I remember the public info films cos we had to watch a lot of them at school in the 1970s. A small crt was wheeled out and we all had to watch TV, it was amazing to actually watch TV when we should be learning and the thing that sticks with me was watching Concord on it's first flight.
I'm loving your rants, Tony; especially the one aimed at the dozy *redacted* 🚺 Audi driver - term loosely applied. Credit given where due 🚲🚲 which adds balance and is a clear demonstration that you don't "hate" on them without a valid reason. This cold 🍺 is tasting even better with your upload. Keep them coming, Tony 🤣
I have the same problem of being Thanked when I let cars go past me on my motorbike. I rarely see a hand go up in the car or the hazard light flash after I've slowed & pulled into the kerb.
I feel your pain with the blind lady when you were dropping your passenger off (clip at 5:30). I've had the exact same thing happen to me when waiting to reverse into my driveway, with the reversing lights and indicator on, person trundles up behind, inches closer and closer to the point they were literally inches behind me, the whole time my indicator AND REVERSE lights were on, then beeped at me, when there was absolutely no other traffic whatsoever. I beeped them back and apparently that woke them up as they then reversed back from me and drove around, allowing me to finally back into my driveway. Thankfully it's only happened the once in 5 years plus of living where I do now but I think it's left me permanently paranoid that it's going to happen again someday!
2:21 Sorry dude, the Leaf stopped to give you right of way, but then you stopped/hesitated. In the same situation, I would've gone too, if I was in the Leaf; no excuse for them cutting the roundabout though.
A tip for you at 15:22 when you are turning left and there is a broken line cycle lane, then put your car right on next to the curb and block the cycle lane. When turning left always be close to the curb so cyclists can't undertake. It avoids so much trouble.
Oh, The Two Second Rule. Back in the Dark Ages when I was learning to drive, my father, who was an instructor at the Met Police Driving School, almost forcibly drummed it into me by making me say it aloud every time we were following another vehicle. That was over 50 years ago and I still use it every day. When I die those 8 words will be found engraved on my heart.
As someone who has ridden a bike for 60 years I consider myself to be cyclist. I have always and still do obey the rules of the road . The current people who ride bikes have have never taken a cycling proficiency test and don't know the rules of the road God help them and us when they start to drive. They ride bikes that cost £10-15000. They used to play golf but nobody sees you on a golf course|||||||
The Mercedes almost taking out the dog walker, they would both have a better view if he trimmed the bush on the edge of the drive. Another element of my job is requesting that property owners keep their vegetation cut back when it hangs over a footpath or road, 5his applies to plants creeping on the floor that may be a trip hazard or plants overhanging that might catch people in the face.
Hi Tony, It's about time I leave a comment on your channel. I've been a subscriber for several months and your videos are both funny and educational. (Your choice of expletives are first class.) We are of a similar age, which means we both learned to drive from the same era and I find I agree with you 100% in everything you post. It saddens me that we have to deal with incompetent and dangerous drivers literary every minute of the day. Motorists are either plain stupid, dangerous or just entitled. I've decided to carry a packet of wet shit and I swear I will throw it at someone who deserves it. Keep up with the good work. 😃
closed our road home for 4 days because of raised manhole covers? what on earth? no-on doing work to fix it, had to do a 2 mile detour but got home eventually, but my god! that woman nearly tipping her child out, unfunny, never did it with our child years ago and he's 20 today, thanks for another class video, keep em coming
That road from that roundabout in Leatherhead has been closed for a couple days now and there's no work being done on it at all. Because you can go up it after coming off the motorway and you can see nothing being done.
Yes, you give way to vehicles already ON the roundabout...both the twat and Tony were WAITING to enter the roundabout, then it is PRIORITY TO THE RIGHT. Tony had right-of-way, not the twat that went OVER the roundabout. Maybe they need to come to the USA as priority is to the left at roundabouts.
seeing the kind of local-authority idiocy that's evident in this video just makes me more appreciative of Barnsley council; they're doing major road resurfacing works all across the district, they gave everyone involved plenty of notice, and they get it done promptly - for context, I live in a small town that's a long way out from the centre of the district, and disruptive works to local roads were mostly done at night, and never lasted more than 2-3 days
2.52 We have someone up the road from us who actually reverses off her driveway at speed & she cant see due to high conifer hedging, plus doesn't even have a dropped kerb.
An indicator doesn't mean you parked illegally, it means you're turning, it can't mean you parked because it's double yellow lines, if you decide to be a hazard you use hazard lights as instructed by law.
It doesn't mean I'm parked it does mean I have pulled over though as I am a private higher driver and I am dropping off a customer which I am allowed to do she hasn't got the right to use a horn to tell me to move.
@@thelondondashcam You don't even need to be a private hire driver to take advantage of the boarding and alighting exemption. Was that public land though, if not the yellow lines mean very little anyway.
@@thelondondashcam As a private hire driver, first of all you are not allowed to park on double yellows, like you mentioned in the video, you are allowed to stop for a drop off or a pick up. Since you try to educate others, you should learn the difference between stopping and parking. Also, you are allowed to stop for a drop off or a pick up, only where you are not blocking the road. Even though the Audi should've and could've gone around you, they were in the right to ask you to move. Could've the Audi been a little more courteous? Of course they could...
