Analysis Compilation #1 | That Was TOO Close!
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2021
- Some of the clips that my viewers send me haven't got quite enough about them to warrant a full analysis episode, so I've put a few of them together as points can still be learnt from them.
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Fair play in the 1st clip, a genuine hand up & apology goes a long way.
What else could he do? He was totally in the wrong.
@@Mr.M1STER some drivers go above and beyond GTA 5 style even though they’re in the wrong
@@Mr.M1STER Get angry, make rude gestures and road rage, as perplexingly this seems to be many peoples reactions when they make a driving error, especially if the error necessitated a horn warning by the innocent party.
@@Mr.M1STER haha I promise you there are people out there who would be stubborn enough to not apologies, some would even argue against themselves being in the wrong no doubt!
@@devilscritic I’ve bibbed someone who cut me up on a roundabout and he then proceeded to drive really slow to annoy me, when it went to a temporary duel carriage way I over took and he then sped past in the opposite lane at law breaking speeds to just get in front, I just dropped back. Some other driver did the same in another incident. Some people find it a person insult that you dare bib them
Well done to the lad in the first clip for holding his hand up and accepting he'd made a mistake. He'll improve now and be a safer driver, hopefully. We've all made mistakes.
cammer here, thanks man it scared the hell out of me, never want to make a mistake like that again so open to all Ash's advice - I like my car and can't afford the increased insurance haha
@@ZacsDashcam Good stuff, mate. All the best. Stay safe!
@@ZacsDashcam yep I the same always try and apologize, it's when people cut me up and act angry towards me. The roads would be a nicer place if we all hold r hands up and say yeah, I made a mistake.
@@alucard5801 exactly lad, responsibility and education would be great after every mistake but I guess it's in human nature to have conflict :( stay safe out there my guy :)
Decent Barnet on the kid also
"The tempo of this guys driving has been too quick for his observations level". Sums it up quite nicely. The single most useful driving "skill" has nothing to do with hands or feet, but eyes AND brain. You cannot avoid what you cannot see: avoidance is then literally blind luck (with a helping hand from others who do have observation skills). Observation ranges from horizon to horizon, and takes physical movement; shoulder checks as mentioned in this clip, and even constant scanning and moving in your seat to cover "blind spots" (and things moving into blind spots, so you KNOW they are there even if you cant see them now) as mentioned about a good trucker in one of Ashleys other clips.
Not gonna lie, the way that rear cam transitioned in was very satisfying 👌
Glad you liked it!
why would you lie about that anyway?
@@simonlloyd7557 why would you not understand a figure of speech.
Great sport from the driver in the first clip to use his clip and open to criticism. It's a good way of learning from your mistakes.
And letting others to also learn from your mistakes.
And yet he is still more skilled and better driver than many people on the road today.
The driver in that clip has a channel called Zac's Dashcam - he has many of these clips and you can always learn a lot from them (however usually they are of others in the wrong, not himself!)
It takes a lot of guts to do that. Maximum respect to him.
@@Historyfan476AD Especially when you analyse the stopping distance he leaves from cars in front.
First clip was me, unfortunately. An irl friend sent me a link to this video this morning, bit of a surprise! Thanks for the analysis Ash and nice editing of the different angles 👍
Remember kids, if you're in London at 12 and need to be in the peaks for 3 don't make up the time on the motorway! Take care all and check your blindspots :)
Amazing job Zac. Huge respect ✊
One of my first mistakes driving on a multi carriageway was not checking over my shoulder. I think most of us have done it at some point. When you learn to ride a motorbike it becomes second nature.
Kudos to people who send in their errors for us all to learn from. They're life savers in the long run. 'Target Fixation' is a useful phrase.
4:10 I think the van was thinking that the cammer would continue, which is why they swerved to their right making it seem like they were going at the camera, but that's only because the cammer then stopped.
Exactly.
Exactly what I was going to say too.
The first clip highlights why you should utilise a shoulder check.
Lucky escape there 🤔
Nothing else to add - Ash said it all. Stay safe out there 👍
I was behind a van & a car on the A1M yesterday and saw virtually the same thing. Both move into middle lane at same time. Van on the nearside obviously didn't check enough.
