his job is to demonstrate to people what bad driving looks like

Forget that it should be I'm a moron lmao - absolute dangerous and mad driving - driving can be a pleasure but with this driver on the road just makes it rubbish and dangerous

Insane Angry Motorist! Observer

A non-native speaker heard: "Since lice spread" :D

Institute of advanced moron.

It would explain why he drives a Mercedes.

Adam Jones what does the car brand has to do with people’s personalities?

@@vintagetriplex3728 Mercs, particularly cheap ones, are often bought by people with fragile egos to give themselves a boost.

@@bluwusky5167 There are plenty of valid criticisms of the dudes driving you could make that aren't anything to do with the brand of car he drives. Its like losing an argument so you insult their looks :P

@@vintagetriplex3728 People choose the car they drive, just like if you are a cat or dog person, it speaks to your personality as it is your free choice.

Love to listen to you, I have been driving like you for years, your the first to point out things that we all should do ie Chill out, let that guy in, stop the ego and let things go, The only time the horn in my car is used is on its MOT. I also think that people in cars are nut jobs, no better than a wild animals, so why would anyone want to follow them, hold them up or get involved with them, let them go on thier way, they can find someone else to kill, not me , Thanks for been the voice of reason. :-)

I think that's really positive news - hopefully this guy can get some advice and improve both their driving and their attitude. I viewed the clip on a laptop rather than the phone for the first time earlier and so could see the speeds clearly- it was quite frightening.

I had a half day training with an IAM observer 30 odd years ago and he was obsessed with the running commentary rather than just safe driving. Nearly crashed because rather than just applying the brake I said "someone's pulled out so I will brake" before I applied the brake. Would like to see you try their test - it's bonkers.

The clip at 5:05. A defensive driver would recognize that the BMW would not be able to see them in their wing mirror due to the nature of the turn, and would be ready to slow in case someone cuts across. It's similar to the dangers of driving in other's blind spots. Many older drivers have a habbit of indicating right as they start their manoeuvre.

@@andyalder7910 that's a fairly sweeping judgement to make about the IAM based on 30 minutes with a single observer 30 years ago. Sorry if you have had a bad experience but have a look at some of the other comments which explain what the IAM test is about and some of the principles behind it. Basically observing, planning and managing situations to minimise risk; much in common with what Ashley demonstrates so well on this channel. Nothing bonkers about that.

hi jack

Ah no way it's jack 😂

Surprised seeing Jack here

I'd love to see some sort of collab between you and Ashley once the world has settled down.

Similar driving skill to a slice of bread.

They're probably doing it deliberately because he has an IAM badge displayed, I just drive old wrecks so the idiots loose out not me.

Great comment. It often takes a lot of guts to change ways set through decades, because it's easy to think one must be doing everything right since they have been driving for so long. Good on you.

I think everybody who has been doing something for a long time can fall into this trap. It's easy to think "I have ten years experience, of course I know everything!" But truly, no one ever stops learning. Wish you all the best in your driving endeavours

Yes that's the same conclusion I've come to. I've been driving for donkeys years and now instead of being awkward and trying to maintain how driving used to be I've adapted to these different driving styles on today's crowded roads. Driving has changed, not really for the better, those of us who were used to open roads being used by courteous drivers in the 80s are long gone, we just have to adapt.

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I agree. No way can he be an IAM observer. In fact, as an IAM member and ex ADI myself, I would very doubt he is even an IAM member.

So it seems like anyone who has anything to do with the IAM doubts the cammer's claims. Quelle surprise.

On seeing your comment and a number of others I have Googled his name and I can confirm he is a member of a local group. Thanks, Ashley.

I think many are missing the point, when you display the IAM badge on the front grill you can get people deliberately cutting you up, pulling out in front of you and undertaking you, once you've experienced that crap for a few years, you know exactly whats going on.

@@ashley_neal Scary. Perhaps the IAM need to think carefully about the methods used to select their Observers.

'Better late than dead on time'.

Enemyonwheels just like a lot of people with dash cams these days I’ve noticed.

Yeah there's a lot of that atm... The normal thing is for people with dash cams to speed up towards someone putting out into them.

@@kyleshaw7712 That's because this kind of footage brings in the views. You wouldn't watch a dashcam compilation of people driving perfectly fine, that'd be a bore fest.

Exactly - if he's not a member anyway then no harm done, but if he is, then he's trying to use their name to give his awful driving some credibility. I think I would feel duty bound to bring this to their attention.

tjfSIM I think he’s a member 🤔

He’s a danger on the roads and him carrying on like that he will kill someone.

On seeing your comment and a number of others I have Googled his name and I can confirm he is a member of a local group. I'll let them know ASAP. Thanks, Ashley.

@@ashley_neal can't wait to see if there's any follow up from them. Could do with an anger management course and some lessons from scratch. (I noticed first clip was in a 50 limit)

I'm embarrased to say that I used to drive like that. Not necessarily thinking I was great, but that I was surrounded by idiots and needed to teach them a lesson (and by doing so endangering myself and others). Luckily I realised this before any accidents happened and now drive a lot more defensively. It's actually way more relaxed that way as well.

