Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 911: Campervan tourist narrowly squeezes past cyclists, forcing oncoming driver to brake heavily – but escapes punishment after returning to Italy

Following the close pass, the motorhome rental company offered to pass on the video to the motorist to “educate them” about safe driving

Police claim they don’t carry out close pass operations on A roads due to “safety element involved towards police cyclists” — after cyclist complains of dangerous driving and “20 closes passes in a day” on national cycle route

The response came after a cyclist contacted them to alert about dangerous driving on an A road — that is also part of the National Cycle Network — where he was close passed by several drivers

Near Miss of the Day 910: Cyclist “let down” by police response to shocking close pass by speeding driver

The cyclist said the incident left him "shaken", and says Essex Police are yet to respond to his complaint

Drunk driver with six empty beer cans in SUV rams two cyclists, before driving over stricken rider, in shocking hit-and-run in Texas

The driver has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated, as cyclists call the incident “attempted murder”

Kaitlin Armstrong ordered to pay murdered cyclist Moriah Wilson’s family $15 million in civil lawsuit

The Wilsons’ lawyer said the legal action ensures Armstrong, who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for the gravel racer’s murder, will not benefit financially from a film or book deal about the trial

Former French legislator arrested after speeding through cycle lane under the influence of cocaine to escape police

The former member of the National Assembly Joachim Son-Forget was driving at excessive speeds and refused to slow down when the police followed him

Cyclist fined £220 for riding through red light forcing mum with pushchair to stop mid-crossing to avoid collision

The cyclist was initially offered a fixed penalty notice which went unpaid, following which a full criminal prosecution was launched

Cyclist says he’s been “failed” after attorney’s office claims “not enough evidence” to prosecute pick-up truck driver who crashed into Arizona group ride, killing two

New video shows the driver sobbing right after the crash which left two dead and eleven injured in Arizona, amidst allegations that he had been “Snapchatting” while driving

Bike shop owner slams police’s “abject apathy” after three shops and private residence broken into in one night during bike theft spree

“It seems like it’s spreading from one shop to the next. It’s like an epidemic,” said the owner of a shop where the thieves were thwarted by a neighbour

Police “appalled” by sentence of driver who ran red light and killed cyclist as he inhaled laughing gas

An active travel campaigner attending the sentencing of Harry Lock, who killed mother-of-three Maria Perez-Gonzalez in Exeter last year, has hit out at the "perverse" sentence and called for Lock to be banned from driving for life

Near Miss of the Day 909: this time it’s another cyclist as rider who recorded incident says he doesn’t know how cyclist coming towards him “didn’t end up in the canal”

This Near Miss of the Day is a rare one, but highlights the need for extra precautions to be taken when cycling on narrow bidirectional paths

20-year-old female cyclist followed and assaulted by road rage driver after gesturing for him to give her space

The motorist allegedly followed the cyclist before attacking her, kicking her bike, and shouting obscenities at her, police have said

Scott Peden, who lost his family in an e-bike fire, backs calls for independent third-party certification

“If my story doesn’t show the desperate need for a change in regulation, then I don’t know what will"

Police unsure if driver’s “lack of vision” or hi-vis and no helmet to blame for “unavoidable” collision that saw motorist pull out and kill cyclist, inquest finds

The motorist claims she wasn’t aware of two cyclists approaching until she heard the impact – as police say the crash “could not reasonably have been avoided”

High Court judge dismisses legal challenge to government’s cycling funding cuts

Transport Action Network (TAN) says it is "bitterly disappointed" by the judgement and is hoping to appeal

Residents call for delivery riders to wear numbered jackets to track down cyclists riding dangerously

The group has claimed these cyclists have e-bikes without speed limiters and called on the police and the Scottish parliament to take action

Prison “almost inevitable” for van driver who knocked and killed GB triathlete riding time trial

The driver thought the sound of the crash was just parcels falling down, and told police he “misjudged” the overtake

Sir Bradley Wiggins’ medals and trophies set to be seized after being declared bankrupt

The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner had accumulated debts totalling almost £1 million

“Read the Highway Code – that is not a safe pass”: Police say post advising drivers to give cyclists “an arm’s length” of space while overtaking was published “in error”

“Motorists should always give cyclists at least 1.5 metres when overtaking and always be cautious when approaching vulnerable road users,” Thames Valley Police said in response to the social media backlash

British squad hit by bike theft at Tour of Britain as all 14 bikes stolen from mechanic’s van – just days after team’s rider was hit and “threatened” by 4×4 driver

Lifeplus Wahoo will be able to continue at the four-day stage race, however, after several teams loaned the riders bikes and equipment ahead of today’s stage in Wrexham

Are drones the future of close pass operations? Police in Canada to use drones as part of attempt to clamp down on dangerous driving around cyclists

As part of Ontario’s Bike Month, officers are conducting “emphasised enforcement on both cyclists and motorists”, while also issuing warnings about drivers ‘rolling coal’ at people on bikes

British cyclist to miss Tour of Britain after being hit by driver who tried to “squeeze huge 4×4 past at high speed” on country lane blind bend before returning to “verbally abuse and threaten” female rider

"Clearly the driver couldn't wait ten more seconds to overtake me"

Driver accused of hit-and-run that “could have killed” teen cyclist caught by “fluke” as police track missing Apple AirPod that fell into vehicle during collision

The 15-year-old cyclist — who suffered numerous facial fractures and other injuries — opened his app to try to find the missing AirPod, leading him and the police to the driver's address and their damaged vehicle

Cyclist reclaims stolen Brompton following “altercation” — as angle grinder bike robber jailed for 33 months

The bike's owner and members of the public confronted George Jhugroo as he cut through a lock, the 24-year-old arrested in hospital as he sought treatment for injuries sustained during the "altercation"

Police investigate RideLondon incident as cyclist seriously injured in collision with driver on closed road course

The sportive participant sustained serious spinal injuries, the driver leaving the scene having hit the rider on a road that was meant to be closed to non-event traffic

15-year-old boy arrested after violent attack on cyclist near Box Hill which left victim seriously injured with punctured lung when masked thugs on motorbike kicked him off popular cycle path

Motive for the "truly horrible" attack remains unclear, the cyclist suffering multiple broken bones and requiring treatment in hospital for several days

Hit-and-run driver who killed father and son as they cycled together jailed for 12 years

Paul Yates overtook another vehicle and lost control, killing Dean Jones and his 16-year-old son, the driver walking over to the critically injured cyclists before fleeing the scene and causing another collision a short time later

“Cowardly” hit-and-run driver who killed teen cyclist jailed again after leading police on 100mph chase following release

Leo Meek was jailed for 40 months in 2021 for causing the death of Jack Jones, 15, by dangerous driving, and has been sentenced to 22 months in prison and a four-year driving ban for his latest offences

Near Miss of the Day 908: cyclist praises swift punishment of driver after shocking close pass but slams “sorry state of affairs” with third-party reporting in Scotland

Although police were quick to deal with this particular incident, the apologetic driver receiving three points and a fine, David Brennan says Police Scotland are behind the times when it comes to dealing with footage of law-breaking driving

UK police could get remote shutdown weapon to stop e-bikes and e-scooters

Device would send a signal to 'confuse' the electric motor