Near Miss of the Day 716: "Just couldn't wait!" Driver almost hits oncoming motorist rushing overtake

TrafficFASTEnquiries [at] thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

A day after I submitted on the portal, I got an email with a reference number for my case.

I phoned up a week later using the number on that email and they were able to give me an update using the reference number. So far, so good.

they were able to give me an update using the reference number. So far, so good
I apologise for harping on about this, and it may be that other forces are not as bent as Lancashire, but phone calls are worthless because there's no record and if you have an ambiguous 'action letter' along with the 'we're not going to tell you what we did' dodge, it means they have done the least they can get away with- which in the case of Lancashire's action could still mean no action at all.

TVP seem to be one of the better police forces for this. I have been told the outcome in the past and I think I will be for this one too. I went for the phone call as it gives me an immediate answer. I just wanted to know if a NIP had been issued as there's a 14 day time constraint on that.

If they were as evasive as Lancs seem to be, then I may have considered a different approach.

When I have emailed them back, replying to their confirmation email, they have phoned me back within a couple of days.

When It's an NFA they just reply by email.

Sriracha wrote:

Motorist thinks, "You made me nearly hit that car!"

Whilst getting the intended sarcasm of this comment, it is rather depressing how often just recently I have read something along the lines of "but cyclists riding in the middle of the road (sic) will force car drivers to overtake into oncoming traffic" as a response to the updated / clarifications to the Highway Code with respect to cyclist lane position.

Mungecrundle wrote:

Sriracha wrote:

Motorist thinks, "You made me nearly hit that car!"

Whilst getting the intended sarcasm of this comment, it is rather depressing how often just recently I have read something along the lines of "but cyclists riding in the middle of the road (sic) will force car drivers to overtake into oncoming traffic" as a response to the updated / clarifications to the Highway Code with respect to cyclist lane position.

I got "if I hadn't overtaken you there would have been a worse accident" because Capt & Mrs Gammon couldn't possibly drive behind me for 50 yards, no, only 2 options: overtake into oncoming traffic or run me down.

It's amazing how we can FORCE drivers to drive badly but our psychic powers are somehow useless to get them to drive safely.

Rendel Harris wrote:

Not a criticism, just a question, but is the quality of this video the same as the one sent to the police? I can't read the reg. plate even full screen on a 27" iMac so that may be why they've NFA'd it.

Super 8 does seem an unusual choice for this purpose.

It looks to be taken from a phone capture of a computer screen replaying the original video, probably to deliberately obscure the driver/car identity, maybe as a way around the you must not post this online thing.

So i'll assume for the sake of it, the video isnt comprised solely of the cyclist staring at the verge all the time and has a wider angle view.

However it coincidentally reinforces my personal choice of fixing my camera to my handlebars.

As for the pass itself, well I doubt it will go anywhere for that.

Awavey wrote:

It looks to be taken from a phone capture of a computer screen replaying the original video, probably to deliberately obscure the driver/car identity, maybe as a way around the you must not post this online thing. So i'll assume for the sake of it, the video isnt comprised solely of the cyclist staring at the verge all the time and has a wider angle view. However it coincidentally reinforces my personal choice of fixing my camera to my handlebars. As for the pass itself, well I doubt it will go anywhere for that.

Yep I have a handle bar mount for my camera as it definitely gives a more stable viewpoint when recording, and saves some of the previous efforts which had a jaunty angle when I was recording.

I do however disagree, that pass should get prosecuted..... not because it was a close pass of the cyclist but because they forced the oncoming driver to take evasive action.  The cynic in me thinks because it was a near collision involving 2 motor vehicles they will take it more seriously

0-0 wrote:

Most drivers don't look further than the end of their bonnet (or hood in you're in the Colonies).
Constructive Criticism: The duration of the video is too tightly cropped.

I think there's a general problem with many people not thinking ahead at all, or considering what the consequences of their actions may be. Not just on the road. That driver probably does mind bogglingly stupid things all day long.