Orbiting a roundabout in the outside lane? Lucky you didn't get t boned.

@justsean6199

6 жыл бұрын

that merc was paying attention

@parjacpar3077

6 жыл бұрын

Seaside1953 Sounds like you did not watch the video as he did mention America more then once

@justsean6199

6 жыл бұрын

P arjacpar think he's talking to the previous comment about not needing to indicate right

@weevilinabox

6 жыл бұрын

Seasiders1953 There are plenty of people who were born and bred---and passed their tests---in the UK who don't know how to indicate on roundabouts. Of course, the occasional changes to the instructions in The Highway Code don't help.

@weevilinabox

6 жыл бұрын

I was replying to your comment which started, "I take it you're not from the UK."

You should read up on lane discipline and indicators on roundabouts.

@spinningnumbers

6 жыл бұрын

he should? from my experience about 50% of the people using them should.

@georgerobertson1054

6 жыл бұрын

michael sharp: then they should as well. I’m taking my test in a few weeks and I thought, not doing the roundabouts correctly mate. Made me a bit nervous.

@spinningnumbers

6 жыл бұрын

they're quite simple really, but I'm still amazed by the people who think they can stay in the outside lane all the way around and leave on the forth exit! Then start waving their fist at you!! The only advise I'd give is to show the examiner that you're aware of the traffic around you (use your mirrors a lot) and especially the traffic that's waiting to come onto the roundabout. Make it obvious you've got an eye on the entry points and you're aware of the potential hazard. (Big fail area). Good luck George, I'm sure you'll be fine. Look at some of the people who've passed.....you can't be as bad as them can you?

@crazyoncoffee

6 жыл бұрын

michael sharp technically you can do that! I don’t think there’s anything in the Highway Code preventing you from staying in the outside lane in a technical sense, it’s just bad etiquette.

@spinningnumbers

6 жыл бұрын

if you do it on your test you will fail and more than likely there will be a roundabout on your driving test route. There are highway code rules regarding roundabouts that you'll need to know. Part of the test is negotiating the proper lane when approaching the roundabout so that you go onto the roundabout in the proper lane depending on whether you're turning left, going forward or turning right. Get it wrong and you will fail your driving test. Taking your test won't come down to etiquette. You better get it right.

Eek you’re not supposed to go around a roundabout in the outside lane like you did (all the way around) You might’ve blocked someone’s exit off. If you’re going all the way around you use the inside lane

@oldpal1867

6 жыл бұрын

If you miss you're exit, you HAVE to go round again. He never said you should do it for fun. What do you do... reverse back? lol

@randombutuseful1254

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but he states like it's always an option. Which it shouldn't be. You should leave the roundabout and turn around. Otherwise risk being hit by someone

@oldpal1867

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I suppose it all depends on the circumstances of each roundabout.

@codgemeister1

6 жыл бұрын

By which you mean the right-hand lane I assume. Yes, if you 'turn right' from the left-hand lane and someome hits you or you them, it will be YOUR FAULT as per the highway code... www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/uploads/3/2/9/2/3292309/rule-185-follow-the-correct-procedure-at-roundabouts_orig.jpg

@codgemeister1

6 жыл бұрын

poppyjunkie I'm guessing he was being sarcastic

You sir need to learn about what lane you should be in going around roundabouts

@RB747domme

6 жыл бұрын

Seniac What is a tick and what does it mean?

@Froot99

6 жыл бұрын

Clint Tapper means it’s a ‘verified channel’ usually used by better known channels to avoid copycats

@eprrx

6 жыл бұрын

lol hi seniac

@RB747domme

6 жыл бұрын

Seniac Thank you :-)

@starr9liverpool

6 жыл бұрын

Go on mr seniac, you tell him😂

The other fun thing about UK roads is that they're riddled with 3" deep holes

@o0julek0o

6 жыл бұрын

staffie1uk hahahahhaah, 3 inch deep, hahahahhaha omg, you've made my Day. If that's a pothole, you've never seen a real one.

