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@Salarden

Жыл бұрын

I seem to recall you recommending Nord VPN. Is PIA better?

@tautology_zero

Жыл бұрын

@@Salarden They're both as superfluous as each other - nowadays most connections are encrypted so you don't need to worry about data being taken. There is a minimal risk of guessing which sites you go to in a difficult to track way, but using a VPN will just allow the VPN provider to exactly track you instead. About the only use for VPNs is to make it look like you're coming from a different country.

@TestGearJunkie.

Жыл бұрын

​@@tautology_zero If a VPN provider says they say they don't track you in their advertising/terms and are then found out to be doing so, then they're in a whole world of trouble. Some of the free ones might, but a paid plan on a reputable VPN provider won't. Personally I use ProtonVPN who are based in Switzerland, where they have some of the strictest privacy laws in the world.

@tautology_zero

Жыл бұрын

@@TestGearJunkie. that depends on what you trust and the legal basis in the country owning it. The VPN still doesn't perform any *real* protection for traffic, all the network provider will see for 98% of traffic are DNS and source/destination IP address pairs. And these most times can't be tracked to a specific device.

@TestGearJunkie.

Жыл бұрын

@@tautology_zero Proton uses a double hop, where the traffic first goes through one of their own data centres in Switzerland, Sweden or Iceland, and from there to the destination country. All anyone will see is an IP address in one of those countries. I trust them, Switzerland has some of the strictest privacy laws in the world. Whether you do or not is up to you.

I take the parrot with me when I go to the pub so he can drive me home.

@obscureinception8302

Жыл бұрын

My only question is: How does the parrot reach the pedals?

@J-Stoic

Жыл бұрын

​@@obscureinception8302 with a wooden leg

@MrQuakeroat

Жыл бұрын

Who's a clever boy then?

@obscureinception8302

Жыл бұрын

@@J-Stoic Of course! I can't believe I didn't realise that.

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

Policeman: "Excuse me sir, have you been drinking?" Parrot: "Don't answer that, it may incriminate you. Officer, my client has been instructed not to co-operate"

Clip 1 seems to be a growing trend: on coming cars over taking parked vehicles and giving you that surprised/annoyed stare for not jumping out of their path.

@shm5547

Жыл бұрын

I get that all the time when I'm cycling. They expect you to dive into the gutter so they can skim past at 30mph.

@davetkd666

Жыл бұрын

@shm5547 yeah had that recently while passing through double parked cars 🚗 on my bike. Was half through and some idiot just stopped in the mouth of the obstacles with a sour as shit face

@TheGiff7

Жыл бұрын

I had this today when fully committed to passing a parked lorry. A motorist turned out of a side street further up and drove straight at me forcing me to stop when level with the lorry’s cab and to reverse back as a result. They simply needed to stay in the side street until I completed my manoeuvre.

@thomascarroll9556

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGiff7I witnessed a similar incident of impatience, car coming from a side road (turning left at a T junction, where there were parked vehicles about 15m down on the LH side of the through route) waited for 2/3 to pass then emerged into the centre of the road causing a learner coming the other way to have to slow and stop. Al, the time going at a snail pace, talking to their passenger, completely unaware of anything around him.

Im coming up to my first year driving (in a week) and I've watched Ash since before I passed (as part of my learning, my instructor embraced educational videos). I think having Ash's words of wisdom and calming driving style has really helped me engrave this type of driving into my brain. I'm a young lad, driving a blacked out Merc C class and I am constantly over taken as I am doing 29 in a 30. I must say it is quite amusing being labelled as an at risk driver due to my age and the car I drive but then I am over taken by 50 year olds in their slow box-style hatchbacks on roads where there isn't space to do so. Thank Ash, you've created 1 more safer driver.

@markvarley4557

7 ай бұрын

Your careful driving will quickly show you as you build NCB and your insurance will come down accordingly, your first year is by far your most expensive, check out insurance companies offering discounts for telematics policies, they seem to make the biggest discounts for younger/new drivers. Constantly being overtaken because you're obeying the speed limit is one of my pet hates, similarly the same on dual carriageways and motorways when I leave a nice big gap in front of me and people are constantly pulling into it, just keep doing the right and safe thing while chaos swirls around you 👍

7:32 You had a lucky escape there Ash, that was one of Liverpools firece Citroen Pirates. It could've ended badly 😂

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Muzhskoy

Жыл бұрын

could have*

@daveh1294

Жыл бұрын

could've

@WhiteEagleTube

Жыл бұрын

@@daveh1294 Thanks 👍

@pauljenkins2501

Жыл бұрын

The Citroen Pirates used to drive Honda's. Which sort of Honda's? Type Aarh!

