The EU has (sort of) started looking into this but there's apparently a lot of resistance. In theory we could flag their passport but I wouldn't hold my breath that the Home Office will do anything like that anytime soon. Meanwhile as a Romanian manager once told me, it's great driving a foreign registered car here in the UK.
@@loc4725 All the EU and the UK have different licencing arrangements, and different penalties, so it would be impossible to give say, a French driver 6 points on his licence for phone use. European countries can, and do chase up financial penalties, such as a fine for speeding. French police will take you to a cash machine to pay an on-the-spot speeding fine.
Issue the driver with the six points recorded in the UK. Upon a second UK six-point offence their foreign driving licence is deemed no longer valid. Obviously there would need to be a mechanism in place to undertake. However, at least it provides an opportunity to halt the worst offenders visiting the UK.
Full of great moments in this one. Kind of the lady in the little car mentioning about the cycle lane. Said it without getting angry, shouting, swearing etc. Both sides stayed nice. Well done mikey
My father stopped cycling the thirty-mile round trip to visit at the age of ninety. A lifelong cyclist he no longer felt safe due to the huge increase in rural traffic.
More great work from you Mikey and your approach to what you do. Mr Vine, on the other hand, I can’t stand, he looks for confrontation and blows simple things out of proportion
In Australia you can't even HOLD a phone, nor be distracted by looking at a phone that your passenger is holding. It makes it less ambiguous even if a bit over the top... but I don't mind. I stick my phone in the centre arm rest and use CarPlay for interaction if absolutely necessary.
Great day for you. I'm glad that you're getting some recognition. Good job. The greatest value of your efforts is chronicling antisocial drivers for their inevitable future victims. All the best regards to you 🙏
CyclingMikey- can you please do a video where you show all the cameras and the setup you have to catch drivers like this? It would help other amateur cyclists get on board with what you’re doing
I appreciate what you do Mikey, I see drivers almost daily on their phones and as a driver it really frustrates me. I also see cyclists doing really dumb stuff to endanger themselves and others too. You unknowingly captured such a moment at 5:56 while you were chatting to the journalists as someone cycled past in the "look, no hands" position 🤦🏻♂️
I think I'm going to disagree with you there. He's not perfect (neither am I), but he's reasonably good. Most of his videos show bad driving and I think they might look like an exaggeration if you're not used to the focal length of a 360 camera. His incidents often seem reportable to me. That said the throwing of a cigarette butt by a driver from yesterday/today seemed a bit pointless to me.
@@CyclingMikey I'm sure he'd earn much more respect by just posting the raw footage, even if it was linked or at the end of his clip to show the events as they happen. It's not the 360 view that is the exaggeration it's the zooming in and out to create false perception of a near miss that just didn't happen. You're close to perfect Mikey and you do this for the right reasons, you're not in the same league as JV!
@@CyclingMikey There's a good reason the police want unedited, raw data and not the manipulated stuff JV puts up. In fact, they won't accept anything but raw footage. That's why your stuff is head and shoulders above his.
@@CyclingMikey yes you are far from perfect same as JV is. He's excited to stops for a chat and he's mindlessly blocking half of the cycle path. You dont care either the self importance overrides the self awareness. It was brief chat but you both lacking of self awareness imho
Abroad or not she should have a penalty waiting for her at the airport when she returns. Imagine coming into the country on a plane and they won't let her through immigration until she had paid a fine for the offence? Jeremy Vine was right' you do make the city a safer place! Thanks
Jeremy V is ok and very easy to listen to on the Radio, but getting his Brother on and telling 500 jokes in the 9 minute video would have been an exceptional Video, anyway once again nice work Mikey
Having a national newspaper covering you means phone usage while driving should be get more public attention and hopefully more and more people will not use their phones while driving.
That road is a seam of gold. Such rich pickings. Drivers just can't leave it alone. As a result drivers lose spacial awareness because they aren't aware Mikeys right next to them. Speaks for itself and clearly demonstrates just how dangerous it is.
@De Rekarts it's the same film - police officers would need to give shit though as they have equipment to measure the legality of the tint and it would need measuring.
