We want you to send us your footage of dangerous and careless driving

These careless and dangerous drivers have all been prosecuted thanks to other road users sending us dash cam footage.
We’re releasing the clips to show how evidence provided by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians can help us make the roads safer, and encourage more people to submit their footage.
The clips include:
• The shocking moment a driver mounted the pavement to overtake a vehicle, narrowly missing an oncoming car - the motorist was banned from driving for a year, given a community order and fined £160
• A driver who came dangerously close to a cyclist at a junction - they were given six points on their licence and a £200 fine for careless driving and driving without insurance
• A careless driver who overtook a car and went through a red light - given three points and a £400 fine
• A VW driver overtaking carelessly - given five points and their licence and a £500 fine
• A motorist parked on zig zag lines outside a school - the registered keeper failed to tell police who was driving and was banned from driving for six months and issued with £300 in fines
Road safety is a priority for West Midlands Police and partners including Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), West Midlands Police (WMP), local authorities and the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner. We joined forces under the Operation Triton banner earlier this year to pledge action to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.
We’ve recently bolstered the Traffic Investigations Unit, which looks at footage submitted through the portal. In August, we acted, such as issuing fixed penalties, court summons, warnings or education, in more than half (294) of the 557 cases that were sent to us.
Of the cases we didn’t act on, more than half either had no video evidence in the submission or were from outside the West Midlands. Others were linked to ongoing criminal investigations so were sent on to investigating officers, while a small number showed no offences.
On Monday this week, we advised a member of the public that we’d issued a warning to a motorist whose driving they had filmed and submitted.
The member of the public replied: “Thank you so much for your intervention. It is reassuring that West Midlands Police will not tolerate reckless driving in our city, especially in the light of recent incidents near our schools. Keep up the fantastic work!”
Supt Gareth Mason, head of our Traffic department, said: “While most drivers are patient and responsible drivers, the public are rightly frustrated at some of the dangerous or careless driving that they witness. However, the police cannot be everywhere, this is where we ask for the public to help to be our eyes and ears. With dash cam and helmet cams a common sight on our roads, road users are playing a vital part in our efforts to cut the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.
“We’ve recently bolstered the team that investigates footage from dashcams so I want people to have confidence that when they do send us their images, they will be properly assessed and careless or dangerous drivers will be dealt with appropriately.”
Adam Tranter, the Mayor’s Cycling & Walking Commissioner, said: “The police have always relied on members of the public reporting what they see to help keep communities safe and third-party reporting of road offences is no different.
“I'm pleased that West Midlands Police has moved quickly to bolster the team and improve the system’s efficacy so that the public know they can trust it.
“August's stats show what a powerful tool this can be to help make our roads safer.
“With many motorists and cyclists now using dash or helmet cams, it's an increasingly powerful deterrent that dangerous behaviour on our roads will be enforced against."
“You can send your video submissions here: Operation Snap - allegations of driving standards | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)
As part of Op Triton, we have pledged an increase in around-the-clock, intelligence-led and hot spot enforcement operations to crackdown on anti-social driving and speeding.
Tomorrow, TfWM will launch a revised Road Safety Strategy with the goal of a 50 per cent reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured on West Midlands roads by the end of 2030 and the ultimate target of Vision Zero for no deaths.