"Make it a non event" and "You can rectify other people's mistake" are two pieces of really sound advice.....A very Happy New Year to you Ashley and everyone on this channel.....all the best for 2023......
This is great advice, but I don’t see how it applied were Ashley put it in the video. The non-event was the overtake coming the other way. There seems to be no inconvenience to Ash and room to complete the manoeuvre, but not one I’d have done. The rectification of others mistakes, Ash filtered into the obvious space behind the lady in the black car. I do not agree that Ash could know she was unaware of him. Nothing about her driving seems to suggest this, nor do I believe Ashley could pick up every flicker of her eye movement from eight car lengths back. She hasn’t move out or blocked him or slowed. Where is the mistake being rectified?
@peterthompson9854 Hi...appreciate what you're saying about those clips and I can see exactly what you mean...maybe not the best examples to put the advice to 😄😄...it is really good advice though and I'm going to see if I can put it into practice in my own driving...all the best.....
Me too. It would be great to have some dashcam footage to share. On the other hand, I'm glad I haven't. That means everyone around me are cautious and sensible lately. Let's hope it stays that way.
After watching Ash's vids for a while now my attitude in the car is so much better than it used to be. I avoid so much hassle and stress by following the tips Ash gives! I also find myself watching other dash cam chanels/vids and noticing that a lot of the time the situation could have been avoided if the cammer had just watched some of Ash's vids and knew how to avoid or de-escalate the situation!!
That attitude snapped in me after I had a traffic collision. Too little too late, but I am a much more patient driver, and instead of muttering curses and getting riled up, I find myself quite enjoying rectifying other people's errors, and having a laugh at their expense.
The key is to take pride, like you say, and not to get bent out of shape by your own or others' mistakes. Correcting others' mistakes is not the same as teaching people a lesson, which will often lead to being bent out of shape.
Jack seems like a really nice lad, bet you have some laughs with his banter. That first clip, the instructor training one, the amount of times I’ve had that happen. We pull up to discuss something and someone comes and parks in “ their “ space one the street. They won’t park anywhere else as thats “ their “ space. Best one I had was on a road thats not really busy but not quiet. We had parked totally legally and someone came and parked bang opposite despite the road being empty. As I was looking down discussing something with my learner, I didn’t spot the issue immediately and I only realised when the traffic started building up. Obviously then, in the eyes of the people who hadn’t seen the other car park up, it was the learner who was in the wrong and we got all the nasty looks and hand signals that are not in the Highway Code. Like you, I just moved on ASAP.
I must admit I thought that was less a case of “stupidity” and more a case of that’s where they were going to park regardless and trying to get Ashley’s car to move.
@@MartinParnham yep. I’ve been halfway through doing Parrell Park and someone has come up right behind us forcing us to go forward and abandon the manoeuvre as it’s “ their “ parking space.
Driving on the pavement and the obstructing it by parking are both offences and very antisocial to pedestrians. The car should have parked on the road but not opposite Ashley.
@@ditch3827 It would be a shame if a pedestrian tried to squeeze past their car and something on their person ended up scratching the paintwork, wouldn't it?
I've been driving for nearly 17 years now and the amount I've learnt from this channel is immense. I'm so much more aware of my surroundings, the hazards involved, and those who have more priority than me. Being a cyclist as well, I know how important it is to be extra careful around them. Thank you Ashley for your continued excellence.
5:35 hands up if you need better cycling infrastructure! Just had a look at the cycle lane coming out of the Stanley Park car park: it dumps you into a traffic light controlled intersection with no lights for cyclists! So you have to work your way across the pedestrian crossings in two stages. Then around the corner on the pavement where you meet the "piece de resistance" of the illegally parked Citroen on the corner, on double yellow lines, blocking the view! (which looking at streetview, seems to be a permanent fixture). Then have to cross a very wide road to re-join traffic, watching for traffic coming in 4 directions, including directly behind you.
@@letter1014 I don't want to come across as a hater... I think Ashley is doing a great job educating people, but yea in this specific instance there was very little to gain in fighting for that place in the queue. I feel like Ashley himself has argued against doing this in the past and this seems a little bit out of character.
Interior camera's in black and white because it's decided to go into night mode - when the IR filter is removed IR appears purple, so they desaturate so it looks less weird. Sometimes they're finicky about coming back out.
