3 things you don't understand about driving fast 

Man you deserve more subs istg amazing content! Thanks for the education!

My dad taught me a lot of what is in this video bout 27yrs ago and I'm so grateful he did, only thing I'd add to this is treat your lane like it's the only road ahead DON'T cut the lines on bends or junctions.

In my opinion, riding a motorbike for a few years before driving a car instills these good habits automatically. As a vulnerable road user, you're always looking ahead as far as possible and entry and exit speed are all part of riding smoothly without upsetting the bike's balance. Riding a bike and driving a car are, in some ways, a lot like riding a horse. You don't want it to obey your commands but more to respond to your wishes...

One phrase I like to keep in mind is "drive as fast as you can see", i.e. make sure you can stop in time if a stationary object were to appear on the road. The less you can see down the road or round a corner, the slower you should go.

A key principle is DEFENSIVE DRIVING. At all times can I stop or avoid somebody doing something stupid! This has served me well over the years, your biggest threat is other people.

Ben Collins, the former Top gear driver, described how you should apply throttle at corner exit in one of his books. He said that you should imagine a rope tied to the bottom of the steering wheel and your toe. Therefore, you should apply throttle as you're straightening the wheel.

The whole concept of looking as far into the turn as possible to identify the speed and steering angle you should be at to make the corner is something I naturally learned on a steering wheel in Gran Turismo and Forza. I didn't even know that was an actual strategy.

In Sweden you have to take a driving course/lesson called “risk ettan”, swedish for “the risk one”, where you have to go on a track full of ice in the winter or soap and slippery stuff in the summer just to get the driver the experience of the car when it’s out of control. It’s a really good exercise for new drivers. Keep up the good work btw!

It all comes down to inertia, feeling your car's resistance limits. Once you understand the cars limits and behavior, every other situation will be much easier to overcome.

As someone who would drive well over an average of 100 mph on the interstate every morning on the way to work from age 18-24 in a busy metro area, im amazed that i learned each of these things along the way and was never taught these things. Now that im a little older i realized how much of a shitty thing to do this was. The first few times it was because i was running late. It eventually was like my morning coffee/meditation i was addicted to the rush. Its a miracle i never hurt anyone, wrecked or was caught by the the police. Remember others are on the road and understand that many people are terrified on the road so be CONSIDERATE!

I think as part of getting your drivers license, they should mandatorize taking the car on a track and pushing it to the limits so you know exactly how your car will feel under stress. (I know that it's a little impractical but it is just an idea) I wonder how this would effect the skills of most drivers because it boosts your experience from the get-go which may otherwise only be experienced through real world road situations and in accidents.

Speed used German here, one point I'd also add: If you are on a Highway going fast, a view into the medium to long distance instead of directly whats in Front. Reasoning being that, if you are going fast, you'll need more time to adjust to upcoming dangers. If you focus on the Medium to long distance then you still have a good peripheral view of the short distance but have enough time to correctly adjust to changes

Some good advice in this video. My father used to be a rally driver and when I was leaning to drive he told me a saying that all the rally drivers lived by about taking corners " Slow in fast out" . Great videos keep them coming!

grew up playing euro trucks simulator 2, helped me understand the physics of driving so much, I've been driving for 10 yrs now mostly on manual cars, had my close calls over the yrs lol, driving in sand is tricky tho its literally slippery still mastering that one

good tips. i cannot stress enough about the safety issues if you are doing it in a public road. personally i only do fun drives in the night on remote roads (my local mountain passes are great) and even then--drive at like 70% of your ability, give yourself some room for errors. you can be as far as possible from civilization at 4am, but if luck is not by your side, you are screwed. take luck out of the equation. your driving for fun, you are not trying to win the last race of your life. if you are not confident enough or get scared, dont try to chase your friend to keep up. drive at your own pace. people die for pride--its not worth it.

Being a motorcycle rider, you know you must always watch as far into the corner as you can. Where you're watching is where you're going. If I'm speeding into a corner, and am not sure if I'm gonne make it, I must remind myself to not look forward, but sideways into the corner. Head movement is everything.

