Frightening: I think I’ll stick to leaving the car on the drive a tad longer, and only drive at 5am. I think the best clips here are the ones where you critique the cammers - too many folks think they are better than others and end up acting worse because of it (yep, most of us are probably guilty of that at some point to a greater of lesser degree, but hopefully grow out of it quicker for watching Ashleys professional opinions). No chance of winning a dashcam this time, I don’t do Instant Gran.

Regarding clip 17, the camera driver didn't cause the situation he turned onto the road (possible a bit late) but the car behind was intend on being to close, when he increased he speed the gap remained the same, I was taught if a car is intent of tailgating it's best to drive at a reduce speed in-order to increase the time gap between yourselves and the potential energy in any crash.

Clip 11. We all need to be ‘psychic drivers’ at times - trying to anticipate what other drivers may or may not be doing.

Clip 17 11:33 Surely there is a case for slowing your speed when we have someone tailgating us due to reduced reaction time of the tailgater should something happen in front of us? Example if we’re being tailgated at 50mph and a car pulls out on us and we need to make an emergency stop there’s a good chance there’ll be a collision behind us. Obviously needs to be balanced with the fact that slowing also can be antagonising to the other driver too

As a rule in car parks I always park as far away from the doors where nobody or not as many people park.... 1. Excercise , 2. Card door opening and trolly / bag paint scratches etc 3. It's just easier and less stressful. Nice vid thanks to you and your submitters (not bdsm's).

My favourite clip is 12, so many people try to overtake me when im going the speed limit even on corners going crazy speeds!!

Clip 18 the Nissan driver should have known there was a motor bike in the left lane as he had only just overtaken it.I'm not on instagram so i hope this counts :)

Clip 19 is my favourite. To me, it's shocking how close that was, and even more shocking is the Mercedes drivers (lack of) reaction. It looks like he/she only released the gas pedal. Wouldn't it be better to brake a little to reduce risk?

How nice to have some considered comments on the everyday situations motorists find themselves in, rather than the usual expletives clouding the issue. I think you're absolutely right when you comment that drivers, safe in their box, don't have any consideration for anyone else.

This is by far the best dashcam channel on KZfaq. The careful presentation and reasoned analysis of each clip make it really educational.

I did like clip 18 because it just shows how important checking your blind spots and mirrors are. Normally when everyone finishes there test they just ignore mirrors and don’t check them as much. As you can tell you still need them.

13:48 it's probably some *European, tourist or people who drive on the left,* and take the roundabout the wrong way.

Love watching these clips because they really help prepare you for what the right thing to do is, should you end up in similar situations, which unfortunately, seem to be occurring more often than before these days. I also really like how you don’t just assume that the cammer is the one who’s done the right thing, but you actually analyse the situation in detail to see who did what right and who did what wrong. :)

Clip 3 is close one. I drive on that road regularly. That’s in Salford. Funny bit is if you look at the turn off. There’s a cheeky red light camera in the corner 🎥 🚦😂

Do love these videos Ashley, only been driving a few months and like to watch these to give my self some critism and see how I can improve instead of just laughing at other people

my favourite is the 3rd clip as this happens so often to me on my daily commute having to break and almost come to a stop when drivers are in the wrong lane for either going straight across or leaving the roundabout!

Thank you for highlighting when the cammers get it wrong. So many YT channels don't do that it is refreshing to see. I think cammers forget that they don't only record other bad drivers but their own lack of skill as well.

Clip 17. My driving instructor taught me that if someone was tailgating/making you feel uncomfortable, then just pull over where it is safe to do so and let them by.

Clip 17 was my favorite because no matter how fast someone drives in front. Talegating is always a sign they want to overtake. It's just a matter of when and where they do it.

Those rows were more recently repainted at that Tescos and those spaces are wider, especially over that back row that you see the poorly parked Megane convertible in. If they repainted that back row I'd happily park there instead, but a Focus (not a big car for those who might not know) wing mirror to wing mirror cannot fit inside the lines of some of those spaces (if drawn up to open wing mirrors).

My favourite is clip 8 - When I visited the UK, we hired 2 motorhomes, each around 7 metres long and 2.3m wide. Every time we came to a street like that, it was like a new challenge... I'd hate to be a garbage truck driver in those places :D

Clip 10 does make me wonder if the anything could have been done to stop the vehicle travelling the wrong way down the slip road. You speculated on how the driver would manage joining the road, my concern is that they would continue travelling in the wrong direction against the flow of traffic.

