As a learner, a car coming down a heavily parked road blocked the road, got out of his car and had ago at me for being "Selfish" He had nobody behind him, whilst I had an entire road of traffic behind me. I had literally nowhere to go and he'd ended up blocking the road for about 5 minutes before finally moving his ass.
I passed a month ago and still find myself coming back to these videos whenever I drive badly just to remind myself being a bad driver isn’t something to be proud of.
I passed 35 years ago, and did my Advanced Driving test soon after. And I learn something new every time I watch one of these videos. “Priority is something you give, not something you should take” is a fantastic piece of advice.
Richard, this is without doubt the gold standard of driving instruction. Always clear, always memorable. Lifetime driver, still learning things from your videos.
@@yunusmiah552 on this channel I mainly watched common mistake and mock test videos just to get a deeper understanding of what to do and what not to do on the test. Before my test I'd had a year of driving experience already so I just needed to iron out a few bad habits I'd picked up. What about you?
Hi Richard, I just passed my driving test today with 2 minors! I can't say enough how helpful your videos have been! I'm over the moon to finally be off the L plates :D Just some personal advice to people taking their test soon: It's easier than you think, just relax, go for the test when you're ready and you'll do great! I got everyone that I talked to and myself to never say "If I/you fail" because that is negative. Say "When I pass" and you will have that positive affirmation that will help you! I rolled back a bit on an uphill junction and did 31-33 in a 30 by accident and they weren't even marked down as minors. Seriously, if you think you failed, don't throw the test away! Still try your best and you just might find out that it wasn't an issue at all! Again, thank you! I can finally watch your videos as a qualified driver :)))
Yes! Always choose safety. I always try to imagine that maybe someone is a new driver or doesn't know the area well and obviously I hope that someone will be patient with me in return if I make a mistake.
I passed my test today with no minors - your videos are tremendously helpful and brilliantly composed; you were a huge part of my success. Thank you!! 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for this! I asked my brother a week after I passed my test last year about who got priority at a roundabout and ever since then, I still don't understand until now. Plus with you explaining and this video helped me massively. You gotta be the best virtual driving instructor in the world! 🙌🏽
Thank you man. Have my test tomorrow and I'm realising there's still things I don't know. Plan is to continue watching you to become more confident; the way you explain things just works.
Hi buddy, I passed my test on the second attempt yesterday, 3 minors, and your videos really really helped, especially with roundabouts and reverse bay parking. I will continue to watch to keep improving my skills!
The term "My Right of Way" should be taught to learners as a priority ONLY when safe. Sometimes people barrel onto roundabouts not giving you chance to see them in time but because they are on the right, tHeY hAvE rIgHt Of WaY. Also a few instances where i've been already committed going through a narrow street and someone has been nose to nose with my car with that smug look as if i'm the one who made an error because cars were parked on my side so they again had right of way. Some people who think this way shouldn't drive at all. It's not just about right of way, it's about is it safe for anyone around me to give me right of way. Then act accordingly.
Thank you so much for your great videos! I had 12 hrs of lesson, ~30 hrs of practicing + watched a lot of your videos (including this one yesterday), and I passed my test this morning! 😁
This video simplified what i have been picking up from the other videoes especially junctions decision making passing vehicles giving way etc. The main thing im learning from this is what you're doing with the clutch the speed you're driving at when changing gears and then also the anticipation of the road situation. Today had a much better lesson one fault on the way home compared to how i usually feel overwhelmed and panicked i felt like i was just driving my critical family friend around as my instructor was being a bit strict with me to get me more prepared for the teat. I am even dreaming of driving and see junctions and lanes when i close my eyes ahahah😅
This is just brilliant. I used to live on a tiny island with single lane roads. These roads had a shoulder occasionally just wide enough to allow two cars to pass each other. Everyone had learned the principals of path and commitment, and it worked just great… but I am sure 90% of the drivers (including myself) could not have articulated what we were all doing every day that allowed us to drive efficiently. You have made it all make sense. Now I could actually explain to someone new to the island how to drive and give way appropriately.
Passed Today, Got 6 minors, but i noticed when I made them, which hopefully means I can improve on those, thank you for your calm, thought out, but easy to understand explanations, they really helped fill the gaps that were left from lessons.
thank you so much Richard! your videos have honestly helped me pass last week as my instructor was not very good at teaching me how to drive, I watched all of your videos 3-4x each throughout the whole course of me learning up to the test day, you explain everything in such detail that nobody else can, honestly thank you so much for all of your videos and keep up the good job!!
Hi C D, this is the third of your excellent videos that I have watched and I really do like the sensible way you explain the logic of your methods, the concept of 'path' and 'committed' make so much good sense!. The most significant factor that makes it work is observation and preparation, that one with the cars parked on the left hand side of the road ahead on a slow bend is one where I have adopted the policy of seeing what is ahead and when I cannot see anyone coming towards me I will move to the other 'path' well before I have to so that I can see further down the road, this is no 'committed' because I have room to move back to 'my' side if something appears ahead, for this to work I have to be driving at an appropriate speed, which is part of the sensible preparation. The underlying issue is always the same, due care and consideration of other road users is always primary!, part of that is to be prepared to make allowances for the more vulnerable parties on the scene, while I am not at all keen to get hurt in a collision I would be devastated if I was the cause of serious injury to others!. Cheers, Richard.