@staffie1uk

6 жыл бұрын

o0julek0o OMG OMG OMG OMG

@o0julek0o

6 жыл бұрын

Y E S

@Pandabee11

6 жыл бұрын

3’’ pothole? Luxury! Where we live you need a ladder to climb back out of them.

@Rwnds7967

6 жыл бұрын

A ladder? Is that all? With the ones near me you need full mining equipment, ropes, picks, the lot. I was once stuck down a pothole for three weeks, you know, had to eat one of our tibetan guides when the food rations ran out.

3:33 cars just magically disappear for on coming traffic in the UK! lol

@Sophie.S..

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's really scary - cars keep disappearing all the time here.

@billybrooks1225

6 жыл бұрын

The disappear very quick up north

@alanjjeff

6 жыл бұрын

They have cars up north??? Sorry only poking fun.

@Nimmo1492

6 жыл бұрын

Not for long we don't

@B355Y

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Jefferies yeah and our horse and carts get stolen up north aswell

British roundabouts always reminds my of a passage from one of Douglas Adams books: “He had extracted himself from the Cambridge one-way system by the usual method, which involved going round and round it faster and faster until he achieved a sort of escape velocity and flew off at a tangent in a random direction, which he was now trying to identify and correct for.”

When circling a roundabout, KEEP RIGHT, until the exit immediately before the one you need, then move over to the left. Also, use your direction indicators to show other road users your intention.

Don't try that 'going around again' on spiral rounabouts, you will cause an accident.

@dopiaza2006

6 жыл бұрын

spiral roundabout - what's that?

@Cheezsoup

6 жыл бұрын

@ dopiaza2006 Spiral roundabouts are sometimes called Gyratories. Basically they are roundabouts that have lanes on them, which of these lanes you take depends on where you want to exit the roundabout. These lanes spiral out from the middle of the roundabout. So even if you started as far right as you could by the time you get to the third or fourth exit your lane would now be totally left, and without changing lanes (dodgy if the roundabout is at all busy) you have to leave the roundabout (and potentialy drive the wrong way untill you can SAFELY get back ontoi the proper route). See pic :- d2f0ora2gkri0g.cloudfront.net/live226906_spiraldiagram.jpg note how the lane you would be in "spirals" out from the centre Here is a KZread video of how to drive around them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIKlpdVwgZfYdJM.html

@georgeknowles8762

6 жыл бұрын

There's usually no problem on roundabouts when there's just locals using them. The problem is that some of them (the roundabouts, not the locals!) have unusual approaches, lane configurations, and exits. Locals know this, but strangers can get confused. I can count three such roundabouts on the same road within one mile where I live. Some people also drive far too quickly on roundabouts and get upset when other drivers try to filter in. That defeats the whole purpose of roundabouts, which is to improve traffic flow. I have occasionally been "hooted" on roundabouts for driving at what was obviously perceived as being too low a speed. Simple solution, use a little courtesy on roundabouts. If you're a Londoner, look up "courtesy" in the dictionary.

@staggabob

6 жыл бұрын

Especially when he's in the outside lane and not indicating like that! (You can hear when the indicator's in use in other parts of the video) Look at the big Merc (?) having to slam on the brakes because some pillock looked like they were heading off and suddenly veered around in front of them..

@stebam3241

6 жыл бұрын

I’d do that at any roundabout no matter what stupid name u give it.

You need to learn how to drive on a roundabout. Lucky you nobody crashed .

@petertherealist7089

5 жыл бұрын

he drove ok round the fucking roundabout , just like most of you idiots who keep liking these comments I expect . never seen anybody yet who drives correctly everytime

@ognop3377

5 жыл бұрын

@@petertherealist7089 you're a fucking moron. Never orbit on the outside as someone who came from the same entrance as you could easily sideswipe you not expecting a dipshit to ignore the highway code.

@jamesquaine6264

3 жыл бұрын

Did he drive around it on the outside lane or just kinda where he wanted? cause it looks like he's in the middle

I’m English, and I’m pretty sure cars don’t just vaporise on the daily: -3:34

@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347

6 жыл бұрын

@chrishowarth9321

6 жыл бұрын

Its nothing, just a glitch in the matrix.