Assuming the stop light means the other side will stop is a bad call. Some traffic light systems may still have green on the other side. And even if you know the opposite side turns red at the same time for both sides, and likewise for green, you still need to be sure of no red light jumpers from the 'bit too late' types to the blatant. Same with filter arrows or indicators. Signs, signals and lights help aid safety. They can't magically stop incidents.
Yep, another classic assuming, rather than observing, that nearly caused an accident. Can not blame or defend the van as we do not know what the lights are in his direction.
Glad the close call in Clip 1 encouraged the driver to calm down. While i'm as guilty as most for going over 70mph, I'm really careful when it comes to lane changes and high speed merges, it's so easy not to see other cars and the price is so high if you mess it up.
Yeah, I'm not going to pretend I don't speed but I'm always careful merging and changing lane. I always check over my shoulder if I don't know what's in my blind spot.
he will crash one day and police will look at is dashcam and be done for speeding
@@youtube2kwatcher not a calibrated instrument, not sure they actually COULD use it as evidence. Maybe evidence of 'without due care and attention' but not speeding
If I'm in the passing lane and everyone is "speeding" then I will continue going fast until opportunity to leave the passing lane.
Full props to the guy on the first video for sending in the clip and an excelent analysis. I would honestly say my driving style relates closely with his and it really emphasises how important it is to fully plan and carry out a full observation and blind spot check when changing lanes on a carriageway.
Much appreciated video and an excellent new series Ash.
I love the 'tempo' comment - perfect. On the indicate and move at the same time thing, there is another simultaneous action that far too many drivers perform: brake & indicate. It's poor planning but also, the indicator can get lost in the glare from the brake lights. Indicate first if possible, then start braking.
And that last one - 'kinell. The 'instructor' (mum?) hadn't got a clue what had happened and why.
3:28 The case of Brushett v Hazeldene is appropriate here. This case makes it clear that the rider/driver of a vehicle is expected to anticipate that a pedestrian might step out, and that not doing so falls below the expected level of a reasonably competent rider. In the clip the pedestrian didn't step on the road, yet the rider anticipated he might (good) and fell over (bad).
Love this format, keep these coming
Think the very last video drivers comment is one we can all relate to , “ fed up with myself there “ . Look inside if you want to make changes , start first with yourself .👍
Great set of clips - the mini analysis compilation is a nice idea and I think it works well. Like the transition between clips as well.
Excited to see you get 100k. You're closer than you think!
Love these videos, always fun learning and getting a bit more insight into driving, so thank for making these vids! Lost my confidence a few months ago after spinning out on a roundabout and ending up in the ditch. My speed was approx 30 mph on the roundabout, I slowed from a 50mph stretch of road at 50 to 30 since the view was open and could be seen early on, not quite enough though. This was too fast for the conditions since the roads were wet and unfortunate there was diesel on the road too. (a young driver did the same thing 10 mins later despite trying to wave people to slow speed. He was an amazon delivery guy and me and my dad who turned up to help me showed him how to change to his spare, since were his wheel hit the curb it blew out. I'm now going to do some advanced driving classes on a skid pan so I know what to do if I ever end up in the same situation. But also the fact I can avoid these situations by watching my speed for the conditions. Keep it up Ashley, you've taught me there is always room for improvement on the road, stay safe everyone.
Yup, driving slightly too fast combined with chaining together lane changes is asking for an accident. Especially if you aren't checking over your shoulder.
I use internal blind-spot mirrors on both sides (I'm getting older and turning head and shoulders isn't as easy as it was). Wouldn't be without them.
I can’t tell you how many times I see people crossing two motorway lanes at once when joining and being utterly oblivious to traffic in the outer lane. I watch all joiners like a hawk.
I have had a debate several times with people who say it’s okay to cross multiple lanes - to which I always respond you are exponentially increasing your risk of missing something when crossing multiple lanes. The people who think they can observe perfectly are often the ones who don’t even observe safely.
This young guy was clearly a bit too over confident and hopefully got a good lesson to stop him becoming involved in something much more serious.
@@David-sw2fn I find I can often predict when it's going to happen based on the nature of the vehicles already in the lane they're joining, and how close they get to the vehicle in front on the slip road. Some people have no patience after joining a fast road.
@@GeorgeFoot Excellent point. One or more HGVs or slow moving traffic in the left lane and an obviously impatient joiner = very likely to bounce straight across multiple lanes without looking. Yes, definitely worth watching for that.
