As an ex-racing cyclist, I can affirm that the majority of drivers NEVER look for cyclists. YOU didn't get taught about cyclist on your twelve lessons before passing a very limited test of basic competence. I have had drivers see me, and still pull out, halfway, into my path. Going at 30 mph, it is difficult to stop in 4 metres.
@@EddieTruckingAdventures How many times have you had a "helpful" car occupant shout at you. "Hey mate, you got yer lights on!"? It happened a lot to me, back in the 80s, when out training in daylight. I always had hi-viz racing kit, and always had lights front and rear, two at each end. At least they see you if they shout!
@@Demun1649 not often as its not a busy road when leave work but can be quite busy when I start. But it gives a bit more visibility to show that I am coming
It’s actually illegal to ride a bike on the road at night without lights. But no one cares anymore about their own safety and expects others to protect them.
You can guarantee that numpty probably gave Chris a load of abuse too when he passed. These people sadly will never learn until they’re being shovelled off the tarmac.
I have always ridden, with lights on, day and night. When Sweden made it a law to have sidelights on, in bad weather, I copied it in Britain. I was always shouted at, "Your lights are on, mate". Imagine what it was like, when Sweden passed a law making it compulsory to have dipped headlights instead of sidelights. Britain has always been decades behind Europe on car safety, and cycles. Even today, drivers don't obey the Construction and Use Regulations, amended October 1980.
Had it last evening on a quiet residential street. Fortunately I was travelling at less than 20mph. Coming the other way was a bloke in a bike alll in bkack, no lights at all. The only reason I saw him was that he was silhouetted against Christmas lights. When I stopped yo yell put some lights on, I saw that he had a small child on the cross bar....🤯🙉 my shout was greeted with the middle finger... candidate for the Darwin award. Sadly he would take the child with him.😡🤬
Darwin award right there, I have a guy near my that does the same thing on a narrow country road regularly, I had the same reaction when I first came across him!
I’ve just had the same experience with my kids school about lights on bikes. When I was at school, if you didn’t have lights on your bike at this time of year, you weren’t allowed to take your bike. Is that unreasonable?
There really not, I have the same ones on my Audi and it basically draws a line straight across the road and anything above that line you don't see or get a reflection from unlike conventional headlights that try and shine light everywhere and the only way around it is to drive with full beam on, the headlights suck big time
@@charlesmcwilliam8727 On dipped the sudden cut of light does look a bit concerning. The main beam saved that Cyclist. Ideally needs some dimmer light aiming forwards to reflect off the bicycles reflectors on the pedals.
@@charlesmcwilliam8727 same problem with all LED headlights, the defined cut off is especially useless on twisty undulating roads. At least with a good set of halogens you'd at least get some spill from the passenger side.
Actually just a millisecond before the cyclist ‘appeared’ the high beams were put on, as we can see due to oncoming traffic it had to be turned off so the cyclist had a guardian angel and a high qualified driver, driving the ambulance!
Jesus, this reminds me of an episode of whichever TV series it was (police camera action etc..) where there was a young lady driving down a similar dual carriageway and thought she hit a deer. It wasn't safe to stop so she drove home and called the police - it turned out she had hit a cyclist in exactly the same circumstances and thrown him over the armco down the bank. She was arrested, but later released without charge when it was established that he was; drunk, wearing all grey, on a black bike with no lights, and the angle of the bend was such that he was hidden by the A Pillar. Sad.
Had a cyclist going the wrong way onto the A303 Andover exit a few years back, we almost hit him. Like this guy he got lucky that we had our high beams on
It's amazing how little people value their own life. Can't spend £10-20 on some lights or at least some high vis jacket... I also don't know how can they see the potholes on the side of the road...
Why cut out the speed though @ChrisMartinEMS ? now everyone is saying on Twitter you was speeding as they've "worked out your speed" by doing measurements or something...might want to address it as the tweets talking about this are getting a lot of shares and likes.
