As a motorcyclist of over 50 years I can see this person has quite a bit to learn yet. I hope it's not the hard way! Some good points but many bad. Highly recommend taking a training course for all motorcyclists.

@richardgiles2484

9 ай бұрын

100% agree with you, mate 😢 I'm also coming upto 50years of ridding and often see new bikers with a death wish. I've always ridden with the attitude everyone is out to kill me 😂😂😂

@StevieOnHisBike

9 ай бұрын

I'm not a motorcyclists but, it wasn't long into the video that I was thinking - this chap is very new biking.

@JoesWebPresence

9 ай бұрын

Certainly not a seasoned veteran, but @4:40 with those couple of clips of that delivery scooter, and he suddenly goes up a few notches in my estimation, given the competition. Shocking driving. Whoever hires them ought to be prosecuted, and whoever uses their delivery service ought to be ashamed of themselves. This rider is a saint in comparison.

@bikerchrisukk

9 ай бұрын

I agree, though I only have half the experience you have 🙂

@kenbrown2808

9 ай бұрын

he was a bit more enthusiastic in choosing to filter than I would have been in those situations. and then the learner on the delivery scooter shows the extreme.

Nice that you show both the good and the bad from these clips. The viewer seems to be a pretty competent and thoughtful rider. Definitely a lot of room for improvement!

@iainamurray

9 ай бұрын

Was thinking the same, especially for a rider in London!

@Gopher31

9 ай бұрын

Was nice to see a variety of situations. It sounds like a 125cc bike so probably with an L plate. Would explain the first car trying to pass him. A 125cc is far faster to 30mph than most cars though so it made little sense.

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@b3108

9 ай бұрын

For some reason, in spite of some adrenaline-induced moments, I actually thought I saw a lot of positive lessons to learn. Maybe it's because we could better understand what he was looking out for, what he was doing, and why.

@Aaron-sl9ov

9 ай бұрын

The one that stands out most is letting the RR in and then closing down the gap (where you can even see a cyclist yikes!). It's interesting how some pattern recognition is there but it is not generalised enough yet.

4:32 can we have a sincere round of applause for the recovery vehicle here?

@joespittle1

9 ай бұрын

Was just having a look through the comments to see if anyone had mentioned that

@TheTomco11

9 ай бұрын

It's the sort of consideration you often get from professional drivers but rarely from car drivers

@lily46rose

8 ай бұрын

I do the same all the time especially as I'm driving a coach im sure most of it goes unnoticed as an effort to make their journey a little bit easier and safer and more just assumption I'm slow.. but I can keep up with most things off the line (up until second gear change then most cars pull away from me 😅)

I'm not a biker but really enjoy seeing these clips from their perspective as at times, it feels the media overlooks the dangers they face.. Thanks to the cammer for sending this in.

@kiradotee

8 ай бұрын

As a motorcyclist, I can say some of the dangers are created by bikers themselves. 😂

Great video! Thanks to the viewer who sent those in. Really good mix of stuff, lots of comments about how you could improve, which may be the case, but hopefully you see it as constructive criticism rather than finger pointing. Nobody is perfect all the time and everyone can improve. Driving on the roads is about accommodating and making allowances for everyone's mistakes including our own.

He's just got some old habits that most (including myself at one time) motorcyclists have. Closing gaps down in anger if someone overtakes at the wrong time or undertakes etc... Filtering too fast at times, expecting cars to complete right turns. It's all things that most of us do or did. Thankfully after watching this channel for some time I have (almost) changed my driving habits to avoid these things. I say almost because I'm not perfect and sometimes slip into old habits and have to check myself. If I find I'm having a particularly bad day on the road I imagine Ashley sitting next to me observing my driving and I soon sharpen up!!!

@54356776

9 ай бұрын

I'd say this is more of a newer rider and he's doing just fine. It's a small bike so he has to get it going or get swamped by traffic.

Competent & ego-free biking. Very good upload.

BMW : "At least they're having a go" 😂😂😂

At 3:43 with the cellphone driver with no brake lights. Cycling Mikey would have had a field day with that.

