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  • Funny, this same thing (more or less) happened to me, on a roundabout, going the same way... with a white van...

    And I got it on my new camera (thanks to you, Sven!)

  • Wow wait a minute doesn't the law require you to stop (the van in this case) if someone is allready in the roundabout?

    In my country it says so.

    Thank you for uploading, the guy in the van should have got a damn ticket or something!

  • @Znitso Nah it's just down to allowing enough time between vechile and yourself.

  • @bobdigi88 Okey. Thanks for the info

  • LOL Regardless of whether he was on the phone or not he pulled out onto an island when it wasn't clear. That's kinda illegal :)

  • what a seal of a van driver

  • what a seal of a the van driver

  • Blind White Van man did the same thing. Only I ended up with 2 femur compound fractures, dislocated sholder, 3 broken ribs and a busted up face. He had some splainin' to do.

  • Slow down on ya motorbike :(

  • holy shit! the star tnearly gave me a heart attack! slow down! youg ot brakes, use em wisely!

  • What's the speed limit there?

  • @ bencolecumbria1995 if you hate people posting videos on youtube of this nature then why are you watching it ? it's not the end of the world, What a stupid think comment to make, would have been the end of the world if he had of hit him ? and the final bit of the comment " you know people do make mistakes " maybe you should explain that to the familys of the 5000 people who die each year on britains roads IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE!!! what an idoit.

  • i think the mobile phone law's came in around '02 as the company i worked for at the time refused to have hands free kits installed in the vans, so i ended up getting 1 of those cheapies from the petrol station for £5 when bought with fuel. i know that road well & that roundabout has good visibility, it was always the mini roundabout further along i kept forgetting was there (luckilly, i never had even so much as a close miss, it's now traffic light controlled junction).

  • was he on the phone as well? or was this before it was illegal?

  • @fladam1994 four years ago..........he was on phone.....not sure if it was legal or not then

  • @svengalie 2003 was when it went illegal

  • yeah he was pretty blind but then you were overtaking on the wrong side of the road in a residential area and then carved the last guy you overtook up and cut across shevrons! the white van man needs to wake up a touch but if I would you I'd be approaching the roundabout a little slower and looking left as well as right!

  • @mancdown Broken Lines in the road, and Broken shevrons = no laws broken.

  • @mancdown

    He's not overtaking on the wrong side of the road. We drive on the left, and overtake on the right.

  • What an asshole

  • The road looks like a 30 to me??

  • Ok in this video the van driver is an idiot XD

  • i hate people who post these videos on youtube, its not the end of the world you know people do make mistakes

  • @bencolecumbria1995 a second earlier and his mistake WOULD have been the end of my world....

  • @svengalie hahah suppose pal

  • @svengalie blind spot maybe?

  • I can't decide who is more blind. The driver of the white van or the person who (@0:15) parked his blue car in the middle of the lane facing backwards.

  • you guys are weird. yellow lines go on the middle and white on the outside.

  • @fathan16 our lines were here first :P

  • @fathan16 yer if your in the USA

  • No wonder the van ran into him... He's on the wrong side of the road!!!

  • damn no wonder Borat came to america

  • COME HERE KID WANT SOME CANDY?

  • Actually, its a blind spot.

  • i like how u shook your head lol i find it's the best way to make other drivers feel like shit for their mistakes xD

  • u should of pulled him over an smacked him 1

  • I enjoy watching these videos Purely because I grew up in Seaford, spent a lot of my time in newhaven and Peacehaven and worked in brighton. Seeing roads that that are familiar brings back memories. Haven't really been back in 10 years. Maybe its time I did

  • Roads still make no sense, its like theyre made to have a wreck.

  • just a typical white van. all white van drivers are idiots anyway, not a single one can drive. i've only been riding for almost 6 months and how many near misses i've had with white vans. they shouldn't be on the road.

