Passed my test today first time with 6 minors 🎉 I didn't think I'd manage it because I got the test at short notice before I was ready. Thanks Richard for your videos which have really helped me stay calm and get test ready
@@ConquerDriving Thanks, everyone. I passed first time today with 1 minor for adjusting on the manoeuvre. Thanks for all that you do, Richard. I honestly don't think I could have done it without the extra support from your videos. :)
There's a double mini-roundabout near where I used to live in Rainham (Kent!) and on one lesson I took the first exit then the second to stay on the main road. I was steering round the second one and the instructor misjudged where the car was positioned, thinking I was more right than I was and took control of the steering... just enough for us to bump the kerb. Everyone makes mistakes at times. James is doing well - it's a shame Emily couldn't have more lessons with you, she was great but that's what happens sometimes when life gets in the way!
I can also boldly say that I just passed my driving test today, with 4 minors, without using any instructor, just watching your videos alongside DGN driving too. It was my 5th attempt, tho. Good luck to everyone still struggling out there
I'm 42 years old and I've been learning for a few months, found your videos recently and they're helping to supplement my weekly lessons! Thank you Richard!
Absolutely, if you ever think "I know it all about driving" it's a mistake! I've never stopped learning new ideas, better ways to do things. Enjoy your driving 😊
I can finally say that I’m part of the pass club!! I passed first time yesterday. It feels like a dream, can’t believe it 😂 your videos have been so helpful. Thank you!!
I’ve been watching your videos and it helps me a lot on improving. I have my test next month, I’m a little nervous but not to a point that I breakdown. Yesterday on my driving lessons, my instructor said my hazard perception and awareness was razor sharp with my commentary driving that I even spotted hazard much further away and quicker than him. He was sipping and enjoying his cup of tea in the car during the lesson which is a good sign. Good luck to me.
I passed my test 2nd time yesterday with 4 minors. Your videos were of massive help. Thanks for all the time you put in to make these videos Richard 🙏🏻😊 I will still stay subscribed, it is a pleasure watching you driving the Seat
You’re a very good learner driver, very smooth and very calm, and Richard, you’re a brilliant instructor, very calm but also very encouraging and never shouty. 🙃
Thank you Richard. Your videos have been a blessing and breakthrough for me. I passed my test 5 days ago on my 2nd attempt. I leant a lot from this channel. Thank and keep it up. Will keep supporting this channel 🎉
Omg this literally is me lol!!! I’m exactly the same and felt like I just didn’t understand who I was giving way to and who was my shield, I watched the video you did on mini roundabouts the animation one and oh my goodness!!! My next lesson I never felt so confident and sure of my decisions! I never felt like I understood it more like wow I really just got it thanks to your videos!! I’ve had 40 hours of lessons in 2 years!! Still was so unsure on those things but your videos have helped me so much!!
Watched your video before my test this morning about the width of the car. It was absolutely invaluable and I have just passed my test with one minor. Absolutely brilliant tips and tricks
We have a double mini roundabout by me, my first instructor never really explained it properly so i hated it. My new instructor broke it down really well and said it’s essential 2 single mini roundabouts joined up, and to tackle them one at a time, we drove a loop around it a few times and I’m a lot more comfortable with it now
Hi Richard, I just wanted to message to say thank you for all the incredible videos you put out for free. I watched through your first few videos with Emily before I started to learn how to drive, and passed my exam today mostly thanks to your videos - I never would have understood manual gearboxes and clutches otherwise! You're definitely one of the most underrated channels on youtube, and I wish you all the best in the future :)
I passed 3 weeks ago and have been driving fine but always watching your videos Richard as you're always learning. You're always a great help for me to brush up on any rough spots! :)
Nice to meet you James, you're doing really well. Mini Roundabouts can be more intimidating than the big ones, because there isn't as much space, you'll get the hang of them.I hope You'll be in some videos with Richard. Richard, thanks for the update on Emily, I'm going to miss Her. I think She was much better than She thought She was.
I am 60 and taking driving lessons, I know better late than never. I really enjoy watching these videos and find them helpful, my driving instructor said my driving is excellent. My only issue is roundabouts in all shapes and forms, I recently took my test and unfortunatly failed due to me feeling anxious when approching roundabout. I am on the verge of giving up.
I've been watching since about December, and learning since mid January now . I've got my theory booked for the 21st of this month, but I still find these videos helpful, especially this one because I also get confused at mini roundabouts sometimes. There's one we've done a few times now with 2 literally on each other, it's such a weird experience to drive on because there's a bit of a void between the two of them where there's a give way line, and on top of that it's a really tight space too. In general, I think watching other people learn has been very beneficial overall, and I'm lucky to have an instructor who is as chill and instructive as you are.
mini roundabouts are one of those areas where I think experiance plays the biggest part, learnign to read other vehicles "body langauge" is key once you know the basic rules, took me a while back when I was learning
Sad to see Emily is gone and we can't see her driving progress. Hope we could see her and James in a mock test with Colin someday in the future, that would be fun innit? 😅
Good job, well done. The various roundabout layouts are quite typical, and as shown many of the painted ones are in odd places in liue of T junctions, in such a way that they can’t really be driven round as if they were raised surfaces, even in cars (and not at all in PSVs etc). Sometimes it’s worth being aware of the local practice in some places as well. There are often those who might apparently nip out in front, perhaps with mistakenly guessing the timing of other things. Occasionally in heavy traffic it can be useful to negotiate with opposite direction moves to let them take precedence to assist the flow as well, rather like T junctions where someone wants to turn right in the opposite direction. No point in racing through just to join the queue.