I've been watching your videos for a long while now and find them very helpful. I dont drive a car but I have just passed my CBT and would find the motorcycling clips very helpful to make sure I'm doing the best I can to keep out of problems.

I am a 125 rider on L plates and really enjoyed this video, as always I learn so much from your analysis.

The clip with the indicators reminds me of the first time I drove a Mini, they have the BMW style indicators that are different to basically every other car and I legitimately could not get them to cancel for the life of me. People probably thought I was drunk 🤣

@bp19870

9 ай бұрын

That’s why they hardly use them, because they’re a faff to turn back off 😂

@mrblablablabla

9 ай бұрын

Yeah they are super annoying. I don't understand why they had to depart from the tried and tested system.

@monishbiswas1966

9 ай бұрын

Yeah - they don't have detents, so you cancel them by pushing them in the same direction, which is not that intuitive. It looks like this viewer was trying to cancel them by (reasonably) pushing them in the oppiste direction, which just puts the opposite indicator on.

@gordy4459

9 ай бұрын

I can definitely relate to that with the few times I've driven the wife's Mini Clubman!..😂😂....

@TillyOrifice

9 ай бұрын

@@monishbiswas1966 Thank you for this item of information, which I will test next chance I get.

I love the quick fire nature of these clips, and as for the bus gate we have one in Hull where cars ain't allowed except taxis.

This style of riding results in one thing and it’s accidents. On a bike you need to make yourself known and control your space, this fella done the complete opposite and was a passenger in some circumstances.

@alfred7350

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I appreciate the fella has the right attitude in wanting to receive comments. I think he is too emotional, bibbing his horn, shaking his head... as Ash said, just let it happen... The roundabout scenario for instance, he got himself away from that collision with throttle, that reaction either bites him on a bigger bike or he has to brake, he'd have had to of seen it a lot earlier for it to have been no issue... Guy has got a lot of learning to do@@ts757arse

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

I submitted them for feedback. I know that some incidents were my fault which is why I shared them for feedback or to help others@@ts757arse

This was great fun! I'll be watching out for more of these!

1:32, probably not used to indicators where the slightest movement turns them on. Caught me out plenty initially driving!

I’d love to see you filming a BikeSafe course. They focus on most of the things that you refer to in your vids. Information, Speed and Position feature highly!

4:12 Those are white diagonal lines with a broken border, according to The Highway Code: 'You should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so'. From the position the motorcyclist starts the clip in, they absolutely cannot see if it's safe to do so...and I'm pretty sure filtering is not a neccessity in the first place.

@OpinionsRUs

9 ай бұрын

This is a chin-mounted camera, and the point of view is probably slightly below chin height. The rider's eyes are at a higher level. I do not agree that we can determine that he "absolutely" cannot see. Even as it is, for me, it was safe to proceed as slowly as he did. If I was being super-picky, I would point to the Police Rider's Handbook and say he probably did not work out in advance where he could merge back into the lane. As for necessity, in my experience people who use that word cannot, or do not want to, do the thing in question, and just want to prevent others doing it. Imagine the glee on the faces of JSO protestors if the government said "you do not _need_ to go out on a Sunday drive, so you are not allowed to". UK law, in principle, does not limit us to what is necessary, or what is allowed. It only sets out what is proscribed. This is one of the fundamentals of our civil rights. I asked the police rider who taught the BikeSafe course I attended what "necessary" means in this rule, and he couldn't tell me. Because the Highway code doesn't tell us. So what gives me, or anyone, the authority to define it for someone else? Rule 88 specifically gives filtering advice, and the tone implies it is a perfectly normal thing for a motorcycle to do. The rider in question seems to have followed the advice given. And, in my opinion, it was necessary in order to make sufficient progress.

Enjoyed those clips and commentary. It's all about staying safe, even if you're in the right there's no point in making a situation worse.

There was a bus gate of the type shown when I lived in Enfield, it's basically a width restriction allowing cars through either side and buses through the middle, it stops vehicles like lorries from passing beyond that point.. There are now new types of bus gates that are effectively LTN blocks.. It's a short length of bus lane(6 feet or so) across the entirety of the road that cars aren't allowed to pass, cyclists are allowed through.. Bus gates are being used in conjunction with cameras and if you cross the white line into a "gate" it's an automatic fine.

