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7:40 This really pisses me off. You've got a responsibility to look after your dog. Do not have them on an extendable lead next to the road: lock it or use another lead. Pay attention to what your dog is doing at all times: if you need to check your phone, adjust your coat or anything, do so at a safe spot, and not right next to a road. People who can't look after their dogs like this shouldn't have them.

That last clip looks like what you often see on other dash cam channels, where the driver turning has to prove they have priority. What the BMW driver failed to realise is that the cammer had exactly the same priory as they did. So who goes first? Quite often one person will stop to allow the other to go, but if people actually went around the roundabout there's no reason they couldn't proceed at the same time.

8:10. How nice of the driver in the GTI to slam on the brakes so the car with the camera could close up and get the photographs of their numberplates to report to the police

"I have done stupid things in my past" Respect to Ashley for admitting this because we all have. But what this really says is a truly competent driver needs to learn by their mistakes. We are all learning bit by bit but sadly some learn a lot slower than others

Straightlining roundabouts has been a pet-hate of mine for decades. I'm slowly getting my father to undo this nasty habit in his driving. It's up there with people cutting blind corners because they can't be bothered to slow down a couple of mph and steer a bit more to take the corner on THEIR side of the road.

If there is one thing I do more than ever these days, it's being wary of _everyone_ on a roundabout or mini-roundabout. I already wouldn't have dreamt of trying to overtake someone on the left unless it's with a slow differential speed passing slow or stationary traffic that is queuing, or of getting alongside long vehicles on either side, but now I ensure I'm staggered as much as possible and keep an eye out for random exits and racers. While there's obviously people trying to improve their driving, there genuinely seems to be a marked increase in people who don't give a flying fig about anyone else so long as they can get one vehicle ahead, or are just oblivious to the need to demonstrate any knowledge of correct practice and laws.

I do wonder if we've reached the stage where some people either think everything is somebody else's fault or responsibility, or they just don't care about anybody else. Sadly, I don't think it's confined to driving.

8:10 So people are now doing crazy brake-checks even without any horn use from the other driver?! Anyone triggered to do that by a headlight flash or supposed 'gesture' genuinely needs confining in a secure unit.

6:00. Someone did that to me quite recently at school 'pick-up' time as I and an older lady were walking on the pavement. I gave the roof of the car a big 'SLAP!' and woke up the oblivious driver.

In the clip with the Toyota Yaris, I believe that the driver was fully aware of what was behind them, the way that they slowed to a stop rather than a sudden halt when the cammer used their horn shows that they were not surprised by the horn. I own that same model and it is equipped with a rear view camera. I have been beeped a few times while reversing because the car behind thought that I didn't know they where there.

The clip at 10:00 I'm guessing the driver's unfamiliar with the area and is using a GPS app like Waze, which probably shows they need to be in lane 2 on approach to the roundabout. Unfortunately, they don't seem to recognise this is a two way road and the lanes split far closer to the roundabout... It would help if these apps didn't just tell you what lane to be in until there actually are several lanes to pick from within the distance you can see.

I was recently in the right lane waiting to join a roundabout, when the driver in the lane on my left started to beep and angrily shout at me. When it was clear to go, the guy on my left drive straight across through my lane. My worry isn't only that people sometimes drive in a straight line over roundabouts, it's that they insist that is the correct thing to do and anyone in their way is wrong. It was almost like I was trying to zip merge into what he saw as his path and he probably thought I was trying to push in.

One thing that is getting worse is signage. The roads are getting more congested and the signage is getting worse such that very often unless you have an intimate knowledge of the area you have a good chance of being in the wrong lane. I forget the number of times I have missed my exit off the motorway because of a string of high-sided trucks obscuring the direction signs, which also means that even if I knew that I had to exit there was often little chance of moving into lane #1 to do so. Having large signs on the verge is useless if it is obscured by high-sided vehicles. Over head gantries should be used as a matter of standard practice. Its often a waste of time having lane markings painted on the road when they are illegible because of traffic in front and that is before you consider that the signs have all been mostly worn away. Again, at busy junctions overhead gantry signs giving clear indication as to the direction for each lane is vital. Take away the confusion and indecision and many of the incidents here would be avoided.