@@PedroConejo1939 How long did it take you to get used to them? I got a big car recently with massive blind spots and it came with blind spot mirrors in the corner. I still find myself looking over my shoulder on occasion which is useless.
Hi, found this video very useful. I have been driving for forty years and ALWAYS check over my shoulder when joining a dual carriageway or Motorway. No matter how good your mirrors are set up, you can always miss a car in your blind spot. The check over the shoulder can literally be a lifesaver. Twice in my driving career, I 'missed' a car in my blind spot, the shoulder check saved me from an accident. Keep the videos coming!
Great video usual glad I found you channel my driving has improved massively got my test on the 25th this month feeling pretty confident 👍🙂
The idea is to have the brain operating faster than the vehicle.
never let your vehicle go where your mind has not been at least 10-20 seconds before
Good one. I'm going to shamelessly nick it.
In flying we say we have allowed the aircraft to get ahead of us or that the pilot is behind the machine. Bad medicine.
Unfortunately, it's rare.
I have had 2 times entering a motorway where checking my blind spot last second has stopped an accident. Both times I’m pretty sure they accelerated so I couldn’t pull onto the motorway and had to brake but I’d rather that then hitting them
Congratulations on your 70k subscribers Ashley, you deserve a lot more 👍
Thank you so much!!
@@ashley_neal you're welcome
I had a similar incident with the motorway merge once in my younger years, I do my best to always shoulder check, even as a pedestrian it's that ingrained
I Watch these more religiously than coronation street. These videos are part of my daily routine now. Thanks Ashley keep it up ❤️👍
I learned to turn my head around in a similar way, though I realised about the car in my blind spot earlier and I wasn't changing 2 lanes at the same time, never had a similar situation before or since.
Massive thanks to you Ashley, for all the education. 70k deserved, but should be 30 million.👍
1st clip, Inexperience showing there.
Nice compilation cheers.👌
First clip cammer here. Inexperience and impatience in the first clip, one day I'll be at your level of zen driving!
@@ZacsDashcam Don't be thinking I'm perfect buddy, because I'm not, made many mistakes over the years and still do just not so many. 👍 Live and learn.
@@Jonc25 haha so humble, what a guy 😀 I'll amend my statement; I aspire to make as little mistakes as yourself. Have a good one Jon and thanks for the clips 👌
It's amazing the the things one can sometimes see - with a glance over the shoulder before changing lanes.
Congratulations for 70K subscribers! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
@@ashley_neal great vids as always, when's your next vid?
I like that wee lad's hair at the beginning
I would love to see you do a collab video with Car Cleaning Guru where you analyse his driving or show him some advanced driving and he details your beamer 🚘👍 Keep up the great videos Ashley!
I remember many years ago not checking my blind spot and nearly hitting a passing car. Scared me so much, I never did it again.
I naturally always did a shoulder check when changing lanes and merging when i was learning to drive as I had ridden a motorbike for about 4 or 5 years before starting to learn. My instructor always told me not to as it wasn't necessary, I ignored him as I knew he was wrong. Maybe he should be subbed to you! Looking back I wish I had just got a new instructor, he was pretty crap!
Junction 21 m25 to m1, cars coming at different speeds at every lane, lots of people hogging middle lanes doing well below speed limits. I always witnessed some of the weirdest behaviours at this stretch of motorway
I've driven on that bit quite a few times on my way home from work in Kings Langley.
3:27 I was shocked to see this fall over so easily. For a bit, I thought this was a car.
Its an e-assist cargo bike almost 2.5m long. When empty its heavily rear biased from the weight of the rider and when laden it can be top heavy at the box, i suspect the rider grabbed too much front brake mid turn whilst leaning which drops the load, really he should have used his back break and lightly used the front.
The first clip is one of the reasons why I've often felt that people should be made to get a bike/scooter license before being allowed to get a car license. Excepting the Darwinian forces of winnowing out the really bad drivers before they get to kill others with a car, learning just how important a 'lifesaver' observation is is something that I took back with me to four wheel driving. While I had an excellent instructor who taught me pretty reasonable observation skills, getting the bike license later on really improved them as did it improve my appreciation for the vulnerability of other road users.
my g/f says the same thing, learning to ride a motorcycle has improved her car driving immensely! Cheers!
