{"id":63634,"date":"2024-07-11T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=63634"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:33:45","slug":"lethal-driving-devon-cornwalls-roads-captured-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/lethal-driving-devon-cornwalls-roads-captured-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Lethal driving on Devon &amp; Cornwall\u2019s roads captured on camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dangerous overtaking, a lorry swerving over motorway lanes and a BMW doing donuts on a public road are among the incidents featured in a dashcam compilation issued by the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video, which features footage submitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon-cornwall.police.uk\/opsnap\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon and Cornwall Police\u2019s Op Snap<\/a>, also shows a van driving on a busy pavement, vehicles passing cyclists too closely and one driver jumping a red light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The footage highlights several near-misses which could have resulted in collisions \u2013 but also illustrates the penalties received by the offenders, with dozens of penalty points and thousands of pounds worth of fines issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dangerous driving captured on dashcam: Devon &amp; Cornwall Police Op Snap\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/pd6f6-raJlI?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Op Snap, which allows the public to submit video evidence of road traffic offences directly to the police, continues to grow in Devon and Cornwall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent figures show there were 676 submissions to Op Snap in May 2024 \u2013 which is 150 more than May 2023. Last year Op Snap made history in Devon and Cornwall with more than 6,000 submissions \u2013 the busiest year in the operation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adrian Leisk, Devon &amp; Cornwall Police\u2019s Head of Road Safety, said: <\/strong>\u201cAs more people install dashcams and submit their footage to Op Snap, drivers are realising that poor and dangerous driving is much more likely to be caught on camera and dealt with by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s not just dashcam footage you can submit \u2013 Op Snap can take action on video clips from virtually any device such as mobile phones, video doorbells, motorcycle, bicycle and helmet cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Leisk stressed that the vast majority of road users in Devon and Cornwall are safe, respectful and considerate \u2013 but a small minority continue to pose significant risks to other road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cWe really hope Operation Snap acts as a deterrent to this minority who think that they won&#8217;t be detected driving in an appalling manner. Many of these submissions could have so easily resulted in a serious collision with people never getting home to their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful to the hundreds of road users who submit footage every month, enabling us to hold this incredibly poor driving to account. You are literally saving lives in doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6977a571ddf02\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member for Highway Management and vice-chair of the Vision Zero South West Road Safety Partnership, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cWe are collectively committed to reducing the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on Devon and Cornwall\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Initiatives like Op Snap play a big part in this by helping us identify those who are not driving to the required standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank everyone who has submitted footage to Op Snap and would encourage anyone who witnesses poor or dangerous driving to do similar. It will help keep our roads and residents safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/dcc-parent-v4\/images\/avatar-placeholder.png\" alt=\"placeholder image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=156\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member for Highway Management<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>For more information \u2013 or to submit footage to Op Snap \u2013 visit <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.police.uk\/opsnap\" rel=\"noopener\">dc.police.uk\/opsnap<\/a> 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