@handsoffmycactus2958

6 жыл бұрын

Where?

@hadrianbuiltawall9531

6 жыл бұрын

It didn't vaporise, it fell down a pot hole mentioned in earlier comments.

@bravechicken1

6 жыл бұрын

Why is your picture a canadian flag?

As someone born and raised in the UK, and now living in the US, I have to say UK traffic flows so much better. The constant stop starting here in the US drives me crazy.

@lumpyfishgravy

6 жыл бұрын

Same with our football ;)

@infamyinfamy

6 жыл бұрын

Another Brit in the US here. I always say you shouldn't move to another country and then try to change it...EXCEPT 4 way stops. What a waste of time they are. They should all immediately be scrapped and replaced with roundabouts.

@nukemanmd

6 жыл бұрын

I used to refer to 4 way stop intersections are Polish intersections. I guess that is no longer politically correct. Nevertheless, they are overused here.

@christfollower7315

5 жыл бұрын

I drove a manual when I was a teenager in the 90s. It's not hard at all to drive. I thought it was fun. They're also not all automatics. Manual transmissions probably equal five percent of all vehicles. However, back in the 80s and 90s, the number was probably closer to 30-40% of all vehicles. They've become less common over the years.

"Love these narrow roads!" *Is driving down quite a wide country road*

@monkee1969

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, roads around here my wing mirrors touch both hedges & thats stil la 2 way road.

@tanyard

2 жыл бұрын

Well they are narrow and i'm a UK driver (tho i want to move to the US ideally). Any two way road that is narrower than say 25ft overall side to side is narrow when you have modern vehicles travelling down it at like 30-40mph passing each other.

You wanna see roundabouts? two words; East Kilbride

@ukp42

6 жыл бұрын

Polo Mint City Edit: It's not a Polar bear mint, but one did sit on top of one!

@Intercity1251

6 жыл бұрын

Polo Mint City

@staffordshiredashcamvideos889

6 жыл бұрын

Swindon- Home of the magic roundabout

@Amadeus-ms9lt

6 жыл бұрын

City of Edinburgh bypass

@ukp42

6 жыл бұрын

It's not a Polar bear mint, but one did sit on top of one!

It’s the litter along the road side that I’m embarrassed about - we need to launch Keep Britain Tidy.

If you want to have some real excitement or heart stopping moments, set your satnav to fastest route whilst in countryside areas. It will take you down the narrowest roads and lanes you will ever see, locals coming at you at 50 mph or more with nowhere to go but the ditch. One for the bucket list that's for sure! . Also some of our roundabouts do need traffic lights as you will take your life in your hands trying to get onto one during rush hour and then there's the pot holes! Nicest place I have driven recently was North Wales last September (2017) Very well kept. In contrast somewhere like the Cotswolds ( which you would think with all the income would keep it's roads in good condition) were some of the worst I have driven on . Cities and towns in UK are no go now for driving unless you have to, but we still have some wonderful drives through what's left of the spaces between .

@davidmackenzie1936

6 жыл бұрын

chris walford I think you met shortest route, but I know what you mean. it’s helluva lot of fun if you have the time to do it in rural areas.

@highdownmartin

6 жыл бұрын

Enjoy north wales before the roads fall apart !! EU grants got em that good

@Vorador47

6 жыл бұрын

yeah as someone that lives in the Cotswolds, you are right the roads around here are terrible. it seems like the potholes have to turn into tire popping craters before the council will take a look, then maybe fix a year later

@chriswalford4072

6 жыл бұрын

Not running the Cotswolds down as such just the roads in my experience Beautiful part of UK and your lucky if you live there

@jamiedevine

6 жыл бұрын

I agree except for the cities part. I live in Birmingham and you can get from West side to east side (about 7 miles) in 25 mins. in comparison to American cities that's amazing

The great thing about roundabouts is: once you're on it, everyone has to give way to you. :)

@Isleofskye

6 жыл бұрын

In Theory....Didn't stop some clown on the edge of South London yesterday and then he glared at me as if I was in the wrong and I was the driver already on th eroundabout.