Some nice positive reinforcement for Jack’s reaction to the cyclist. Loving his tongue in cheek comments too. Anyone teaching family to drive when not a Driving Instructor; 1st, make sure Your driving is still to standard (takes loads more lessons to break bad habits if you teach wrong), and make good use of the “shit sandwich” when criticising; that bit was good, this bit was shit, but the other bit was good, well done. I’ve got 4 through their test, and I don’t recommend it, it’s more stressful than anything I’ve ever done.
Hi ashley just recently passed my driving test and got a car, thanks for all the videos and learning points you did, been very helpful for safe driving. Happy new year!
Yeah, I was unsure of that one too. The only thing I can think of is because they were turning right they should have been further over to the right rather than over to the left which makes it look like they we’re going straight ahead as they weren’t signalling
On the first clip with the muppet parking opposite Ash on an otherwise empty road I've noticed that people park as if their cars get lonely when left alone and try to park near other parked vehicles. At my local Sainsburys there was a large section of car park that nobody used (they've since built on it). I used to park in it with no other cars within 10 bays either side of me. When I'd get back to the car park I'd find half a dozen cars parked immediately around mine but with the rest of that section still as empty as a bar in a 'dry' Welsh town on a Sunday.
I suspect in this case the occupants of that car live in the house on the corner, and this is their regular parking space regardless of whatever other vehicles are about. As such they impede the view to the left for anyone emerging, but what the hell? You can't expect us to walk an extra five yards to our front door.
looked more to me like the other driver was expecting Ashley to get done with whatever instruction he was giving and move on, so they were going to park where they wanted.
Happens all the time. My favourite example of this is I went on a day trip to Cherbourg with a friend to stock up on wine. We arrived at the commercial centre a couple of hours before they opened and if you've ever been to one of these places you'll know how large the car parks are. This one was empty apart from a few cars sparsely dotted around. No sooner had we parked up when another UK registered car pulled up right next to me. Seriously, why would anyone do that?
Hey Ashley, just a question with the clip following yourself on your own letting the people cross the road (02:19). You've said in the past that if it causes a tailback behind you, not to stop to let people into junctions/cross roads etc, is this situational as to the number of vehicles waiting behind you, I only saw one car behind the white van waiting?
Love the philosophies at the end. Thanks for the channel. Yours is one of the few channels I regularly watch. Gonna be teaching youngest to drive at Cardrome Learner Centre Driving track in Hornchurch this year. Wish there were more tracks for people to learn on before they hit the streets. Mind you this year did see a fella take three of his kids on it, I reckon they were between 8-12 years old, they were bombing around over the speed limit, not good.
The clip around 6:25 was interesting for me to compare to my experience in Canada and USA. Over there it's standard practice for vehicles from opposing directions to turn into a multi lane street side by side. In fact it's for this very reason that it's law over there that whenever you make a turn, you must turn into the closest available lane. It's all to aid traffic flow and utilize the fact that there are multiple lanes to turn into. Of course not everyone obeys that rule over there and I have seen folks swing wide across multiple lanes. This all goes hand in hand with what Ashley often preaches about trying to drive in a staggered formation. Also, regardless of what might be standard practice elsewhere, this is the UK and this side by side turning is not as common or understood a practice. Also, there is there no requirement in the Uk to turn into the closest available lane, so even more reason to be extra cautious about doing it here.
Agreed, I’m not sure why Ash was so triggered by this. The other driver would have been aware of Ash and fell in behind sensibly. They would have done this cautiously and been prepared to have taken action should Ash have drifted over into the right lane. This used to happen quite a bit but less so these days as drivers seem to be less confident in each other. If I was in Ash’s shoes in this scenario, I don’t think I’d have been too bothered.
Happy new year to you and yours Ashley, I could see what that cabbie was trying to do - look for an address. However the best way to achieve that is to park up, get out of the car and look not allow yourself to get stressed out by trying to do too many things at the same time.
Your videos are a perfect example of what happens on our roads. Almost every driver out there does not care about anyone else but them. The level of selfishness is unbelievable. I think the basis of every driving near miss incident etc is " no one is prepared to wait"
I can't help but laugh at that kid littering at the end. The way they look around nervously because they know it's wrong, making sure their parents don't see, just for that little adrenaline rush of doing the wrong thing.
