The BBC spent time with Surrey Police during the Jog On campaign in July, and within 20 minutes, the runners had already experienced harassment.

PC Hayward said that, after getting honked and laughed at by a lorry driver within about 18 minutes and stopping to speak to him, the officers were then harassed again just 15 seconds after restarting their run.

She said: “It’s not funny. I can’t really put it into words, other than it just makes me feel horrible.

“It shows how prevalent it is and how worthwhile this operation is.”

The two people who harassed the runners were educated on street-based harassment and moved on.

A Surrey Police spokesperson said no arrests have specifically been made as a result of the initiative, but that drivers had been stopped to be educated about their behaviour.