Can You Drive on Overrun Areas?

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Published 2024-03-11
Overrun areas are designed to make the road appear more narrow than it actually is to slow you down. But can you drive over them?

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00:00 What is it
00:21 Why?
01:19 Driving test
02:12 Large vehicles
02:25 Examples
03:20 Not an overrun area
04:23 Interesting facts

All Comments (21)
  • @HaydnG266
    Your confidence to stand there with the camera and just speak, along with your diction is amazing. ITV really need to consider a weekly programme where you basically explain road rules. Pop it on after Corrie, I bet it would be popular.
  • @peashooter615
    I took my test this morning and passed with 3 minor faults. This channel played a huge part in me passing. Thank you
  • @labradormcgraw
    Been driving for twenty years, never heard of an overrun area. Thanks for a great expanation. 👍
  • @pegasus7607
    I passed my car driving test in 1966 and I have to admit I learnt quite a lot from this video!
  • @Steve8K
    Richard you are seriously the most precise, accurate and honest driving channel around. Immensely helpful, no clickbait. Love it! ❤
  • @reuben3218
    Can’t stress enough how high quality videos these are Thanks a lot Richard
  • @BlackBuck777
    These areas are part of the road. On one particular roundabout I drive (straight) over with 2 wheels solely to avoid the idiotically placed drain cover which would otherwise take a battering - normally I would make a decent attempt to negotiate correctly, of course. (My personal opinion is that they are almost as pointless as the daft wee splats of white paint masquerading as roundabouts.) Your explanation at 3:20 regarding road lining is worthwhile, I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who don't understand the difference between broken and solid lining.
  • @hippophile
    This is far less common knowledge for experienced drivers than most of your videos. Nice one!
  • @Destro7000
    I passed my Practical Driving Test 1st time today. :) Thanks for all your videos, Rich, very helpful with all the cameras. I'll be using them again when I adopt my first car next month!
  • @Silentwarzone
    i love videos like these, little things that nobody usually think of but have a purpose...
  • @asias1542
    Shortly and on point - excellent 👌 sometimes to see something once is better than hear or read about it 100 times... thanks a lot, Richard 👍
  • @jesse291
    3:55 my lorry instructor always said that anything between the kerbs is usable space, which is true sometimes we need it, even if it is solid lined. It is also examined that way in the netherlands, hit two kerbs and you're done but going over lines is fine for bigger vehicles. Awesome video btw, a lot of time and care taken for the shots to accompany the script!!
  • @austincorby9660
    I took my test yesterday and passed with no fault. I benefited a lot from this channel. Thank you
  • Excellent production quality Richard with great narration and b-roll. Top notch information too as always!
  • @YesiPleb
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  • @tomabraham3815
    Passed my test yesterday.. Third attempt. Thanks a lot for all your videos. It helped me a lot to improve my confidence.
  • @atlas94450
    Very informative as usual. Been driving 1 year + but I still check your videos.
  • @Antihm-js7wc
    Thankyou for the information i have been driving for years these are new ones on me in saying that though they sort make sense. Cheers for your very positive commentary on this subject.
  • Very useful to know. We have one of these on a 4-way roundabout near us, and causes lots of confusion - particularly with cars taking the long way round when turning right, and some cars using it as a second lane for turning right! Left and straight over are not usually a problem.
  • @bryansmith1920
    As an ex-Brit Truck driver I can tell your viewers, if you Clipped a kerb with the wheels of the trailer(25ft away)that's an automatic fail on your Driving Test