Watch terrifying moment sports car races through red light & narrowly misses child – everyone is furious at ‘punishment’

THIS is the terrifying moment a sports car raced through a red light, narrowly missing a child on a bike.

Swindon Police uploaded the clip to Facebook, along with the driver's punishment - which many are furious about.

In the video, captured on a dash cam, a car can be seen approaching a set of traffic lights as they change from green, to orange, to red.

Two young cyclists then start to make their way across the road when a silver convertible suddenly zooms along in the righthand lane.

One of the youngsters has already crossed the road, but the second is only halfway across - and luckily spots the car speeding towards him.

The quick-thinking boy breaks suddenly - stopping just inches from the car's path.

The convertible's break lights flash for less than a second as it zooms right past the boy, then slides around a righthand corner into another road.

The Swindon Police said Jody New, 45, was driving the car, and had pleaded guilty to careless driving.

The cops said New was handed a fine of £307, a £34 victim surcharge, £110 costs to Wiltshire Police, and had six points on his licence.

But, many on social media thought the consequences should have been greater.

One person said: "Fined! Should have been locked up for that!"

To which someone mirrored: "Fined!!! That's dangerous bloody driving . Glad no one was hurt."

Another added: "He didn’t narrowly miss the child, the child was so switched on that he saved his own life! Absolutely pathetic punishment."

And another user said: "Should be locked up! Thank god that kid was aware of his surroundings…."

One person commented: "Careless driving? Attempted murder more like. Should be locked up."

To which someone else said: "Slap on the wrist and a fine . Joke!!!"

The video came to light not long after another dash cam caught an extremely close call.

The clip shows the heartstopping moment a driver narrowly misses a man and child lying on the road after they are thrown from a car in a horror crash.