A camera on that junction would probably sort out this problem

Love the lady who cycled past him shouting "Illegal!" 😂

Fair play mate, I'm a motorist not a cyclist but I truly appreciate what you are doing, if they wait a minute they would have already crossed instead of breaking the law and putting lives, including your own at risk, it could be my child and wife crossing and what then?!? So from the bottom of my heart, thank you, "you shall not pass!!!" Indeed, because of you I have so much more time for cyclists.

Brilliant Mikey. I love the way you never back down and stand your ground until the move back - fantastic! Keep up the good work mate. 👍

I must admit, originally I thought oh there's a cyclist just picking on easy targets, but the arrogance of these motorists is astounding. They basically drive down the wrong side of the road and then shout abuse when challenged. Well done Mickey, these videos are truly eye opening

As a driving instructor I love these vids, keep em up!

I don't know how you have the balls to stand your ground like that :) Especially with some motorists and some cyclists not taking your side. But must say I appreciate it. Love cycling in London and glad you're making it safer.

Guy drives on wrong side of the road, disrupts the flow of traffic, breaks the law, gets fined, points and you're the prick? 😂

The daft thing is they could have driven correctly and turned in less time than they were arguing about their illegal manoeuvre.

Nice one. Crazy how he thinks he's not doing anything wrong, and you're the one at fault. I got caught speeding once. I didn't whine about how unfair it was, I just took my points because I knew I was in the wrong. If you choose to break the law, you also choose to accept the consequences when caught.

What's really surprising is that there were what? 8 cars ahead of him. I would say "pointless", but since he got six of them....

These videos are very entertaining. Fair play Mikey!

That unhelpful cyclist telling you to let him go .... -_-

Most people would just ignore that, I’m really glad we have people like you in this world. You have potentially saved a lot of lives by doing what you do Congratulations Mate!

Public roads. Civic duty. Don't ever be discouraged by the lemmings, you're doing a good thing.

I have several suggestions for this corner that the authorities could implement (given that cameras are not wanted due to this being a "heritage site") & greatly reduce the issue of wrong way drivers: 1. Solid double white lines all the way down the centre and going back some way further than the longest queue that would ever form. This would still leave it open for emergency vehicles. Any driver pulling out of line to overtake the waiting queue would immediately be committing an offence, long before they even reached the traffic island. 2. As part of #1 above, have the cross hatchings around the traffic island changed so that they are bounded by continuous white lines rather than the existing dotted ones. 3. Have two very clear No Entry signs at the traffic island for the right hand side of the road: One sign on the island itself (mounted on the existing light pole) and another on the right hand side pavement. This would compliment the existing Keep Left bollard. To avoid confusion and make it clear that the No Entry signs apply only to the right hand side of the road, have arrows underneath No Entry - the one on the left pointing downwards to the right and the one on the right pointing downwards to the left. This would make it even clearer that the No Entry applies only to the bit of roadway between the two signs and arrows. 4. Repeater signs along that whole approach to the effect of "Illegal to cross solid lines, Min penalty £x & x points". 5. Similar warning signs on the same poles as the No Entry signs mentioned in Point #3 that read "Min penalty for ignoring No Entry £x & x points". 6. Underneath the signs warning of the minimum penalties and on the same pole, have signs with those symbols of "Safety cameras ahead". My understanding is that local authorities can and do put up such signs even when no safety cameras are actually present. In fact, I know of several places where that is indeed the case. Besides, we DO have safety cameras - Mikey's! 7. A permanent lifelike "Cardboard Cop", secured either to the traffic island (there's enough room beside the Keep Left bollard) or on the pavement (again, secured & in a way that doesn't block access for pedestrians). Yes I am totally serious. This has been used to great effect in other areas and can look very lifelike, making drivers be more on their guard, even if they know it's not actually a real police officer. 8. A rethink of this whole business of "Heritage site, hence no cameras". Peoples lives and safety is at stake here. What's more important? This corner has been a very long ongoing issue and as fabulous a job that Mikey is doing, he's not always going to be there. What happens if he changes jobs, moves to another area, goes away on holiday etc? Even as it is, he's not there 24x7 and I suspect what we are seeing is the tip of the iceberg. The police aren't always going to be there either. I am convinced that if all of the above measures were in place, far fewer drivers would attempt this wrong way manouvre. Any driver ignoring all the above additional measures could potentially face additional penalties that are currently being handed out, since they would also be contravening the solid double white lines and No Entry signs. And they could not argue at all that they weren't given fair warning. It would also give Mikey (and others) an even stronger position when stopping such drivers, pointing out all the extra signs and double white lines.

I don’t get why these drivers are doing it, most of them are only saving about 30 seconds.