Pirates also struggling with the cost of living it seems. Had to sell his Spanish Galleon and start driving a yellow DS3.

@OldQueer

Жыл бұрын

Surprised he wasn't driving a '97 aRrrrrr plate

I've definitely taken lots of tips from this channel and try to let things flow/be calmer.

Rule 57 When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly. A seat belt harness, pet carrier, dog cage or dog guard are ways of restraining animals in cars.

@stuarthtodd

Жыл бұрын

I suspect most people realise the parrot was illegal, but hey he's a pirate! What are you gonna do?! ha!

@mintaz1602

Жыл бұрын

That doesn't say anything about parrots though. The rules regarding parrots is under rule 34. Google "Rule 34 Parrots" for more info.

@chad9711

Жыл бұрын

@@mintaz1602 creasin g

@howitsdone5581

Жыл бұрын

Another thing, the window is open! That thing could have easily escaped into traffic...

@DemiGod..

Жыл бұрын

@@mintaz1602 Animal means a vertebrate animal, and includes a mammal, BIRD, reptile, amphibian and fish, but does not include HUIMAN BEINGS.

Gotta love it when you give em the death stare 😅

@stuarthtodd

Жыл бұрын

Most of us probably say something or feel like shouting (or do actually shout) but that stare seems to work everytime haha

@ASlimeInTime

Жыл бұрын

Has to be done. That or a thumbs down does more damage than swearing or flipping someone off.

@stuarthtodd

Жыл бұрын

@@ASlimeInTime I'm really starting to realise that - reckon I'll give it a bash next time, although it's likely gonna result in my head getting panned in from someone ha!

@droppedontheclimb7019

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I completely get why, but it's still escalating, and I'm not sure it's that different from honking, gesturing, or similar, just a lower scale.

@chrisrand5185

Жыл бұрын

The stare would be far more effective if Ashley wore glasses and stared over the top of the frames; a guaranteed telling off!

That first example was interesting. When I learnt to drive in the UK 50+ years ago I was taught that if the obstruction is on your side of the road, you are the one to give way. The only exception was that vehicles going downhill give way to those coming uphill.

@nicolatoomey4882

Жыл бұрын

Same here, I learnt in the 90s. Now it seems a bit of a free for all, whoever gets there first pushes through.

In ERDT you’re told when turning on to a motorway to look over your right shoulder, also known as “kissing the parrot”. That driver took that statement literally 😂

With the driver closing down the gap when you started to signal to move out, I often use a technique my trainer taught me many years ago - use an arm signal. Because they're so rarely used these days, when someone sees one it tends to panic / shame them into dropping back. I can only think of one time where it hasn't worked for me.

I loved the look on that young man's face (in the white motor) when you had the audacity to squeeze past him on your side of the road.

@I_Evo

Жыл бұрын

Looked like a woman to me and that seems backed up Ash's comment "Is she saying what to me?".

@grahvis

Жыл бұрын

Judging by their position when they stopped, I suspect they were not intending to stop until they realised they had no choice, they were already pulling over to pass the parked vehicles.

@peterthompson9854

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps just recognised a local celebrity!

@JohnnieE1961

Жыл бұрын

@@I_Evo I'll have to check - i hope she's not reading this 😬

@JohnnieE1961

Жыл бұрын

I'll forgive myself for that one. It was quick and Ashley got a better look (and his eyes are a lot better than mine).

The reason I personally get triggered when a cyclist jumps a light is because I’m safe in my metal box and I don’t want to kill or injure someone, even if they’re being bloody stupid. I get even more triggered when someone else in a metal box does it though because they could kill or injure me with their stupidity.

@alastairward2774

Жыл бұрын

Same when I see motorcyclists about, I'm not triggered that they can out pace anything on the road, I'm just aware of how badly they can hurt themselves when they come off.

@leedorney

Жыл бұрын

I wonder why another cyclist jumps a red, as a rider...

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

I think its more to do with the fact that I as the motorist have to obey the rules so what absolves them of that duty? That and coupled with the additional care that the motorists have to unnecessarily provide to just look after an idiot.

