Do you know how to be a better driver? Jon does".😂🤣😂
When I was still living at my mums it was quite common to see police doing speed checks on the road outside (20mph road) Could see outside my bedroom window people queueing up to get tickets
Never seen that, but it's good that they do it.
I love seeing John’s clips.
5:00 The aroundabout on the A456 is a little bit of a nightmare sometimes. Well handed Jon!
Clip 3 - "Great driving by the Audi SUV. Has that ever been said before?" Yes, by me, a few months ago at the pedestrian crossing by The Royal Telegraph in Derby, strangely enough featured in Clip 11. The lights for the crossing were out & the only 2 vehicles that stopped to let pedestrians cross were a Range Rover & an Audi SUV. Yes, really!
Clips 18 & 19 - No matter how good Jon's driving was, he shouldn't have been driving any vehicle with a crack in the windscreen like that!
4:12 That situation is easy when the driver behind can see your hand, so you can gesture where you are going. When driving a lorry, especially in one junction here, just after a small roundabout, the possible car behind is always so close that they can't see my hand. And then, it's just a game of "Will they understand my hazard, brakelight and reverse light flashing means that I would like to back there".
I wonder how many people have come here because UK Dash Cameras isn't posting tonight and thought, 'Hang on, this is _good_ driving. That's not what I'm here for!'
Driving at 20 often seems so slow, but seeing the speeds of Jon at times showing 20 or so it looks so much faster
Good God the last one having to virtually come to a halt from 60mph for that Range Rover.
0:42 I've never seen them myself but I know they do occasionally do it. Doesn't stop 99% of the drivers I've come across doing in excess of 40-50 through our 20 zone.
Some great clips there, well done Jon & Ashley
As soon as clip #3 started I recognised that double mini-roundabout.
I was a private hire driver in Derby in the 70s/80s - and everything Ash said is true. In fact, our portacabin was on the same road (Traffic Street) that Jon's clip started on. The council also seem to change the lane markings about every three weeks round town.
I live on a 20mph road, which is off another busier 20mph road with a school on it. I've lived here four and a half years and seen the police checking speeds twice in that time.
Great video Ash! Love your content, always informative and enjoyable. Subbed! 👍
9:04 The only thing I would have done better here would be when the lights changed I would have waited a tiny bit longer before setting off to make it extra clear and leave a tad bit more space for the lorry. I feel like getting on the throttle at the same time contradicts the message he was sending by leaving the space in the first place, it made the lorry slightly more apprehensive than needed I think. I know that's a mad tiny detail lol but I think it makes a difference to how smooth a situation can be.
Great video, thanks both and well done Jon. Excellent all round. Have you got a new dashcam in one of the clips, it seems sharper? And it doesn't have the familiar BU70 in the bottom right corner.
ATB
My old camera is no more!
Can't complain, it survived for many, many, miles.
@@Jonc25 it's given us many superb clips to learn from as well.
@@MK-1973 Thank you for that🙏
I appreciate the wisdom you provide in the comments.👍
in the clip where the van man ahead of Jon backed into the driveway; I would have signaled left, then pulled to the left curb for Jon to pass, and then done my maneuver with a clear road. just a different way of thinking about it. since I do occasionally have to back into my driveway, I prefer not to make people wait for me more than I have to.
Clip 14 is just an extension of 13, with the observation and anticipating where other road users may need to move to and leaving the space free.
regarding the street sweeper: the highway code also requires you repeatedly swat at your dashcam to call the offending driver's attention to it.
joking, of course. Jon stepped off the throttle and increased his following space to slightly above the recommended to give room for the street sweeper driver to make more mistakes.
I've seen police radar checks in 20 mph area. During lockdown in the next one eyed village when there was no traffic on the road, on a ten mile bike ride I saw two cars.
Nice one Jon and thank Ashley!
I'd have assumed on that first clip that the black car had priority due to the parked car being on my side of the road 🤔
The car at the give way lines has to give way to all traffic on the major road. It's not even a 'should' in the Highway Code, it's a MUST.
@@PedroConejo1939 Yeah, I suppose it's a question of whether or not the car at the give way lines can manage to get onto the main road before they impede existing traffic.
Fact of the day: Jimi Hendrix wrote the lyrics to Purple Haze in a club (now closed) about ten metres from what is now the Iceland with the wavy roof. (The Upper Cut Club, 1-39 Woodgrange Lane, Forest Gate)
When I did my CBT they taught me to look and anticipate several cars ahead Jon seems to do just that. I would like to think that the little beep was an acknowledgement
6:04 probably a crash for cash case here - swerving round, going for the nearside where a lot of drivers do forget to check that left mirror for anything before moving. They probably prey on that!
Blame the council for the van driver's error in clip 9, B4187 should be painted in the middle lane but they've only marked the A roads, there's no local signage at all on the approach to that roundabout on the signs or on the road. Sign at GPS 52.420327, -2.130557 shows his destination to be 11 o'clock so left hand lane ought to be the correct one.
Indeed, no local signage at all there. Maybe that road belongs to the DfT, not the local Council! Incidentally, it looks as if the layout onto the roundabout has changed recently. Even within Google Maps, it changes as you focus in for more detail as of 29/5/2022!
In the older setup, the left lane (out of 3 on the approach) allowed a straight on move, whereas now it’s left turn only, with the split between North and West being moved onto the roundabout itself. I bet loads of people have out of date maps, either on sat nav kit or on paper.
