Watch West Yorkshire Police officer pursue car passenger who shouted at female runners before fining him £100

Footage shows the moment a police officer confronted a car passenger who shouted at a group of female runners in West Yorkshire, before fining him £100.

The runners had just been approached by a police officer discussing street safety when a car sped past, blaring its horn as one man shouted ‘something like’, "Go on ladies, get running", from the window.

Bodycam footage shows the aftermath, with the officer immediately racing after the vehicle before stopping it and confronting the passenger, who was later cautioned and fined.

In the clip released by West Yorkshire Police, the officer can be seen dealing with the man - although the shouted comments cannot be heard on the footage.

Dave Robertshaw, the leader of the running club, said: "It was unreal for it to happen in that moment when a police officer happened to be talking to us."

The 53-year-old runs Trail Snails, a free community club with up to 50 runners turning out twice a week in Bingley.

Dave said: "Just as he was talking to us, a car flew past with a group of lads, beeping the horn and shouting. It was something like 'go on ladies, get running!' The police officer immediately went after them. It was uncanny how quickly it all happened."

The officer happened to be speaking to the group about West Yorkshire Police's 'JogOn' campaign - an initiative aimed at cracking down on harassment of female runners.

The passenger was issued with a fixed penalty notice after breaching a Public Space Protection Order, with police warning the behaviour amounted to a form of sexual harassment.

Dave said the incident was far from a one-off and added: "I'm not exaggerating when I say this is happening on most of the runs we do. We don't always know what they're shouting, but it's really off-putting for us. It's a real shame that it happens. I'm sure a lot of people think it's just a bit of fun, but it's just not. It can mean the difference between someone going out for some exercise and sitting at home."

Dave said female runners are often the target - with some subjected to crude comments about their appearance.

Chief Inspector Nick Haigh, of Bradford District Police, said the incident showed there is still work to be done.

He said: "We want to make it absolutely clear: beeping horns, shouting out of car windows and harassing women out running isn't acceptable and will not be tolerated. We want people to be able to run throughout the district without having to face this type of unwanted behaviour."

Almost 1,600 people have taken part in 'active bystander training' as part of the campaign over the past two years.