Officers across Northern Ireland yesterday took part in close pass operations, whereby plain clothes officers ride a bicycle along a stretch of road, flagging any dangerous driving to colleagues further along the road who then educate/enforce a penalty.
And while any action to try to "raise awareness of cycle safety" is appreciated, one Belfast cyclist pointed out it would also be useful if cyclists had an Operation SNAP-style reporting portal to submit footage of dangerous driving, rather than the
current system where complaints go through PSNI's 'Online Incident Reporting'.
In response to an FOI request by a Mr Murray in March (link is external), "PSNI can advise we do intend to introduce a scheme matching Operation Snap used by UK police forces. Research has been conducted with UK forces to establish how the scheme
operates and best practice. Enquiries have also been made regarding the technology and training required to run the scheme."
Interestingly, the FOI also revealed such a platform would cost "£3,500 per annum, with an additional £2,000 set up cost", plus staffing costs.
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-9-june-2023-301781#live-blog-item-46417
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