Depending on the roadworks here in the western US happen from 7 PM to 7 AM, so most traffic isn't impacted. If it is a big job, they will work around the clock to make the impact shorter. Are the roadworks people government employees?? That could be the problem. Here, jobs are contracted out at a specific price/time frame (with penalties applied if you over on the time), so they are motivated to get the job done swiftly and correctly. When my city people fill potholes, they are usually lower quality jobs. Getting jobs out of government hands and into private businesses who have a reputation to protect gets jobs done better and faster, most of the time. Easier to fire private businesses or assess them penalties than to do that with government employees.
Problem with the roadworks is.............theres the contractors who dig the "job" and then a separate company that puts lights up and takes them away when finished. They dont turn up at the right times at lot of the time, sometimes days apart
YOU are parking on a double yellow mate….The Audi waited LONG enough for you to pull off after you dropped off your customer. You should have pulled off as soon as you dropped off your customer, the Audi was patient enough waiting for YOU to move along ON A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!!!! If YOU are parked illegally and holding up traffic YOU are responsible NO other driver has to “go around YOU”
I pulled far enough forward so people can get around me on purpose but because she cannot take a corner without using both lanes and then gets too close behind me she expects me to move, she's got no authority to ask me to move no matter what I'm doing. What happens if there was a parked car there or roadworks would she use the horn on that to get someone to move the roadworks.
Have you been living in a cave the past few days? The A24 has been shut as the workers have been working like billy-o to get the diesel spill cleaned up and the road resurfaced in time for the M25 to be closed and rerouted onto the newly surfaced road. Don't moan about no diversions as they are reopening sections as quickly as possible. Just use your local lnowledge or satnav or follow the person in front :-)
What about those without local knowledge, Chessington is in this area and a lot of non-locals will have to use the local roads rather than the M25 and A3/A243 to get to the theme park as theu won't want to sit in the traffic on the these two roads. That's why diversions are needed otherwise they would never bother
I've not been working in that area for your few days so I wouldn't know that the road was closed and why not any diversions ? why would you say don't complain about diversions weird
Totally agree with you on the last clip but the biker knows car turning left has to give way to him any accident is car drivers fault ,bloody stupid rule it shou be if vehicle is indicating do not overtake it
The reason I hesitating is because I've got a car on my right hand side that has priority over me that was hesitating, but does that stop her from going around the roundabout ?
@@thelondondashcamIn that case, the car to your right had priority over you, and the car ro your left had a priority over the car to your right. So what are you moaning about?
00.44 you were crossing the A24, Northbound has been shut all week because of a Diesel spill. Closed from Capel to the M25. Can't believe you missed that mate, must have been away?
@@thelondondashcam Im sure you're right, to be fair they had just finished overnight resurfacing that part down to the M25 probably about to open it, may explain signage if just removed. Astounding if there had been no diversion all week. Id been avoiding it, happened to drive the other way the previous evening and saw the workmen. Really! You're so right about the unnecessary cones/lights everywhere, it's a joke.
@thelondondashcam I think the problem was they couldn't work out how to divert around the amount of road that's been closed. Considering how fast they are resurfacing 10 miles of road, it does bring the question of why does it take so long to get the sections with major pothole problems fixed?.
Love your videos! question not a complaint; it's mentioned that you're allowed to park on double yellows due to dropping off a passenger, but i was always told the highway code says don't park within 10m of a junction, and it looked like you was parked maybe 5m away from a junction, wouldn't that be why she beeped? (if i was here, i would of just over taken regardless, as the horn isn't helping anyone)
Stopping is not parking! Learn the difference! At least in London, per TFL's rules, private hire drivers are allowed to stop on double yellow lines, even double red lines, to pick up or drop off a passenger, but without blocking the road.
I think sone 'Self Entitled Hair Wax' would be a good idea for some ofvthe commenters on her... you know the ones, @ditch, @scienceexperiment, @andysquelch @andrewwhite And others😂
Hi again, You do make me laugh about your observations. But mostly your right. About undertaking cyclists. It can be very unnerving to me as a cyclist to be turning right & a car undertakes me. When Im going slow, waiting for a gap in traffic I am inclined to wobble because of the slow speed. I would say to drivers just be aware when you do it. I personally wouldn't undertake.
Aldi Drivers often wonder why some other cars have orange flashing lights, something else they don't understand like giving way. I remember the 2 second rule, mind I'm so old I remember Reginald Molehusband!
08:49 if they think your hesitating they will go. Don’t hesitate is taught to learners well it was to me anyway. and you can fail for hesitation on your test
@@thelondondashcam i had a similar situation where I had a late indicator to my right who wanted to turn left off a mini roundabout which caused me to do the same thing as you did and a white van did the same to me as that car did to you. it still amazes me how they still think that it’s right for them to go he should have waited and given you priority.
Bit of a 💩 fest really on that roundabout. You was hesitant (possibly waiting to see what others were doing to your right) so the other driver went for it. Had they used the roundabout properly instead of panic accelerating straight over the top there wouldn’t have been any issue there with them pulling out at the same time as you (ooo-matron!)
Audi at 06:07 - you can see the wheels are not yet turned when the fron of the vehicle is in line with the kerb. Then nowwhere near full lock ends up exactly as yo said, straddling the centre line. God knows waht would have happened if the white car was 5 seconds earlier. Shocking driving - but a nice car though - shame she can't handle it
Roads closed because of diesel spill on a24 from capel to m25 ,happened on tuesday ,you should know this as you drive around here alot ,dorking and leatherhead affected .a24 closed both ways from thursday.
You suppose to hazard lights not indicator . indicator for going right or left not keep indicator on while you park or dropping people off. so try it next time then no one horn you .
