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lol people REALLY be putting the blame on the parent of the child crossing during a green man rather than the car speeding at 40 through a red light? OK internet.
No, probably what they're saying is there's a 95/5% blame ratio... why can't people point out that green man doesn't put up an 'anti-b***end forcefield' that will block people on their phones. 100% justified anger from the parent, but also, maybe hold their hand next time, roads are dangerous, man, don't trust red lights. That's what 5% blame looks like, the 95% blame driver should be banned from driving
@@lwo7736I never trust the lights when I'm crossing the road (or driving when I have the green light and other traffic have the red). You never know if someone hasn't seen the red light or doesn't care
Green means GO if SAFE to do so. It applies to traffic lights and green men..... to be fair to the child, they probably didn't see the car coming, that is why the parent should have been watching. Hopefully lessons learnt all round there.
7:45 this should be an immediate suspended license with mandaty 40 hours of driver retraining. Absolutely diabolical! This is why people die on our roads. This makes me so incredibly angry.
I respectfully disagree. The "driver" should never be allowed to be in control of a motor vehicle again. There's also a case for a prison term for reckless endangerment.
That shall be reported. By the driver himself. The girl seems more than shaken - going to the hospital will qualify the incident as "hit & run", which is a serious offence.
In regards to foreign plated vehicles committing traffic offences, the police actually have the power in some circumstances to issue an on the spot fine that has to be paid there and then at the roadside, as they don't have a UK address to send a summons or NIP to, and in more serious cases, they can be arrested and taken into custody till a court hearing is held, as it's the only way to guarantee that they will appear. Hope this helps!
Yeah, thats if they are caught by an actual copper. But, by for example a speed camera. It would be put on file until such a time comes when they are pulled by police of DVSA and then made to pay on the spot or even arrested
Yes, *if* they are caught. Just to give an idea of just how bad things have become, we've got builders around right now and one of them drives a van which is in a *terrible* condition. He's British with a Southeastern accent, lives locally but the van is on Irish plates. I can't think why that is but in any case we insisted on a skip being hired.
That's the norm in many countries. My other half lived in Germany for a while; get pulled for speeding there and if you haven't got the cash, it's off to the cashpoint. And remember, the cops there have guns...
I can't believe it, I sent my clip in {40secs} never thinking it would make the channel. So thank you for including it Ashley. I did send the clip to Stagecoach who did get back to me with a response that they would be speaking to the driver and reminding him of his responsibilities. They did say that I wouldn't be made aware of the outcome of that conversation. And of course that's fine, my intention was never for the driver to be punished but what isn't clear on the clip was on the lower deck a lady went flying as the driver hit his brakes hard and in some way he was very lucky no passenger suffered any injury.
Regarding foreign lorries, I remember seeing a police program years ago where one officer pulled over a foreign HGV driver on foreign plates. Knowing there wasn’t a lot that the police could do, he asked the driver if he had any intentions of responding to the court summons being issued. The driver said no so he was arrested on the spot. I cant imagine much has changed since. If there’s no officer there to spot the infringement, there probably isn’t any deterrent.
Working in Spain a few years ago, a company HGV driver drove his lorry through a tiny village to get to the site which was, apparently, was an offence. He got pulled over, 3 cop cars appeared, he was issued with an on-the-spot fine and he was given the choice of being taken to a cashpoint to pay 500 euros or getting locked up until the company paid the fine. After the job, we hired a Spanish haulage company to bring some of the equipment back to the UK (company drivers were refusing to make the trip) and one of them destroyed a car parked at the kerb outside our yard. Cops showed up, there was confusion, lorry went on it's way, NIP was sent to Spanish company and the case was dropped 6 months later. Being part of the EU (at the time) really helped ensure we were all on a level playing field.
@@SiCrewe So it seems with those two cases, that the harder Spanish cops received the 500 Euros, and our soft UK laws allowed the Spanish driver whom destroyed the car to get off scot-free - Hardly a level playing field.
For years been in the EU resulted in us not collecting fines form the Dartford Crossing as most cars in Europe (especially Eastern Europe) the fine goes to and against the keeper of the car and not the person driving. All they had to do was say they did not know who was driving but that they the keeper was not driving and the fine was dropped. People managed that for years (again ignoring the EU rule about registering cars in your new country of residence after six months). Many of the EU countries (rightly so) demanded paperwork for prosecution be served in their language, and again our Police Forces couldn't be bothered (this was the case of a family member in 2012 hit by a French truck) and our authorities just were not bothered. As ever UK legal enforcement often only goes against the easy win and EU or no EU they just couldn't be bothered.
At around 4:37. I've actually experienced an oncoming vehicle making a right turn at a mini roundabout without signalling. Each time it happened I thought to myself "Thank goodness I waited, just in case". Of course in cases where the oncoming non signalling vehicle carries straight on, I'm left looking as though I waited for no reason, especially if several vehicles in a row do the same thing, but I'd rather that than risk a collision.
@@ibs5080 Conversely I have gone slowly when signalling and turning right to make sure those approaching are slowing / stopping. A few times they haven’t and it has saved a collision but most of the time they do and is to the annoyance of those behind that believe I am being awkward As you say, better to be safe than risk a collision
Defensive driving at its best! Plenty of other clips you see drivers rush to turn, quite often over the roundel. It's sensible to mitigate risk, that's what everyone should do.
I one had two taxi drivers go the wrong way on a mini roundabout to avoid stopping for me at the same time on the same mini roundabout. Ability to give way at mini roundabouts sometimes seem non-existent, mixed with people wanting to make a point of someone not giving way, is a bad combination.
At around 5:40 agree with both points. Namely that the cars queuing for the petrol station aren't doing so ideally but also the Mercedes driver shouldn't have gone round the roundabout the wrong way. If I was that last car in the queue, I would have turned a wider arc so that I could tuck in well over to the left out of the way. Better still, just avoid busy petrol stations no matter how good the deal is!
I'll never understand why people queue for petrol stations. I've never seen a deal that was good enough that I would be willing to spend 15 to 30 minutes queuing for it. I even heard about a case where people would drive half an hour to Germany or Belgium (from the Netherlands) and then spend 1 to 2 hours queueing (I think this was sometime during the pandemic). How is that ever worth it?
6:15. ‘no time to give way’, yesterday in slow moving town traffic a parked van tried to pull out from the kerb side just as I started to go pass, [he put his signal on the sane time as he started moving] I had to veer to the right over the centre white line then keep going because there was on coming traffic, this triggered the van who pulled out because I didn’t give way to let him out, He didn’t get out of order but he rode my back bumper through queuing traffic for the next 10 minutes, No problem, at the next roundabout I did a full loop to let his go and go off and bother someone else.
1:44. When I was young yes ‘it would have caught me out’. But not now I am older, [especially after watching your videos] because now I look for these risks. and try to keep a staggered formation.
Went up to the lakes yesterday and used one of your tricks, was coming over a single lane bridge and couldn't see the Far side, so beeped my horn, turns out there was a car approaching the Far side who pulled in, so it worked out nicely
I've always done that over hump-back bridges. Doesn't always stop some idiot from coming the other way regardless. In my opinion they should all have traffic lights.
@TestGearJunkie. yeah I think it kind of depends sometimes. You'll always get the idiots everywhere, but I tend to find most people in places like north Wales or the lakes are expecting traffic coming the other way and act accordingly
I've had it happen not too long ago. Of course it was because I motioned to them to slow down, so it wouldn't have happened if I would have just minded my own business (I actually send the clip to Ashley, holding my hands up that it was completely avoidable). It can be scary, but it's luckily not too difficult to diffuse in most situations. In my case, there was nobody behind, so I just started reversing so they couldn't reach my car. When there was enough room, I drove around their car. They overtook again, but this time they just sped off. (Quite interesting though, that some people are in such a hurry to save 5 seconds on their journey, but do have time to spend minutes trying to argue.) The most important thing is to not engage. Do not roll down the window or open a door (and make sure your doors are locked). Just remain calm and sit it out. Most of the time it's all bark and no bite. In the cases it doesn't de-escalate, try to keep moving and call the police.
@@raymondbenjamins5884 The trouble is it isn't always possible to reverse, if there's a queue behind you. And if the other driver gets violent and tries to open your door or smash your window, what do you do then..? Unless there's a police officer right there at the time, no 999 call is going to save you from getting a bashing.