Thanks for great content

I have literally just driven through the width restriction shown in the first clip (Wealdstone/Hatch End, in Harrow). As a resident of the area, and a biker too, I am totally unsurprised at the Mercedes drivers behaviour, or indeed any other brand of car. I'm pretty sure they just wanted to get ahead of the bus, and had no regard for other road users. The quality of driving in NW London is appalling. I have a family member, who is blue light trained, and says that he knows when is in the area, as the driving behaviour is noticeably worse. Stay safe fellow Biker.

Lots of these feature around Harrow and Ruislip in Greater London right near where I live. Look forward to seeing more from this viewer

We have a bus gate where I live, Gravesend, in Kent, alongside the railway station. It is supposed to be solely for the use of buses, taxis and bicycles, to restrict traffic through the transport hub, where all the bus stops are, but a huge number of car and van drivers ignore it and just drive through it as a shortcut, apparently with impunity.

The super-light indicator controls on modern cars take some getting used to if you’re only familiar with the properly weighted ones on older vehicles, I’ve done the left right left right a few times in unfamiliar modern cars.

@ianmason.

9 ай бұрын

The BMW ones have the added factor that you press them the same way to cancel as you press to activate. It's very easy to try to cancel in the conventional mechanical fashion by pressing away from the direction you were indicating and thus put on the opposite indication.

@gordon861

9 ай бұрын

My first thought when I see indicators like that is that I have left mine on, I think the rider did the same and looked down to check.

@TheTomco11

9 ай бұрын

Not to mention the 3 blinks function that you can't cancel. If you drive an old car you see the opposite indicator come on and try and cancel it, so end up going too far. I do it occasionally going from my 30 year old car to brand new customers cars

@georgebarnes8163

9 ай бұрын

Indicators seem to be an optional extra on BMWs

Motorbiker and Truck Driver here o/ Your viewer still has A LOT to learn but some of their riding was pretty good. In some clips you can just about make out the L plate on the front and hear the classic thump of a single cylinder 125, so I'm going to assume this is a beginner who has passed their CBT but been riding for a little while. Just a couple instances where the bike rider needs to be conciencous of how **invisible** they are and make a better effort to stay far out of the corners and sides of vehicles, particularly on junctions, intersections, queues etc, where the other drivers are most definitely distracted by another task and not looking in their mirrors or blind spots. Otherwise, kudos for sending the footage in. I feel inspired to stick a camera on my helmet and go get some footage now!

All these "riding veterans" of 20+ years in the comments criticizing the cammer, when he new and actively trying to improve. The irony is, these are the same "real riders" I see everyday, sat in traffic on their R1 with their arms stretched out and back arched, too scared to even filter. Or Grandad on his £30,000 Harley who thinks that riding to Matlok bath 1/week in August every year gives him the right to look down on other riders on smaller bikes. Good footage, thanks for submitting it mate👍

@highdownmartin

9 ай бұрын

Wrong. Most of critical comments are supportive as everyone is saying get trained ffs. Yes we all need a bit of luck starting out , and for the rest of your riding days also, but people aren’t sneering they genuinely feel concerned for this blokes prognosis! I found it a hard watch, been riding forty years, will nod or wave to anyone on two wheels and still learn through my mistakes. Which I try to keep to an absolute minimum.

@TheOmniscientAtheist

9 ай бұрын

@@highdownmartin The guys riding wasn't perfect, but I didn't see him in any mortal danger - he's new, and seems to have his head screwed on right. Also, I know guys who have been playing Snooker for forty years and can't make a 20 break so that really doesn't mean a lot. On a side note, if you nod to anyone on 2 wheels, ride really cautiously, and are over 55..,. I'm guessing your a BMW1200GS owner (or the like?)