@strangelee4400

6 жыл бұрын

My wife thinks that her picture is in the highway code under the 'give way to' section. (I hope she doesn't Read this)

@Isleofskye

6 жыл бұрын

I, sincerely, hope not SL as that is MY missus.... She is on the image " Give Way To Pedestrains Who Have Started To Cross " ?

@IRISHSALTMINER61

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah right.... Where the fuck you live... Cloud cuckoo land...

@operationyellowknife3721

6 жыл бұрын

That is not the case in Syria.

"Love these narrow roads" those sir are called normal sized roads in England. 😂😂😂

At last a U.S. citizen who CAN drive and doesn´t make stupid comments. Very rare but very refreshing .

@emilymaitlislaptop

6 жыл бұрын

Surely he is Canadian, not from the US. Listen to the accent.

@ooglefluffg857

6 жыл бұрын

No they don't. This guy is Canadian. - a Canadian

@ooglefluffg857

6 жыл бұрын

Similar, maybe, but just because there are people who can't tell the difference doesn't mean there is none. Britain itself is notorious for having hundreds of regional accents that are incomprehensible to most people.

@Alucard-gt1zf

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Seymour he’s said he’s Canadian

@juggaajerry

6 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian, I legitimately cannot tell any difference between American and Canadian accents, but the uploader did explicitly state they were Canadian.

Whether you think my driving sucks or is brilliant, I'm Canadian, for God's sake.

@datarater

6 жыл бұрын

Your driving is fine. Check out the highway Code. It's online.

@vernonbear

6 жыл бұрын

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone and all that. Yeah you made minor errors, I’ve been driving in the UK for over 25 years (15 of those professionally) and if I produced a video of a day in my life behind the wheel you see plenty of minor errors and some quite frankly, down right terrible driving habits. You are fine, you made it in one piece and safely. That’s what counts.

@QFIhawkman

6 жыл бұрын

I knew that the very second you first said "roandaboat". :-D

@johnj3577

6 жыл бұрын

You did ok, and good lane discipline on the dual carriageway too. Well done. No-one bothers to pull back into the 'slow' lane in the US to let faster traffic pass.

@Pwecko

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Espenant I don't know why people can't make oot that you're Canadian, eh.

Did a 5 tour roundabout in Wales once, my wife on the map trying to negotiate che local names and me trying to read them out to her. In the end a local told me where to go from his combined harvester

@welshpete12

2 жыл бұрын

It's illegal in Wales to swear at someone from a combine harvester !

"speeded up" lol

@conrar1320

6 жыл бұрын

I stand correcteded

You can do 60mph down some of those country lanes! I still find that crazy.

@mescko

6 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the little white circle with the black X on it and thinking, "I ain't goin' that fast on this road!"

@jamesquaine6264

3 жыл бұрын

In ireland there's 80km/h limits on roads with grass in the middle and some people do reach that!! Just need to break for the bends

Nice video, but try driving in London at any time of day and see if you still enjoy driving in the UK.

@georgeknowles8762

6 жыл бұрын

Key 1485 The only time that I drive anywhere near London is picking up/dropping off someone at Heathrow or Gatwick. The lack of courtesy and patience makes the whole experience unpleasant. But then, where I live you wouldn't think twice about stopping in the road and having a chat with your mate driving in the opposite direction. If you come across such a situation you just wait until they've finished. You only lose about 10 seconds of your life.

@hurnethehunter

6 жыл бұрын

The best thing about driving in London, is driving out of London...I try and not go there at all...

@james5995

6 жыл бұрын

London is really nothing at all like the rest of England, which is a good thing.

@loopysausage

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well, London isn't the whole of the UK, so... :|

@pintpullinggeek

6 жыл бұрын

The best thing about driving in London is getting on the Tube.

