If you're always being tailgated, WATCH THIS
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2024
- Have you ever thought about what actually causes someone to tailgate? Well that's what we're talking about today.
Driving at the correct speed isn't just personal preference - it's about ensuring the proper flow of traffic for everyone using the road. Some people can obstruct the flow of traffic my driving too slowly and if this is met with another driver that wants to drive too fast... you're going to see some tailgating.
Tailgating comes in many different forms, some worse than others, we'll talk about all of these as well as how to deal with tailgaters in this video!
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I hate being tailgated in a 30, doing 30 and the person behind doesn't have the balls to overtake.
Doing 30mph in a 30 limit is fine. People should calm down. However doing 27mph and dithering about in the wrong lane would be bad driving.
That's another level of stupid lol
yep, same for me 😅
every 30 zone, ALL of them. no one does 30 in a 30 anymore. part of this getting worse is that the cars don't feel like 30@30. they feel like 15 while doing 30.
In London it's 20Mph almost everywhere and even if I risk it and do 24Mph I'm still being tailgated by someone. Am still not sure what was going in the head of the person who reduced it from 30 to 20.
So many places where driving below 30 is appropriate. Cars parked at side of road, through residential area, near a school, anywhere where a person, vehicle or idiot on a bike could pop out. None of us like being stuck behind a slow driver but we need to judge each situation carefully.
Yeah, I think I am fine with mildly tailgating someone who's driving in the right lane on an otherwise empty motorway or dual carriageway, as was the first example in the video, since there they are doing something objectively wrong and can easily and immediately fix it. Everything else in the video, though, is just completely wrong IMO. Tailgating on single-lane roads is just not okay even if the car ahead *is* driving unreasonably slow (and is probably counterproductive - you may well make them feel, rightly or wrongly, that they need to slow down further to deal with the danger you're creating!). And grumbling about people driving at 26 in a 30 is just madness. For one thing an outright *majority* of roads with 30mph limits I've driven on, I don't think it's safe to be at 30 for most of the road, because there's just too much to take in to be able to mentally process all the hazards, signs, markings, and movements of other people around you while travelling at that speed. For another thing, 26mph vs 30mph is unlikely to make any difference worth caring about to people's journey times. Mick needs to chill out, let people drive at the speed they judge they're able to safely operate at (which may perfectly legitimately be slower than his, either because they're more risk averse or because they process what's going on slower than he does and actually ARE at more risk at the same speed), and get off their arses.
@@ExplodingCabbage Yes, there are situations where 30 isn't entirely safe but in a modern car with the tyres, suspension, steering, safety and braking systems we have these days, if a driver can't drive safely at 30mph in most scenarios then they probably shouldn't be driving. In my experience it's generally not because they are safe drivers but because they don't have the confidence to drive any quicker, which probably means they are nervous, won't spot hazards, won't know what to do in an emergency or be able to react in time and so on. That's the real problem.
People forget that many people have to drive for a living, some a tied to schedules like bus drivers while others work on delivery jobs that pay according to how much they can deliver. Others have to drive long distances and not always on a motorway route. Most of us do not have the time to spare to spend 4 hours driving 100 miles, considerably less if you take stopping and starting into account, and I can promise you that taking 10,12,14 hours to get across the country because you're stuck for much of it in needlessly slow moving traffic does not result in a chilled out driver.
@@ExplodingCabbage yes, We are witness of that, special in country roads, national speed limit, what that hell, we cannot go faster than 30 Mph due the limit point of view, horses, pedestrians, or simple too many bends, too many blind spots. here in the UK, we have speed limits signs very wrong.
There are many National speed limit country roads when you can do 60 mph safely!
Use of speed is common sense,and hazard perception.
The road where I live has parked cars either side,and heavy traffic.I drive at 20 for about 200 yards.,the speed limit is 30 mph.Driving at 30 mph would be fairly dangerous,with oncoming traffic so I slow down.
I slow down even more as I approach the side road where I live.
I am driving at a safe,and appropriate speed for the conditions.On this stretch of road 60% of cars tailgate me!
I have never once tailgated someone for any reason. Interesting how these these things only affect some people and not others! There is never any excuse for tailgating. If someone is going 20mph under the limit, you stay behind them at a safe distance and overtake when you can. Or if they are in the overtaking lane, you still maintain a safe distance and patiently wait for them to cop on and move over. If they don't move over then you just continue to wait at a safe distance.
Zero reason to tailgate. Have some patience. Arriving at your destination 2 minutes late is not the end of the world.
And yes, I also drive as close to the speed limit as possible, and get annoyed by people going under the limit just as much as anyone else.
This. No need to put my crumple zone on the alter.
Also its attitudes like this "The rules don't apply to me because I know better" that causes draconian laws to be introduced such as huge decrease in speed limits in Wales and soon Ireland.
Very fair comment all round. 100% agree. It's tricky because flashing your lights for example can be seen as ''aggressive'' but is generally safer and can be done from a distance - this is usually the way I go when someone is really being ridiculous in the overtake lane.
@@MickDrivesCars I agree. A flash of the lights to tell someone to move out of the overtaking lane doesn't seem that harmful to me, but I generally try to avoid it.
@@MickDrivesCars Flashing your lights is still improper use just as much as using the claxon would be in this situation. According to the law at least.
I agree with the general concept of this video but I hope this doesn't make anyone feel pressured to always ride the speed limit of every road. Some national speed limit roads are definitely not safe to travel along at higher speeds and weather conditions should also be a big consideration too
Oh absolutely! But when it's a wide open road with no weather and no traffic - people should just drive properly.
Speed limits are made to be safe in the worst case scenario. The only area where I wouldn't speed is near schools.
"I hope this doesn't make anyone feel pressured to always ride the speed limit of every road" - That's clearly what this video is about.
@@damirkvajo no, they are made to be safe in good conditions. In the case of 60mph country lanes, they are just there because they can't be bothered to have lots of signs giving proper speed limits even though doing 60 would almost certainly result in a serious crash.
@@damirkvajo I think 50 and above is ok to 'drive to the conditions' as it were. 20-40 zones often have a reason. I love to boot it everywhere but it's got to be in the right areas. I just try not to be the one holding up traffic or not paying attention at junctions etc. get to the NSL are and I'm gone
I drive a ‘73 VW bus. I drive slow. Always in the travel lane. I get tailgated constantly. It is only frustrating at night when their old man headlights cast a shadow in front of me. When they finally pass, more often than not, they pass as close as they can and throw rocks. I think you are right, it bothers them that I am going slow and they are trying to get me to speed up. Most people don’t understand that I’m going as fast as I can. I think most people are drowning in life and they have to rush everywhere they go.
That's not fun at all... I specifically made a point in this video about how someone going slowly in the travel lane should be appreciated and respected.
Not only do a lot of people have no idea about their cars limit, they rarely if ever understand the limit of others cars and *why* some cars have the limitations they do. Too often on my way to work and back, a lot of people try to overtake but refuse to speed up before/while changing lanes, even when they have the car for it (which is essentially 90% of the cars around here), most of these drivers just sit in the passing lane going 1-2mph below the speed limit. It's infuriating how little some people care about the safety of others (and sometimes their own).
On another note, you have an absolutely based choice of car 🤌
If I see something that ancient in front of me I know its going slow for a reason I just fly straight past it and pull in gradually you'll get no rock chips from me. I don't know why anyone cares about someone they're leaving behind anyway. No need for agression.
Just yesterday I had a lady lose her mind at a stop light. When she got the rant out I told her I was going as fast as the bus can go up the hill (about 5 under the limit). I really think some people are drowning in life and see non speeders as moving roadblocks that are making it worse for them.
