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

Liz Kershaw, has anyone else seen her tweets today? Here's two and a link to her tweets:
"Just had a missive from police "Safer Roads Team" to say I am being prosecuted for doing 36MPH in a rural area (yet having caused no harm)
If only there was a "Safer Streets Team"
You know...one that caught 56 murderers in London so far in 2018?"
Then
"Ok. Having tea now
I will pay fine and take points cos "I broke the law"
But isn't speeding without actually causing injury or damage same as:
Giving someone a menacing look without attacking them?
Or
Walking past a house with a torch and a swag bag without robbing them?"
https://twitter.com/lizkershawdj/status/982665436834816002?s=21

She's getting called out, thankfully.

Not in the most recent tweet. Most people saying no harm done so should be no prosecution, money grabbing police etc. What a sad world

To be fair, just because I carry a gun doesn't mean I'm going to shoot anyone. So if I get caught by the police they should just let me go right?

We should get rid of attempted murder while we’re at it. Murder is the crime and if you didn’t actually kill anyone, you shouldn’t be breaking the law.

Also you can get nicked for carrying burglary tools.

Who the fuck are these people who think you can't stick to the speed limit without staring at your speedometer all the time and how the fuck did they ever pass their driving test?

'Giving someone a menacing look without attacking them' could potentially get you an assault charge with the right context, surely?

Just roadsafed a Luton based Addison Lee driver for the following;

Images; https://photos.app.goo.gl/it6gIp8gXCgg9uO42

I was riding my bicycle from East to West on Outer Circle across the
junction with Avenue Road (B525). As I approached the junction from
the east, the driver of the PHV continued at speed from Avenue Road
without making a stop at the stop line, making a right turn as he did
so to travel in the same direction as I was. In doing so, the driver
pulled his vehicle alongside me on my bicycle and forced me to change
my position in the roadway (squeezing me towards the kerb). At one
point, I was forced to brake to ensure I did not collide with his
vehicle or 'run out' of road to move into. The driver then accelerated
away from me, continuing on Outer Circle to the junction with York
Gate/York Bridge where he had to stop at a red traffic light while
indicating to turn right onto York Gate. At this point, I pulled in
front of the car and took the photos I have attached to this report,
to ensure I could accurately describe the driver and vehicle. I took
the opportunity to explain to the driver (as calmly as I could) that I
was reporting him to his company, as well as to the police. I said -
verbatim - "...was really dangerous; you could have hurt someone". His
response, also verbatim, was "I don't care, you were in my way". The
driver also made reference to traffic lights claiming I had crossed a
stop line on a red light, despite there being no lights at the
junction in question. I have experienced bad driving on countless
occasions, but the callous reaction of this apparently professional
driver, compounded with his assertions that there were traffic lights
on a junction that has none, left me genuinely concerned that he may
go on to hurt someone in the future through his poor driving, terrible
observation and disregard for safety.

Have you checked your lawn?

Good work.
Does feel like bad driving is becoming more accountable. Now we just need the prosecutions to be plentiful too.

My 2p - I don't believe that prosecutions are the way forward, I think that driver education is a better option. I think that most people who have cycled on our roads (or driven a motorcycle) have the ability to be considerate for cyclists - those who haven't do not have that consideration.

Prosecution does have a use - for those drivers who deliberately use their vehicles as weapons or those whose driving is ridiculously poor.

Behavioural change tends to need both education and legal sanction. Otherwise drink driving and seatbelt behaviour would not have changed.

Drink driving and seat belts seem to worked. Mobile phone usage ... not so. I always amazed by the number of people on their phones in potentially dangerous places - around schools at leaving time being the best case.
Not so sure education is working in this case, penalties are rising too.

So education isn’t working, and more stick is required.

More stick is failing too. Some form of technology blocking phone operation when driving may be the only solution.

The failure is the lack of enforcement. The stick isn’t being used.

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I bought one of those cheap apeman cameras from Amazon. Have used it for about a week and submitted my first police report yesterday after a close pass in Finsbury park. Had a reply today saying that the police have issued a notice of intended prosecution to my surprise. I'm sure nothing will come of it but I'm impressed with the quick response! +1 for cameras, previously I'd have been tempted to engage in a fruitless shouting match with the driver but this seems an altogether more wholesome approach

I'm sure nothing will come of it

I don't know.. all my claims have been concluded with some sort of punishment being issued - just make sure you drop them a quick email every month or so, to ask whether there's been any progress.

The satisfaction of imagining the arrogant dickhead's face as they receive even just a mandatory road safety course 'invitation' is immense.

5 year driving ban, car scrapped.
10% of yearly income as fine.
Make the fines big enough and actually apply them and people will soon wise up.

Then we can use all that new money to fill some potholes. Yay.

Good to know. It was a works van so if nothing else, the guys boss will be getting a letter from the police.

You'll never get such a brazen attack on the hard working motorist past Murdoch and Dacre.

I've had that a few times when I have confronted a driver with his poor driving, countering with some perceived road offense I have committed. Whether you have or not it does not mean you suddenly are fair game for dangerous driving and close passing.

Still, could be worse...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/young-french-rider-shot-by-gunman-in-passing-car/