Tips for driving fast on narrow country roads

The UK is famous for it's narrow country roads. Many people feel the speed limit does not represent the type of road, however the speed limit is not a target but rather some freedom to drive at a speed you deem fit without having to concentrate on your speedometer too much. In this video find out how to get the most out of these roads whilst staying safe.

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00:00 Speed limit
01:02 Holding the wheel
02:12 Follow the edge
03:23 See and be seen
05:04 How fast
05:57 Horses
06:25 When to brake
07:21 Narrow roads
10:29 Using passing places
12:08 Oncoming traffic
13:27 Cars close behind
14:04 Outro

[edwardtye]

1. Great socks
2. Great horse impression

[solentbum]

As someone who has had two cyclist friends killed by cars being driven too fast on country roads may I thank you for your emphasis on safety . Any idiot can drive fast, it takes good judgement to drive safely.

[jcp_]

Gave me a little heart attack at 3:18 lol. It felt like you hit that tractor with that photo XD

[michaelfahey]

Passed a couple months now but am still coming back for engaging, informative and entertaining content. It's great stuff which doesn't always get tested at more urban centres but is still properly important. Cheers

[BijuTeo]

Thank you, Richard, for the time and the energy you give us! You answered most of my questions that nobody of the experienced drivers I asked could answer me. I admire you not only as a driving instructor, but also as YouTuber and a content creator. I have a small channel (10 times smaller than yours) and I know how hard it is to crate videos with a full time job! Thank you again. You deserve your success! 💕👍

[SmoliverTwist]

Great timing! My instructor was just telling me today that a lot of her students were being failed recently because they were choosing to drive at 30/40mph on these rural roads and not speed up. I’m going to be driving on some rural roads next lesson, so I can practice judging when to speed up and slow down on them.

[columbo]

Failed on this part of my test in the final 10 minutes after everything was going so well! Was a National speed limit country road which was quite narrow, I felt like I was going too slow in the first place so I didn’t slow down enough when passing oncoming cars. Don’t make the same mistake I did and good luck everyone we gonna get this license !

[ExtremeSpeedMewtwo]

Thought the last tip for even someone who's passed to be very helpful ! Even on motorways/dual carriageways tailgating is rather dangerous, but on single carriageways and track roads with lots of bends and unexpected things tailgating becomes even more dangerous since there is much more of a need to brake, and driving slower actually does become necessary!

[jithinvjohn]

I passed my test today with 1 minor. Thank you for the videos.

[oguguaonyinyechi]

I passed my practical driving test today 1st Attempt!!! With six minors! I don’t know what I would had done without your videos! Thank you! Thank you! God bless you for giving us so much information and being calm. Goodluck to every doing their test! Don’t forget, focus on the test, the nerves will go away with time.

[noritoussaint]

Thanks for this content 🙂 I only passed my test 2 months ago and today I drove on some narrow country roads for the first time in Surrey. I wasn't brave enough to do more than 25mph and freaked out every time I saw oncoming traffic. Lots of people overtook me and a few insulted me too 😐I came to youtube in the hopes of finding some guidance and now I'm binge watching your videos 😆

[koustuvganguly]

Yesterday my instructor took me to drive on inner lanes in a conjested residential locality. This video helps a lot, today my task is to speed up a bit more in same location.

[wenfeiwu]

Hi Richard, I got really scared when driving on a narrow roads towards coming vehicles from opposite side, which leads me being super close to my left (I am driving in Australia). Does anyone else have the same problem as me 🥲🥲? Thanks Richards for your detailed & informative content!

[AnthonyWabo]

Great videos! Driving in the UK was a nightmare for me, recently i moved to Australia and there's so much space and the roads are much wider. I still come back to those videos as a refresher and because they are really entertaining as well. Cheers, mate!

[fxh]

This is the perfect timing, I have a test coming up and knowing these points are amazing, especially the narrow bends on a 30

[kobatroy]

Excellent video. Great horse impression 🐎 👍

[hemanta]

As a new driver your video has really helped me a lot when driving in a narrow road. Thanks a lot.❤

[Java_Selenium]

You are a great teacher..I am very glad that I got to hear you..my instructor is too rude, lazy and impatient to tell even basics ..though I am too interested to learn..you are passing a lot of energy, encouraging and inspiring…you are great soul..thanks a lot ..from India 🇮🇳

[nosheenbukhari]

I passed my test today.Thanks for such wonderful videos .

[aarongreen]

i drive a 3500 and this is literal gold for helping manage small backroads