Bloke followed me to Tesco once and even blocked my car in and opened my drivers door. He was yelling how he was going to show his dashcam footage to the police. I calmly said please do as it will show that you've been following and tailgating me for a mile and that I haven't done anything wrong. I got out and wrote down his license plate and I phoned the police myself. There were even a couple of shoppers who gave me their numbers as witnesses that he'd blocked me in/opened my door. The police ended up going round his house. Apparently he apologised to them right away. Little man happy to try to scare a lone female driver but instantly backs down when the police show up. He's just fortunate my husband wasn't in the car with me. Also, side note, I hadn't intended to go to Tesco but as soon as I realised he was following me I drove past my house (quiet, secluded village) to the nearest busy public place.
@@BanjoPixelSnack I do get a kick out of these people who are like, “I’m reporting you,” like that even matters when the person has done nothing wrong. 😂
Yes, foreign drivers can be, and are prosecuted for moving traffic offences. They can be arrested at the roadside and detained to appear in court. Some offences can also result in the immediate impounding or immobilisation of their vehicle and on the spot fines, VOSA have a lot more power in this respect. If they later apply for a UK licence, this can have retrospective points applied to it too.
Cupid Stunt in the 1964 landrover more focused on top off doors off posing than paying bloody attention. That rover only gets driven on sunny days six times a year.
2:03 - "My viewer drove over the roundabout" can't dispute that. Now if he bothered to turn his steering wheel he could have gone round it as the Highway Code suggests
7:43 A lot of people having a go at the parent here…sure, they could have been a bit firmer and got their child to walk across with them, but the real issue here is the moron in the multi-ton killing machine who is ignoring/oblivious to the red light at a CONTROLLED crossing…
5:30 Maybe im the only one that thinks this isnt a big deal? Completely clear and safe, and avoids any potential crash by a small mistake when fitting through a gap that small...
04:30 that happened to me turning right at the mini roundabout going into my scheme 2 days ago. I signalled and fortunately was slow enough to stop when a young lady barged through going straight on. She did give me a wave, so that's OK then.
I wonder if the car at 2:24 looked “suspicious” or had previous markers and the police car moved up to get a description of the driver in the event of a failure to stop? It is a usual tactic to get descriptions so if a pursuit is aborted they can pursue again at a later date
Having seen another thread on this, I can see the pooice car attempted to move into the same lane as the car behind when the left lane split. Looks like it could be a case of “We won’t issue you a ticket but be more aware of your surroundings” ego flex…maybe
Looks more like a bully tactic, 90% sure my old car had a marker on the plate since it was super loud and used to get pulled over every couple of weeks after 1 am. They never went beside me to block me in just tailgated the shit outta me for a few mins then pulled me over. Never even got a ticket for the exhaust just got threatened with seizing my car 1 time.
I'm going to mention something off-topic at 1:50, I am of the opinion that signals should override four-way flashers. This way, if you are coming up to stopped traffic on say the 401 in Toronto and you have your hazards on, then you decide to change lanes to go round the stopped cars, the cars behind will see your hazards, then the signal and know all the information they need to know. I have had a couple instances where I effectively "forgot to signal" by forgetting that my hazards override the turn signal and forgetting to turn the hazards off before I signal. Worst of all, the hazards make the same sound as a turn signal, so there's really no way to easily work around this problem, except remember to turn your hazards back off every single time.
My dad drove from being young (he was a farmhand), to a week before his death at 84, he was still driving a little commercially post retirement and most of his working life, and his mantra was you needed eyes up your butt, if you are not looking you should not be driving, a green light means you should be ok, but check anyway, its your "priority" check anyway, and shoulder checks, check allways, you can quite often see these people coming, ease off and let them ruin someone else's day.
I don't have children, so this is a speculation, but had I been the adult at 7:45 with my child being nearly hit by someone going through a red light I don't think I would be able to stop myself from doing some damage to that car. I know I shouldn't but the rush of emotions is nearly that strong when it is someone else's child, so...
0:10 This is quite worrying as it also makes you wonder if either of them even have a clue about the UK highway code. A mistake that bad should never have been allowed to happen. She should be on early lessons of moving off and stopping before even attempting cornering.
Unfortunately when learners head out with friends and family, those friends or family members have no idea about the learning process and will assume that because someone has had a couple of lessons will be able to drive almost impeccably wherever they need to go This here is an example of too much too soon and thankfully, as bad as the incident could’ve been, ended with no injuries
It's not really about knowledge, (HC), it was lack of technique and ability. Steering is THE main surprise to novices and also the untrained supervisor. Not as easy as it first appears!.
1:45 is Kenyons Lane in Haydock. It's a terrible junction coming onto the lancs or leaving. I'm suprised it hasn't been closed off completely yet. This sort of thing happens everyday because the bridge hides vehicles after a certain point.
8:57, this was caused but the road layout, the mini roundabout requires the camer to swing left before turning right to go around the roundabout correctly, but this gives other traffic the impression that you are going to turn left. Ironically the people who do it wrong and drive over the Center of the roundabout are probably less likely to have an accident because these is no doubt over where they are going.
Imagine if cars had some way of “indicating” which way the driver intended to go? Then, and we’re really stretching things here, the driver might think “well it looks like he might turn left but the blinking light says they’re going right. Let’s see what happens.”
@@adammcallister2260 turn signals ?.. I can’t recall the last time I saw someone use them … Seriously thought the 1st thing people’s subconscious sees is the body language, [Ashley speaks of this all the time, Quote “how did I know he was going to do that ?” Good road design requires that human nature is allowed for, the problems is these day that they think that simply painting markings on the road means everyone is then going to do everything perfect which of course is wrong. It is human nature to behave and react in certain ways, the making of a rule doesn’t mean that natural behaviour goes away.
@@adammcallister2260I'd be extremely surprised if the cammer indicated. Very few people do and even fewer on mini roundabouts. They bloody well should be most people find it too cognitively challenging to flick the little stalk on their steering wheel
Same with my articulated truck: on smaller roundabouts - or any really- I have to swing into opposite direction ( counter steering ) to get my trailer to follow me without cutting roo much of corner, many drivers see that positioning wrong and think I fo off , even though my indicators are on. It's a lack of understanding of public how basic physics work in articulated vehicles. They have not played enoygh in sand pit in kindergarten!😅
First clip I think it was more a case of “get out the driving seat you’re a weapon and I’m terrified now because of my terrible idea to allow you to drive” rather than “quick no one saw”
It seems the worse the conditions, the worse they drive. I would have sent that to Operation Snap - my one and only submission was for something similar but with me in the vehicle coming the other way. The driver was prosecuted.
Why would there not be a deterrent? I live in the Netherlands close to the German border, if you get fined in Germany you get a ticket in the mail just like anyone else. The method may depend on how well the international systems are connected, but if they can't mail you the ticket, at the very least you'll be forced to pay the fine right at the spot. They'll have to pull you over for that though. In other cases, their license plate can get added to an international wanted list for pending fines.
At 1:20 although the Citroën approached the roundabout in the lane leading to the same exit as the cammer, when they were actually going round the roundabout, they did so in the lane for going right. The cammer could have had more awareness but can't blame them for thinking the Citroën was going right since that's the lane they were in when on the roundabout. Citroën did 2 things wrong here: they entered the roundabout in lane 2 of 3, but went around it in lane 3 of 3, which would have caused a collision if another car entered in lane 3 of 3. They then exited in lane 1 of 3 (not even lane 2 that they entered on), causing the collision in the clip
@@deanbrown29 This is true. It has to be a police or DVSA stop, not a camera offence. But as an HGV driver (ret) I can say DVSA are on to HGV's much more than the police are on to the average motorist, and in my time driving I did hear of a fair number of foreign vehicles being impounded until fines were paid.
Regarding foreign drivers: we (Belgian drivers) have got 2 fines from the UK a few years back, one for not paying for parking and one for not paying the Dart Charge (we literally forgot about it). The letter took over a year to arrive in Belgium and the fines were collected through a private company, that also charged extra. So we ended up over 70 EUR for the Dart Charge. I've heard, however, that this is not a legal way of working, and that we technically aren't required to pay.
At 5:20, with the lorry, if they are caught on the spot by police then they can be ordered to pay an on the spot fine. If they don't have cash, the driver can (and has in the past) be driven to a cash machine to get it. If caught by a camera, I'm not sure, but I've heard of non-UK registered vehicles having a 'Ghost license' of sorts and they'd probably get an ANPR marker put on the plate.
I have had a “discussion” on other channels where a driver had similar happen to them as at 1:23 but they point blank refused to accept they had some responsibility in the collision and could’ve avoided it. All they said was “The other drivers insurance paid for everything so how did I do anything wrong?” I hope your viewer isn’t as stubborn and can now see how driving in a stsggered formation can reduce the risk of collision from others as much as the other drivers are more aware about changing lanes at the exit of a roundabout 👍
That dumb 'dive up the inside' move while exiting a roundabout currently dominates dashcam channels. How many times do people need to see it, before they stop doing it?
