Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 465: NZ bus driver in punishment pass

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country and beyond - today it's New Zealand

Two thirds of people believe cyclists should be made to have insurance

The fact is, most bike riders are already insured for third party liability ... though that seems lost on many who don't cycle

Near Miss of the Day 463: Close pass by driver on phone (includes swearing)

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Wiltshire

Cyclist accused of killing pedestrian appears in court

Ermir Loka faces charges including manslaughter in relation to the death last month of Peter McCombie

Near Miss of the Day 462: Maserati driver zooms past cyclist in “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” close pass

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Sussex

Jail for speeding driver who killed Cambridge cyclist

Miles Polite imprisoned for three years after admitting causing the death of Stewart Milne by dangerous driving

Video: Big Bo Peep has lost his sheep – and it’s the cyclist’s fault (+ swearing)

Shepherd smashes road.cc reviewer's action camera in County Durham farm rage incident

Near Miss of the Day 461: Very dangerous overtake in the rain

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Gloucestershire

Cyclist attacked and robbed in Wigan, with bike, phone and wallet stolen

Police appeal after incident in Leigh early on Saturday morning

Video: Pimlico Plumbers appeal to catch cycling ‘criminal’ – but get accused of faking footage

Footage allegedly shows Santander Cycle user kicking founder Charlie Mullins' Bentley, but some believe the incident was staged

Near Miss of the Day 460: Van driver sacked after close pass

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Staffordshire

Police hunting four men after cyclist was killed in Birmingham hit and run

“The offenders were more concerned about looking after themselves than calling for an ambulance or trying to help the man they’d hit”

Dashcam footage catches car passenger shoving 15-year-old off his bike

Same man then pushed the boy’s friend but no arrests have been made

Near Miss of the Day 459: A close pass that bucks the usual trends

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Lancashire

Jail for South Wales drug driver who crashed into group of cyclists

Two of the riders suffered life-changing injuries when Jason Morgan hit the group of four head-on last year

Drivers who ‘didn’t see’ cyclists they killed both escape jail

Non-custodial sentences handed down following fatal crashes in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire

Near Miss of the Day 457: Bristol rider gets punishment pass (video includes swearing)

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Bristol

Police seek Suffolk cyclist who allegedly assaulted driver

Suspect also said to have spat at vehicle and dented it with his bike in incident last month

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

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Sussex

Cyclists “getting away with” breaking the law claims Sunday Times

Enforcement in London up against drivers, down against cyclists, but there is a very good reason for it due to police targeting those posing the greatest risk

4×4 driver reportedly swung trailer at cyclists on purpose, causing both to be hospitalised

Trailer knocked one rider from his bike, with the other crashing into him; police appeal for information

Near Miss of the Day 455: Police act against close pass (police) driver – “a warning letter or a fixed penalty or a prosecution has been issued”

Avon & Somerset Police thank cyclist who submitted footage “for helping to keep our roads safe”

50-something driver arrested after beating up charity cyclist who complained of close pass

Merc driver stopped and waited for cyclist before punching him off his bike

Reported bike thefts fell by a fifth in year to June

19,000 fewer bikes were reported stolen compared to 2018/19 according to analysis of crime statistics

Near Miss of the Day 454: Driver tries to overtake on blind corner, thinks better of it

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Buckinghamshire

Police hunt Land Rover driver after Somerset cyclist pushed from his bike

Rider sustained minor injuries in incident following collision

After child skids into wall on her scooter, are Bath Two Tunnels cyclists and other users of greenway being deliberately targeted with oil?

Patches of oil in both tunnels, as well as surrounding park land

Drunk cyclist with defective brake jailed for injuring pedestrian in Norwich

Case contrasts with another from Norfolk in which drunk driver who killed cyclist was never even charged

Near Miss of the Day 453: Punishment pass on two-abreast cyclists

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's the Cotswolds

Near Miss of the Day 452: Horse box lorry driver’s astonishingly close pass “scared me sh*tless,” says cyclist

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Northamptonshire