  • @videogameaddic1001 I drive a white van and i have had more near misses in it in the last 6 months (since i bought it) then i have in my entire driving time (8 years) and no shit i have not been at fault once. There are too many retards on the roads in England and i swear people are just blind to large white boxes.

  • @tommypk86 well every white van no matter where i go are blind to anyone else on the road and can't drive. weather im in a car or riding my motorbike, white vans always pull out, don't indicate, drive right up the ass of me.

  • Typical. I drive a van, and also ride a bike. I'm always on the look out for bikes, it's a shame that the majority of other people don't

  • Maybe you need to slow down and learn how to control a motorcycle properly, its idiots like you who give motorcyclists a bad name.

  • White Van... all are same

  • thats what defensive driving is for, if i see someone who i think might not stop i always stop no matter what.

  • take off his mirror,then he would see you

    

  • @trikeruk surely if he took off his wing mirror he wouldnt be able to see him :/

  • close one dude, had a van pull straight out in fornt of me a month back , my front tyre was between the ditch and the left hand side of the van it was that close, no excuses cause my lights are always on and my bike isnt exactly quiet either, dickheads

  • crazie new this since i started driving and even more so since going on 2 wheels white van man = enemy!! dickhead i swear they act try and knock u of like sum kinda sicksport!

  • .....What's the speed limit on that first stretch of road?

  • do they teach you to ride down the road like that... over taking car's on the other side of the road.. and you moan about the white van... but yeah your lucky...

  • @MrTerrydddd so what side of the road are you meant to over take?

  • It's a mercedes van, what do you expect? In almost every merc there's an asshole behind the wheel.

  • What is it with these White Van Men, why are they so fucking arrogant and crazed?

  • 31 secs he's on the phone

  • I started biking again recently after many years away.

    My biggest worry out on the road is women drivers.

    I've had two near misses; both young women; one of them a muzzie dressed like a letter box.

  • @duckgeezer any junctions i pass with cars waiting to pull out i aways cover my brake ready for a fast stop, you just never know even if they looking at you, i think it saved my ass one day, i was passing a cross roads with my right of way with a car in front of me turning left and as he turned the car (young women) wanting to go straight over, pull out in front of me but i was ready as i always think cars are going to pull out on me

  • @duckgeezer "My biggest worry out on the road is women drivers" - Why? Men are more likely to be involved in accidents.

  • @FitztheTim Probably because i see more women drivers on there phones and not looking, doing what they call "multi tasking" <-- worst nightmare for bikers.

  • that guy should have gone to specsavers.....camera on the helmet is a great idea.

  • what a plank how did he not see you

  • What's with that blue hatchback parked in the wrong lane or did miss something?

  • speed kills...

    so would hiting side of 3.5 tonne lwb sprinter cdi..

    van driver to blame, yes granted... steamed up windows prob caused lack of vision.

    my main points are

    1 im a hgv adr driver.... im also a organ donor...

    bikers, take care out there, any road could finish you, any vehicle, even a bloody man hole cover.

    point is, drive fast out in middle o no where, in built up areas especially at that shot locus re chevrons, no need for overtaking there.

    take care, be seen

  • @e36rik yea, except when ur haulin ass out in the middle of no where, watch out for potholes (expecially in Oklahoma). i was just about to get on it and i hit one at 60mph, and thank god there was a car about 100 yards ahead of me because i was NO WHERE near town or help lol. But seriously, yall be careful.

  • today i saw an F'in police officer on his phone while driving i mean i wish i had my helmet cam on would of reported that

  • wot an idiot white van man driver,probably on the phone or somethin....

  • some fucking beamer did that to me 2 days ago

  • How you let people off with that shit, I would be going totally loony at the twat,

  • 'bloody van drivers...'

    no, look at the footage, its ok for crotch rockets to bang past cars/vans etc in built up areas and undertake you etc, no wonder they get in so much trouble, guy in van prob didnt see a speedin cub 90 hitting roundabout...

    if it was me, i would have slammed you clean aff it...

    bikes are worse than wimin, all good for wingin.. but look at yer behaviour before hand...