9:30 This clip confused me. Im not sure if it was because she slightly drifted on to the white line or if Ashley expected her to be checking her mirrors as there are merge arrows on the road.
thats what too many do do the rest of there life,,clutch and break as they are not taught to stop from 50-60mph like i have done..like you said the clutch is only to keep the engine running,and while not pushed we keep engine breaking,,a faster speed stop shows this and explains,the only reason for "break then cluch" in towns below 30 is its so suddently stopped ;-)
Happy New Year @Ashley Neal Excellent clips again and some I’ve come across in my nine months of driving. Still waiting to have a dashcam fitted but my wife caught a brilliant red light runner last night with her phone but a little 🤬 from me 🤣
Ashley, did you just control the steering wheel with just the palm of a single hand at time index 2:06!!!!! in this video. Opps🤪. Perhaps a learning focus of another video. Happy new year. love watching and learning over the past 12 mths while my daughter was learning hand taking her test... Every day is a learning day
Ash, genuine question: At 7:30 what's the general rule here about making a U turn at a set of traffic lights? As is often the case with me, I'm comparing this with Canada / USA where it's implicitly forbidden to perform a U turn at a controlled intersection. At least in British Columbia, Canada & Washington State USA. I believe in Oregon too. I know that here in the UK some traffic lights specifically have a No U turn sign but is that simply to re-enforce a rule that's already in place by default? Also, in a case such as this where you get a right filter arrow and do a U turn on it, is there not also the chance that anyone approaching the same junction from the road to your right might have a left green arrow to turn into your road at the same time, since the oncoming traffic on your road is being held back? So if you do a U turn at the same time as someone from your right is turning left into the same road, you would be on a collision course. Having said all the above there are some traffic lights in North America that DO allow a U turn but these are explicitly signed as such. One extra measure that has to be put in place for this is to ban a right turn on red for the traffic coming out of the side street to your left. Also, the curb on the opposite side is sometimes set back in a sweeping arc via what's known as a corner bulge to allow long vehicles to perform the U turn with enough room. I've actually performed such a U turn in full view of a police car and it does seem rather strange even though in that instance it was perfectly legal!
In the UK the general position is you can make a U turn at any junction if it is safe to do so and there are no signs or markings explicitly prohibiting it. In the situation you describe at traffic lights, it's very common to see a ban on U turns to avoid this very circumstance. Obviously it might not be a turn another vehicle would be expecting you to make so just be extra cautious. A green light means you can proceed if it is safe to do so, it's not a free pass.
@@Tom-2221 From your first paragraph, I learned something new about driving in the the UK with respect to U turns. I will research this further. Mind you, I would still take the approach of "Just because it isn't illegal doesn't always mean it's a good idea to do it". Classic case is performing a U turn at a mini roundabout. As you'll know, the HC advises against this even though it's legal.
That first clip with the Vauxhall coming up to park on the pavement whilst you were talking to your passenger was almost like something out of a Johnny English movie. Do that in Canada and folks would think the driver is drunk and would literally gather around to see what the issue is!
Happy new year Ash ! Sadly 2023 will be much of the same, but keep up the good work you do ! Collectively we will make a difference , and the roads will be a safer place for everyone !🙏
Regarding the clip @6:23, there is a similar style junction near where I live now that has two lanes on the exit and locally we turn left from one direction and right from the other quite happily. What we tend to do (for 99% of drivers) is give way fully to larger vehicles as they have a bigger turning arc and for others we effectively zip merge into the two lanes so we are not meeting at the same time when accessing the road. It also then generates a suitable gap should anyone wish to switch lanes for the junction further up the road. The driver in your clip was a little close for comfort and if I was the other driver I would’ve waiting an extra half second so I turned just behind you, gives you both room for any unexpected adjustments. Nice reaction though for anyone else in the same situatuon, slow down and keep an good eye on them and the road in front and definitely keep your cool with no confrontation
@@kenbrown2808 But this isn't the States. It's the responsibility of the person making the cross-traffic turn to avoid conflict. In this case, by hanging back slightly as Smiler Bob suggested so that they can fit in _behind_ the person in Ash's situation. Because it would allow them to proceed more quickly, they may _hope_ that it turns out to be behind and in a different lane, because the Ash-person decides to stay in the left lane, but they are not entitled to _expect_ that.
@@kgbgb3663 well, yeah, some of our more... redneck states allow turns that aren't near lane to near lane. the civilized states require all turns to be into the lane corresponding to the lane the person turning came from. if two people are turning from opposite sides into two lanes, they each turn into the nearer lane and there is no conflict.