The craziest part was that she had almost a mile long passing lane to pass me on the left.
1. don't tailgate
2. don't use overtake lane(s) if not actively overtaking
3. don't try to slowly overtake, especially when others want to overtake
4. don't get angry someone is following the speed limit
5. if have issue it's a speed upper limit, not a speed lower limit or speed target, take it up with those that make the laws.
6. if have people behind you, try to make good envifoment to safely and elgally pass when able, like drive near shoulder to allow vision, and release gas when they are passing.
100% agree there, I’m always moving out of the way for people who want to speed & I slow down slightly when they overtake me on single carriageways to help them get out of danger quicker
I’ve learned that judging bad drivers is going to take me nowhere. Instead, I focus on how I drive and how I react to situations like tailgating. There is nothing I can do about their risky behavior on the road. All I can do is try my best to remain calm and patient, and be an example to others.
Thank you for sharing your tips, Mick!
move left and let them overtake
Yup i agree as u said. but let me tell u some advice move over from the passing lane and let them pass. that way no road rage no problems and u are happy. Unless u got a ego and think oh because I'm driving the speed limit everyone should. Nah man let them pass they will forget u and they keep going on their merry day and I or in this case u do too. Unless u want to end up in a road rage by some crazy man or woman and risk injury or death if so go for that head ache end up getting rammed buy a guy with no insurance or plates or in the usa get shot even though many states have bans on assault firearms yeah criminals will follow that anyways. And it's a passing lane for a reason etc. That's why I like places and countries that enforce the passing lane thing get those speed limit drivers to drive properly and move over from the passing lane to the traffic lanes.also check your mirrors staring straight ahead is bad driving too.
Thanks for the reply, bro!
Where I live, all three lanes are "over the speed limit" lanes. If I'm lucky, the right lane is the safe lane. I try my best to let them pass (sometimes I find myself not being able to drive to the other lane because someone is already blocking it, plus the car in front of me as well). I even take the emergency lane when things get too intense.
This one time, I was on the right lane; traffic was starting to get heavy. Because you need to have like 20 eyes in this island, I saw this guy in a Corolla GR driving around 65mph behind me when I was driving around 50 (because that was the speed limit of the road).
I quickly (but calmly) took the emergency lane: I already planned how to react to that scenario. The guy couldn't find another lane to go to and nearly hit the truck in front of him.
He drove normally the rest of the ride after he nearly got himself (and his girlfriend he was trying to impress) hurt or killed.
Anyways, stay safe out there, man! @@Firebacon1gg
I've learned that many of those who think the other guy is the bad driver are often worst than the drivers they are complaining about. You can practically guarantee that when you see a slow, cautious driver he will be the one who unexpectedly stops at a perfectly clear, empty roundabout with good visibility all around; be the one who signals right at the very last second or two streets too early, or not at all; tootle along on the right hand lane of a virtually empty dual carriageway; stop behind a bus that pulls in at a bus stop instead of going round it even though there's nothing coming the other way; not move off from traffic lights after they've changed to green until they're about to change back again meaning he gets through while everybody behind him is left fuming at being stuck there for another cycle of the lights; sit there forever when turning right at traffic lights well after the lights have changed so if you're behind him you end up stuck there as the traffic coming across the junction starts to come at you....and I bet they've never had an accident or a speeding ticket.
@@-A-lm5xb It is one of the most rewarding (if not frustrating 😂) lesson to learn: to let go of the ego. I appreciate your comment, man; take care!
please *don't* take advice from this video! tailgating is NOT okay. go watch the video by "Conquer Driving" about tailgating. he's an actual driving instructor.
Yeah he’s amazing. Mick is a wannabe racing driver who thinks he knows how to drive. In reality he promotes dangerous driving and just appears to be a twat
As someone who is learning to be a driving instructor tailgating is something I'm going to be dealing with allot. Although I agree with allot of what you say in the video - ANY form of tailgating/driving closer than 2 seconds to another vehicle (4 seconds in rainy conditions) is extreemly dangerous.
Yes on a motorway/dual carageway you will find people who do not understand lane discipline, the problem I find is that many people are often not thought this in the first place as it is not something us driving instructors have to teach. As it is something pupils are not tested on. Only when I did my advanced driving test did I receive a lesson about driving on a motorway.
For new drivers being tailgated can cause extreme anxiety and has been the cause of allot of people not continuing to learn to drive. so saying tailgating is "sometimes ok" is just not right.
Going slower than the speed limit in town can be for many reasons - if there are parked cars - lots of pedestrians driving slower gives you allot more time to react to any hazard.
On the other hand driving too slowly is also a hazard. it can cause people to do dangerous overtakes.
Hopefully im not coming across as negative as i agree with many parts of the video as it shows how to do proper lane disapline.
Thanks for the kind way you put this across, I really appreciate it. Learner drivers didn't even cross my mind when I was making this video.
Now for a little devil's advocate... if a learner is driving slowly in an overtake lane, isn't it a good thing for someone to give them a signal to move over? Long term this should make for better drivers? Obviously without being aggressive.
I was a driving instructor until recently. It concerns me a lot when I hear that some instructors teach the bare minimum required to get someone through the test - e.g. only sticking to test routes and not bothering with the show-me tell-me questions. I always liked to take people on different roads, towns and on motorways (although I couldn't when I was a PDI), the different tyre types, how to refuel and other additional info, if possible.
I am confused as to why you think that lane discipline isn't tested though as it absolutely is. Obviously not on motorways, but if a test candidate stays in the overtaking lane of a dual carriageway for no reason then they would be penalised for it.
funnily enough im going ot be giving a lesson on overtaking tomorrow, although that's more to do with overtaking parked cars.
For most drivers with experience we know when someone wants to overtake. but if a learner is sitting in an overtaking lane while doing the speed limit and not actually overtaking anyone I would more questions the person teaching them 🤣 @@MickDrivesCars
@@04smallmj definitely there are people like that. Thankfully no one I know does that. If you properly teach someone to drive then they can drive anywhere.
@@04smallmj if you want lane discipline you are forced to purchase the Pass +, which costs more money 🤑
This. This is what a lot of non car people can't seem to understand. Especially here in Brazil, people just seem to be wherever and doing whatever speed they want to do, because this is not taught well enough or maybe even at all in driving schools. And then some of them aggressively refuse to admit that this video is the reality of traffic. It even makes me happy when I do find a good driver who moves over 😅
Haha it's like moving over is a submission but actually moving over and allowing the traffic to flow is such a confident move.
Haha my uncle goes 150 down the BR and he always tailgates and keeps his left blinker and beeps for the other people. Just to get to the house quicker 😂
Submission in driving can be domination.
In my experience, 99% of the time tailgating and flahsing lights has nothing at all to do with people in the wrong lane doing the speed limit, but people who think you should be either doing significantly faster than the speed limit like they are, or dodging in and out of every gap so they can.
drug delivery
No it’s driving in the passing lane either not passing or for too long.
Just don't hang out on the overtaking lane if you're not overtaking. However fast you're going, chances are someone faster would come catch you, and you are the jerk if you don't give way because:
1. You yourself are not following the rules,
2. You're not the police out to enforce the speed limit, also considering no. 1 above,
3. You've no idea why someone's driving fast and it's not for you to find out, and
4. Blocking the fast ones forces them to weave through traffic which can lead to fatal accidents, all because you wanted to play highway Karen.
Let the police catch speeders; your job is to get safely from point A to point B.
