It's not the vehicle. It's the attitude.

Recently tried cycling for the first time in years during a trip to Bristol, I'm now seriously considering buying a bike. This series, along with your Nice Driving, really helps me gain confidence and is inspiring me to start cycling again, much more than the few "I've got priority" dashcammers and Twitter users, who make events out of nothing. Thank you for this series!

I didn't know about that 10mph rule at the end! Thanks for that. My current habit, when I'm driving alone, is to whisper "Have they seen me? To whom am I signalling?" as a mantra to myself. All down to you, Ashley!

Thank you for featuring many of my clips in this video. As a Deliveroo cyclist I’m trying to show that we’re not all bad and that we can show good examples of how to ride on the roads and that we’re not all in a rush. I always shake my head at other cyclists that go around with no lights or going through red lights, I even on occasions tell some cyclists that they should get some lights when I see them going around on the roads at nighttime. It gives us good cyclists a bad name.

Thanks for using my clips here. If feels very nice to be told by a professional that I can be a good example. I also like your last clip with the cyclist trying to help by adjusting speed. I kinda recognized myself in it a bit. Because I ride the same route to work every day I have a chance to slowly do small modifications to how I approach any particular section. On one busier one I have started this summer to not just go through as fast as I can. It is about 2km strech of bad surface and enough cars to more often have them from both directions than not so the ones behind me have to wait with overtaking. Normally I hate wasting energy in brakes unless I have to. But I found that the following is actually quite good: when there is car(s) behind me waiting and a break in the oncoming ones is starting I stop pedaling and even touch the brakes a tiny bit while moving more to the right and glancing over my shoulder. Most drivers interpret this as "go signal" and there is less delay in their decision to start overtaking. More cars can fit through the gap in oncoming traffic. As the gap is ending I start pedaling full power again. It turns out that while the previous approach resulted in about 32kph through the whole 2km section with this new one I have enough in me to briefly go 40kph after the break for overtaking cars which seems to help the next driver decide they don't need to squeeze past me. I never thought a cyclist could accelerate quickly and significantly enough for it to have visible influence on drivers around making safer choices but it turns out even a 70kg asthmatic cyclist on a 20kg recumbent bike can have enough fitness for that. I will see if I ever get any good video of this working. But I think until I figure out a rear view camera looking at what the cars behind me are doing this will not be very visible.

I can’t applaud these videos enough! All those crash videos on YT can get on your nerves, making you feel anxious and as if the whole world is full of enraged & entitled … These positive attitude videos calm the nerve and show that when you keep your calm it can be smooth sailing for everyone. And yes, there are still impatient and dangerous drivers out there, but as long as you keep calm and let their actions slip in the safest way, then no horrible dash cam video comes from it. Keep safe and thank you so much for these ‘nice driving’ videos, Ashley! They help a lot (and also teach ways to make things a non-event)!

Somebody ought to show these clips to a certain Jeremy..... I don't mean Clarkson. Enough said. Excellent cycling.

“Nice job of accommodating this mistake” one simple statement to explain how to use the road well. Really love these positive videos, showing what to do hopefully encourages more to do similar. Nice job 😊

I love how dull this is. I find these trivial observations so comforting. Imagine having such a sedate life that these scenarios are noteworthy enough to record or compile and publish. I envy you

Spot on Ashley. Whatever you're driving/riding, just forgive a little lunacy from those around you. You're better than that.

It's nice to see none events. The last clip is pretty much how I ride.

That was nice to see letting the work men go across well done

A little reminder that the clocks go back next weekend. Take time before then to make sure you bike's lights are working, that the reflectors are on it and that your have reflective clothing to wear. It will be 45 years since a good friend of mine who did not have lights on his bike was knocked off it and killed. Yes my life carried on but there is still a little bit of sadness.

1:16 + 1:55 + 5:48 + 6:56 I recognised those streets in Aberystwyth instantly, there is a dilveroo driver who uses a unicycle and you'll see him cycling up the hill to the University, quite a funny surreal sight the first time, I don't envy him.