@leedorney

Жыл бұрын

@@clivewilliams3661 As cyclist, I'd love to pay road tax, so I could have equal measure on the road, then I'm sure all drivers wouldn't shit all over cyclists, as they'd be riding responsibility!

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

@@leedorney I don't mind cyclists not having to pay road tax but it would be a good to keep tabs and give some degree of accountability to those road users. I don't think paying tax will change the attitude of cyclists except that in so doing the threat of being prosecuted because you can be traced and sanctioned will be enough. That is the main reason why you don't see motorists doing the same thing at junctions.

Cyclist here. Red light jumping annoys me too. Not even 24 hours ago I saw a man get flattened by a car after he ran a red. I shouted at him as he crossed the lights (I'm on a bike too) and he told me to make love to myself.. then splat. He was okay. The driver wasn't though. She had to call someone to come get her and the car.

@PedroConejo1939

Жыл бұрын

It never occurs to them that the person who eventually hits them is going to suffer - or they just don't care. I don't jump red lights either - I wouldn't in my car, so why should I on a bike?

@kenbrown2808

Жыл бұрын

I do hope you were able to stay and bear witness to his blatant defiance of the rules.

@jameshoward2738

Жыл бұрын

@@PedroConejo1939 Or that maybe it's not them that gets hit. Maybe the car swerves to avoid them and hits someone else.

@PedroConejo1939

Жыл бұрын

@@jameshoward2738 Good point.

@TheGiff7

Жыл бұрын

I think that the majority of motorists don’t realise that the majority of regular cyclists have a very low tolerance of RLJers

I used to drive around with a kestrel or a harris hawk sitting on the back seat, tethered to a bow perch or block in the boot, looking out of the rear window. The reactions when people spotted them was quite funny.

@jean-pierredeclemy7032

Жыл бұрын

On a trip from Kent to Devon, when we were close to our destination, I looked in the rear view mirror and saw our parrot was hanging upside down from the roof of his travel cage. I guess he got bored 😂

At around 10:55 the clip with the bus in front and the cyclist. Really well handled by yourself and your pupil Ash. Great advice to your pupil & excellent restraint shown. You didn't allow yourself / your pupil to be pressured by the car behind you into overtaking prematurely when it wasn't safe. Great job there!

@nuttyslack

Жыл бұрын

I believe it was a VW Golf. Regardless, the vehicle behind really was sniffing the bumper.

@ibs5080

Жыл бұрын

​@@nuttyslackI've now rewatched and you might be right regarding the make of car. I've now amended my comment to reflect this. Thank you.

@hicky62

Жыл бұрын

Did the pupil indicate? I couldn't hear it on the clip, but would be surprised if Ashley didn't pick them up on it.

@peterthompson9854

Жыл бұрын

I know that there is a lot you can't see on camera, but that seems a good pick up from Ash at 10:05. The bus coming the other way was invisible to me, and he was in the passenger seat! Good eyes.

The roundabout clip at around 6:19 where your pupil is taking the 3rd exit. You make a good point that as the lanes split around the stage where you are passing the 2nd exit, you want to take the left of the two lanes in preparation for taking the 3rd exit. To this day, I still find myself having to remind myself of this. I put it down to the fact that when I passed my test in 1978 and for many years after, we didn't have these kinds of "complex" roundabouts. Just basic "textbook Highway Code" two lane roundabouts whereby the procedure for a right turn is to approach in the right hand lane and stay there, right next to the roundabout Island until it's time to slide over to the left for your actual exit. But for these big modern multi lane roundabouts, a move one lane to the left around one exit prior (sometimes even earlier) is required, otherwise you will have problems exiting. Of course, so called spiral roundabouts literally guide you to your exit. As long as you selected the correct lane for your intended destination at the beginning.

@DeShark88

Жыл бұрын

The spiral roundabouts are fine when there are signs showing which lane to take. Often there's only road markings (that a lorry or car is covering) and if you're in an unfamiliar neighbourhood things can get a bit frustrating.

@ibs5080

Жыл бұрын

@@DeShark88 Yes that's very true. Another issue can occur even if you are in the correct lane for your destination but someone else in the lane adjacent to you "drifts" across when they shouldn't. Of course, following Ashley's advice of trying to drive in a staggered formation helps here but not always possible.