That first clip is so funny, I always park at the far end of the parking lot (or somewhere in the middle, wherever there are about as many empty spaces as there are full ones) specifically to avoid stuff like that. That extra 5 seconds of walking isn't going to kill you :)

Great to see a professional narrative. Glad to hear that you acknowledge that sometimes cammers are on par with other road users. Dash cam doesn't make driver invincible. It does save life and money in case of an accident. But more often I can see that it is used as a weapon in "road wars" between drivers. It doesn't make you automatically right as we could see on many examples here. Thanks for sharing and professional advice. Keep up a great work and stay safe💪🏼💪🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇱🇵🇱

Clip 3 for me. I've actually been in an accident on one of those round abouts so I fully understand why people get caught out. However I now realise there is still a safe way to approach it even while being confused. Lesson learnt

Clip 4, as l live in scotland these roads are the normal, i see this situation all to often and its amongst the scariest thing possible when you are face to face with an oncoming vehicle going 50+mph.

My favourite clip was definitely 19 as it shows just how aware of lorries you have to be as even when you feel like they can see you they likely can’t

Clip 17 - I like quite a few of these. I get tailgated a lot in the heavy traffic, single carriageway trunk roads around here and have tried for years to find a decent solution to it. The problem is that on our local A roads, there's so few options for allowing the offender to pass and in many cases, that's not what they want to do anyway. Your determined tailgater is immune to rational thought processes and I've had to resort to imagining he's caught an intimate part of himself in his zip and is unable to concentrate on his driving, just double my braking distance from the vehicle in front and hope nothing happens before something eventually separates us.

Thanks for including my two videos Ashley, the one with the van on the motorway and the one with the roundabout just after

I think no:7 is an interesting one! The VW had actually stopped completely we’ll back from the give way lines. I agree that checking ones speed at junctions is sensible, if there are drivers waiting to cross, but this was slightly different. The cam car would have had to slow to such and extent, the VW, had they even looked, might have been confused as to the cam car’s intentions. Passing a junction is always a sliding scale of risk and continued progress. We can’t slow to a speed to avoid an accident, if the other driver pulls out immediately in front of us. If they REALLY didn’t look at all, then the chances of this are as high / low as for any distance away. I think as well as a slight ease off here, I’d have been looking to the VW driver for recognition. Were they not to even be looking in the oncoming traffic direction at all, I would have continued to slow slightly ore and so on. Also, check mirrors before passing a junction like this, as the following traffic might have a bearing on your possible actions and available escape routes / actions, as Ashley mentioned.

For clip18, it really shouldn't matter if the biker was in the nissans blinds spot or not. The driver had just gone past the biker and the driver should of been fully aware of the bikers' presence.

I recall the very next day when 20 mph speed limits came in to force in my area, and sticking to the speed limit going up a hill I had a vehicle following beeping at me all the way up the hill and at the very brow of the hill overtook me waving their fists all i could think was wow just wow

Clip 19 has to be my favourite! I have seen this happen too many times and have had it happen to me. It seems either lorry drivers aren’t paying attention or need more mirrors seeming as other drivers always have to be careful as to always being visible.

When driving, if you have your mirrors properly placed and you use your over the shoulder checks then the four blind spots are a minimum of a full lane width away to the side for the area right beside the vehicle and a full car length back for the lanes beside your vehicle. The side mirrors give you the half lane beside your vehicle and the over the shoulder check gives you the rest.

The first clip is the reason why I use to always park far away from my local Morrisons, I could find a space and go into it head first and then, leave head first as well, was never a fan of reversing into spots. Just found your channel, subbed!

Near the beginning it looks like the car in left lane on roundabout is in wrong lane but I’m always weary about going inside or outside of other cars on roundabout. The amount of time you see cars change lanes and nearly have collision.

I always enjoy watching your videos beacuse I like your commentary, definitely helping me since my test is coming up soon 🙌💚

Clip 7 looks scary to me. I recently had similar situation where an older gent just pulled across the road while on his phone. Luckily enough my old car still has some decent brakes. But I've developed some kind of paranoia that someone will do the same.