Great vid. Another thing I find that makes a huge difference (slow or fast) is understanding the weight transfer through a bend e.g. if you gradually turn in earlier than you might expect then you start the weight transfer earlier and in a controlled way thus settling the suspension before the apex, which will be far smoother, safer and will allow you to take a bend faster than you might think. If you want to feel that effect then try the complete opposite first i.e. approach a bend and wait until the last minute before turning the wheel. The weight transfer will all happen at once giving the suspension more to cope with - the car will lurch and you will be thrown to the other side of the seat. Take the same bend and start turning the wheel gradually way before you get to the bend and the difference is huge. Also don't be scared to use the whole of your lane.... you've probably got at least 30cm on each side of the car to safely play with flattening the bend.

Looking ahead at a corner is actually something I first learned to while mountain biking. A major part of mountain biking is looking ahead, especially at higher rates of speed since you need to know how to adapt the bike to the terrain. It definitely makes sense that it gets applied to "fun" driving in a sense.

Also, always leave a margin. Always take the corner as if you had a little less grip, or as if it were a little tighter. That way, if something goes wrong, you'll be fine. For example, some corners end up being tighter than they initially seemed. You're not supposed to be at the absolute limit of the grip on the road, that's what tracks are for

Things to add 1) don't drive when you are feeling emotional/upset because it can make you make poor choices. Just pull over until you are calm. 2) assume anyone else on the road could do anything at any time, because they could - and sometimes do. 3) the biggest trouble with bad driving is that you get away with it 99% of the time. Think about it. 4) Watch other motorists like a hawk! Learn to observe their fine movements and gain intel on whether they have seen you or not (this is actually an advanced training, but as a motorbike rider especially you start to develop a sixth sense for when someone is about to pull out / lane change in front of you - and you need it to stay alive!) The faster you go, the more likely it is that someone else will not have seen you. 5) A road that was not built for high speed can be unexpectedly dangerous at high speed. Uneven surfaces that were not a problem at lower speeds can be a whole different ball game at higher speeds. 6) Public roads are not a race track and should never be regarded as one. If you want to drive fast, go to the track.

What helps a lot is think about moving the weight (virtual COM based on weight distribution on the tires) with all of your inputs. Steering to the left slowly will shift a bit of weight to the outside, applying throttle moves weight backward etc. You can then further think about tires having more grip the more weight you add on them until they get overloaded. If you have this mental image of the car you can use the forces you feel to determine how much more steering, throttle etc. you can add to stay within that imaginary grip circle.

Limit point cornering. Not the limit of the car or tyres or driver, but the limit of vision. Essential to learn this skill for the road, standard part of advanced driving courses.

After decades of driving moderately powered front rear drive cars, I now drive a CTS V-Sport, its an adjustment driving corners at high speeds for sure, I think I need a track day.

Don't drive fast. That's the elemental message

Every young and cocky driver needs to hear this. Amount of people I see smoking their tyres or having to slam on after an overtake is amazing. Great video!

i like to pull up my GPS on the display to preview how tight the upcoming corners are on roads i’m unfamiliar with. it’s like having the minimap u get from racing video games. safe driving everyone!

The mindset portion of this video is very very VERY important, especially for those of us who are confident in the ability to handle our cars. The more power your car has, the more responsibly you have to drive in comparison to the rest of traffic.