I live semi rurally, its considered rural but the urban creep is catching up to us and our roads are much busier for it at all times of day. Its entirely anecdotal ofcourse but as of late I've noticed a lot more drunk or just dangerous driving. Last night, out for takeaway, 20 mins drive each way into the nearest town and I've come across five people I can only assume were drunk. Drifting across lanes, randomly braking, speed constantly changing by as much as 15 mph on dry, straight, open road. Its always been a problem but the police really cracked down about 20 years ago and it had a great immediate effect. However, you never see them anymore. No plod, no cars, they often dont come out to 999 calls till the next day. And its showing, anti social behaviour and just downright dangerous driving are the most obvious to me, not to mention all the tool theft.

As a non-driving pedestrian, I sometimes feel unsafe even walking on a pavement at the side of the road. Drivers seem to have the mentality that I shouldn't even be looking at the road like I want to step into it, but the moment they fancy mounting the pavement, them want me to be elsewhere. They park totally blocking it, then when you point out they're making you walk in the road, it's the threat of a physical attack for your troubles.

Ignorant, inconsiderate and impatient - three words that perfectly describe a lot of drivers on our roads. It's getting increasingly scary what people think they can do just because they are in a 2 ton metal box...

Its like people are all stuck in their own bubbles. No forward planning, awareness or knowledge of the basics. Definitely need a societal change before the roads get any safer.

8:36 The crane operator had no intention of slowing down for a roundabout.

The jackknife at the beginning of the video, I have experienced. I was towing a trailer with a pallet load of tiles, doing 80kmph on the motorway. Next thing I know I'm facing the wrong way in the overtaking lane with traffic heading at me. The trailer has lost a wheel and is on it's side, and tiles all over the road. It all happened in the blink of an eye. Fortunately there were drivers coming to my assistance and the police were on the scene quickly. With my speed being deemed acceptable and the wheel having come off the hire trailer I was not found to be at fault, but being rush hour on Friday afternoon I'm sure I was unpopular with the other drivers.

1:05 Instructor: "stay left here". pupil "OK". 1:07 instructor "No, left behind the car, not the left exit!"

On the dog lead one, obviously it's important to have control of your dog around roads. My community of dog trainer friends all hate those thin wirey extendable leads. Because they spool outwards you can't bring the dog closer unless it walks closer to you, they get tied up in other people and dogs really easily, and the mechanism could break and give your dog the full length of the lead next to a road or whilst you're trying to get by an aggy dog. I'd recommend all dog owners use a static 1.5 to 2m silicon lead that isn't retractable. You have more control, a stronger lead and a fixed length. Safer for everyone and your dog!

There's some really good videos showing how weight and distribution can turn a trailer into a weapon against the towing vehicle. I rarely tow, but am well aware of the need to get it right.

The mini roundabout cutting really annoys me, especially while I'm cycling. How hard is it to just drive round? It literally makes everyone's day a bit quicker. Maybe an aspect of the selfish gene?

Wonderful to hear the sneak preview of the Bulgarian Eurovision entry in that car park.

I don't think its on the rise, i think its captured more as an increase of dashcams being fitted with the ability to submit to police.

I think my new motto is going to be 'If you can, just let people get on with their mistake without making you part of their mistake'. In the clip at 4:05, I thought that the cam car did a great job of managing their position with the lorry.

6:49 YES! I drive a lot for work and I'm seeing more and more drivers carelessly "straight lining" roundabouts. I always make a point never to go alongside other drivers on a roundabout as they would just sideswipe into you.

I do love how so many drivers would rather get in to a collision with another vehicle when they have made a mistake rather than go around a roundabout. 🤦🏻‍♂️

The main problem with a lot of motorists today is that they see the highway code as an optional suggestion and not a rule book on how to use the roads and highways in a responsible, and also coureous way.

You just know that the other driver from the last clip has sent in the dashcam footage to another channel to try to say someone didn't give way 😅

More lessons to be learned - Let's be CAREFUL out there! At 05:00 there's no way I would have gone forward at that point. There is a long rear overhang on those recovery trucks, which will swing out into you as the truck driver turns left. Best to wait until the truck completes the turn and is safely out of the way. Same for buses.

4:30 The Yaris has a standard reversing camera. Good chance they were just that bit more confident as a result, but it’s still justified to beep to remind the driver of the cammer’s presence just in case.

