How they fixed the junction Tom Scott made famous

This feels like the exact video that Tom would want to make as an update. Both the video and audio effort is top notch. No wonder the algorithm sent me here. 10/10

My survival tactic as a bike courier working in the city, mostly during the evening hours, is to assume that I'm invisible, and assume that every driver is an idiot, until proven otherwise.

Very odd to see my local area like this. I work as a paramedic in the new forest and I lost count on how many accidents we were sent to there. Some of them very nasty. Since the change to the layout, I’m not aware of any there. It’s been a massive success.

This is precisely why people like Tom are so important. We need people documenting dangers and becoming activists for a better tomorrow. Thanks for going over this in more detail :)

I like how the re-design looks like it was done in Cities Skylines. Just delete the last chunk of the road, and re-build it, but attaching it further down the road from where you previously connected it.

We need an Ashley Neal-Tom Scott crossover video. Let's see how his driving is!

It’s mind blowing how easily we can create unexpected death traps, yet equally amazing how simple the solution can be.

It's been nice to know that regardless of ppl like TS bringing it to public knowledge, they were already planning one fixing it. It does make me wonder if it accelerated the process though. We all know that these things can sit and fester for decades if the wrong ppl are left in charge of their care, and just because they have plans to adjust it, doesn't always mean they will be followed through promptly.

The most suprising thing is not that it costs £500k to alter a very small strech of road, and replace the sinage, but that they actually had plans in place to change it before Tom Scott brought it up in his video.

This is a perfect example of how good design is far better than just putting up a sign

I remember two crossroads in Finland that were fixed by staggering two of the roads like this. One of them had multiple fatalities before the fix because the main road had a high speed limit and was between big cities, while the road crossing it was a small road in a rural area and people would drive into the fast traffic because they didn't bother looking if someone was coming. The fix, like in this crossing, forces people to slow down considerably and that by itself also makes them look around before trying to get onto the bigger road.

Excellent video Ashley. I live 2 miles from this junction and have seen several crashes between cars prior to the changes being made. This road is a short cut to avoid the very busy (and hence slow) A326, so anyone in a hurry would take this route and ignore the 40 mph speed limit. It's also one of only two routes for cyclists to get from the Hythe/ Dibden conurbation into the beautiful New Forest so acts as a focus for them. On summer evenings Ipley crossroads is used as a turn point on the very popular P164 cycling time trial course between Lyndhurst and Beaulieu. As a keen local cyclist I think the money was well spent, it definitely feels safer now.

As an engineer myself, Tom's video may very well have helped push this design change through. Even with the new design approved, clients can drag their heels on implementing the changes to put off the costly redo, particularly in the government sector. A high profile video bringing attention to the problem can be just the kick in the pants they need.

It was shocking how many people in Tom's video blatantly ran the stop signs.

When I was young I was always taught to hold my head up high and look both ways constantly as I cross any road or intersection. As an adult I've learned that I am 100% responsible for my own safety and should never rely on other people or their systems to work for me. As a pedestrian these two simple ideas have kept me alive and uninjured in many situations, and now as I drive more than I ever have before I apply these same rules and it has already saved me from a wreck in 3 instances. PAY ATTENTION and DONT BECOME COMPLACENT!

This is the first video I've ever seen that acknowledges car pillar blinding of any kind. It is IMPORTANT to talk about A, B & C pilar blind spots as many people don't seem to understand it. There should be an entire class in driving school that talks about how things that move at just the right speeds can be hidden behind a pilar in your car or that when on the motorway in the middle lane, cars at your 5:30 and 7:30 position often get blocked visually by your C pilar in a car. THIS IS GREAT STUFF!

This is an example of how engineering is a solution to road safety. A lot of times, we focus too much on enforcement and a bit on education but engineering of roads is down the list. Sure, it's expensive to commission studies and hire people with degrees to analyse things then actually do the works but it can proven to be worthwhile.

Congratulations from Texas, USA. We have some very poorly constructed intersections that lead to horrible crashes like this intersection. Glad to see the highway department in the U.K. made life saving changes.

Thanks to Tom I spent a significant chunk of my morning learning about a small rural intersection on the other side of the world.

Very interesting. This explains an intersection change near my old place that I never understood. Seen from above, the new layout is identical to the new layout in this video. Makes a lot of sense the way you explained it. Learned something new about traffic patterns today. :-) Thank you!