I'm always extra careful around fast food outlet carparks; I find that garden centre and DIY store exits are also potential trouble spots, people are so blinkered.
Yep, my favourite is the Empty Car Park. Everybody has had this, you come out even if you've parked the furthest distance from the entrance of where you're visiting yet you come out and the "person" has parked so close you can't get in your car🤦🏻♂️
For the fast food episode towards the end I thought the hazard would be someone reversing out of parking space and into Ashley's path, but instead, it was a poor emerge from the drive thru lane. It always amazes me the number of people who go I forward to a parking space and then when they leave they are reversing into a live lane of traffic and pedestrians. It also amazes me that there is nothing in the Highway Code recommending to people to reverse into a parking space.
I don’t think it’s just fast food outlets either, it’s bad in all car parks generally. Supermarkets and retail parks are just as bad. People get into car parks and all road sense seems to go completely out of the window!
Do you know that modern cars have cameras that give a view of where the driver is reversing, in both directions, together with detectors that give audible warnings for traffic and pedestrians?
Am I correct in thinking the highway code doesn't apply on private land, such as the featured fast food restaurant car park? So any markings on such car parks should be considered advisory only? How do insurance companies resolve disputed blame in such situations?
Who'd be a driving instructor? Ash, you have more patience than a saint. But also, thats almost a necessary requirement to drive these days as other people look to find a place to have their accident. In certain situations, like the Audi one here, I tend to let them through. That way I ca get them on dash cam when they have their accident.
I wouldn't be surprised if the parents would respond by effing and blinding at Ashley and throwing litter at his vehicle. That child was old enough to be taught better about littering. At that age it was common knowledge among my friends and myself that the only thing you discard on the floor are fruit and veg, and even then it's in hedgerows / undergrowth, not on pavement / roads.
The litter was already there and the kid pushed it off the railing. so can't totally blame the kid as it's someone else's litter, but they should have just left it alone rather than push it into the road. I would just teach the kid not to touch others litter as you don't know what's potentially in it.
Happy and Healthy New Year. Just my personal opinion but I find carparks in general have more obstructions and complex activity, so the level of attention may not be any less than normal, but not meeting the higher demand.
As always, top notch video. Keep em coming. 1 more family member to get through their test & I can bin the Ls. I’ll get them to have a good run through your channel before the next batch of lessons in the summer. (She’s as confident as her mum, i.e. NOT) Hopefully we’ll Not be racing through roadworks at 30 in 1st as lead vehicle with an unmarked cop car on blues & twos behind us again, (they were at the back of the queue out of sight from us when we started off, and when they hit the siren we were committed, … “Floor it to 30” was my instruction. Nought else to be done)
The first clip had me shaking my head in total disbelief 🤪. Ashley's facial expression.... yep; that said it all. Despite the shenanigans I'm able to see some positives here. Happy New Year everyone 👍.
Happy new year Ashley. Re the very first clip. I can honestly say people parking like that does not surprise me in the slightest. Re the littering I'm the one who clears up after them
First clip reminds me of a time in a petrol station where something similar happened. I was refuelling a lorry at a local petrol station, at the high flow HGV pump which is at the back and generally out of the way. Petrol station is otherwise empty. 9 other pumps that are free. As I go in to pay, i notice a car squeeze past, then reverse up close to me to use the pump directly in front of me. Again, empty petrol station, the other ones were 100x easier to access, but the clown chooses this one to make life difficult. Woman at the til just shook her head. Asked the guy to move so I could leave, and he couldn’t understand why I was annoyed and started shouting abuse at me. Eventually moved out the way but it really does show the absolute mind numbing stupidity the general public can have.
Sadly, not all driving instructors in my area take pride in what they do. In fact, a school car with a single occupant is a red flag for me. I follow the Twitter feed of the local traffic police. Today, they stopped an L plated (non-school) car, and arrested the 'instructor' for drug driving! {UPDATE} It now seems that it was actually a driving school!
In the first clip, many people never think of using their vehicle to control other traffic in a beneficial way, they only think of blocking empty lanes prior to a merge. As for the Insignia parking, I could understand it if they were next to a doorway, a gate, a footpath or whatever, but a couple of vehicle lengths either direction would have not mattered, and negated the need to park on the pavement too. 1:33 All I can think is "4 wheels bad" to steal from Orwell. 4:20 I would have opted for a more dominant position before letting the other vehicles have their space to reduce the possibilty of overtakes. From their centreline positioning it was fairly clear the Audi driver was just itching for a chance, and perhaps thinking you may be turning left decided that was it.