Agree. Hazzards are an indication htat you are stopped - for whatever reason - and are suddenly not going to take off. But of course we are discussing driving so nothing is THAT obvious. Caution required.
2:20 - yeah you do have priority, so why did you hesitate and stop!? That inevitably made her think that you were letting her go.. And then you have the nerve to find her at fault when it's really your mistake! 🤡
Because I had a car to my right that obviously has priority over me but was hesitating, so do you think she took the roundabout correctly then going right over the top of it 🤔
You should refer to them as the British (Temporary) Light Force from now on. Calling them a "work" force is giving them far more credit than they deserve.
First clip The reason the A24 was closed at Leatherhead was the resurfacing because of the diesel spill this week. This was after the A25 was closed completely at Buckland for a week Local Chaos
I too am an idiot 🧲. We play a wee game of how far can we drive before we find an idiot.. never very far. Scotland is absolutely full of them.. cheers 🍻
I have to say that my boss drives a Bentley and a big old land rover and he's a really considerate driver. The exact opposite of what you'd expect from someone driving a £200k car, he doesn't suffer from any of this entitlement that's all the rage nowadays.
If only LDC was so aware that is the way to act and react. Unfortunately his psyche is just tuned into aggressive reaction which must send his stress levels rocket high.
@@johncranna9427 I used to get angry with idiots on the road, but now I pray for them and thank God for them slowing me down. I've actually had a couple of circumstances where being slowed down kept me from being involved in horrific accidents...either actually being part of the accident or witnessing it. Now, driving is a low-stress time for me.
For the driveway one the man and his dog knows where the offending car lives. Guaranteed justice one way or another, but he chooses not to pursue it #hischoice
Do you know I could here all those Ducks but didn't see one of them! lol! I didn't realize "the two second rule" was that old, I've got a DVD set called "Charlie Says" with all the old public info films on them. the should up date it though, Do a RAP version in the MASSIVE - Only DE TOOL breaks DA tow second Rule, BRO!
Having watched many of Asley Neals videos, i can safely tell you that cyclist right at the very end of your video has the right to continue along and due to the new hierarchy rules the car is supposed to realise when turning left if a cyclist wishes to go straight on then he has to give way.
At 1.12. can't understand why people who live on busy roads do not reverse their onto their properties. Same with car parks. Would make things much safer especially with low visibility. Frightens the hell out of me as they appear to give no regard to oncoming motorists. Reversing cars also have a greater safety obligation. May be the Merc driver at 2.50 was in a hurry because his mistress's husband was due home very soon.
I also remember Greame Cole who played PC Tony Stamp on the Bill doing the two second rhyme in a PSA film, and why have so many people not know about road manners, Manners cost nothing, but can mean so much, I just don't get it.
2:20 - You have to give way to pedestrians at roundabout exit junctions because pedestrians need to cross the whole road and not just half of it and then get stranded.
@@thelondondashcam There is a roundabout near a hospital on my commute and it's impossible to stop on the exit of a roundabout due to the excess of heavy traffic there. The issue is amplified due to the choke point of a left turning lane there which forks off pretty fast that can only accommodate one car as the straight on lane blocks the left turn. It's crazy how people think this rule is a one size fits all for all roundabouts and junctions.
Rear end accidents are very common on roundabouts, this rule makes them more common. Also, you are only supposed to do it if it is safe to do so i.e., no one 6 inches off your back bumper and since everyone follows too close to each other everywhere, especially on roundabouts, and lots of roundabouts are fast moving and can be very busy, it is very rarely safe to stop on leaving a roundabout unless in heavy traffic when everyone is slow anyway.
@@thelondondashcam Road safety has improved since the rule was introduce. Pedestrians have always need to cross the road at roundabouts. The new rules have made it easier and safer for them to do so,
I've not long passed and had my car less than 3wks, I have a P on my car, for me, it isn't just letting people know I've just passed and am absolutely bricking it all the time, but also, I'm on probation. I'm not going to speed up because someone is so far up my arse I want to hand them some lube. I'm not risking the license I've just spent a fortune getting 😂
Have you ever thought that the workforce, at 0:35 just do what they have been instructed to do by their managers? That road closure is NOT something that the workforce will decide to do off their own bat. There may well be safety reasons completely beyond your knowledge that have to be applied but you still have to have your moan directed to the people who are not responsible
I went to my local car shop, and they haven't got any of your self entitlement car wax because I need some desperately, I drive a BMW X5 and I want to be able to pull out in front of people and go round roundabouts and bends without indicating like all the other BMWs
I remember the 2 second rule, including the TV add (link below), which was apparently 17 years ago, when we were still mostly watching TV or Satellite! And I agree with the viewer below that should 2 seconds should be considered a MINIMUM to give you time to react! ruclips.net/video/mf5d2DP4Pp0/видео.html
at 12:25 you correctly recognise that the cyclists did the right thing and stopped behind. But you moan about the cyclists in the next clip and I cannot see why at all. At 13:45 the cyclist joining is way ahead of you, is doing a decent speed and does not interfere with your progress at all. He correctly stays in his lane for a while just in case you make a lane change. He senses you are not going to, does a look back at 14:00 to see you are still holding back so then knows it is safe for him to go into the lane he wants. How you cannot see his unfold is beyond me and worrying. His riding was exemplary but for some reason you don't like it - very strange. And as for the passing of the cyclists coming up the the red light - it's a red light so it's obvious that they will be slowing down for it and hopefully coming to a stop so the 1.5 m distance is irrelevant. Again, how you cannot evaluate this yourself and make up your own reasoning yet need help from others is very worrying? - you drive for a living!!