The 1st clip is M25slip to M1 North Junction & as a regular user myself of that area I see this all too often drivers trying to avoid a lot of lorries merging in that area so accelerate to outside lane and not checking over shoulder /blind spots.. Respect for sharing though 👍
Its about time HGVs were kept in the inside lane if they're limited to 56mph like in Germany. Just south of Jct33 on the M1 its 4 lanes uphill but the inside lane is for the M18 so you get 3 lanes of HGVs so everyone rushes over to the outside immediately on joining.
Hey Ashley. Congratulations for reaching 70K! 🎉🎉
Thank you!!
70K? Well he does admit that he sometimes exceeds the speed limit!
@@peterturner8766 lol 😂
No need for the driver in the last clip to pull over. "I had no choice" - yes you did. Just keep driving at an appropriate speed. If someone's tailgating you, that's *their* problem, not yours.
Pulling over like that was clearly not the correct or safe thing to do, but I disagree with the idea “if someone’s tailgating you that’s their problem, not yours”.
This isn’t true. If I’m being tailgated that’s very much a problem I need to deal with. I need to adjust my speed/distance to the car in front so that if I do need to slow down I can do it more gradually to prevent the tailgater going into the back of me.
It doesn't change the fact that he made a multitude of mistakes there, but I think he meant going on the grass. I think he was overly worried about the potholes, he said he'd "pop a tyre." I think he somehow expected he would do a quick in and out at speed, with the other car immediately passing, but instead he was forced onto the grass by the other car not passing fast enough, and then the "holes" blocked him. Of course this is all madness, and terrible decision making all the way through, but I think that was his assessment.
@@LadyBovine
@@gareth14111984 Doing 35 in a National? ... do that on your test and you'll fail for "not making good progress".
@@gareth14111984 If you are indeed a learner driver, I'd say the instructor was as much as fault here as you, for not giving any input about how to handle this, and you kicking yourselves means you learned something, so there's value in that. Sorry if I was harsh, easy to criticize, and I've made probably more than my share of mistakes too. But, yes, you should have either kept going here, and tried to ignore the driver, or slowed down and stopped completely when you exited the road to let the other car pass. would have made for a much more controlled situation. But I'm sure you figured that out by now. Best of luck to you
It should also be noted that drivers should also be wary of making manoevers that will result in left lane changing in sections where traffic joins from the left. Obviously its the joiners obligation to join safely, but that does not help when your roof down sliding along the M25. Be aware of people joining to the left - they have blind spots and if they are not a good enough driver you might come a cropper!
Yep, where reasonably possible even if moving from lane 3 to 2, I'll try and make sure there's a gap next to me in lane 1 - nothing in the space next to me in lane 1 means they can't try and move into the same space as me in lane 2. Still gotta keep an eye out for someone further back in lane 1 planning an overtake though, or the plonker behind going for an undertake!
Indeed - very easy to not think things like that through - I had one recently where in hindsight I changed lanes unnecessarily resulting in looking behind at the moment the lights ahead of me changed nearly missing that they were changing to red - if I'd stayed in my lane until after the lights my overall ability to proceed safely would have been improved (an interesting learning point for me for the future).
I only really think of techniques like avoiding unnecessary lane changes after an exit on a multi-lane carriageway to give people joining more options due to riding in the car several times with someone who made a habit of doing it and explaining why after they'd had an incident.
Not going to be too critical of the chap in the first clip and very brave to send it in. When I could still drive I was probably more relaxed on motorways than I should have been. I doubt I ever got above 80. But will have gone over 70 I think if we're honest we all have.
I'm driving that M25 to M1 exit every weekday, and I do use the joining lanes to advance up to lane 2 before the slow vehicle lanes join in. Learned to do it safely after a similar near miss, glance over the shoulder since.
Also that particular exit has good visibility for incoming traffic, both from anti clockwise M25 and M1, you can plan your lane change well ahead (and adjust speed ) if you keep an eye on the over pass while exiting M25 and then once M1 lanes are visible to your right, glance over the shoulder as there are vehicles bombing it on lane 1 as most of the lorries will change lane as they approach that interchange.
I know I'll get the blame as being a risky maneuver, but done correctly and safely with moderate traffic, keeps everyone moving and slow vehicles will have clear entry on the next two joining points.
Also people tend to slow down a bit just before that junction as there's a speed camera up ahead.