Highway code states , left hand lane is for turning left or straight on ,right hand lane is for right only. This rule applies unless road markings show different.

At 3:32 there's a car coming on the right towards the traffic calming and the BOOM, it's gone???

@tgpoppins3904

6 жыл бұрын

He stopped, let him past, then edited out the wait.

@marko247

6 жыл бұрын

Scousers are that good at their "job"...

I lived in NJ for a couple of years (I am english) and thought how crazy you guys drive and the road layouts make a journey so much longer than they need to be.

I cycle through Ashwell almost every Sunday, also it's 1.5miles closer to go to the Tesco at Baldock than it is to the Royston store, you do have one set of traffic lights though ;o)

1:37 **VTEC kicks in**

roundabouts are better than intersections, mythbusters tested it.

@jozef97

6 жыл бұрын

It is conditional. You don't want to put a roundabout in a place with heavy traffic from two adjacent sides, for example, unless it is controlled by lights. My city keeps getting rid of roundabouts in favor of intersections in cases where it has no logic, though. Very annoying having to stop to wait when there is nobody coming.

6 жыл бұрын

Jozef B Most big roundabouts here in the UK are light controlled too.

@jozef97

6 жыл бұрын

- not most, some. Big ones which require them. I'm from UK aswell mate.

@IRISHSALTMINER61

6 жыл бұрын

Black cat roundabout A1.... Fucking nightmare....

@henrymaude1505

6 жыл бұрын

Jozef B u usually have to wait longer at a intersection. Try looking at a roundabout in Canterbury or London. Near the outskirts where all the heavy goods are. Face it Roundabout = more effective.

haha. im just clicking through youtube videos of americans in the UK and this dude is like "im at tescos in royston"... thats my town :D haha awesome

He was definitely speeding in this 😂 jheeze

My only concern with circling the roundabout is that, if you look at the videos of bad driving, a large percentage include those who think anyone in the nearside lane MUST be leaving at the next turn and overtake on the outside and cut accross. Stupid assumption but you need to keep a sharp eye out for these idiots.

@gregmonaghan

6 жыл бұрын

Anyone in the left hand lane SHOULD be leaving at the next exit. Anyone coming around the roundabout has right of way so has the right to "cut across". The "idiots" are those who pull out onto the roundabout when they should give way.

@batman51

6 жыл бұрын

Not so. I can quite correctly take the inside lane at a 4 junction roundabout and then take the 2nd exit i.e. straight ahead. I am talking about people in the outside lane of the entering road who parallel someone on the inside line and assume they are going to take a particular turnoff. They may, or may not.

@lumpyfishgravy

6 жыл бұрын

What about two lane exit roundabouts? Very common out of town.

@justsean6199

6 жыл бұрын

MY ONLY CONCERN WITH ROUNDABOUTS IS PEOPLES INABILITY TO READ THE ROAD MARKINGS.

@steviespaind4307

6 жыл бұрын

The key phrase being "Where traffic dictates..." look it up, I can´t be assed typing it for you.

At 3.34 approaching narrowing of the road blue car parked on right hand side of the road car approaching pulls in to give way and then disappears.....where did it go?

Lol guy makes innocent vid and all these ‘expert’ drivers pipe up with their bullshit in the comments 😂

@IRISHSALTMINER61

6 жыл бұрын

Irony, much... isn’t that what you are doing... Bless.

If you like roundabouts and you're in Herts again take a trip to Hemel Hempstead (M1 J8), and take a spin round "The Magic Roundabout" (you-tube it). In short, it's a big roundabout which you can travel round in either direction, because at each entry/exit there in a mini-roundabout (six in total). Just treat the whole thing as six separate junctions and you'll be fine.

you can't keep going around the roundabout if their is a car on your inside. or if it's laned and you get traffic lights on them?

@owieprone

6 жыл бұрын

A 'roundabout' with lights on it, isn't a roundabout any more, it's a junction that happens to be round.