In my advanced driving training the fun part about learning cornering is getting the balance of the speed just right. Not too much speed into a corner and then back on the gas and build the speed through the corner is very satisfying when out on a fun drive. There are times when my concentration lapses in normal driving but when I go out with the intention of a fun drive my head is on active advanced mode. I am looking as far ahead as possible and taking that information to assess and plan. Limit points are good assessment and so is watching for hazards. So many times you see inexperienced young drivers driving fast without assessment. You can be driving on a country lane at 60. When looking ahead you can take information like brake lights up head and bring down your speed to find pedestrians on the road just around a blind corner that you could not see before. It is little things like that where if you were not in active mode you could bomb into that at speed then notice the pedestrians panic and lose control.Watch out for road markings and road signs too, don't go too fast into corners with junctions as offside collisions are likely at speed. So many cars in the hedge where I have seen before. I have so many things I need to improve on in my skill set and nowhere near an expert but it is these small things that are fundamental for making progress quickly on the roads. I have only been driving 2 years in September so I am nowhere near an experienced driver but I got my first advanced driving certificate with DIA a year after I passed and I am planning on taking the more advanced RoSPA at some point. I sometimes go out for a drive just for a commentary session to brush up my observations if I am feeling a bit rusty and haven't driven for a while. When I switch to active mode and do a commentary it is crazy how many hazards you are spotting and reacting to with a planned judgement when you see other drivers take no notice until last minute. And you are there saying yes I saw that cyclist half a mile away and reacted to it, these things make me satisfied.

Very informative video, no silly music just information and driving noise. It’s also nice that fellow drivers are sharing their insights in the comments

As an old guy with 1.7 million miles of driving experience, I love driving fast, but I dont recommend going fast on any road you dont know well or that has blind corners. When circumstances are right, there's not much that is more satisfying than a nice 4 wheel drift where you can steer the car with the throttle.

I think a big issue with drivers nowadays is a lot of them lack any of the fundamentals that you mention in the intro. Most folks just do not have any understanding of their car’s dynamics or what their inputs will actually do even at normal road speeds. Excellent video.

Each time you drive fast on this narrow road it is so scary when a car passes by oncoming traffic

I’d recommend never driving fast on roads that one is not familiar with. Great video, good advice on cornering and knowing one’s car.

as someone who's somewhat new to driving this video has helped me a lot. i don't understand how you can have so little subs, keep up the great work

Corner exit has been something that is intuitive to me. Pretty soon after starting to drive, I could tell that just flooring it would make me lose traction. You have to feather the throttle to get to that limit where you feel that if you give it a bit more, then you will lose traction.

i expected you to talk about the line as well tbh. a lot of people try to use the racing line to maximize speed or go for early entry, because they fear the corner, but late entry is the best line to find a compromise between speed and road safety, because it minimizes the potential to accidently float into ongoing traffic if understeer occurs

I watched this video, now I’m a pro racing car driver. Thanks for the video

I already knew all that you talk about and I’m grateful that I learned all this at such young age and also through sim racing. Fun story: I have a BMW 118i m sport nothing too special and everyone that gets inside my car says that I drive fast but differently but they can’t put their finger where and all I do is literally be on the right gear for any situation and knowing how to attack a corner properly and most importantly I know my car inside out I know how it behaves and what it doesn’t like even with sport+ (TSC OFF). But also weather plays a big part on how to should drive mainly if you have a RWD car

You should not drive fast on the public roads doesn't matter how good you are there are speed limits for reasons you should understand why you should obey speed limits 👌

When I got my driving license three years ago, my first car was a 1996 Renault Twingo without most of the stabilization systems in modern cars and also with old tyres. Yet, I often had to travel outside the city on a road with several tight curves. I am glad I had this experience because I realised most of the things you mentioned by myself. Now driving a modern car feels like a joy, as all the stabilising systems in the car really make driving much more secure and thus comfortable.

I grew up racing and I only just realized how much it helps knowing this information when driving on the road

One of the things I enjoy about the area I live is the mountain ranges and the remote mountain highways that run through them. No one lives out there, hardly any traffic (especially on weekdays) and just vast lengths of uninterrupted road. One of my favorite highways has stretches of over 90 miles between towns. If you are one who likes to go fast, it really is hard to find anything better.

Relating to corners, slow in/fast out is a useful mantra. Modern cars can easily maintain high speeds round corners but safety dictates you should only go as fast as you can see clear ahead: always be ready to stop the car if there's something stationary just around that corner. I learnt this in my youth when meeting a queue of traffic half way around a bend, only managing to bring the car to a halt several cars past the end of the queue on the wrong side of the road and facing oncoming traffic (luckily slow because of road works).