I totally agree with the work Mikey does but can't help wonder, as an engineer, is there something fundamentally at fault with this junction and many like it? It seems to me that there is often a queue of traffic and a lot of that queue want to turn right. Could something be done to improve the road layout to improve traffic flow and also keep cyclists safe? Dutch roundabouts for example.

i find it incredible that he drives the on the wrong side of the road, and then calls you a prick!

Well done for standing your ground. He wont do that again :)

Well done Mikey. I've watched several of your videos from this corner, I can't understand 1) the attraction of going down the wrong lane vs taking the corner correctly - seems minimal if any time saving & 2) why once caught, they persist with arguing and pushing forward even when traffic coming the opposite way is building up behind you & blocking their way to the side road anyway?

Baffling! Just found this channel. It seems like it would be worth a traffic enforcement camera placed here permanently so that this is automated as it's concentrated on one bad junction. I imagine that there's a lot that fall through the gaps at the moment.

Another good catch. I reported a Audi driver yesterday for doing the same thing after pedestrians just crossed the island he decided to go the wrong way down

Slightly disappointed in the attitude of the cyclist on the pavement

Excellent video. I am not a cyclist but I drive in London and I am sick of entitled car drivers, like the one you showed, doing this all over the city. Just because they are in a hurry they put other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians lives at risk all the time. They should all be banned. I applaud you for what you are doing.

Brilliant results, seriosly well done. I love Jack and the Giant killer stories.

Excellent result. He'll think twice before acting so entitled again. Did you send this to his employer?

I've previously criticised Mikey but now realised he's doing an incredible service. I just hope you keep safe... There are some dangerous characters on the streets.

These are my favourite videos of yours Mickey, I never get tired of watching these idiots getting owned at this junction. Keep it up!

👍🏻 well done. Need more people like you to confront these dangerous drivers

You're doing a good job, Mikey.Thank you for exposing these dangerous drivers.

Great work Mikey. Keep up the good work. You've shown how these law-breakers can be so ignorant AND arrogant.

Another determined dangerous law breaker. Great to see justice carried out, well done Mikey !

"Maybe if I turn my wheel this way he'll let me pass." "Oh, maybe if I turn my wheel this way he'll let me pass."

The time spent arguing in could have gone the right way lol

One solution would be to widen the road slightly, and create a lane for people who want to turn right. Might not be that easy, but worth considering, especially with the apparent demand to turn right without having to wait for so long.

Having a field day with these videos! You're incredible mate! Be safe!

Quick question for you Mikey - I admire what you are doing but couldn't you achieve similar results without putting yourself at risk from injury or violence? Couldn't you just forward your clips of motorists driving illegally on to the police, or is it part of the plan to hopefully shame them into going back?

Just found you today. I love it. Keep up the good work fella. I'm gonna watch loads of your clips/videos now.🙂

Why do drivers think this is acceptable just to beat a queue. They did not do this in their driving test or they would have failed. Driving is a privilege. Follow the rules or lose your licence due to your stupidity. Simples.....! Keep up the good work Mikey 👍🏾

Gandalf Corner should be London's newest tourist attraction.

Cyclists aside, is this not dangerous for drivers turning left at the T junction?

Did you say he worked for CHUBB?

It’s crazy how quickly they seem to pass through after they have been forced to reverse back haha.just be patient will use!!!

I will make it my mission to look out for you at this spot if I ever go here - you are my hero - only takes a few instances before the penny drops and they're held accountable

I'm just wondering, what would have been the outcome, if you let the motorists, cut this corner. You have them on camera, and send it to the police, would the outcome be the same, 3 - 6 points plus fine. Or would they get hit with bigger penalty and fines

I love these videos man, can't stop watching them

They need to put some of those backwards times on the roadway like they do in parking garages and some other metropolitan areas. Causes tire damage when you go the wrong way.

Don’t stop, you are potentially saving lives.

I’d love to join you when the travel restrictions are over and watch your great work x

I love the videos and stuff. You have the right intentions but it’s just not your job at the end of the day.

£100 fine is not enough for these drivers

Why don't they just install a camera with a big warning sign?

Seeing the red bell and hoping it is a CyclingMikey video :) Got so excited to see two I had not seen lol

He also just about hit the taxi at 1:52. Maybe that was taken into account when determining the level of the FPN?

Well done sir you are doing a great service to society

Incredible how these bafoons are still being caught by Mikey, anyone with a brain cell must surely be aware of his success level at this spot.

Given how widespread and ongoing this "wrong way drivers" issue has been at this corner, I'm wondering if it's time at the very least for the authorities to blank out the "Look Left" / "Look Right" that's painted either side of the road there. It encourages pedestrians to only check for traffic coming the correct way and although not normally an issue in other places, it's very dangerous at that corner, given not only the number of drivers coming the wrong way but cyclists too. I have to say, as a pedestrian (and car driver) I always look both ways regardless of the correct flow of traffic or whether it's even a one way street. Either way, great job if standing your ground Mikey and shame in the cyclist who suggested you let the driver go. Don't they care for their own safety?

