Police Engagement

Operation SNAP - Video Evidence

Operation SNAP is a system which allows users to submit video evidence of road incidents which they consider might merit Police action (e.g. driving whilst using a mobile phone, leaving the scene of an accident without stopping, etc.)

In Winter 2020/21 the 'Safer Travel Support Officer' at Devon County Council (Matthew McDonald) approached a number of local cycle-related organisations with the offer of the loan of helmet cameras so that cyclists could trial the submission of footage to Devon and Cornwall Police’s Operation SNAP web site. The Exeter Cycling Campaign took up this offer.

Part way through the trial a meeting was held with Inspector Richard Kent-Woolsey, the Devon and Cornwall Police's lead for Operation SNAP. Inspector Kent-Wooley provided some additional background material on Operation SNAP and together with information to be considered by those submitting video evidence.

 

Correspondence with Devon and Cornwall Police

'Evidence clearly shows that investing in roads policing is a highly effective way of promoting road safety. This is largely because the fear of detection and prosecution deters people from behaving irresponsibly and unlawfully.' - source Cycling UK

In September 2018 the Exeter Cycling Campaign wrote an Open Letter to Shaun Sawyer, the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police and Alison Hernandez, the Police and Crime Commissioner expressing concern about the way in which police are addressing near misses, intimidation and collisions suffered by people cycling. The letter details the Campaign's concerns and made a series of recommendations. We await a response.

The Exeter Cycling Campaign received responses from Alison Hernandez, the Police and Crime Commissioner and from Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk, Head of Roads Policing, Devon & Cornwall Police in November 2018. Their responses are shown below together with Exeter Cycling Campaign's replies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Evidence clearly shows that investing in roads policing is a highly effective way of promoting road safety. This is largely because the fear of detection and prosecution deters people from behaving irresponsibly and unlawfully.' - source Cycling UK
  In September 2018 the Exeter Cycling Campaign wrote an Open Letter to Shaun Sawyer, the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police and Alison Hernandez, the Police and Crime Commissioner expressing concern about the way in which police are addressing near misses, intimidation and collisions suffered by people cycling. The letter details the Campaign's concerns and made a series of recommendations. We await a response. The Exeter Cycling Campaign received responses from Alison Hernandez, the Police and Crime Commissioner and from Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk, Head of Roads Policing, Devon & Cornwall Police in November 2018. Their responses are shown below together with Exeter Cycling Campaign's replies.