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Near Miss of the Day 846

Under-fire police force missed 14-day window to take action in two-thirds of reports by cyclists, data reveals

Concerning West Midlands Police data suggests hundreds of reports are being missed each month, but force insists it is "working hard to reduce backlog" and is "prioritising more serious offences"

Wed, Sep 10, 2025 11:21
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Davontay Higgins sentenced for attacks on cyclists

Thug who kicked cyclists off their bikes and shared footage of targeted attacks on Snapchat jailed for 18 months

Davontay Higgins broke down in tears as he was jailed for intentionally injuring two cyclists in unprovoked attacks

Fri, Aug 29, 2025 10:44
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Community service for dangerous driver who crashed into cyclist while overtaking another vehicle at 60mph on blind bend, causing traumatic brain injury

Finlay Paton, 20, passed his driving test just weeks before the "dreadful" crash which left the cyclist seriously injured in hospital for a month

Tue, Aug 26, 2025 14:17
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Kieran Hunt

Hit-and-run driver jailed for 13 years for killing cyclist before torching car in attempt to destroy evidence

Keiran Hunt sentenced after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice

Tue, Jul 08, 2025 15:54
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Close pass on cyclists during training ride, County Down

National Police Chiefs’ Council insists there’s no reason for police in Wales to stop taking action on cyclists’ close pass videos

Clarification comes after GoSafe Wales temporarily suspended taking action on evidence submitted to Operation SNAP showing a driver passing a cyclist "too closely", claiming National Police Chiefs' Council guidance was to blame

Mon, Jul 07, 2025 16:43
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Salt Mill Road, Cornwall

Dangerous driver avoids jail despite deliberately knocking cyclist off bike after rider tapped on window to confront motorist for pulling out in front of him

"Reckless" motorist, who was driving without a full licence and insurance, claimed he drove into the cyclist as a "knee jerk reaction" because his pregnant partner was in the car

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 14:21
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George Ivers’ car

One year in jail for hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist before trying to cover his tracks

Police also found videos on George Ivers' phone of him driving at high speed and skidding his car

Thu, Jun 19, 2025 11:19
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Malahide Road, Dublin

Motorist avoids jail after crashing into cyclist while six times over drink drive limit and drinking vodka from 7Up bottle

The environmental scientist who had previously offered €2,500 to the cyclist as a “token of remorse” was banned from driving for five years

Wed, Apr 02, 2025 13:18
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Bolton Crown Court (CC BY-SA 3.0/Rept0n1x/Wikimedia Commons)

“Pure bullying”: Driver who close passed cyclist before deliberately ramming him jailed for 18 months for using “vehicle as a weapon”

“You took offence, abused your power behind the wheel of that car, and what followed was pure bullying,” the Judge told the driver who had been previously sentenced for drink driving

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 12:51
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Canterbury railway cyclist and jogger ignore red light

Dangerous bus driver banned from driving for a year after hitting 13-year-old cyclist “into the road” before fleeing the scene

Driver of double-decker bus hit rear wheel at junction "and the bike was pushed into the road", the teenage cyclist fortunately avoiding injury as the professional driver failed to stop at the scene

Tue, Dec 03, 2024 12:30
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