As a truck driver, i often change lanes around a minute before I have to. This way, I have the time to signal and find a path safely. The most ANNOYING thing in the world is when you signal right and the guy directly behind you tries to overtake you on your right.
I ride a motorcycle as my primary vehicle, but have driven cube trucks for work in the past... I am happy to say that as often as possible, I do my best to make it easier for you guys in the bigger trucks (and buses) to get about and do what you have to do.. I will hold traffic for you, as I know exactly what space you need and how challenging it can be with so many yahoos on the road. Drive safe, Brother! Cheers.
I get that he's driving quickly and is enjoying his car, but when you're on a multilane road, especially when it's busy, a simple mirror check doesn't cut it - a blindspot check is 100% required in these situations.
Actually, I would say on any busy road. I was on a dual carriageway in a 30 zone, noticed a white car passing me, looked at my mirrors, saw nothing and started to steer. Thank goodness my instructor was there. Turns out there's a second white car alongside, just in my blind spot. Guess I will be practicing checking my blind spot during lane change for the next couple of weeks.
You shouldn't get complacent because you're not driving in a "busy" area. Complacency leaves space for error and if you rely on how 'busy' a place is to determine whether you look over your shoulder then maybe you should think about your own driving. Whenever you do a lane change you need to check your mirror. Even if the lane splits into 2, you have no idea if someone is going to overtake you because they are in a rush.
@@tanyapavlova4758 I do personally check my blindspot even when in driving on 30 roads or when it's not busy - my comment was mainly in relation to the cammer joining a multilane road without proper observations which led to his near-miss.
@@sparkeli4513 I understand what you mean. Without floating my own boat, generally when I'm not in a merging situation I am already aware of who is around me anyway and I do tend to check my blindspot when changing lanes if I know there's a chance someone could be there.
1st clip, J21 to M1. Use this junction all the time and it's common for people to do 70-80 around that bend and cut across lanes to merge straight onto the M1 as fast as they can.
I kind of felt that two of his lane changes at the start, he put himself into a position where the hgv drivers might not have seen him, as he moved towards them. Nice to see him acknowledge his mistake and alter his driving afterwards.
Never forget those blind spot checks, particularly when changing lanes or emerging on a motorway... It might just save your life.
Couple of close calls there. That first clip could’ve ended up in a pile up. The last clip shows why you should use a professional instructor when learning to drive, you can pick up bad habits otherwise.
The first clip highlights the M25 Eastbound to M1 Northbound sliproad very well. In my opinion the multiple merges encourage the more adventurous driver to take the bends the way driver shown did - I know, I used to drive it that way myself many years ago. The penalty for not attacking the merges aggressively is getting stuck in the left lane that fairly quickly filters off the Hemel Hempstead and having a devil of a time getting onto the M1 proper due to the weight of traffic. this is not meant to provide and excuse, but it definitely used to suck me in, so I have some sympathy. I think Ashley's spot on with the level of observation being inadequate - the driver is focussed on ensuring that those in front don't do to him what he did to the BMW.
Just found your channel and really like your approach. You seem to apply all the rules of the road on top of a general mindset of "chill out around other people" which is refreshing to me, especially on your videos about deluded viewers.
I learnt to ride motorbikes on the road first and learnt early on that there's a time and place for spirited riding/driving, and it's on empty moorland roads when there are no other humans around or signs of habitation where you can only endanger yourself. Otherwise just chill out, you're not getting home any quicker...
The first clip spooked even me... Lucky man.
Mirror 1234 indicator 1234 mirror 1234 maneuver.
I think it was when I was doing my RoSPA Diploma when I picked up the suggestion of 1 indicator flash per 10mph when planning to change lane.
As a long time driver I couldn't agree more, multiple Lane changing at speed is dangerous!
Sorry this is unrelated but the clip at 4:06 is at the Glencorse Barracks, there are videos of very interesting military convoys leaving that place.
AT 2:30 we seem to drive across a solid white line being the border of a hatched area. The Black BMW driver might have reasonably expected we would not change lanes before he had overtaken and therefore no incursion would occur. I think the BMW guy anticipated our lack of sensible planning in joining a main road like we did by observing our speed and progress and made us feel like we had messed up significantly enough to need to run our hand through our Barnet.
Yes far too quickly changing lanes AND no shoulder checking. But glad he learnt from it and shared it for others to learn from.
