Drivers divided over cyclists ‘running red light’ in dashcam footage – but who’s in the wrong? | 2Y1856L | 2024-01-22 12:08:01
Drivers divided over cyclists 'running red light' in dashcam footage – but who's in the wrong? | 2Y1856L | 2024-01-22 12:08:01
The video was posted on social media by Surrey Police's Vanguard street safe
DRIVERS have been left divided by dash cam footage appearing to point out cyclists operating a purple mild – however who's within the fallacious?
The video was posted on social media by Surrey Police's Vanguard street safety group, sparking intense debate.
In the clip, 4 cyclists could be seen past the stop line on a major street while the lights are on pink.
The group then turns right onto a aspect road, benefiting from the fact that the oncoming visitors has been stopped.
The cops' tweet read: "VanguardRST stopped these 4 cyclists in Esher after they have been observed contravening a pink visitors mild.
"FPN's [Fixed Penalty Notices] issued to all."
Running a red light can appeal to a minimal effective of £50, in addition to three points on your licence should you drive a automotive.
This may be bumped as much as £1,000 and six factors in more critical instances.
And while many won't remember, cyclists can be sanctioned despite not having to be registered or licenced to make use of the street.
The shortage of licencing necessities mean that bicycles can typically exist in a legal grey area as they're allowed to make use of the street and are sure by the Highway Code but are additionally allowed to make use of public footpaths and areas inaccessible to motors as nicely.
Some commenters have been delighted with the actions of the police workforce, saying it was a commonly noticed challenge.
One wrote: "It's about time, too I see cyclists going by means of pink visitors lights on a regular basis or jumping onto the footpath and again onto the street once more to bypass the visitors lights."
One other added: "More policing of rule-breaking cyclists and visibility of it's going to hopefully 1) minimize down on it and a couple of) dismantle the perception that we're all regulation breakers who get away with it.
"I stop at each pink."
Nevertheless, not everybody was so satisfied, with many dashing to the group's defence.
Most of the complaints centred on the truth that the dash cam video solely exhibits the cyclists after that they had passed the lights and have been turning proper.
Those defending them pointed out that the footage does not truly show them operating the sunshine and demanded that the complete video be released for context.
Provided that we don't know what occurred before the cyclists passed the cease line, it's attainable that the lights had not changed at that point and that they have been ready in the right-hand turning lane till the lights modified.
One sympathetic commenter raged: "If they weren't already over the line when the sunshine modified to purple, how come the automotive behind them is already as much as the stop line?."
And a second chimed in: "It will be good if the video confirmed an offence, because the method that junction works is for visitors to take a seat in the appropriate lane previous the white line at which level they are free to turn even on pink."
A spokesperson for Surrey Police stated "Officers from the Vanguard Street Security Group have been in an unmarked police automotive on Copsem Lane travelling in the direction of Esher City on 13& January 2024.
"At 08.40 am, 4 cyclists continued in lane 1 with unmarked immediately behind where the officers noticed the cyclists contravene the pink visitors mild in lane 1, failing to cease at the strong white cease line.
"They continued via, shifting throughout in front of the ready visitors in lane 2. Traffic lights have been still purple once they crossed. The cyclists then turned proper the place the unmarked adopted and stopped them.&
"The cyclists have been warned of their vulnerability and that they put themselves& in peril of a collision and damage.
"All have been issued with a £50 fastened penalty ticket for 'contravention of a purple visitors mild' and given suitable security advice for the longer term."
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