11:30 the hybrid system of the prius means it's more efficient under 30, could explain the low speed. But it still doesn't excuse the poor driving

"looked worse from inside than outside" - energy transfer is fun, but, y'know, handbrake question mark. 3:50 - save a life, don't let him past, make him turn round. 12:04 - is that not a road sign saying it's a 20mph zone? Cammer might actually be speeding there...

My favourite clip was 8 because I always have a fear of these roads but this has shown how to deal with it safely

Clip 19 for me. I see this happen quite frequently on the motorways near me. It's not just lorries that do this though, hence why I like a big gap in front just in case someone does this to me.

I love your calm and tranquil narrations!

If the driver of the Audi in clip 5 had used the roundabout properly rather than straight-lining then they wouldn’t have been inconvenienced. Amazing what driving properly does 👍 Not taking away from the pointless move onto the roundabout by the taxi though 🤦‍♂️

My favourite clip was clip 8, as this happens to me quite frequently, and made me laugh.

Clip 8 was my favourite because it's the most relatable to me, I drive on a road exactly like this every day and some of the situations are ridiculous when people don't look properly

No way that first clip I know exactly where it is! 😂 I’m literally less than 3 miles away from that Tesco lol

I can relate to clip 5. Taxi drivers are the main culprits who Dnt care about other road users. They think they can pull out of junctions as and wen it suits them and they park up anywhere and everywher

Clip 7 was my favourite, shows that you can never trust other road users, and how quickly things can go wrong on the roads. That's why it's super important to always stay alert!

Clip 11 is my favourite as a similar happened to us and we did have a camera, however our lack of budget meant it was low quality so the lane lines and arrows couldn't be properly seen and we were faulted for it. We still have the same camera since we can't upgrade. Keep the videos rolling. Love them

I was out yesterday, third time since September. A car in front was tailgating, I kept a safe distance, the car in front of me hits the brakes, and literally swerves to the right and into the wrong lane, to avoid rear-ending the car they were tailgating (They were turning left and the car in front of me, was so close that they had no option but to dramatically swerve around them.) Later on, that car was bouncing between the right and left lanes, absolutely no clue what lane they were supposed to be in. And I was worried about the quality of my driving after not having driven since passing my test in September.

Off topic, but I just want to point this out. 9:36 - ISTİKBAL (I never expected to see Istikbal in England!)

I like dip 7 where people pull out so quickly but I usually slow down when no cars behind or far away rather then risking a collision

Can’t agree more with the common courtesy clip. Touch on this on my last video actually. Shocking the amount of drivers that seem oblivious to others around them

Clip 8 reminded me of a walk I have regularly do. I am very fortunate to live on the edge of woodland where the descendents of Badger from The Wind in The Willows still live. But there is one point in my route which is narrow for about 20 metres. To ensure a 2 metre gap is maintained, it has become quite normal to wait if somebody is coming the other way through it. Keep safe everybody.

Clip 8 was my favourite as it happens to me all the time!

Clip number 10..frightening! but a lot of the other clips are seen almost everyday when driving

The GLS lorry was left hand drive, even more reason to keep well clear, foreigner probably unfamiliar with route.

That last clip is no mystery...... European car (white plates), early morning (I reckon that dashcam timestamp is well out) and an empty roundabout = easily done if you're a visitor.

Clip 12 as so many people do this on our roads , SPECIAL !!!

Cllip16 perhaps they have previously been pulled over by Humberside Police who tell you you stay in lane just like this camer did. But thanks for confirming that I didn't miss learn 30years ago about how to exit a roundabout.

I actually think clip 1 was the most interesting because the most common accidents occur in car parks from what I hear and it's quite a tense situation. Definitely awkward having to park next to them after. I do think they should have been looking more as they reversed especially for the pedestrian; that guy was being a wally but it doesn't mean you can run him over. All from tension from the previous occurance methinks.

Great video, i've seen multipla times myself where bikers don't seem to know they are in someones blindspot, quite a few cloes calls over something so simple, stay safe people.

Clip eleven the car in question was in the lane to go left (as shown on the arrow on the road) so no need to signal and was 100% in the wrong for going straight ahead, the camma was right in giving him the horn

Clip 14 - Why didn’t the red car continue in the bus lane? It’s is only active between 7am and 7pm and the dashcam timestamp was 7:18pm.