@@user-yx3ih7so6d god I had an obvious drug dealer in an Audi do that the other day even though I was going near 80. Flashing lights, about 3ft from my bumper. When I could safely pull into the left lane he and his buddy leaned out the window giving me the finger and proceeded to whizz off at 100+.
It actually does have to do with you left lane camping or passing lane camping. You're the one with the backwards mindset that this video is specifically for. If you're in the furthest most lane not passing anyone and not moving over when you're able to do so, you're the one in the wrong.
Someone once said to me that you should be doing the speed limit unless the road conditions dictate that you should be slower. This has always seemed like common sense; of course, there may be other factors involved, but is generally my mantra.
They're speed limits not speed goals though. Even someone like me who barely drives gets a feel for what speed feels right for a road, and so 25-30mph feels the right safe speed in town and then can go to 50-60 if conditions permit in the country roads etc
There is never a situation to be as close as that BMW was. If you'd needed to brake suddenly he'd have gone up the back of you and then he's not getting to wherever he's going no matter how urgent it was.
I absolutely don't agree that tailgating is ever excusable. It's one of the stupidest things you can do behind a driver who is may not confident anyway and may act unpredictably. Frustration is not a reason. Is it okay for me to brake check a tailgater to "communicate" that they should back off?
They weren't at 70mph at that point though, he was intentionally being slow, so there was better chance of the BMW stopping. The car following him in the left lane on the other hand...
The solution is move to the travelling lane
How about you stop giving people a reason to tailgate you. Bad driver apologist. Get off the road.
@halfbakedgaming69 When faced with a bad driver, it's better to decrease risk if you're a good driver. If you're reaction to a bad driver is to increase the danger that they're causing then you're no better than they are.
I'm sure we've all been tailgated while travelling in the correct lane while driving at or slightly above the speed limit. The tailgater has not been given a "reason". That's bad driving. If I brake check them and cause them to crash into me, I'm a bad driver too.
I think good driving is about driving the right speed in the right place at the right time while doing what you can to keep risk to a minimum.
@@SeanVlismas yes, and you know what I do when that happens? I move to the left lane as soon as I can so they can pass me
As a Toyota Yaris driver who is constantly tailgated by BMWs, I agree. But it is quite funny when they catch up with the next lorry in the next 100 yards and indeed finds there is no way to safely overtake.
That lorry probably shouldn't be in that lane either :)
@@MickDrivesCars I mostly drive single carriageways
As someone who drives a relatively fast car, sometimes I overtake just because it's fun to do so, even if I know that I will be stuck behind that lorry up ahead anyways... (talking about single lane roads obviously)
@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 The car is now ahead one vehicle. It's easier to overtake 1 lorry, than a lorry and a car. You essentially hop your way along a single carriageway road over time. Eventually getting to some junction many vehicles ahead of the one you may perceive. Even if they get to the junction just ahead of you, chances are they overtook many cars before you.
Safely overtake? I just send it, even in bends.
Cool video, it's a different story in Germany where people are glued to your bumper, because you're only going 70 km/h in a 50 zone. 🤣
Hahaha that's a new one!
In Portugal it's the same 😅
Are you sure that's the reality in Germany? Because I have lost count of Germany-registered cars going well below the limit on roads in the north of Norway. Though I'm guessing it's different when you're busy taking in the view of spectacular nature as opposed to just going to work or back home again... 😝
@@gunnern1 In germany the fines for speeding are laughable, so when we go into other countries we tend to pay a lot more attention to the limits, because what in Germany may only be a 20€ slap on the wrist can turn into hundreds of € and points very quickly. And of course the nature will play a part in it!
It's also quite possible to be overtaken at over 100 mph, although mostly on the quieter stretches of autobahn away from the major cities, otherwise traffic becomes the limiting factor. I'm glad I wasn't the one driving though!
that's exactly what it's like in the UK most of the time. in all speed limits or even well beyond sometimes
I think if you're the kind of driver that gets frustrated at a person in front doing 26 in a 30 you're going to be a problem on the road. With 30 years of driving experience and over 10 as a professional driver the best advice I can pass on is to always stay cool and keep a safe distance. Being inconvenienced is never an excuse to tailgate and drive dangerously.
Some people prefer to drive slower than I personally would in a given circumstance. But a speed limit is a maximum not a minimum speed, and everyone should drive to their own ability and reaction time.
However, the elderly and people with certain medical conditions should hand in their licence if their reaction time and awareness is impaired to a degree that they feel they cannot safely drive at a suitable speed any more.
absolutely agreed! if someone in front is a bit slow, just wait behind and be patient. overtake when safe. i really dislike the message this video sends out.
@@mlx39996if you’re driving slow that’s you’re given right and nobody should judge you. But: Don’t be an obstacle and don’t block other drivers and the flow of traffic.
@@E38Bimmer35 what do you mean by blocking? like intentionally preventing the car behind from overtaking?
@@mlx39996 Intentionally and unknowingly by blocking the right lane. Of course i don't mean people that pass a truck for example and take a few seconds longer for that.
@@E38Bimmer35 yeah absolutely nobody should be travelling in the right lane unless turning right or overtaking
Also, I think there are better and more safe ways to convey a message. Indicate, flash the high beams, or just wait untill it's safe to overtake, but keep your distance. Tippical human reaction time until they start braking is 1 whole second. Tailgate someone and when something happens, you might not even have a chance to react.
and neither if you survive "I mean the tailgater" time to react to defend yourself in a court. how to justify that bulling behavior. lol
@@DGQ1Q2 Yeah. In my country we say, "What you can't brake, you can't talk yourself out off."
@@tomkocian6710 it'd help everyone if you told us what "your" country actually is.
@@richardhammer187 In the Czech Republic we say "Co neubrzdíš, to neukecáš."
The worst tailgators I get is when i am doing the speed limit to overtake someone doing a bit below the speed limit, and someone behind me wants to go over the speed limit. I wont let that driver pressure me to do more than the speed limit even if I am in the "fast lane". If you are using the fast lane to overtake someone at the speed limit then you are not doing anything wrong.
Ah, but there's the rub and part of the thesis here, which is flow of traffic, safety, and *courtesy*.
Sure, you can go the posted speed limit to pass someone who's going slightly under the limit and take a minute or two to do so, or you can speed up some (say 5 over in city streets or even 10 over on the highway), get past them quickly, move back over into the cruising lane when it's clear, and return to the posted limit.
IMO, ff you're purposefully taking extra time in the passing lane to pass the slower moving vehicle with an obstinate "well I"m going the limit" attitude, you become part of "the problem" being discussed here in this video.
You are actually in the wrong, if someone has to brake because of you in the passing lane you are not in the right lane. Where i live we always go 20km above in a 100km/h zone in the passing lane. If you're not going 120 you gotta go simple as that
@@vincentbourgon2517If you go over 20 km/h where i live on a regular basis, you will be a very poor man in a not long period of time. And a pedestrian after repeatedly doing it.
@@vincentbourgon2517completely incorrect and quite scary you think this. I assume you are not a UK driver. If you are overtaking and catching the person on the left of you you have every right to be in that lane.
@@KahnanesgiThats absurd. Non one has the right to go over the speed limit. Never. And when I'm overtaking someone else doing the speed limit, I will never ever accelerate just because some entitled a**hole behind me wants to brake the law so desperately.
Please send this to Ashley neal, I’d love to hear to what he has to say in rebuttal
Why? Is he in favour of tailgating?
I would be really curious too! He's like the gold standard and will most likely absolutely hate it I'd imagine.