These cycling videos are always a nice way to round out a Friday evening. And perhaps somewhat fittingly, I did a workout on the stationary bike here at home earlier. 35 km in 60 mins. Went on to 62 mins purely to round up the calories burned to 600. Anyhow, have a great evening everyone.

The last clip is the exact situation many motorists claim they "hate cyclists" for, because it makes them get to the next red light like 10 seconds later than they would have. It's not the actual situation that causes the hatred, it's the horrible mentality some people have. We see in this clip that if you have a good mentality you know to be patient and share the road, and we can see that from cyclists and drivers alike. If everyone could be a bit more kind, patient and respectful, the roads would be a much more pleasant place to travel.

Nice to see the cyclist stay clear of the road to the right while waiting for the learner to turn round

That junction at the bottom of penglais hill always shits me up when cycling down into town

Even the narration is calming!

The problem with moving left to let a bus out, is if there's someone behind, they'll overtake you, though this can obviously happen if you keep right, moving behind makes it more likely I've found.

Lovely stuff there! I think it's best practice with that bus at 2:20 to stay visible. So rather than a move to the left, an early slow with an obvious nod is helpful. Ive fitted small lights to my helmet to help communicate where my attention is and things like nodding.

Thank you👏👍

Regarding the recumbent at about 1:40, this is a good example of one of the advantages of riding in the middle of the lane, ie to make yourself more visible to people ahead who are only looking for cars.

The first clip is right beside the Clarkson, May and Hammond production office, Power Road Chiswick.

I also had some nice driving like an hour ago when coming back from town, van driver waited behined parked cars instead of barging through, usualy in that said spot drivers take priority.

Thanks for mentioning that some of us are hard of hearing, that would be me. I've been a hearing aid user since childhood but lately I've been noticing that my high frequency hearing is now none existent where I did have some in the past. There's thing in those higher frequencies that I can't hear, my cooker beeping, the neighbours cat meowing and I've just tested it and I can't hear my cycling bell. I hope that the cyclists here take this part away from the video if anything because I've had some cyclists angrily barge past me before and now I'm wondering how long they were behind me ringing a bell.

I've always thought the 10mph rule for crossing double white lines a bit arbitrary. There's a steep hill near me, that I am much slower than 10mph going up, but it's still not safe for a car to overtake on the double whites. There's a downhill section that I can do a good 25mph on, yet there is a spot where I think an overtake on double whites is safe. I don't get hung up on this 10mph threshold when driving or cycling, the key is it's done safely.

At around 1:00 yes totally agree that some kind of warning further back would have been in order, for the following reasons 1. Unlikely to startle the other cyclist and avoids getting them flustered 2. Earlier warning comes across as less pushy and aggressive 3. Gives the other cyclist more time to take action

That pedestrian at 4:25, still shaking my head.

Now your man at 6:34 had the good sense to slow and allow the car to turn unlike the guy the other week who raced towards the turning car. Common sense.

2:50 Words so true. Giving priority and being courteous is easier than getting into a jam by forcing a way through and hoping for the best. Disappointed in the old woman at 1:30…imo pedestrians should acknowledge any one who stops for them, it’s called manners. 6:35 Perfect…I have no idea why cyclists in some recent clips think it is a good idea to undertake a left signalling car just because they can (according to the HWC and several commenters). Right or wrong..it’s asking to get hurt imo. You wouldn’t do it on a motor bike…right! 7:12 Yep, another oldster ambling across the road oblivious or just rude (and if she was hard of hearing, then all the more reason for her to be road aware huh). I’m 60 now..is this what happens to us in ten years😮. Nice clips well narrated.

A couple of examples where other drivers didn’t spot the German recumbent cyclist. I don’t know if he has a tall flag on his bike or not but I do think they make such cycles more visible.

I've taken to politely "shouting" a couple of times now to alert people walking on the road (no pavement). They still seem to jump but at least they know I am there and give space for me to pass them.