Right hand lane (signaling right) to go round a round about. Indicate left and move left the exit before the one you want. If that had been busy when you went round again it would have caused problems. Left lane is for first exit (signal left) and second/straight on (no signal until your at first exit)

I'm amazed that you managed to drive that far without coming across any "temporary" traffic lights which spring up everywhere like weeds. Also, our great "round-a-bouts are slowly getting destroyed by the addition of traffic lights, (which usually operate 24/7,) because so many drivers these days don't know how to use round-a-bouts correctly.

If you like our narrow roads then you must try the winding roads in rural North Wales - the width of a single car. It makes things really interesting when you have you have to reverse them for several miles because you have met a car coming the other way.

You seem to have made an oncoming car literally vanish at 3:33, old boy. That was impressive. Are you some kind of powerful American wizard having a holiday in the world of British muggles? With just a wave of the wand and the spell word, "Getthehelloutofmywayus", you were in the clear. Magic!

so is it legal to park facing either way on a village street?

@mescko

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. It can definitely cause an American a fright to see a car pull out from the curb on your side, facing you. And we would never park that way ourselves since it's illegal here.

I like your remark about what happens if you miss your exit from a roundabout. I've done it more than once over my driving life. Even once with a 40 foot articulated rig. The only time it makes sense to put traffic lights on a roundabout is at motorway/A road interchanges where you would end up with traffic queued up for miles on the motorway during rush hour because the traffic on the A road wouldn't give traffic coming off the motorway a chance to move.

On a mini-roundabout, indicate like a normal junction but give way to the right. On a normal roundabout, the rules are a bit more difficult:*If your exit is to the left, indicate left before you enter the roundabout, stick to the outside lane and indicate left again when leaving.*If your exit is straight ahead, DON'T indicate before you enter the roundabout, stick to the outside lane and INDICATE left when leaving.*If your exit is to the right, indicate right before you enter the roundabout, stick to the INSIDE lane, then INDICATE left and MOVE to the OUTSIDE lane before your exit, then indicate left again when you exit.Roundabouts require focus and correct knowledge to use. Please respect that.

In North America, at un-controlled intersections pedestrians have the right of way. THAT'S why vehicles have to stop at almost every intersection. It's crazy and stupid, I know, but that's the way it is.

If only fuel was that cheap now ( 1:02 )

I'm from a village a few miles from Royston. My mother was born in Ashwell. I now live in Oregon.

Didn't hear a comment about which car yields when on a narrow lane and there's a car parked a the side of the road, (making it essentially one lane). I heard the yielding car is the one approaching the parked car?

The reason it's fun to drive in the UK we drive on the correct side of the road

Should be titled, "I know nothing about driving in the UK!"

roundabouts are really efficient, traffic speeds are increased and queues reduced. Go to Milton Keynes for the full experience, its slightly North American as designed around the car.

@anghinetti

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Fryer: Not all of Milton Keynes, just the new bits. The original towns and villages within what is now the Borough of Milton Keynes are centuries old. Incidentally, 66% of the borough is rural.

3:55 love these narrow roads...mate round my area what you was driving on was borderline dual-carriageway.

Where did you get the license?

Phew glad everyone else latched onto the going around the roundabout in the outside lane part.

That's my neck of the woods, a great area for an evening ride or drive. Taking the next right off the dual carriageway would have taken you an even more rural route. I hope you enjoyed your stay.

It's called a car park, not a parking lot, and roundabouts are a lot better and fuel efficient than traffic lights.

Just thought I'd mention that if there's a dotted line down the middle of a country lane, it means that there is room to pass car to car (but not always trucks) but if that dotted line vanishes, it means proceed with care as the road has just become narrower. I'm a PCV Instructor here in England. (rule 223 of the Highway Code say's, Give way to buses pulling out from Bus Stops) just thought I'd add that for everyone's benefit.......tongue in cheek. As for indicating on roundabouts, most people think it's a Christmas light and only use them once a year.......lol...drive safely

I prefer the use of "left, central or right hand" lane, not least when they all exist. The average traffic speed and acceleration of any given vehicle can also affect the movement between lanes when negotiating a roundabout safely. I am a veteran of London's Hyde Park Corner when it used to be like jockeying for position. Toot-toot!!