Been watching for your videos for a year now almost. And I recently gave my test and passed it. Still watching your videos because you've been a better teacher than the two driving instructors I had. XD When someone asks who I learned from, I'm just like "yeah...my uncle...I guess." xD thanks, mate! Your videos really helped a lot :)
Ive been driving for over 30 years. I'm still learning, and this pep talk at the end made so much sense. I felt i wanted to jump into my car and drive, just for the enjoyment of it. So thank you!
These priority rules are all things that I follow, but I really like the way you explain it in this video. It all makes so much sense the way you explain it. The key point I like, is at the very end of the video. I found that I enjoy driving so much more since I stopped getting annoyed by bad drivers and now just let them get on with it.
I'm surprised the UK doesn't have the "left hand rule". The equivalent "right hand rule" where I'm from is the default traffic rule dictating that any car approaching from your right, is to be given priority.
@@kzzjzz5383 I would expect it to be a mirror image of the rules for right-hand traffic countries, where you give way to the sidewalk side in general. Although watching Richard's videos, it seems to make a lot more sense to have give way to the right, even in LHT countries. Probably since most people are right-dominant, and can see traffic better on their right side. It even seems to harmonize with clockwise roundabouts a lot better, since you give way at a 4-way stop in the same direction that you give way at a roundabout. In RHT countries, they have to have yield signs or give way signs at roundabouts, because these need to override the default that we do at 4-way stops, and unmarked intersections, so that we give way to the left at a roundabout, since incumbent traffic has priority.
10:05 "or you could try to turn before each other" From my experience some drivers sometimes have the blinkers on by accident so I would personally not do this option
I Ukraine we have "Priority to the right" rule for crossroads without signs, rural roads and parking's (works also for signs where the main road change direction at crossroad to right or to left). Rule says that you must give priority to vehicle that approaching from the right.
Yup, same in Croatia, Germany and Switzerland. I was surprised to see that even though UK drives on the left, they have priority to the right rule as well in roundabouts, but also surprised to see they don't have any rule for where there's no signs. Interesting thing to notice differences between countries. In Switzerland for example, if there's zone 30 in a village/town/city, that means just 'priority to the right' will be present, no other signs/markings. That one I didn't saw/remember seeing in Germany nor Croatia.
Thank you Richard for your videos with amazing clarity. This video in particular helped me to pass my driving test , I had a morning slot with heavy traffic and narrow roads, I kept reminding myself about the priorities you discussed in this video and I was able to drive safely and pass my test. Thanks a lot again for your useful beginner friendly videos.
I've been explaining all of this stuff to my daughter, l plates coming soon. You explained very well, but the examples really help too. Where I had to make her use her imagination. The example you gave in regards to traffic on both sides.. I hate this.. soooo many people think when the key goes in, they get priority. Sooo many people do not understand the visual + good decision = safe to proceed. Great video.
10:35 so many people don’t understand that but it’s so easy and so simple, if you’re crossing the path of someone generally you’re going to let them go first.
Very good video. Like the way you explain it with paths and committed. It amazes me how many do not understand the correct priority at crossroads where two opposing vehicles are waiting in side roads at give way lines. Some think that becase they are turning right that they have priority over the oncoming car that is either going straight across or left. Their train of thought is that they are very briefly in the path of the main road so they now have priority over the car in the side road. Even a very well known CZcams driving instructor has made this error in one of their videos. So it is good that you clarified this and pointed to the DVSA guide to back this up. I was starting to seriously doubt if I had it correct myself.
Great video as always. I still struggle with who has priority when there are parked cars on both sides of the road and little space. Or when you have to take the other side of the road when there are parked cars on your side. My instructor says I'm too hesitant at times and should take priority but hesitancy to me seems better than misjudging and taking priority which isn't mine.
Man i love your videos, this is helping me to start driving again after 10 years of not driving, had a drunk driver smashing into me (not my fault, car was total) when i just finished driving school, this is giving me the confidence back to get out there and drive
HI Richard. I have returned from two weeks driving on the left. Strange for me as an American. But I did just fine and I can thank you for my confidence. I had a great time in Northumberland and wanted to say thank you for helping me to drive safely in the UK. The first roundabouts out of Manchester airport were a new challenge but they went just fine. You’re a good instructor. Cheers - Gene from Miami FL.
I live in Finland. I passed my driving test now I can relax and watch these videos to improve my driving skill. The only fear i have in a manual car is the fear of rolling back and hitting another car. I don't expect every driver behind me to keep enough distance. Some drivers are annoying because they'll make you rush for no reason by honking at you.
It’s better that you take your time rather than rushing and stalling. Either way the person behind that is rushing you will be annoyed, but it’s better that you moved off safely than rolling back and hitting them only making them more annoyed. Keep practicing, soon enough that’ll be the least of your worries 👍
First of all congratulations. All I want to say is, focus on your lane. Don't be bothered by others, and try and think fast, that will stop you from moving back. But you won't move back, if only you are on a hill. Here is what I do So the first thing to do is to put your foot on the clutch and brake.Then move to the accelerator for power,whiles on the clutch get to the biting point, move a little and then slowly get your foot off the clutch.All in like a split second.This is if you are in traffic. Don't worry, once you do this you will be smooth. Once again congrats😎👍🍾🍾.
Congratulations on passing your driving test. If you're worried about rolling back, I recommend going to a quiet hill to practise and build up your confidence.