  • @e36rik you need you're head checked mate did you know that 80% of motorcyclistes deaths are caused by you fkin car drivers

  • @e36rik Wow you really couldn't of spewed more crap in one go if you tried!

    Firstly, the van driver had roughly 5 seconds to see the bike had he been looking right as his van approached the roundabout.

    Secondly what is ment by "look at yer behaviour before hand"? Sven didn't cause any obstruction or danger to anyone.

  • @e36rik Well done, it takes a fair level of skill to remain that ignorant. Yes it's OK to overtake on a clear, straight road with good visibility. I suggest you go and take a CBT. It's a very useful tool to improve your awareness of other road users and learn to look at things from other peoples point of view whilst on the road. Even if you have no intention of ever riding a bike again, it helps you to be a better driver and appreciate the danger you could be putting other people in.

  • Did he stick his finger up? I did not quite see as you turned your head too quickly, I know his hand went up at around 0:32, but cannot see whether his finger followed.

    Some people need to pay more attention to the roads, if there was no speed limit and people payed more attention to the roads there would be less accidents than what there is now. The problem is not speed, its that people cannot concentrate.

  • you're lucky you wasnt going 1-2 mph faster or he would have slamed into you're side.. freaking white van man!.

  • I guess theres no sound deliberately so we dont hear your screaming when you thought it was going to hit you. noob.

  • @Kraig00 noob? I hope you're talking about the White Van Man who can't drive safely?

  • @seanusmcprawnus

    Obviously not.

  • Kenne ich!

  • Arrogant motorcyclist, obviously speeding in a built-up area, thinks the law only applies to white van man.

  • @Phlegmwahn are you some kind of cunt, the van pulled straight out onto the round about

  • @benzy199 Language Timothy! Your use of foul language serves to compound your arrogance and is an indication of deeper psychological problems. You might find an Anger Management course useful.

  • How fast was that overtake at the start of the video? I very much doubt it was 30mph! Van driver was an idiot stil.

  • @goodgabba So you expect him to overtake somebody at the speed limit? Haha!

    And after he passed those cars and apporached that round about or w/e you call it, he slowed down to a safe speed.

  • @goodgabba I think you'll find that the highway code states quite clearly that, for the purposes of an overtaking maneouver, a driver/rider may exceed the posted speed limit as long as they return to the posted limit once the maneouver is complete...

  • the test shud b more difficult & sentencing more serious.Maybe then idiots like mr white van man would open their eyes when they r driving a 2ton vehicle! You shouldnt be allowed more than 2 or 3 minor faults in my opinion. the test is only 40fookin minutes! If u cant drive faultlessly for 40mins then you cant drive faultlessly for the next 50odd yrs!

    On my way home from work Tuesday night some dizzy bird was in the wrong lane on an island & drove into the side of me! Lucky i wasnt on the bike!

  • Any motorist who nearly kills you and doesn't apologise needs their mirrors kicking off lol

  • hit his van with a chain or something like road rash

  • were i live in blackpool, on the round abouts. and around the town theres actually think bike signs. which i think they work. maybe ur city should get them.

  • Bastards just dont look

  • cameras and number plates. also, im the other half of a police officer.

    also, apart from the fact that a car accidentis ineviitable, you can also be sure the suspension of your van will cost you much more money because of the potholes all over that street dur to the recent snow and ice.

  • my van?

  • @sussexking You realise that the owner of the video is the one filming the white van?

  • This road is telscombe cliffs road in Peacehaven. I know because i live two or three blocks away....

    Very stupid and very dangerous you can be sure if i see you i will report you.

  • Thanks Justin, although I'm not sure how you'd spot a white van out of the thousands out there.

  • i get vans doing this type of thing to me all of the time. they just wave their had as if to dismiss me , wankers.

    good vids overall man!