It depends what you define as doing wrong. Legally, nothing. But surely they’ve got to admit that no collision is better than a collision that’s not their fault?
@@adammcallister2260 you would think. but there are keyboard warriors on the internet who don't see anything wrong with having a collision as long as they can say it's the other person's fault.
You need to define what you mean by "wrong" before you can get agreement. By the letter of the law and even by the highway code they did not do anything wrong. In regards to safest possible driving yes they did. Ultimately you can take safety to the nth degree but it still should not be used to excuse even 1% of other parties who completely fail to follow basic rules on the road.
1:43 I actually approve of the cammer hitting the prat who has no lane discipline. Lane discipline is sorely lacking on roundabouts and when everyone drives defensively and adjusts their driving so the horrible drivers never have a consequence, they think they are driving just fine and do worse. Considering the UK has over 25,000 roundabouts, I would think everyone would know how to use them properly, yet here we are. Maybe the points on their license and increased insurance rates will remind the van that their driving needs to improve. Maybe they need to add a few lessons with you before they drive independently again!
6:19 is a prime example of when I tell people that since ignoring or letting bad driving go my journey times are quicker. That looked like the sort of thing the old me would do, have a go at someone for nothing becuase I felt “personally aggrieved” they went to invade my space when in reality they were simply looking to change lanes A little slower on the approach and you can do two things, keep everyone happy and msybe even keep rolling to a green light and no need to stop and accelerate. Save fuel and same the ol’ ticker from getting overworked
Some may try to jump the queue, but others may realise they are in the wrong lane & be looking to correct it. I have been in that situation on unfamiliar roads & been grateful for being allowed to filter.
I was the same. Not necessarily people invading my space, but even just people speeding. I used to gesture and flash my lights when I felt somebody was going way too fast. Definitely had a couple of road rage incidents because of it. I still occasionally have a hard time with it (apparently especially when listening to music, so I now usually just put on an audio book or podcast). It can be so easy to slip back into old habits... But you're so right that not doing that actually makes your journey quicker in some instances (and in others it will be exactly the same, but never slower) and also way more relaxed.
ah 2 clips from Sheffield's city ring road, St Marys Gate and Brook Hill roundabout (often called Uni roundabout). St Mary's often attracts people of questionable intelligence and will often swap lanes dangerously, though I can't say I've had an issue with that junction of the roundabout. Uni roundabout is busy. Its also a 5 entry roundabout so the cam car was doing almost a U-turn. Personally, I don't trust Bradwell Skip drivers (My sister has a reg plate scarred into to her head from her dealings), and add the bloods driver 'sheeping it' (sheeping it: letting another driver make the decisions), its just a usual situation for that roundabout for me
Used to use that particular one a lot in my Uni days many years ago and found it easy to get about Sheffield but hate driving there now. Not sure if it is the road layout changes or sorry to say the drivers.
To answer about non-UK lorry drivers in the UK, they can be issued on-the-spot fines for traffic violations, before this it was common for lorry drivers from other countries to just leave the UK and not appear for summons. The on-the-spot fines are set at £900 if I remember correctly and if the driver is unable to pay that amount then their vehicle is clamped until they are able to, which also incurs an £80 release fee.
I did a trip down to the south coast today - about an hour. I did think a few times about other road users and how I'd love to send in a compilation titled simply "making it a non-event". Loads of examples of people behaving well, creating space, and improving flow for everyone. Well, with the inevitable one or two exceptions, of course. No prizes for guessing the country of origin of the offending marques, though :)
5:11 Foreign lorries can in theory be prosecuted via cameras etc, however in reality it never happens. The obstacles are just too great. How do we stop it? More roads policing officers. More commercial vehicle teams. Get these drivers stopped and issued fines at the roadside - if they don’t have a UK address, they can be required to pay on the spot. The only issue is that the fines won’t carry any points on a foreign licence and more often than not, the company picks up the tab. They’d rather pay a £100 fine than lose a massive contract because their delivery was late. Drivers are basically incentivised to make up time. The only “good” thing is that if a driver commits enough offences to get 12 points, they can be disqualified from driving in the UK even though they’ve never held a UK licence. That’s the only possible deterrent but it requires them to be caught multiple times - which for reasons explained below, won’t happen. This isn’t a policing issue, but a government one. Between 2007 and 2017, the number of traffic police reduced by 30%. Factor in all the other cuts to numbers, the increase in demand of the police, the poor justice system, there’s no wonder the roads are in such a state.
The problem is, banning people from driving has zero effect. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen drivers being pulled for some offence or other, they get taken to court (if the Criminals Protection Service can be arsed) and then they get banned for X months or years. What's the use of that if they don't even have a licence to begin with..?
My missus submitted this one and when I first saw it I was like that. She just said: "How do you think I felt", yes, she was in the car therefore the dashcam was on!
At around 1:29, this is such a common situation re a vehicle in the right hand lane of a roundabout exiting I to the left hand lane when another vehicle is there. I recall the HC code showing the option to exit in either lane "if conditions dictate". But as Ashley pointed out, from the perspective of the cam car, don't put yourself in that position.
"If conditions dictate" is something which often gets overlooked & was not true in that incident. Don't give them the chance though. Dealing with a collision repair is too much trouble.
I'm of the growing opinion that a significant proportion of drivers have no clue how mini-roundabouts work. I've even been told that a person who is coming from the left is on the right (so you have to give way) the instant their wheels cross the line. OK, so that one was a rarity, but there are still those who believe that down to the millimetre, priority is always who gets onto the junction first. Then there's those who think you must not touch the white paint if you're turning right, so it's best to go entirely to the right of the centre circle.
I honestly don't even have a clue what a mini roundabout is supposed to achieve. Are they safer than equal junctions? I'm not sure if you have those in the UK, but here in the Netherlands we don't have mini roundabouts, but instead just junctions where traffic from the right has priority. I just don't see how a mini roundabout is safer (but I could be wrong). They just seem to cause problems, with many people not using them properly and even some seeing it as an opportunity to overtake.
@@raymondbenjamins5884 Any traffic system will fail in its objectives if people don't follow the rules. I recommend your own research into comparative safety levels of different types of junctions.
5:17 I do not see a speed stamp. therefore I don't know if the artic is also speeding, or if the van is in the Centre Lane Onwer's Club and the artic driver has just finally had enough.
I'm not an UK driver so I'm confused: Was the cones a red herring or do they mean no overtaking? Or was it just a case of the artic and the red car after it going faster?
@@Timoohz this is a 4 lane motorway, however lane 1 is closed due to the cones being there preventing anyone driving in it. This effectively means the motorway is now 3 lanes. On a 3 lane motorway, a lorry is not allowed to be in lane 3 to overtake. I suspect this is an average speed area, with probably a 50mph limit. The foreign lorry most likely will have been going faster than this as it is substantially faster than the other cars in the clip. Due to the lorry being on foreign plates, they likely won’t receive any punishment for either offence, due to difficulties tracking and issuing offences to vehicles registered outside of the UK 👍
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@tooslow125cc3 When driving an HGV we were told if you're feeling tired, pull up somewhere safe, have a coffee and get 20mins sleep (no longer otherwise you fall into deep sleep) after that you should be OK. to carry on, the coffee should be kicking in and you're good to go.
@@neilsa9292 When I done direct access course full motorbike license instructor tell us if we feel tired on the day go home dont ride. Yes he did say Rest take a Break and have food a drink did not say take a Caffeine pre workout Drink then keep riding. instructor said Have 40 nap. Have some food and water befor going back on the road Why are so Many bad drivers out there are Given out wrong information
It always terrifies me that some of these nutters out there can just decide that you die, because they want to get to their location 20 seconds faster. I've never been a bad driver, even when I did go too fast I always gave plenty of braking time, distance and good observations. However recently as I've been watching your videos I've been working to improve my speed management and even give people that little bit extra give just to avoid something becoming an event, and I'm still getting to my destinations precisely when I intend to. It's only when you stop driving so fast you realise how little time you often saved anyway.
Did anyone else see how quickly that guy set off after almost running over a child? I suppose if you have the audacity to blithely run a red light pedestrian crossing, then you must also have the audacity to be angry about being called out for it.
It says 20 zone ended so the main road is 30 miles. This clip was sent in by my wife and when they got out he said she's "forgoten" to change the gears.