Did the mobility scooter have lights? It was a bit hard to tell. Also, I'm in a glass half full mood so I'd like to think the cyclist was putting himself between the mobility scooter and the traffic. If yes, nice move.
1:01 Yes, yes they are. Happy New Year everyone! 4:07 While not quite in the same league as Golf R, BMW and Audi drivers, Skoda Octavia vRS drivers can often be relied upon for some stupid and selfish driving, as this clown shows. 8:27 I think interior cam switched to B&W as it's low light and detail more important than colour. 9:41 To answer the question, ranging from distracted pre-teen through to suicidal pigeon.
6:30 - I've had this happen to me regularly in Exeter. I spoke to someone who did this at the next set of lights. They informed me that the left lane was for me and the right lane for them. Couldn't actually believe what they were saying. They then got aggressive when I corrected them. 🤯
@@nuntius1933 How do you reckon it is "right" if it has never been in the Highway code and has never been a generally accepted convention in this country? You could argue that it would be a good idea to _make_ it right by putting in the HC and publicising it, but I don't see that you can claim that it already _is_ right. American conventions don't just get applied here willy-nilly.
@@blake-gl4wn There's an argument for that, but the left lane has the red tarmac usually used for bus lanes, and indistinct yellow writing that looks like a bus lane announcement (though it's actually a bus stop). It looks like it was a bus lane until recently, which would have required people making Ash's turn to go into the right-hand lane. A cautious driver unfamiliar with the area will still probably do that temporarily until they can confirm that it is not a live bus lane - they will not be able to see any regulation notices until they are established on the road that they are turning onto. There is NO excuse for the right-turning car to assume that Ash would not do that. Either an American (which would be a reasonable excuse, given American lane conventions) or a very entitled and dangerous driver. There are other reasons that the left-turning car might choose the right-hand lane - a bus at the bus stop, wanting to make a tight turn at the next junction, and they are perfectly entitled to do so.
Happy new year Ash! I recently passed my driving test so watching your videos really helps to see the type of situations I could be in and how to react to them so thank you!
Great videos as per usual. I cant get my head around you stopping and letting people out, both pedestrians and cars. Other people don't know what you are doing and make rash decisions to overtake you. It also puts extreme pressure on the people you are letting out and they too will make rash decisions.
Has anyone made any New Year's driving resolutions? Here are a few of mine: 1. Continue learning more from Ash as well as revising his past learning points 2. Re-reading the latest Highway Code from cover to cover. Brush up on bits I am rusty on. Prime example: Speed limits for all the different categories of vehicles on different roads. I know the limits for my own car but a bit rusty on those for other vehicles. 3. Reading the "Know Your Roadsigns" from cover to cover 4. Reading the Police drivers manual 5. Putting more into practice the principles I read and learn, such as IPSGA 6. Improve long range observation in the distance, both in front and behind 7. Be more observant of road signs & markings and act apon them 8. Research unfamiliar routes before setting off, including Google Earth Street View to get a better idea of lane configurations. I already do this but need to develop further 9. Check live traffic conditions online before setting off 10. Research alternate routes in case of traffic delays. Have two or three alternate routes in mind as a backup 11. Not sure if I will be brave enough for this one: Take some formal advanced driving course...and take the IAM Roadsmart test. One of these days! 12. Learn from other drivers driving: Only copy the best & avoid but take note of the worst. 13. Strive to be an even smoother driver. For example, with acceleration, gear changes and coming to a stop. Try developing further what's known as a "Chauffeur's stop" where you feather the brake pedal as the car comes to a stop. What are your New Year's driving resolutions?
Ibrahim, I've two thoughts on that little collection. As well as IAM courses/tests also consider RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders, take a look at the approach of both and see which fits you better. I have a sneaking suspicion you're more of a RoSPA man than an IAM man but it's up to you to make that determination. On the subject of the "Chauffeur's Stop" it's excellent practice for overall smoothness in braking. Jackie Stewart used to say (and I'm sure still does) that you ought to brake in such a way that a passenger can't tell when you either started or stopped applying the footbrake, also that it's proof that you're observing and anticipating - if you've enough time to feather into, as well as out of, braking.
