Near Miss of the Day 262: Police say cyclist was too close to centre line

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The van was never going to hit the bollard, that might actually hurt the driver.  Hitting the cyclist carries absolutely no risk to the driver.  That is why it is so dangerous.

Add to this the fact that the overtaking vehicle failed to see/underestimated the time and or distance to the bollards this then becomes driving with undue care. The aggressive swerve back into lane is definitely dangerous driving. I like others would urge you to complain/take this further the intial response is piss poor policing.

This has nothing to do with 'positioning' and everything to do with saving money. 

Plod are lying c**ts.  

Set up a crowdfunder for judicial review and I'll toss some dosh your way. 

Ridiculous driving. Why didn't he hang back ?

Definitely needs to be appealed and whoever blamed the cyclist needs to be looked at.

Hey! This is on my road! Its a newish estate with toytown sized road widths.

The wide angle clip does no justice to how close this was and the response from the police was just pathetic. Well worthy of a complaint.

police in absolving motorist/victim blaming/ignoring law/HC shocker!

Should ask WMP their thoughts on the response by the police here because it's not just wrong, they are acting contrary to their sworn oaths, they would not treat other road users i.e. motorists nor themselves in their panda, in the manner.

As others have said, go back and make a formal complaint, until we make police forces aware that this treatment is not just unacceptable but actually flies in the face of law and their sworn oaths then this will continue to get ignored.

And of plod make a fuss/try to put you off doing so then you can accuse them of perverting the course of justice which is exactly what I suggested to a chief Insp her officer was doing when he tried to stop me from making the claim about a motorists actions through intimidation (over the phone). The officer got a mark on his permanent record because of his actions but I think he got off lightly!

Just the stupidity of overtaking on the approach to a roundabout. There is a reason for those long white lines, they indicate a hazard. Maybe take an even more assertive 2/3rd position in the lane? If the same happens again, claim you were intending take a 3rd exit or whatever might constitute a "right" off the roundabout.

Cyclist passes parked car, and moves back to recommended primary in advance of traffic island.
How the **** can they claim he was too near the white line? 
Even if he'd been further left (closest to the kerb I ride is the visible line the kerbside tyres leave, as I know that bit of road is usually clean) there was insufficient space to carry out a safe pass.
This needs to go back to the Police and taken up the chain for review. Waiting to pass after the roundabout would have cost him 2 seconds.
If the police claim he was too far out, ask them to refer to the road traffic act that explains this, for future reference. I'm certain they can't.

Please challenge this back to the police. If that van had overtaken one of their patrol cars like that it would have been absolutely certain prosecution. Given that the cyclist is cycling as advised by bikeability and as RoSPA points out to drivers, then they are not 'too close to the centre line'.

In my experience, contacting the police after an incident like this just adds to your frustration when they make up any old crap to get our of having to do something about it.
Seriously, that was a terrible bit of driving , no doubt the officer who reviewed it hasn't ridden a bike since they were 10 and has no idea what it's like to be put in that situation so has no empathy and gives zero fucks.
Complain if you have the time and stomach for it.

and if you accept that judgement then nothing will change, you need to make an official complaint and escalate the issue

Even if we accept that the cyclist's road position was wrong, that does not excuse the van driver. Other road users may be at fault, but that never entitles another to take aggressive action against them. In this case it is even more serious, given the obvious danger to the cyclist's life. I am astonished that the police seem to be saying that it's ok to mow down a cyclist if they are in the wrong road position.

MGIF syndrome here I think. Excellent road position by rider. The person in 'control of' the van needs to calm down and not put others in danger from driving aggressively and carelessly. Or spend a bit of time on a bike in the UK and see for themselves what it's like.

*Police response to this is ridiculous!

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Police rejected claim of assault because victim was too close to the fist..

I'm guessing that this is one for those who say that riding in primary stops this sort of shit.