Thanks for the vid. If you haven’t had your Megane on track yet, get one booked asap. You’ll love it even more than you do now! My tip for driving country lanes - beware blind left handlers and drive to what you can see. The risk of there being a horse, cyclist, pedestrian or a horrible pothole makes it not worth chancing.

Also, keep one thing in mind: the quality of the asphalt is a huge bottleneck. Back when I was going to my former fianceé's hometown, there were road segments that were just straight lines with a little bit of ups and downs. The reason I didn't max out the throttle is that because of those ups and downs it was really hard to see potholes. Remember kids, fun is awesome, but safety comes first. Don't want to your last ride to be an accident.

After 1000+ hours in BeamNG I don't want to drive fast.

I was taught with cornering to look at that vanishing point where the near and far sides of the road meet, as you mentioned, but to watch if that point appears to be getting closer (corner tightening up) or moving away (corner opening up)

I drive a 2012 bmw 320d wagon (actually a remapped 316d) with 180 hp on 205 width tires. It’s so rewarding to feel the car moving around a bit mid corner and stabilizing under power on corner exit. I’ve been driving for 13 years now and it’s a feeling i developed over time. I used to be scared of wet roads at first because i didnt understand what the car would do, but now I absolutely love coming out of slow wet corners with a bit of rotation. Something I’d like to adress is trying out your car/tyres braking performance in different conditions. Also how elevation changes can influence the balance of a car under load. Good video and I hope it reaches some youngsters. You can still drive fast, just dont be hotheaded about it. Choose your moments.

5:09 silver car on the other side going to be wondering what he did wrong 😂

I didn’t think that people couldn’t think of these logical things. Basic things: the faster you go, the more information you should see and anticipate on the road

I have noticed this more in manuals but your gears also dictate how much steering you can optimally input into a corner and if your in 5th and you put the power down through a corner you end up in a ditch because you got too much understeer. AWD cars do this the worst, so in a moderate corner and you flat out, 3rd is the best up to the end of the power band then just shift a couple gears after corner exit and you minimize crashing or oversteer and get best results.

Everything you said is pure experience and just the fact someone listens what you've said it is important. I've done all the things mentioned learning myself to control the car and to anticipate the next steer. What I've seen is that everybody learns this only if they go often for "fun" drives

thank you man, got my licence 3 months ago and I can tell that being attentive as a passenger helped me a lot when it comes to understand a car and it‘s peculiarities provided the driver does it right ;)

"look as far as the eye can see" good advice

Mate u are one of the best car RU-vidrs I’ve seen when it comes to safety and risk vs reward. You helped me improve my mindset when driving and fast. Spirited driving like u call it rather than reckless speeding. Never pushing the car and myself to the limits on the street and holding back enough where I can have fun and improve my skill as a driver but staying safe and keeping others safe too. I think a lot of especially younger generations have played too much need for speed and we try to make it reality. And street racing is fun but as u mature u realise it’s not where u full out race. The track is however. I can’t wait for my first track day and push a little more and improve. Thank u for the new perspective bro keep posting ❤️

This Megane RS is a fantastic car. I drove it the last 4 years and badly miss it. It has everything a Sportscar needs.

I really agree with you on how to learn RWD, another thing id say defiantly helps is stepping up in power slowly as i my case i went from a BMW 420d to a 340i and now im on a e92 M3 and ive drifted every car in a empty secluded car park to learn when it steps out and how to manage it. Also manuals/NA power makes a massive difference on how RWD feels aswell.

I taught this myself often playing sim racing games, now i do rally, with my friend sitting next to me reading me the corners because it's so fast i often can't even see them for example the turn is behind a hill... About the corner exits, in a RWD(rear wheel drive), even in the middle of the turn it's important to keep the throttle steady, never flatten it, never let it go, never press the clutch, else you'll slide inside the closest tree.

Pertaining to your corner exit throttling, a good starting point is that your throttle input is directly related to the amount of steering input. Great amount of steering input equals less amount of throttle that can be used. So as you unwind the steering wheel you apply more and more throttle. Bringing the wheel straight should be no more than 80% throttle until you know you are stable, then put in that last 20% - this is not only safer but for weekend drivers it's probably faster too.