All drivers may read the Highway Code but a very high percentage of them don't understand the wording to the code. They think that breaking a "do not" rule is a criminal offence.
Great list. Mine are to complete a pre-drive checklist (about 30 seconds!), practice commentary driving, and book my Rospa advanced driving re-test (comes round every 3 years.)
Off topic I know but there was a great post on the Sun's website this week, which showed a spectacular accident when one car overtook another on the right hand side, followed by much abuse of the driver and the Sun's made up quotes from social media regarding the overtaking driver's action ("serves him right etc). However what the eagle eyed reporter had failed to observe was that the incident was not actually in the UK ( from the number plates of the cars) so driving on the other side of the road, and in fact the overtaking manoeuvre was correct and it was the car t hat cut across him that was fully to blame
At 4:08 I think you were "too nice", there was still queueing space in front, so there was really no need to wait before the junction. Would have been different if it was completely blocked, but I feel you stressed the vauxhall a bit and urged them to move.
I agree plenty of space to move in front keep moving I would say. More chance of a collision from behind when stopping abruptly for a phone driver or someone not paying attention. Best to stick to your priority
People being oblivious to mistakes or just not caring annoys us all. It's finding the power to not react out of emotion but instead keep yourself safe and move on. That's real power. The driver speeding out of McDonalds without giving way triggered me a little, but what would chasing him or blaring the horn do? Nothing positive.
8:45 that cyclist is riding far too close to the kerb. Not only is there a risk of a car door opening, but they are much less visible. The difference in visibility when they move into a primary position is very apparent. This is also a situation where high-vis is (as usual) pretty much useless, the low sun conditions mean contrast is far more important, you can see how the high-vis chevrons on the car ahead are barely discernible.
@@grahambonner508 not because of the high-vis though, the refuse workers are more visible due to a change in contrast. There's a bit early on at 8:52 where one moves left from the back of the bin lorry to the back of the white van. The high-vis jacket is visible when contrasted against the black bin wagon, but the black legs/arms are far more visible when contrasted against the white van. If anything, the mix of light and dark clothing helps, not much to do with fluorescent material. I don't rely on that at all though, I always run a daybright flashing rear light, which gives much better visibility in low sun IMO.
If you slow down faster than the rev hang, surely that would actually increase your stopping distance as you're stopping the engine as well as the car? I'm not sure but I'll never understand the issue taken with clutching in when a potential emergency stop occurs. It sets you up for the likely downshift you'll need to do if you've slowed the car significantly, otherwise just get back off the clutch (and maybe blip the throttle). I can't remember which way I chose to do it myself (don't daily a manual now), probably very situational. Above 3rd gear I'd not be pressing the clutch immediately regardless.
The clip around 5:00. The pleasant young gent did very well and is obviously a very conscientious driver. One thing I noticed is that his seatbelt was twisted over his chest. I'd imagine that could be quite painful if it was activated.
At around 3:29 rightly or wrongly I might have been tempted to queue directly in line with the white SUV in front. As it was, the disparity between the position of the cars in front and Ashley's vehicle gave the Audi a tempting gap to try and barge in. Yes the road was wide enough to queue in two lanes even though it's only marked as one but given the position that the traffic in front was taking in this particular instance , I sense I would have followed suit. Especially given the previous situation with the Audi, who might indeed be tempted to regain what they previously lost.
Agreed, Ash holding back before could have been seen as setting a precedence for the assumed priority between the two. Agree that Ash put himself in a poor situation here with his positioning and decisions.
Driving standards are getting so bad, in just four weeks of driving, I managed to get thirty-three clips of someone doing something stupid, from the girl standing in the road playing with her phone putting her self in danger to the idiot driving on the wrong side of the road to queue-jumping at a car park exit and of course a myriad of red light jumpers, and many more stupid things some people do.
Not only does the first clip not leave space for cars to fit past by parking adjacent to you but they've parked so far on the pavement that I can't possibly see how, for instance, a wheelchair user could get past that car. If you ever do a "parking fail" series then that would win first prize.
I agree! I was thinking earlier that Ashley should do a parking fail series- I went past someone today on the estate where I live who was parked facing the wrong way about 10-15m from a junction. As I drove past my wife pointed out that the driver was on his phone… he’d parked in terribly just to use his phone.