  • Saw something similar to this happen the other day, I was driving in the far right lane, there was a motorcycle in the middle lane and a land rover in the far left lane. Land rover just decides to get over and just puts the motorcycle in its back seat. Got up next to the land rover and it was a blond girl talking on her cell phone. The wife had to restrain me from getting out the car.

  • Surely it's just a fact of life and people don't see bikes. I don't even get startled these days when they do shit like that. It's just part of driving a bike, assume it will happen.

  • Taiwanese drivers do that 100% of the time!

    They never look or yield to oncoming traffic.

    I'm compiling similar video clips at the moment for my channel.

    Ride / Drive aware!

  • Been there hundreds of times. I've tried bright orange clothing on my bright yellow bike and it doesn't make a jot of difference. I don't think I'd be seen even if I put a blue flashing light on my helmet!!!!

  • It's the paint, I tell you it's all in the paint!!

  • Perhaps you shouldn't have included the exuberant passing manoeuvre up the hill, even though I enjoyed it. It distracts from the fact the vanner was not paying attention and did the wrong thing.

  • you can do 2 things.

    1. speed and deal with it rather than whining about others.

    2. don't speed and whine about others when they do something wrong.

  • This is a great example of HK riding...

  • So this jackass was on your ass.

  • crazy white vans are out to kill everyone

  • It ALWAYS white vans..

    They are such tossy drivers. They think they own the road.

  • MrGilburt he is one of them car owner tht thinks they own all the road dono why tht is Coz they cant ride a bike how kown

    as Factory stats tht a nomal day in the UK

  • see why my car is now in the scrap yard, 13,000$ damage because some idiot signaled one thing and did something compleatly opposit and ended up raming my passengers side,

  • an indicator means nothing more than the bulb is working. you cannot and should not rely on an indicator as meaning anything else unless you see other indications (such as braking, changing road position and so on).

    its especially a problem for drivers looking at bikes as there a precious few self cancelling indicators on bikes.

  • more like cant rely on what the other driver is going to do in quebec, anyways it happened, not my fault, and about the bike indicators, when you indicate a turn does it automaticly stop the blinker when you turn back to the stright position steering wise?

  • very few bikes have self cancelling indicators. even those that do are not like other vehicles.

    some bikes have a timer fitted, some use a switch on the steering, neither work especially well. the steering switch fail to work many times as often y'don't use large steering moves to turn. the timer based may be better, but there is still the problem of the indicators being prematurely switched off if waiting to turn

  • i would have followed him until he stopped and beat the piss out of him.

  • MrGilburt you are a fucktard and I hope you die a slow death trapped in your car.

  • @MrGilburt lol

  • Your a disgusting human being and I hope you remember this as karma when you die your painful death.

  • @MrGilburt

    Fuck off retard, die in a crash.

  • @MrGilburt: you picked the wrong video to hate on bikers. 24 thumbs down, hahahaha.

  • ride like every car is out to kill you... cars and bikes don't play very well.

  • Good advice! I ride the same way.  It's saved me from many collisions.

  • Sometimes crashing can be fun...

  • yeah wtf's going on there he obviously saw u and just thought u would piss off out of his way...

  • wanker!!!!!

    This are the drivers that should have their license taken.

  • just a normal day in the uk, people getting from a to b and dont give a fuck about paying attention to whats round about them, it makes me very wary when im out on my bike.

  • What a fucking wanker...

    Had a white van pull out of a driveway right in front of me today, i had to swerve round him and up onto the path, i had no time to brake, would of been right up his arse. Twats like this shouldn't be on the road, just because they're in a big white cage, they think they own the road. Enjoying your videos mate, watched all of your trail riding ones with Alf, haha looks legendary mate!

    All the best

  • wat a dick....

  • i was knocked off my bike going along there, i was on a honda vfr 400, a car pulled right out in front of me in early morning traffic, and then she had the cheek to just drive off.. i went right onto the verge on the left.. bike was a right off.

