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VIDEO : North Yorkshire's Worst Drivers?

North Yorkshire Police have released footage of some of the worst driving captured in North Yorkshire

Following the launch of the forces major new road safety campaign, 'Fatal 5', North Yorkshire Plice have released video of some appalling driving caught on dashcam.

The ‘Fatal 5’ campaign focuses on the five most common causes of fatalities in a bid to cut casualties on the county’s roads. They are:

  • Careless driving
  • Drink and drug driving
  • Not wearing a seatbelt
  • Excessive speed
  • Distracted driving, including mobile phone use

As part of the safety campaign an initiative to educate and prosecute drivers using footage supplied by the public has been relaunched as Operation Snap.

Every piece of footage sent to Op Snap will be reviewed by a police officer and if an offence is identified, the driver can be prosecuted or told to take a driver improvement course.

Video shows 'appalling' driving in North Yorkshire as police reveal new casualty reduction campaign

🎥 Some appalling driving caught on dashcam... We're releasing footage of some of the worst driving captured in North Yorkshire following the launch of our major new road safety campaign, 'Fatal 5'. ⚠ Our ‘Fatal 5’ campaign focuses on the five most common causes of fatalities in a bid to cut casualties on the county’s roads. They are: 🔴 careless driving 🔴 drink and drug driving 🔴 not wearing a seatbelt 🔴 excessive speed 🔴 and distracted driving, including mobile phone use As part of this, an initiative to educate and prosecute drivers using footage supplied by the public has been relaunched as Operation Snap. Every piece of footage sent to Op Snap is reviewed by a police officer. If an offence is identified, the driver can be prosecuted or told to take a driver improvement course. 👉 Help us reduce fatalities on North Yorkshire's roads this winter. You can find the link to submit footage in the comments below ⬇️

Posted by North Yorkshire Police on Thursday, November 4, 2021

To submit information or dashcam footage to Operation Snap, visit www.northyorkshire.police.uk, click ‘report it’ and select ‘road traffic incident’, then follow the steps

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