Always best to avoid pulling into the blind spot of lorries, if it can be avoided. Seen a few close calls with people doing this.
I often use cruise control if I'm in town. If I set it to 20, I'm actually at about 17 and it means I can cover the brake.
I don't use it if I feel that 20 is too fast for the circumstances though.
I've used it the same way, but only when cruise control was a novelty in my then new car. It does mean you can focus on situational awareness without the risk of tripping over the speed limit, and also puts your foot over the brake pedal rather than on the throttle. However, the first is better managed using a speed limiter setting if your car has one and you should generally be good enough at situational awareness to get your brake foot in place early enough anyway. Overall, in busy traffic, cruise is a liability in my opinion, city or most anywhere else.
What was the driver in the final clip trying to achieve by pulling into the layby? and its one thing using cruise control on the motorway but another thing using it in town traffic - stay in control at all times.
I believe the aim was to let the tailgater behind him pass.
Shoulder check and shoulder check!
Going to be doing both from now on!
I’m always aware of my surroundings as I expect the worst to happen and many times it doesn’t but at least I’m prepared for it.
Why use cruise control in a built up area with lower speed limits and lots of hazards? Speed limiter yes if you've got it but never cruise control.
Yeah definitely not a good idea, especially if you have automatic speed adjusting control cruise control - some can be quite unpredictable at low speeds.
It depends how you use the cruise control and how intense the hazards are. If you switch it on and leave it there, it’s a problem (just as using it on the motorway can breed complacency at times), but it can be used actively around town.
Only use mine when its a motorway and fairly quiet also. Owned so many cars without it so its not a must use on every journey thing. I prefer to be in control.
@@WhiteDieselShed "I prefer to be in control". Glad to hear it, but cruise control doesn't mean you don't have control. My thumb is always over the disengage button, and my foot is over the brake. Using it while alert actually gives you faster physical response. Control remains a choice either way, just as people with heavy feet can abdicate control without the cruise. In the clip, my cruise would be disengaged as I approach that, but probably in use for the journey.
I use it on large estates with long roads with humps and 20mph limits because I always find my speed creeping up otherwise.
It even says in my vehicle handbook not to use cruise control in busy or high traffic areas.
@Ashley, with regard your very last clip. You should see the antics of the Driving Instructors in the Ilford (East London/Essex) area. You know why the average driving standards are so low when you see the way pupils are being taught! I cant see how the instructors are on the roads!
By the way, how do we send you videos?
Lad in that first clip is worth following here on youtube (Zac's Dashcam). Like most of us, he sees all sorts while out and about, and takes the time to share it for our consideration.
Unfortunate that he drives like a loon though
Heavy metal thunder. Get out on the highway. Looking for adventure...something like that anyway.
@@themanhunt1234 but he doesn't though 😂
@@craig1996 ly2 craigy boy
@@ZacsDashcam ♥️♥️
Back home, when going through driving school they will tell you that you absolutely must turn your head to check mirrors and the blind spot. Not necessarily because you must look there, because all driving instructors know you can simply take a glance without turning your head fully. It's because the police officer attending your driving test must verify that you are checking your mirrors, and in order to do that, they must see you turn your head. So properly checking your mirrors is on the checklist.
Hi Ashley; good as always; could you do an episode on how to use bus lanes correctly? There seems to be a lot of wallies that can't read the times round here and don't understand how to use them. And how to submit clips as I have one that kind of shows the problem I was just talking about.
1st clip made a mistake and apologised. No problem with that.
I use cruise control all the time to save fuel, but in situations where there’s any potential danger (basically anything other than a quiet freeway) my foot is always hovering over the brake pedal and my finger is on the button to turn it off. I feel like this way I can react even faster than when driving without cruise control.
I live where the 2nd to last takes place and it happens all the time even with lorry’s n buses
4:07 This is probably an example of the "routine" driving. This person expected the van to stop, rather than being defensive and adapting to the situation accordingly. They did not plan, they assumed.
yeah plus the horn tells a lot about their ego..
They are also going well before they get a green. Technically running the light. Not like we don't all sometimes welly it away from a light not quite on green yet, however that's usually (always!) accompanied by looking for jumpers.
I always check the other roads where I can even on comfortable greens, because who knows if there's an emergency vehicle trying to get out or, as my old instructor used to say, bank robbers on a get-away. Most people when I say that react with "well it would be their fault" to which my reply is "is that the quote you'd like on your gravestone"...