Testify Ashley; say it out loud: SPEEDING ROUND ROUNDABOUTS CAN CATCH PEOPLE OUT! How many times do we see people driving like that end up using the horn to have a go at those who got caught out? A couple of sharp intakes of breath watching the rest of that and not always due to the other traffic. The rider could do worse than take an advanced riding course - I assume, though I may be wrong - that they already possess a bike licence. Just one point: avoid manhole covers on bends, especially those that have been polished by years of traffic. They can be lethal, especially if you lose your front wheel with a car coming onto the roundabout the way some do. And remember Audi spells danger.

Having never ridden a motorised bike it is always good to see things from their perspective. A few of those situations I was thinking to myself why would you be there when you have no protection but then I think the rider is smaller so thinks they are safer. A nice collection of good, not so good and somewhere in the middle. Hopefully over time, like us drivers after we pss our test, the viewer here will refine their roadcraft to be a little less prone to being in almost the wrong place at the wrong time…and maybe a little more observant when cars are signalling right 👍 As the saying goes, no harm done and all part of the learning experience

@HarmonicaMustang

9 ай бұрын

Beginner rider and advanced driver here. You do feel smaller and able to squeeze into tighter spaces than a car, but feeling invincible as a result is a very bad attitude. Every time I feel more confident and relaxed, I just need to look down and realise I'm not far from that asphalt and need to take care. Observations are super important to your safety and the safety of others, not just for hazards like pedestrians crossing in between cars during traffic, but also things like gravel and mud, which do not seem as significant in a car but can be lethal to a motorcyclist if not navigated correctly. I'm a bit disappointed to not see the rider here use his horn more. It's there to let others know of your presence, and he could have avoided many close calls by using it in a timely manner. I like to cover it with my thumb when approaching an obscured junction, or when I see someone waiting to join at a junction. Don't get me wrong, riding is exciting and freeing, but if you want to live to ride another day, you must be prepared to ride defensively and make constant observations.

Second clip is definitely one to send to the World Bollard Association 😁

Regarding letting a tailgater pass, I can see the logic if they are just impatient; but I'd be concerned, on a quiet road, that they might be planning to block you and hijack/mug you.

@davidhowe6905

9 ай бұрын

That's scary, I should've clarified that I was thinking from a car driver's point of view. I guess that you are more vulnerable on a bike - in this respect as in others.@@ts757arse

@RHauto

9 ай бұрын

I'd rather have them in front of me where I can keep an eye on them and increase following distance rather than running the risk of getting rammed off from behind!

@davidhowe6905

9 ай бұрын

I see your point - as long as you have room to turn round quickly if necessary.@@RHauto

Some nice driving and some good work on points. All what driving is about.

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Bus Gate…I used to drive by one occasionally if I was heading towards the Blackwall Tunnel coming off the A20. I don’t know if it is still there. We do have one where I live now, or at least they call it a Bus Gate. It is in fact an entire road that is restricted to buses and cycles only and then taxis and deliveries for a few hours. Not sure if it is a true gate or just a restricted road and the local authority jumped on the gate-wagon

Bus Gate - There is something similar in Brighton in the huge one-way traffic system.

Motorbike usually are pretty nippy. This can get you into and out of trouble. Not bad riding and I hope the rider agrees he has a trigger point if people get past him. Best to let them go as Ash says. I make mistakes too and try my best to learn. Thanks for sending them it to be scrutinised.

the comment about the bmw indicators had me rolling. 😀

Rather appropriately, I'm just about to go on the stationary bike for a workout whilst watching this with great interest. Even as a non motorcycling car driver, it's good to get a perspective from another category of road user and see things from their point of view.

@thomaselliot2257

9 ай бұрын

Happy cycling🙂

@ibs5080

9 ай бұрын

​@@thomaselliot2257Ah Hello there Thomas. Thank You. How are you?

