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Vision Zero South West has published more examples of poor and dangerous driving it has been able to take action against thanks to footage submitted by the public.
The latest video released from Op Snap shows six examples of submissions which have recently been dealt with by Devon and Cornwall Police.
They include a ‘shocking’ example of dangerous overtaking, a car cutting across a cyclist, another car pulling out of a junction without looking and a car jumping a clear red light – as well as other instances of erratic behaviour on the roads.
The video has been published to coincide with a major milestone for Op Snap in the region, with officers in Devon and Cornwall having now taken action against more than 5,000 drivers thanks to video footage submitted by members of the public.
A senior roads policing officer said the results were strong, but added there is clearly still much to do to stamp out poor driving in the region.
Supt Adrian Leisk, strategic roads policing lead for Devon and Cornwall and chairman of Vision Zero South West’s enforcement group, said: “I’m really pleased that the public have come on board with this campaign and continue to submit videos in record numbers.
“Thanks to their efforts, we have been able to take action against these drivers which should deter such behaviour in the future.
“At the same time, taking action against more than 5,000 motorists shows that there is still much work to be done. More people are using dashcams and helmet cameras than ever before and as the profile of Op Snap continues to increase, it’s increasingly likely that poor drivers will be caught on camera.
“But it’s not getting caught that drivers should be worried about, many of the instances we see could have easily escalated into collisions causing serious and potentially even fatal injuries.
“As active members of the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership, our collective goal is to halve all serious and fatal injuries by 2030 – and then completely.”
I don’t think there should be any messing about with drivers like these. As David says ‘grab them off the streets ….’ and never let them back! Points and ultimately a ban is the only way with some.
Hugh Jones, Cheshire
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> but I am disappointed in the ‘penalties’ for the offences according to the above video – ‘driver training courses’ seem to be the penalty in each case, rather than fines and points – is there a reason for this.
The optimist in me would like to think that diversionary courses are a great way to grab people off of the street who would not normally be wanting to learn more about roadcraft, and that issuing points instead of actually speaking to people to explain what they did was wrong may be counter productive.
Diversionary courses attendees ultimately pay “admin fees” to the police force, however.
David Weston, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Good to see this is working in terms of co-operation from the public sending their footage in and it being acted on by the police, but I am disappointed in the ‘penalties’ for the offences according to the above video – ‘driver training courses’ seem to be the penalty in each case, rather than fines and points – is there a reason for this.
Hugh Jones, Cheshire
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