West Yorkshire Police receive thousands of bad driving videos
More than 10,000 clips of alleged bad driving have been submitted to police in the past 12 months.West Yorkshire Police said the footage had been used to take action against 7,500 drivers, including issuing fines, court summons and education courses.The force uses an online submission form to allow road users to upload video recordings of poor driving and possible offences.Paul Jeffrey, police lead for the West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership, said the clips helped to "support other forms of enforcement activity aimed at preventing crashes and loss of life".
The force said action was taken against drivers featured in 71% of submissions made to the Operation Snap website.Mr Jeffrey said footage should include the offending vehicle's number plate and should be submitted as soon as possible after the incident and no later than 10 days afterwards.It should also include the whole incident and, wherever possible, should include one minute prior and one minute after the alleged offence.Alison Lowe, chair of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Partnership and the region's deputy mayor for policing and crime, said they were grateful for the public's contribution."We recently launched our West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy which seeks to end road death and serious injury in the county by 2040," she said."At its heart is the message that road safety is everyone's responsibility, and by submitting dashcam footage you can play a crucial role."
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