Always the best videos Richard, clearly explained & demonstrated, think I watched them all now, still rewatching many, learnt so much from you since starting to drive, thank you so much ☺️
Hey. I’ve just recently started watching your videos. In last 2 weeks I’ve watched about 40 videos and it has helped me tremendously. But I don’t think I have come across a video that I am very much interested to see. Can you please make a video on how to follow road signs from the sign board while simultaneously driving? Specially if we’re driving on a dual carriageway where speed limit is so high how do we find the time to multitask and read the sign board? And if you’ve already done a video on that and if I’ve missed that please do share the link. Thanks!!
wow - your clip on roundabouts, was that a BMW indicating going around it, had to rewind and watch it again to be sure. On a serious note, that was a very good informative video, just need to educate many on our roads, there is a lack of respect and consideration
Love your videos, they have been so so helpful to me and my husband who are both learner drivers in our thirties. If you're looking for a topic, we'd love it if you could do a video on what undertaking is?
@@ConquerDriving I don't mean to sound dense; I have ADHD and ASD so sometimes have to remind myself of left and right. And the videos I've found about undertaking don't have any clear visual guide (unlike your videos! your animations are SUPER helpful!)
@@figbashmademe5210 So, in UK where you drive on the left, when there's dual carriageway, you're supposed to drive on the left lane, and right lane is used to overtake. However, if you're the one that went to the right to overtake someone and then that someone decides they don't want to be overtaken and they speed up and basically go in front of you after you've already came close to finishing overtaking them, then basically they're overtaking you, but from the wrong side, so that's why it's called undertaking. Overtaking = good way to do it, undertaking = usually not allowed in countries. Or another example of forbidden (I'd guess in most europe/USA) is when there's an emergency lane on the far left, you're doing left lane, and someone gets crazy and uses that left emergency lane to go in front of you. That'd also be undertaking. Hope this helps a bit :) So undertaking = passing someone from the wrong side, and probably usually an offence. I think in switzerland where I'm now, but also in Germany where I was and Croatia, if caught, using emergency lane for undertaking could lead to losing driver's licence on the spot if police is there. I'm not 100% sure though, I didn't focus on remembering fines, penalties and such, since I planned to learn to drive according to the law :D
Talking about giving way at times is safer than making an issue of it but I would like to add that a bit of tolerance to drivers of large and long vehicles should have more understanding from car drivers. Driving a large vehicle is a lot more difficult to manoeuvre than a car, they may need a lot more room to enter a roundabout for instance and car drivers seem to go faster to try to get in front of a lorry or a but, some even give a blast on the horn because they are annoyed. When a lorry is turning out from a side road, they need to use your side of the road to make the turn but some driver see this as bad driving and take up the space instead of holding back to give them the room to make the turn. A bit of consideration is all that is required.
Great advice at the end, I always say there's no point being right if you're dead, and even in the best case scenario the amount of time you waste on getting your car repaired and claiming it on their insurance is orders of magnitude more than the minor delay and brake wear. These days I usually just leave a minute earlier - that's good for 12 five-second delays. Most of the time I end up arriving roughly 1 minute early.
True true! Many cyclists in Berlin, Germany and Switzerland where I live now behave and think that just because they have a right of way, that's a given. They totally lack perception of how hard is it to see them and react on time, especially when bike lanes are separated with bushes from car lanes and similar narrow situations. Like, cars are 1.5 tonns and moving that swiftly is hard. Same you see when car drivers move recklesly in front of truck drivers. Best you can do as a smaller 'vehicle' is to be more careful when approaching faster/bigger vehicle. It's about your head after all. After I did my driving's licence I dared to go cycling on the road, because I understood the rules, and I also was/am more careful as a bicycle driver because I've realised how as a car driver you're basically helpless in case of bikes that come with 20-30 kmh from hidden bike lane. In Zagreb where I learned, there was a bunch of really poor cycle lanes where visibility is bad, and no matter how slow you are in car, if bicycle speeds (because they aren't paying attention) they'll go over your bonnet. So they also have to slow down if their visibility of whole traffic isn't great, but that one misses many ears :/ Many feel invincible just because they're on that painted piece of asphalt. Not to mention folks who just swerve around the parked cars and between lanes - even if traffic is slow, 1.5 ton vehicle will make bigger damage to their bicycle or ribs than the other way around.
I started to watch your videos to better understand the UK rules. I was once driving down the small side road, cars were parked on both sides. I moved forward and guy opposite beeped on me, I didn’t understand why. Now I think that we both had right to go and he was just impatient or he has assumed that he had priority…
Brilliant Richard , don't know if you have done a Satnav video and the pros and cons ect , maybe most people understand Satnav but you explain stuff amazing
Hi Richard, this is a very good video like all others of your channel. Would be nice if you can make a video on how to drive around heavy and extra large vehicles such as trucks and containers on roads, junctions and bends. Thanks Indrajit from India
So at a mini roundabout where I can clearly see that the vehicle to my right isn't over the double dotted line (not on the path I will enter) I can commit & shouldn't expect a fist on their horn because they don't understand this _Path & Committed_ issue😮
Hi. I live on a 2 way urban street, with almost continuous parking on one side only. Parking bays are marked, but there are no lane markings. Almost all the drivers are well behaved and choose flow over priority. But I wonder if the drivers on the unobstructed side have priority? In other words: given there are no lane markings, do we know if the lane separation is down the middle of the street, or mid-way between the bay markings and the other side of the street? Thanks for your excellent video. I've been driving for years, and I still found it clarifying and interesting.
correction: it is not individual parking bays that are marked. It is like a parking lane: there's a broken white line all along the street, reserving about 1/3 of the width of the street for parking, leaving 2/3rds, which is too narrow for 2-way driving.
