Lollipop man uses camera to expose dangerous drivers

A lollipop man who took it upon himself to catch dangerous drivers breaking the law at his crossing says he won't stop speaking out even after he was forced to put his camera away.

Grandfather Gordon Buteux has been a lollipop man for three years, and said he had never seen driving as bad as he had recently.

Fed up, he purchased his own camera to wear to work and catch offending motorists.

"It's for my protection, and hopefully for the protection of any of the kids or pedestrians that use that crossing," he said.

The camera captured a number of incidents, including a driver narrowly missing Mr Buteux as it drives through while he still stands on the crossing.

At a children's crossing by a school, drivers are required to wait until the crossing is completely clear at both sides, rather than just waiting until the pedestrians are out of their way.

"I've been almost to the middle of the crossing, with kids and that ready to come across, and I've had cars come through at full speed," Mr Buteuz told A Current Affair.

"They just do not have any idea."

He said one driver had run over his foot and would have knocked him down if he hadn't stood back.

Following a complaint from a member of the public, Mr Buteux said his supervisors banned him from using his camera - but it hasn't stopped him speaking out.

"I could be out of work by next week, but if it saves somebody like me, or kids or pedestrians being knocked down, seriously injured or killed, it's worth it," he said.

The Pedestrian Council's Harold Scrubby said Mr Buteux's initiative should have been applauded.

"We have to support people like this that care," he said.

"If we don't have people who care, our children are at risk and sooner or later a child will die or be seriously injured."