I have M.S and some times i have to drive a bit slower and i don't think its ever ok for someone to tailgate you. Same thing goes for the persone you tailgate! you don't know why they are driving slow! they might have a medical condition or be transporting something that might easily break. It's never ok to tailgate.
When I'm in the BMW's position, usually stuck behind someone in the 3rd lane (importantly, without anyone to their left), I do a 4 step process:
1. Wait, give them a bit of time to realise they're lane hogging,
2. move up, not sitting in their arse, but enough to get in their mirrors to get their attention, maybe dipping into their side mirrors occasionally,
3. flash, they're clearly not paying enough attention to their surroundings, better to make it obvious now,
4. Undertake, usually I'll pull into the left lane, wait a moment to see if they're going to move now, and then accelerate past them to get out of their blind spot.
You should actually be in the second lane a safe distance behind, as you're not overtaking them and you need to leave a large enough gap that they will feel safe to move into.
Stop calling lanes "fast lane" and "slow lane" there is no such thing. You correctly pointed this out early in the video and called them "overtaking lanes" and then switched back to the incorrect description. As an advanced driver we do drive to the speed limit where it is safe to do so, it is called progression. There is never an excuse to tailgate the car in front no matter how frustrating it can be. Have you never heard of the two second rule? If the car in front has to brake suddenly you will rear end it before your reaction times will get you on the brakes, this is the most common type of accident. As for advising people to drive to the speed limit, this has to be followed with " when it is safe to do so". There are plenty of A and B roads with for instance a 60mph limit but because of tight bends, blind summits, mud on road etc. etc. driving at 60mph would be foolish. Your statement makes some people think we'll if it's a 60mph limit it must be safe to do that everywhere. The standard of driving in this country is getting worse with people driving too fast, undertaking and tailgating being the main problem followed by drivers not using headlights and fog lights correctly and when needed. Your intention to educate had good intentions but was poorly executed.
Completely agree
I think gently tailgating is like gently shooting your gun at someone.
100%, they are using the vehicle as a WEAPON 100% with you
@@DGQ1Q2No they are not. Shut up. Lol!
@@HaroldBluetooth-uz1zz Yes they are, if youre tail gating, you are intentionally risking harm on you and others.
The most frustrating situation is you decide to overtake a car going slow in the travel lane.... And then as you are trying to do so, they match speed right when you are next to them... And then someone else comes flying up your bum behind you... And you're already at the speed limit so two cars have boxed you in... 😅
This happens all the time on the motorway, people just can't maintain speed, especially noticeable when you're using cruise control.
You probably drove up their ass and then expected them to let you in.
My instructor told me to go 25-30 in a 30 zone. Try keep an average of around 27.
It isn't easy to be steady at 30 unless you're on cruise control, in fact you might end up slipping up to 34 at the worst time in front of a camera.
I'm surprised you passed, easy to fail by unnecessarily driving too slowly when it's safe to proceed.
one of the best driving tips i ever came across was from a vintage driving video from australia: if someone is tailgating dangerously close to you in the driving lane, slowly, slowly, slow down so that they are a) finally convinced to pass you, or b) won't crash into you if you have to suddenly brake. thank you to the now defunct nfsa, which did an absolutely stellar job of chronicling twentieth century australia.
Yeah on a single-lane road the only thing you can do is reduce your speed and increase your braking distance
I do get the tailgating in the overtake lane. But I am often tailgated in the travel lane. And to those who do tailgate me in the travel lane: don't bother, my cruise control doesn't accelerate just because some a**hat decided to ride my rear bumper. And if I'm not using cruise control, I actually tend to lift off slightly if the car behind comes too close. This seems to annoy some people to no end, using horn and lights as a rebuke rather than using the empty overtake lane to go past.
But hey, if you're close enough to my bumper that you think me lifting slightly off of the accelerator in the travel lane is dangerous, then maybe, just maybe, you might be the problem?
lol wholeheartedly agree. If that person doesn’t have the brainpower to move into a vacant lane when the density is too high in the current lane then I’d question whether that person should be allowed to drive as it’s a simple concept to self-learn and execute.
I actually did exactly that with that ford truck. Just set the cruise to 66 until he overtook me. Really should have left that in the video but I thought it was a little boring.
so you are agressivly policing the roads due to your mood? doesn't sound wise
@user-yx3ih7so6d read again. If the fast lane is empty, then the a*sholes who decide to ride my bumper in the slow lane have absolutely no reason to complain even if I go 10mph below the speed limit. Get your a** out in the fast lane and overtake. That's what it's there for.
I would have had some understanding for the tailgaters if I was lane hogging the fast lane doing exactly the speed limit or slightly slower, but I have neither understanding nor sympathy for those tailgating me in the slow lane when the fast lane is empty and available.
If you consider it to be "policing", then I would strongly recommend that you hand in your licence.
@@user-yx3ih7so6d you don’t sound wise
For the people who are getting frustrated - they have an expectation that all the other drivers should be good drivers and are considerate human beings who never make mistakes. This is a failure of judgement on their part - their expectation was not matched to reality. You will only really lose that frustration by accepting that the roads are filled with inconsiderate, terrible drivers that make mistakes and people that are totally wrapped up in themselves and care only for their own needs. You can be frustrated about it as much as you like - but it doesn't change the reality and despite all best efforts to educate people to be more considerate and to be better drivers - there will always be a certain ratio of people that are not up to scratch. When you get out on the road - that's just part of the game and you can't change it - no matter how many CZcams videos you make about the topic.
There is always one single question to ask yourself before any monoevre, change of lane, speed, road, or overtake, untertake, tailgate etc for any reason, that question is "would I do this, in this way, if that other car was a marked police car"
If the answer is no, don't do it.
Not really because everyone drives worse near a police car.
Depends if I would get a ticket from the pigs.
I have to disagree. Even if someone is going incredibly slow, you should not tailgate or flash them - it's rude and incredibly dangerous. What's best is to hold back, take a deep breath and when it's safe to overtake, do so. There is never a time when it's okay to tailgate on public roads. You have to think, if the person in front of you were to stop, can you? Maybe there's a malfunction of the car in front, a dog or child ran in the road or there's a dodgy traffic light?
As for driving in the overtaking lane, you ought to return to the lane as soon as it's safe to do so. Do not cut in front of someone that you've just overtaken just because you don't want to annoy the person who's tailgating you. If you cut in front of someone and quickly realise you need to stop (something is now in the road and you didn't notice until you overtook, or your car just stops), then you're not going to have enough distance between you and the person you've just overtaken, and you'll certainly get rear-ended.
Similarly, don't get up someone's arse as you begin to overtake. Imagine the person you're overtaking slows down significantly, then what? Bang!
To summarise: Do not tailgate. Leave enough distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Drive with courtesy and a relaxed mind. Simple!
We all want to get to places quickly. But let's actually arrive at our destinations in one piece, instead of quickly ending up in hospital.
I think tailgating can be dangerous, but I think a flash is fine if they've been blocking the lane for a good few minutes. I also don't see what's rude about it, they're the ones blocking the road by not moving over
@@Matty27 Flashing is deemed as rude by most people because it translates to: 'Move over. You're going too slow for my liking. I have important things to do.'. Such behaviour displays a sense of entitlement, impatience and aggression.
Unfortunately, most people don't realise that flashing can cause anxiety in a lot of people, or simply make the average person angry, influencing them to make mistakes or to retaliate. The best thing to do is just hold back, be patient and when it's safe, overtake.
@@kane2734The entitled ones are the drivers who refuse to let faster traffic pass them.