There are an unbelievable number of drivers that think that being a good driver is about how quickly you can press an accelerator and brake. Good drivers are the ones that know how to share a road, not own it.

@@PhilEadie65 Exactly. It's not about being able ot quickly hit the brake or accelerator, but knowing when to.

car-cissism

Correct! The problem lies with these type of drivers is their ego-driven driving skills are far, far above their actual driving skills and, when their actual driving skills quickly run out, in situations caused by their ego-driven skills, that's when serious accidents happen.

That’s why I’ve stopped watching a lot of dashcam channels as a lot of clips do involve the camer racing into situations to get a video.

You're divulging the secrets of dashcam drivers. Careful. They might come after you.

@@philipabelanet5476 😂😃😂😁😀😃😂

Its the dings in car parks when its parked that I need cams for, or to organise a general strike for wider parking spaces.

It's great to hear this. Congratulations on developing this level of self awareness :)

In general I don't take a lot of issue with genuine mistakes/misjudgements, but do take issue with things done in "bad faith" - which seems to appear in many cammers. Fair enough if you react properly and curse the other driver out (though ideally that should only be in jest imo!) but it's generally easier to improve on judgements than it is on mentality towards others...

I can't ever imagine a loaf of Hovis doing that - but one of those Jackson's Seeded Bloomers? Yeah - that's possible.

@@Unfunny_Username_389 True, anything labelled champion must just be excellent at many things.

You're right, Hovis just doesn't sound like a very good driver, then again, you can't really judge from a name.

This guy definitely had a cob on!

It's the yeast it could do! Don't rise to the humour, flour!

Merc syndrome

The driver has some serious issues and the speed he's doing will kill someone.

@@Max-lf3tx he needs to watch some safe driving adverts and think about his driving what of it was his family that accidentally pulled out on him and he was going too fast and killed them it would be a different story then

Another case of I’ve got small equipment syndrome

@@Ethankeenan02 Oh no - we Mercedes drivers are among the nicest people you will find anywhere :-)

Hi Leslie. On seeing your comment and a number of others I have Googled his name and I can confirm he is a member of a local group. I'll let them know ASAP. Thanks, Ashley.

Mine literally is being a spare part because SD card is shot in it so waiting for a deal on large capacity SD card with survelance features

@@LukeTR2000 Most dashcams that have a bundled card come with sub par ones or ones designed for phones which don't last long when continuously written to. You need ones marked as High Endurance but still expect them to last little more than 6 months depending on how long they're recording. You usually only find out the card has died when the footage you need is corrupted.

@@LukeTR2000 you need to get a 'high endurance' card which is designed to be constantly written to .

Other than formatting my card every couple of weeks in accordance with the manufacturers instructions ( to get rid of 'saved' clips which will eventually fill the card ) I rarely look at mine .

@@derekheeps1244 I have a 128gb high endurance card from sandisk ( not ultra card) and it works like a charm, I only need to reformat the card every 6 months

I've also known some very senior instructors who've tended towards similar views. That said, I think it is unfair to tar all IAM members with the same brush. I'm sure there are many sensible good drivers within their ranks, as well as some noticeable idiots.

@@derekp2674 I agree. We can't label everyone as the same - that goes for any place in society.

On seeing your comment and a number of others I have Googled his name and I can confirm he is a member of a local group. I'll let them know ASAP. Thanks, Ashley.

​@@ashley_neal Wow, when I watched the video I came to the conclusion the person who emailed must be falsely claiming to be an IAM observer. That it appears to be true is absolutely appalling. But I feel you need to let the National IAM people know not just the local group - I suspect there are small local groups where all the people involved know each other well - if that's the case here they make not take this nearly seriously enough. He clearly comes nowhere near the standard of a safe competent driver, nevermind an IAM member, and certainly not an IAM observer. Not only is he not suitable to be an observer, his entire IAM membership needs to be rescinded - but encouraged to reapply for membership (membership, not an observer) so that an actual competent observer (preferably from a different group!) can hopefully teach him to rein in his ego, attitude, some defensive driving skills and how to resolve situations rather than exacerbate them - and then demonstrate to an examiner (often ex-coppers) that he has developed his skills before he can be a member again. Heck at the skill level he is at I think he'd would benefit from some normal lessons from a driving instructor first before even going the IAM route - though I'm not convinced he would actually listen - i'm sure he thinks he knows better than a 'lowly' (in his mind) driving instructor. He's an IAM observer don't you know?! Really disappointing and frustrating to see the dreadful way he is representing the IAM here, he didn't need to bring that up and you wouldn't have known if he hadn't, but in the arrogance of doing so he has done such damage to the IAM name. And I dread to think what kind of 'tuition' he has been giving to others who have been looking to actively improve their driving skills - I hope the IAM go through their records to check who has been tutored by him and go back to them offering and encouraging sessions with a quality competent observer to eliminate any lasting damage he has caused as an observer.