That last clip was the perfect way to jump the red light, carefully whilst bearing in mind that you haven’t got the right of way. Selfishness on the road is what triggers me

So many cyclists complain about drivers putting them at risk (which does happen), so it can be annoying to see other cyclists disregarding the rules of the road and putting themselves at risk by scooting across major junctions when their direction has a red light. As you've said many times, cyclists are vulnerable, it's frustrating to see them put themselves and others at risk for no reason, especially when they are the only vehicle that can easily dismount and use pedestrian access.

@paladinoestetica

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the time I saw a car almost run down a cyclist, for the cyclist not 5 mins later to blow through a red and almost get run down.

@garyboyle695

Жыл бұрын

Please don't tar all cyclists because of some bad ones. Too many drivers use that as an excuse to justify their closes passes etc on cyclists.

@LeftCoastStephen

Жыл бұрын

It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷‍♂️

@LeftCoastStephen

Жыл бұрын

It’s not just jumping red lights. Riding on the wrong side of the road, at night, dressed all in black and no lights, yet they still got triggered when I didn’t yield to them! They’re only alive because another car’s headlights silhouetted them, but I’m at fault. 🤷‍♂️

@DeShark88

Жыл бұрын

Not all cyclists are the same, some are careful and cautious and aware that they're vulnerable and appreciate the extra patience, and some are not.

One really needs to take into account the direction of bright sunlight on vehicles and how it could affect signal visibility to other road users from their position in the road especially with a side repeater.

My father told me to always remeber that all types of people drive cars, happy people, sad people, kind people, angry people. Treat all as kind drivers, expect all to be angry drivers

in the clip after the parrot, keep in mind the driver of the chelsea tractor was telling himself he was using all the available road to help traffic. nobody is the villain in their own story.

7:28 blue and gold macaw to be exact.... Amazing species of bird..... Have had 2 at different times....

There's a fellow in Belfast who take (or at least took) his big black cat on his shoulders when he was out driving. He got in the car and it crawled off and sat on top of the seat behind his head. Last I saw him, he was out for a cycle, cat on his shoulders, glaring at anyone who did a double take.

on Ryan's experience with the artic in the roundabout; the urge to overtake a lorry can overwhelm at the most inconvenient times.

Do you remember the road safety ads with "Squawk" the parrot? I think that fella was just reliving his youth!

9:50 Hilarious. Someone did this to me on Monday morning approaching a red light. I started laughing and he could obviously see me in his rear view mirror and started moving his hands about.

The yellow car flying passed you with the help of some feathers. I think I’ve seen everything in this clip on our roads in recent memory. The “don’t let them over” mentality is very prominent in Swindon which is why so many people don’t dare use all the available road space. There’s an especially awkward merge in turn in Chippenham (Wiltshire) after leaving the big roundabout. As the road increases in speed while a lane disappears, nobody wants to be “out done” by another car….it’s like a race.

I suspect there is no specific law on the statute relating to parrots on the driver's shoulder, however if an accident occurred you could find yourself up in front of the beak.

Plot twist the parrot took over the wheel and tried to block the car 😅

I love your look of disgust mate - now all you need is the shake of the head and you have met the requirements for true middle aged grumpy man 👍🏻

The opening clip before the intro. In a slow moving situation where the car won't realistically go any slower in 2nd gear but 1st gear would be too low... I stay in 2nd gear and dip the clutch. Not sure if that counts as "coasting" but to me, it seems the best solution.

@stuarthtodd

Жыл бұрын

That's what I do too - in first gear it would be revving the engine something chronic

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

I do the same, I just add a little gas to keep the car moving

@wibbley1

Жыл бұрын

@@picklestheswift Don't 'slip' the clutch, you will overheat it and also cause premature wear. It is like all these nonsense 20mph roads. End up being in a lower gear with higher revs, creating more pollution than if one drove at 30.

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

@@wibbley1 yes but if I forced the car to go into 1st I would be wearing out 1st gear.

Minor point on cyclists jumping red lights (which I think you may have touched on in another video) - sometimes you aren't picked up by traffic light sensors, so if there are no cars coming from behind (obviously not applicable in this case), you have little choice but to proceed through with caution on red.

@TestGearJunkie.

Жыл бұрын

Get off and walk.

I'm amazed at the number of "Give Way" junctions where there is limited vision. Unless I have totally unrestricted view I always stop. PS: I wonder if parrot man drives with a peg leg.

@susiejones3634

Жыл бұрын

And eyepatch? 🏴‍☠️

The zoom in of the woman's face just after 0.28 got me lol

Regarding cyclists running red lights, I think most people are disproportionately annoyed by some rule breaking over others. I’d argue most people would be more annoyed by someone jumping the queue in a post office than they are by a driver breaking the speed limit.