3:13 - but the moto bike had been seen, they passed them, I always keep a note of more vulnerable road uses until I have lone since passed them or in a motorbike case, passed me! remembering that they are nearby to make sure you have eyes on them before manovers

In relation to clip 17 I was always taught if you have someone aggressively tailing-gating behind you, you should carefully reduce your speed and at the first opportunity let them past. Although he certainly made it harder for the blue Ford to get past rather than getting out of the way, up until that point his speed didn’t seem unreasonable. 20-25mph in a 30 while being tail-gated. Was it just the behavior during/after the overtake or should the cammer have sped up to closer to 30mph in the first place?

I always give Polish lorries and Vauxhall Safiras and Nissans LOADS of space

The roundabout at 2:29 is one I use, in that direction, most days. The road markings on the approach, and indeed on the roundabout, are not brilliant and could easily confuse a unwary driver (I'm not attempting to condone the actions of the driver), infact I would say that on most days, at the times I use it (not rush hour), someone is in the wrong lane, or doesn't understand where the lane is going. This roundabout is not unique in Salford for being confusing. I think it is important to recognise the lane instructions. First off, there are two green signposts with a map of the roundabout on the approach to the roundabout, however, one obscures the view of the other (with the help of some trees). There are no signposts to suggest what lane you should be in. The road is Dual Carriageway (two lanes), however, the right lane splits into two on the approach to the roundabout, making a total of three. The third lane starts before the roadsigns, though you can see the first one ahead. The left lane is marked with a left and straight ahead arrow at this point, the other two are marked straight ahead only. Just past the roadsign, the left lane is also marked "M602 A57" (first and second exit), the middle lane marked "M602 A5063" (second and third (straight ahead) exit) and the right lane marked "M'CR A57" (technically fourth exit). There is a set of lights to enter the roundabout. At the first exit on the roundabout there is another set of lights (for traffic continuing round). The left and centre lanes have a straight ahead marking and the right lane has a right turn only marking. The left lane is also marked "M602" (now first exit), the middle lane "M602 A5063" (now first and second exit), and the third lane is marked "M'CR A57" (technically now third exit). Between this set of lights and the next, there are more road markings, partly due to traffic entering from the A57. The left lane is marked as leaving the roundabout (for traffic already on it) and also continuing around the roundabout (for traffic from the A57). The middle lane is also marked for traffic joining and leaving the roundabout. The left lane leaving the roundabout has a left turn arrow and "M602", the centre lane leaving the roundabout is unmarked. The left lane continuing on the roundabout is marked "S'FORD A5063" with a straight ahead arrow, the centre lane is marked with a straight ahead and right turn arrow plus "A57 A5063". The right lane has a right turn arrow and "A57". At this third set of lights, the M602 crosses directly in front (traffic light controlled). The right lane actually does a right turn onto what was the M602 (now becoming the A57) with the lane ahead becoming a hatched area (always confuses people). All traffic for the A57 (to Manchester) should turn right here, but often vehicles will continue around the roundabout, even over the hatch area ahead (bare in mind that there are six lanes of cross traffic before the hatching starts in the right lane). Traffic joining from the A57 going to it's fourth exit (A6053 towards Trafford Park, which the cammer just left) should be in the centre lane, not the right lane at this point..... And that's only half way round the roundabout.... In short, no, they should not have been in the left lane, I wouldn't have been, but I can understand how they might have ended up there. That last clip brought back a bad memory, different roundabout of course. It's almost exactly a year since my accident and that was an uncomfortable memory for me (not your fault as you couldn't have known).

My favourite is clip 7 as it happens to me frequently when driving god knows why ppl decide to stop in front of a moving vehicle

When you have so many great viewers that you can get the same clip from different angles

My favourite clip is clip 19 as a new driver i definitely think that lorry drivers and and bigger vehicles should me mindful on how close they are to other cars

My favourite is clip 10 as I've had that happen to me before

Clip 15. don't always think that a truck driver, bus or other large vehicle always sees you, they just need a little more space. 99% of drivers don't intentionally squeeze you, or push you against the curb, you just don't always see. Do not dive next to it in a bend, or on a roundabout or something like that, wait 5 seconds longer, that saves you a lot of annoyance damage and paperwork. And if you stand next to it, go further back so that he can see you in his mirrors, simply if you can see the driver in the outside mirror, he will see you too.