You don't need the hazard warning line in the middle of the road to give priority to oncoming cars when using their half of the road. (the broken line in the middle isn't actually a lane divider line because they're not technically lanes).
If the car in front of you, same lane, moves to pass a parked car in your lane, should you wait for them to finish so you can check for oncoming traffic, or should you follow through and assume because you committed, it's ok?
hahaha,u make me laugh! Road rage lol I was once driving with a friend in France, and at a little bridge, we were comin up to, there was a priority sign, and b4 we knew it, the guy comin towards us, had pulled over, went to his boot, got out a steering lock, and started bashing his BMW - for what seamed like no reason at all!!! - maybe it was to do with the priority thing, but was scary, then funny!! (he was swearing in French, and we could hardly make out what he was saying!) ??
In the crossroad scenario where you are going straight ahead, the cars coming from the right have right of way. No what if you determined the road was clear and started to proceed onto the road and all of a sudden there is a car what then?
One situation not addressed in your video is the priority at crossroads when you stop at a give way to emerge left and an oncoming vehicle on the other side of the crossroads arrives at their give way intending to turn right. You both intend to emerge on the same path. I would treat this as a situation where there is no clear priority although first come first served may be the most polite approach.
I thought I did address that. You're supposed to give way if you're crossing in front of the car, so if you're turning your right and they're turning their left, then you should give way.
I’m not sure that is quite accurate. The right turning car does not turn across the path of the left turning car any more than the left turning car crosses the path of the right turner - they both turn and merge on the same path. The reason I raised the question is because the situation arose for me recently. The right turner was an ADI in his learner car. I was the left turner who arrived first at the junction. The ADI emerged into a 50 mph road with traffic approaching from his right. If I had taken the priority you indicate was mine the ADI would have been forced to stop on his side of the road and risk being hit by the 50 mph traffic approaching. I ceded the priority as I had seen the situation developing and perceived the risk. The fact that even an ADI appeared uncertain about the priority or willing to risk serious injury based on the fact he was going to take the priority made me think it is not as straightforward as you suggest. I’m ex ADI so I am interested in these situations and the views of others
Hey Richard, In areas where there is near-constant parked cars on the left, sometimes I'm committed to passing a group of parked cars, and then there's a gap. In this situation, when there are oncoming cars who have no obstruction on their side, I should pull into the gap and give way. But often there is a car or multiple cars behind me. In that case, often they would have nowhere to pull in, so me pulling in seems pointless and often ends in a mess of cars all trying to get through in different places. I'd be grateful for some advice on how to navigate a situation such as the one described thanks!
If you are committed the next car should let you finish, and if the gap isn't big enough for all of the cars then you are committed, stopping would only cause a bigger issue.
as a learner driver, there's something incredibly satisfying seeing people respect each other and following road rules
@N S Driving standards and courtesy are worsening all the time.
As a learner, a car coming down a heavily parked road blocked the road, got out of his car and had ago at me for being "Selfish" He had nobody behind him, whilst I had an entire road of traffic behind me.
I had literally nowhere to go and he'd ended up blocking the road for about 5 minutes before finally moving his ass.
But need to concentrate when we doing some checking mirrors before passing vehicles 🚗
Right? I am described as almost beeing too nice, but I love it when all drivers are chill and Gentleman like.
Same, nice Pp too :)
I passed a month ago and still find myself coming back to these videos whenever I drive badly just to remind myself being a bad driver isn’t something to be proud of.
We all make mistakes, it's good that you're trying to improve your driving though.
I passed 35 years ago, and did my Advanced Driving test soon after. And I learn something new every time I watch one of these videos. “Priority is something you give, not something you should take” is a fantastic piece of advice.
Richard, this is without doubt the gold standard of driving instruction. Always clear, always memorable. Lifetime driver, still learning things from your videos.
That's really nice to hear, thank you for watching!
I just passed my test this afternoon with 3 minor faults! Thanks so much for your incredibly easy to understand and illustrative videos
That's fantastic news, thanks for watching and congratulations on passing!
Congrats
Hi James, congratulations. Please could you kindly confirm what videos you watched to pass?
@@yunusmiah552 on this channel I mainly watched common mistake and mock test videos just to get a deeper understanding of what to do and what not to do on the test. Before my test I'd had a year of driving experience already so I just needed to iron out a few bad habits I'd picked up. What about you?
What a great lesson:
“Safety over priority”
“Priority is given not taken”
“Set good examples, people generally follow examples”
Love the lecture ❤
Hi Richard, I just passed my driving test today with 2 minors! I can't say enough how helpful your videos have been! I'm over the moon to finally be off the L plates :D
Just some personal advice to people taking their test soon:
It's easier than you think, just relax, go for the test when you're ready and you'll do great!
I got everyone that I talked to and myself to never say "If I/you fail" because that is negative. Say "When I pass" and you will have that positive affirmation that will help you!
I rolled back a bit on an uphill junction and did 31-33 in a 30 by accident and they weren't even marked down as minors. Seriously, if you think you failed, don't throw the test away! Still try your best and you just might find out that it wasn't an issue at all!
Again, thank you! I can finally watch your videos as a qualified driver :)))
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Yes! Always choose safety. I always try to imagine that maybe someone is a new driver or doesn't know the area well and obviously I hope that someone will be patient with me in return if I make a mistake.