Great upload, pleased to see you instructing essential fundamentals and keeping our hobby safe and in the clear

A year into my driving experience, less than a 1000 miles under my wheels, it was dusk and i was driving with missus in my car on a lovely empty countryside road... I wanted to rip through the next semi-tight corner but something told me not to, and to my surprise huge truck headlights popped out right in front of me in that corner, with my lightning reflexes i drifted off the half of the road onto driveable terrain, my wing being less than half a foot away from the road bank, as is stopped to a halt, right in front of the trailers back wheels going back into his lane... My wife begged me not to go outside and fight, as i was flooring it and glanced at her confused, asked if she was ok, and kept on rolling.

If you look at the farest point where the kerbs meet in a bend and the kerbs don’t appear to move, it’s a tight bend. When it starts to move again, the bend is lessening. Taught to me on advanced driving course for ambulance service years ago. Too tip 👍

Im surprised you didn't mention limit points. Kinda similar to the sight lines point you talked about but it's to do with matching your speed so you can stop in the distance you can see. Hands down the most important skill for a b road bash

Thank you we need more content like this in the community I’m a new driver since last September but I take it step by step and don’t drive over my limits

Great video and a great car. I have a manual 280 and they're absolute dreams to drive on those rural roads. I take mine on the A57 Snake pass through the Peak District quite often, and I'm constantly applying all of the points you made, especially about safety being the main priority. The thing with the Meg RS is I know that the car has more capability than I have, so pushing it beyond my personal limits isn't a good idea.

Great video, great channel, thank you for your good work ! There are so many unskilled or reckless or mindless drivers out there who should watch your videos... In my early years I learned some lessons the hard way and wrecked some of my cars. But as a motorcyclist mindful and considerate driving saved my life a couple of times. As you stated, knowing your vehicle and its behaviour is the most important thing.

This is some HIGH quality information. I hope as many drivers as possible get to watch this video. Nice one Mick...

Did you know that you can downshift when braking while pulling and holding the left padel shifter. So the gearbox is able to skip gears bring you into the lowest possible gear. It's very cool.

Once you understand vanishing points it changes how you take every corner. Safe smiles per mile win the race. Great video.

You just put the feeling into words. I always tried to say it to my friends but I nevee knew how to say it... I just said everything I feel when driving corners! Thanks a lot!

One useful tip, when driving quickly at night, down unlit country roads, is to always dip your headlights on the approach to a bend, giving them a brief flash of full beam, just as you're closing in on the apex. That way, you get the earliest possible warning of an oncoming vehicle, from their full beam lighting the outside of the bend, and, on the off chance that the driver coming the other way is using the same trick, you'll still be giving them the heads up, with that quick flash of your full beam. And finally, if you happen to see a quick flash of somebody else's full beam, as you're peeling into a corner, it's always wise to scrub a bit more speed off and adopt a less aggressive road position, as there's a fair chance they're going to be coming through fast.

Great video. About the gears, I actually like going fast on 5th gear on my mx-5 when I want to work on "corner speed management" and maintaining the flow without actually reaching crazy speeds. It kinda keeps the mindset calm as you said because when I am on 3rd I swear I hear the car whispering "drive like a lunatic".