You would need to be able measure the percentage of visible light which passes through the window (known as visible light transmission - VLT) which requires a specialist measurement tool placed either side of the glass. Doubt if any motorist woyld stop and let you do this.
To Mikey, I often thought if many members of the Public did what you do with the same professional attention etc. concerning Driving/Mobile phones etc. When these Drivers are convicted and fined by the Courts, I believe a percentage % the fine should go to the member of the Public ( "Reward " )who initially brought about the evidence/Conviction. Hope I've explained all this very well !! I'm sure my " idea " would bring many more Conviction numbers. Some would say the whole " suggestion is somehow sneaky " I don't care. Anyway, Peace to all.
Vine has a flashing red light on his right hand, no doubt it works well when he's signalling a right manoeuvre, but not legal when his hand is on the handlbar. It is an offence to show a red light to the front of a vehicle (including a reflector) .
I find from the videos I've seen of Jeremy Vine that he takes a very dominant, aggressive position when encountering a problem. This in my opinion puts him in more danger than he might otherwise find himself.
Really great stuff there Mikey and it's great to see the camaraderie between you and the two very decent friendly journalists and even with Jeremy Vine! Have to also say, I'm currently back in my other homeland of Vancouver Canada and as beautiful as it is, loved seeing London and the park in your video. I'm back in England in just over a week's time but your video was a lovely reconnection with the UK which is also home for me. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
How many people can say they've saved someone's life? Mikey might have done that on a number of occasions. Anyone who disagrees with his methods are true phone users behind the wheel and deserve their car and phone crushed.
Why has Mr Vine got a red light on his finger? When his hands are on the bars does that not count as displaying a red light on the front of the bike/facing forwards?
Hi Mikey, Is there anything written down that says you can legally photograph or video whilst driving? I’m talking using a Go-Pro not a phone, btw. Thanks!👍
Laws aren't written to say what you can do. They tell you what you can't do. There's nothing that's says you can't film while driving but don't have it in your hand or blocking your view.
you can use a chest strap mounted go pro and that will be perfectly legal provided you aint looking at the screen whiklst the car is on. Hope this helps!
We don't know who they are nor care where they're from....... But if you use a 📱 behind the Wheel; Mikey will find you and he will 📼 you. Keep up the good work 👊
Why should foreigners get away with breaking our rules? If you go to Spain without a first aid kit - you get a LARGE fine. Fair enough. If you come to a country, you respect their rules.
Go get 'em Mikey. She was arrogant, haughty, angry, dismissive and selfish; typical entitled princess. Would she act that way if you were a police officer?
Something a bit off about those journalists…something about them just seemed slimy, no idea why but then they do actually work for a newspaper that engages in some pretty unpleasant practices to get material or has done in the past
One thing that's really apparent, is how pedestrians and cyclists treat each as fellow human beings whilst a lot of car drivers come across as self-righteous, bigoted individuals that see everyone else as inferior to them.....it seems to be a psychological thing that takes over once a person is encased in armour and powered by 100 horses or so, very medieval.
Holding a mobile phone whilst driving is illegal and that includes taking pictures. As long as it is in a cradle you can touch it but you could still be charged with driving without due care and attention if the police believe you have been distracted by it.
I'm sorry Mikey but if Terry or John in their van are good enough for you to tap on the window, you had plenty of time with the white BMW, I honestly believe you bottled it and not treating her the same way means you do differentiate based on some characteristic.
Where was the confrontation mate? You sat and watched her. If that was a bloke driving you would have reacted more than that. I’m a cyclist and I watch your videos so I know what your like.
Totally unaware of anything going on outside of the car... doesn't see you, your shadow on her offside, pulls away without looking. Totally distracted for what? Scrolling through some historical conversations.... Keep safe chap
The female reporter is an angel. Such a lovely aura about her. Makes a nice change to the fake plastic botox women that seem to yearn for so much attention these days.
That driver beeping at you to get out the way, not being able to see beyond the end of her bonnet at the queue of traffic ahead. Stupid, entitled, and wrong.