I still can't believe I'm still getting people saying if you're on the roundabout first you have priority, and then they even say it says it in the highway code. I've done videos just on roundabouts explaining why this isn't correct showing them the highway code rules and still they don't get it.🫣
@@thelondondashcam If another driver is already on the RAB - even if not adhering to the Highway Code rules - It would be prudent to let them continue. Sometimes common sense and survival trump the rules. Sadly, that is the modern motoring world.
@@thelondondashcam You did a video a few months ago solely on the encounter you had with a car on a roundabout near Leatherhead. 75% of the people responding disagreed with you, including Ashley Neal. A lot of people are not saying that there is not a case of priority to the right or that there is a first come first served rule, but you have to drive to situations that exist, not what you want them to be. And a lot of people commented, quite rightly, that you created confusion in the driver to your left by waiting a long time to emerge. And quoting Highway Code rules on roundabouts is fine but the rule you often forget, and never really consider, is the preamble to rule 103 "The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident."
@@johncranna9427 Good post. Despite the Highway Code rules, roundabout behaviour has changed considerably in recent years. We have to be prepared for anything to happen as we approach or cross those give way lines.
The thing is which you are missing is that these people that are disagreeing with me here are actually saying it's a rule in The Highway Code that if you are on the roundabout first you have priority and that's wrong.
im thinking you should mock up a few jars of the self entitlement cream and simply get out of your car when you have chance and hand them out to self entitled drivers. Would be interesting to see the reactions on dash cam laters on your channel. Just a tongue in cheek thought as im guessing some will over react and not see the funny side lol.
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The Audi driver wouldn't recognise your signal because she doesn't seem to have one. She came around that corner without signalling.
I remember the public info films cos we had to watch a lot of them at school in the 1970s. A small crt was wheeled out and we all had to watch TV, it was amazing to actually watch TV when we should be learning and the thing that sticks with me was watching Concord on it's first flight.
I'm loving your rants, Tony; especially the one aimed at the dozy *redacted* 🚺 Audi driver - term loosely applied.
Credit given where due 🚲🚲 which adds balance and is a clear demonstration that you don't "hate" on them without a valid reason.
This cold 🍺 is tasting even better with your upload.
Keep them coming, Tony 🤣
5:46 oh the language I f@#¥ing love it 😂😂
I have the same problem of being Thanked when I let cars go past me on my motorbike. I rarely see a hand go up in the car or the hazard light flash after I've slowed & pulled into the kerb.
I feel your pain with the blind lady when you were dropping your passenger off (clip at 5:30). I've had the exact same thing happen to me when waiting to reverse into my driveway, with the reversing lights and indicator on, person trundles up behind, inches closer and closer to the point they were literally inches behind me, the whole time my indicator AND REVERSE lights were on, then beeped at me, when there was absolutely no other traffic whatsoever. I beeped them back and apparently that woke them up as they then reversed back from me and drove around, allowing me to finally back into my driveway. Thankfully it's only happened the once in 5 years plus of living where I do now but I think it's left me permanently paranoid that it's going to happen again someday!
2:21 Sorry dude, the Leaf stopped to give you right of way, but then you stopped/hesitated. In the same situation, I would've gone too, if I was in the Leaf; no excuse for them cutting the roundabout though.
Exactly what I've said.
@@Mike.Cebert
Wow...how interesting
Yeah I noticed the same. It was deadlock and someone had to go. My problem with the leaf though was that he went over the roundabout.
My thoughts too. Pausing can be taken as giving way on a mini. It’s all about trying to avoid gridlock so you take your chances when they appear.
I have what I call "Wallydays" - the sort of day when you meet idiot after idiot after idiot!
Thanks once again tony, for the laughs and the trip around London's leafy streets full of those cyclists! And "roadworks ".
A tip for you at 15:22 when you are turning left and there is a broken line cycle lane, then put your car right on next to the curb and block the cycle lane.
When turning left always be close to the curb so cyclists can't undertake.
It avoids so much trouble.
Oh, The Two Second Rule. Back in the Dark Ages when I was learning to drive, my father, who was an instructor at the Met Police Driving School, almost forcibly drummed it into me by making me say it aloud every time we were following another vehicle. That was over 50 years ago and I still use it every day. When I die those 8 words will be found engraved on my heart.
As someone who has ridden a bike for 60 years I consider myself to be cyclist.
I have always and still do obey the rules of the road .
The current people who ride bikes have have never taken a cycling
proficiency test and don't know the rules of the road God help them and us when they start
to drive.
They ride bikes that cost £10-15000. They used to play golf but nobody sees you on a golf course|||||||
The Mercedes almost taking out the dog walker, they would both have a better view if he trimmed the bush on the edge of the drive. Another element of my job is requesting that property owners keep their vegetation cut back when it hangs over a footpath or road, 5his applies to plants creeping on the floor that may be a trip hazard or plants overhanging that might catch people in the face.
14:30 the child is going to be a trapeze artist , if this happened on the pavement the other side it would have been a head banger. ❤
Tony, I know you have a thing about these road works where there is a lack of workers, have you thought that they maybe staging areas for cones?
It’s far better to inconvenience others by backing in your drive than backing out and hoping they see you.
