WATCH: Reckless driver shamed on Facebook after doing THIS in South London
A video has gone viral after a driver was captured dangerously jumping a red light while driving at night. As reported by SWD Media, the motorist was captured driving through the junction in Downham, South London earlier this month. Captured with a dash cam owned by a fellow road user, Steve Woodmore, the footage highlights the shocking lengths some drivers resort to in order to avoid being held at a red light. The video shows Mr Woodmore pulling up to a junction and slowing as the lights turn red. Mr Woodmore has a front and rear camera. As he pulls up to the junction, the white 4 x 4 behind him also begins to brake.
However, one impatient driver in a black car appears on the wrong side of the road. Although the lights are now on red, the black car on the wrong side of the road starts to accelerate. Driving past both Mr Woodmore’s car and the white 4 x 4, the black car dangerously overtakes. The black car then proceeds to cut back through the traffic island in the middle of the road to allow them to once more travel on the left. Seconds after the car has cut back onto the left, the lights changed for the oncoming traffic, and a car turns into the road the black car used to overtake.
Deadline News Dash cam footage captured the moment a reckless driver jumped a red light
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There are red light jumpers and then there are red light jumpers
Mr Woodmore uploaded the footage to a Facebook group. The post has since been reacted to with disgust and anger towards the reckless driver. He captioned the video: “There are red light jumpers and then there are red light jumpers.” According to SWD Media, Woodmore later said: “The guy was an accident waiting to happen.” Neil Greig, Policy and Research Director at road safety charity IAM Roadsmart was amongst those to comment. He said: “This is crazy and criminal behaviour on several levels. Any driver willing to illegally overtake, run a red light and drive with no regard for other road users deserves to be tracked down and charged by the police. “Some dash cam footage can be open to debate but this is very clearly dangerous and selfish behaviour”
Deadline News Mr Woodmore uploaded the footage to a Facebook group