1st clip - Gotta almost admire the sheer size of the solid brass balls on that Focus driver gaslighting YOU while she's clearly visible with phone in hand! I'd almost doubt myself after encountering her.

I hope the police will be issuing themselves a fixed penalty notice for going through that red light.

Nice to see Becky get a speaking role in this episode.

At around 7:20 with the parrot "sketch" (no not the Monty Python one!) the yellow Citroen alao made some poor driving choices. Was in a rush to overtake you, leading up to a traffic queue. Presumably in an attempt to get ahead of you so that it could try and change into your lane before you. Then realised it couldn't do that and subsequently changed lanes behind you. With better planning (and less impatience) it could have selected it's intended lane by simply falling in place behind you earlier without trying to race you for it. Notice also how impatient they were thereafter as well.

Maybe parrot man was just copying something he'd seen someone else do 😂

@Species1571

Жыл бұрын

Maybe parrot man was just copying something he'd seen someone else do 😂

Why does cyclists running reds triggers motorists? For me, it's that they take risks, and put themselves in danger, and expect other people to look out for them. OK we have to be vigilant, so you could argue it's already taken care of, but when I drive in town, I sometimes have to accommodate two rule breakers at the same time, as they can be coming from different directions, so jumping reds just adds to the fog we have to navigate, and makes everyone, not just them, less safe.

@TheRip72

Жыл бұрын

They are relying on others to be doing a better job of riding/cycling than they are themselves. It is a poor but sadly common attitude.

@loftyintentions1985

Жыл бұрын

I get angry because it's not going to be them paying for the damage they cause when they ride off.

@Ndswpwlc

Жыл бұрын

The example in this clip is not much different to a pedestrian crossing on a red, and certainly not worth being triggered by.

@engineeredlifeform

Жыл бұрын

@@Ndswpwlc It was a general question, not specifically about this clip.

@Ndswpwlc

Жыл бұрын

@@engineeredlifeform the point stands though. The vast majority of cyclists running a red are an irritant but they’re not putting themselves in much danger… little more than pedestrians crossing on a red. You’re post rationalising imo.

8:51 - Not sure if you'll see this Ash, but there's actually a recommendation to remove lanyards while driving for safety reasons. There was one example where someone's airbag went off during a crash and actually forced their security pass into their chest, resulting in a collapsed lung and hospital treatment.

@brlsm9141

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it's also the reason why I have always been trained to never cross your hands when steering because there was a case where somebody ended up in a minor accident that they could have very easily walked away from uninjured... If only they hadn't crossed their hands over the center of the steering wheel when the airbag went off and propelled their wrist into their own jaw with an estimated force twice of twice the power of the record for the most powerful boxers punch.... Instead they ended up in surgery for several hours having the remaining fragments of his wristwatch removed from his broken jaw before it could it could be put back together.... I shudder at the thought of the several hours of surgery plus many months of a painful recovery.... All because of a few seconds of carelessness....

@eighthdoctor

9 ай бұрын

@@brlsm9141 😯😯😯

The first clip of the white Ford focus driver.... I've had that look before. It's a look called 'I was definitely in the wrong, but I'm not having it' look 😅

7:22 must be one of those porch pirates I was reading about.

That first clip was YOUR FAULT! How very dare you be there when THEY want to come through!

At 7.36 I wouldn't have blamed you for saying "Who's a pretty boy then" lol

As much as we cant accept poor driving standards on our UK roads, your video depicts the well established attitude of the majority of road users, which is, "I will do what the hell I like, whose going to stop me"!! Just like everything else going on in the world at the minute, there are no consequences to actions anymore, other than a slap on the wrist". And just like the "lady" in the Focus who received one of your death stares, people don't care that they don't follow the rules, because there are more of them, as there are of us. I wish I knew what to do, to fix the problem. Keep up the good fight, in trying to educate people to do the right thing. Someone has to uphold standards.

7:57 The Blue Mercedes behind you tried to do what the Yellow Parrotcar was doing aswel, but was too late. The Blue BMW did not only do an illegal overtake but his right brakelight was broken aswel.

