Ash's Driving Fail April | Cutting Corners 

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For me. The reason you follow "rules" like not cutting corners is that there will come a day when you make a mistake in doing so.

It's pretty clear now that no-one is afraid of being caught by the police for minor traffic infringements. The few traffic police left after the downsizing over the last 30 years (replaced by cameras) either don't care or are too busy with more serious crimes. Which is a shame, since most big crimes begin with small ones and enforcing small laws does have a knock-on effect.

I assume the lorry was checking the bridge height. Couldn't see any signage for the height on the approach so being hesitant until you are sure is good practice.

At least the driver at 2:00 hasn’t got too far to travel to get their wheel alignment done 😁

😂 That expression of unsurprised disappointment as several people run a red light. Chin up Ash. Plenty of us have vastly improved our driving habits as a result of your videos. Thank you.

That clip at 4:54 is a common occurrence for us bus drivers. people see a bus and want to get ahead of it, even if they're not even going to travel in the same direction. I had a car jump out of a junction right in front of the nose of my bus just to go the other direction (completely crossing my path). I had to emergency brake. luckily I had no passengers on, otherwise somebody could have been seriously injured. the mentality of "I must go before the bus" is horrifically dangerous.

Some people need a Rally co-driver style navigation: 'Next right 2 DON'T CUT, straight 5 into narrows over bridge SLOW, stop at sign then 3 left, and 2 right into carpark SLOW then full stop into available space.'

@ 9.45, that bridge looks lower than it is from a distance, maybe the driver was checking his height and looking for signs on the bridge.

9:33 Is he checking whether he can pass the bridge?

Big well done to Jordan for passing. Also Well done to the girl with glasses. I'm sure her nerves shot up after a car just pulled out in front of her but she reacted quickly, calmly and handled the situation as you said brilliantly.

i love it when ppl get the ash death stare, can you do a compilation?

I wonder if the reason that van driver was driving so close behind was because he's subconsciously racing to get to the stop in traffic faster so that he can focus on his phone.

As I always start by saying since developing epilepsy I can no longer drive. But I am, and was, amazed at the risks people would take for themselves and others for the sake of 30 seconds of a journey time.

HGV in 9:20, maybe they were checking their height before going under the bridge, giving themselves an option to turn left if they were too tall?

Congratulations Jordan, well done on passing 🎉🎉

The problem with the 4 S's is that I pulled out when there was easily enough space to the next car that I could safely walk across, so thought pull out was fine. That next car proceeded to speed up way beyond the limit and may well have been 'swearing', that I had 'cut them up'. 🙄

I assume that police van didn't see the driver, but it was also possible that the van was on its way to a more serious incident. Not all police officers are trained to go around with lights and sirens, but are still expected to attend calls. As you can expect, this is mostly down to a lack of funds to not only hire enough officers but also to provide further training once they are hired (like advanced driving courses etc.)

Very effective speed bumps at 4:40. We have the same here - they're basically useless unless you have the car heavily loaded, when they scratch the underside no matter what you do.

Really like your style of teaching. Yes, you tell them off when they dont get it right, but equally when they do well you are on it and giving credit where deserved. That moment at about 10:00 is a tricky junction for any driver, let alone a learner. The T junction is blocked by parked cars and it is possible to have a car jump out on you (I assume if you cant see them, they cant see you). Your pupil was driving at a nice speed and was obvioulsy ready to take action if and when needed, which she did. Nice job of teching there.

The look on some drivers faces when you pull up to a junction and they have to turn right properly is hilarious. Some people look absolutely disgusted that you dare to be on your side of the road! 😂

The amount of people that just came out the road on left without looking and nearly hit people on zebra crossing at 1:10 was crazy when I used to live around there. And it was just a pub carpark not a block of flats on corner then.

The best bit of advise my father gave me back in the early 90s was if you cant see the bottom of the vehicles wheels in front of you when stationery you are too close.

I passed my test first time in May, 1966 in a driving school car. After the paperwork, my instructor drove me to my house. I was reminded of this by the view here of Jordan after his test. (Well done, Jordan.) My question is, why do instructors drive newly qualified drivers? Do they think we are about to go "demob happy" and cause accidents? Are the cars only insured for pre-test learners? Do the instructors think that they lose authority when their pupils pass their test? I'd like to know the official explanation.

