Ashleys Analysis | Inches From Death

"... he already decided to overtake." Ok, what was he dr-... "He was driving a BMW 330." There it is.

"Nathan was driving a BMW 330 diesel..." ... ... ... and then it all made sense.

Too many impatient people like this! Refuse to brake for anything as it might delay them by 20 seconds. Loads of time to stop there

'his insurance premiums have gone through the roof... just like the tractor's plough did' Savage, Ashley! Glad both were okay, that was a nasty collision

I've had a full licence for 40 years and you never stop learning

As a tractor driver myself, I can guarantee there was no way that tractor driver saw that car coming at that speed. With a machine on the back such as that drill, rear visibility is very limited. One of my biggest fears, a car overtaking when you're turning right.

ALWAYS slow down when you see a tractor. He had plenty of time to slow down. Just to decide to overtake it as soon as you see it is very dangerous. A stupid decision that could have costed hos life

I am glad Nathan is ok, but based on this video if he has been driving like that since passing his test, it was only a matter of time before he was involved in a serious accident.

Everything has alarm bells ringing for me: the first turn to the left, a second left turn; both say ease off with foot over the brake pedal at least. Then a large tractor. Easily time to slow down steadily to match it's speed with a safe stopping distance. Yes, it looks clear on the right, but without assessing, there is no way to be sure about turn off points, or other potential hazards, and gauge tractor speed and intentions. And the solid white line is screaming danger alone. Still, very glad all involved still have their health, and that this was sent in to help prevent similar issues, or much worse.

“Already decided to overtake” nailed it.

To be honest if Ashley hadn't mentioned it i would never gess he was going for the overtake, the solid lines, the bend on the road, the massive object slowly moving in front of me just shouted slow down. When i first saw the clip i thought he was on his phone. Scary for someone on the passenger seat with no control over the situation. Ps: well done for sending the clip, it's easy to forget how a single moment of distraction can cause a serious accident, clips like these remind me that cars are meant to go from A to B and live to fight another day.

Ahh, the tractor let's get passed it asap mindset. Tractors tend to do short trips on roads to reach next field and turn off. Driving experience teaches us this. So as well as tractors being slow, expect a turn also. Needles to say but that was a costly error by the driver in so many ways.

What amazed me was how short the clip was. 11 seconds. When you're moving at 60 mph, you are traveling at ~27 metres per second. That's fast. It just goes to show how quickly incidents like this can happen - be it a short lapse in judgement, or whatever.

Its not the "I have priority" but the fact that the BMW was driven so poorly in the first place. First point is there is a tractor ahead on a slight bend to the right, this means you cannot see around that corner to start with, so no idea what is beyond that point to do anything safely. Second is that its a tractor, its slow and has poor visability behind, slow down to start with. Third, the solid hatch markings are a no overtaking area and are there for a reason (junction etc), the overtaking area is just where the impact is with the tractor. Overall, a very lucky lad and also very lucky not to be prosecuted by the police. I live on a road where there are trucks turning into a quarry as well as tractors amd other agricultural vehicles used by the farmer, the amount of poor driving and riding on this road is beyond belief I will tell you now that the HGV's with a full load of stone will not stop for a car or bike doing something stupid (I've even had it with a car overtaking 8 or 9 others to the brow of a hill just a mile up the road, I had to come to a complete stop and the idiot overtaking ended up back where they started). I think the saying "look before you leap" sums it up.

He was a very lucky lad glad everyone was ok.

Given the speed, the bend, and the traffic in the opposite direction, I think the tractor didn't have much of an opportunity to spot the very fast car coming up from behind. I don't think there's much they could've done to prevent the accident. This is a really good learning point for all of us. Speed was the crucial factor, in my opinion.

He was extremely lucky! I was horrified by this clip. A total lack of awareness and planning is evident and doing just over 60mph on a bend is crazy. But on another note, I'm just glad that both himself and his passenger were OK.

Here's what I don't understand about the clip: - He didn't slow to go into the turn - I saw the tractor a good 5 seconds before impact, he didn't even slow down when it came into view - He or his friend only warned the other with a few seconds to go Either his instincts are lightening quick and he decided to overtake instantly or he wasn't properly looking and was on autopilot

At 1:08 when I saw that blade-thing coming towards me I actually let out a yelp! I can't imagine how terrifying it must have been for the people in the car! Amazing that they weren't seriously injured. Wow.

No stereotyping here. There are, imo, three factors that caused this..... Nathan was driving too fast for the conditions and, unfortunately, didn't have the experience to deal with the situation. The third factor is almost certainly the very limited visibility that this tractor/trailer unit had and may well not have seen the cammer (ok.... 4 factors then). Ashley basically covered everything that needed to be said. For what it may be worth I will show respect to Nathan for sharing this as the Internet can be very cruel. Huge thanks to Ashley for the analysis and for admitting to your own error. Nathan - that was too close a call for comfort..... at least you survived this time. Further recriminations would be pointless.... enough said there. Stay safe everyone 👍.