POLICEWITNESS.COM HELPS TO SECURE PROSECUTION

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POLICEWITNESS.COM HELPS TO SECURE PROSECUTION
OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND DANGEROUS DRIVERS
A MOTORIST who narrowly missed a cyclist on a London road has been ordered to attend a driver
awareness course for his actions – but only because the cyclist captured the near miss on his helmet
mounted camera and the footage was used as evidence.

The punishment has been dealt out to the driver during a period of shock for the capital, as six
cyclists have been killed on the roads in the last two weeks. The incident between the driver of a
silver Vauxhall and the cyclist, at the junction of Lea Bridge Road and West End Avenue in
Walthamstow can be viewed here.

Thousands of cyclists, concerned with their safety and fed up with poor driving standards, are
choosing to wear helmet mounted cameras and reporting any dangerous driving or anti-social
behaviour to the police – with motorists doing the same.
And the tactic is working, with scores of bad drivers across the UK receiving bans, points on their
licence, community service and re-education, thanks to this band of social cops.
In a growing trend, in-car and helmet mounted cameras are capturing the worst of the UK’s drivers
on film, including dangerous overtakers, red light dodgers, mobile phone users and those who show
blatant disregard for their fellow road users.

PoliceWitness.com on BBC News


PoliceWitness.com, an organisation concerned with the lack of on-the-road respect shown by some
motorists, has helped to secure prosecution or other legal action against countless offenders. Its
members simply send them footage of an offence and PoliceWitness.com contact the relevant police
force on their behalf with the video evidence and relevant paperwork – alleviating a lot of the leg
work and costly administration otherwise required of police officers.
In the last few months, numerous drivers who were unaware they were being filmed while taking
risks behind the wheel have received their comeuppance, including a 12 month ban and 60 hours of
community service for a Leicestershire driver who overtook dangerously in foggy conditions, a fixed
penalty fine for a Kent driver who parked in a bus stop and notices of intended prosecutions for
speeders and those who jumped red lights.
Matt Stockdale, chairman of PoliceWitness.com, said: “We know that police forces don’t have the
resources for officers to witness every example of poor driving, but as more and more members of
the public choose to install a camera in their car or wear a helmet mounted camera and capture
incidents on film, we can help to improve standards and demonstrate that we are not prepared to
accept such dangerous and anti-social behaviour.”
In-car cameras automatically record every journey and can protect an innocent driver’s licence –
being able to prove to insurance companies that a collision was another driver’s fault, for example,
will safeguard the motorist’s no claims bonus, excess and next year’s premium.
For further information, log on to www.policewitness.com.
ENDS - 19/11/2013

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