Hi Tony, It's about time I leave a comment on your channel. I've been a subscriber for several months and your videos are both funny and educational. (Your choice of expletives are first class.) We are of a similar age, which means we both learned to drive from the same era and I find I agree with you 100% in everything you post. It saddens me that we have to deal with incompetent and dangerous drivers literary every minute of the day. Motorists are either plain stupid, dangerous or just entitled.
I've decided to carry a packet of wet shit and I swear I will throw it at someone who deserves it.
Keep up with the good work. 😃
closed our road home for 4 days because of raised manhole covers? what on earth? no-on doing work to fix it, had to do a 2 mile detour but got home eventually, but my god! that woman nearly tipping her child out, unfunny, never did it with our child years ago and he's 20 today, thanks for another class video, keep em coming
@@kevinbrewis6014 yet you have A-holes on here defending these tosspots x
Oh yes the road works. My friend calls them "Road works without the works", but its true. No one is there doing anything.
That road from that roundabout in Leatherhead has been closed for a couple days now and there's no work being done on it at all. Because you can go up it after coming off the motorway and you can see nothing being done.
And no diversion signs
Yes, it was closed because of the diesel spillage that affected the A24. It's been resurfaced and open again. Really enjoy the channel. Stu Mc.
The code also says you must give way to vehicles on the roundabout. So yes, if a vehicle gets onto it first it has absolute priority.
The Highway Code says no such thing.
Yes, you give way to vehicles already ON the roundabout...both the twat and Tony were WAITING to enter the roundabout, then it is PRIORITY TO THE RIGHT. Tony had right-of-way, not the twat that went OVER the roundabout. Maybe they need to come to the USA as priority is to the left at roundabouts.
It's just the same on the M6 around the Wigan area. Random overnight closures, no diversion signs.
At the roadworks in Belmont, all the "workers" must be in the Cali having their lunch.
seeing the kind of local-authority idiocy that's evident in this video just makes me more appreciative of Barnsley council; they're doing major road resurfacing works all across the district, they gave everyone involved plenty of notice, and they get it done promptly - for context, I live in a small town that's a long way out from the centre of the district, and disruptive works to local roads were mostly done at night, and never lasted more than 2-3 days
2.52 We have someone up the road from us who actually reverses off her driveway at speed & she cant see due to high conifer hedging, plus doesn't even have a dropped kerb.
An indicator doesn't mean you parked illegally, it means you're turning, it can't mean you parked because it's double yellow lines, if you decide to be a hazard you use hazard lights as instructed by law.
It doesn't mean I'm parked it does mean I have pulled over though as I am a private higher driver and I am dropping off a customer which I am allowed to do she hasn't got the right to use a horn to tell me to move.
@@thelondondashcam
Another one Tony...I hope these people do not drive..EVER
@@thelondondashcam You don't even need to be a private hire driver to take advantage of the boarding and alighting exemption.
Was that public land though, if not the yellow lines mean very little anyway.
"Private Higher Driver" - love it Tony !
@@thelondondashcam As a private hire driver, first of all you are not allowed to park on double yellows, like you mentioned in the video, you are allowed to stop for a drop off or a pick up. Since you try to educate others, you should learn the difference between stopping and parking. Also, you are allowed to stop for a drop off or a pick up, only where you are not blocking the road. Even though the Audi should've and could've gone around you, they were in the right to ask you to move. Could've the Audi been a little more courteous? Of course they could...
i got roadworks outside my house at the mo and they seem to work only between 7 and 10 pm
That long wow !! how many tea breaks does that include.
Depending on the roadworks here in the western US happen from 7 PM to 7 AM, so most traffic isn't impacted. If it is a big job, they will work around the clock to make the impact shorter. Are the roadworks people government employees?? That could be the problem. Here, jobs are contracted out at a specific price/time frame (with penalties applied if you over on the time), so they are motivated to get the job done swiftly and correctly. When my city people fill potholes, they are usually lower quality jobs. Getting jobs out of government hands and into private businesses who have a reputation to protect gets jobs done better and faster, most of the time. Easier to fire private businesses or assess them penalties than to do that with government employees.
Problem with the roadworks is.............theres the contractors who dig the "job" and then a separate company that puts lights up and takes them away when finished.
They dont turn up at the right times at lot of the time, sometimes days apart
Are they all government employees or private companies hired to do a job?
@@xo2quiltprivate!
14:13, you can go beside the cyclist because he he is now in another lane. Has nothing to do with keeping a distance.
YOU are parking on a double yellow mate….The Audi waited LONG enough for you to pull off after you dropped off your customer.
You should have pulled off as soon as you dropped off your customer, the Audi was patient enough waiting for YOU to move along ON A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!!!! If YOU are parked illegally and holding up traffic YOU are responsible NO other driver has to “go around YOU”
@@myvoice7726 ha ha ha ha ha
I pulled far enough forward so people can get around me on purpose but because she cannot take a corner without using both lanes and then gets too close behind me she expects me to move, she's got no authority to ask me to move no matter what I'm doing. What happens if there was a parked car there or roadworks would she use the horn on that to get someone to move the roadworks.
@@thelondondashcam
The list grows Tony. I hope these don't drive
I’m loving the wax award 😁
Have you been living in a cave the past few days? The A24 has been shut as the workers have been working like billy-o to get the diesel spill cleaned up and the road resurfaced in time for the M25 to be closed and rerouted onto the newly surfaced road. Don't moan about no diversions as they are reopening sections as quickly as possible. Just use your local lnowledge or satnav or follow the person in front :-)
What about those without local knowledge, Chessington is in this area and a lot of non-locals will have to use the local roads rather than the M25 and A3/A243 to get to the theme park as theu won't want to sit in the traffic on the these two roads. That's why diversions are needed otherwise they would never bother
I've not been working in that area for your few days so I wouldn't know that the road was closed and why not any diversions ? why would you say don't complain about diversions weird
Totally agree with you on the last clip but the biker knows car turning left has to give way to him any accident is car drivers fault ,bloody stupid rule it shou be if vehicle is indicating do not overtake it
That meltdown 😂 you sound like me!!