Thank you algo! Excellent content and loved your philosophy. U got an instant sub. If i may add some points; Tyre Temperature: with performance summer tyres this is highly vital. It is very important to understand how the car behave in the corner under different tyre temperatures. A nice “planted” turn on properly heated summer tyres can very easily end up at the guardrail on a chilly spring morning. Reading the room (I can’t agree more on your view on this): If you are following a family station/mpv with a foreign plate on a curvy mountain road, you are probably not interacting with the sharpest car guy with killer reflexes. Sometimes it is OK to “abort the mission” and share the road respectfully with others. There is no shame on cruising couple minutes in eco-mode and and listen your favourite songs. Driving below speed limit is not as bad as many car enthusiasts fear. Knowing the electronics of the car: Although they sound identical, every car has different ABS, ASR and ESP characteristics and limits. It is very very important to know the thresholds of the electronics. An aggressive ESP/diff reaction to a powerslide maneuver can very easily end up on the oncoming lane if you don’t know how to correct it. Understeer and oversteer limits: many "self-proclaimed-pro" rwd drivers has fallacy that their cars will never understeer. If you are (un)lucky enough, you can get a proper understeer in any rwd car. It is all about wrong braking reaction and dirty road. Snow driving: Thanks to driver aids, driving on rain and dry are pretty much is the same (assuming you are driving reasonably). You should totally forget about this while you are driving on snow and pretend like you are a very slow racing driver. Accelerate/Brake only on straight line and taking the turns on constant speed. And make sure that car is simply "flowing" to the direction that you want with smooth steering and throttle inputs.

I'm addicted to speeding, I can't go on the highway without at least letting out a burst. But I do change my way of thinking whenever it gets more crowded. I'd speed up when the lane is clear, slow down when passing people, and signal with enough time for others to see and let me merge. Even though I try to take precautions, I know I'm wrong. I'm trying to condition myself to drive slow, but it's hard.

My father was a Great driver, police driver and he had me behind a wheel at 14. I was taught about apex’s and driving according to road conditions from a young age. I’ve been lucky enough to have skid pan lessons in cars, 4x4 and 7.5t Trucks. It’s come in handy a few times. I grew up in the countryside, near a forest and me and me and my mates were all hot hatch teenagers, at school in the 90s. Our first cars were small, 1.2-1.4 Nova or fiestas. This is a great video mate and you’ve hit all the right points. Especially the corners and knowing where to look to see how tight a bend is.

Great video, with great advice! In corners, the top 3 priorities are safety, visibility and stability. Drive to maintain those. For most public roads, the limiting factor is visibility rather than tyre adhesion or road surface. (Unless the weather is poor and the road is really slippery.) Limit point analysis is key. Look for the limit of your visibility in your lane. Drive to a speed where you can stop in the distance you can reasonably expect to be clear. That will be just before the limit point in the case of most A or B roads because you could have a jogger running towards you just beyond your vision (been there, encountered that). For narrow lanes, where two cars do not have room to get past each other, drive so you can stop in half (or less) the distance you can see to be clear. That allows for somebody to come bombing around the corner in the opposite direction. When approaching a corner, if the limit point is static (not moving) the corner is sharp. Reduce speed. If the limit point is creeping, in other words moving but not as fast as your car is moving, also reduce speed. When the limit point is matched i.e. it moves at the same speed as your car, you are at the correct speed for the corner. Maintain that speed using a little throttle. (As I say, assuming you are within the grip parameters for that road.) When the limit point is more than matched (the limit point is moving away slightly) you can start to increase speed. When the limit point is running (moving away rapidly) you can accelerate more. Acceleration out of a corner is, as you say, dependent on the position of the driving wheels relative to the direction of travel. Only when the wheels are lined up can you apply maximum acceleration. In a RWD car, that means the steering is straight. On a FWD car, that can be a little earlier because the fronts will be pointing in the direction of travel just before the rear wheels are lined up. Ensure acceleration is smooth and progressive, not sudden or jerky, otherwise the car can become unbalanced and the ditch will beckon! I recommend the videos Reg Local does, as an ex Police Instructor. I found them very helpful when preparing for my own IAM Roadsmart Masters test.

Thank the RU-vid algorithm for having me find this video and your page! Cheers from the USA good Sir! Amazing content you've got a new sub!!!

Good video and good attitude. I bought a very powerful sportscar a few years ago and realized I needed to learn how to drive safely. The course I followed teaching advanced driving is still with me every day that I get behind the wheel.

You get a lot more experience out of driving a slow car fast than by trying to manage a fast car. Once you learn driving dynamics in the slow car, you will be much better equipped to drive the fast car properly. I learned trail braking and corner balance while owning a N/A Subaru Impreza, I was able to drive it on curves much faster than I ever could in my 3.5 Altima I had before it.