"Ay missus I've just seen your husband with a bird !"

the first clip..... the amount of times that that happens to me when driving a lorry. People can see that there is no space, and yet they keep on driving. It is as if they would walk towards a wall and just walk straight into it head first. You seriously need another lesson or 2 if you are not able to determine if there is space for you to keep going or not. And if it is a narrow street with a lorry coming towards you, chances are that there is not enough space. And so the best thing would be to take the easy way out, which is: Wait where there is space. But, if i got a penny for every driver that decides to take the hard way out and keeps driving towards no space, i would be rich. I would be able to stop working.

I think one of the greatest problems that was highlighted here is the ease with which some drivers go for an overtake in an urban, low-speed-limit area. There are already multiple hazards and it appears that many of them decide to overtake on the flimsiest of observations, becoming a hazard multiplier in the process. Regarding the Audi driver gobbing off at you because she had to stop to let you through at 0:30 - I've heard people say that the driver _not_ passing parked cars is the one that has to give way. I've no idea where the notion comes from but I'm amazed how many people drive like it's true.

@ianmason.

Жыл бұрын

I had one driver once try and tell me that it was the smaller car that had priority. I don't think that it's a coincidence that his car was smaller than mine.

@smilerbob

Жыл бұрын

@PedroConejo1939 - the notion of the vehicle not passing the parked cars could come from other KZread channels that say things like “Here is a road where we have parked cars either side so it is a bit of give and take. But this driver coming the other way really take the . I reached the cars first so I really should have priority but they have decided to carry on through” Usually the person talking is on the side of the road that was clear so did have priority but they use the phrase “I was here first”. Others watching then take that as truth and start applying everywhere they go and quite often speed up to enforce the “I was here first” agenda

@PedroConejo1939

Жыл бұрын

@@smilerbob The 'I was here first' argument has become an article of faith for some when it comes to roundabouts too. It's like all the other rules just evaporate leaving just _priorité a moi._ I don't bother disputing with them anymore.

@JWK35

Жыл бұрын

@@ianmason. That could be true if the smaller car can keep within their half/lane and the larger car is straying into the oncoming lane, but that seems more about lane width/road design than vehicle size.

@ianmason.

Жыл бұрын

@@JWK35 We were talking about where one direction meets an obstruction like parked cars and has to yield to oncoming traffic on the clear side, and the misconceptions some people have about this situation. i.e. in the case I was talking about the guy in the small car was coming from the obstructed direction and just made up a bunch of waffle to try and justify why he was charging in when he should have yielded.

@ 11.00 where the learner overtakes the cyclist using the hatched areas which is perfectly legal. It is worth reminding learners that whilst crossing hatched areas with broken lines is fine, some of those areas don't get driven over much and they can be home to all sorts of rubbish which falls off other vehicles and never gets swept away. Builder rubble, bits if metal, bottles, road signs and frames etc. so observe how clean it is before committing.

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The thing is Ash is,I cycle to work and I drive a van for my work,at traffic lights because of most cars filling the cycle box,I will go past to the curb and give myself the room that the car as took,so I can get going in case they are turning left.As a van driver i always keep the cycle box clear.And watching and learning from your excellent videos that’s why I have have finished top of my company’s telematics program for the past 12 months,with an average score of 99%,but the last 6 months with a score of 100% 👍

9:57 😂😂😭😭. The amount of times i pull this face while driving because of absolute clowns like in that white Audi 💀.

I suspect that woman at the beginning probably recognised you and knew she was going to be the star of the show for all the wrong reasons .

Clip2 1:20 Quite possibly, the driver to your right was not being deliberately obstructive, just had tunnel-vision, staring ahead, and his tiny brain didn't register your indicator. Had similar on the motorway yesterday, I'm in lane 1, catching a truck, signal on for 25 flashes, still the car on my right shoulder did not respond, not overtaking, just sitting there. They catch, they match, they sit, unaware, staring at the road about two car lengths ahead, until 'suddenly' there's something in front of them.

The one thing that stands out for me is the condition of the roads around there.... full of potholes !!

Please upload a video of how to drive through a safari park? Should we dodge the animals? How fast should we go? Should we have our windows up? Would all be interesting to hear your thoughts

@smilerbob

Жыл бұрын

Remember to drive to the “Exotic Bird” enclosure and pick up a parrot for the journey back

@JohnnieHougaardNielsen

Жыл бұрын

Driving through a safari park, a long time ago, the guidance posters were crystal clear. Very slow driving, windows closed, and pause in case of animals on the road. If needed, staff would take care of making the road available. Only open windows in case of posters allowing this.

