Analysis Comp #16 | Into Increasing Risk

As risk increases, you should be decreasing your speed to compensate. Why do so many road users do the opposite?

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[ashley_neal]

I'm honestly not that surprised with the amount of comments that are talking about priority still. We see this on a daily basis on our roads where people think because they have priority, and because it should be down to other people to do things correctly they continue into risk. In case you missed it, this was the theme of the video of what not to do. If you still just think about priority you need to go and give your head a wobble!

[pst_uk]

The scary thing this compliation shows (alongside many other on both this channel and others) is how many drivers come off a slip road and blindly zoom across two or three lanes on a motorway to get to the outside lanes - it never sems to occur to them to establish yourself on the mototorway before moving. I see this myself quite regularly and am always wary for this happening - sometimes it is blindingly obvious that someone is going to do that by the manner of their driving but not always so it pays to observe closley.

[smilerbob]

At around 5:00 those brake lights in the distance should have been setting off alarm bells. Not so much for someone veering across lanes but more “why are they slowing?”

I hope that diversion along the wrong road was enough for a lesson learned

[ibs]

That first clip. Seriously, trying to slot in between two HGV's that themselves are too close to each other is truly asking for trouble. Car driver should have just eased back in the slip road and slotted in behind the second HGV. I will say, the second HGV driver would have done better to be cruising with a greater seperation distance to the one in front. Bunching up close together does indeed make it more difficult for others to merge onto the motorway as they now have to pretty much consider both HGV'S as one very long HGV for merging purposes, though unfortunately the car in this clip tried to "split the difference".

[sparkycalledmarky]

6:00 It's a strange thing really. People do not expect others to pass them on the left. Especially in circumstances where they are looking to do just that themselves.

[ibs]

At around 3:08 this is a very common and easily recognized hazard whereby merging traffic on your left is eager to carry on lane changing to their right to get past slower traffic and get up to their desired cruising speed asap. Often in their eagerness, they don't carry out full all round observation, . In particular their right hand blind spot. This situation shows the importance of the merger carrying out an over the right shoulder blind spot check as well as breaking down each lane change as a seperate and distinct manouvre rather than one blended in "swoop across". And if you are in the position of the cammer, either hold back or have an escape route to your right. A brief sound of the horn wouldn't hurt either, despite other's bad reaction to it..

[daughterofthestars]

The clip at 5:00 is terrifying, I was definitely pumping my brakes mentally as the driver starting catching and passing all of the vehicles around him. If everyone around you is slowing down, you should too!

[dannydee]

Thanks to your videos I have changed my style of driving and many times during my driving I say the words "let the traffic flow" and it works, I now help everyone get to where they are going to.

[streamleazefishhouse]

4:06 white van driver. Correct me if I am wrong. Are you not meant to change one lane at a time. There was no attempt to stay in the middle lane, turn off indicator and put the indicator back on to suggest he/she was moving to the 3rd lane.

[User_on_Youtube_]

Is it me or can anyone else not see what 'the novice driver' did wrong (3:00 ish)?? In the middle lane, the merging lane joins the inside but the merc (classic) just decides to cross 2 lanes? I'm struggling to understand what the cam car did wrong?

[jakescustoms]

Hey Ash! Wanted to share that I did my first bit of driving in the busy metropolitan area of Puerto Rico yesterday, a truly rather exciting and interesting experience. The driving climate is definitely more aggressive and thus I was reminded of the "Driving in New York" videos where you explained that you have to be a little more aggressive yourself in order to ensure best flow (as long as it's safe); I also encountered a driver that got mad at me for turning a "begging" signal on while we were stopped at a light because I needed to make the turn after the lights and the previous traffic conditions hadn't allowed me to lane change earlier. An interesting experience alltoghether and one in which I truly excercised the most of what I've learned from your channel.

Ps. I may have drove a little faster than the speedlimit while on the 65 mph highways 😂 (albeit with due care and attention and not driving into risk).

[HotAxleBox]

I've only been driving a month and I've decided to remove my P plates. My reason? The second people see P plates they tailgate, dont let you out of junctions and generally try to bully you off the road here in London.
Since taking them off, I've only had a couple of people hang off my rear bumper whilst I'm doing the speed limit.

I like these videos, I find them helpful and educational.

[AdamMcCarthy]

My golden rule is always get out of a lorry's blind spot on the left no matter the situation, if that mean backing off and pulling in behind them, so be it.

[smilerbob]

That clip at 1:53 is a sight that is all too often seen at night as drivers assume the roads are empty so they can continue same speed ahead. Yes, the wagon pulling out shouldn’t have but in their mind they are turning right so aren’t inconveniencing anyone

[TerribleFire]

1:58 the irony of this one is that if the viewer had just lifted off the gas he'd have clear the lorry on the left as it pulled off the road.

[padfootspack]

When I was a very new drive I changed lanes once without properly checking over my shoulder and very nearly hit another car. I have never done that since in the 20+ years I've been driving.

I started watching your videos a few weeks ago and have gone through quite a lot of them, and although I consider myself to be a safe, careful and patient driver, I have definitely recognised I've had a "I have priority" mentality up until then. Whenever I go out in the car now I'm definitely trying to anticipate more what the cars around me are likely to do and adjusting my speed and position to compensate.

[lebowskii_]

Ashley, can you explain what the novice driver should have done differently at 3:00?

[RoverPower]

A lot of these situations are from people ploughing through slower moving traffic without making any adjustments to their speed, which gives them very little time to react. Ploughing on and hoping for the best doesn't always work, and you give the other vehicles less time to see you also.

[mattwoodford]

Your channel is brilliant, allowing many to learn from each incident. Priority works where all vehicles are autonomous but humans are prone to mistakes. We see them when we drive and on dashcam videos too, we know they happen so we can adapt our driving to suit. Thanks!!!

[QuentinStephens]

6:00 are you sure that the horn wasn't to alert the HGV driver who might have been in front of the HGV and thus out of view?