First time I kicked the rear out it was deliberate for educational purposes and I continued to do So up until the rear end had a mind of its own one day and I was thankful for practice 💯💯🔥🔥

Loads of great advice here, thanks for making - hoping loads of people take now or some of these incredibly valuable lessons! Subscribed. 👊

This was great! I really believe that people who buy sportscars/hypercars should have to take additional training for just this reason. Its hard enough for a lot of people to drive at normal/highway speed, let alone driving fast. I've seen way too many videos of people losing control of sportscars because they don't understand the basic concepts you're showing here. Also, for people with cars that can go upwards of 180KMH, its very important to check what your tires rated speed is. All tires are different, and some are only rated for up to 160 or less. That means if you go flat out on these, your tires could essentially rip themselves apart from the force once you exceed their speed rating. Especially if its just a car straight from the dealership, chances are its just using standard tires. (unless you're buying a lambo or something) Also, race cars tires are mostly flat rubber, and used on a smooth track. This ensures they have maximum grip. Most regular road tires have a lot more tread and not as much surface rubber, and you're driving on rode's witch potentially have potholes, big puddles, oil, debris etc, all things that could cause a vehicle to lose stability at a higher speed.

Corner entry. It's called the vanishing point. The nearer the sides of the road converge to you - the vanishing point - the slower you need to be going. As you go around the corner the vanishing point recedes. Get on the gas.

Very good video! You seem like an extremely down to earth car enthusiast and i wish more people had the same mindset as you!

Nice video and good advice ! I would disagree though about automatic gearboxes, it really depends what kind of automatic gearbox it is. If it is a DCT transmission, it will do a pretty good job a changing quickly between gears and it will often stay in the good gear at the right time. BUT, ofc, if you want to drive in truly sporty way, changing the gears on your own, is the right way to go, no matter what.

Looking far ahead especially at night has saved me once, it was a 100km road and some delivery dude stopped randomly on the lane no hazards no blinker, I saw it early enough that the car didnt seem to move so I slowed down, i was going 120km 500 meter beforehand

As someone who lives outside the uk, watching you driving on the left lane makes me scream internally.

A lot of what you talk about is written in roadcraft, the book used by police drivers like myself. The techniques you reference are referred to as "limit point" and "reading the road". I drive in a spirited manner in a BMW 335D X Drive with 313 Bhp, it's a big heavy 4 wheel drive, 4 door saloon but I can still fling it into corners even on runflat tyres which have less grip than summer tyres, and stock OEM brakes which aren't brilliant, too often I've seen a car in a hedge or off in a ditch at the side of the road on a bend and wonder if it's someone who didn't judge the corner properly or if they were distracted and looking at/using their phone. All that I would really add to this is a few things: 1) DO NOT brake in the corner, braking in the corner causes a shift in the weight and upsets the balance and grip the car has on the road, you're more likely to lose it braking in a corner than you are on a straight bit of road. Look and plan well ahead and brake before the bend, that way the car is settled and setup for the corner in question. Obviously in an emergency if you have to brake in the corner then so be it, but it's not how it should be done. 2) Overtaking - too many people get right up the backside of the car in front to overtake, which is utterly pointless and just increases the risk of there being a rear end shunt. Drop back to increase your view, and if safe to do so, angle out slightly without crossing the central line to get a much clearer view. The part about limit points is quite straight forward, the limit point is the distance you can see. If the limit point is staying the same, so for example you can see approximately 70 metres ahead of you, and as you go around a bend you can still see around 70 metres ahead of you as your limit point, then you will safely get round the bend at the speed you are travelling at. However if the limit point suddenly closes on you, so you can see 70 metres initially and then as you approach a bend you can only see a hedge on the entry to the corner and the limit point drops from 70 metres to 50 metres, you should lower your speed. Whilst you may still get around the bend at the same speed with a reduced limit point it has less of a safety margin for you and gives you less time to anticipate and react should something happen ahead of you. A good example of the limit point massively reducing is 3:44 initially you can see all the way down to that house, but as you approach you can only then see a short way into the bend and not as far as you could when you were approaching the bend, as such the "limit point" has reduced drastically.