You're not wrong. I see all of the featured things on a daily basis, and none of them surprise me anymore.

The drivers commentary on the first clip cracks me up a treat 😂

After 6 years in Australia, it took me a while to recognise wall’s roundabout which was very close to where I used to live. I didn’t realise until I saw the signs. Crazy how things fade from memory just like that.

Road layouts are terrible these days, confusing and often worn out and full of cars so you can't see the markings anyway. Roundabouts are a mess with confused drivers all over the place. I asked my Police persuit instructor why and he said roughly "those who design them aren't very good at their jobs". Cheshire Oaks is a good example, what a shambles.

Drive on the curb at me like that at 6:01 and you'll have a dent to fix in your car.

4:30 inshes retail park in Inverness, the kerbs are all sharp 90 degree corners so if you are driving anything larger than a Citroen ami you need to make a VERY wide turn

7:00 agreed that straight lining roundabouts is getting more common. While I admittedly do so on occasion myself, I only do so when I am certain I wouldn't be impeding/endangering other drivers in doing so. There are at least 2 roundabouts near me that I regularly use that I'm very wary of drivers doing so, and one of them is not so much straight lining the actual roundabout but straight lining the approach to it, and the other being a very small roundabout where I am more often than not turning right.

4:30 is Inches retail park, Inverness. As a driving insructor I come across this on a regular basis, the standard of driving up here is appauling.

That clip from the Fiveways roundabout is pretty tame but highlights one of the main problems with this roundabout. The junction from the left doesn’t have a traffic light which is a bit odd as it just encourages people to pull out like that.

7:23.. Take away called "Mings"... I'll give that one a miss thanks.

7:32 yes, they are a problem, there's been times I've had to swerve or brake because dogs with long leads have lurched out at my moped.

Great vid Asheley. Three thoughts, rather than detailed comments, this time: 1 - I wonder if close passes on cyclists vary by Police Area. Some enforce, others do nothing. In certain areas (eg Lincs) there are many hundreds of reports submitted, with essentially zero action taken. In other areas the numbers are many times higher. 2 - At the crane on the Mini Roundabout at 08:38 is it a touch ambiguous - or have I missed a detail in the HWC? As I see it the car actually entered the roundabout first (technically correct?), but any sensible driver would have spotted the crane and ceded priority. 3 - The puddle splash at 09:40 was a strange one. The cammer was going at a good slow speed for the conditions with no oncoming traffic and a good view. In those circs I would perhaps consider it preferable to have gone around the puddle to avoid the hazard, even if it involved encroaching on he WW lines slightly, as I have no idea what the puddle is hiding. Though that would be contra to HWC. There also seemed to be a long delay before the windscreen was flick-wiped. Have a good rest of BH.

The cutting of mini's is really annoying, if you don't cut you find most issues vanish.

Got to agree with steering laziness, it appears many drivers have not proper control when steering. I’ve been observing drivers turning into and out of junctions, it’s quite clear laziness is the heart of the problem, shocking some of it- most of it!

10:30 for those who haven't seen US material, we color code our lane markings. the markings between lanes in the same direction are white, and the markings between lanes in opposing directions are yellow. it doesn't stop people from driving on the wrong side of the road, but it makes it easy for a good driver to avoid that mistake.

I definitely see people creating problems in narrow residential streets like the one in this clip. I live round the corner from a street like that and the other day I was walking down it and saw a tailback. A car coming one way had stopped half onto the pavement opposite the parked cars forcing everyone coming the other way to delicately work through at 1mph. The offending driver was sitting in the car, she hadn't even parked, just causing chaos.

Try driving a HGV when approaching any roundabout with two lanes. Guaranteed the car in lane two will cut lane 1 to enter the roundabout whilst I need all the road in lane 1. When I move out to straddle both lanes the abuse is deafening and I'm protecting them !

I'm going to argue that things are not getting worse, but the prevalence of dash and head cameras is meaning we are more aware. In 2014, I tried to cycle to work in Aberdeen - I only did it once. I had over 50 passes like the one you showed at 7:15 - and it got worse if I tried to command any space. At one point a car overtook, nearly clipping me with his wing mirror, then pushed over to the left to move me back into the gutter where I belonged. I regularly saw behaviour like this when driving. After an incident when a car, overtaking on double white lines caused me to have to drive off the road and into a farm entrance, I purchased my first dash camera. I wonder how many other people have similar stories to tell.

