Too close the problem is instead of looking at the cyclist. The learner fails to look at the available space I would have moved over a bit more right or just simply waited till I can move over to the right.
I think a lot of the criticism on the comments comes from your nonchalant attitude and minimising the severity of the close pass. It looks quite obvious from the dashcam footage that the pass was far too close for comfort, and although nobody was injured in this circumstance, it poses a huge risk to a vulnerable road user. It's also not clear from the video how much stress and fear is caused by cars passing with such small gaps.
Tbh yes you're right I don't know why I wasn't harsher in my analysis since I'm a cyclist too and hate it when overtaken too close. Just made the video too quickly for my student to view and initially thought the gap wasn't clear enough on the video.... appreciate the comment
This is a close overtake but unfortunately it's something you see often on the roads. Most people in this country don't deserve to have a licence. But the automobile industry has the regulator in its pocket and banning swathes of drivers would also be politically a very bad move. As per usual, profit is valued over people.
As a cyclist, I try to be super respectful to vehicle traffic. I really appreciate when that respect is mutual. Teaching motorists how to pass and keep cylists and pedestrians safe is a nobel effort.
ha ha ha ha ha. You are supposed to give at least 1,5m. Its the law, and the reason for this is if the cyclist has to take avoiding action like potholes, glass, drains, etc. Do grow up and learn the HWC, it will help you in the future.
@@johnnythefox1851 again, ha ha ha. so all that experience made you blind? Growing up doesn't mean you are old, or being old doesn't mean you grew up. Now you need to grow up, accept that this was a close pass, learn the HWC, perhaps a retest would be good, or a few lessons...
Thank-you for featuring this clip. It is good to see Driving Examiners taking the issue of close passes seriously, though your trainee may not like a Fail. It is something we have a lot of work still to do on * for established drivers, so it is great that new drivers are being made aware. On the clip, it would be quite good to know just how wide the road and lanes and central cross-hatch are there. From what I can see the carriageway would be about 6.5-7.5m, which would make the central hatching about 1-1.2m and the lanes about 2.9-3.2m each. I don't think that leaves space for a safe overtake with 1.5m to the right of the handlebar in addition to say a 1.5m corridor for the cyclist to cycle in, unless the car is well across into the other lane. The further presence of traffic to me says "wait for 5s until the 3 oncoming cars have passed". The other point I note is that the cyclist moves right into the gutter (way too far left imo), where glass and gravel and potholes will be, and could need to swerve out plus has no escape route to the left. so the driver needs to be super-cautious. ATB * I want continuing education for all drivers at each 10-year photo license update point, but I won't get that yet.
Absolutely amazing comment thanks so much. As an avid cyclist myself was glad the examiner highlighted the issue. Will try make more videos in the near future to educate learners and newer drivers of the dangers. Definitely belive learner drivers should do a bike safe course along with their theory
If the space is not wide enough.due to cars on the other side of the road then the student should not overtake. I discourage riding in the gutter and use primsry so drivers are not encouraged to squuze past. Considering the canera is right of the car centre it looks far too close and the rider could send their video to the police for a close pass, a fine and points.
Absolutely agree with not passing if not safe to do so. Also large following distance is vital too... I too am an avid cyclist and it definitely helps with conveying importance and dangers to my students. Sometimes I feel it should be part of the driving course should be that students take a bike course too. Better they made the error while being supervised so that they learn from it before driving alone. Test pressure and nerves unfortunately sometimes. Thanks for taking the time to comment
@@johnnythefox1851 it's not 1.5m or 2m above 30mph so not legally enough space. They can be issued with a fine and points for a close pass like that. Learn the highway code.
@@mrlimey2419 'Enough space' is subjective. And who measures it? It looked safe to me and not dangerous at all and the highway code is not law anyway. Try proving that in court. Learn what the law is and how it is processed.
Ive got my test soon at Mill Hill at this time, its a Friday and also summer holidays. Feeling confident but then also nervous when it comes to Mill Hill Circus roundabout. These videos are helping, fingers crossed i pass!😊
Seems pretty clear on the video. It's not a new rule, it's been that way for some time. All your student needs to do is wait for a gap in the oncoming traffic, and from your comments downplaying the error, it's clear it's a failure on your part to not teach this skill properly. If we can't rely on driving instructors to teach the next generation how to deal with vulnerable road users, what hope do we have?
Appreciate you taking the time to comment and also attempting to have a dig at my teaching skills very noble of you... I clearly mention in the video that it's difficult to judge the gap just from the video and i also mention the oncoming danger as well as the 1.5m rule (updated 2022 which is relatively new) 😊. Was just a quick video to show my student where they went wrong and not a teaching video as such (im sure you wouldnt want me to make a teaching video anyway) . Must go, more bad teaching to get on with 😊
@@a4med "I clearly mention in the video that it's difficult to judge the gap just from the video" It's really not, though. At least not if you've been on the "reciving end" of such close passes in the past. All it takes to experience this first hand is to ride a bike for a week or so. Way too many motorists don't care for people not in a motor vehicle...
@@wohlhabendermanager agree with what u said... I too am a cyclist and definitely helps with conveying importance and dangers to my students. It's better they made the error while supervised so that they learn when they are driving alone. Driving test pressure and nerves unfortunately sometimes. Sometimes I feel it should be part of the driving course should be that students take a bike course too. Thanks for taking the time to comment
More people should try to get their kids cool with cars at an early age. I have always been a car person since before I was even in school and I passed my driving test first try no problem. I didn't even need to study and I continue to be a great driver in my delivery job.
Examiners dont realise how much does it cost the student failing the test, the next slot is available only after six months, getting earlier slots are being bribed by driving schools
Uk driving test is really annoying.. If they drove 90% of test drove well, cant they be given license? If they fail, again they should wait for another 6 months for the slot.. Most of us dont hav our own car, we hav to retake the lessons and pay the instructors again.. Sometimes i feel it is a scam 😓😓
Great videos! 😊 quick question.... when coming back to the test centre, does the examiner open the car park gate with a remote, or does it auto-open? It could be hard for a student to make a left back into the car park and reach the buttons.
Thank you... yes the examiner will open the barrier gate for you. It also will not close on top of your car in case you need to wait under it (only mentioning this as one of my students thought it would ans so rushed out of the car park)
im from Australia and that would've confused me as well, usually traffic lights are placed directly next to the pedestrian crossing and keep clear markings are in-between places u can stop at
As someone from Germany I gotta disagree about the confusion. IF I see a keep clear with a line in front of the traffic light, I'll not drive on it. Besides that, driving past it would have required to drive past the traffic light. How are you gonna see it if you drive past? Also, no running red lights. It's actually pretty simple imho.
Thanks for sharing. Well done and congratulations to new passer. I'd like to ask about 23:04 him staying in the middle lane for that long is fine and not a fault?
@@marzneo@marzneo hi well spotted but at that junction the student is following directions for A41 @24:05 you can see it on the ground markings. This is 5-ways corner junction and the left lane goes towards A1. Hence why they are driving in thw middle. Hope that makes sense
No signal needed since straight 2nd exit. But if you ever here the examiner say go right 2nd exit then u should signal due to the word right and also use the right lane for that usually
I would signal since the exit is so far to the right. But also depends on the examiners wording... if they say straight ahead 2nd exit then no need to signal.
At 8:57 roundabout the first exit is used for industrial purpose that is what my instructor told me, do we have to count as first exit or skip that exit while counting
