CONCERNED driving instructors have called for action after branding Bradford driving "diabolical".

A group of instructors say they witness driving offences "day in, day out", including "aggressive" motorists slamming their brakes on in front of other vehicles, examples of road rage and drivers going through red traffic lights.

The instructors, who have backed the Telegraph & Argus' Stop The Danger Drivers campaign, have even resorted to setting up a Facebook page featuring shocking videos of poor driving in Bradford. These include drivers cutting up other motorists at red traffic lights.

In one shocking video, a motorcyclist rides off a grass bank and cuts across an oncoming driver in a Bradford street for a narrow escape. Fortunately, there is no crash between the two on this occasion.

The page, set up by Bradford driving instructor Chris Smith, has seen his fellow instructors also uploaded footage to highlight problems in the district.

Mr Smith, 46, who has been a driving instructor for the last seven years and works for Driving Mode Driving School in Woodside, said: "It's shocking and horrendous in Bradford. It's amazing.

"We see bad driving day in, day out. We have got to put up with it every day.

"It's a bit like a video game. A lot of it is due to a lack of knowledge.

"I realise the police have so much on their plate to deal with it all."

Mr Smith has also called for Bradford drivers to have to re-take their practical and theory tests every five years, to freshen up their driving skills.

In other clips, a white Audi driving down Thornton Road, Bradford, gets overtaken by a red Audi, which then apparently tailgates the car in front of it.

Later on the same stretch of road, the red Audi overtakes again, just ahead of a pair of bollards in the middle of the busy road.

The instructors say it makes their job difficult when learner drivers see examples of reckless behaviour on the city's streets.

Anthony Coates, 46, who has been an instructor for 17 years and runs Averingcliffe School of Motoring in Bradford, said: "It's diabolical, it's so dangerous.

"The driving has got so bad that most of the instructors have dashboard cameras in their cars now.

"There is not enough police on the roads now, I know it's not their fault though.

"It's ridiculous. When we are trying to teach a learner the right way and they see some of the things people are doing on the roads. It seems like a waste of time.

"It's scary driving in Bradford if you come from another area. Outside of Bradford it's brilliant."

Mr Coates identified particular hot spots for bad driving in Bradford as around Manningham Lane, Heaton, Leeds Road and Barkerend.

In another clip filmed in Dudley Hill, a grey Volkswagen Passat cuts in front of stationary vehicles at a red traffic light at a crossroads.

But this car waits just a few seconds until it carries on driving while the lights are still on red.

Then, almost immediately, a second car cuts in from a filter lane to the left, ahead of the same car, while the red light is still on.

But the fed-up instructors say are verbally abused when they point out bad driving on city roads and they often take abusive phone calls from the culprits.

John Meszaros, 55, who has been a driving instructor for 27 years and works for the AA Driving School in Bradford, says he saw a young female driver using a stick to take a selfie with her passenger friend while she waited at traffic lights in Heckmondwike a month ago.

He said: "We have to put up with this every single day. It's the norm to us now.

"Drivers in Bradford have got no patience.

"It is mostly youths. School home times are bad as well with mothers and fathers picking up their children.

"There is a lot of dangerous and reckless driving in Bradford. Something needs to be done.

"It is bad driver attitude. They are saying 'I'm getting from A to B and I'm going to get there quicker than you'. They know they can get away with it.

"We have got to teach learners to drive safely and correctly."

In another incident, caught on camera, a white sports car drives over all three lanes, from left to right, in Croft Street, Bradford, without indicating at any point.

A silver Ford Focus overtakes on a bend in wet conditions in Idle and completes this move just before an oncoming car drives past in another example of bad Bradford driving.

Another Bradford driving instructor, who did not wish to be named, says he reports the incidents to the police but they are not doing enough.

He said: "Driving conditions have deteriorated significantly in most areas.

"Every day I see acts of aggressive, dangerous and arrogant driving, running red lights and overtaking on the wrong side of pedestrian islands.

"I report to the police and give video evidence, but they are often uninterested, never follow up and reporting it involves taking time out of work, attending a police station and time in producing the CCTV on disc.

"I rarely see police on the road and given the roads policing funding cuts, this is only going to get worse and more innocent people will lose their lives."

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said the force remained committed to improving driving standards in then district and encouraged drivers to help them catch the culprits of dangerous driving.

They said: "Police officers are trained to deal with a range of incidents, and this includes our roads policing officers who take a key role in proactive and reactive operations to keep the public of Bradford District safe.

"We would ask anyone else with clear footage of dangerous driving in the district to pass it to the police, so further enquiries can be made to establish what offences have occurred.

"Police in Bradford remain committed to improving driving standards in the district, and we would again remind motorists to do their bit by driving safely and in accordance with the law."

Examples of dangerous driving can be reported either by using the police's 101 non-emergency number, email bradforddistrictasbbiketeam@ westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk, reported at their local police station, or left on the nuisance vehicle team's answerphone service on 01274 373968.