@@ryanmitcham5522 I noticed in the first clip the sat nav said 34mph in a 50mph then 47mph then 56mph so the car keeping a good distance behind was catching up because the IAM driver wasn't doing 50mph in the first place, they both seem to have encountered a junction or roundabout a short time beforehand where there might have been an earlier encounter, however the driver undertaking was approaching the roundabout far too fast to keep control to stay in lane, whereas the IAM driver was approaching at a reasonable speed moving into the correct lane about the time they should.

Oh wow. I was going to suggest that he was nothing to do with IAM as the driving was that shocking. Being retired traffic officer I think your cammer didn’t get past the front cover of the Road craft book. And if he’s sent you the clips he only has himself to blame for the negative comments and possible outcomes. I wonder how many points he has on his licence? Perhaps you should invite him to yours for some tuition?

@@Gunship416The speeds he was doing were roughly in line with the speed limits for those roads, did anyone bear in mind other drivers might be reacting to him having an IAM badge on the front grill ?

I was about to type this in on comments.

Just to put things in perspective 80mph on needle speed is 84 mph so the cammer doing 81 is pushing towards 86. And when he's driving towards the 40 sign at 45 he's basically doing 50 on needle. He's bloody insane thank god speed speedometers are out otherwise the speed he is traveling at would be a lot higher.

I thought the 40 limit came in after the junction? Either way the fact he wasn't willing to slow down a bit coming up to a junction like that is pretty poor, as was the emerge from the skoda itself. Would have most likely been a big accident if it was a large vehicle instead of the car.

Could have been slowing, or ready to, long before then (about where the clip starts), anticipating any idiots and the speed limit.

I think he thinks that being an IAM observer entitles him to drive more dangerously

Yes , by the police

Well said

I'm currently driving in rural Lincolnshire, now I am sure that the standard of driving is exactly the same country wide, but living out in the sticks the driving one encounters is much more polite. I've had a dashcam a year and had one notable incident worth keeping. But should I drive down to my old haunts around Watford I would get ten or more just driving across town. It may be the driver, it may also be the pressured driving environment they find themselves in.

Spot on, I know a few people who are normally very good drivers, until someone does something they don't like, then they get angry. Driving angry can be deadly. Luckily, over the years I've personally chilled out, someone cuts me up nowadays I just give them a friendly wave 😁

@James Stewart They are both based on Roadcraft. Any perceived differences are down to local groups/individuals. The core principles are the same. (PS. You'd fail your ministry test if you didn't drive at the posted limit if it was safe to do so).

I work with an IAM observer who has a stick up his ass about driving standards he would be mortified if he seen a fellow IAM driver doing this kind of nonsense.

@James Stewart Having done both , they are not so different ; in old days IAM was more or less Rospa Silver ( or LSD class 2 ) ; Rospa Gold ( LSD Class 1 ) was higher and Bronze was technically a 'pass' but not great .

Seriously I'd rather have a new P plater teach me how to drive than this knobhead.

@@wetlettuce4768 I'm inclined to agree. I would rather have you, a wet lettuce, show me how it's done

Correct. And the notion that anyone would believe they were is hilarious.

The IAM are quite precious about who uses their name, probably quite understandably. They insist their car badges are covered up if a non member is driving it.

johno4521 Unfortunately, I doubt there’s anything the IAM can do about who has a badge on their car or bike. You can buy these badges on eBay (or it could be the spouse of an IAM who’s driving the vehicle).

@@The-Splat :-))) The roads are full of eBay advanced drivers...!

Wow, Ashley has said that IAM have confirmed he is one of theirs. Shocked.

I know, right? If I was driving that car, I could forgive the other drivers who did something wrong here but some of what he does is pretty unforgivable and downright shocking. I wouldn't want to be his passenger!

he was doing 53 in the 50 zone for a good distance too.

He did 76 in a 50 limit in the first clip.

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If he watched this, I bet he was FUMING! 😁

And 7 of his mates now

Advisory limits are generally completely ignorable in normal weather. I go through each one of them once at the advised limit to make sure it's not a hairpin, then ignore them completely in future.

@@Asdayasman yh I do the same unless its wet or not safe if I know the road

Well said. I see advanced/defensive driving as being all about allowing time and space, including for others mistakes and your own.

That's as fast as most people would do on a straight clear motorway with good visibility, nevermind a somewhat busy and tight corner! It's ridiculous driving!

Ethan Pender Absolutely, I set my limiter to 78 on the motorway in perfect conditions, but this guy is really going for it 🤣

It's worse than that- it's nearly two thirds over.

@@bluwusky5167 You're quite right, my maths is far from superior nowadays

My guess is he's either been rejected as an observer or maybe even failed the IAM test. My examiner (who are all police drivers) told me you wouldn't believe the amount of candidates (usually men) who spit their dummies out when told their driving hasn't come up to scratch. He also said a few people go in for the test cold, without doing any sessions with an observer and some of them have a strange concept of what advanced driving is.