@2.20 that black car waited for you to go, but you hesitated.
The reason I hesitating is because I've got a car on my right hand side that has priority over me that was hesitating, but does that stop her from going around the roundabout ?
2.22 yes you have priority, but you were dithering! What are they supposed to do, wait for years to make your mind up if you were going to move?
I had a car to my right that was dithering which is why I was slow off the mark.
@@thelondondashcamIn that case, the car to your right had priority over you, and the car ro your left had a priority over the car to your right. So what are you moaning about?
@@pajownik Exactly 👍🏻
@@pajownik yep agree. Maybe should have included this in the video
@@thelondondashcam
The Muppets are multipying Tony😂
00.44 you were crossing the A24, Northbound has been shut all week because of a Diesel spill. Closed from Capel to the M25. Can't believe you missed that mate, must have been away?
All week !!! and there are still no diversion signs.
@@thelondondashcam Im sure you're right, to be fair they had just finished overnight resurfacing that part down to the M25 probably about to open it, may explain signage if just removed. Astounding if there had been no diversion all week. Id been avoiding it, happened to drive the other way the previous evening and saw the workmen. Really! You're so right about the unnecessary cones/lights everywhere, it's a joke.
@thelondondashcam I think the problem was they couldn't work out how to divert around the amount of road that's been closed.
Considering how fast they are resurfacing 10 miles of road, it does bring the question of why does it take so long to get the sections with major pothole problems fixed?.
It’s always a Audi 🤣Thanks The London Dash Cam 🚕👍
Yes, even when it's a Ford, Mazda, Toyota, Seat, Vauxhall or Honda, It is still an Audi.
Love your videos!
question not a complaint;
it's mentioned that you're allowed to park on double yellows due to dropping off a passenger, but i was always told the highway code says don't park within 10m of a junction, and it looked like you was parked maybe 5m away from a junction, wouldn't that be why she beeped?
(if i was here, i would of just over taken regardless, as the horn isn't helping anyone)
Stopping is not parking! Learn the difference! At least in London, per TFL's rules, private hire drivers are allowed to stop on double yellow lines, even double red lines, to pick up or drop off a passenger, but without blocking the road.
Many thanks for sharing with us Tony. Don’t you just love some road users!!! The SELF-ENTITLED CAR WAX looks a quality product!!! 😂😂😂
I think sone 'Self Entitled Hair Wax' would be a good idea for some ofvthe commenters on her... you know the ones, @ditch, @scienceexperiment,
@andysquelch
@andrewwhite
And others😂
I need some of that car wax for my cherry red truck to counter-act the cloak of invisibility I seem to always travel with!
I had a guy giving me the finger for driving at a temporary speed limit.
Our words for 21 and 22 are that long, saying them is really about 2s.🤣
Thank you
Hi again, You do make me laugh about your observations. But mostly your right. About undertaking cyclists. It can be very unnerving to me as a cyclist to be turning right & a car undertakes me. When Im going slow, waiting for a gap in traffic I am inclined to wobble because of the slow speed. I would say to drivers just be aware when you do it. I personally wouldn't undertake.
Aldi Drivers often wonder why some other cars have orange flashing lights, something else they don't understand like giving way. I remember the 2 second rule, mind I'm so old I remember Reginald Molehusband!
08:49 if they think your hesitating they will go. Don’t hesitate is taught to learners well it was to me anyway. and you can fail for hesitation on your test
I had a car to my right-hand side that was hesitating that has priority over me so that's why I was a bit slow off the Mark
@@thelondondashcam i had a similar situation where I had a late indicator to my right who wanted to turn left off a mini roundabout which caused me to do the same thing as you did and a white van did the same to me as that car did to you. it still amazes me how they still think that it’s right for them to go he should have waited and given you priority.
Bit of a 💩 fest really on that roundabout. You was hesitant (possibly waiting to see what others were doing to your right) so the other driver went for it.
Had they used the roundabout properly instead of panic accelerating straight over the top there wouldn’t have been any issue there with them pulling out at the same time as you (ooo-matron!)
3:17 - that's a rubbish car wax, doesn't mention BMW's and they are the most entitled.
There's also a spray version, I apply that to my beemer.
Audi at 06:07 - you can see the wheels are not yet turned when the fron of the vehicle is in line with the kerb. Then nowwhere near full lock ends up exactly as yo said, straddling the centre line. God knows waht would have happened if the white car was 5 seconds earlier.
Shocking driving - but a nice car though - shame she can't handle it
Maybe the self entitled driver should trim his own bushes instead of waiting for the Gardener to come and trim them for him
If the M25 is closed as from 9pm and that road was closed at 7:30am then surely that is an illegal road closure
The M25 was still open it's just that approach road was closed
😂😂😂@@thelondondashcam
10:08 you have not noticed all the unnecessary pile of cones blocking the bus stop, have you?
Greetings from Casablanca ❤
Not sticking up for her, but, Hazzards?
Roads closed because of diesel spill on a24 from capel to m25 ,happened on tuesday ,you should know this as you drive around here alot ,dorking and leatherhead affected .a24 closed both ways from thursday.