  • everyone hates the white van man.

  • lol i like how the camera shakes left and right

  • Some driver think that they are the boss of the road and they dont care about motorbike :S and he was a dickh 3 /-\ |) because he need to stay before the white line and give away to the right side

  • you're a lucky guy there sven!!!

  • Shit lol wow that was close i had one trying to beat me off a round about the other day.

  • That's ridiculous. Its a shame how others drive.

  • good video

  • Attention Van Driver!!!! Give way to traffic on the roundabout......Typical motorist, no thought or consideration for Bikers ;) Stay safe, Billy ;)

  • filthy bastard!

  • Jeepers....very lucky dude! Bloody van drivers, i don't think they've even learned to walk upright yet!!!! At least you got away with it and with a great vid too!!!!!

  • walk upright...LOL

  • very lucky there pal

  • wooo, jesus stupid van man , dont he care for bikers jeeeeze

  • whoa!

  • sprinter man

  • Stupid fuckin auto drivers >: 0

  • In any other scenario you're quite right. But this is a roundabout.

    It's like someone jumping a red light then saying

    "it's doesn't matter who had right of way".

  • please stop talking...

    he isnt some kid looking for a thrill

  • did you curse him?

  • @ConfusedSponge

    Sweet Lord!

  • Blind Dumb Ass Van Driver!!!!!!!  He seemed quite suprised to see your face pressed up against his window. "DRrr like where did you come from??? One minute i was changing the radio station and then there you were lookin in my window....Drrrrr (said in the voice of Goofy) "

  • he was coming from the left.. did you were supposed to give him the lead? orrrr how is it in great britin?

  • I get this all the time. Have had so many close calls. Last year my time was up, riding on my zx6r, and got hit head on went over the roof, and came out unscaved. I saw this, that god was smiling on me, so i went out and bought a gsxr1000. what can i say, your either a biker or not.

  • giveway to the right.

  • I hope people like you get killed in painful car accidents. You will find that people who ride motorbikes pay more attention to the road than the stupid car drivers around them.

  • wtf... he was already on the round about... highway code is give way to the right. If you keep that attitude the only person thats gonna die on the road is people like you.

  • corse, no one comments on the overtake of three cars, you must have been speeding and you had to cut in sharply to aviod that island...........but the van driver was crazy and very stupid

  • doesn't just happen to bikes same happened to me yesterday when in my car, the guy was too busy talking on his mobile phone

  • I can imagine the audio....

    bloody hell mate that was focking clothes!

  • that was focking clothes!

  • fucking hell.

  • i hate this shit! its fucked up, but it happens all the time...bikes shoud offer deffensive rockets as an extra, everybody will buy them!! XD

  • Holy shit !

    I would have followed him home and made his family pay for his mistake

  • lol

  • i would have bashed his door man..that was so close

  • ...and they say the british are so polite and attentive.....of course I know this was one of the stupids...

  • one of the many stupids

  • one of the many many stupids

  • Since i've been folowing MR13's videos for so long, i happened to view his entire UK series and found your channel, deffonatly subscribing!

    Love watching Bike Vlogs! Will have to try some myself.

  • Did he make contact with you?

  • Fuckin lazy ass,not paying attention dick head!

    ive had that when trying to overtake, fuckin scary!

  • wow I would block his way get of my bike and kicked his ass if I was you

  • what a dick ! stupid van

  • I drive a Merc Sprinter and the A pillars are so wide it's scary.When I'm coming on to a roundabout I actually move my head from side to side cos the blindspot is so big ! Good job you were on the ball.Beware the SMIDSY.

  • In fairness to the poor chat at the wheel he was a white as a ghost. He wasn't just being a four letter word.

    He pulled over and stopped at the side of the road for as long as i could see him (and that road is loooong and goes uphill, so he scared himself to stop for a long time)

  • putain l'enculé !!

  • Talk about close....I would have knocked his mirror off!