Footage of an incident on the roads which led to a driver being slapped with a hefty fine has been shared by police.
The clip shows the incident unfolding with a group of cyclists, one who whom is wearing a camera, pedalling along a road about to overtake a parked car. However, as they move round the vehicle, which is parked up on the pavement running alongside the road, another car comes speeding past them on the opposite side.
It appears at one stage that the driver of the car, a Peugeot, crosses the white dividing lines on the road. The motorist was later fined £417 and also given five penalty points on their driving licence, KentLive reports.
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The incident took place in Yorkshire, where police have warned other motorists that they will face the same action if they drive in such a manner. Sheffield North West Neighbourhood Policing Team shared the video on social media and said the driver was too close to the cyclists and was also travelling too fast.
However, since the clip has been shared, many have defended the driver's actions. Many have claimed that the Peugeot motorist did nothing wrong.
A police spokesperson said: "The driver of this vehicle decided to pass a group of cyclists at excessive speed and far too closely. Fined £417 in total, licence endorsed with five points. If anyone thinks this is an acceptable manner of driving, let this be your warning.
"The driver was also issued a S59 warning as soon as we were notified of the offence. If he is seen to drive in a careless and antisocial manner in the year since it was issued his vehicle will be seized."
After a backlash from irate motorists, the spokesman elaborated and said: "The driver didn’t just endanger one cyclist, he was also too close to those following. He would have seen a group of bikes in a line, and chose to accelerate to a speed increasing the danger to all of them and swerve over the white lines towards them.
"If he had simply driven to the conditions at a less dangerous speed and stayed on his own side of the road he wouldn’t have been prosecuted. If people do choose to endanger vulnerable road users by poor driving, they need to remember that any pedestrian, horse rider, cyclist or vehicle may be recording. We will be happy to make sure that there are consequences to endangering others."
Miley pleaded guilty to driving without due care or attention when he appeared before Northampton Magistrates Court last month. Earlier this year, a risk-based "hierarchy of road users" was introduced into the the new version of the Highway Code.
The pyramid is based on the idea that those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to avoid hurting other, more vulnerable road users.