So it's been closed for days I've not been up that way for days and yet still no diversion signs there, the Great British workforce
my mate has got a Audi he took it to the garage coz there was a light flashing on the dashboard
Split sides here.
Oooo, little andy rises
You suppose to hazard lights not indicator . indicator for going right or left not keep indicator on while you park or dropping people off. so try it next time then no one horn you .
Agree. Hazzards are an indication htat you are stopped - for whatever reason - and are suddenly not going to take off. But of course we are discussing driving so nothing is THAT obvious. Caution required.
At 5:23, i would have put my hazard flashers on to indicate that i didnt intend to move. If the woman couldn't understand that, she should give up!!
To be honest either signal says I want to stay where I am.
2:20 - yeah you do have priority, so why did you hesitate and stop!? That inevitably made her think that you were letting her go.. And then you have the nerve to find her at fault when it's really your mistake! 🤡
Because I had a car to my right that obviously has priority over me but was hesitating, so do you think she took the roundabout correctly then going right over the top of it 🤔
You should refer to them as the British (Temporary) Light Force from now on. Calling them a "work" force is giving them far more credit than they deserve.
First clip The reason the A24 was closed at Leatherhead was the resurfacing because of the diesel spill this week. This was after the A25 was closed completely at Buckland for a week Local Chaos
I too am an idiot 🧲. We play a wee game of how far can we drive before we find an idiot.. never very far. Scotland is absolutely full of them.. cheers 🍻
You'd be better off with a game of Monopoly.
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn
OMG !@@#
7:17 British workforce best in the world 😂
Same in most counties.... shite
I have to say that my boss drives a Bentley and a big old land rover and he's a really considerate driver. The exact opposite of what you'd expect from someone driving a £200k car, he doesn't suffer from any of this entitlement that's all the rage nowadays.
Question. Why would anyone driving an expensive car not be a considerate motorist?
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn
Answer...Who cares what your question is ?
I get honked so much for nothing that I have gotten to the point of completly tuning it out of my mind, I just ignore them now doesn't even phase me.
If only LDC was so aware that is the way to act and react. Unfortunately his psyche is just tuned into aggressive reaction which must send his stress levels rocket high.
@@johncranna9427 You drive for 8+ hours a day and just see how well you get on with that reaction.
@xo2quilt And if you drive for that many hours then all the more reason to take a relaxed and patient attitude to driving.
@@johncranna9427 I used to get angry with idiots on the road, but now I pray for them and thank God for them slowing me down. I've actually had a couple of circumstances where being slowed down kept me from being involved in horrific accidents...either actually being part of the accident or witnessing it. Now, driving is a low-stress time for me.
@@johncranna9427 Good answer. LDC is a driver for hire and as such should be above all that honking/swearing/negative commenting malarkey.
For the driveway one the man and his dog knows where the offending car lives. Guaranteed justice one way or another, but he chooses not to pursue it #hischoice
8:19, council better scrapes the white arrow from the road surface.
Do you know I could here all those Ducks but didn't see one of them! lol! I didn't realize "the two second rule" was that old, I've got a DVD set called "Charlie Says" with all the old public info films on them. the should up date it though, Do a RAP version in the MASSIVE - Only DE TOOL breaks DA tow second Rule, BRO!
1:54 she’s showing people how to respond to your mums texts so she doesn’t think your dead
That Audi is driven by Susan! She can't bloody drive for a toffee ! 😀😀
You are not allowed to "park" on double yellows, just like everyone else you can load/unload.
You can park anywhere, as long as you have your hazards on!!
Having watched many of Asley Neals videos, i can safely tell you that cyclist right at the very end of your video has the right to continue along and due to the new hierarchy rules the car is supposed to realise when turning left if a cyclist wishes to go straight on then he has to give way.
Yes, but how many drivers actually check their mirrors when turning left from a standstill?
Didn't remember the advert but remember the rhyme
Perhaps put your hazards on rather than just an indicator? At least there is twice as much chance for numpties to understand what you're doing.
6:50, I would have done that. On a descent way. Audits (Autist) maybe thinks: passenger is out, now you can go. What a bad road surface by the way(.)
At 1.12. can't understand why people who live on busy roads do not reverse their onto their properties.
Same with car parks.
Would make things much safer especially with low visibility.
Frightens the hell out of me as they appear to give no regard to oncoming motorists.
Reversing cars also have a greater safety obligation.
May be the Merc driver at 2.50 was in a hurry because his mistress's husband was due home very soon.
I also remember Greame Cole who played PC Tony Stamp on the Bill doing the two second rhyme in a PSA film, and why have so many people not know about road manners, Manners cost nothing, but can mean so much, I just don't get it.
Tony Stamp is the reason I remember the 2 second rule :)
That does ring a bell with me too.
@12.30 REALLY annoys me when cyclists get THAT close to my car!
The white car wanted to be in your video.
@5:40 😆
5:28-6:00 yodel territory! 😂
2:20 - You have to give way to pedestrians at roundabout exit junctions because pedestrians need to cross the whole road and not just half of it and then get stranded.
It's still a dangerous rule for me you see so many dash Cam channels with crashes on roundabouts now we've thrown pedestrians in the mix as well.
@@thelondondashcam
Its obvious to most of us Tony
@@thelondondashcam There is a roundabout near a hospital on my commute and it's impossible to stop on the exit of a roundabout due to the excess of heavy traffic there. The issue is amplified due to the choke point of a left turning lane there which forks off pretty fast that can only accommodate one car as the straight on lane blocks the left turn. It's crazy how people think this rule is a one size fits all for all roundabouts and junctions.