@@ashley_neal P.S. I'm having a discussion with Nuntius about lane discipline that you might want to look over. (It begins in the thread started by Will Morgan.) I think he's illegitimately applying American lane philosophy to British roads. P.P.S Calling you "the Ash" in one of my comments was just a typing mistake. I had forgotten you were the driver, and initially wrote "the cammer", and only half-changed it when I realised. It doesn't mean that you have been elevated to being a deity! (Yet!)
My partner is an incredibly anxious driver, she has the skills and awareness, but her anxiety makes her doubt herself and her skills and so she makes mistakes which, when relaxed, she doesn't usually make. Do you have any advise on driver anxiety or any knowledge of good courses that can build their confidence in their own skills?
As someone who was anxious myself while learning to drive, I thought I was terrible and when I took my test I believed I failed at the start of the test when I didn't, but I did later when I froze at a green light mostly out of lack of confidence in myself. After getting my score I was pleasantly surprised to have only 1 minor for comfort of all things and the serious fault for panicking at a green light. The next time I took my test I was so much more confident and had like 12 minors but I did not panic and passed my test. So I suggest maybe she should take a full mock test to show her how good she can actually drive.
When you’re a passenger, reinforce her good driving when she is relaxed and talk her through situation when she is anxious. Get her to talk about her thought process while she is driving too so you can learn what triggers the anxiety and encourage her to slow down to a pace she is comfortable with when encountering these scenarios.
Rice, rice baby! 😂 6:23 - I'm wondering if you held back would be a more positive outcome. Imagine the Peugeot going to your lane, that would be a colision.
Agreed on the Peugeot, it's probably preferable to aim to land in a staggered formation in that situation than rely on them actually turning the wheel properly (people really seem to struggle with that).
They are both Ash's lane. The left lane looks at first sight like it might be a bus lane. Someone in Ash's position is perfectly entitled to take the other lane until they are _sure_ that that is not the case. It may be different in other countries, and it seems to be in the USA, where the rule appears to be to take the nearest lane and sort things out after you have turned. But here, the cross-traffic turn gives way to all other traffic.
@@kgbgb3663 This is in the UK, not USA. The Peugeot driver should wait in order to turn safely, in my opinion, otherwise it happens what we see in the video.
9:45 I find it bad at car parks in general. Awareness is bad and sometimes it feel like people forget the same rules still apply on a car park or something. A lot of people do not adjust there speed to the situation either. From the people around me I notice that most accidents happen around parked cars (often a car park). Not sure if this is just a coincidence of if this is an actual trend.
At 3:20 with the Audi, I’d have definitely fell in behind rather than gone in front. If Ash had done this then the Audi would not have overtaken dangerous were they did, the Skoda driver may not have either, as the Audi’s actions may not have given them the OK and I would not have needed to look out for a potentially triggered driver behind.
My role requires me to act on people littering, the last clip, I would be pulling over and giving them the option of picking it up or receiving a notice. I have the option of a $400 fine where the litter and be tied to an individual. I asked a bus driver to move his bus off the crossing outside a school, when he refused trying to be tough in front of his buddies I issued the parking infringement notice and moved on. He removed the notice and threw it on the ground, big mistake, the fine for littering was posted out to his employer. I'm sure they would not have been impressed.
#9:30 Correctly adjusted mirrors should not require you to move your head to see what is behind, merely moving your eyeballs should be sufficient. How you could spot that the other driver is just moving their eyes from another vehicle puzzles me. However, only to demonstrate to an instructor or examiner that you are actually using your mirrors they should be set that a head movement was necessary. Looking into mirrors will be superfluous when cars are fitted with rear view cameras instead of mirrors (its cheaper) and the attention will be directed towards screens on the dashboard or in future a heads up display. In this clip Ashley had control of the situation and whether the other driver was aware of his presence should not have changed the outcome.
Was going to send you a clip of your favourite subject, roundabout discipline, today, when I encountered a driver who, on a lane controlled roundabout, still managed to have to cross two lanes for their exit, holding up traffic in all three lanes of the roundabout (had they entered at the correct lane there would have been no issue), but would you believe my dashcam power had come loose (it plugs into the cigarette lighter socket) and it never got captured. Sods law, I suppose.
That McDonald's clip where the driver totally missed the give way markings, its the same in supermarket car parks , for some reason many drivers don't even see them even though they are identical to road markings. A lesson to us all to be aware.
