With 50 claimed convictions, is this the UK's top reporter of dodgy driving?

Good job Dave. Keep it up.

Not sure if "No Ifs. No buts. No Coconuts." is really the perfect catch phrase? "No ifs. No buts. But 6 points on your license!" would be my dream catchphrase.

Yesterday I saw a policewoman driving a police car talking into her mobile phone. Clear as day.

'No ifs, no buts, no coconuts'. Wise words indeed from our ever vigilant friend.

He does make a good point. If his actions result in one less death or injury it's worth it. Hard to gauge but taking idiot drivers off the road or making them think again has to be a positive.

Meanwhile, I'm struggling to get Thames Valley Police to take action despite the incident being caught in Hidef because - and I kid you not - my camera footage isn't what they consider independent evidence.

Its so difficult, isn't it? On the one hand, to not report and call people on their bad driving behaviour is to risk normalising it, so that nobody even thinks its bad any more (mobile phone use and speeding - I'm looking at you).

Unfortunately, on the other, there are so many people with helmet cameras who come across as self righteous know-it-alls (Traffic Droid, I'm loking at you).

Its so difficult, isn't it? On the one hand, to not report and call people on their bad driving behaviour is to risk normalising it, so that nobody even thinks its bad any more (mobile phone use and speeding - I'm looking at you).

Unfortunately, on the other, there are so many people with helmet cameras who come across as self righteous know-it-alls (Traffic Droid, I'm loking at you).

I find riding alongside those texting at lights and pretend to read the text is quite effective. Even better when the windows are open is shouting dead parrot fashion," He's f**ing driving and on the phone." Suddenly phones are hot potatoes.

As for this guy, if he feels it makes a difference, so be it.

I wouldn't call the man a vigilante if he reports the offences to the police or to the employer. And even if nothing seems to happen as a result (no sackings or prosecutions) that doesn't mean nothing has happened. It could well be that after it has been brought to his or her attention, the driver is now taking more care - which is what we want drivers to do. However, those mobs of knuckle-dragging morons that see the footage on YouTube and start harassing the employer and go overboard in wilfully trying to harm the company are vigilantees as far as I'm concerned.

Generally, I don't have much time for those cyclists which post vids of any and every little misdemeanor committed by drivers.

However in this case, all of the offenses highlighted in the article were serious, and very worthy of being called out, so well done sir.

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Hell, in the video clip on the BBC site yesterday he already shows us he doesn't know how to indicate clearly on a bicycle (go look at it).

seemed clear to me.

Oh, and can people calm down on the 'V' word?? The question seemed OK to me.

I'm betting if I followed him around on his bus route I could identify a few mistakes. Hell, in the video clip on the BBC site yesterday he already shows us he doesn't know how to indicate clearly on a bicycle (go look at it).

There's recording for your protection and then there's recording with the intention of 'catching out' as many people as you can, which is just sad.

People like this are usually pretty ignorant about their own faults and mistakes in my experience, often worse than the people they are 'catching'.

Overall, he just comes across as a twat to me.

I haven't watched the programme yet, but I would like the idea behind this to get into the heads of every driver. The ones that think it is funny to close pass you, the ones that pull out in front of you because "you're just a bike", the ones that don't take their driving seriously, the ones who thinks bikes shouldn't be on the road, the ones who squeeze past you, brake and then turn left, I could go on...

The American Sniper of commuters.
Sir, I salute you.
May you come and cleanse my streets of bad drivers any time.

A good reporter would have said, "so does this not leave you open to claims of behaving like a vigilante?"

I must admit that it is still staggering the amount of drivers one sees in town either texting or talking on their mobile phone. The message just isn't getting through (no pun intended) about the dangers posed and the police seem either incapable or unwilling to stamp it out.

I am still ambivalent about Mr Sherry's actions as it feels a little too much like a classic English Mr Do-good Busybody...but maybe if a loved one of mine had been killed by a driver not paying attention at the wheel then I might have a different attitude

Certainly more effective than the PCSOs.

It is all open and shut, the only issue is the date involved.

Pay for all cyclists to have the latest gopros and the fines will pay for the scheme within a year

That's a very nice jacket.

He must be back from Wyoming.