I passed my test today with no minors - your videos are tremendously helpful and brilliantly composed; you were a huge part of my success. Thank you!! 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for this! I asked my brother a week after I passed my test last year about who got priority at a roundabout and ever since then, I still don't understand until now. Plus with you explaining and this video helped me massively. You gotta be the best virtual driving instructor in the world! 🙌🏽
Thank you man. Have my test tomorrow and I'm realising there's still things I don't know. Plan is to continue watching you to become more confident; the way you explain things just works.
Your videos are making my driving so much better. Thank you!
Just passed today first time with 3 minors. Thanks, these videos are really helpful.
That's great news, congratulations on passing and thank you for watching!
Hi buddy, I passed my test on the second attempt yesterday, 3 minors, and your videos really really helped, especially with roundabouts and reverse bay parking. I will continue to watch to keep improving my skills!
That's great to hear, thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
The term "My Right of Way" should be taught to learners as a priority ONLY when safe. Sometimes people barrel onto roundabouts not giving you chance to see them in time but because they are on the right, tHeY hAvE rIgHt Of WaY. Also a few instances where i've been already committed going through a narrow street and someone has been nose to nose with my car with that smug look as if i'm the one who made an error because cars were parked on my side so they again had right of way. Some people who think this way shouldn't drive at all.
It's not just about right of way, it's about is it safe for anyone around me to give me right of way. Then act accordingly.
A little bit of patience and common courtesy goes a long way.
Thank you so much for your great videos! I had 12 hrs of lesson, ~30 hrs of practicing + watched a lot of your videos (including this one yesterday), and I passed my test this morning! 😁
That's fantastic news! Thanks for watching and congratulations on passing!
This video simplified what i have been picking up from the other videoes especially junctions decision making passing vehicles giving way etc. The main thing im learning from this is what you're doing with the clutch the speed you're driving at when changing gears and then also the anticipation of the road situation.
Today had a much better lesson one fault on the way home compared to how i usually feel overwhelmed and panicked i felt like i was just driving my critical family friend around as my instructor was being a bit strict with me to get me more prepared for the teat. I am even dreaming of driving and see junctions and lanes when i close my eyes ahahah😅
This is just brilliant. I used to live on a tiny island with single lane roads. These roads had a shoulder occasionally just wide enough to allow two cars to pass each other. Everyone had learned the principals of path and commitment, and it worked just great… but I am sure 90% of the drivers (including myself) could not have articulated what we were all doing every day that allowed us to drive efficiently. You have made it all make sense. Now I could actually explain to someone new to the island how to drive and give way appropriately.
Passed Today, Got 6 minors, but i noticed when I made them, which hopefully means I can improve on those, thank you for your calm, thought out, but easy to understand explanations, they really helped fill the gaps that were left from lessons.
That's great to hear! Congratulations on passing your!
thank you so much Richard! your videos have honestly helped me pass last week as my instructor was not very good at teaching me how to drive, I watched all of your videos 3-4x each throughout the whole course of me learning up to the test day, you explain everything in such detail that nobody else can, honestly thank you so much for all of your videos and keep up the good job!!
That's great to hear, thank you for watching and congratulations on passing.
Hi C D, this is the third of your excellent videos that I have watched and I really do like the sensible way you explain the logic of your methods, the concept of 'path' and 'committed' make so much good sense!. The most significant factor that makes it work is observation and preparation, that one with the cars parked on the left hand side of the road ahead on a slow bend is one where I have adopted the policy of seeing what is ahead and when I cannot see anyone coming towards me I will move to the other 'path' well before I have to so that I can see further down the road, this is no 'committed' because I have room to move back to 'my' side if something appears ahead, for this to work I have to be driving at an appropriate speed, which is part of the sensible preparation.
The underlying issue is always the same, due care and consideration of other road users is always primary!, part of that is to be prepared to make allowances for the more vulnerable parties on the scene, while I am not at all keen to get hurt in a collision I would be devastated if I was the cause of serious injury to others!.
Cheers, Richard.
Been watching for your videos for a year now almost. And I recently gave my test and passed it. Still watching your videos because you've been a better teacher than the two driving instructors I had. XD When someone asks who I learned from, I'm just like "yeah...my uncle...I guess." xD thanks, mate! Your videos really helped a lot :)
That's really nice to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Ive been driving for over 30 years. I'm still learning, and this pep talk at the end made so much sense. I felt i wanted to jump into my car and drive, just for the enjoyment of it. So thank you!
The points on safety over fairness is spot on. The graveyards are full of people who had priority.
These priority rules are all things that I follow, but I really like the way you explain it in this video. It all makes so much sense the way you explain it.
The key point I like, is at the very end of the video. I found that I enjoy driving so much more since I stopped getting annoyed by bad drivers and now just let them get on with it.
I'm surprised the UK doesn't have the "left hand rule". The equivalent "right hand rule" where I'm from is the default traffic rule dictating that any car approaching from your right, is to be given priority.
left hand rule?:))))))))))) a you crazy?:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
@@kzzjzz5383 I would expect it to be a mirror image of the rules for right-hand traffic countries, where you give way to the sidewalk side in general.
Although watching Richard's videos, it seems to make a lot more sense to have give way to the right, even in LHT countries. Probably since most people are right-dominant, and can see traffic better on their right side. It even seems to harmonize with clockwise roundabouts a lot better, since you give way at a 4-way stop in the same direction that you give way at a roundabout.
In RHT countries, they have to have yield signs or give way signs at roundabouts, because these need to override the default that we do at 4-way stops, and unmarked intersections, so that we give way to the left at a roundabout, since incumbent traffic has priority.
As a new driver, this channel is my new school. Thank you so much Richard.