Yeah but he then uploaded the same video onto other social media, people are claiming he's speeding by doing these measurements like what Ashley Neal does, showing the speed would debunk all the backlash he's getting online.@@williamstrachan
@alan_davis OK so minor misconception, the speed limit does still apply but you are given a lot more leeway to go above it (like how you can usually got 5mph above and a cop won't care, this guy will be able to go 15 mph more) But he CANT be going 60 in a 30 for example
@@Alucard-gt1zfNo, it's not the same as enforcement discretion, it's an explicit exemption. Same as being able to go the wrong side of keep-left signs.
When I rode bikes in the UK back in the 50s 60s it was law to have front and rear lights, a section of white on the rear mud guard and a reflector. It was recommended to wear white (this was before reflective belts jackets etc.) The slogan was Wear White at Night. When walking on dark lanes walk on the side towards oncoming traffic so you can see it coming early. The new type of bright lights actually hides bikes and walkers. There is moves to ban the new lights especially those retro fitted vehicles that they were not intended for,
Almost crashed into one on my morning commute the other day (I cycle as well). Non-road legal mountainbike (no reflectors at all), no lights, no reflective clothing and dark clothes. Didn't see him until I was almost on top of him. I go "Dude!! -WTF??" (in Flemish), he doesn't understand, so I say "It's still dark out... lights? -reflectors? -reflective clothing? -you might want to consider using those!!". He points to the back of his cycle helmet (he had that at least) where there's an LED producing a tiny ember.... yeah, I'm totally going to see that arriving side on, right? -some people make me despair.
If another car had passed stopping him from activating his high beams or even if the driver didn’t put them on that cyclist would be screwed. Stupidity at its finest
I thought matrix headlights have been standard on Audi's for a couple of years now? And with a bit of luck this cyclist will find a new set of lights and reflectors in their stocking 😕
He's an emergency ambulance driver who's done advanced driving courses and runs blue lights..... He's a lot more trained than a keyboard warrior like yourself
No lights or Hi-Viz, and when it gets knocked off and killed the driver will still get the blame. Yes we as motor vehicle drivers have a duty to protect vulnerable road users……but seriously they need to take some responsibility for keeping themselves safe.
What the hell is lime one of this video with a car driving in the countryside and than a scary person jumps into the screen. But that right there is the reason why I often go the long way round via motorway because it takes only one idiot to rune your life …. You not just have to defend yourself against the law now if worst comes to worst have to life with it that you took someone life……
They moan when they get hit. And it's your fault. But they never have bright enough lights for the conditions. And very, very rarely where the appropriate bright clothing! Safe driving people.
It would have been your fault that he is an idiot, this should have been reported to the police ASAP as the next car that would have come after you may not be that lucky and in 2 min you would have been called to go back to that guy.
@@TomCro73 Doesn’t mean you cannot utilise warning equipment to warn other road users of a hazard… in this case to inform a vulnerable road user that they are at significant risk of harm.
@@Alucard-gt1zf I’m well aware, just surprised that he didn’t say anything. Nothing like driving past a vulnerable road user who may be clueless as to the danger, only to go back to them hours later.
Shouldn't be cycling on a dual carriageway anyways, let alone in the dark in black clothing with no reflectors. Should've called the police, could save his or someone else's life and got him a bollocking 🤣
It's perfectly legal to cycle on a dual carriageway, day or night, unless there are specific signs to the contrary. It's motorways that you can't cycle on at all. Of course, at night lights and reflectors are required by law and high-vis and multiple rear lights are a good idea.
The cyclist should have lights and reflectors but the driver is also driving at a speed beyond the range of his lights. There could be anything or anyone in that darkness.