@laceandwhisky

9 ай бұрын

It should be a two or three yearly four hour attendance course for every road user to update on highway code and as you say other views of other road using vehicle's. HGV drivers have to do it so why not everyone else. 😊

I passed my full bike test in 1981, then when I passed my full car test in 1984 I quit riding on 2 wheels and haven’t been on a bike since. So after 40 years last month I bought a new motor bike to join up with my old biker friends. having passed the advanced RAC ACU biker test in 1981 i was amazed how much I had forgotten about riding a Bike. 1st outing I was all over the road, learning how the steer again properly, [it was the slow manoeuvre city street cornering where I struggled]. So for the 1st 2weeks I was going around like I was riding on egg shells paranoid about every vehicle coming anywhere near me. It’s a large bike 900 triumph so am not going to be zooming in and out filtering like the guy in this vid, [it is suited to slow speed cruising] Having been an accomplished professional car driver for 40 years it has been a wake up call to revisit riding a Bike again. I will say watching a lot of these helmet cam biker videos makes me cringe with the danger that they put themselves in.

@gordon861

9 ай бұрын

The real killer is coming off an old 500cc from the 80's onto a modern 600cc, the performance difference is insane.

Got L plates so clearly still a novice, but his riding isn't bad at all. A lot better than most bikes I see on L plates

@jefflerner7526

9 ай бұрын

His mirrors are mounted low, below the grips.

“He’s just found out he’s got indicators and he needs time to get to grips with them” 😂

This bike clearly has a small engine, likely a 125 which implies the rider is probably a learner with just a CBT. I wouldn't expect an experienced rider to make these mistakes which are mostly impatience and observation based, but are very similar to close calls I had on my own 125.

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

Some clips are a Yamaha xt125x and some are an xt125r and I am a learner and will try to get my A2 before christmas

@steve5772

9 ай бұрын

I've always seen it as a bit of a problem that without getting on and doing a big bike test (which ain't cheap), there's no real way for L-plate riders to access any higher training, be it advanced, roadsafe, or any of that sort of thing. It's a shame, when a 125 and a perpetual CBT can give someone all the riding they want or need.... or for that matter can afford. All the best with the A2 @nitroneal4998 if you're good on a 125, A2's are easy (I still have a couple of 125's in amongst the bigger stuff).

Your BMW indicators comment made me properly laugh out loud.

As a biker nearly 49 years on the bike, not bad riding but needs to watch and decifer what is going on around him. Wait watch plan will keep you alive 😊

@SpeccyMan

9 ай бұрын

And you need to learn to spell a word like decipher if you're going to use it in a comment. 😉

@laceandwhisky

9 ай бұрын

​@@SpeccyManshould of seen the first five attempts and spell checker still didn't pick it up and I have a cold as well😂

@mjr2567

9 ай бұрын

​@SpeccyMan it looks like you usredtonod ti repftcely.

This guy might consider either doing an advanced course or at least reading a book about it. There are some basics that should be learned and implemented from day one. Good luck with your riding whoever you are.

I love how viewers send in clips and then get grilled by Ashley on their own driving 😂

You should know BMW use an electronic/computer controled indicator so you can't just cancel them once you've touched them you just have to let it blink three times (tapping it does a 3 blink, pushing all the way does the constant blinking, believe you have to press it fully again to stop it when it doesn't auto cancel) probably was trying to cancel it by flicking it the other way witch just makes it do it 3 times again

If the driver of the 3rd Beemer is using the indicators, the car's probably stolen 😂

Insult of the week: _you flaming wheelbarrow_ 😂

To be fair to the BMW driver at 1:25, it could be an electronic issue. I sometimes drive a VW Fox that can have a meltdown when you manually cancel the indicators; you end up going from one one side to the other until it pulls itself together. Of course, it never does it when you're trying to fix the problem, it could even be a design fault.

From what I've heard BMW indicators do take a bit of getting used to.

Had had 4 Yamaha DT125R growing up, they were best bikes 2 strokes an I had a MTX and a KMX 200

1:20 had me howling. I've been there. 🤣

I look forward to more videos like this one. I would like to use a motorbike, but I don't trust other drivers!

@HarmonicaMustang

9 ай бұрын

If you drive, get yourself on an advanced driving course first like IAM Roadsmart. You learn a lot of transferable skills like vehicle control, observations, acceleration sense and understanding the limit point. They are invaluable to your safety when riding, and help you plan for and handle mistakes of other road users. And please wear a white helmet and a high vis, help others see you.

I wonder if he is a learner, he is definitely riding a 125 so maybe. The reason I say is that I find that many drivers see the L plate as an invitation to overtake/undertake at inappropriate times. I see a lot of drivers creep out as well on roundabouts.