8:49 one boy racer is all it would take and game over.

9:50 just realised that Ashley’s car is “Wet British Grass Green” colour by comparing it with the wet British grass on the side next to the stopped lorry.

Your training teaches much more than simple car control and high way code / manners. You effectively pass on a very observant advanced technique and skill needed in traffic clogged up with drivers not paying attention anymore. I think every driver should be re- examined every 5 years and HGV every 2- 3 years.( medical, eye, hazard testing)

Well done Jordan. Happy driving!

15:04 - I feel for Jordan. Just passed his test and now isn't allowed to drive home in the car that he got so familiar with. Would have felt like a victory round! At least that was how I felt when I was in the exact same situation many years ago.

have you seen the new amendments to the highway code? apparently traffic lights and road markings are now "optional" so long as one or more of the following applies: - you are in a hurry - you are driving finest German engineering - you are on two wheels, this includes vehicles with more turning sharply - you "identify" as being important - you find such rules and restrictions triggering and oppressive this is in addition to the exemption vans and overseas registered vehicles have previously had the changes are easy to spot, they are in green crayon

One thing I could never be is a driving instructor. Keep up the good work Ashley!

Looking forward to viewing this later at home. Greetings from Grand Designs Live at London Excel. Visiting this show on the way back from another event yesterday. Namely RHS Malvern Spring Festival which was huge and excellent. The surrounding rolling green hills almost felt like a scaled down version of the mountains around my other homeland of Vancouver or indeed areas of Washington state across the border. Driving a rental car this weekend as mine has a minor error message issue, "Engine Malfunction, Acceleration Reduced". Rental car is a Nissan Juke which isn't my kind of car at all. For one thing, absolutely hate the hill hold feature, even though it's an automatic. Can't wait to be back in my 5 speed 2009 Ford Focus Titanium, which will be rectified this Tuesday with an easy fix. Didn't realize what a great car I own until I drove a modern day rental. Safe driving all...and no cutting corners!

That lorry was deffo checking his height Vs the bridge height

You make an interesting point after you said, "Right in front of the police." And, "There is no deterrant". Because the police don't do a damn thing when they see dangerous driving. I've seen so many drivers do so many dangerous things, especially on the motorway; like middle lane hogging and tail gating right in front of police cars and the police just don't do anything. (I've been meaning to get a dashcam for a few years now, but your videos have motivated me to get one fitted). Well done, Jordon!

I LOVE the video format and the Rear, cockpit, front. I passed my test a few months ago, but haven't yet got a car. So seeing content in this way, is really helping to highlight weaker areas whiles shop around.

I'd be interested to know if the cars in the first clip went straight on after going through the red light. These sorts of people go out to the overtaking lane just in case.

Love the look on ya face when the car came out of the side road right in front of your pupil (time stamp 9:55). Least she did well and turned it into a none event ;)

Just joined your channel and it has been very informative. Lots of hints here even for people like me who have been driving relatively safely for over 25 years. I would love someone to come on a journey with me and pick up on my bad habits. I am definitely a more observant and careful driver than I was in my 20s.

HGV checking the bridge height?

I see a lot of people cutting corners where I live and honestly I do it sometimes while turning right into a smaller road with no oncoming traffic. It can *sometimes* be safer to do so as it means you lose the risk of being rear ended while stopped, but it's definitely a bad habit of mine that I need to stop :D

That stretch in Stockbridge is murder for impatient drivers because of all the consecutive traffic calming measures ironically sending them into a rage.

Corner-cutting is probably in my all-time Top Five of "annoying habits of drivers".

I like the fourth “S” - swear 😊 I’m gonna use that 👌🏻

Thanks to your pupils for letting you use the videos.

New subscriber! Absolutely love your videos, keep up the great work of keeping people safe on the road

1:35 This clip opens with a radio advertisement about road safety. Oh, the irony.

Last clip is standard procedure at that junction I have found, had a few close calls with people shooting up the inside there and going straight on. I would say it is partially due to the junction being oddly set up, but it is mostly due to impatience and total disregard for anyone but themselves.