If someone gets anxiety because someone requests they change lanes, they probably shouldn't be driving a 1.5 tonne machine, especially if they don't know the correct lane to drive in.
@@PointNemo9 I don't think so. If you wish to drive faster, wait for a safe time to overtake. Pushing people to move is disrespectful.
There are many of people who are perfectly capable of operating a vehicle who feel anxious when someone is trying to intimidate them. This does not mean that they shouldn't operate a vehicle; however; I agree that drivers should be competent and calm when driving.
@@PointNemo9 Also, people should not be preventing others from overtaking - that we be irresponsible and could lead to a severe accident.
This is why I decided to do GPS 56 on the motorway instead of 70-77, because the British public reduce the capacity of a 3 lane road to a 2 with their lane discipline.
But even when you’re in lane 1 doing 56, you get some donkey joining at 40 mph, or you still get some idiot up your backside as if there aren’t 3 empty overtaking lanes.
I find driving at 70 stressful! Plus it uses more fuel than 60/65 which I tend to do in lane 1 which I find much more relaxing. Sometimes, I will just drive at a safe distance behind a lorry doing 56 mph.
I would say you should do at least 60 on a motorway. If you're doing 56 you are likely to be getting in the way of lorries, which then causes long tailbacks as they try to pass you.
@@ryanwilliams6526 Lorries are limited to 56, and due to their weight are often going slower.
@@chop.stix_ what car do you drive? Most new cars 70 feels like 40 in an old car
@adamek9750 a 2023 VW Tiguan. And you're right, 70 does feel calmer in this, even compared to a 2016 swift that I had. But I just find at 60, I'm usually catching up to slower moving vehicles, slowly, giving me more time to plan my overtake when compared to 70. 60 just feels like the sweet spot for good mpg, good progress and I end up feel relaxed at my destination.
on longer moterway jurneys I drive at 60 as its so much more fuel efficient but ill stick to the left lane unless overtaking
Have you actually watched the instantaneous fuel consumption reading? In my car 80mph is the most efficient.
Same! I do 60 on motorways/dual carriageways, in lane 1.
@@wayland7150 mine is a VW Tiguan diesel. 60 mph is defo more efficient than 70 mph. I have tried same route, same wind direction, same temperature, 60 gives me 58 mpg and 70 mph gave me 52 mpg. I’m sure 80 would be in the 40s for mpg, but I don’t go above the speed limit, so I wouldn’t know.
You tend to find people that drive at 40 on a national speed limit road when it is safe also drive at 40 in a 50, 40 and 30 speed limit.
Oh the ''general driving speed'' lol. special humans.
Legend. I could never articulate why slow drivers in the right lane were wrong as people would always rebut with "it's a speed limit". But this video and citing lane discipline in the highway code is how to prove the point! I enjoy driving spiritedly, but also intentionally moving back into the left lane doing 70 where possible. Unfortunately, it is rarely possible due to not everyone playing by the same rules and middle and right lane hogging. Great channel, Mick!
With the exception of speed cameras, a wise police officer once told me keep up with the flow of the trafic, if a bunch of cars are all exceeding the speed limit just make sure your not the last one in the queue😊
The issue not addressed here is how well do people know what they are *actually* doing compared to what various instruments *tell them* they are doing. I regularly go through a village that has one of those signs which tells you your speed. It's usually about 3-4mph lower than what my dashboard says. I don't have an issue with anyone doing 26 in a 30 zone; that's not dangerous and it'd a bit petty to let that get under your skin. But that driver may well have reason to think they are are 29 or 30. Doing 45 on a clear motorway... that's a different matter.
In the real world an indicated 26 is like 23-24... If someone's actually doing 30 that is 100% frustrating to sit behind
@@MickDrivesCars correct.
The speed you drive should be appropriate to the road, traffic and weather conditions. If you recognise that you’re holding up traffic then speed up if safe. If you don’t realise you are preventing traffic flow then you shouldn’t be driving….
The ''don't realise'' crew are the problem for sure
Regardless of what lane you stay in, its always dangerous for both parties when tailgating happens. Its all down to impatience. I saw someone get run over on a crossing when the car broke sharply and the HGV was following close behind. Tailgating is Careless and/or Dangerous driving and the person should be prosecuted for it because its dangerous
I heard a story about my friend rushing to the hospital and that opened my mid that if im not in a hurry, i will try to be as predictible and out-of-the-way as possible. Even giving signals to drivers behind me if its safe to pass.
im still learning to drive so im curious how do you signal to a car that its safe to pass?
@@TonySmith47For example, we drive on the right on the continent. If you turn your right indicator on, it can be perceived as "i checked the road ahead, it's clear" with the message "you may go".
So in case of Britain, by using the left indicator.
@@heros2110 Thanks for explaining
I like speed driving, but I don't like getting tickets and when I'm with my family I drive on the edge of allowed limits, and every time I see a BMWs they are always the one tailgating me, so as soon as I see him approaching me I free the lane for them, let them go wherever they are rushing to.
If you’re being tailgated in the normal driving lane you should slow down to reduce risk
lol I appreciate the deadpan delivery
I down voted but then I realised you're being sarcastic. Good one.
Some people below haven't got it - this is 100% the correct thing to do!
Increase your stopping distance and slow down to encourage them to overtake. I did exactly this with the truck, just slowed to 66 and he went around
@@MickDrivesCars should not be the first tactic to employ because it can have a cascading effect behind you, behind them, behind them them. I can’t tell how many people behind me while somebody is tailgating. If it persists and it’s mostly safe then gradually reduce speed.
been loving the videos Mick, the production and the driving has been excellent, also showcasing the lesser known tips of driving has been really beneficial.
Thanks mate! Trying my hardest :)
I came across your channel by chance and have now watched all the videos. I like the way you communicate the topics in an understandable way and also your (for me as a German) clearly understandable pronunciation. Your videos are very enjoyable to watch.
I'm all too familiar with tailgating on the highway. The left lane in Germany is actually there for overtaking. But there are plenty of slow drivers who block the space there, especially on stretches without a speed limit. On the other hand, there are also very impatient people who stick directly to your bumper even though there is no reason to do so.
I'm looking forward to new videos. Many thanks for the time and effort you put into this.
Thanks mate! Really appreciate you watching all the videos!
what's so frustratingly common in my country is that there are many drivers drive at 80km/h at a 120km/h speed limit road in the passing lane. Their logic is that if they drive at the minimum speed limit they are "safe drivers".
i agree with you on most points however i don’t agree with you re speed limits. Especially country roads at night when raining or snowing - you wouldn’t do 60… to hit a deer it’s no joke..
I literally listed the reasons you would go under the limit and it's everything you just said (except snowing) :)
Yeah, suppose need to finish watching the video first before commenting. 😅
8:27 the problem is “appropriate speed” is subjective. This is even with speed limit signs to give some guidance on what should be the speed for a lane. Inevitably there will be density increases in a lane.
speed limit signs are exactly that. they are not serving suggestions lol
I think the only reason why people get annoyed if the car in front is going slower is because the car behind will have to concentrate more to leave a suitable gap and slow down earlier etc, if there isn’t a slow car ahead you can drive at a decent speed without thinking too much, rhat said though it won’t make any difference to your journey time so trying to overtake on a single carriageway is usually not worth it in exclusion to bikes and very slow vehicles (when safe)
And tailgating also isn’t safe, whilst sometimes accidental it should be avoided, it uses more fuel, more concentration and results in more risk, and sometimes can even make you slower, the point of not being behind a slow car is to get to the destination on time and not to have to concentrate as much on your speed / gap in front , tailgating does the opposite of that slowing you down and making you concentrate more!
