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Police force that prosecuted one driver from 286 close pass reports now taking action in 97% of cyclist submissions

Six months on from admitting the need to review how reports are managed, the latest West Midlands Police figures show the force did not take further action of some form in just three of 356 reports made by cyclists during January

Tue, Feb 27, 2024 13:07

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Tue, Jan 16, 2024 08:28

Police “refuse” to take cyclist’s statement after near miss with motorist

Police “refused” to take cyclist’s statement after near miss with motorist – because they believed the cyclist was “speeding”

The cyclist was travelling at up to 24mph when a driver pulled out in front of him, with Police Scotland later admitting that the officers were “wrong” to dismiss his report

Fri, Nov 17, 2023 15:20

“Car-centric” council missed massive pothole that killed 84-year-old cyclist because “primary focus” was to identify “dangers to cars”, not bikes

The local authority is also accused of “defying logic” by claiming that the crack – visible on Google Maps since 2009 – must have closed “on its own” prior to an inspection months before Harry Colledge’s death

Sat, Oct 14, 2023 17:26

The real impact of close passes on cyclists — my children were nearly left fatherless due to the actions of one callous driver

road.cc Podcast host and reviewer George Hill was just out for a leisurely ride before experiencing the worst close pass in his two decades of riding

Wed, Sep 13, 2023 16:33

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Family of cyclist who went missing on charity ride to sue driver who killed him then hid body

Action against Alexander McKellar seeks damages under Scots law concept of “loss of society”

Sun, Jul 30, 2023 19:44

Tony Blackburn responds to latest Jeremy Vine cycling video, says he was “nearly knocked down by a cyclist” while using crossing

The veteran DJ said his "near miss" happened as he crossed the road towards the BBC's New Broadcasting House

Mon, Jul 17, 2023 11:36

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Sat, Jul 15, 2023 12:00

Traffic chaos near St George’s RC Primary School, Worcester

“We needed to act”: Parents set up unofficial guerrilla School Street after several near misses for children cycling on narrow road used as shortcut by motorists

But the local transport councillor criticised the campaigners for “taking the law and road safety into their own hands, effectively blockading a road”

Thu, Jun 29, 2023 18:24

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Police force criticised for one close pass prosecution from 286 submissions admits need to review how reports are managed

West Midlands Police said each report takes an average of 60 minutes to be assessed but accepted the need to adapt given the "50 per cent increase in third-party reporting"

Tue, Jun 06, 2023 11:53