Can't believe small public service vehicles don't need a current MoT! Here in NZ they have to have a current test to a stricter set of guidelines, a Certificate of Fitness rather than a Warrant of Fitness required by private passenger vehicles.

regarding the vehicle reversing out of the quick fit: my mother once broke her passenger side mirror by backing into a utility pole. I did give her flak about not using the mirror.

if you have learnt to drive with Ashley and passed your test all in Liverpool, you are probably some of the best and safest drivers on the road today!

My instructor's massive pet peeve, people cutting corners big time And that first clip where it turned red but the last 2-3 cars still went anyway.

@2:10 Ashley really should be paying attention to the road in front

do those lights sequence at the same time though, in the first clip. been confused by the light's by me as they recently been changed so they cycle to red for one side LONG (and i mean uncomfortably so) before the other side does. never used to so I got on with getting ready to move off the first time only to have people still comming at me. wasnt till I crept up enough I could see one of the repeater lights still showing green I worked it out.

On the first clip with the on-coming cars seemingly jumping a red light - it is possible their lights were still green. I've seen a few junctions where the lights in the opposite direction don't turn red at the same time. Although if that junction is a regular haunt for Ashley he might be more familiar with the light phasing there.

I was told, many years ago, (and I can't vouch for the accuracy) that causing another road user to change speed or direction was basically the way to define "driving without due care and attention".

at 9:30 may have been the case that the lorry driver was making sure of the vertical clearance of the bridge

10:22 I think the cyclist was going to wait, they did briefly before the right turn lights went red, only problem is they assumed both sets turned red when only the right turn lanes did

*The most brilliant channel on RU-vid!*

So for the 4 S's. What if you are trying to turn left right they have to stop and wait for me to find a gap to get on to the correct side of the road. But if I continued to wait and traffic backed up behind me I would then be making the people behind me swear because I'm waiting for a gap on both sides of the road before going. Which could take upwards of 5-10 minutes in rush hour traffic.

Had to double check RU-vid hadn't suggested an older video from the first clip. Things never change

That wasnt a crash outside the kwik fit. It was an approved technique for wheel alignments.

the lorry was probably checking paperwork for the height of his truck and trailer to see if he can get under the bridge , but really its something he should know before driving but many neglect it untill they need to know

Your student at 10:10 may well have implemented the 5th S. Great job! 👌🏻

Cutting the corners of junctions is commonplace here. As someone in the side road approaching the stop or give way line, you need to be checking to the left for people who are about to swing across from the other road.

2:03 - don't you mean "...silver vehicle reversing *into* the Kwik-Fit sign on the RHS..."? 😉 11:34 - Audiot strikes again! 15:50 - Followed by psychic Ashley!

That Kwik-Fit sign looked pretty battered already.

Great set of clips as always. Would the close following silver van at 5:19 onwards be driving like that if it was a member of their own family learning to drive in the car in front?

After Kwik fit clip ... Ash says I only scratched the surface.... Like the previous clip driver 😂😂

4:36 such an effective speed bump

0:45 everyone is queueing in one lane whereas Ashley can go almost straight up to the lights. I see this soo often (usually in the inside lane) and soo often I rejoice they all make way for me being the first to pass the junction, leaving all traffic behind me :)

So you can use carvertical to spot unmarked police cars?

Hi Ash, I recently bought my first manual car and I'm struggling a bit in a few areas, mainly hill starting and slowing down for a turn when in a higher gear. Could you consider making a video on manual driving with a camera showing your foot work? I understand there are other channels that have made videos on the subject but none come close explaining things in as much detail as you. No worries if you can't fit it into your pipeline. Thank you!

With the clip at around 7:40 with the Audi using the left-turn lane to go straight on, it is clearly a common trick at this junction - as Ashley predicted it happening. It seemed that the majority of the traffic in the right lane were turning right, so drivers in the left lane are hedging their bets that hardly anyone is going straight on (or will just be stuck in a queue of right-turners), so can pull off the cheeky move without too much drama. So it does raise the question about whether the lane markings are really suitable for that junction. Maybe the left-lane should be left and straight-on, and the right-lane should be right-only?