10:05 "or you could try to turn before each other" From my experience some drivers sometimes have the blinkers on by accident so I would personally not do this option
I Ukraine we have "Priority to the right" rule for crossroads without signs, rural roads and parking's (works also for signs where the main road change direction at crossroad to right or to left).
Rule says that you must give priority to vehicle that approaching from the right.
Yup, same in Croatia, Germany and Switzerland. I was surprised to see that even though UK drives on the left, they have priority to the right rule as well in roundabouts, but also surprised to see they don't have any rule for where there's no signs. Interesting thing to notice differences between countries. In Switzerland for example, if there's zone 30 in a village/town/city, that means just 'priority to the right' will be present, no other signs/markings. That one I didn't saw/remember seeing in Germany nor Croatia.
Thank you Richard for your videos with amazing clarity. This video in particular helped me to pass my driving test , I had a morning slot with heavy traffic and narrow roads, I kept reminding myself about the priorities you discussed in this video and I was able to drive safely and pass my test. Thanks a lot again for your useful beginner friendly videos.
That's really great to hear, thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I just passed my test this afternoon, with 6 minors. I didn't get an instructor, just watched your video and took the test. Thank you very much!
What an achievement, thanks for watching and congratulations on passing!
It’s glad to have Richard to film this video, a patient and polite manner to use the road is very vital to have a safe journey to all users.
Thanks for all the work on youtube, I passed my driving license today the first time, your videos definitely helped me.
That's fantastic news, congratulations on passing!
I've been explaining all of this stuff to my daughter, l plates coming soon. You explained very well, but the examples really help too. Where I had to make her use her imagination. The example you gave in regards to traffic on both sides.. I hate this.. soooo many people think when the key goes in, they get priority. Sooo many people do not understand the visual + good decision = safe to proceed. Great video.
10:35 so many people don’t understand that but it’s so easy and so simple, if you’re crossing the path of someone generally you’re going to let them go first.
Very good video. Like the way you explain it with paths and committed. It amazes me how many do not understand the correct priority at crossroads where two opposing vehicles are waiting in side roads at give way lines. Some think that becase they are turning right that they have priority over the oncoming car that is either going straight across or left. Their train of thought is that they are very briefly in the path of the main road so they now have priority over the car in the side road. Even a very well known CZcams driving instructor has made this error in one of their videos. So it is good that you clarified this and pointed to the DVSA guide to back this up. I was starting to seriously doubt if I had it correct myself.
Passed my driving test first time with 3 minors on 14th of July. Thanks for all your tips, they seriously helped!!
That's great news, thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Great video as always. I still struggle with who has priority when there are parked cars on both sides of the road and little space. Or when you have to take the other side of the road when there are parked cars on your side. My instructor says I'm too hesitant at times and should take priority but hesitancy to me seems better than misjudging and taking priority which isn't mine.
Man i love your videos, this is helping me to start driving again after 10 years of not driving, had a drunk driver smashing into me (not my fault, car was total) when i just finished driving school, this is giving me the confidence back to get out there and drive
It's great to hear the videos are helping! Thank you for watching.
You explained path and commited very easily
HI Richard. I have returned from two weeks driving on the left. Strange for me as an American. But I did just fine and I can thank you for my confidence. I had a great time in Northumberland and wanted to say thank you for helping me to drive safely in the UK. The first roundabouts out of Manchester airport were a new challenge but they went just fine. You’re a good instructor. Cheers - Gene from Miami FL.
Thank you for watching, it's great to hear the videos helped you with your stay in the UK.
You seriously brought this out in good timing THANK YOU!!!
I just passed my exam after watching couple of your vedio , thumbs up
Congratulations on passing!
I live in Finland. I passed my driving test now I can relax and watch these videos to improve my driving skill. The only fear i have in a manual car is the fear of rolling back and hitting another car. I don't expect every driver behind me to keep enough distance. Some drivers are annoying because they'll make you rush for no reason by honking at you.
It’s better that you take your time rather than rushing and stalling. Either way the person behind that is rushing you will be annoyed, but it’s better that you moved off safely than rolling back and hitting them only making them more annoyed. Keep practicing, soon enough that’ll be the least of your worries 👍
First of all congratulations.
All I want to say is, focus on your lane. Don't be bothered by others, and try and think fast, that will stop you from moving back. But you won't move back, if only you are on a hill.
Here is what I do
So the first thing to do is to put your foot on the clutch and brake.Then move to the accelerator for power,whiles on the clutch get to the biting point, move a little and then slowly get your foot off the clutch.All in like a split second.This is if you are in traffic. Don't worry, once you do this you will be smooth. Once again congrats😎👍🍾🍾.
@@mongstyt9946 thank you 😊.
Congratulations on passing your driving test. If you're worried about rolling back, I recommend going to a quiet hill to practise and build up your confidence.
@@Islam_is_the_only_Truth The pleasure is mine.
Just want to say thanks mate, passed 1st time today with 2 minors and it’s thanks to a lot of these vids !
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing and thank you for watching!
Always the best videos Richard, clearly explained & demonstrated, think I watched them all now, still rewatching many, learnt so much from you since starting to drive, thank you so much ☺️
Hey. I’ve just recently started watching your videos. In last 2 weeks I’ve watched about 40 videos and it has helped me tremendously. But I don’t think I have come across a video that I am very much interested to see. Can you please make a video on how to follow road signs from the sign board while simultaneously driving? Specially if we’re driving on a dual carriageway where speed limit is so high how do we find the time to multitask and read the sign board? And if you’ve already done a video on that and if I’ve missed that please do share the link. Thanks!!