I had a similar situation to the final clip, someone was aggrieved with me for overtaking at 50mph in some roadworks with speed cameras for not going faster just before the cameras. After overtaking me they started behaving like the van driver. They first tried to ram into the side of me, then pulled in front of me and brake checked me and slowed down. I moved to the right to carry on with my journey, they cut in front of me again. Luckily they were taking the next exit, which solved the problem. If not I had the option of taking the exit and rejoining which would have created a gap for them to either get bored or find someone else to mess around with. It's probably the one clip I have on dashcam that I regret not sending to the police. I have a 25 mile commute to work, so plenty of other things I have seen and dealt with, but this one stood out, because of the way they swerved into me.
For foreign lorry drivers (in fact any foreign vehicle) - for offences caught on camera (speeding, red light jumping, etc), surely there must be a system to take the registration, and flag them to authorities at the ports. When they check in, they get issued the fine there - if they refuse, the vehicle is impounded until they pay (thus missing their ferry/train and costing them more). it needs an more integrated system to link cameras to a central database. Can also be used by insurance companies to pull up hit and run foreign drivers
At 1:10 the classic roundabout rear ender on the approach, due usually to the second driver looking to their right and not checking if the vehicle in front has actually emerged onto to roundabout. I'm actually always careful of this and think of Ashley in these situations. In the same way that Ashley has demonstrated about "Front, back, front, back" quick glances when changing lanes, I've adapted this to "Front, right, Front, right" in quick succession for a roundabout emerge. My other concern though is falling victim to this kind of rear ender.
1:30 this is a point of UK highway code I don't agree with. what the blue car did was perfectly fine by UK highway code, but there would be less risk if they exited from the right lane of the roundabout to the right lane of the road. there's still the chance of the person on the left in the roundabout wanting to continue around while the person in the right lane is exiting, but it would eliminate this particular awkwardness. the US version of this is dual turn lanes at junctions, where it seems invariably someone switches lanes during the turn.
Can I be more pedantic? The Highway code does not advise changing lanes without checking or thinking, but the problem is when drivers move without doing either. I assume others will not be checking the area around their vehicles properly.
I took a company Land Rover to work in Italy which, once on site, became a shared vehicle. Almost a year after the job finished I got a summons to appear in an Italian court after somebody, apparently, parked the Land Rover on a pavement over there. Problem is, the authorities in a lot of southern/eastern European countries just aren't interested in following up on offences in Britain. I've noticed a big increase in HGVs with Eastern European plates, driven by British drivers, doing long-term haulage work. According to the drivers, it's a popular scheme because a NIP goes to the Eastern European head-office, where it goes in the bin. Apparently, diligent cops will always try to detain foreign HGVs so they can prosecute the driver, specifically, by name but, of course, many cops will simply choose to ignore foreign HGVs because it's "not worth the effort".
@@TheFatNumptyIn a situation like that you can tell them you’ll not accept any fine or caution, and they’d have to go to court or just let you go. If it goes to court it’ll be an embarrassment for them if they bother to turn up.
1:20, just don't be THERE! It's pretty obvious that lane ownership never goes well. Use your lane, never own it. Be prepared to have it taken. I was "right" wares thin after a while. SBAC.
At around 6:40 with the driver of the Mercedes making themselves look silly by getting out. The only thing missing to compliment the bobble hat was a Christmas jumper depicting reindeer, Colin Firth style in the Bridget Jones film.
It always baffles me that people want to fight with a 20-40 ton HGV. Yes, he wasn't the best because of his reaction to wanting to get on with is day and but in no way is that van going to get away with anything if he brake checks him.
I believe that, to some extent, whether action is taken against foreign offenders depends on the attitude of the other country. I came across this some years ago because the UK had been giving details the registered keepers to the French authorities who wanted to take action against those caught by a speed camera. However, the French refused to reciprocate - so the UK stopped giving details to France. As far as I am aware, this does not apply to other countries and, of course, is in no way intended to encourage breaking the law of the country you happen to be in.
6:30 I don't think I've ever seen a more non-threatening looking man in my life! 🤣🤣 I mean, does he REALLY think the yellow bobble hat is a good luck? I would piss myself if he got out! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
6:32 Classic road rager walk. Belly out head back. The driver that got out to road rage me walked in exactly the same manner and .... they could have been twin brothers.... they even have a second go just like mine did, presumably after being told they were being filmed.
The restraint from the adult to not continue after they got the door open on that crossing was impeccable. Not sure many people would have that level of restraint if they’d almost just seen their kid get run down on a crossing with a red light.
9:58. cammer is indeed going to get a ring side seat if the van had slammed on. They'd have been an innocent 3rd party with increased premiums and a pranged car. LEAVE MORE ROOM.
Live close to a 2 lane roundabout and these driving fails have saved me a lot of trouble since im prepared for people in the wrong lane turning infront of me. Also surprised and honestly slightly disappointed with it not being a Car vertical add. In youtube algorithm we trust
Same queueing problem on a roundabout for petrol station I had a lady shouting at me ro reverse my truck so that she could pass on illegal side. She threatened me to report if not😅. 1. She couldn't see any approaching traffic on the other side, which may be oncoming or emerging ( my pet hate: built up roundabout where you can not see anything 2. across ) 2. She had her child in car, both no seat belt 3. My truck also obstructing her view . So it wouid have been a completely unsafe and illegal manoeuvre. And what do we need for that? A&E with all its imported doctors and nurses
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What has this got to do with driving..? Sorry, not impressed with this one.
lol people REALLY be putting the blame on the parent of the child crossing during a green man rather than the car speeding at 40 through a red light? OK internet.
Both could’ve done better
@@Kieran.Robertsonno
No, probably what they're saying is there's a 95/5% blame ratio... why can't people point out that green man doesn't put up an 'anti-b***end forcefield' that will block people on their phones.
100% justified anger from the parent, but also, maybe hold their hand next time, roads are dangerous, man, don't trust red lights.
That's what 5% blame looks like, the 95% blame driver should be banned from driving
@@lwo7736I never trust the lights when I'm crossing the road (or driving when I have the green light and other traffic have the red). You never know if someone hasn't seen the red light or doesn't care
Green means GO if SAFE to do so. It applies to traffic lights and green men..... to be fair to the child, they probably didn't see the car coming, that is why the parent should have been watching. Hopefully lessons learnt all round there.
7:45 this should be an immediate suspended license with mandaty 40 hours of driver retraining. Absolutely diabolical! This is why people die on our roads. This makes me so incredibly angry.
I respectfully disagree. The "driver" should never be allowed to be in control of a motor vehicle again.
There's also a case for a prison term for reckless endangerment.
That shall be reported. By the driver himself. The girl seems more than shaken - going to the hospital will qualify the incident as "hit & run", which is a serious offence.
Sad thing is I doubt the driver learnt from it and tried to do any better in the future...
In regards to foreign plated vehicles committing traffic offences, the police actually have the power in some circumstances to issue an on the spot fine that has to be paid there and then at the roadside, as they don't have a UK address to send a summons or NIP to, and in more serious cases, they can be arrested and taken into custody till a court hearing is held, as it's the only way to guarantee that they will appear. Hope this helps!
Yeah, thats if they are caught by an actual copper. But, by for example a speed camera. It would be put on file until such a time comes when they are pulled by police of DVSA and then made to pay on the spot or even arrested
Yes, *if* they are caught.
Just to give an idea of just how bad things have become, we've got builders around right now and one of them drives a van which is in a *terrible* condition. He's British with a Southeastern accent, lives locally but the van is on Irish plates.
I can't think why that is but in any case we insisted on a skip being hired.
That's the norm in many countries. My other half lived in Germany for a while; get pulled for speeding there and if you haven't got the cash, it's off to the cashpoint. And remember, the cops there have guns...
I can't believe it, I sent my clip in {40secs} never thinking it would make the channel. So thank you for including it Ashley.
I did send the clip to Stagecoach who did get back to me with a response that they would be speaking to the driver and reminding him of his responsibilities. They did say that I wouldn't be made aware of the outcome of that conversation.
And of course that's fine, my intention was never for the driver to be punished but what isn't clear on the clip was on the lower deck a lady went flying as the driver hit his brakes hard and in some way he was very lucky no passenger suffered any injury.
He will probably have got a final written warning.
@@jackboughey6048 You think?
Regarding foreign lorries, I remember seeing a police program years ago where one officer pulled over a foreign HGV driver on foreign plates. Knowing there wasn’t a lot that the police could do, he asked the driver if he had any intentions of responding to the court summons being issued. The driver said no so he was arrested on the spot.
