This video has it all – in just a few minutes I caught one driver who got disqualified, a nice woman who begged me not to report her, a PHV driver on his phone, a road raging angry loudmouth telling me to get on the cycle path and a disdainful and arrogant cabbie who swore at me.
So many drivers, when caught, come up with stuff like this Mercedes driver “My Nan’s got cancer.” How is that an excuse for driving on the phone? If he was disqualified, then it seems the magistrates didn’t think it was a suitable excuse either.
As for my positioning in the road on occasion – it’s not much different than the motorcyclists filtering past, this is a 20mph road so there’s no danger, and why be in such a rush when you’re about to spend five or ten minutes in the queue at the other end of the road anyway.

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https://nextbase.co.uk/national-dash-cam-safety-portal/

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34 Comments

  1. The sob story about single mum was one I’ve heard before. The lesson to be learned is “keep your knees together and don’t use your phone”

  2. Everyone seems to have an excuse as to why they are using their mobile when driving even though they know they shouldn't be doing it.

  3. Poor show from the taxi driver. Seems old enough to have been doing it for a while and likely learned from some old school drivers who would never have acted in this way – shame on him.

  4. I wonder if any people who use the cancer excuse are even telling the truth? That cabbie and the loudmouth need a bit of attitude adjustment 😉 You need to make a collective term for getting multiple customers in one row of traffic.

  5. All these 🤡 🤡 with their bull 💩💩 excuses.
    I thought Mr squeaky was going to throw his teddy bear at you and throw himself on the floor and have a tantrum.

  6. 1:24 genuine question. Does the oncoming driver have a valid point? Should you be in the middle of the road talking to the other driver? Maybe perfectly legal but just asking.

  7. The passenger in that taxi should be getting out and getting a new cab. If he is angry with Mikey for reporting dangerous driving which can be responsible for very serious consequences he isn’t a safe person to be riding with. Almost certainly he’s used a phone while driving. Never mind his foul language. A real yuk.

  8. It's good to see that the professional drivers i.e. cabbies are not on the phone. If they're in a car for ten hours and can resist the phone, everyone can. I drove a cab for ten years and I'm proud of the professionalism of most black cab drivers. Always get a black cab.

  9. The only people who get upset and angry with you are the same people who are doing something wrong IMO keep up your great work and stay safe and take care 👍

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