9:04 that is an absolutely horrendous windshield wiper design. not that it caused this driving fail, but I'd hate to drive a car where I had to peer through half a gantry to see, any time it was slightly misty.

@5:48 Had a similar near me. I was waiting to the right of the lane to pass parked cars and wait for traffic coming the other way to clear and 2 cars pushed passed and forced their way through. They both pulled into housing estates less than 200m down the road. I passed one of them not 10 seconds after they pulled up. @7:42 Passing the same cars another day, I had a dog run out from between the cars. I stopped as I saw the owner with a lead over their shoulder as they were looking down at their phone. She then gave me right evils that I nearly ran over her dog. Good job I was paying more attention of her dog than she was.

1:42 - The driver of the red car did nothing wrong, except to trust the black car, and managed a reasonably good escape.

10:00 - Done the same early into my driving. Sat nav says "Turn right at the roundabout" and just didn't think and went into the right lane to turn right, forgetting it was an oncoming lane. Nothing coming the other way, corrected myself a moment later. The sort of mistake you only make once.

They need to start making mini roundabouts into low kerbs, gentle enough to drive over if you need to but enough of an inconvenience to make going around the path of least resistance. If behaviour won't change, infrastructure has to.

There's a quote which goes "Don't engage with idiots. They'll just drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience". That REALLY applies to motoring these days. It's just not worth trying to defend your position on the road in the face of a potential moron. They're either doing it deliberately, in which case they'll be willing to be even more aggressive, or they're totally oblivious, in which case they won't even realise they're doing something wrong. In either case, you might as well just let them get on with it and don't let it disrupt your journey.

Love the first clip, the cammer doesn't think "Oh my god I hope everyone's alright" or "I wonder if they need help" their first thought is "I have that on dash cam"

I'm a regular cyclist and from my own experience I find I am getting fewer close passes these days than in the past. Perhaps more awareness thanks to people like yourself, perhaps better instructors, perhaps more cycling during lockdown made more aware. I do still get them occasionally, but they are rare nowadays.

What a way to start my Monday morning.. first a dashcam owners aus compilation and now this 😂

Absolutely right with what’s on the rise. Recently I’ve seen poor lane discipline, blocking boxes at junctions, no indication (of course), cutting corners at a junction, and the worst bit the sense they just don’t realise they’ve done anything wrong.

There is a mini roundabout near me with three exits total. Traffic usually flows between two of these and the third, which is where I almost always am coming from or going to is considerably less busy except at school kicking out time. I now have to always assume the traffic to my left will fail to give way so treat it more as proceed with extreme caution. Really poor standards at mini roundabouts.

Great video as always ash. That first one with the trailer Jack knifing really just goes to show how fast it can all go wrong 😬.

I always treat green light go if safe, amber / yellow stop if safe . not had an issue s far. always check right and left as going on a green and keep updated as i cross the junction. i do not put my life/health on the line for a computer / light. but some have way to much trust in the green being safe, one reason i say green go if safe the junction maybe blocked or you may have emergency blue light run and more reasons too. and the amount dash cam footage you learn fast you just tell if the going to stop of not, going a little fast towards red is a clue

8:30 Is Phil a jibsworth?

4:32 it’s my home town of Inverness, cheered me up a bit 🤣

@10:13 could be the driver was!following satnav instructions like "at the roundabout use the right hand lane" and then noticed the Get Over arrows on the road !

That first clip is proof that the DVSA needs to reintroduce trailer training and tests. The towing car was the same size as that on the trailer. Straight away, the trailer/load combination was greater than the towing car. Heavy braking by the driver was always going to cause trouble. About the only thing the driver did right was to secure the load to the trailer properly.

2:04 that roundabout isn’t too far from me. It’s also quite close to my aunt. I have been a passenger when this roundabout was used many times and it was an absolute nightmare. It was even worse before the traffic lights were installed a few years ago.

9:59 I was like "Where is this Mini? Is it gonna overtake us?" but no, that massive car is the Mini.