Thank you for watching and your suggestion. I may do in the future, here is a video that may help: czcams.com/video/4OdZYIoq9po/video.html
@@ConquerDriving ok thank you so much will watch this while you make another one on that topic that I request. Thanks so much.
Thanks for this helpful video. Good point about setting a good example on the road and not loosing your cool.
wow - your clip on roundabouts, was that a BMW indicating going around it, had to rewind and watch it again to be sure.
On a serious note, that was a very good informative video, just need to educate many on our roads, there is a lack of respect and consideration
Good worldly advice in general I think from 13:15 👍
The last lines are golden words.. if everyone do good other see and follows..
I passed but the way you explain this is actually really useful
Very nice way of explaining it mate.
Love your videos, they have been so so helpful to me and my husband who are both learner drivers in our thirties. If you're looking for a topic, we'd love it if you could do a video on what undertaking is?
Thank you for watching and your suggestion. Undertaking is when you pass a car on the left when driving on a dual carriageway.
@@ConquerDriving so that's not overtaking?
@@ConquerDriving I don't mean to sound dense; I have ADHD and ASD so sometimes have to remind myself of left and right. And the videos I've found about undertaking don't have any clear visual guide (unlike your videos! your animations are SUPER helpful!)
@@figbashmademe5210 So, in UK where you drive on the left, when there's dual carriageway, you're supposed to drive on the left lane, and right lane is used to overtake. However, if you're the one that went to the right to overtake someone and then that someone decides they don't want to be overtaken and they speed up and basically go in front of you after you've already came close to finishing overtaking them, then basically they're overtaking you, but from the wrong side, so that's why it's called undertaking. Overtaking = good way to do it, undertaking = usually not allowed in countries. Or another example of forbidden (I'd guess in most europe/USA) is when there's an emergency lane on the far left, you're doing left lane, and someone gets crazy and uses that left emergency lane to go in front of you. That'd also be undertaking. Hope this helps a bit :)
So undertaking = passing someone from the wrong side, and probably usually an offence. I think in switzerland where I'm now, but also in Germany where I was and Croatia, if caught, using emergency lane for undertaking could lead to losing driver's licence on the spot if police is there. I'm not 100% sure though, I didn't focus on remembering fines, penalties and such, since I planned to learn to drive according to the law :D
Talking about giving way at times is safer than making an issue of it but I would like to add that a bit of tolerance to drivers of large and long vehicles should have more understanding from car drivers. Driving a large vehicle is a lot more difficult to manoeuvre than a car, they may need a lot more room to enter a roundabout for instance and car drivers seem to go faster to try to get in front of a lorry or a but, some even give a blast on the horn because they are annoyed. When a lorry is turning out from a side road, they need to use your side of the road to make the turn but some driver see this as bad driving and take up the space instead of holding back to give them the room to make the turn. A bit of consideration is all that is required.
Great explanation, you have put clearly into words how I have always driven.
As an American trying to drive here this helps a lot
Safety is the Priority, awesome video explanations teacher. Thank you very much!
Great advice at the end, I always say there's no point being right if you're dead, and even in the best case scenario the amount of time you waste on getting your car repaired and claiming it on their insurance is orders of magnitude more than the minor delay and brake wear.
These days I usually just leave a minute earlier - that's good for 12 five-second delays. Most of the time I end up arriving roughly 1 minute early.
I agree.
True true! Many cyclists in Berlin, Germany and Switzerland where I live now behave and think that just because they have a right of way, that's a given. They totally lack perception of how hard is it to see them and react on time, especially when bike lanes are separated with bushes from car lanes and similar narrow situations. Like, cars are 1.5 tonns and moving that swiftly is hard. Same you see when car drivers move recklesly in front of truck drivers.
Best you can do as a smaller 'vehicle' is to be more careful when approaching faster/bigger vehicle. It's about your head after all.
After I did my driving's licence I dared to go cycling on the road, because I understood the rules, and I also was/am more careful as a bicycle driver because I've realised how as a car driver you're basically helpless in case of bikes that come with 20-30 kmh from hidden bike lane. In Zagreb where I learned, there was a bunch of really poor cycle lanes where visibility is bad, and no matter how slow you are in car, if bicycle speeds (because they aren't paying attention) they'll go over your bonnet. So they also have to slow down if their visibility of whole traffic isn't great, but that one misses many ears :/
Many feel invincible just because they're on that painted piece of asphalt. Not to mention folks who just swerve around the parked cars and between lanes - even if traffic is slow, 1.5 ton vehicle will make bigger damage to their bicycle or ribs than the other way around.
I started to watch your videos to better understand the UK rules. I was once driving down the small side road, cars were parked on both sides. I moved forward and guy opposite beeped on me, I didn’t understand why. Now I think that we both had right to go and he was just impatient or he has assumed that he had priority…
@13:05 i think i have done this in a lesson before 🤣🤣🤣 thanks so much for these videos!!
oh my god my teacher does not explain it like this at all. so easy to understand!
Thank you man you’re videos helped me to pass
you're a brilliant teacher , super helpful thank you
10:13 it’s better to let them go first if you can as it’s safer and also there will be more space.
Brilliant Richard , don't know if you have done a Satnav video and the pros and cons ect , maybe most people understand Satnav but you explain stuff amazing
Thank you for the suggestion, I may consider it in the future.
You help a whole lot of us with your videos, thank you thank you thank you.
