This the moment a motorist is slapped with a £417 fine after driving 'too closely' to cyclists at 'excessive speed' - however, not everyone agrees that it is fair.
Sharing the footage on social media, cops warned: “If anyone thinks this is an acceptable manner of driving, let this be your warning.”
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The video footage shows a driver of a Peugeot appearing to cross the white dividing road marks as the cyclists - who were riding in single file - overtake a parked car.
However, the clip has divided opinion among road users, with some social media users arguing the driver had done nothing wrong.
A spokesman for Sheffield North West Neighbourhood Policing Team 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 claiming the parked car on the cyclist's side of road, 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."
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