YouTube driving instructor Ashley Neal visits new CYCLOPS cycling junction… and calls it an “absolutely awful waste of time and money” [Video]

Driving instructor Ashley Neal — who uploads videos to his YouTube following of 150,000 subscribers, often tackling topics concerning cycling and cyclist safety — has driven and cycled across one of the United Kingdom’s newest CYCLOPS cycling junctions for his latest video, claiming that the infrastructure designed to better protect vulnerable road users is an “absolutely awful waste of time and money” and “utterly pointless”.

Neal, the son of former Liverpool and England footballer Phil Neal, has frequently made headlines with his outspoken views on road safety, notably in 2022 when he was criticised for a video in which he beeped his horn at two cyclists while overtaking, as a “signal”. While in March, fellow social media figure, the road safety campaigner CyclingMikey said he wished Neal would “leave me alone” after the driving instructor uploaded another video criticising his approach.

Now, back with another cycling-related video, Neal has visited the Cycle Optimised Protected Signals (CYCLOPS) …