Two wrongs don't make a right! If someone is ignorant enough to be cruising in the passing lane, they likely won't understand why you're tailgating anyway, so they won't receive the message you're intending to send. They might even slow down more or brake check you because they assume you're the bad driver and they feel they need to teach you a lesson. Cruising in the passing lane is a big problem even here in the US, but I think the root cause is ignorance. People forget (or don't even know in the first place) that the passing lane is for passing ONLY.
So many people have a 'Holier than thou' attitude, and need to grow tf up
Best video of yours to date! Completely correct! Exactly the same here in Spain on motorways and regular roads. Eventhough some of the lower speed limits here are ridiculously slow... Also trying to get my parents to understand speed limit vs speed target 😂😂
Thanks dude!
Tailgating in town is never okay. Nor is telling people to always go the speed limit in town. If you're not familiar with the roads in the place you're visiting, or you're not as confident a driver as the spirited drivers around you, then forcing yourself to always drive at the speed limit in order to accommodate them is dangerous. Agree on the motorway tailgating, but the urban advice borders on reckless.
Are you suggesting that you'd prefer less confident drivers to make themselves feel unsafe by driving faster than they would like to in urban areas?
He showed examples, you could see the speed limit is fine. Obviously you go the speed limit in town when faster would be OK and you drive slower if the road conditions require. It's not a target.
It's only dangerous if you're a terrible driver.
It's not the travelling lane. It's the undertaking lane and it's reserved for my use.
Love this.
basically; you're not a cop, you're allowed to dislike something but don't think it's worth telling people what to do.
tho at the same time im not one to blame people doing a little or even a lot under the speed limit. i don't mind getting to my destination 40 seconds later. I'd rather keep my distances and overtaking when it's safe sounds safer than force someone who doesn't feel confident or maybe isn't fully able, to go faster (physical or mental conditions, injuries, or other situations that put them at a much greater risk for going faster). going under the speed limit is going to get people frustrated, and that's dangerous. but remaining calm and approaching any situation safely is what saves lives.
I disagree with this video. Specially at night, tailgating should be a crime.
In Denmark you get a pretty hefty fine and a clip in your license.... but I think it seldom happens. Beeing tailgated by a Tesla is bad, they blind one totally, and then I slow down, and down, and down, so they overtake ;-)
Where I live it is a crime . Just don't look in your mirror . You can only control your own life.
@@zosozoso2well u do u. I usually move over let them pass. Not worth it and that one time in your tesla u slow down and the guy tries to kill u. Let them pass let your ego go and go on with your day no problem u kept driving the speed limit and had a good day. Unless its a single lane road with solid lines even then u can always veer a bit to the side and let them pass.
And in the rain
stop saying "fast lane", that doesn't exist.
sitting in the incorrect lane on a motorway is an offence (driving without due care), the same way speeding is, the argument "its a limit not a target" is invalid
Just like there are reasons why someone might driving a little fast, there are also reasons why somene might be driving a little slow. The car might be old and can't go up to the speed limit, the car might not be running properly and cant safely go up to or can't drive the speed limit at all, someone might be hauling something fragile and could be accelerating slowly to prevent said thing from shifting around too much. Tailgating to "send a message" isn't going to work in some circumstances. People need to be more considerate both ways. Not just people driving slow or people driving fast. Best to slow down until you can safety pass or they turn off the street. (this is assuming that the person isn't just hogging up the overtaking line when the travel line is wide open 🙄)
What a load of crap. Wanting to go faster than the vehicle in front is not a justification for tailgating. And if you want to exceed the speed limit and someone is in front of you in the overtaking lane then undertake.
See I think the undertaking is even more dangerous. You can guarantee the person that's driving slowly in an overtake lane isn't doing to realise you're there.
I should have mentioned but my preferred method is to flash the lights from a distance. Might look a little aggressive but overall safer for all I think.
@@MickDrivesCars So flash from a distance and then indicate change to the left. They'll notice you and not be surprised when you come up on the left. It's illegal in the UK but no more than speeding or tailgating.
@@MickDrivesCarsyour simply wrong your actually braindead
People are often saying that they are going 5-10 slower than speed limit because thay want to be safe, but what they don't realise is that actually it is more dangerous, because people behind you are more likely to tailgate and do dangerous overtakes.
Laughs in NSW learner/P1 driver on a 110km/h highway
Why do people tailgate me when I have 10 cars in front of me, and there is no possibility of me going any faster? That's the most common case.
I think people forget it's not the "fast lane" or the "BMW/Audi lane", it's the overtaking lane. So if you're not overtaking, go back to the left lane.
I’m almost always overtaking.
The highway code is quite positive about this. You should travel in the near side lane unless overtaking.
If I'm doing 10 mph below the flow of traffic (for good reason or not) and I get tailgated I tend to find they drop back when I get up to an appropriate speed. To those tailgaters I say fair enough.
But special mention to the Tesla driver just before Christmas who got really aggressively on my bumper, flashing and hooting when I was doing a little over 70mph and had an HGV alongside to the left. I have no idea what that guy wanted to me to do.
First example is basically perfect.
2nd example is just a special individual... or someone with a baby being born.
The worst tailgating experience I have was in summer 2022 when I drove through Hungary.
Picture this: intermittent heavy rain and standing water, fully loaded two lane highway, slow lane mostly filled with slow truck traffic and fast lane filled with cars doing 80-120 km/h depending on conditions. I'm keeping a reasonable distance from the car in front of me.
Then a tailgater awakes behind me, even though I'm doing about what is appropritate in the conditions and the lane is full of cars in front of me as fas as eye can see anyway. He gets some 2m behind me at times, flashing and eventually even holding his high beams. WTF do you want me to do? Fly away? I'm not going to slow down and get stuck between the trucks for you, especially since there is dense traffic all the way in front of me anyway and you are getting nowhere even if I disappeared.
After about 15 minutes, a bigger gap in the slow lane appeared, so I let him pass. He proceeds to do the same wild stuff to the car in front of me. Before I thought he might be triggered by a foreigner, but the other car was a local and he did it to him just the same. Some people are so self-centric they lose sight of all the context and how their dangerous behaviour is futile and has no chance of getting them what they want.
Tip for anyone being tailgated at night - tilt the interior mirror downwards, ignore Chummy and carry on as normal, i.e. pull over into the next lane when it is safe to do so. (Which is what I've been trying to do for ages!) You can still see Chummy in the side mirrors but he won't get the reaction he's hoping for by flashing and almost entering your cargo area.
Tailgaters who are stuck behind a long line of cars (where all the lanes are choc a bloc) and try to bully every single one out of the way are pond life. It's pure selfish aggression and totally pointless.
Hello! This is the first video on this channel for me, so I will apologize if there's already a video on it. BUT. While I am agreeing to 93% of this video I had to reflect on my own experiences. Which is; I have a GPS speedometer which tells me exactly how fast I need to go. It means that my gauge/cluster, on MY car*, says usually 5km/h higher than the signs along the road. Even though I am collecting cars behind me, every single day. Which again means that the ones tail-riding me is in fact deliberately speeding.
* Worth mentioning is also that I use bigger tires than original, so when I add about 5kmh others could probably be looking at 9-10kmh over the set speed limit.
Other than that, great video! You have a new subscriber :)
we are not on the roads to police it. this seems to be forgotten. you've got people around you thinking the same of you. it's not a fight, it's just travelling
Thanks mate, appreciate the kind words!
