Where are the worst areas to drive in Bradford?
Police have seized more than 2,300 vehicles during Operation Steerside
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Bradford Council is set ask the public which areas of the city are worst-affected by bad driving.
A motion calling for a public consultation to highlight danger hotspots will be discussed at a full council meeting on Tuesday.
It comes as the district continues to be among those with the most uninsured drivers in the country.
Police have seized more than 2,300 vehicles, issued about 11,500 penalties and arrested 520 people as part of Operation Steerside, launched in 2019 to tackle the problem.
Councillor Julie Glentworth (Cons, Keighley West), a driving instructor who tabled the motion, said: "It's all across the Bradford district.
"It is really bad. I don't now take my car to Bradford, which is a shame, isn't it?
"I can drive in London, but I can't drive in Bradford. I hate it.
"And it's purely that we've got this ethos going on, I think, where it's almost like we haven't got enough police, so some drivers think 'we can do what we like on the roads'."
Operation Steerside is led by the police but also includes the council and the DVLA
The council says urban areas such as Keighley and the city centre are more affected by the issue than rural areas.
Ms Glentworth added: "It's not mainly young people... it's across the generations.
"I mean, I've got residents, elderly residents, that have said to me 'oh, I've been done for speeding again'.
"Well, you shouldn't have speeded, you know. What do you want me to do about it?
"I think we all have a duty to start driving properly. We need to protect the public."
Council official Noreen Akhtar pledged to rid Bradford of its bad driving reputation
In January a senior council official said she was determined to help Bradford rid itself of its reputation as a dangerous place to drive.
Noreen Akhtar, Bradford Council's assistant director of neighbourhoods and community services, spoke out during a week-long crackdown to mark the fifth anniversary of Operation Steerside.
"We are committed to making sure that the place that our kids grow up, and parents are in, is safe," she said.