I cant imagine much has changed since. If there’s no officer there to spot the infringement, there probably isn’t any deterrent.
Working in Spain a few years ago, a company HGV driver drove his lorry through a tiny village to get to the site which was, apparently, was an offence.
He got pulled over, 3 cop cars appeared, he was issued with an on-the-spot fine and he was given the choice of being taken to a cashpoint to pay 500 euros or getting locked up until the company paid the fine.
After the job, we hired a Spanish haulage company to bring some of the equipment back to the UK (company drivers were refusing to make the trip) and one of them destroyed a car parked at the kerb outside our yard.
Cops showed up, there was confusion, lorry went on it's way, NIP was sent to Spanish company and the case was dropped 6 months later.
Being part of the EU (at the time) really helped ensure we were all on a level playing field.
@@SiCrewe So it seems with those two cases, that the harder Spanish cops received the 500 Euros, and our soft UK laws allowed the Spanish driver whom destroyed the car to get off scot-free - Hardly a level playing field.
For years been in the EU resulted in us not collecting fines form the Dartford Crossing as most cars in Europe (especially Eastern Europe) the fine goes to and against the keeper of the car and not the person driving. All they had to do was say they did not know who was driving but that they the keeper was not driving and the fine was dropped. People managed that for years (again ignoring the EU rule about registering cars in your new country of residence after six months).
Many of the EU countries (rightly so) demanded paperwork for prosecution be served in their language, and again our Police Forces couldn't be bothered (this was the case of a family member in 2012 hit by a French truck) and our authorities just were not bothered.
As ever UK legal enforcement often only goes against the easy win and EU or no EU they just couldn't be bothered.
At around 4:37. I've actually experienced an oncoming vehicle making a right turn at a mini roundabout without signalling. Each time it happened I thought to myself "Thank goodness I waited, just in case". Of course in cases where the oncoming non signalling vehicle carries straight on, I'm left looking as though I waited for no reason, especially if several vehicles in a row do the same thing, but I'd rather that than risk a collision.
@@ibs5080 Conversely I have gone slowly when signalling and turning right to make sure those approaching are slowing / stopping. A few times they haven’t and it has saved a collision but most of the time they do and is to the annoyance of those behind that believe I am being awkward
As you say, better to be safe than risk a collision
Defensive driving at its best! Plenty of other clips you see drivers rush to turn, quite often over the roundel. It's sensible to mitigate risk, that's what everyone should do.
I one had two taxi drivers go the wrong way on a mini roundabout to avoid stopping for me at the same time on the same mini roundabout. Ability to give way at mini roundabouts sometimes seem non-existent, mixed with people wanting to make a point of someone not giving way, is a bad combination.
At around 5:40 agree with both points. Namely that the cars queuing for the petrol station aren't doing so ideally but also the Mercedes driver shouldn't have gone round the roundabout the wrong way. If I was that last car in the queue, I would have turned a wider arc so that I could tuck in well over to the left out of the way. Better still, just avoid busy petrol stations no matter how good the deal is!
I'll never understand why people queue for petrol stations. I've never seen a deal that was good enough that I would be willing to spend 15 to 30 minutes queuing for it. I even heard about a case where people would drive half an hour to Germany or Belgium (from the Netherlands) and then spend 1 to 2 hours queueing (I think this was sometime during the pandemic). How is that ever worth it?
Why shouldn’t the Mercedes driver have gone round the roundabout the wrong way?
6:15. ‘no time to give way’, yesterday in slow moving town traffic a parked van tried to pull out from the kerb side just as I started to go pass, [he put his signal on the sane time as he started moving]
I had to veer to the right over the centre white line then keep going because there was on coming traffic, this triggered the van who pulled out because I didn’t give way to let him out, He didn’t get out of order but he rode my back bumper through queuing traffic for the next 10 minutes,
No problem, at the next roundabout I did a full loop to let his go and go off and bother someone else.
The full loop is a powerful tool. Used it to lose some boy racers who wanted to either intimidate or race me.
@@Gopher31 Yes, needs to be taught more. Possibly the best and safest de-escalation tool.
7:36 infuriates me, that driver should lose their licence and receive a driving ban
Sheffield's ring road at 1:16 is notorious for this, I'm always super careful for this exact reason.
1:44. When I was young yes ‘it would have caught me out’. But not now I am older, [especially after watching your videos] because now I look for these risks. and try to keep a staggered formation.
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Went up to the lakes yesterday and used one of your tricks, was coming over a single lane bridge and couldn't see the Far side, so beeped my horn, turns out there was a car approaching the Far side who pulled in, so it worked out nicely
I've always done that over hump-back bridges. Doesn't always stop some idiot from coming the other way regardless. In my opinion they should all have traffic lights.
@TestGearJunkie. yeah I think it kind of depends sometimes. You'll always get the idiots everywhere, but I tend to find most people in places like north Wales or the lakes are expecting traffic coming the other way and act accordingly
I'm so glad in all my years of driving I've never had to deal with someone getting out and confronting me, I'd be terrified.
I've had it happen not too long ago. Of course it was because I motioned to them to slow down, so it wouldn't have happened if I would have just minded my own business (I actually send the clip to Ashley, holding my hands up that it was completely avoidable). It can be scary, but it's luckily not too difficult to diffuse in most situations. In my case, there was nobody behind, so I just started reversing so they couldn't reach my car. When there was enough room, I drove around their car. They overtook again, but this time they just sped off. (Quite interesting though, that some people are in such a hurry to save 5 seconds on their journey, but do have time to spend minutes trying to argue.)
The most important thing is to not engage. Do not roll down the window or open a door (and make sure your doors are locked). Just remain calm and sit it out. Most of the time it's all bark and no bite. In the cases it doesn't de-escalate, try to keep moving and call the police.
@@raymondbenjamins5884 The trouble is it isn't always possible to reverse, if there's a queue behind you. And if the other driver gets violent and tries to open your door or smash your window, what do you do then..? Unless there's a police officer right there at the time, no 999 call is going to save you from getting a bashing.
Bloke followed me to Tesco once and even blocked my car in and opened my drivers door. He was yelling how he was going to show his dashcam footage to the police. I calmly said please do as it will show that you've been following and tailgating me for a mile and that I haven't done anything wrong. I got out and wrote down his license plate and I phoned the police myself. There were even a couple of shoppers who gave me their numbers as witnesses that he'd blocked me in/opened my door. The police ended up going round his house. Apparently he apologised to them right away. Little man happy to try to scare a lone female driver but instantly backs down when the police show up. He's just fortunate my husband wasn't in the car with me. Also, side note, I hadn't intended to go to Tesco but as soon as I realised he was following me I drove past my house (quiet, secluded village) to the nearest busy public place.
@@BanjoPixelSnack I do get a kick out of these people who are like, “I’m reporting you,” like that even matters when the person has done nothing wrong. 😂
Yes, foreign drivers can be, and are prosecuted for moving traffic offences. They can be arrested at the roadside and detained to appear in court. Some offences can also result in the immediate impounding or immobilisation of their vehicle and on the spot fines, VOSA have a lot more power in this respect. If they later apply for a UK licence, this can have retrospective points applied to it too.
9:00 I don't know if the music was in the original audio but it fitted PERFECTLY!
1:29 it would have previously, but now I always stagger my position on any multi-lane situation.
Especially when the other car already has more than one dent on it :s
Cupid Stunt in the 1964 landrover more focused on top off doors off posing than paying bloody attention. That rover only gets driven on sunny days six times a year.
I think it's a bit earlier than the plates suggest, it's a Series 1 Land Rover pre 1958.
@@GrahamDenison ex oz or ex army.
2:03 - "My viewer drove over the roundabout" can't dispute that. Now if he bothered to turn his steering wheel he could have gone round it as the Highway Code suggests
7:43 A lot of people having a go at the parent here…sure, they could have been a bit firmer and got their child to walk across with them, but the real issue here is the moron in the multi-ton killing machine who is ignoring/oblivious to the red light at a CONTROLLED crossing…
5:30 Maybe im the only one that thinks this isnt a big deal? Completely clear and safe, and avoids any potential crash by a small mistake when fitting through a gap that small...
Exactly. If it’s clear there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
The driving test doesn't measure maturity.....pity.
Yes, big SUVs should require a 2nd tier of licence, with a stricter test at least.
Judging by driving standards these days it doesn't measure anything other than they have a pulse.
Funny seeing the lorry driver's window go down at 6:31 so he can listen to the drama
04:30 that happened to me turning right at the mini roundabout going into my scheme 2 days ago. I signalled and fortunately was slow enough to stop when a young lady barged through going straight on. She did give me a wave, so that's OK then.