With regards to the last clip, I would say that I was about to overtake the cyclist as the speed changed from 30mph to 40mph but I saw vehicles come around the corner up the road. At the time I didn't realise they had their hazards lights on and were travelling in a slow convoy together so yes, in hindsight I could've continued the overtake but as I had already aborted the risk was increasing for all of us and it reached the point where it was too high to chance it. I was prepared to stay behind the cyclist until the solid lines stopped but once I realised they were stopping, and quite correctly waited until the speed was slower than 10mph I overtook with a thank you from me and returned by the cyclist. For those wondering, there was no time lost on my overall journey time as there was traffic further up the road. No time lost keeping everyone safe

A bit of mutual courtesy goes a long way.

What!! no one barrelling in to a situation with horn blaring / or shouting just to create content. Great job

The cyclist in clip 4 (recumbent) is practically begging to get doored.

Yes, not every driver knows it is legal to cross over solid white lines to pass a cyclist or any other road user when they are travelling no more than 10mph - provided of course you can see ahead and there is no on-coming traffic.

Time index ~1:30 - Comment posted next day. "The old lady's not seen the cammer yet!"

8:04 Cycling in this situation, you should be out into primary position here as soon as the overtake is no longer safe. In this case it was a very patient driver, but I've mistaken similar hesitation from a driver for patience, when they are actually just incompetent. Quite often they'll hang back when they could have overtaken safely, then get flustered because they've been waiting a few seconds and make an irrational and dangerous pass. Using a strong road position means you take the decision out of the driver's hands (well, as much as is possible with a bike). It can take the pressure off them, especially if there are cars behind. They can blame the cyclist for 'riding in the middle of the road', instead of questioning their own ability!

On our shared paths, I find cyclists come screaming up shouting move followed by them zipping past at 20mph with 15cm between us. This is with me wearing headphones as well.

With the red bus at 2.26, it is possible the cyclist deliberately stayed in view of the right hand mirror.

It's annoying when you can see someone behind you, so you move over and give them enough room to overtake on a long straight and clear section, and yet they hang back. But I suppose it's better being safe than sorry.

One thing I noticed with the bell an pedestrians it makes people jump, to the point I'm just creeping cycling close and excusing myself to get past. Even that makes people jump. I'm not approaching fast either, just creeping up barely over walking speed. To me the bell isn't too aggressive sounding either.

The very first clip prior to the Intro is an example of what I've heard referred to as the "Steering message". By making a quick decision to steer either in front of or behind another road user you send them a message via your steering as to which way they should also go. Obviously this can apply with any vehicle.

I wonder if Mr Vine will look at this video and learn something?

As this is such a nice, positive discussion forum - I'd like to ask a question. Are there any horse riders here? I'm a cyclist who rides 3-4000 miles a year on country lanes, so I encounter quite a few horses. I've never been really sure what to do when overtaking. I always overtake carefully, steadily and very wide - I'll only pass where there would be plenty of room to pass in a car. However - should I give a warning? Obviously I wouldn't consider using the bell, just as I wouldn't sound the horn in a car - but would riders prefer cyclists to be calling a warning (e.g. "cyclist behind") before passing, or not? Since horses' hearing is keener than humans', I've always assumed that they will have picked up on the small sounds of my approaching bike and won't be surprised by me, so I've always overtaken quietly, but I've had a couple of riders say things like "don't just sneak up on us like that!" as I've gone past. What would riders prefer?

Is that GJ66 FDG who accelerated to go through a red light? Probably distracted by being on his phone moaning about all these terrible cyclists.

In both Canada and the USA, when on a shared pedestrian / cycling path, it's quite common for the cyclist to politely call out "Passing on your left" or similar when passing other cyclists or pedestrians. Also over there, both cyclists and pedestrians are pretty good at keeping to the right when on a path, since they drive on the right over there.