The way you went around that roundabout made my butt clench

You make a very good point about the lack of lights/stop signs, I am often surprised how far I can drive from my home in Brighton without ever needing to stop or even use first gear (traffic permitting), Liverpool is the furthest yet. As there is only one roundabout between me and the M23 I could theoretically drive to Scotland without encountering a single set of traffic lights or stop sign, that's about 400 miles.

@tifrap

6 жыл бұрын

Ana Lou Brighton is a city. But to be fair I do live on the edge of it, and when I say that there are no traffic lights between here and Liverpool I am conveniently forgetting that getting anywhere within Liverpool would involve loads of lights. Unless I could plot a roundabout only route.

@0utcastAussie

4 жыл бұрын

Your bladder would dictate that you can't drive that far without stopping !

we built an Empire on roundabouts and narrow lanes !

Best thing about roundabouts, you can learn to drift on them.

@johnj3577

6 жыл бұрын

Or get your knee down if you ride a motorbike ;)

@lillyhana3547

5 жыл бұрын

You're such a lad

You are one of the few U.S. citizens who seem capable of understanding the concept of ´traffic flow´. You are confident and have obviously adapted well . Ever thought about starting a business to help other U.S. citizens taking a vacation in the U.K. to understand how to drive ? You are a natural talent .

@theoptiml

2 жыл бұрын

Literally went round the roundabout twice in the left hand lane. I don’t think that’s a good idea 😂

Would that be a local Tesco? For local people?

i agree, the lack of roundabouts in the usa is mindboggling what a waste of time waiting at lights

With driving like that on a roundabout...you can always rely on "diplomatic immunity" when it all goes tragically wrong.

@welshpete12

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Welsh and I do that all the time when driving in England !

I recognised that main road, the A505 with the sneaky speed cameras. Coming up to that roundabout one evening I witnessed one of nature's wonders, of one of those mass starling bird flocks in the sky above it, all wheeling around in unison. Marvelous; then they all dived down into the spinney of trees growing on the roundabout to roost for the night. And yes, do take notice what many others are telling you about roundabout lane discipline. Being in the wrong position is especially dangerous if you have motorcycles around you. However, there's no law to say you can't drive round and around on the inside lane all day long.

Anyone notice the threewheeler at the start and how the English are so polite they actually warn you about speed traps coming up.

Years ago ( up until about 1995 ) driving in The UK was quite a pleasure. Nowadays its a nightmare - especially at school opening and closing times where parents drive their children to and from school when in fact in many cases it would be quicker for them to walk, due to the very short distance.

I got hit by an American at a Roundabout, as I was going all the way round, he entered without stopping, hit me in the side at full speed so that my car span out of control, turns over as it met the curb and rolled through a sign post and into a field. No one was hurt, by the grace of God. When we met at the side of the road I asked him why he crashed right into me. He answered, because he was told that at roundabouts there is no need for you to stop, you just drive right on! Then I passed out and woke up in a Travel Lodge foyer surrounded by people who witnessed the crash.

Local councils are slowly ruining roundabouts, at least in the North East. They’re putting lights on roundabouts! Now there are queues where there didn’t used to be.

If you carry on the A505 until you get to a place called Letchworth Garden City there is the world's oldest roundabout.

You made a right mess of that Island/Roundabout!! You were lucky the roundabout wasn't busy.

The first time you said roundaboot!! 😂😂 damn canadians!!!

bloody hell, i thought you were doing 150 mph up that road. Should have said you were trying to out run the cops after shoplifting at tesco ( add a bit of excitement for the american viewers)

@freddiehawkins6462

6 жыл бұрын

look and listen I

@ArchiverUnknown

5 жыл бұрын

*Do I Have to Correct you Bro?

Lack of indication that will land you up in a accident. Especially on round about you ment to signal then signal left when you come off. You almost crashed when you went all the way around. And yes you do have to stop and their is traffic lights

What a lovely snippet of England... makes me proud to be English!

what car is that?