The strangest thing I find on our roads especially given we are aiming for "The best driving standards" is that if you're of a certain age, you can drive a minibus over 3.5t MAM and or a vehicle combination MAM of 8.25t, without any additional training or evidence that you are safe to operate such a vehicle. That first clip is evidence of over confidence, poor planning and overall terrible understanding of how trailers work, especially when needing to slow down for traffic lights. Test should be required for all trailers over 750kg for ANY age. Test should be required for anyone of any age for minibuses or vans over 3.5t Baffles me that "if I'm a certain age, I don't need training, I already know it all".

at 5:55 this is now happening all the time!! stopping to give way to oncoming vehicles and some idiot over takes, even driving my bus, i'll put my right indicator on and people still go around and then get stuck!!! it's getting worse out there!!

2:05 this roundabout is in the middle of 3 American air force bases and Americans don’t know how to use roundabouts. I have a clip from just the other day of one cutting across the roundabout infront of me to exit from the wrong lane and no indication. You can tell they are yanks because of either the number plate or a banner on the back windscreen of where they long term rent the car from n

Whoever came up the inside of that learner driver needs lessons too

8:34 Priority at mini-roundabouts. The van pulled into the mini-roundabout 2 seconds ahead of, and almost cleared before, the crane lorry entered the junction. How much lead time/space should you give in these cases?

My guess is the Mini at 9:50 was following the sat nav telling them to be in the right hand lane for the roundabout, not realising that there wasn't a right hand lane yet!

The golf on the A303 just straightlined the roundabout and then the brake check was just ego!

0:21 Legal Towing - Another opportunity missed - the majority of modern shoguns are only plated for 3,000Kg, a few older exception 3,300Kg. As far as I’m aware all Ifor Williams tri-axle trailers are plated for 3,500kg, meaning even unladen you can’t couple. The off road discovery would bring you to around 3,500kg and either a too heavy nose weight, or poorly maintained brakes, would prevent the trailer brakes from working properly and slowing it down.

The increased performance of modern vehicles and lack of attention, combined with over confidence and lack of experience results in these kind of incidents.

Second last clip I expect their sat nav told them to use the right lane at roundabout in 300 yards, being they went right. Have seen this quite a few times, must use a sat nav one day and try it on a roundabout near me where it is always happening.

Hi Ashley, a suggestion for a potential video idea (maybe for when you're down South). It would be great to see you ride on board with a London Black Cab driver and observe their driving (Tom the Taxi Driver would be an obvious choice given the size and quality of his KZfaq channel, but you could definitely make a video with another driver). London Black Cab drivers are probably the most knowledgable drivers on the roads when it comes to knowing how to get from A-B efficiently and smoothly, and reading traffic conditions to a pretty incredible level, due to The Knowledge. But I feel like an underappreciated part is how good their actual driving is - which from what I've seen from Tom's videos and inferring on their skill level, is probably also pretty amazing. A video with a well-regarded driving instructor and presenter like you, and a well-regarded London Black Cab driver would be a match made in heaven (if it was possible to arrange)

Clips at 4:20 and 9:20 show the importance of not assuming you can drive without meeting someone at the same space at the same time, and the importance of always being observant even if you have priority. Just because you have priority doesn't mean other people aren't going to break the rules and put you in danger.

@7:46 I'm sick of people being irresponsible with these long dog leads! They're great for letting the dog have a bit of a run and explore but still be secured to you. They're not hard to use you just have to be observant which a lot of people seem to lack the skill of these days

2.12. This is on the A11, the M11 turns into the A11 dual carriageway and then arrives at this roundabout and continues on with the dual carriageway the other side. So you have traffic at motorway speeds slowing for the roundabout then putting their foot down to accelerate off of the roundabout onto the dual carriageway again.

How do you all feel about someone failing a road test during moderate rain with lots of parked cars on busy streets, The reason for failing exam was average speed in 50kph zones was 44/45kph and was recommended to at least hit a target of 46/47kph while in 50 zones. This was me about 7 years ago, and now that I've remembered to finally book my appointment for my next test just to basically remove a passenger limit restriction and less stiff fines if you get one(still have not gotten one). But remembering such a silly reason for failing makes me nervous that something silly is gonna happen again.

10:02 this uas happened to me before. Unfortunately its not always easy to know if youre turning onto a 1 way. Usually there are signs, but not always if you are turning out of a leisure/business park (which was my particular case). Fortunately there were no other cars about.