It's an a road..... you can't be going slow on that road as that's also dangerous Stop trying to shift the blame from the biker when he is 100% in the wrong
@@Alucard-gt1zf astonishingly bad take. There isn’t a minimum speed. You can go slow on a road; in fact if it’s not safe to proceed, you must. I’m assuming your car had working taillights and brake lights - in which case there is no harm in driving slowly. The cyclist’s culpability has already been discussed and agreed. That does not remove a driver’s responsibility not to assume what he cannot see to be clear.
Cyclist: I can see the cars just fine!
I hate it when these cyclists don't use lights on their bicycles, its almost impossible to see them until the last minute..
As an ex-racing cyclist, I can affirm that the majority of drivers NEVER look for cyclists. YOU didn't get taught about cyclist on your twelve lessons before passing a very limited test of basic competence.
I have had drivers see me, and still pull out, halfway, into my path. Going at 30 mph, it is difficult to stop in 4 metres.
I cycle to and from work and even in broad daylight I have lights on
@@EddieTruckingAdventures How many times have you had a "helpful" car occupant shout at you. "Hey mate, you got yer lights on!"? It happened a lot to me, back in the 80s, when out training in daylight. I always had hi-viz racing kit, and always had lights front and rear, two at each end. At least they see you if they shout!
@@Demun1649 not often as its not a busy road when leave work but can be quite busy when I start. But it gives a bit more visibility to show that I am coming
@@EddieTruckingAdventures It is still a lottery. SMIDSY rules.
It’s actually illegal to ride a bike on the road at night without lights. But no one cares anymore about their own safety and expects others to protect them.
You can guarantee that numpty probably gave Chris a load of abuse too when he passed. These people sadly will never learn until they’re being shovelled off the tarmac.
I have always ridden, with lights on, day and night. When Sweden made it a law to have sidelights on, in bad weather, I copied it in Britain. I was always shouted at, "Your lights are on, mate". Imagine what it was like, when Sweden passed a law making it compulsory to have dipped headlights instead of sidelights. Britain has always been decades behind Europe on car safety, and cycles. Even today, drivers don't obey the Construction and Use Regulations, amended October 1980.
He couldn't have picked a better vehicle to get struck by
That's moronic. Why would anyone think its safe to ride on a road like that without a light? 😢
Had it last evening on a quiet residential street. Fortunately I was travelling at less than 20mph. Coming the other way was a bloke in a bike alll in bkack, no lights at all. The only reason I saw him was that he was silhouetted against Christmas lights. When I stopped yo yell put some lights on, I saw that he had a small child on the cross bar....🤯🙉 my shout was greeted with the middle finger... candidate for the Darwin award. Sadly he would take the child with him.😡🤬
This would make a great advert for matrix headlights.
Or, you know, lights on bikes
He will soon be needing your services, or, that of a Funeral Director.
Darwin award right there, I have a guy near my that does the same thing on a narrow country road regularly, I had the same reaction when I first came across him!
I’ve just had the same experience with my kids school about lights on bikes. When I was at school, if you didn’t have lights on your bike at this time of year, you weren’t allowed to take your bike. Is that unreasonable?
Brilliant idea, these e scooters too are a scourge with many in full black and no lights or reflectors.....
All organ donors waiting to punch out
Not unreasonable
Those Led headlights are amazing.
Matrix LED i think
There really not, I have the same ones on my Audi and it basically draws a line straight across the road and anything above that line you don't see or get a reflection from unlike conventional headlights that try and shine light everywhere and the only way around it is to drive with full beam on, the headlights suck big time
@@charlesmcwilliam8727 On dipped the sudden cut of light does look a bit concerning. The main beam saved that Cyclist. Ideally needs some dimmer light aiming forwards to reflect off the bicycles reflectors on the pedals.
@@charlesmcwilliam8727 same problem with all LED headlights, the defined cut off is especially useless on twisty undulating roads. At least with a good set of halogens you'd at least get some spill from the passenger side.
@@charlesmcwilliam8727yes I have noticed that most Audi drivers go everywhere with main beams on….