I actually recorded a bit about this and how an indicated 66mph is really more like 62... so if someone's doing a gps 70 there's a big difference. Ended up cutting that part because it just wasn't that interesting/too slow. Maybe a follow up video might be good.
Perfect example of defensive driving.
High praise! Thanks
It's all about the situation. If it's a built up area and the speed limit is 30, I'm going to do 25-27 just incase someone pops up between the cars. Same if it's a school area and try and do 18 max just incase. 40+ areas are usually safer to go the speed limit.
I hate when you are close enough to see where peoples’ eyes are directed, and it’s anywhere but your vehicle! Today I was slowing for a light in my 2020 Mustang GT and the driver behind me kept closing the gap while her eyes were consistently directed down, presumably at her phone.
agree with everything you said in this video. Great one. Really love these type of videos. Keep it up!
Thanks mate!
This should be mandatory learning material to any driver. The start of the video made me giggle :)
That's a relief to hear! So far the response has been better than I thought! Phew :)
This video does not cover enough. It barely scratches the surface of a problem statement and its effects.
My personal rule is, if there isn't an overtaking lane, I go the limit where safe to do so. If there is an overtaking lane I can go a little under as long as I don't slow the road. Going 60mph instead of 70 can get me an extra 80 miles of driving per 40L tank so I often drive at around 60 when the motorways are quiet to help with my 60 miles per day round trip driving to university.
its much worse in america. you will get ran off the road of you drag your ass on the highway fast lane here. rules are similar and all but we HATE ass draggers here and most people consider it reckless driving.
why am i even watching this being in india lmao
Loooooool you probably have someone that close from the moment you leave home
fr@@MickDrivesCars
Yo Mick i became such a better driver at high speeds thanks to your advice ❤️
Love to hear it!
One thing that annoys me is when someone gets overtaken by a line of cars and then hops into the passing lane because I think the psychology is that they think that they can't be overtaken while in the passing lane but in I believe in America if you try to signal to the guy in front of you to get out of the passing lane by beeping the horn and flashing your lights and they still don't move over then it is permissible to pass in the right lane in an attempt to keep traffic flowing and thank god that American police are actually starting to crack down on these left lane campers that just won't move over due to laziness/an overinflated ego
I get what you're going for, but it's worth reiterating that even very subtle tailgating can be very dangerous. You need to be able to stop without crashing at all times, and you should never tailgate to the extent where this isn't the case. Additionally, if you are someone who gets incredibly frustrated and impatient when driving, you are going to be more of a problem than someone driving slightly too slowly. Letting frustration and impatience affect your driving through dodgy overtakes and close following distances is lethal and cannot be tolerated. Someone driving at 90% of the speed limit is going to have a negligible impact on your journey time, and the extra minutes or sometimes just seconds you would save are not worth other people's lives. You should also contextualise why someone might be travelling more slowly. If they are approaching lights or a queue, it is best for traffic flow to slow early so that you can avoid stopping if possible. Be aware of all the factors that could be causing someone to drive slowly and that tailgating will limit your view, before you make any decisions to overtake. Be a patient, anticipatory, and calm driver before you consider light tailgating as a means of communication.
That being said, this video should really be for people who lack skill and drive slowly as a crutch for their lack in ability. You should drive the correct speed for the situation and a lack of awareness of when you can drive faster suggests you have poor observations and anticipation, and that you will drive too quickly as often as you drive too slowly. Driving should never be complacent as complacency will result in actions being made out of habit instead of analysis, which will lead to accidents. "Speed limit, not a speed target" is not a statement that encourages you to drive slower so you don't have to think, it should be encouraging you to constantly analyse your surroundings and determine what is the safe speed, regardless of what the legal limit is. There are times when a national speed limit road will be unsafe to drive at 30mph, and 30mph roads which would be safe to drive at the national limit*. You should understand the conditions, the risks, your car, and all kinds of things to determine a safe, maximum speed, then reduce that if required by the law, then reduce it again if it would aid traffic flow.
*Small footnote edit to point out that this situation can be inherently unsafe. You have to consider that other drivers will be making decisions based on the speeds others will be expected to be travelling, and that doing double the speed limit will ensure other drivers will be making decisions based on false expectations. It can be safe to speed, but you have to account for the fact others won't be expecting it.
Well done, great video. I wish people would travel in the left lane.
there is a law against it now, but since it came in there has been 1 case brought to charges after 9 years on the statute book
What are your thoughts on undertaking being legal like is it in the US, NZ and Australia?
Traffic flow seems to be better in these countries.
Also lane discipline is very poor in the UK, most European countries Especially Germany could teach us many things.
Undertaking is not illegal in the UK.
No to undertaking!!! And putting can't drive on our roads because it's full of immigrants who do their own thing
@@PointNemo9 it's not illegal in certain circumstances but undertaking for the purpose of getting past a lane hogger could be considered driving without due care and attention or dangerous driving depending on the circumstances.
It's an interesting question...
Personally I think the people driving slowly in the overtake lanes are also the ones that won't check their mirror before moving back over - potentially causing big crashes.
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I hate the people doing 50 or less on a national speed limit road. It’s mostly elderly who don’t realise the limit changed years ago from 50 to 60. I even have them flashing me if I overtake them as though I am in the wrong. The others are the ones that just do 40 everywhere, in a 60 zone or a 30 and all these people think they’re safe drivers. It’s these people that cause accidents as people get frustrated and end up overtaking in sometimes bad situations.
Something I don’t understand is why people constantly tailgate someone in the fast lane when other lanes such as the travel lane are wide open. If I’m driving at my comfortable, regular pace (usually using cruise control) and happen to come across a slow driver in the fast lane, I’ll just use the travel lane to pass. He shouldn’t be there, but there usually isn’t any reason for me to sit behind him (at a close distance or not) when a passing opportunity exists in the travel lane.
This is very fair - but personally I hate doing this. The type of person that hogs the overtake lane is the same person that won't check when changing lanes and won't expect me to be undertaking. I prefer flashing my lights from a distance.
I was doing 19/20mph in a 20mph zone going to ASDA in Cardiff very last night. The car behind me was so up my chuff that I couldn't see his headlights. I could only see it when it was temporarily lit by a street light. If I had to brake suddenly for someone crossing the road (They always wear black to do this, so you have be on your guard), they would have gone right into me.
I think there's probably a lot of this in Wales at the moment with the new 20mph limits
@@MickDrivesCarsHow in the hell could you possibly go that slow? The UK is a commi state!!!!
3:05 might of been a better idea to say overtaking lane and not fast lane, doesn't help correct peoples logic if you label it with the same ignorance they do XD otherwise great video, 100% agree and people that don't follow best flow infuriate me. Especially when merging in turn and trying to make use of the road space.
Yep, I caught myself saying this so many time in the video. I'll go through and put text on screen correcting myself. Might take a while lol
Thanks for the kind words though!
good on ya mate@@MickDrivesCars
in teslas and cutting edge cars, sometimes im behind you in the travel lane because my car is driving itself basically - it keeps the distance I set which is usually the max. It's not that I don't want to overtake you, its just theres no need, it will speed up when you do and slow down when you do and keep itself centred in the lane.
You just forgot the worst type of tailgating:
you're doing the speed limit on overtake lane overtaging a row of cars much slower than the speed limit
OR you're on the overtaking lane wanting to do the speed limit and keeping a safe distance from the slower traffic ahead that won't disappear
and then there he is, a prince on his white horse, a lane owner, a subscriber with sole right to use any lane as he pleases, and he sits on your bumper thinking you should very much brake and squeeze in between slower traffic just to yield his majesty, and then when you finally let him go he doesn't even have enough torque to accelerate and barely moves further when you approach slower traffic on a slow lane
OR even worse he overtakes and after a while remembers he didn't scroll through instagram or needs to make a selfie and slows down to half the speed limit just to again sit on your bumper and accelerate once you overtake him.
