Please report dangerous drivers to the police - Roadsafe. Report to plod, not just whinge here.

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Got close passed by a speeding BT Openreach van on a narrow road full of parked cars. Almost zero room between me and his van, dived back in front of me, I had to slam on the brakes. Sadly I didn't get a registration plate.

All Openreach vans are now GPS tracked by the company apparently. So you could get them to figure out which driver it was.

Indeed, time, location and description (Ford, Vauxhall, etc.) would be ample.

You don't even need to check the GPS, as simply finding out what vans is booked during that time and location.

Get plates. Report.

We got chatting and the officer was very clear that it is worth reporting incidents of dangerous driving and aggressive behaviour. The report will stay on the persons file and if there are subsequent incidents the fact that the person has previous reports of dangerous driving etc will be taken into account when they are considering what course of action to take.

Hi,
First time posting - I would have 'introduced' myself but the anti-spam stuff stops me, until I've posted three times.

Anyway, I've used the Road Safe site on about ten occasions. I commute every day and have done for the past five years, so that's a reasonable average. Although road rage is a daily occurrence, I reserve actual reports for the most dangerous, most egregious cock-ups imaginable.

On each and every occasion I have used it, the response has been to fob me off with a hearty thank you for reporting the incident, but that.. well, let me quote one of the responses..

[FONT=Book Antiqua]'Thank you for your submission to Road Safe London.[/FONT]*[FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua]I can confirm that the incident you reported on March[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua]27[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua]th has been fully investigated by police[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua].[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT]
*[FONT=Book Antiqua]Unfortunately, on this occasion, we are unable to prosecute the driver of the vehicle involved.'[/FONT]

At first, the site mentioned that one could report anti-social driving. When I do, however, I get the pathetic response that such behaviour constitutes 'public order offences', and that I need to go to the local plod shop.

The whole 'Road Safe London' site is a public relations exercise to convince us that the old bill give a flying f**k about cyclists.

Don't be fooled.

I presume they save the data though so the dickheads I report for having a go or using a mobile.. if they kill someone later.. perhaps my report will help prosecute them.

^^ are you welsh?

Would be interesting to know if any enquiry has ever been made into that data
pre sentencing.

^^ There isn't a single double ll in that user name at all! How can they be Welsh?

double double-l

^^ are you welsh?

No, but some people will go to any lengths to stop themselves logging in too often.

That 'Llogging in'. See Welsh is easy...

Is Roadsafe a Met Police site?

What would make you think that... https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/

he's a journalist, he doesn't have time to check the facts himself...

"you can prove anything with facts"

"you can prove anything with facts"

fact

he's a journalist, he doesn't have time to check the facts himself...

Thank you, Mr HatBeard. Just wondering if there's an FoI request in this. And potentially a little story.

happy to help :)

Would be interesting to know if any enquiry has ever been made into that data
pre sentencing.

Hah! Try making a FOI request.

See how far you get.

You should have pulled into the layby and smashed his face in.

... is the right answer.

No

Free Flow Vehicle Speed
Statistics: Great Britain 2013

https://t.co/fdnwrukYrq (pdf)