Hes so lucky you put on your high beams at the right time, and that your a paramedic.
Actually just a millisecond before the cyclist ‘appeared’ the high beams were put on, as we can see due to oncoming traffic it had to be turned off so the cyclist had a guardian angel and a high qualified driver, driving the ambulance!
Jesus, this reminds me of an episode of whichever TV series it was (police camera action etc..) where there was a young lady driving down a similar dual carriageway and thought she hit a deer.
It wasn't safe to stop so she drove home and called the police - it turned out she had hit a cyclist in exactly the same circumstances and thrown him over the armco down the bank. She was arrested, but later released without charge when it was established that he was; drunk, wearing all grey, on a black bike with no lights, and the angle of the bend was such that he was hidden by the A Pillar.
Sad.
Had a cyclist going the wrong way onto the A303 Andover exit a few years back, we almost hit him. Like this guy he got lucky that we had our high beams on
It's amazing how little people value their own life. Can't spend £10-20 on some lights or at least some high vis jacket... I also don't know how can they see the potholes on the side of the road...
@Indhex You do have a choice. You are just a coward.
Why cut out the speed though @ChrisMartinEMS ? now everyone is saying on Twitter you was speeding as they've "worked out your speed" by doing measurements or something...might want to address it as the tweets talking about this are getting a lot of shares and likes.
It's a short, it literally doesn't fit in the frame unless you want a vertical slice of just the verge
Yeah but he then uploaded the same video onto other social media, people are claiming he's speeding by doing these measurements like what Ashley Neal does, showing the speed would debunk all the backlash he's getting online.@@williamstrachan
Speed limit does not apply to vehicles being used as ambulances on a call.
@alan_davis OK so minor misconception, the speed limit does still apply but you are given a lot more leeway to go above it (like how you can usually got 5mph above and a cop won't care, this guy will be able to go 15 mph more)
But he CANT be going 60 in a 30 for example
@@Alucard-gt1zfNo, it's not the same as enforcement discretion, it's an explicit exemption. Same as being able to go the wrong side of keep-left signs.
When I rode bikes in the UK back in the 50s 60s it was law to have front and rear lights, a section of white on the rear mud guard and a reflector. It was recommended to wear white (this was before reflective belts jackets etc.) The slogan was Wear White at Night.
When walking on dark lanes walk on the side towards oncoming traffic so you can see it coming early.
The new type of bright lights actually hides bikes and walkers. There is moves to ban the new lights especially those retro fitted vehicles that they were not intended for,
Almost crashed into one on my morning commute the other day (I cycle as well). Non-road legal mountainbike (no reflectors at all), no lights, no reflective clothing and dark clothes. Didn't see him until I was almost on top of him.
I go "Dude!! -WTF??" (in Flemish), he doesn't understand, so I say "It's still dark out... lights? -reflectors? -reflective clothing? -you might want to consider using those!!". He points to the back of his cycle helmet (he had that at least) where there's an LED producing a tiny ember.... yeah, I'm totally going to see that arriving side on, right? -some people make me despair.
So dangerous from the cyclist
Somebody needs some bicycle lights and a hi-viz jacket for Christmas
That stretch of the A505 is not somewhere I'd want to cycle at the best of times
Is he a cyclist or out on a suicide mission.
Bane of my life cyclists with no lights😮
a future customer!
Deathwish
The police do pull cyclists up for this when they see them. This is illegal.
If another car had passed stopping him from activating his high beams or even if the driver didn’t put them on that cyclist would be screwed. Stupidity at its finest
I would not like that situation if i was riding my bike
Lucky man. I wont even ride in daylight without lights and if its going to be dark i will take a spare set as a back up
Warrington terrible for unlit cyclists
And as we say in the trade, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 😂
Should have call 999 as he's risking ypur and others lives and to get yicket for no lights
I thought matrix headlights have been standard on Audi's for a couple of years now? And with a bit of luck this cyclist will find a new set of lights and reflectors in their stocking 😕
Shocking 😮
Driving within your vision, and reaction time, is expected from trained drivers. This one isn't trained.
