Near Miss of the Day 456: Bus driver almost sends cyclist into grass verge

Buses pop up regularly in our Near Miss of the Day feature, with one common issue being drivers overtaking cyclists with just inches to spare, which is what we have today with a rider subjected to a very close pass last week on the A259 near Eastbourne in East Sussex.

The road.cc reader who submitted the clip, Richard, said that the driver "Almost had me in the verge, I was lucky to stay upright.

"I let the video run on to show that there were gaps afterwards in the oncoming traffic which the bus driver should easily have been able to see and then given me much more space.

"I reported it to Operation Crackdown and a formal warning letter has been sent. It was apparently considered for prosecution but not thought appropriate in this case," he added.
 

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Over the years road.cc has reported on literally hundreds of close passes and near misses involving badly driven vehicles from every corner of the country – so many, in fact, that we’ve decided to turn the phenomenon into a regular feature on the site. One day hopefully we will run out of close passes and near misses to report on, but until that happy day arrives, Near Miss of the Day will keep rolling on.

If you’ve caught on camera a close encounter of the uncomfortable kind with another road user that you’d like to share with the wider cycling community please send it to us at info [at] road.cc or send us a message via the road.cc Facebook page.

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Please also let us know whether you contacted the police and if so what their reaction was, as well as the reaction of the vehicle operator if it was a bus, lorry or van with company markings etc.

> What to do if you capture a near miss or close pass (or worse) on camera while cycling