Im guessing you'll have seen a few (and increasing numbers) of the e bikes that can go at +30mph. Illegal obviously. They really are going to be the cause of some serious accidents

A LOT more consideration being shown by the cyclists in this video than most drivers in similar situations…

At around 1:39 & again at around 1:48 I felt the recumbent cyclist was cycling too close to the parked cars and very much in their door zone. Why not take primary position?

the recumbent bike person should ride more in the middle of the road. they were nearly getting hit by the bushes! not safe with car doors too

Every Uber Eats and Just Eat cyclings(ebikes) delivery riders i've seen to date, should be forced to go do the equivalent of a motorcycle CBT if they want to do commercial delivery on a bicycle.... They reguarly endanger themselves and other road users. It's not just bike-ability they need. It's come common sense and respect implants i think. (sorry if I seem quite harsh on this. it's major issue in almost all towns and cities in the UK now with these types of riders. (Edit: also should probably require sme equivalent form of commercial insurance like other deliver drivers (Hire & reward))

First clips are in Chiswick, West London where I also live. I can confirm that lime bike users around here are amongst the worst road users. Too busy looking at their phones than paying attention

Looks like the guy on the recumbent is cycling far too close to the parked cars

Personally, I hate bells, dogs get annoyed at them, folk tend to jump when they hear them, and its in the auditory pain threshold for horses, so never use them. Much preferer the old, 'Hello', and 'coming by'. Always use calling out and often the horse knows you are there before the rider does. Came across one horse once that didnt, I told the rider your horse is deaf, 2 weeks later same rider, and she stopped me and thanked me, had the horse tested and it was, she didnt even know. Good vid this one.

Did the guy at the end not cross a solid white line? Which your not allowed to do?

Your guy at 1:48 needs to cycle a bit further away from car doors

Last clip - fail for not making progress.

The modern 'bells' fitted to bikes 7:04 are garbage. Many pedestrians don't associate the 'ping' with a bicycle approaching. A traditional bell works far better. Even people who haven't ridden since they were kids instinctively know what it is.

The recliner bike clip. It looks like the bike doesn't look like it has a front light. Whilst not always a legal requirement, they do make you more visible especially in gloomy conditions. Not that the car driver is any better illuminated for the condition. This is, of course, in addition to the car driver's poor observation skills or failure to judge the cyclist's closing speed.

There may be a good time to ding the bell. However in both instances on this video the bell has been rung and the cyclists slowed down to the pedestrians speed anyway. So why ring the bell? I hate it when I’m walking on a shared path and a cyclist dings me out of their way , I wouldn’t hoot and expect a cyclist to move over for me in my car, I close up and wait and they’ll notice. Travel at a speed you can stop at in the space you can see to be clear and assume they haven’t heard you! A cough or a voice is better than an imperious PING

1:00 I actually think this is poor cycling as your viewer failed to maintain a safe gap. The Highway Code says to not get closer than your overall stopping distance and to be able to pull up safely if the vehicle in front suddenly slows down or stops. Also, that cyclist in front was highly likely to swerve into your viewer's path and that's why they should've follow further back, warned earlier and left more room.

2:26 that's actually illegal - you must not use hazard warning lights when driving unless you are on an unrestricted dual carriageway or motorway and need to warn traffic behind. Using them in this way desensitises people to them as they are meant to be a severe warning when seen used by someone in motion.

I thought in these cases the cyclist should try and initiate contact with people and vehicles, claim they are the victim and then post in on Twitter. Just like Jeremy Vine.

Despite the lies of road raging entitled carbrains in their Deranged Rovers, these clips represent the near totality of cyclists. Car crash videos are selective reporting - the metal box murderers ONLY notice or report clips of cyclists in the wrong, and never post or admit to when metal box murderers endanger cyclists.

if you don't make a situation more awkward, can you even call yourself a cyclist?

The recumbant cyclist was not looking after themselves, cycling in the doorzone of all those parked cars. Seems odd to praise rhem.

People walking around staring at their phone really annoys me. The amount of females on the pavement that I could've walked into is astonishing.