Insurers might need this clip Ashley for the accident at around 02:15!

I've always wondered if corner cutting was against the highway code? Personally I do it sometimes but only on junctions where you can see 100% that there is nothing coming or could possibly be coming. Sadly this simple logic seems to evade a lot of drivers and therefore makes it into my top three pet peeves.

That scooter was really pissing you off 😂 then you realised you where faster ,so you got a smug look then the traffic bunched and the pissed off look came back

00:10, if this is going near side to near side it entices traffic behind to jump the lights. If you go half way across the junction the traffic behind can back space for oncoming traffic to turn. I also think offside to offside gives better visibility, problem is when one driver goes offside to offside and the oncoming driver goes nearside to nearside. 2:10, good example of rubber necking. 9.21, why honk the horn, do we know what is in front of the lorry or was the honk for pedestrians?

As you pointed out there is no penalty for ignoring the rule of the road.

At 10:09 what was that terrifying structure at the end of the road? Sent a shiver down my spine seeing that 😟

Ashley what's your take on people overtaking and doing 30-40mph on 20mph roads? I'm a fairly new driver so I stick to the speed limits but there's one stretch of road that's 20mph and people seem to bomb down it and get angry at me for doing the 20mph limit, I mean I get it 20mph is so slow but, worth breaking the law? No deterrant I guess.

I always thought the govt Mot history checker was useful..however recently while looking at car gurus online they had a used car with Mot at 34k miles..the next one was 74k then next at 54k then 60k then 34k..i emailed the DVLA who advised its not a legal requirement to notedownthe correct mileage..just advice to anyone who thinks the mileage is accurate.. not always

in the first clip, why cant they just add a filter light to junctions like that? lights go red with you still in the middle regardless of if the car jumped a red..

Really awesome that you got to have CyclingMikey on the channel at 1:40!

Was the hesitant lorry driver at 9:20 worried about the height of the bridge?

Congratz, Jordan! Nice work, mate! Was the hesitant HGV driver checking his clearance height against the bridge height before continuing? It did seem pretty strange...

15:00 Congrats Jordan!

2:05 rofl. I suppose he's at the right place for it.

Personally at 1:40 I would have checked my mirrors and not moved off at all. I think you were looking at your radio maybe? I think it just shows how easy it can be to be distracted from driving, even in a minor way. You were clearly in control and switched on, just saying there might be room to improve? That being said, once you had seen them you held back. Cyclist clearly had a death wish though. End of the day I would much rather play it safe than risk anything. Another great video Ashley

Not sure about the 4 Ss. On busy roads, sometimes you have to move in from a junction even if someone has to slow down a bit or you never get out. I never get upset if someone does this. Also, if someone was out of sight when you moved into a lane, then appears moving rapidly, it is their responsibility to slow down as needed - they need to be able to stop in the space the can see, so there should never be a problem. Theoretically. And obviously you need to be able to move into a road where there appears to be no traffic.

The Astra emerge was shocking

I seem to recall from another video you were getting a motorcycle. As a fellow rider I'd love to see footage from you riding to show the way traffic deals with you differently.

interesting PoV - I enjoyed that. Not a car driver myself, but I do ride a motorcycle: so, very aware of surroundings on the road. The quality of road use is terrible - as is the quality of the roads, hah. As a side note, I find the majority of drivers quite respectful towards myself riding me motor.

6:57 Nice Merc 😍 Enjoyed this video and it being 16 mins

10:00 - I had this exact same car do this to me over the water!!!

Benefit of the doubt, I thought that lorry was eyeing up that bridge up ahead, perhaps.

That bicyclist at 10:24. Utter insanity. All it would have taken was a moment of inattention from a driver and he'd have been hit

14:07 "No deterrent". Absolutely. IMO that's why driving standards seem to plumb new depths every day.

although i think some of our own driving standards have declined , i also think some of it is due to foreign drivers coming here and still allowed to drive on the licence they got in their own country without taking a uk test . i dont know how long they can drive on their original licence from their country but wouldnt it be a good idea if they had to take a uk test if they plan to live here and not just a tourist

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Nice compilation Ashley 💪