How so? He spotted the hazard in time
@@techheck3358 Have you completed your last sentence? Or do I wait for you to complete your post?
@@Demun1649 you use your deduction skills
He's an emergency ambulance driver who's done advanced driving courses and runs blue lights.....
He's a lot more trained than a keyboard warrior like yourself
@@Alucard-gt1zf Oh dear. So my years on the ambulances, and years in MRTs, doesn't count in your "do nothing for anyone else" world?
Far too fast for dipped lights. Why not use lane 2?
Another organ donor
No lights or Hi-Viz, and when it gets knocked off and killed the driver will still get the blame.
Yes we as motor vehicle drivers have a duty to protect vulnerable road users……but seriously they need to take some responsibility for keeping themselves safe.
What the hell is lime one of this video with a car driving in the countryside and than a scary person jumps into the screen.
But that right there is the reason why I often go the long way round via motorway because it takes only one idiot to rune your life …. You not just have to defend yourself against the law now if worst comes to worst have to life with it that you took someone life……
No lights, dark clothes. 😐
Live organ donor?!
To be fair, he could be seen before you saw him
No lights bonnet ornament waiting to happen
Better watch out, or Jeremy Whine will be making a video about you 😂
honestly its like they want to die no lights dark clothing genius
It is interesting that the level of popularity of cyclists is the same in Japan and the UK.
This the Audi lights? What were they thinking.your always alert well done.
Death Wish
Does highlight how brighter lights absolutely do not mean better lights... Ban the LED death beams.
They moan when they get hit. And it's your fault. But they never have bright enough lights for the conditions. And very, very rarely where the appropriate bright clothing! Safe driving people.
At least he's taken the opportunity to make himself as visible as possible
It would have been your fault that he is an idiot, this should have been reported to the police ASAP as the next car that would have come after you may not be that lucky and in 2 min you would have been called to go back to that guy.
Your dip beams may be a little out of line. the left light should show more of the kerb and be raised to see pedestrians , bikes more easily .
Surprised you didn't utilise your lights to slow down and inform him.
He's not a cop...
@@TomCro73 Doesn’t mean you cannot utilise warning equipment to warn other road users of a hazard… in this case to inform a vulnerable road user that they are at significant risk of harm.
@@NickF14 Good grief.....
@@NickF14you realise he has other stuff to be doing right? He's an advanced paramedic, not a babysitter
@@Alucard-gt1zf I’m well aware, just surprised that he didn’t say anything. Nothing like driving past a vulnerable road user who may be clueless as to the danger, only to go back to them hours later.
Try adjusting your headlights or adjusting your speed so that you dont outdrive your headlights.
Shouldn't be cycling on a dual carriageway anyways, let alone in the dark in black clothing with no reflectors. Should've called the police, could save his or someone else's life and got him a bollocking 🤣
It's perfectly legal to cycle on a dual carriageway, day or night, unless there are specific signs to the contrary. It's motorways that you can't cycle on at all. Of course, at night lights and reflectors are required by law and high-vis and multiple rear lights are a good idea.
The cyclist should have lights and reflectors but the driver is also driving at a speed beyond the range of his lights. There could be anything or anyone in that darkness.
It's an a road..... you can't be going slow on that road as that's also dangerous
Stop trying to shift the blame from the biker when he is 100% in the wrong
@@Alucard-gt1zf astonishingly bad take. There isn’t a minimum speed. You can go slow on a road; in fact if it’s not safe to proceed, you must.
I’m assuming your car had working taillights and brake lights - in which case there is no harm in driving slowly.
The cyclist’s culpability has already been discussed and agreed. That does not remove a driver’s responsibility not to assume what he cannot see to be clear.