Yeah the first lad was young and overconfident, as often happens, been there myself and had my near misses. He saw his life flash before his eyes there! When we get away from these things with all parties unscathed, it's a good learning experience.
Last one I'm guessing got stressed out by a tailgater. Why you need someone next to you who knows to tell you to ignore them.
For lane changes I was taught one click per every 10mph then move
One click?
LOL at the second clip
Pedestrians are the only road users who have 'right of way'. You're not allowed to knock them down, even when they're in the wrong. I used to use the acronym SOS (Speed, Observation, Space).
One good reason for not changing two lanes at once: Wing mirrors don't show what's coming up in lane three when the car is positioned diagonally in lane two.
Thats why wing/door mirrors are insufficient; always shoulder check, and if you still cant quite see all the road, move your head forwards or backwards to scan the entire road. And at night, don't assume headlights will help - I spotted a passenger looking at a mobile phone in a car with no lights as I joined the M1 in Leicestershire; the only clue I had was the illumination from the phone, but it's enough.
Agreed.
This was a big factor in the incident, I thought constant mirror checks would make it safe, I was wrong. Every day's a school day n such!
Hey Ashley, could you do a video about some various budget dash cams you'd recommend? I would want to spend about 50 but would be willing to go up to about 80 if it was worth the difference
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1:26 Can you point me to the part of the highway code that details that "edge of carriageway" road marking? I've looked so many times and I swear it isn't in there!
note; first clip submission has his own yt channel called "Zac's dashcam".
If EU countries have matorway speed limits ranging from 75mph to 81mph then although it's illegal to do 75mph in UK I cannot see the problem doing that if it's safe to do so.
You're pretty lucky to be going over 60mph on most motorways in the UK with smart motorways, the amount of traffic & HGV's taking up two lanes.
@@antonycharnock2993 There are occasions when it isn't rushhour time on the motorways ;)
Leaning forward while doing a mirror check eliminates most of the blind spot importantly, the portion that tends to need a 'shoulder check'. Being closer to the mirror as well, even if by just a foot, significantly widens the field of view.
What I find bizarre is that even while it's still chevrons he's not looking to be sure there's even a gap. Every time I merge off a slip road I look to see what gap there is/isn't to adjust speed properly to put myself in it. Even changing lanes, particularly when doing lane 2 to lane 3. if you leave a sensible gap in front, when you see a gap in lane 3 you fancy, you can speed up in Lane 2 and slip in at the same speed. It's not rocket science.
I followed a driver merging to the A1 the other day. 35 mph up the slip road... -_- of course there's a line of lorries and they tried to merge between a pair, still at 35.... then brings the speed up, after the lorry is two foot up his ass and beeping/flashing. When I see that I drop waaaay back so I can get a run up without them in front. I'd managed to merge two lorries back, and got a decent gap into lane 2 in time to see the guy almost piled by the HGV's.
Literally the same damn day, just a bit further on to the M18, and a driver again doing maybe 45/50 up the slip road. motorway isn't too busy so he doesn't cause any havoc... but the slip road dumps you in lane 2, from where he immediately went into lane 3 as there was an HGV in lane 2 that we had merged behind. However he never sped up... the lorry was on the limiter and was pulling away and this pillock is in lane 3 still doing 50.
And then that evening on the way back on the M18, a driver doing ~65 in the middle lane, with nothing ahead in any lane... typical middle lane hogger. I went past in lane 3, back to lane 1 and carried on cruising. Then about a mile further down the same driver flys past doing about 90, and another mile up i catch them again dropping below ~65 still in the middle lane...
rant over lol...
I think many people can relate to having similar experiences on motorways like the first clip.
It's too easy to just "relax", it's just a straight road etc but because it's a faster multiple lane road even more care and attention should be given
great point! when you're making comfortable progress on a motorway it's easy to become complacent and look what happens then...
Also, in the first clip at 2:30, he took the entrance to the motorway too early. Not by much, but he was before the end of the white line when he entered. It showed him to be too impatient.
Pure impatience on my part Ron. Luckily I learned without a crash!
@@ZacsDashcam At least you didn't cut straight across the cross hatchings, Zac. My pet hate is people who cut across three lanes to exit at the last minute or overtake you when there is nobody behind and then cut in front to exit.
