Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a cyclist being subjected to a very close pass on the A38 in Bristol.
It was sent to us by Facebook user and road.cc reader Rock Almanac, who said: “Sent to the Dashcam Enforcement, but the video was corrupted on upload and didn’t find out until it was too late to resubmit it again. So no action is being taken.
“When they overtook me, the pass felt really close, it wasn’t until viewing the backcam footage I realised just how close they came to hitting me, they appear to have veered slightly to the right at the last second.”
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14 thoughts on “Near Miss of the Day 302: Super-close pass as driver swerves at last moment to avoid hitting cyclist”
Why was the music added?
Why was the music added?
muhasib wrote:
Sorry about the music, Microsoft Photo app automatically added a theme, so I just went with it.
Almost certainly on their
Almost certainly on their mobile phone.
I’ll put music on my next vid, it so enhances the experience.
burtthebike wrote:
It’s insane the amount of people I see on the phones each day. I saw 7 people today in a mile stretch. Seen quite a few people on the A38 travelling at 40mph just looking at their crotch. Oh and glad you liked the music, Microsoft photo app added it, so I just left it on.
Ah, titanium grey van man. It
Ah, titanium grey van man. It’s like a stealth mode WVM. I’m sure it’s confirmation bias but there seems to have been a big increase in non-liveried vans of late – mostly doing deliveries for Amazon and the like.
That was insanely close.
That was insanely close.
I think I need a rear camera now after that and grey van man trying earlier this evening to intimidate me into the gutter.
Every Cyclists Nightmare!
Every Cyclists Nightmare!
You had a “lucky” escape.
Almost definitely distracted by a phone or similar device.
You can see an item around the top of steering wheel for several seconds as the driver approached.
Pedantic Pedaller wrote:
That was my first thought when I watched this video.
End of school hols and the
End of school hols and the roads around Bristol have gone ‘mental’. My helmet cam and Fly 6 had been left off for the past few weeks; dug them out and recommissioned them this week. Almost got T-boned on a crossing by someone running a red light; got it on camera but the number plate wasn’t clear and the time-stamp was incorrect; police won’t accept it. Anyway I didn’t get ‘totalled’; so all good!
You could help yourself by
You could help yourself by riding an extra 2ft to the right. Control the lane.
To me, it looked like a punishment pass.
CXR94Di2 wrote:
In this one, I’m inclined to think:
‘Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.’
Further out, and if this
Further out, and if this idiot is looking at their phone, you’re dead. There was no steering.
Yes there would be some regret, especially before the police and court, but you know, phone.
ktache wrote:
On this road, because of all the distracted drivers, you can’t take the lane, because ‘as you say’, they aren’t looking and will basically just kill you.
Doesn’t look like a
Doesn’t look like a punishment pass, looks like he was distracted as you see he swerves at the last moment.