@richardbristow1500

9 ай бұрын

His front L plate is just about visible on his front fairing in some of the clips, see 5.27. Looks like a learner knows more about driving than most BMW (car)drivers

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

I'm a learner and the bike is a Yamaha xt125x/r (varying in clips)

@get_to_the_lunchbox

9 ай бұрын

@@nitroneal4998 I have similar experiences as a learner in London. So I feel your pain with some of the driving I encounter.

@goon_eg1089

9 ай бұрын

​@@get_to_the_lunchboxI swapped out my 125 for a 140 after I had to go backwards on the bypass, I had no issues with tailgaters after that, unfortunately blew at 950ish miles. I'm on a two stroke now, i'v only had 2 sorta close calls cos I left my blinker on.

I have a bus gate on my road (in a relatively quiet suburban area) - everyone hates it. There's an hourly bus that goes through it (8 - 6 and not Sundays) and it's always empty. Pain in the backside! To make matters worse all the street furniture is wrong and despite all my complaints about it, 2 years later and it still doesn't meet the requirements of the legislation!

BMW driver discovers indicators. May wonders never cease. Some drivers from the 'Fantastic Four' (Audi/BMW/Teslun/taxis) where I am have discovered hazard lights, and they use those to signal where they're turning.

The BMW with the mad indicating , some BMW's indicators don't self cancel , it was probably the driver trying to turn it off and accidentally turning the opposite one on

It is quite difficult to judge how experienced this Rider is. Some good awareness/competency & a few "howlers" thrown in. No need for me to give a clip by clip analysis as our expert Host has already done so. Stay safe out there.

Convinced me if ever I needed it that life is to short to go about on a motorbike. It was one of those where it made me feel queesey him squeezing in those gaps. The roundabout one is a good reminder, dont shoot around them unless you want to meet someone coming across your path. There is a three lane one near me which on paper is easy but the turn on it makes it perefect to go around at stupid speeds. It is the learners roundabout of fear for this very reason.

On the BMW driver who " flashes" his indicators left, then right, then left, I'd say he hasn't had that car or make too long. To cancel a signal manually ( with my BMW anyway) I need to push the stick in the same direction to cancel as to put it on in the first place, ie if I've put the signal on by pushing the stick down, then push down again to cancel. Pushing up cancels the original signal, put also puts the opposite direction signal on. It took me a few days to figure it out, maybe some BMW drivers never do, so just don't bother with them in the first place....!

We have in Medway what, I suppose, could be called bus gates, but they exist

Bollards that are much shorter than car window sill height are dangerous obviously because they’re harder to spot. I’ve been a passenger in a car that grazed a low bollard on a turn

I can't comment on anything else, but I'd never even seen video of a bus gate before!!

Heya Ashley, Have you seen James May has a theory test app now? Wondered your thoughts on it

1:04 I once saw a police car do the same thing on those small bollards whilst they were trying to turn around. Im sure his colleague's at the station didnt live that down.

I laughed more than I probably should have at the BMW driver doscovering rhey have indicators... not sure what its like in the UK, but in Australia BMW drivers ofteb save the indicators for special occasions because the indicator fluid they use is quite expensive.

Might just be selection bias from the clips, but every situation seems to develop far more rapidly than most of your usual car clips. You definitely can't "autopilot" your way through an urban motorcycle ride.

In Denmark, filtering isn't allowed, so it always terrifies me when I see people do it in other countries 😅

At 3:07 I feel he was conscious he was undertaking the white van and didn’t want to sit along side it. I think that’s why he was trying to press on and not give way to the car undertaking him

This guy needs a refresher course on safe riding. No "lifesaver" look behinds, road position is all over the place, wrong gear half the time and the overtaking leaves a lot to be desired. Fair play to Him sending in these clips though .

Cardiff has some now for when or if the new bus station opens

Just heard on the news there's been a major school bus crash on the M53 in Merseyside. Major emergency declared and motorway closed in both directions. This is Ashley's general part of the country. Truly hope everyone is Ok.

