Lincolnshire Police publish videos of bad driving to make roads safer
Operation Snap allows people to submit videos of suspected traffic offences
Lincolnshire Police are sharing some more of the worst examples of bad driving which have been submitted via their Op Snap video portal.
The Lincolnshire portal, which was launched just over a year ago, allows road users to submit video footage of certain suspected traffic offences.
Officers say these include careless, inconsiderate, dangerous driving and riding, not being in proper control of a motorbike or vehicle, failure to comply with signs or traffic lights, crossing solid white lines and mobile phone use.
This is the second video the force have published:
Police are encouraging anyone who witnesses and records clear footage (which must include a visible vehicle registration mark and shows poor driving or riding) to submit the footage through the Op Snap portal on their website.
Their aim is to achieve a sustainable reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in road collisions.
Lincolnshire Police say they want to have the safest roads in the UK.
Officers say every piece of footage is viewed, and where the prosecution threshold isn’t quite met, they will consider a warning letter to those drivers advising them of their poor manner of driving.
So far, they have had 1,164 videos submitted, by people who have seen driving in a manner that falls below the standard.
The force are reminding drivers and riders that just because there isn’t a police officer watching, doesn’t mean their driving or riding isn’t being recorded.
They receive an average of 90 submissions a month, this is steadily increasing.
Since the commencement of Operation Snap in Feb 2021:
- 43 drivers have been summoned to Court for offences, resulting in 24 convictions for various driving offences. This includes 9 drivers for failing to identify the driver of the vehicle at the time of the incident*.
- 59 drivers have received Fixed Penalty Notices (£100 fine and 3 penalty points on driving licence)
- 53 drivers have received formal caution letters.
- 76 drivers have completed a What’s Driving Us course.
- 435 drivers have received warning letters for their manner of driving.
When an offence is recorded, they will send a letter to the registered keeper of the vehicle, and ask for details of the driver at the time of the offence.
Failing to supply those details is an offence in itself and carries a penalty of 6 points and up to a £1000 fine.
The What’s Driving Us course is an alternative to prosecution and is designed to increase awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of risky and inconsiderate driving.
Officers say it covers the importance of concentration, allowing adequate space and time and reasons why drivers own driving maybe unsafe or inconsiderate.
For more info: https://www.ukroed.org.uk/courses/
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