I almost hit someone at traffic lights because they turned across without waiting for the filter light. I wonder how often that happens? I always keep an eye out for it now.
Young lad in the Honda Prelude picking up too many bad habits from Fast & Furious movies.
I've got no problem with his speed as such, motorway speed limit is based on outdated data from a bygone era anyway.
Ash is spot on, the main issue is the lazy lane changes, not enough head checks. I had a similar experience years ago, I now make it habit to separate the manoeuvres.
If you're going to insist on doing multiple lane changes in a single manoeuvre, you've got to do multiple head checks and change your seating position to look past your blind spot. Even then, that's a lot more work and stress than just to chill out, and just move one lane at a time.
Congrats at 70k sub's Ash
2:30 It seems quite a common habit for people to think you're meant to go straight from the slip road to the middle lane, as if the middle lane is the target. It's basically crossing two lanes in one go, which is a recipe for disaster.
The last clip was a learner under tuition? Maybe my hearing is failing in my old age but I couldn't hear any instructions? Pulled in to let the vehicle pass, very nice but did they indicate or slow down at all? Did they even touch the brake pedal??
The last clip was likely a learner being supervised by a full licence holder (usually a friend or relative) rather than a qualified instructor. Unfortunately some just seem to use this an opportunity to drive before passing rather than getting actual genuine guidance from their supervising licence holder.
3:44 " Although the pedestrian should be looking out before crossing the road, its upto other road users to be looking out for them ! " This is what I was saying months ago with the motorcyclist and the lady going for the bus that walked out into the road from the Puffin crossing in front of the motorcyclist.
4:21 Using cruise control is not a real issue, so long as the driver is familiar with using it on city streets, and is aware that foot off the throttle does not result in engine braking. There is an opposite situation with electric vehicles with regenerative braking (all modern ones have that), where throttle-off results in strong 'engine' braking. These different vehicles require different styles of driving, but the electric vehicle default is the safer.
Interesting what you say that about the speedometer.
Presumably the festival had GPS and so is more accurate?
Same as phone route apps?
Cammer here. My car's 25yrs old so the speedometer overreads by between 8% and 15% so I have my dashcam set to give a constant gps speed reading which is very accurate, great for average speed zones!
google maps also gives an accurate gps speed reading
@@ZacsDashcam That's what I thought. My speedometer overreads more the faster I get. At 70mph on the Google Maps navigation interface my car says about 77mph. It's a 2015 plate
@@AdamMorley 77 at 70! that's a lot for a 15 plate (at least in my experience) glad you know so you know what speeds you can do though :) have a good one
To that last cammer: That white car driver is clearly just a bully, best thing to do is learn what you could of done differently but most of all... Don't give them the satisfaction of having you holding that against yourself.
The white car should not of done that, and you did not deserve to be treated like that on the road.
Tail gating is bullying on the road.
THANKYOU! It does look like i'm going to have to put up a full explanation here... as the clip didn't really do my driving skill ANY justice haha
@@gareth14111984 Unfortunately you'll still get tailgaters even after you've passed your driving test. Some people think they're too important for speed limits. Just keep at your own comfortable, safe speed and let them seethe.
5:20 Dealing with a very persistent tailgater, is best done by driving at full speed into the next available bay-by. Clearly one needs to dodge the pot-holes by making the car shimmy with clever steering wheel oscillations. Then if you run out of space drive along on the grass until you can conveniently re-join the main carriageway further down the road. Simples!
Nothing _wrong_ with using cruise control, but be aware of its limitations. In the clip, the slowing traffic and the movement of the emerging vehicle are all visible to the camera; the driver could disengage the CC and be reducing speed to deal with the risk.
@2:33. I thought this only happens when undertaking? 😁😁
My partner pulled out on a roundabout recently and a car flew through the junction to our right and despite the fact they would have hit us if we hadn't accelerated aggressively their foot was clearly still flat to the floor on the throttle (must have been doing about 40mph on a small tight roundabout). It was absolutely traumatizing as we had my partner's baby Nephew in the back and his mum.
People have done this to me in their Tesla's, using their 0-60 in less then 3 seconds just so they can make out like you've done something wrong.
Out of interest do you use cruise control? I just got a drove a car with it in for the first time, and it felt weirdly unsafe when the car has that constant forward momentum
on urban roads its a stupid idea to use it