Watch the shocking moment driver speeds into oncoming traffic on Halifax dual carriageway

The video shows grey Nissan travelling along the A629 Ovenden Road in Halifax.

As it approaches the traffic lights the car mounts the curb onto the wrong side of the carriageway and speeds into oncoming cars

The video has been released as part of West Yorkshire Safer Roads ‘Op Snap’ - the media submissions portal that the force launched back in July.

Op Snap has received over 800 submissions of dash cam footage from members of the public where a suspected offence relating to road safety has taken place.

The new system enables the public to upload footage of at dangerous driving, driver distraction offences including using a mobile phone, driving without due care and attention, careless driving, overtaking on solid white lines, not being in proper control of the vehicle and traffic light contraventions.

Paul Jeffrey Prosecutions and Casualty Prevention Manager for West Yorkshire Police said: ‘The uptake for the West Yorkshire Safer Roads Op Snap portal has been really great to see.

"This new initiative has really helped us to work with the public as part of our commitment to preventing deaths and injury and improving driver behaviour. This is all about by proactively addressing offending and unsafe driver behaviour on our roads to make the roads of West Yorkshire safer for everyone.

"I would like to encourage people to get Dashcams fitted and if they witness any dangerous driving on our roads to submit them via the portal.

"You are our additional pairs of eyes which help us to keep our roads safer and we are able to take action against driving offences we otherwise wouldn’t see.

"Our first conviction in court came back in October when a man from Bradford was prosecuted for dangerous driving. He was banned from the roads for two years, ordered to pay £119 in costs and carry out 200 hours of community service.

"It’s important that any evidence of driving offences captured on these devices is sent to us as soon as possible. We need to act swiftly to identify the driver of any offence within specified timeframes."

Out of the 805 submissions received so far over half of them (56%) have resulted in further action: 42% were offered a driver retraining course as an alternative to prosecution, seven per cent were issued a penalty notice with a fine and points endorsement, four per cent are proceeding to court and three per cent are now the subject of further investigation for more serious offences by specialist officers.

The rest of the submissions faced no further action and that was due to a number of factors which include the submission containing insufficient information to identify the vehicle keeper or driver or insufficient evidence to justify further action.