Great video. I wish I could book some lessons with you. As a learner driver I struggle with similar things as this driver. Hope to conquer my driving skills this time to pass the test
Although the HC says we MUST drive around the central disc of a mini roundabout, some of the mini roundabouts in the Kingswood Bristol test area are poorly laid out and avoiding the central disc will make approaching vehicles believe you are taking the second exit straight on instead of the third exit right and pull out in front of you, despite your clear signal. On these, we take a 'natural path' to not mislead other vehicles. I've never had a single driving fault on test for doing this.
At the start, you came out of Bourne Road to Mersea Road. Up Mersea Road, past the newly demolished BP station (and yes, it's a nightmare roundabout because of the BP exit) then up to the Mersea shops, complete with additional shop exit AND the zebra crossing. The BP garage, btw, will be rebuilt with a M&S store, so that junction will only get worse. Then down Berechurch Hall Road, past the street where I live and over those unnecessarily large roundabouts when I'm sure the minis would do. At the end of BH Road are those dodgy pot holed roundabouts (now sorted) then down Gosbecks and Straight Road. This is a nice easy one - it's basically taking me to work. And as for Straight Road - the weird thing about mini roundabouts is that sometimes you actually don't drive around them.... 'Old' Dom is doing really well at work btw - he recently scored a big order for the store. And he's also got the car fixed and is driving to work. He said how generous you were as an instructor - I just wish my instructor had been as good as you are - I might not have taken 5 attempts to pass...
Ricky...will you be mad at me if I told you that I stop your videos at "car insurance" ? Great lesson and love the door method... I always thought you crossed your legs until today.... life will never be the same!
How many hours has James done at this point? Seems very composed and confident enough to make his decisions early, but also adapting when he needs to. Haven't watched any other vids of him yet but looks like a great driver!
Still only 50% thru the video… Just a couple of little things.. Some of the painted dot roundabouts are retro fitted into what were junctions + the junction entrance & exit not modified…a number of these where I live can’t be driven around due to space, even in say a fiesta….the only ones that might do it are the smart for two. When approaching & entering a roundabout, use a wide view to check everything….dont target fixate on one car to your right. With bigger not-so mini roundabouts, people will go right the way round. Some not-so mini roundabouts have hedges or whatever on them blocking your diagonal view….so watch for cars going right the way round. And with all, some people will pull in front of you from the left….even tho they should stop for you. Nice to see the progression thru that video. Good flow toward the end and good anticipation with the obstructed crossings.
Except that lots of people don't indicate, and indicating left will provide surety that you are doing what it seems like you're doing. Finding reasons not to indicate is a good way to end up rarely indicating.
5:24 interesting to hear you say that you have to wait for pedestrians to completely clear the crossing. I don't see this mentioned in the highway code anywhere, and to me it seems unnecessary and will make people behind impatient. I start to move off as soon as the pedestrian is well clear (about 1.5m) of my path.
@@mlx39996 I disagree, it makes no difference to safety or the pedestrian’s comfort if I move off when they’re still in the road but way on the other side of the crossing
Mini-Roundabouts seem like a very British thing, or are they popular elsewhere too? In Finland even the smaller roundabouts have a raised middle section.
Im scared that they may not be indicating but still might be going right and not straight and therefore if i went because they are not indicating i would make rhem brake?
Good example being the Merc in this very video. In their slight defence, the entrance to the shops is closer to their side of the mini roundabout, but you still aren't allowed to do that on a regular roundabout, so I'm pretty sure you're not on a mini one either.
Hey did you have a video on how to know when to start slowing down at the red light ? That’s one of the things I struggle on , and if you don’t have it then can you do a video on it? Please ?
Unfortunately many of the smallest roundabouts cannot be safely negotiated without the car driving over a part of the painted white circle middle. Even more so for larger vehicles like vans.
@@Mr.Agnostos The smallest "roundabouts" appear to have been originally "T" junctions where 3 roads meet. I assume that years later it was decided that traffic flow would be improved by applying the "give way" rules of a RA. I suppose the authorities did not have the budget to properly rebuild the junction as a RA. It is a learning experience for drivers to realise that these tiny RAs don't have the space to be used correctly.
Bit of a random question. A couple of junctions near where I live have Give Way signs but Solid Stop line and Stop written on road. What is the correct action to take here?
The problem with any roundabouts is that hardly anyone indicates so you have to guess which bloody way those inconsiderate tossers are going or they just straight line 2 lane roundabouts so you cannot enter into the empty lane!
