Thousands of dashcam videos submitted by everyday Canberrans have led to a major police crackdown, resulting in more than $850,000 in fines for law-breaking drivers.
Footage reported to police included cars driving on the wrong side of the road, speeding past pedestrians at crossings, and making dangerous U-turns.
In the past year, ACT Policing said its dangerous driving portal received 2700 video submissions from the public capturing various traffic incidents.
Police issued nearly 2000 fines with the most common violations being traffic light-related offences such as not stopping at a red light, not giving way, not indicating properly, and negligent driving.
Police have also issued more than 400 cautions and 270 warnings for traffic violations since July 2025.
ACT Policing first introduced the dangerous driving portal in 2024 and said it attracted 1600 dashcam submissions in its first year.
To submit online, individuals should be able to provide video or photographic evidence of the driving offence they witnessed to police.
People may also need to provide a formal witness statement and attend court as a witness to confirm the information. Police said many matters were finalised without proceeding to court, and that they would support witnesses if they were required in court.
Detective Inspector Mark Steel, officer in charge of ACT road policing, said some of the driving behaviour reported to police had been "quite concerning" and the increase in public reporting had been highly effective in maintaining road safety.
"[Increased public reporting] shows that the community knows this behaviour is unacceptable, and they're holding their fellow drivers to account," Detective Steel said.
" ... while police can't be everywhere all the time, the portal means any car on the road could be the one that catches you out. If you don't want a fine, follow the road rules."
Similarly, fines for drivers using mobile phones surged after the territory first introduced mobile detection cameras in February 2024.
The cameras have since issued almost 58,000 infringements according to government data released in June 2026.
Attorney-General Tara Cheyne said out of thousands of mobile detection camera-issued infringements, 1540 fines had been withdrawn and 3368 fines were on hold due to an application for withdrawal or a declaration to transfer infringement to another person (received but not yet actioned).
Additionally, 29 mobile phone-related offences were heard before the ACT Magistrates Court, of which 16 were proven and 13 were dismissed.
Previous analysis by The Canberra Times showed the majority of traffic offences recorded in the ACT each year involved speeding, and that the territory would earn more than $23 million from speeding fines in 2025.
