“Walk a mile in my shoes,” was the heartfelt advice of a South Coast mum who has lost two sons in tragic circumstances, one to a road accident.

Tuross Head SES volunteer, Rural Fire Service firefighter and Eurobodalla Shire Councillor Danielle Brice has had enough.

The road safety activist viewed the footage now circulating widely on social media and jumped, once again, from grief into campaign mode.

Her feelings will be shared up and down the coast and most definitely by the commander of the South Coast’s Highway Patrol, Senior Sergeant Andrew Palmowski.

Senior Sergeant Palmowski leads highway patrols from the Illawarra to the Victorian border.

The footage of a Victorian-plated driver burning again and again into the path of oncoming traffic was heart-stopping.

Senior Sergeant Palmowski and colleagues have asked motorists to note number plates of offending drivers and to be prepared to stand witness in court.

Many people like to criticise the police for “not doing doing anything” or “not being interested” when scary driving is reported, but the real politik of policing is more complicated than that.

Police have to prove to the satisfaction of a court that an offence has taken place – and witnesses prepared to stand up in court add mightily to their chances of securing a conviction.

Dash cams recording such outrageous behaviour as that filmed on Christmas Day help, but witnesses prepared to stand by the evidence of their own eyes are also needed.

We all see examples of kamikaze driving that could so easily end in death, mutilation and lifelong grief for survivors – but not all of us are prepared to stand up and give evidence.

The couple who filmed and then circulated the frightening footage now on our website at www.batemansbaypost.com.au are to be commended.

The age of the dash cam is one way to reclaim our roads from those who simply seem not to know or care about the consequences of their actions.

Following through in court is the next step.

                                       KERRIE O’CONNOR