One London cyclist’s video reports to police in 2018 alone saw drivers fined almost £12,000 (+ video)

26:00 no front tyre - wtf?

Alarming number of 'failed to nominate, 6 points, £826 fine'. At last the law comes down hard on those that think they can just ignore it.

There's you go plod, watch and learn - granted its not quite as easy as bleating about resources whilst watching porn and eating donuts.

Continuing to watch this now, and am amazed at the number of times the cyclist interacts with the driver or the motorcyclist/scooterist.  Even sometimes hitting the side of the vehicle. 

On every single occasion except one, the mere fact that I exclaimed aloud, has resulted in the police refusing to take action, because I 'responded aggressively'.   And on the one time they did follow up, they only did so because after I'd asked the driver if he'd mind not killing me, he proceeded to do another punishment pass, and that's the one he got the driver awareness course for.  The first one?  Well, the Met couldn't have given a shit. 

British police really are appalling.

(yes, yes ... 'budget cuts' etc.  But the police in this country are supposed to be independent, and within reason, they get to spend their money how they like.  If many of them are spending it on policing social media and not targeting dangerous drivers, it's a choice on their part)

I submitted 110 videos last year, of which around sixty were classed as 'no further action'.    

Hi Gaz. I've been watching your videos for years. Thanks for posting them.

You need to give yourself (and drivers) more of a chance though - get a MIRROR. Preferable a helmet one that moves with your head. You can then see what the vehicles behind you are doing, claim the lane etc or use your arms to direct them away from you etc. I've had mirrors on my helmets for over 20 years and would never ride without one (+ my FLY6 now). All the best, Paul

I commuted regularly in London 30 years ago, with few problems - from the video, I'm glad I'm not doing it now. 

Makes me glad that my 18 mile commute is generally on non-urban roads in Hampshire. I rarely have anything to complain about!

@cyclegaz - how often do you see driving which is worth reporting? I'm expecting the answer 'every day'...

(By the way, the 'driving with no front wheel/tyre' was the most gob-smacking ).

Absolutely amazing. Watched the whole thing. The number of people that go through to court is unreal, staggering arrogance. 
 

And what's that about driving through a zebra with people on it only getting an awareness course. Holy hell. 

I see mobile phone use behind the wheel every time i go out of the house. Time to make the punishment a real deterrent. 6 months instant ban, £1000 fine and 9 points. No ifs or buts. The message will soon get across. Only thing is, we'll need more police to enforce this. Ah, er......

There was a big dent in the taxi after 5 mins.
The number of people on a phone was worrying. The response from the met was absurd, some people fined and some let off. It is time to make phone use as unacceptable as drink driving.

Just over 1 minute and I am banging on the side of that fiat twat.

Looks like we could pay off the national debt in a few years if all the incidents we see on this site were reported to the police and they took action. 

I didn't watch the whole thing, but at least one was his own fault, no 10 I think, where he moves into a left turn lane and is upset when a van turns left in front of him but he goes straight on, but the rest!  Keep up the good work and thank you.

The number of people caught using their mobiles is shocking, the worrying thing this is the tip of the iceberg

Not going to lie, I made it all of 2 minutes into that video before my anxiety got too high and I had to stop it. Even though it wasn't me the fight or flight was starting to build. Fair play to the rider in question, he seemed to keep a level head in the bits that I did watch, all things considered.

Time for a cycle force of heavily armed cyclists.  I would like to see tigers let loose in the homes of these driver criminals or some kind of " plasma weapon " that makes their eyes explode  and they can only see in purple or kill the mums favourite poet and don't forget facial recognition and intimate strip searches .

The police obviously should be properly resourced to do this themselves, with unmarked cyclists, pedestrians etc... It shouldn't be down to members of the public to spend their time doing this. In the real world, we all know that's not going to happen.

There should be a national reporting system, which would avoid each force reinventing the wheel in terms of systems to report and upload incidents.

Such a system could easily self-fund off the back of fines, though obviously politicians would be too afraid to actually implement that... 

It would also allow a well trained, dedicated national team to ensure a consistent approach. I'd agree wholeheartedly that there's a fair bit of inconsistency with how the Met has dealt with these.

Kudos to Gaz, and CyclingMikey is also good at reminding drivers of their responsibilities while on the roads.