Rear end accidents are very common on roundabouts, this rule makes them more common. Also, you are only supposed to do it if it is safe to do so i.e., no one 6 inches off your back bumper and since everyone follows too close to each other everywhere, especially on roundabouts, and lots of roundabouts are fast moving and can be very busy, it is very rarely safe to stop on leaving a roundabout unless in heavy traffic when everyone is slow anyway.
@@thelondondashcam Road safety has improved since the rule was introduce. Pedestrians have always need to cross the road at roundabouts. The new rules have made it easier and safer for them to do so,
the saying goes only a fool breaks teh 2 second rule to be sure make it 4
I've not long passed and had my car less than 3wks, I have a P on my car, for me, it isn't just letting people know I've just passed and am absolutely bricking it all the time, but also, I'm on probation. I'm not going to speed up because someone is so far up my arse I want to hand them some lube. I'm not risking the license I've just spent a fortune getting 😂
That feeling of a newly passed driver does eventually go. A fortnite 😂😂
09:59 always an audi
Does the 2 second rule apply on the motorway ?
It applies to every highway in the Kingdom.
and it needs to be 4 seconds when there is rain.
Three times is NOT a charm it'd seem, still no link for the wax ... !!! 😊
Have you ever thought that the workforce, at 0:35 just do what they have been instructed to do by their managers? That road closure is NOT something that the workforce will decide to do off their own bat. There may well be safety reasons completely beyond your knowledge that have to be applied but you still have to have your moan directed to the people who are not responsible
whine whine whine jeez
I went to my local car shop, and they haven't got any of your self entitlement car wax because I need some desperately, I drive a BMW X5 and I want to be able to pull out in front of people and go round roundabouts and bends without indicating like all the other BMWs
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09:55 the straps are there for a reason
I remember the 2 second rule, including the TV add (link below), which was apparently 17 years ago, when we were still mostly watching TV or Satellite! And I agree with the viewer below that should 2 seconds should be considered a MINIMUM to give you time to react!
ruclips.net/video/mf5d2DP4Pp0/видео.html
at 12:25 you correctly recognise that the cyclists did the right thing and stopped behind. But you moan about the cyclists in the next clip and I cannot see why at all. At 13:45 the cyclist joining is way ahead of you, is doing a decent speed and does not interfere with your progress at all. He correctly stays in his lane for a while just in case you make a lane change. He senses you are not going to, does a look back at 14:00 to see you are still holding back so then knows it is safe for him to go into the lane he wants. How you cannot see his unfold is beyond me and worrying. His riding was exemplary but for some reason you don't like it - very strange. And as for the passing of the cyclists coming up the the red light - it's a red light so it's obvious that they will be slowing down for it and hopefully coming to a stop so the 1.5 m distance is irrelevant. Again, how you cannot evaluate this yourself and make up your own reasoning yet need help from others is very worrying? - you drive for a living!!
I'd assume you'd have the give 1.5 regardless of position? No idea, not many cyclists around me.
keep it up bro dont stop f en jeffing ur not wrong we are with u bring on the hats n bats police we love ulez crew
9:40 Do you think Waze needs a temporary traffic reporting tool?
It's already got one and it's normally quite good but it wasn't for the first clip.
@@thelondondashcam oops I meant Temporary Traffic Lights! Rather than just the roadworks one.
the last bike shot, Should bike riders give a car a 1.5m rule when under and over taking?????????
Unfortunately not, it's always down to the motorists to do it, the cyclist can do what they want.
Give way to traffic on your right END OF!
Did someone rewrite the Highway code and keep it secret?
I still can't believe I'm still getting people saying if you're on the roundabout first you have priority, and then they even say it says it in the highway code. I've done videos just on roundabouts explaining why this isn't correct showing them the highway code rules and still they don't get it.🫣
@@thelondondashcam If another driver is already on the RAB - even if not adhering to the Highway Code rules - It would be prudent to let them continue. Sometimes common sense and survival trump the rules. Sadly, that is the modern motoring world.
@@thelondondashcam You did a video a few months ago solely on the encounter you had with a car on a roundabout near Leatherhead. 75% of the people responding disagreed with you, including Ashley Neal. A lot of people are not saying that there is not a case of priority to the right or that there is a first come first served rule, but you have to drive to situations that exist, not what you want them to be. And a lot of people commented, quite rightly, that you created confusion in the driver to your left by waiting a long time to emerge. And quoting Highway Code rules on roundabouts is fine but the rule you often forget, and never really consider, is the preamble to rule 103 "The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident."
@@johncranna9427 Good post. Despite the Highway Code rules, roundabout behaviour has changed considerably in recent years. We have to be prepared for anything to happen as we approach or cross those give way lines.
The thing is which you are missing is that these people that are disagreeing with me here are actually saying it's a rule in The Highway Code that if you are on the roundabout first you have priority and that's wrong.
08:13 badly parked white car
It's a VW Up. That's perfect parking for one of them!
@@alanclarke4646 I thought it was a Clio
im thinking you should mock up a few jars of the self entitlement cream and simply get out of your car when you have chance and hand them out to self entitled drivers. Would be interesting to see the reactions on dash cam laters on your channel. Just a tongue in cheek thought as im guessing some will over react and not see the funny side lol.
only 1 problem we dont be fool 2 sec rule then a merc or audi fills the gap FOOLS