I was expecting to hear three things I didn't know about. But I didn't learn anything. I'm not criticizing you. I'm just making a statement from someone who really _LOVES DRIVING_ and has done so for the last 45 years or so. There are obviously a lot of people from the 108k+ who have watched this and didn't know any of your three tips. However. One thing you didn't mention about corners is to safely use as much of your side of the road as you can. Not so much on a right hand bend as you're already on the left side of the road. But especially on a left hand bend. To do this you move as far to the right side of your side of the road to have even more vision around the bend of the road. An extra 20 foot of road could make the difference. Exiting, especially from an ex BMW driver whose car was RWD, is always something to watch out for. A car that over steers I believe, in the right hands, is safer than one that under steers. And being taught to drive in an era when cars didn't normally come with a rev counter, made you listen to the engine so you'd use the gears correctly. But the fundamentals you spoke about at the beginning are paramount to enjoying a brisk drive. From oil, water and tyre pressures to making sure all 4 tyres are perfect and don't have any imperfections to them such as a nail or worn spots.

THANK YOU!!! "These are things you should not think about, but have the FEEL." This. The end.

After speeding regularly for over 10 years, I am always shocked at how little effort driving "normal" takes.

Mick assumes too much

I’ve got to say, i am really glad that I watched this video. With the absolute plague of “egocentric” drivers we have over here in the States I’ve been out off of learning more about driving or getting involved with the driving scene whatsoever. I’ve always thought that anyone who is into cars, or racing, or going fast are prideful, could care less about others’ safety, and for the most part are into all sorts of douchebaggery, most of which they partake in on the public streets. Listening to a young guy who is a pro and who knows what he is doing and is imparting this wisdom into others has refreshed me and even has me thinking about taking some driving classes because I’ve always absolutely loved to drive and have wanted to learn how to master the skill but have always dreaded having to deal with the BS I thought I perceived. Thank you for this Video, definitely softened up my heart and will make me slower to judge out on the road. Cheers, as they say ;)

Never thought about it this way, specifically the corner entry/exit talk. Great video man.

As someone who is addicted to pushing it to the limits it's by far best video about it i ever seen! Great knowledge for people who don't know it yet and great reminder too! Cheers

Im from the US in southern California. Out here its vitally important to pick a section of road and go through both ways slowly to make sure the road is in good shape. Most of our fun roads are in canyons and passes that have a lot of rocky sections amd those rocks can and do land in the road. The practice of runing a section is a hold over from the motorcycle decades, where a small stone can cause a crash. At lease with a car youd be fine but a bowling ball size rock will ruin your day. Sectioning the fun parts also lets run in the traffic gap. I would also add of your getting "oh shit" moments frequently on a public road your pushing to hard against your current skill level. I really appreciate you putting safety above all else on the street, its refreshing to hear on you tube! Jealous of your car, but I know I'm not alone there haha.

I go for fun drives in my Tesla Model 3. Doing a skid pan session was extremely helpful to understand what to do, and more importantly what NOT TO DO when you lose traction.

I think one of the main things people don't understand and key to cornering fast is how to maintain balance. Some many people take corners letting the weight shift abruptly and I cringe as I feel the pull on the tires. This stresses and wears the tires way more, and an of course increases the chance of losing grip and having an accident. The weight should be as balanced as possible across all four tires so one can go faster safer.

My guy racking 1k+ views on all his recent videos 🔥 nice one Mick, hope to see some socials so I can follow you there

One of the best lessons my Dad gave me when I was learning to drive was I had to drive across town always being in the right gear for slowing down using gears and wasn't allowed to use the brakes! It gives the learner a feel for controlling the car by being in the right gear rather than just stamping on and off the pedals. Later I had military driving lessons and there was a lot of block changing, again this teaches you to select the right gear for whatever is in front of you. These skills carry over even to an automatic because you habitually keep the engine in optimum performance.