Although most of our activities take place on off-road sections of the cycle network and we focus on the positive of safe family cycling, we all cycle in places where there is a certain level of traffic and risks associated with that.
Whilst most drivers behave very well and give cyclists and other drivers plenty of room there are occasional moments of inconsideration and sometimes this includes speeding, aggressive driving and other illegal manoeuvres.
Dashcam footage is becoming an increasingly popular source of evidence in terms of behaviour on the roads and cyclists are also choosing to carry cameras on bikes. Nationally there is an inconsistent approach to how the evidence is handled but Derbyshire Police have launched a new system called Derbyshire Capture which is a specific place for downloading dashcam and digital images relating to a road based crime.
As the site says: Derbyshire Capture will investigate offences of dangerous driving, driving without due care and attention, careless driving, using a mobile phone, not wearing a seat belt, contravening a red traffic light, contravening solid white lines, and other offences where the driver is clearly not in proper control of the vehicle.
Click here for a link to the Derbyshire Police website page which will give links to Derbyshire Capture and also gives a list of advice and conditions relating to the site. For example it advises not to put the footage on social media. The system can also be used to report dangerous cycling too. There are a crazy amount of people on bikes after dark with no lights on - a worryingly increasing trend.
I found out about this via an email to Derbyshire alert which informs me of any alerts relevant to my area in South Derbyshire. If you are interested in subscribing or want to learn more have a look on the Derbyshire Alert website. Click here to go to the Derbyshire Alert website.
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