I wonder if the car at 2:24 looked “suspicious” or had previous markers and the police car moved up to get a description of the driver in the event of a failure to stop? It is a usual tactic to get descriptions so if a pursuit is aborted they can pursue again at a later date
Having seen another thread on this, I can see the pooice car attempted to move into the same lane as the car behind when the left lane split.
Looks like it could be a case of “We won’t issue you a ticket but be more aware of your surroundings” ego flex…maybe
Looks more like a bully tactic, 90% sure my old car had a marker on the plate since it was super loud and used to get pulled over every couple of weeks after 1 am. They never went beside me to block me in just tailgated the shit outta me for a few mins then pulled me over. Never even got a ticket for the exhaust just got threatened with seizing my car 1 time.
Nothing makes my Piss boil like Poor or Dangerous driving ....putting others at risks due to arrogance and entitlement needs harsher punishments
I'm going to mention something off-topic at 1:50, I am of the opinion that signals should override four-way flashers. This way, if you are coming up to stopped traffic on say the 401 in Toronto and you have your hazards on, then you decide to change lanes to go round the stopped cars, the cars behind will see your hazards, then the signal and know all the information they need to know. I have had a couple instances where I effectively "forgot to signal" by forgetting that my hazards override the turn signal and forgetting to turn the hazards off before I signal. Worst of all, the hazards make the same sound as a turn signal, so there's really no way to easily work around this problem, except remember to turn your hazards back off every single time.
My dad drove from being young (he was a farmhand), to a week before his death at 84, he was still driving a little commercially post retirement and most of his working life, and his mantra was you needed eyes up your butt, if you are not looking you should not be driving, a green light means you should be ok, but check anyway, its your "priority" check anyway, and shoulder checks, check allways, you can quite often see these people coming, ease off and let them ruin someone else's day.
I don't have children, so this is a speculation, but had I been the adult at 7:45 with my child being nearly hit by someone going through a red light I don't think I would be able to stop myself from doing some damage to that car. I know I shouldn't but the rush of emotions is nearly that strong when it is someone else's child, so...
0:10 This is quite worrying as it also makes you wonder if either of them even have a clue about the UK highway code. A mistake that bad should never have been allowed to happen. She should be on early lessons of moving off and stopping before even attempting cornering.
Unfortunately when learners head out with friends and family, those friends or family members have no idea about the learning process and will assume that because someone has had a couple of lessons will be able to drive almost impeccably wherever they need to go
This here is an example of too much too soon and thankfully, as bad as the incident could’ve been, ended with no injuries
It's not really about knowledge, (HC), it was lack of technique and ability. Steering is THE main surprise to novices and also the untrained supervisor. Not as easy as it first appears!.
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1:45 is Kenyons Lane in Haydock. It's a terrible junction coming onto the lancs or leaving. I'm suprised it hasn't been closed off completely yet.
This sort of thing happens everyday because the bridge hides vehicles after a certain point.
8:57, this was caused but the road layout, the mini roundabout requires the camer to swing left before turning right to go around the roundabout correctly, but this gives other traffic the impression that you are going to turn left.
Ironically the people who do it wrong and drive over the Center of the roundabout are probably less likely to have an accident because these is no doubt over where they are going.
Imagine if cars had some way of “indicating” which way the driver intended to go? Then, and we’re really stretching things here, the driver might think “well it looks like he might turn left but the blinking light says they’re going right. Let’s see what happens.”
@@adammcallister2260 turn signals ?.. I can’t recall the last time I saw someone use them …
Seriously thought the 1st thing people’s subconscious sees is the body language, [Ashley speaks of this all the time, Quote “how did I know he was going to do that ?”
Good road design requires that human nature is allowed for, the problems is these day that they think that simply painting markings on the road means everyone is then going to do everything perfect which of course is wrong.
It is human nature to behave and react in certain ways, the making of a rule doesn’t mean that natural behaviour goes away.
@@adammcallister2260I'd be extremely surprised if the cammer indicated. Very few people do and even fewer on mini roundabouts. They bloody well should be most people find it too cognitively challenging to flick the little stalk on their steering wheel
Same with my articulated truck: on smaller roundabouts - or any really- I have to swing into opposite direction ( counter steering ) to get my trailer to follow me without cutting roo much of corner, many drivers see that positioning wrong and think I fo off , even though my indicators are on.
It's a lack of understanding of public how basic physics work in articulated vehicles. They have not played enoygh in sand pit in kindergarten!😅
@@JurivonStolzenberg14 excellent point well said.👍
First clip I think it was more a case of “get out the driving seat you’re a weapon and I’m terrified now because of my terrible idea to allow you to drive” rather than “quick no one saw”
8:30… this is the classic 5 miles further up the road you will see him in a ditch.
It seems the worse the conditions, the worse they drive. I would have sent that to Operation Snap - my one and only submission was for something similar but with me in the vehicle coming the other way. The driver was prosecuted.
It's classic shake your head territory: WHAT are they driving like that for?
Why would there not be a deterrent? I live in the Netherlands close to the German border, if you get fined in Germany you get a ticket in the mail just like anyone else. The method may depend on how well the international systems are connected, but if they can't mail you the ticket, at the very least you'll be forced to pay the fine right at the spot. They'll have to pull you over for that though. In other cases, their license plate can get added to an international wanted list for pending fines.
At 1:20 although the Citroën approached the roundabout in the lane leading to the same exit as the cammer, when they were actually going round the roundabout, they did so in the lane for going right. The cammer could have had more awareness but can't blame them for thinking the Citroën was going right since that's the lane they were in when on the roundabout. Citroën did 2 things wrong here: they entered the roundabout in lane 2 of 3, but went around it in lane 3 of 3, which would have caused a collision if another car entered in lane 3 of 3. They then exited in lane 1 of 3 (not even lane 2 that they entered on), causing the collision in the clip
5:20 - Police have the power to impound foreign vehicles until the fine is payed.
You need police out there firstly to catch them!
@@deanbrown29 Yep, very diificult with all the political cut backs over the years
@@deanbrown29 This is true. It has to be a police or DVSA stop, not a camera offence. But as an HGV driver (ret) I can say DVSA are on to HGV's much more than the police are on to the average motorist, and in my time driving I did hear of a fair number of foreign vehicles being impounded until fines were paid.
01:45 I’m always in a staggered formation so no it wouldn’t catch me out.
....."That's the mark of a good driver" is an excellent closing statement. Needless to say it doesn't apply to those we've seen featured on this vid.
Regarding foreign drivers: we (Belgian drivers) have got 2 fines from the UK a few years back, one for not paying for parking and one for not paying the Dart Charge (we literally forgot about it). The letter took over a year to arrive in Belgium and the fines were collected through a private company, that also charged extra. So we ended up over 70 EUR for the Dart Charge. I've heard, however, that this is not a legal way of working, and that we technically aren't required to pay.
At 5:20, with the lorry, if they are caught on the spot by police then they can be ordered to pay an on the spot fine. If they don't have cash, the driver can (and has in the past) be driven to a cash machine to get it. If caught by a camera, I'm not sure, but I've heard of non-UK registered vehicles having a 'Ghost license' of sorts and they'd probably get an ANPR marker put on the plate.
I have had a “discussion” on other channels where a driver had similar happen to them as at 1:23 but they point blank refused to accept they had some responsibility in the collision and could’ve avoided it. All they said was “The other drivers insurance paid for everything so how did I do anything wrong?”
I hope your viewer isn’t as stubborn and can now see how driving in a stsggered formation can reduce the risk of collision from others as much as the other drivers are more aware about changing lanes at the exit of a roundabout 👍
That dumb 'dive up the inside' move while exiting a roundabout currently dominates dashcam channels. How many times do people need to see it, before they stop doing it?
we have yanks make the same argument, when it is patently clear they knowingly drove into danger.
It depends what you define as doing wrong. Legally, nothing. But surely they’ve got to admit that no collision is better than a collision that’s not their fault?
@@adammcallister2260 you would think. but there are keyboard warriors on the internet who don't see anything wrong with having a collision as long as they can say it's the other person's fault.
You need to define what you mean by "wrong" before you can get agreement. By the letter of the law and even by the highway code they did not do anything wrong. In regards to safest possible driving yes they did. Ultimately you can take safety to the nth degree but it still should not be used to excuse even 1% of other parties who completely fail to follow basic rules on the road.