6:49 I will fess up to straight-lining roundabouts, but only when I've checked and am sure there's no one it could confuse or inconvenience. I'll never understand how people can just cross over lanes without checking at all, especially on the exit to roundabouts. 8:49 Went on a long drive to Blackpool yesterday and it really dawned on me how many people have no idea what a safe following distance looks like.

With regard to the long lead pet clip think that we also need to have better awareness of weather affects on pedestrians I used to cross a zebra everyday to and from work if it was sunny every driver would give way in the rain about 1 in 3. Also if it is raining people often wear hoods reducing their vision but also concealing head movement so they may appear to change direction suddenly. The tailgating was exceptional low speed but still didn't see what was in front of them!

Ashley. I totally agree with you. I have noticed a lot lately! Getting worse!

Fiveways roundabout south of Thetford/Brandon on the A11 has always been problematic. Accidents there can cause big tailbacks, especially if they happen on a bank holiday. The traffic lights are a fairly recent addition.

I used to use one of those long retractable roaming leads, but my dog was reactive and not good at road discipline despite my efforts to retrain this senior rescue dog. I found it very hard to draw the dog back towards me when I needed to, as the rope is too thin to get a firm grip on, and so you had to lock the lead to pull it back: you could only do this one arm's length at a time, which is often not quickly enough for the situation. As a result of some near misses, I switched to a "control lead", which is still long enough to let the dog roam and investigate, but is coiled in the hand if you need the dog close to you. These are about 2M in length, and are a robust woven ribbon of material that is easy to handle. Using the control type of lead sometimes needs two hands, so most people find them inconvenient which is why retracting bands are so popular. I actually think that the extending roving type of lead should be banned as dangerous.

There's a mini roundabout where I live and it is honestly ridiculous seeing how many people drive on the wrong side or cut it to save a few seconds of your journey. Just racing to the next traffic light.

A couple of years back, I was riding my motorcycle on a country lane and came tound a bend to encounter a dog on one verge with his owner on the other, with the lead stretched between them. Fortunately, I was going fairly slowly - on those roads I always assume there's a horse or a tractor hidden round the corner.

5:35 Its worth mentioning - if you are broken down in the live lane of a fast road, this IS an emergency. Get out (no matter the weather), stand behind the barrier, or on the verge, and call 999 for help. Don’t be a sitting duck.

I always try to stagger myself from other road users on roundabouts to avoid roundabout issues. Since doing this, I rearly encounter issues with being cut up. With thwt being said, it does make me a bit anxious when entering a multi lane roundabout and vehicles on either side enter at the same time. I try to get myself out of that situation as soon as possible lol

Look at the IR flicker of the police ANPR cameras on the bridge at 06:35. Would anyone have noticed he's been watched by cameras creating a motion profile that then goes on a central database for two years and can be pulled any time (asumption: You could be wanted, so we have to secretely record where you are going although you aren't under suspicion). If people knew, they probably wouldn't put up with that!

I'm surprised that more comments are not dismssing the 6:37 clip of the van cutting across the main road as a non-event and that the cam car stopping for them was how it should work.

Ashley - you seem like an attentive and patient instructor which is good to see, Unfortunately it really seems like a sellers market in driving lessons right now which allows all sorts of bad actors to keep going. My daughter had a real setback in her learning when she went with a local guy here in the NE of Scotland. He really liked to boast of his first time pass rate. However after only a few lessons he took to belittling and constantly criticising my daughter. He seemed pleased when she quit him. We'd bought a block of 5 lessons and probably the last 3 of them were just abuse sessions. Best we can figure, if he clocks you as someone who *won't* pass first time, he'll bully you until you quit thus preserving his precious pass rate. When we read some reviews of this guy there were lots of similar complaints, all from young females. His male pupils all thought he was great apparently. My daughter is with someone much more patient now but her progress is slow, probably because the last guy trashed her confidence. New guy is very honest - he reckons at her current rate it will probably take her about 1.5 years to get to test standard with weekly lessons.

Possibly the brakes on the trailer were not working as they should. The damper on our trailers fail once a year

“Those solid hatched areas are full of grit, gravel and are really slippy”… You forgot to add “but still in better condition and easier to drive on than the usual road surface” 😁