@Batters56

Жыл бұрын

Save your garage number into your phone first.

@supergeekjay

Жыл бұрын

Brings new meaning to the term "Zebra Crossing"! 😂😂

@TerryNutkins3

Жыл бұрын

Ashley's in Liverpool how would we know the difference

That lady in the white focus at the start...like what? How can she give you that look when there was enough room to have clearly given way? What a mong

@user-mv5zt8qd9l

Жыл бұрын

She was just surprised that the "learner" didn't just let her walk all over them and actually held their ground

If parrot man gets nicked he'll be up before the beak. [I'll get my coat 😃]

Nice to see some footage from a T130 dashcam, Ashley. I've just bought one of those using your link, very pleased with it so far 👍

@ashley_neal

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@TestGearJunkie.

Жыл бұрын

@@ashley_neal Only problem is the PC program to view the footage only works with Windows or a Mac and I run Linux.. Still, I'm sure I'll figure it out..!

The parrot sings out "12.5%".

I also leave a one-car 'ghost space' when the car in front has pulled over the line - was never sure whether that was the right thing to do, but presume it is since you do it! 9:50

The clip at around 2:40 is a good example of how changing lanes near junctions can cause a few issues. Not saying the van should’ve pulled out as they should wait until they are 100% sure it is clear and safe but I think they may have been expecting you to slow / stop before the junction and not change lanes. To drivers like the van driver…keep looking and observing even after you have started pulling out which is a lot easier when not on the phone 👍

6:22 lorries emerge like this all the time these days.

7:32 AND HIS WINDOW WAS OPEN! haha

Not the usual bird on your shoulder 😅

From around 1:17 to 1:28, although not the subject of that clip, I couldn't help noticing the van in Lane 2 tailgating and harrassing the car in front. And all just to get to the next red light and wait. Also, the car that let Ashley out into Lane 2 did a subsequent "Hurry up and wait" by speeding up after Ashley moved back to Lane 1 and then had to brake part way through its overtake just to arrive at the back of the queue quicker.

@PedroConejo1939

Жыл бұрын

My thought when watching that bit was how so many people seem drawn to driving alongside or very close to other vehicles. It's a mug's game all round.

Lol that first one was so ridiculous. What a pillock.

That entitled gawp in the first clip.

12:10 I always put on a right turn signal to make it clear in these situations

@Drewski28622

11 ай бұрын

That’s what you’re supposed to do lol he should’ve told her to do that

5:44 lining the front of the shadow up to the pole: they ran the red.

8:10 - Yellow Shitreon Pirate, guarantee he's one of those self-appointed lane blockers when there's a MERGE IN TURN sign 800yds away

Any emergency braking and that would be one dead parrot! Might even make it on an episode of Monty Python!

The parrot might be his driving instructor 🤔

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

😂 you have a point!

To answer you question about what it is that cyclists jumping redlight causes drivers so much anger for me, is primarily that it is forcing you as a driver in a position where your safety and their safety could be significantly compromised and forcing their undue care and attention to become anothers' resposibility. That is what angers me the most. Their impatience and the huberous on display is astaounding from some of them - they seem to think, 'oh, it's ok, i'm on a bicycle not a car, so I can skip these traffic controls'.

@jonnyjp8486

Жыл бұрын

Cycling the wrong way on one way streets is just as bad too for the same reasons

@nuntius1933

Жыл бұрын

But on this occasion the cyclist exhibited no lack of care and attention.

@PedroConejo1939

Жыл бұрын

As a cyclist and driver, I would just say, that I don't ride through red lights*, but I wouldn't have had a problem with the chap in the clip, even if I'd had made a mental note that he had jumped the light. I don't generally get too upset about it except if they cross my path requiring avoiding action. Personally, I'm more relaxed about using a pavement for safety (and safely) than going through a red light. I see more cars jump red than bikes in this part of the world. Cyclists already have a significant wave of antipathy against us so flagrantly taking risks like going through a red light is not going to help ease that problem. In the mind of some motorists, it gives them an excuse to drive like the end of the bell. *It hasn't happened for a long time but there may be a very small number of circumstances where I might do so, but only to get a head start for safety reasons such as the bridge that Ashley sometimes shows, certainly not to cross or conflict with traffic that has a green light.

@TestGearJunkie.