1:43 I actually approve of the cammer hitting the prat who has no lane discipline. Lane discipline is sorely lacking on roundabouts and when everyone drives defensively and adjusts their driving so the horrible drivers never have a consequence, they think they are driving just fine and do worse. Considering the UK has over 25,000 roundabouts, I would think everyone would know how to use them properly, yet here we are. Maybe the points on their license and increased insurance rates will remind the van that their driving needs to improve. Maybe they need to add a few lessons with you before they drive independently again!
6:19 is a prime example of when I tell people that since ignoring or letting bad driving go my journey times are quicker. That looked like the sort of thing the old me would do, have a go at someone for nothing becuase I felt “personally aggrieved” they went to invade my space when in reality they were simply looking to change lanes
A little slower on the approach and you can do two things, keep everyone happy and msybe even keep rolling to a green light and no need to stop and accelerate. Save fuel and same the ol’ ticker from getting overworked
Some may try to jump the queue, but others may realise they are in the wrong lane & be looking to correct it. I have been in that situation on unfamiliar roads & been grateful for being allowed to filter.
I was the same. Not necessarily people invading my space, but even just people speeding. I used to gesture and flash my lights when I felt somebody was going way too fast. Definitely had a couple of road rage incidents because of it. I still occasionally have a hard time with it (apparently especially when listening to music, so I now usually just put on an audio book or podcast). It can be so easy to slip back into old habits...
But you're so right that not doing that actually makes your journey quicker in some instances (and in others it will be exactly the same, but never slower) and also way more relaxed.
ah 2 clips from Sheffield's city ring road, St Marys Gate and Brook Hill roundabout (often called Uni roundabout). St Mary's often attracts people of questionable intelligence and will often swap lanes dangerously, though I can't say I've had an issue with that junction of the roundabout.
Uni roundabout is busy. Its also a 5 entry roundabout so the cam car was doing almost a U-turn. Personally, I don't trust Bradwell Skip drivers (My sister has a reg plate scarred into to her head from her dealings), and add the bloods driver 'sheeping it' (sheeping it: letting another driver make the decisions), its just a usual situation for that roundabout for me
Used to use that particular one a lot in my Uni days many years ago and found it easy to get about Sheffield but hate driving there now. Not sure if it is the road layout changes or sorry to say the drivers.
To answer about non-UK lorry drivers in the UK, they can be issued on-the-spot fines for traffic violations, before this it was common for lorry drivers from other countries to just leave the UK and not appear for summons. The on-the-spot fines are set at £900 if I remember correctly and if the driver is unable to pay that amount then their vehicle is clamped until they are able to, which also incurs an £80 release fee.
7:12 that roundabout with the nhs van is bloody notorious for being bad!!
For the non UK plate lorries I think I recently saw an RPU pull one over, they get their license details and an on the spot fine for the offence.
I did a trip down to the south coast today - about an hour. I did think a few times about other road users and how I'd love to send in a compilation titled simply "making it a non-event". Loads of examples of people behaving well, creating space, and improving flow for everyone.
Well, with the inevitable one or two exceptions, of course. No prizes for guessing the country of origin of the offending marques, though :)
Pish about the water drink when you're thirsty, you're injesting chemicals 😢
5:11 Foreign lorries can in theory be prosecuted via cameras etc, however in reality it never happens. The obstacles are just too great.
How do we stop it? More roads policing officers. More commercial vehicle teams. Get these drivers stopped and issued fines at the roadside - if they don’t have a UK address, they can be required to pay on the spot. The only issue is that the fines won’t carry any points on a foreign licence and more often than not, the company picks up the tab. They’d rather pay a £100 fine than lose a massive contract because their delivery was late. Drivers are basically incentivised to make up time. The only “good” thing is that if a driver commits enough offences to get 12 points, they can be disqualified from driving in the UK even though they’ve never held a UK licence. That’s the only possible deterrent but it requires them to be caught multiple times - which for reasons explained below, won’t happen.
This isn’t a policing issue, but a government one. Between 2007 and 2017, the number of traffic police reduced by 30%. Factor in all the other cuts to numbers, the increase in demand of the police, the poor justice system, there’s no wonder the roads are in such a state.
The problem is, banning people from driving has zero effect. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen drivers being pulled for some offence or other, they get taken to court (if the Criminals Protection Service can be arsed) and then they get banned for X months or years. What's the use of that if they don't even have a licence to begin with..?
0:10 from lol to oh s**t in 3 seconds
My missus submitted this one and when I first saw it I was like that. She just said: "How do you think I felt", yes, she was in the car therefore the dashcam was on!
Foreign drivers can pay a fine at the roadside now, I watched a police video about it on RUclips.
08:55 I see Solihull in the West Midlands, used to live around there.
6:04 Wrong. They had plenty of time if they had been going more slowly. Isn't that the same error as the clip before. Rushing just to wait.
At around 1:29, this is such a common situation re a vehicle in the right hand lane of a roundabout exiting I to the left hand lane when another vehicle is there. I recall the HC code showing the option to exit in either lane "if conditions dictate". But as Ashley pointed out, from the perspective of the cam car, don't put yourself in that position.
"If conditions dictate" is something which often gets overlooked & was not true in that incident. Don't give them the chance though. Dealing with a collision repair is too much trouble.
I'm of the growing opinion that a significant proportion of drivers have no clue how mini-roundabouts work. I've even been told that a person who is coming from the left is on the right (so you have to give way) the instant their wheels cross the line. OK, so that one was a rarity, but there are still those who believe that down to the millimetre, priority is always who gets onto the junction first. Then there's those who think you must not touch the white paint if you're turning right, so it's best to go entirely to the right of the centre circle.
I honestly don't even have a clue what a mini roundabout is supposed to achieve. Are they safer than equal junctions? I'm not sure if you have those in the UK, but here in the Netherlands we don't have mini roundabouts, but instead just junctions where traffic from the right has priority. I just don't see how a mini roundabout is safer (but I could be wrong). They just seem to cause problems, with many people not using them properly and even some seeing it as an opportunity to overtake.
@@raymondbenjamins5884 Any traffic system will fail in its objectives if people don't follow the rules. I recommend your own research into comparative safety levels of different types of junctions.
5:17 I do not see a speed stamp. therefore I don't know if the artic is also speeding, or if the van is in the Centre Lane Onwer's Club and the artic driver has just finally had enough.
I'm not an UK driver so I'm confused: Was the cones a red herring or do they mean no overtaking? Or was it just a case of the artic and the red car after it going faster?
@@Timoohz this is a 4 lane motorway, however lane 1 is closed due to the cones being there preventing anyone driving in it. This effectively means the motorway is now 3 lanes. On a 3 lane motorway, a lorry is not allowed to be in lane 3 to overtake. I suspect this is an average speed area, with probably a 50mph limit. The foreign lorry most likely will have been going faster than this as it is substantially faster than the other cars in the clip. Due to the lorry being on foreign plates, they likely won’t receive any punishment for either offence, due to difficulties tracking and issuing offences to vehicles registered outside of the UK 👍
@@TimoohzIn the UK we overtake on the right side so the cones being on the left couldn’t possibly mean no overtaking
@@lee53_ Thanks! I don't recall such a rule (3rd lane) in the Finnish law. I'll have to double check, in case I ever find a 3 lane motorway here. :)
3:40 cute cat 🐈⬛😻 6:30 the added music is great 😂
Caffeine can be bad for driving for a number of reasons, including:
Cognitive distraction
Sipping coffee can cause a momentary lapse in focus, which can lead to distracted driving.
Caffeine intoxication
Caffeine can cause restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal disturbances, flushing, excitement, and nervous behaviors. On the road, these can lead to road rage or distracted driving.
Withdrawal symptoms
Excessive caffeine consumption can lead to dependence and withdrawal symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, and difficulty concentrating.
Sleep impairment
Habitual use of caffeine can impair nighttime sleep, resulting in increased sleepiness and safety risk.
Diuretic effect
Coffee can act as a diuretic and irritate the bladder, meaning drivers can expect to take more toilet stops on a long car journey.
Similar to alcohol
Research has shown that drinking caffeinated drinks can affect driving in a similar way to alcohol.
Drowsy driving is a leading cause of collisions in the United States, so finding alternative transportation is the best thing to do.
@tooslow125cc3 When driving an HGV we were told if you're feeling tired, pull up somewhere safe, have a coffee and get 20mins sleep (no longer otherwise you fall into deep sleep)
after that you should be OK. to carry on, the coffee should be kicking in and you're good to go.