It's important to note this guy seems to be on his L Plates. CBTs are literally just a day of training! He also seems to be on a 50cc

Good clips, rider looks like a novice still, but getting there. Well done! The drain cover at 4:07 was a potential issue

It's not clear whether the camera biker has a full licence, but, as Ashley says, there is room for improvement, in observation and decision-making. I have survived riding bikes for over 50 years, and sometimes learned my lessons the hard way, but I'm still learning now. I am continually thinking, "Could I have handled that situation better?". If you don't learn and adapt, you don't get to be an old biker. There was some diabolical riding by the two food delivery riders on L-plates featured in the clips. Sadly, this seems an all too common sight now, whether they don't know any better, or just don't care about other road users.

1:18 You're actually not far wrong there. If they haven't changed it BMW has a specific indicator stalk. That guy has pulled down for left and then tried to cancel it by pulling up, which has triggered the three flashes right, which he has then tried to cancel again and then again.

I know some of these roads, they are near me in West London. The standard of driving here is pretty low, most of these clips are normal day to day standard

1:22 "Woah Daz!" "What is it Gaz?!" "This switch thing omg it produces light from the back of the car" "Let's flick it to the beat"

If I was a cop I'd stop EVERY LAST DELIVERY DRIVER, Bike or E-Bike to check if they had the required licence, bike spec and Business Insurance because I doubt most of them should even be on the road.

5:40 that's what indicators are for. I don't see an indicator light on the dash, so the other drivers shouldn't be assuming the motorcyclist is turning right.

"Have you got anything like this [bus gate] where you live?" Yes, I drive down that road regularly! It's a bit of a rat run, hence the width restriction and bus gate.

I will send some more in!

@ashley_neal

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sending in. The clips that we have seen in this episode are indicative of many road users. Some things are good, but some things need a little work! This is a great series for learning for many!!!

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

@@ashley_neal Thank you for featuring them, I look forward to the next one and will work hard to become a better road user

@smilerbob

9 ай бұрын

@@nitroneal4998I’m not a rider but one thing I have learned over the years being on the road (push bike and car) is to not put yourself in a position where you will conflict with another road user. The second thing is to always have an escape route for anything you do, even if it is being able to stop in time. Keep those two things in your mind and everything else will come naturally 👍 Oh…and try to keep an eye in front of you 😉 (don’t worry, I have rear ended someone in my car due to looking in my mirror and not in front…lesson learnt)

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

@@smilerbob thank you

as a new ish motorcyclist switching from motorcycle none canceling signals to car canceling signals, i end up signalling left right left right trying to turn off the signals

Biker awareness series maybe?

In my opinion motorcyclists are on their own. Some of the certainly drive like it.

Your mileage is your experience, not the years you have riden your bike. Born again bikers etc.

In my other homeland of Vancouver Canada (yes, again!) we have "bus hopper / queue jumper" lanes. The best example is at the northern end of the Lion's Gate Bridge heading south. At the bridge slip road entrance, the slip road itself has a short busses only "queue jumper" lane whereby buses can bypass the traffic queuing to get onto the bridge deck. Traffic there can be particularly bad. Especially as the bridge deck is only three lanes with the centre lane a reversible lane. And the slip road itself is four lanes merging into one, plus that short bus queue jumper lane.

Your viewer doesn't seem to like doing shoulder checks which - especially for someone who has removed both of their mirrors - are absolutely vital in order to survive riding in London.

Thank you to the rider for sending in these clips. You know when to use your brakes and when to use your accelerator to solve problems, but from my perspective, you are weaving WAY too much through traffic and staying WAY too close to cars, especially staying in their blind spots (e.g. at 2.14 and 2:49). I have no problem with bikers and bikes, I think they can be a great way to reduce traffic congestion, but as a driver I'm concerned that riders like you pop up unexpectedly and in places I can't see you. You make some good judgement calls in these clips, and it would be a shame if you get hurt by being too eager to filter. Anyway, best of luck.