Very nice and informative video
6:31 sweet Fiesta ST150 on the left
Absolutely love this. Thank you
Very helpful ❤
Salute your commitment U r doing an awesome job 👏🏻👏🏻many thanks 🙏
I like your accent way of explaining
07:53 I’m not sure why some people don’t get it, they need to wait for you as you’re coming at them from their right, it’s not difficult. 🙃
Priority should be given not taken - amen
Great video, mate!!! Thanks so much!
Great message at the end, I agree with you.
thanks 👍
Brilliant 🎉
Thank you so much for this quality video.
Pls do a video on uphill downshift
This video may help: czcams.com/video/RMYtBIO6mLM/video.html
Relax when driving yes but that doesn't mean totalling overlooking someone's fault especially if it's dangerous
Thank you, this is a great video, very helpful.
Very important to know, thank you
Thanks a lot for your advice 😊
Hi Richard, this is a very good video like all others of your channel. Would be nice if you can make a video on how to drive around heavy and extra large vehicles such as trucks and containers on roads, junctions and bends. Thanks Indrajit from India
Thank you, I'm sorry but I don't have experience driving large commercial vehicles.
@@ConquerDriving I think they've meant how to avoid such big obstacles that move or not move and are on our path :)
Thank you brotha!Great job💪👌
😂😂 so funny! but learnt a lot thank you
So at a mini roundabout where I can clearly see that the vehicle to my right isn't over the double dotted line (not on the path I will enter) I can commit & shouldn't expect a fist on their horn because they don't understand this _Path & Committed_ issue😮
Hi. I live on a 2 way urban street, with almost continuous parking on one side only. Parking bays are marked, but there are no lane markings. Almost all the drivers are well behaved and choose flow over priority. But I wonder if the drivers on the unobstructed side have priority? In other words: given there are no lane markings, do we know if the lane separation is down the middle of the street, or mid-way between the bay markings and the other side of the street?
Thanks for your excellent video. I've been driving for years, and I still found it clarifying and interesting.
correction: it is not individual parking bays that are marked. It is like a parking lane: there's a broken white line all along the street, reserving about 1/3 of the width of the street for parking, leaving 2/3rds, which is too narrow for 2-way driving.
You don't need the hazard warning line in the middle of the road to give priority to oncoming cars when using their half of the road. (the broken line in the middle isn't actually a lane divider line because they're not technically lanes).
Thankyou! Really helpful.
Thank youuuu! I really enjoyed it
"I'm not in my space and not in theirs, I'm in both" 😂😂😂😂😂
If the car in front of you, same lane, moves to pass a parked car in your lane, should you wait for them to finish so you can check for oncoming traffic, or should you follow through and assume because you committed, it's ok?
In EU round about rules are different, specially the signaling.
why do you say we should avoid doing a u-turn on a mini roundabout?
hahaha,u make me laugh! Road rage lol
I was once driving with a friend in France, and at a little bridge, we were comin up to, there was a priority sign, and b4 we knew it, the guy comin towards us, had pulled over, went to his boot, got out a steering lock, and started bashing his BMW - for what seamed like no reason at all!!! - maybe it was to do with the priority thing, but was scary, then funny!! (he was swearing in French, and we could hardly make out what he was saying!) ??
In the crossroad scenario where you are going straight ahead, the cars coming from the right have right of way. No what if you determined the road was clear and started to proceed onto the road and all of a sudden there is a car what then?
I think you mean what should you do if you can't see far enough to be sure, this video may be helpful: czcams.com/video/km3wk9eWe2U/video.html
One situation not addressed in your video is the priority at crossroads when you stop at a give way to emerge left and an oncoming vehicle on the other side of the crossroads arrives at their give way intending to turn right. You both intend to emerge on the same path. I would treat this as a situation where there is no clear priority although first come first served may be the most polite approach.
I thought I did address that. You're supposed to give way if you're crossing in front of the car, so if you're turning your right and they're turning their left, then you should give way.
I’m not sure that is quite accurate. The right turning car does not turn across the path of the left turning car any more than the left turning car crosses the path of the right turner - they both turn and merge on the same path. The reason I raised the question is because the situation arose for me recently. The right turner was an ADI in his learner car. I was the left turner who arrived first at the junction. The ADI emerged into a 50 mph road with traffic approaching from his right. If I had taken the priority you indicate was mine the ADI would have been forced to stop on his side of the road and risk being hit by the 50 mph traffic approaching. I ceded the priority as I had seen the situation developing and perceived the risk. The fact that even an ADI appeared uncertain about the priority or willing to risk serious injury based on the fact he was going to take the priority made me think it is not as straightforward as you suggest. I’m ex ADI so I am interested in these situations and the views of others
Do you have a video on going up hills without using handbreak?
Maybe this video can help: czcams.com/video/_6YyHxgZJMA/video.html
Hey Richard,
In areas where there is near-constant parked cars on the left, sometimes I'm committed to passing a group of parked cars, and then there's a gap.
In this situation, when there are oncoming cars who have no obstruction on their side, I should pull into the gap and give way.
But often there is a car or multiple cars behind me. In that case, often they would have nowhere to pull in, so me pulling in seems pointless and often ends in a mess of cars all trying to get through in different places.
I'd be grateful for some advice on how to navigate a situation such as the one described
thanks!
If you are committed the next car should let you finish, and if the gap isn't big enough for all of the cars then you are committed, stopping would only cause a bigger issue.
@@ConquerDriving that's really helpful, thank you