MY TIME HAS COME
ITS CALLED A SUV , not a truck 😅 love your videos tho , taught me to balance things when driving. Definitely would recommend if you drive like you in a race
haha I always thought pickups can be called trucks, no?
Thanks for the words though
@MickDrivesCars love from south africa 🇿🇦
One correction I will make. There is no fast lane and slow lane as people commonly refer to them as. The left-most lane is lane 1. Additional lanes are 2, 3 etc. depending on how many are present. The highway code indicates traffic should always drive in the left most lane unless overtaking slower traffic, or speed restricted traffic.
Yep my smooth basic brain reverted to the common man's wording for the video :)
I don't often get tailgated, but when I do, it's usually doing 60km/h in a 50km/h, and the guy behind sees the road is too twisty to overtake and there's traffic on the other lane. Those people I don't understand. Like...can you not sit up my ass when you don't have a chance in hell to overtake on such a road?
Hey man great video! How do you set up your POV? is the camera on like a head strap
It's on a hat clip, upside down, right in front of my face.
Is the a mk4 meg rs I spy in your profile picutre?
Conquer driving did it better
This is such a shite comment
🇬🇧 Make up your mind, is it the slow lane or the travel lane? Similarly, is it the fast lane or the overtaking lane? Consistency please!
So glad I found your channel, I have learned so much and feel it making a positive impact on my driving
I’m a new driver, so I feel rather pressured by this video. As I lack extensive driving experience, I do believe that “it is a speed limit, not a speed target.” Feel free to criticise 😃
Preach on brother. I call them the 10 mph brigade. 50 in a national, 30 in a 40. They have no lane discipline on a motorway. Or, as you suggest, 'I'm doing the speed limit, I don't need to get back in the left lane'. When you ride a bike for your full license, you get a royal bollocking from the instructor if you do not accelerate quickly up to the limit. When you do an advanced course, if you're in a national speed limit, they basically want to see you ride as fast as is safe and to hell with 60. I drive and ride. When in the car I just resign myself to the fact that I am going to be impeded at every turn. When I ride my bike, I am going to howl past you. On the motorway, on a big bike, I am starting to hang back, choose my moment and undertake quickly. I'm gone before they know I exist. I know it's bad, but if they have no lane discipline, and if I can do it quick enough that it's safe, why should I adhere to the rules ?
It's become a jungle out there and abiding by the law is not going to stop you getting wiped out. End of rant. Sorry!
PS - subbed
speeding undertaking is never safe. if passing a moron how do you know they won't go left without looking? filtering is the same, don't do it at the speed limit lol. on fool moves and it's game over.
I appreciate what you are saying. What do you ride ? @@user-yx3ih7so6d
Doesn’t matter if the person behind me is a “frustrated” little snowflake they need to be safe. Safety comes first not speed
Making other drivers frustrated is not safe either, it makes it far more likely they will risk a dodgy overtake.
Pullover in a safe place and let the faster traffic pass.
Also, who are you to judge what the "safe" speed is?
No speed comes first, then safety. If safety came first you'd walk.
If you can’t safely drive at the speed limit when road conditions allow, then you’re not qualified to be on the road. Learners fail their test for driving that way, because it’s not an acceptable standard. I agree you shouldn’t tailgate, but if you’re really concerned about the safest thing, then that’s to move out the way and not get involved with them in the first place.
@@jisoo1571 you completely missing the point, in the video it shows him going around built up areas with parking and crossings which is completely reasonable to ere on the side of caution. Also It’s not about getting out of the way for tailgaters, I do that anyway however this video is busy justifying tailgating, which there is no justifiable reason to ever do. In the way? Flash lights and beep horn from a safe distance, don’t sit so close to me where you can’t stop in an emergency, every qualified driver should know that.
@@PointNemo9 on a busy town doad with nowhere safe to pull in what should I do then? Slow down!!!
Also all drivers should be able to judge what safe speed is were you not taught “less space less speed”???
You're required by law in Sweden to stay in the rightmost lane (right-hand traffic) on multi-lane roads with speed limits greater than or equal to 70 km/h or ~45 mph unless you're overtaking someone or otherwise directed by signage. I don't think anyone who is a competent driver complains about being tailgated when they're doing something that unnecessarily hinders other traffic and is also illegal. Even though I'm a relatively new driver, I've already had a couple of experiences where drivers tailgate me in single lane traffic even though I'm going the speed limit. In that case, the argument that "it's a speed limit, not a speed target" holds up, and whatever reasons they have that they want to speed should not be made my problem, because I literally do not have the tools to do anything about it except to break the law and put other road users in unnecessary danger, which I'm not going to do.
Finally, primary factor in setting speed limits is not old brakes. It's partially the human factor (reaction time) and partially the fact that energy increases quadratically in relation to velocity. That's why most pedestrians survive a crash at 20 mph but die in a crash at 30 mph, because with a 50% increase in speed, the energy of the impact has increased by 125%. Lowering the speed limit even slightly greatly improves the survivability of any crash on that road, assuming that people respect the speed limit. That's why I refuse to do 35 mph in a 30 zone, because that lowers the energy of a potential impact by 25% in the worst case and decreases my braking distance by around 25% as well, giving me a much greater safety margin to completely avoid potential impacts in the first place.
It is simple.
If you travel too closely to other vehicles, routinely, you are not driving your own car. The safety of you and others depends on that vehicle ahead. You are playing trains, not driving.
OH NO, 4MPH SLOWER, HOW DARE THEY!!!!! Do you even flarking hear yourself??? Are you THAT desperate to get somewhere 0.0006 seconds faster than you would have driving normally? If you think that 4MPH is the reason to get frustrated - YOU have problems, not us who drive safe.
Stop being selfish and let faster traffic pass
@@PointNemo9 I am driving safely within the rules and law, you want to be a "smart", by all means you are free to pass, go on, push that pedal and go over the full white line. You'll crash, break your legs and ONLY THEN will you understand that you're only in a rush to get yourself hospitalized in best case scenario. Still think I am at fault?
@@ezpzjayzaar Yes, you are selfish for not letting faster cars overtake you safely.
@@PointNemo9 lmao you're delusional, don't even know what "safely" means k. By your logic, EVERYONE who doesn't want to die is selfish, gotcha
@@ezpzjayzaar You're in cognitive dissonance because you can't accept the fact that your self-entitled attitude makes the roads more dangerous for everyone.
No excuse for tail gating , you don't know what you are talking about
ur a Geek bruv
@@DesiLife and you're a child , leave the life lessons to the adults
I'm Malaysian, in Malaysia, no matter how fast you drive on the fast lane, there will still be many drivers love to tailgating you...
Then get out of the overtaking lane if you are not overtaking
I generally do five mph over the speed limit. But if someone tailgates me, I'll slow down to five mph under the speed limit and flip my rear view mirror out of the way to keep them out of my mind.
I leave with twenty minutes to spare just as frequently as I drive five over the speed limit so, it's absolutely no bother to me whatsoever to make you get to where you're going slower if you would rather bully me, a driver who was originally speeding anyway, rather than overtake me.
And if you're doing this in a city street where there is no overtake lane, I still don't care. I was probably doing five over and now you have to deal with five under.