@ibs5080

9 ай бұрын

Very valid and balanced comments

@jakebrennan7685

9 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with 2:49, he's right in the centre of the road and visible in the mirrors of both lanes of traffic, looks to be in London where filtering is absolutely essential on a bike and for the most part he was doing it very sensibly. The clip after that could do with improvement with the vans blindspot and closing the space to that car.

@theaikidoka

9 ай бұрын

@@jakebrennan7685 I'm not going to argue it with you, you may be right but my overall point stands that there's nothing wrong with filtering as long as you are visible and predictable. In my opinion this rider occasionally puts themselves at risk for the sake of gaining a few seconds and I don't want to be involved in a collision, no matter who is at fault.

@nitroneal4998

9 ай бұрын

greatly appreciate the feedback

@theaikidoka

9 ай бұрын

​@@nitroneal4998Mate I wish you the best. Submitting clips for strangers to comment on is tough, so it seems to me like you have the right attitude and I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm doing an IAM course at the moment and I want to get a bike licence too. Just got to save the pennies lol.

Hi Ashley how do I sign up for the members only on your channel

@ashley_neal

9 ай бұрын

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a good video

Well Feltham, Heathrow Eastcote and Ruislip at first view, probably recognize more later. Newish (I assume) rider doing a lot better than some of the idiots I see locally. The closing the door to idiots and knowing where to sit to stop people passing when letting someone out is just something you pick up over time, and still people will try to squeeze past.

Admittedly I never like to let a tailgater bully me into letting them past (or going faster) in case it spreads a message that bullying works - but yeah that didn't inconvenience him much.

I just embarrassed myself laughing out loud at the indicating bmw in my work van.

I'd be interested to know out how long he's been riding for. My guess is, not that long.

Did anyone catch what the lad with no brake lights said?

1:24 that made me laugh out loud

At 4:08 should he have stopped for the pedestrian? I'm still in 2 minds whether we (cars/bikes) should really be stopping on a roundabout, despite the rule changes; surely no white lines means not a junction?

Great to see some MC clips, thanks Ashley/viewer. As a relatively new (but mature) motorcyclist one point i've noticed is that i tend to ride a little closer when following than when driving, not tailgating exactly but definitely closer. This puts me in a better position to overtake but i also do it even when happy to just follow. Mentioning as sometimes i can tell this cam make drivers a bit nervous, or they pull right into the gutter to help me pass (helpful but i don't always want to)... of course will back off if I feel this... just saying this as I realise I do this as i'm using the vehicle as a kind of shield, particularly when passing side roads when someone might emerge after the car has passed and not seen me following.. i want to be past that junction before they've had a chance to emerge! Treat others with respect, be sensible, accept that you and others might make poor decisions at times and don't be a complete dick. Stay safe everyone.

@Denali1600

9 ай бұрын

Only you know the distances you're talking about, so you may be totally fine, so please ignore if so as i'm not being critical! But for other new motorcyclists make sure you don't get too close / tailgate as 1. cars can generally brake / stop alot faster than bikes; 2. being further back allows you to see hazards that have passed under cars in front (like potholes, gravel, road debris) and thus allowing you time/space to react and go around them; 3. being further back is less stressful as you're giving yourself more time to assess the bigger picture of all hazards, reducing your stress means less fatigue especially on longer journeys; 4. it puts less stress on the driver in front, so they're less likely to make a mistakes / get distracted; 5. passing junctions and using the car in front as a 'shield'... that 'shield' may have obscured you altogether and so emerging cars pull out on you. Better to be further back and move/weave slightly (0.5m or so) within your lane so the emerging drivers eyes can pick up this lateral movement.

@goon_eg1089

9 ай бұрын

Stand up if you can't see.

I still think the rider should not copy the rev bomb. It takes drive away from you and as you seen with the incident with the van, sometimes you need to power out of a situation. Give yourself options to brake or accelerate. It is annoy8ng when sonething happens, but that could lead to another thing behind you that you dont notice as your rev bombing to show your annoyance.

@kenbrown2808

9 ай бұрын

in the states, we call that a rage rev. and it does get ridiculed in videos.

@ianmason.

9 ай бұрын

I didn't hear a single rev bomb there, just the normal rev cadences of a small capacity motorcycle engine.