Is it the public’s job?
No, but there are a lot more of the public out there than police, and many of those people have cameras so it only makes sense for the public to be encouraged to use Operation Snap.
If people learned to behave correctly around cyclists and other road users, we wouldn’t have any problems. As it is, a lot of people seem to struggle with basic driving standards, so I’m all for this guy doing what he does, and I say that as someone who doesn’t even cycle.
I’ve broken up with three friends, and cut all three of them out of my life too.
First one was one of my best friends. Over the years, he’d become less and less like a real friend, and he was incredibly childish. The defining moment that ended it for me though was when I moved away and realised that I was wearing a sort of mask, and I was refusing to see all the bad elements of our so-called “friendship” including the way he abused and bullied me. The nail in the coffin was when he refused to come and visit me, but then weeks later asked me to join him at some event twice the distance away.
Second friend was part of the group that involved me and the first friend above, and clearly lacked any interest in talking to me (or the first friend) again after the group collapsed. I feel slightly bad about this one, but it also doesn’t feel like a big loss.
Third guy was my best online friend, and we’d known each other for a very long time from our MMO days. Trouble is, he also had a habit of randomly ghosting me for months or even years at a time, the longest gap of which was 5 years. What he failed (or refused) to realise is that it was very painful for me every time he did it. Well, he did it again and this time I called it quits.
Some people just aren’t worth your time, energy or mental health, stick with the ones who are
This happens all over the UK too. In the area I live, it’s not uncommon for people to park their entire car on the footpath.