My favourite clips are 15, 16 and 20 people find roundabouts very difficult to navigate lol 😆. 👍

Anyone else here play My Summer Car and completely not surprised by the Finnish clip? That's basically every trip to town :)

Clip 2 same thing happened to me last week I wish I had a dash cam just can't afford one good luck everyone

13:50 Harry Potter audiobook! That's a blast from the past

I'm not sure if clip 12 is deliberate or because the attention given to a speeding van took some focus away from the road ahead. Speeding vehicles in the rear view can be intimidating. Clip 17 could be an excessively under offset speedo the driver isn't aware of, I've had that problem in some cars, to drive at 30 the needle has to point to 35!

In clip 18. Allthogh he was in the blind spot. The car had run past him recently and should have in memory that the motorcyklist was there.

Amazing video. Keep the good work

12:33 the whole clip was the Nissan fault, he overtook the biker so knew he was there, and was far enough infront for a good while to have him in the left mirror, yes the bike looked to be in the blind spot last off, but if the Nissan had been paying attention he would've known the bike could still be there and shoulder checked before moving even without his indicator.

My favourite has to be clip 20 too, I’ve come across this 3 times, unfortunately I was the person doing it on a quiet roundabout a day after I passed whilst I was tired.

I do not have a "favourite" clip on the basis that ALL of them highlighted different hazards, poor roadcraft and (or) situations that were avoidable. If it is an option then I choose ALL of the submitted clips - we can learn from this whole compilation. If that is not an option - clip 18 takes pole position....... Poor roadcraft from the Nissan who I suspect had forgotten about the biker despite the recent overtake. Unfortunately I have to question why the biker didn't hang back slightly as the footage indicated the possibility that the Nissan would cut into the left hand lane to avoid the red car which appeared to be stationary. Having said that I hope you didn't suffer any injuries. Thanks to everyone for the clips and to Ashley for posting them with your usual succinct analysis. Stay safe everyone 👍👍.

I don't do instagram, clip 14 was my fave.

6:42 I know that road well. It is impossible to go the wrong way down that slip road…well evidently not.

Clip 11. It's blindingly obvious that the car in the turn left lane is going straight on. All that's necessary is to ease off the juice a little and let it go.

I thought it is advisable to slow down if you're being tailgated to reduce the chance of an accident?

Clip 6 - This is what is wrong with most drivers. Why not stop and tell them instead of driving around and heading off. What happens if that driver then goes further down the road and collides with a cyclist or pedestrian? The cammer doesn’t even flash lights to warn the oncoming car. Very poor.

I like clip 13. I find it a bit strange you didn't call out the cammer for overtaking a left-turning car. The car took way too long to turn left (couldn't have been a new driver because they have to have a white triangle on the back if they don't have a license) but I still don't think that warrants an overtake like that. I also like the clip because it's on the right hand side and where I'm from.

Clip 16, good reminder

That's a shame shame. Not all of us use Instagram Ashley.

Was it just me but at 15m10s you seemed to shift gear slightly before clutch...

For me Clip 5 is a stand out. While the car joining the roundabout and blocking it is clearly at fault, it's the poor driving of the Audi that shoots himself in the foot. If he had just bothered to turn the steering wheel and go round the roundabout (the clue is in the name!) rather than cut across it he would have had no issues. So the jokes on him! 🤗

Regarding the clip @1:38, my habit is to park so that the car has an easy exit from the carpark, preferably in an end spot so I can park with passenger door close to edge so I have a full swing of my driver's door, and a queue-free exit while driving out.

same here in France , for a reason that no one knows, some people can't stay in the lane

For me it's the car park clips I've had too many close calls with people just not paying attention when they are driving in them, I've always parked further away than the entrance than most but it always seems to be entering and exiting the car park that people just seem to think that they are entitled to be first even if they don't have the right of way

in the motorcycle cam maybe if the camer tap the horn on his/her bike it might avoid this situation, or it is different in uk about horn usage?

The road at around 5:47 might as well be one way, it'll be safer and better for everyone. It just isn't suitable for the parked cars AND two way traffic.

Oh no, I don’t have Instagram and Ryan stole my dashcam! Then had the nerve to not even claim it.