The point is that many errors are made on account of this sort of thing. There is no formal date required to do alterations like that in line with map publication dates, e.g. Nor is there a requirement to advertise what is going to be done to the big wide world on the roads.
For the 20 speeding education in Merseyside, I've actually seen a few operations practiced by Police around Sefton park.
Love the fact that literally the video before, we had a discussion on looking left when turning left at a junction. The first clip of this one, he touches on that. Ashley always knows........
Ha! But he may have seen the Jon video earlier. I'm not doubting Ash's expertise though, he's good.
Saw you on the news!
Can’t even begin to imagine what I would have been like if I’d had to wait six months for my test.
@8:10 - 2 terribly close passes.
This is what scares me when I cycle on the roads, even when the road is empty, it seems the heads of some car drivers are even more empty.
It's like a challenge to see how close they can pass, to show their skill or how well they know the size of their car or whatever, not sure what, thick gits.
I know this roundabout where the road sweeper is. I know what is coming up round the corner. I know there's no way there would've been any space to do anything dangerous, as it goes to a rather narrow road in a small village, and then past a school. I'm also surprised that there were no issues further up the road, as this road gets to a point further up where it is on a bend with cars parked all down one side, and you can't see anything coming up.
This roundabout also has some interesting history. Up until maybe 2021, those traffic lights weren't there. That exit lane we are going past where you come out of the road we are going in to, the lane on the right was for cutting across both lanes of traffic and going up the exit on the right further up on the roundabout, and it was really dangerous.
If anyone wants to know where this is, it's in St. Albans, on the A414 between the London Colney roundabout and the one further up with the A1(M) on it (no idea what the name of that is).
I think Jon drove safely though.
I thought I recognised the low bridge in the thumbnail. That route has been part of my commute for years and I once got hit on that island just before the bridge. I was in a low down sports car in a train of traffic turning right (exiting in the direction Jon approached.) I think the person that hit me saw a gap between the roof-lines of the car ahead and car behind me and was timing their arrival at the island to slot into it. By the time they saw me it was too late for them to stop.
Great driving by Jon as usual, however get that windscreen repaired!
i will say that went it come to times of high pedistrian traffic, it's not always possible to avoid them. I currently have to drive 40 miles to my depot and due to the late alerts of working ( a manager failing to to send the schudele issue, not my own poor time management), i can't predict when i'll be on the road in certain areas. add that to temperary trafficlights and my morning commute can take anything from 50 mintues to and hour and a half.
For that first clip, I wouldn't have considered the sun to be honest. I rarely think of that... Though I do anticipate people not looking left. It's quite common.
Ashley I’d like to know how you feel about this opinion on the new Highway Code rules. I was chatting with my father (a qualified driving instructor) and he brought the situation of a roundabout near us which is on a 40mph road, but the first exit, which from this direction is very soon after the entry to the roundabout, turns to a 30 road. There is a pedestrian crossing point almost immediately at the exit (like a wide mouth one kind of thing as it is so soon after the roundabout). He said this is an example where he wouldn’t give way as he would think it is more danger to him being hit from behind. Because if there’s another car behind him also turning first left, he said that they should be looking all directions but a lot of drivers are just looking right and then shooting off when there’s a spot while turning their head to look forward. With my father sat there giving way to a pedestrian crossing so soon after the entry to the roundabout there would be a crash. I have only been passed 6 months (before the rule) but I have been practising the new rule a lot and discussing it with my father. And there’s times when it makes sense, but I think he has given a good example here and I can’t help but agree with him. I do think it causes more danger in this scenario and could happen at many other 1st exit left turn roundabouts. Wondered what you think? (I can let you know the roundabout in question if you like)
Great Driving I wish the Department of Transport uses this footage as a prime example of professional and safe driving.
Nice one on clip 18. I know I've made a mistake at that junction shortly after I'd passed my test
They actively do speed radar checks on a daily basis here on the IOM, especially around schools with temporary 20mph limit at school start and Finish times…..but also in our 30 /40/50 limits , it’s TT forthright here…..and they have already caught one motorcycle doing 110mph in a 50……👍🇮🇲
They have always been active in this on the IoM. I visited a few times in 70s and 80s, and speed limits were positively enforced. Have a good and safe two weeks.
@@hicky62 yes they do enforce traffic laws with far more regularity here, and rightly so…just over an hour till the first bike on the TT course in 3 years , can’t wait 👍🇮🇲
10:48 - ...and if you're going to be waiting forever under the new rules, how long do you think pedestrians had to wait for a gap under the old ones?
7:11 C. Once a year Joh lets it all out! This was that time, all I will say is that the driver of road sweeper needed a couple of stiff drinks and couldn't sleep that night!
I’m sure he only said that on the last clip as he was speeding
Jon is never going to make it on to UK Dashcams with that attitude of patience, maturity and not making the situation worse
Pedestrian at 1:27 didn’t even bother looking up to see if she was about to get hit.
B, John would defiantly do B. The man is an unstoppable animal when behind the wheel. 😉
Despite the rule changes, did you notice how the first pedestrian did not even look back that Jon stopped for. Just as well Jon was clued up to the new rules, someone else may have ploughed into the pedestrian. Just because the rules have changed does not exsolve you of your responsibility for your own safety!
I think they were prompted to cross by the pedestrian opposite.👍