Jeremy Vine on 5's 'dobbing in drivers'

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Jeremy Vine On 5
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Jul 17, 2020
What do you make of cyclists dobbing in drivers?

A cyclist recently tweeted that £20,000 worth of fines have been dished out, thanks to him reporting drivers to police. Many others do the same using head cams - are they upstanding citizens... or just snitches?

The Channel 5 show, hosted by cycle-friendly broadcaster Jeremy Vine, was this morning discussing camera cyclists "dobbing in drivers", after well-known YouTuber CycleGaz recently announced he had amassed £20,000 in fines through his reporting to the police. Viewers were also shown a clip from another well-known camera cyclists CyclingMikey (link is external), where a driver is caught using their phone at the wheel.

It's fair to say not everyone who replied to the thread above agrees with their actions, and come up with increasingly nonsensical reasons for this. Perhaps Patrick McCarthy needs a light refresher on what GDPR is, and we're thinking that Andrew Meldrum might be disappointed if he reports a cyclist for not wearing a helmet or high-vis...

What do you think, are CycleGaz and Cycling Mikey doing us a useful public service, or are they infringing upon the rights of people who should be free to use their phones while driving without fear of being snitched on? (Yes, that is a leading question).

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...ly-2020-275525