Road rage driver banned after brake-checking car behind then stopping on M40

A raging motorist has been banned after stopping to shout at another driver on the M40.

Traffic was flowing on lane three northbound in February when the driver of a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck undertook another vehicle.

Christopher Collard, 38, from Kent, then suddenly hit the brakes and stopped dead on the overtaking lane, coming just inches from a crash on the busy motorway near junction 15.

He then stepped out of his car and approached the vehicle behind.

Collard’s dangerous move and the subsequent shouting were captured on a dashcam.

He can be heard yelling ‘what are you doing’ while the other male driver tries to tell him to ‘get back in the car and drive’ as traffic zooms past them at full speed.

The man gets back to his car, but makes hand gestures before he steps in and drives off.

WarwickshirePolice said it was ‘remarkable’ that his dangerous driving ‘didn’t result in a serious injury or death.’

After the incident, the other driver submitted the footage to the force, whose Operation Snap officers reviewed the video.

The raging motorist was summoned to court for dangerous driving.

Collard was handed a three-year driving ban, 250 hours of unpaid supervisedworkand a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on October 14.

Warwickshire Police Inspector Dave Valente said: ‘Whilst extremely rare, this case highlights the serious consequences of allowing yourself to get angry behind the wheel, putting other people’s lives at risk.

‘Op Snap allows drivers to submit moving footage of poor driving, without taking matters into their own hands. Those whose driving falls below the standards expected can and will be held to account.

‘By working together in this way, we can help reduce death and injury on our roads.’

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