Google, the magic roundabout. You'd lose your shit hahaha

Lol at the little 3 wheeler van!

3:33 😂😂😂 And surprisingly this came up on my recommended list

The M40/A404 junction at High Wycombe, the M4 / A33 junction at Reading, Several new doughnut roundabouts on the Oxford Northern, Eastern and Southern bypasses. Even the double mini-roundabout at the end of Ock St in Abingdon can catch out the unwary, cars come at you from unusual angles. And I agree about Swindon's Magic Roundabout and Milton Keynes

ORBITING A ROUNDABOUT IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. IS FINE. SO LONG AS YOU INDICATE A RIGHT, AS YOU GO. AS SOON AS YOU ENTER IT, THIS GIVES DRIVER'S WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROUNDABOUT AHEAD OF YOU ,( AS YOU PASS EACH OPTIONAL TURNING) THAT YOU ARE NOT TURNING THERE, CONTINUE UNTIL YOU ARE CERTAIN, THAT THE NEXT TURN , TO LEAVE THE ROUNDABOUT , REALLY IS THE LEFT TERN OFF, THAT YOU WANT..ANY DRIVER FOLLOWING YOU SHOULD THEN KNOW NOT TO OVER TAKE YOU, BUT TO FALL BEHIND YOU, AND MAKE THEIR OWN TURN SAFELY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS.

"30 mph speed limit" Drives at fucking 100 mph through a housing estate

I know these places very well, I worked at Days of Ash well for 10 years.

Traffic lights add to traffic congestion because roundabouts allow 20% more traffic to pass through a junction than lights. Roundabouts are also safer than crossroad intersections

It is outside 7am to 9am and 5pm to 7pm. Between those times gridlock.

What tractor engine does your car have? Sounds so rough

@peanuts2105

6 жыл бұрын

Chin Chenzo it's probably French or General Motors

@lee5150

6 жыл бұрын

It sounds like s V8 and it sounds fantastic!

@yonumpty

5 жыл бұрын

Possibly a diesel. Lots of hem in the UK. So they tend to sound a bit tractor like.

A English hint if you approaching Island and don't know witch exit you want move to onside Lane and driver round as many times as you like reading the songs then. Indicate across to lane needed. Everyone's a winner.

Good video, I go to the States a lot and cant believe how long it takes to get anywhere , if you hit the lights wrong and you are going across town, it will add three or four minutes per intersection .

@mescko

6 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, long distances take much less time here.

Taking my practical driving test in a few months!

**Heart stops as he drives around the roundabout**

"Yes, this is speeded up..."😂

Roundabouts are simple. If you approach a junction of any kind, and there's traffic coming from the right-hand side (UK Only), then STOP!!. On entry to dual lane roundabouts, Get in the left lane if you intend at coming off at 12 O' Clock or before. Get in the Right-hand lane and indicate right if you intend at coming off at 12 O' Clock or after (This includes going around one or more times). Always Indicate left at the junction before the one you want to actually exit, and look in your left mirror before moving across lanes. It really is that fucking simple. If both entry and exit to a roundabout are dual carriageways, use lane discipline and your fucking indicators! one day, America will catch on to how many lives are saved by roundabouts compared to junctions with lights. Another thing to thank us Brits for ;P

Come to Devon and see if you like small, narrow roads. You have to stop or reverse for someone every few minutes

Why is watching this so satisfying

Sped up, even a diesel can sound like a formula one car :D

3" deep! Luxury. Where I live some double Decker busses have disappeared in pot holes.

I am an expatriate living in Italy, and reason are exactly on the mark. I am so frustrated every rime I go back to the States for business trips or Home Leave, due to the amount of time wasted waiting a lights.

Cricket ground on the right at 5:31. You can see the sight screens. I think I played there in a Sunday League game in the early '70s. Looks a bit familiar, though grounds I played at once 40-something years ago can sort of merge in the memory. At least I haven't confused Ashwell with Ashtead, as I remember the latter all too clearly!