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Close pass at pinch point 0-9 screenshotNear Miss of the Day 703: Very close pass at pinch point (video includes swearing)
One of the most typical near misses we see in this series involves a driver overtaking a cyclist at a pinch point where the road narrows – and today’s offering from near Wrexham, north Wales, could not provide a bigger contrast to the one we featured yesterday.
Both involve lorries and traffic islands but while in the video we featured yesterday, the driver went the wrong way around the island – which is of course illegal, but at least did not put the cyclist in danger – today we have a driver ploughing ahead regardless.
The result is a very close pass on the cyclist, who responds with some industrial language – perfectly understandable in the circumstances.
Phil, the road.cc reader who sent the clip in, said: “I actually felt the air displacement as the door mirror passed my head/helmet.”
> Near Miss of the Day turns 100 - Why do we do the feature and what have we learnt from it?
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.
If the video is on YouTube, please send us a link, if not we can add any footage you supply to our YouTube channel as an unlisted video (so it won't show up on searches).
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
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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I had a similar incident at the start of the year.
But the car hit the raised kerb of the traffic island and came to a loud bouncy stop. I just cycled on my journey.
I still sent the footage to the police, for shits and giggles 😀
I had one like that a few years ago - some previous driver had taken put the keep left sign on the traffic island. It sounded very expensive when the car hit it. Unfortunately it was too dark to get decent footage.
Anyone else think the wierdness of the amount of space give after the overtake is because van driver wasn't actually concentrating on road and saw cyclist last minute?
I thought the language was quite moderate considering. The plate isn't visible in the video, and there is no mention of this being reported to the police; I hope it was.
"Door mirror" - WELL DONE, Phil!
Do you know what, after initially being quite annoyed at your pedantry, I have now formed an appreciation of it. I can't fault your tenacity and that is a quality to be admired.
Edit - removing comment, too much politics is boring!
Thanks - it also earned me a month long ban from this site!
Month ban for that? Constant lying, baiting and spreading vile accusations still here. Seems we know the priorities of the site admins and it is what generates traffic. Glad I cancelled my subs recently and probably had my monies worth so bye Road .cc
You got a ban? what for??
It might be the same trifle repeated, but it's not actually offensive
Anyway good to hear from you again
BTW, some mirrors are indeed mounted on wings
Buses and coaches? No wings and folding doors.
Side mirrors perhaps?
We've been doing it ALL wrong. ALL of us! (except you...)
Your sacrifice (to the Road.cc overlords) behooves us all to stand up for what is right and refuse to be cowed! The tide is starting to turn against all mis-categorised vehicle parts.
Rage, rage against the dying of the headlights (a car doesn't even have a head)!
Yeah! And while we're on the subject; GLOVE COMPARTMENTS???? What's that all about, eh????
In Idaho, some people call that a jockey box which makes even less sense.