@@neilsa9292 When I done direct access course full motorbike license
instructor tell us if we feel tired on the day go home dont ride. Yes he did say
Rest take a Break and have food a drink did not say take a Caffeine pre workout Drink then keep riding. instructor said
Have 40 nap. Have some food and water befor going back on the road
Why are so
Many bad drivers out there are Given out wrong information
@@tooslow125cc3 Not sure I'm a bad driver after listening to my depot trainer but I was told this advice at two companies I worked for.
@@neilsa9292 End of the day if you think you are a safe driver good on you. We need more like you keep roads safe
Ride safe
@@tooslow125cc3 Actually I'm glad I don't drive for a living any more, happily retired.
07:50 omg that was extremely close!
It always terrifies me that some of these nutters out there can just decide that you die, because they want to get to their location 20 seconds faster.
I've never been a bad driver, even when I did go too fast I always gave plenty of braking time, distance and good observations. However recently as I've been watching your videos I've been working to improve my speed management and even give people that little bit extra give just to avoid something becoming an event, and I'm still getting to my destinations precisely when I intend to. It's only when you stop driving so fast you realise how little time you often saved anyway.
That Brookhill roundabout can be a bit of pain though!
Did anyone else see how quickly that guy set off after almost running over a child?
I suppose if you have the audacity to blithely run a red light pedestrian crossing, then you must also have the audacity to be angry about being called out for it.
First clip - speed limit on the main road says 30 on the left sign but 20 on the right
Must be Wales..
It says 20 zone ended so the main road is 30 miles. This clip was sent in by my wife and when they got out he said she's "forgoten" to change the gears.
I had a similar situation to the final clip, someone was aggrieved with me for overtaking at 50mph in some roadworks with speed cameras for not going faster just before the cameras. After overtaking me they started behaving like the van driver. They first tried to ram into the side of me, then pulled in front of me and brake checked me and slowed down. I moved to the right to carry on with my journey, they cut in front of me again. Luckily they were taking the next exit, which solved the problem. If not I had the option of taking the exit and rejoining which would have created a gap for them to either get bored or find someone else to mess around with. It's probably the one clip I have on dashcam that I regret not sending to the police. I have a 25 mile commute to work, so plenty of other things I have seen and dealt with, but this one stood out, because of the way they swerved into me.
For foreign lorry drivers (in fact any foreign vehicle) - for offences caught on camera (speeding, red light jumping, etc), surely there must be a system to take the registration, and flag them to authorities at the ports. When they check in, they get issued the fine there - if they refuse, the vehicle is impounded until they pay (thus missing their ferry/train and costing them more).
it needs an more integrated system to link cameras to a central database.
Can also be used by insurance companies to pull up hit and run foreign drivers
Entry of the Gladiator! The only thing that Merc driver has ever fought off is indigestion!
7:48 The adult is right to be angry at the driver but I hope they also spoke to the child about running across and not staying with them.
when I was tht age, my dad taught me, "don't be dead right"
hope the police got a copy of this to be fair.
At 1:10 the classic roundabout rear ender on the approach, due usually to the second driver looking to their right and not checking if the vehicle in front has actually emerged onto to roundabout. I'm actually always careful of this and think of Ashley in these situations. In the same way that Ashley has demonstrated about "Front, back, front, back" quick glances when changing lanes, I've adapted this to "Front, right, Front, right" in quick succession for a roundabout emerge. My other concern though is falling victim to this kind of rear ender.
1:30 this is a point of UK highway code I don't agree with. what the blue car did was perfectly fine by UK highway code, but there would be less risk if they exited from the right lane of the roundabout to the right lane of the road. there's still the chance of the person on the left in the roundabout wanting to continue around while the person in the right lane is exiting, but it would eliminate this particular awkwardness. the US version of this is dual turn lanes at junctions, where it seems invariably someone switches lanes during the turn.
I totally can relate to that Ken. Yes in Canada and USA you must turn into the closest available lane.
Can I be more pedantic? The Highway code does not advise changing lanes without checking or thinking, but the problem is when drivers move without doing either. I assume others will not be checking the area around their vehicles properly.
Yes, more care is needed. Could do with giving my own head a shake.
I took a company Land Rover to work in Italy which, once on site, became a shared vehicle.
Almost a year after the job finished I got a summons to appear in an Italian court after somebody, apparently, parked the Land Rover on a pavement over there.
Problem is, the authorities in a lot of southern/eastern European countries just aren't interested in following up on offences in Britain.
I've noticed a big increase in HGVs with Eastern European plates, driven by British drivers, doing long-term haulage work.
According to the drivers, it's a popular scheme because a NIP goes to the Eastern European head-office, where it goes in the bin.
Apparently, diligent cops will always try to detain foreign HGVs so they can prosecute the driver, specifically, by name but, of course, many cops will simply choose to ignore foreign HGVs because it's "not worth the effort".
7:28 phone use or focusing on the lights up ahead
If no sugar probably full of chemical sweeteners instead?
Thank you Ashley
4:36 classic example of looking to the "first" right, but not clocking the "second" right.
2:42 I think the police officer was looking for them.
On second watch with this in mind I think you might be right. .
Mate he'd better be, if a copper pulled me just because HE fucked up I'd be less than cooperative on that stop let me tell you....
@@TheFatNumptyIn a situation like that you can tell them you’ll not accept any fine or caution, and they’d have to go to court or just let you go. If it goes to court it’ll be an embarrassment for them if they bother to turn up.
1:20, just don't be THERE!
It's pretty obvious that lane ownership never goes well.
Use your lane, never own it. Be prepared to have it taken.
I was "right" wares thin after a while. SBAC.
07:25 that pedestrian is so lucky that they weren’t hit.
At around 6:40 with the driver of the Mercedes making themselves look silly by getting out. The only thing missing to compliment the bobble hat was a Christmas jumper depicting reindeer, Colin Firth style in the Bridget Jones film.
Hi Ashley thank you for another fantastic episode keep them up 👍
At 6.30 is that Ronny Pickering getting out his number plat is R P. 😮😂
Who?
It always baffles me that people want to fight with a 20-40 ton HGV. Yes, he wasn't the best because of his reaction to wanting to get on with is day and but in no way is that van going to get away with anything if he brake checks him.
I believe that, to some extent, whether action is taken against foreign offenders depends on the attitude of the other country.
I came across this some years ago because the UK had been giving details the registered keepers to the French authorities who wanted to take action against those caught by a speed camera.
However, the French refused to reciprocate - so the UK stopped giving details to France.
As far as I am aware, this does not apply to other countries and, of course, is in no way intended to encourage breaking the law of the country you happen to be in.
ahh holy.. I have been using holy but maybe not for much longer.. there are simply cheaper options that are EXACTLY the same sort of formula.
6:30 I don't think I've ever seen a more non-threatening looking man in my life! 🤣🤣
I mean, does he REALLY think the yellow bobble hat is a good luck? I would piss myself if he got out! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@7.40 that's a criminal actio, not yielding to a red and nearly hitting a pedestrian!
1st one....get professional lessons. Dual controls are an added safety feature supplied. :) Edit: typo.
05:12, on a motorway with 3 or more lanes lorry’s aren’t allowed to use lane 3.
6:32 Classic road rager walk. Belly out head back. The driver that got out to road rage me walked in exactly the same manner and .... they could have been twin brothers.... they even have a second go just like mine did, presumably after being told they were being filmed.
People make mistakes, just sit back and let them get on with it. Why create a problem when you can avoid it?
That volkswagen makes my blood boil 😡
The restraint from the adult to not continue after they got the door open on that crossing was impeccable. Not sure many people would have that level of restraint if they’d almost just seen their kid get run down on a crossing with a red light.
9:58. cammer is indeed going to get a ring side seat if the van had slammed on. They'd have been an innocent 3rd party with increased premiums and a pranged car. LEAVE MORE ROOM.
Live close to a 2 lane roundabout and these driving fails have saved me a lot of trouble since im prepared for people in the wrong lane turning infront of me. Also surprised and honestly slightly disappointed with it not being a Car vertical add.
In youtube algorithm we trust
Same queueing problem on a roundabout for petrol station I had a lady shouting at me ro reverse my truck so that she could pass on illegal side.
She threatened me to report if not😅.
1. She couldn't see any approaching traffic on the other side, which may be oncoming or emerging ( my pet hate: built up roundabout where you can not see anything 2. across )
2. She had her child in car, both no seat belt
3. My truck also obstructing her view .
So it wouid have been a completely unsafe and illegal manoeuvre.
And what do we need for that? A&E with all its imported doctors and nurses
Is it me or, at 8:30, does it sound like whichever politician's being interviewed on the radio feels the need to laugh at the driving fail as well?...