Why is there different penalties given when the same illegal move is done by different drivers?

That little car parked longways in a parking space confused me for a good minute haha

It never ceases to amaze me that they go the wrong side and hold up the oncoming traffic and still want an argument and are all indignant.

You can tell this driver is going up in the world by the ladder on the roof rack.

Well done Mikey. You're an important asset to the community. People needs to learn to not jump the queue. Be it doctors or whoever!

I've just discovered your channel, i love it! Good job! 👍

Amazing how they get mad at YOU! They will be amazed when they realize the world does NOT revolve around them.

What gets e is that the time they spend arguing with the filmer, they could have waited in the queue and made their turn safely, legally and cost them a lot less.

6 penalty points to try to save 20 seconds of waiting. Ouch. Keep up the good work Mikey.

The lady told him it was illegal too. But then the one biker stops and asks you what your doing and let him go. Let him go where? There were cars waiting to go in that direction. There was no way you could let the idiot go. He was also aggressive, so the fine should have been $1,000. The 6 points and $100 probably wasn’t enough to teach him a lesson.

WE ALL NEED A MIKEY IN EVERY CITY 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The 270 dislikes are presumably those that don't like the fact that someone a non car driving cyclist is standing up and telling the self entitled douchebags who willingly and knowingly break the law you shall not pass

I reckon I understand the frustration of the motorist stuck in a line that doesn't concern his route, while they see the road they want to turn into, it's there, they can almost touch it, so it is very tempting to do what they do! I mean, maybe after a couple of days being stuck at the same place, seeing that there is rarely someting on the other side, I might cautiously try that. But at the same time, if Gandalf showed up, I would just accept the defeat, because I would know that I did something stupid.

I love these videos and I spend a lot of time in london. One day I shall have to make time to come and shake your hand :)

He thinks he’s so famous “have you not seen my videos on youtube” 😂

I was knocked off my motorcycle back in 1984 by a driver doing the same thing it's nothing new i was 20 at the time still walk with a limp just make sure they don't knock you down in their hurry to save 30 seconds!

What about the cars behind you trying to get through?

12 months on your an absolute legend 👏👏👏🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😎

Keep up the good work sir

Mate you are the man. I love tbe way you stand up to these a-holes.

How can pople put a thumps down for this,it’s bloody bad driving,guys,😡😡😡😡

Well done Mikey, another great job on Gandalf Corner - soon to be renamed Mikey’s Corner. Well done for staying put!

He'll stop the wrong car one day.

What I cannot understand is why is there not a camera on a pole? Surely that would stop this kind of behaviour by drivers in cars and on bikes?....

Such a disrespectful CHUBB employee, as a former Chubb security engineer of 28 years he has broken the law and should be punished.......when I was in service you were the ambassadors of the company and protected the company's image and name...... YOU certainly DON'T call a member of the public a PRICK 😡....I hope you did report his Disgraceful behaviour to Chubb ..... finally Iam embarrassed by his actions in a public place.. This is not the image I would have expected from a Chubb employee.... Again good work cycling Mike, take care out their..😎👌👍

Council should install a camera at this corner and all penalties should go to the council.

Only in England. Try this crap in the US and "Cycling Mikey" would eventually run into the wrong guy and end up rushed to hospital.

I love the way the little Smart car behind him was parked. :-D

The Gwiz in the background 😂

Great stuff Mikey, well done! 👍

cyclingMikey is fearless,we love Mikey :-)

Don't think you'd have as much success doing this back in Zimbabwe haha

It amazes me that these people will spend more time arguing with you to move than it would've taken them to apologize and reverse their path (or to have followed the legal path in the first place).

How difficult would it be to just reverse and accept you got caught out?

Admirable work. When you stop and think about it this is totally the right thing to do, but many people (myself included) do not have the confidence. I salute you.

Well done Mickey, as usual. Westminster council should now call that area "Mickey corner" instead of Gandalf 📯😎

I'm going to take a wild guess that this is a very expensive area to live in within London.

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I don't see why, on the approach to the island, the chevroned area isn't bordered by solid white lines to indicate no entry except in emergency? It wouldn't stop those determined to queue-jump/break the law but it might be a stronger reminder of what they shouldn't be doing. I'm sure broken lines lead drivers to think they have some leeway.

Keep the faith, good man👍🇬🇧

I would never ever drive on the wrong side of the road imagine if a kid crossed the road

No one gonna mention the G-Whiz in the background parked sideways?? Lmao I love that they can do that