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnyjp8486 I live on a one-way street and I can confirm that. I see the occasional car sail past the "No Entry" signs as well 🙄

@TheGiff7

Жыл бұрын

Please tell me that you don’t express that same anger at those cycling responsibly and subject them to punishment passes. I’ve been told before that I don’t deserve courtesy or consideration because I’m a cyclist and that particular person would quite happily put me in a ditch.

The way people treat learner vehicles is astonishing. The first woman giving you the “what?!” Look when she’s very clearly an idiot just says it all

0:41 - OMFG! That was sooo aggressive and boorish! How dare he?

At least the artic that pulled out (6:36) was running on biogas, so doing his bit for the environment!

Not a a parrot, it was a Nigerian sat nav 😂

6:42 Look mum! No hands!

Parrot hands free blue tooth kit.

Yes Ashley. How dare you interrupt the daily entitlement of that audi driver.

The white Audi flying around your left to sit at a red light before you. 😭🤣

First time I've seen a police station jump a red light!

I am not sure I would want a parrot on my shoulder when driving. They are well known for being sick.

Great clips as always. And well done to Ryan; in his clip did you note the super-worn road markings?

Wow; that parrot fella was getting into a right flap! The other lad should be careful or he’ll be up before the beak.

7:20 That's not an Eagle that's a Parrot 😂

Decided to try the calmer approach to a 3 hour drive back to Yorkshire from North Wales at the weekend. Hovered around 60mph on the motorway stayed in the left lane unless there was something much slower, overtook with plenty of notice - much calmer drive, only took an extra 6 minutes overall, and was overtaken by 99% of everyone else fighting to get past!

@fanaticalpotato

Жыл бұрын

Most people don't realize that going a little more slowly actually won't cost them much time, as you saw. Most people try to go as fast as possible all the time, creating dangerous situations, stressing themselves and other out. In my experience, everyone on the road should just chill out and everything will be a bit better.

@johnbooth5199

Жыл бұрын

​​@@fanaticalpotato'm quite happy to go with the flow in lane 1. If you calculate the time taken to drive a mile at 60 and 70, then you'll find it only saves 9 seconds a mile! It uses much more than just a fraction extra fuel to make that minimal time saving, so it's not really worth it.

7:44 😂 a parrot! I'll have to look it up in the highway code!!

@margaretnicol3423

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how often he goes home with a dirty shirt! 😀

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

​@@margaretnicol3423depends on how nervous the parrot gets with his terrible driving 😂😂😂😂😂

@margaretnicol3423

Жыл бұрын

@@picklestheswift Or he doesn't know how to drive and the parrot is giving him instructions like Ashley does? 🤣

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

@@margaretnicol3423 I think Ashley does it better!

@margaretnicol3423

Жыл бұрын

@@picklestheswift That's not fair - you haven't heard the parrot. The pulling out in front of the other car was probably another dirty shirt incident. Ashley can't do that but I bet he'd like to sometimes. 😀

11:33 Ash - would it ever make sense to put on your right indicator here to warn drivers behind that you are intending to pull out again when it's safe to proceed? I think it would have prevented the overtake.

@ashley_neal

Жыл бұрын

I'm not fussed if they do go past but it might help!

@alastairqueen7973

Жыл бұрын

@@ashley_neal If driving a wider vehicle [LGV, for example, or Chelsea Tractor?]....then one's near side will naturally be near the kerb, if not in much the same position as when parking? Therefore, if intending to stop for oncoming vehicles, very wise to set the right indicator going, to inform those behind one is not parking. Not always necessary, the choice must depend on assessment of what traffic lies behind, or how much warning following traffic might have of your presence? For example, after having turned left? The 'If Necessary'' part of a Driving Examiners' assessment regarding indication , is more rigorously scrutinised on a Cat C test. As a now-retired LGV Instructor, I found that considerable 'coaching' was required in difficult {multi-choice} scenarios, especially as my students didn't have the benefit of potentially a couple of years as a licence holder, before sitting next to me in an LGV. [Military]

Definitely not an eagle. "Carrot? Thought you said parrot"

I think the Parrot was teaching the driver how not to drive.

Wondering Ashley, do you ever see former pupils being less than courteous or worse when your out & about?

if I was out with my parrot I think I'd at least have an eyepatch on, and maybe some gold hoop earrings.....

While the cyclist did jump the red at the end, he appeared to pay attention and not get into any risk or impeding other road users. I'd not get triggered seeing that, more so in case of a clear lack of attention.

@Lwplantltd

Жыл бұрын

And that makes it ok? I think not