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Near Miss of the Day 878: Abusive driver who close passed driver three times in two minutes learns “an expensive lesson” with a £793 fine and five penalty points

The driver had earlier been issued an NIP, which he then challenged in court but was eventually found guilty

Sun, Oct 01, 2023 16:51

Near Miss of the Day 877: Driver ordered to pay £1,074 for close pass on cyclist

The motorist also received six penalty points for their driving, the cyclist saying "he obviously had no care or awareness of me riding"

Sun, Sep 24, 2023 16:10

Near Miss of the Day 876: Oncoming driver tells cyclist to “get off the f***ing road”, as rider blasts police inaction

“Do British police forces consider cyclists legitimate road kill?” asks the cyclist, who claims he’s “never had one follow up” after years of reporting close passes

Sun, Sep 17, 2023 18:25

Near Miss of the Day 875: Red-light jumping driver almost hits cyclist, responds with denial and abuse

UPDATE: Cyclist bemoans "very depressing" police inaction, as officers say no further action was taken as they could not be certain what colour the driver's traffic light was

Thu, Sep 14, 2023 15:44

Not Near Miss of the Day: How to safely overtake cyclists… while driving a tank; “It was about protecting Sepp”: End of Jumbo-Visma civil war as Vingegaard and Roglič work for Kuss (+ Remco wins); Huge sinkhole swallows bike lane + more on the live blog

Another day, another Vuelta mountain stage... join Dan Alexander on the Thursday live blog for all of that, plus everything else that's going on in the cycling world today

Thu, Sep 14, 2023 08:14

Near Miss of the Day 874: Aggressively honking van driver squeezes cyclist into the shrubs while passenger shouts “move over”

"This kind of aggression is a barrier to so many women wanting to ride and these drivers need sticking on by the police"

Sat, Sep 02, 2023 17:16

Near Miss of the Day 873: Impatient driver overtaking tractor close passes cyclist and narrowly avoids oncoming HGV

The motorist involved was due to appear in court but accepted a fine and penalty points

Sat, Aug 26, 2023 16:24

Near Miss of the Day 872: Close passing van driver banned for 12 months and ordered to pay over £700 in costs after narrowly missing cyclist and oncoming motorist

The motorist, who was convicted last week of dangerous driving, was also sentenced to 100 hours of community service

Wed, Aug 23, 2023 15:39

Near Miss of the Day 871: Cyclist narrowly avoids head-on collision with overtaking motorist

Despite the incident being reported neither Surrey Police nor the Metropolitan Police could provide an update on how it was dealt with

Fri, Aug 18, 2023 11:27

Near Miss of the Day 870: Driver mistimes overtake of cyclist, stalls car… blares horn at rider

"With two whole lanes, this idiot mistimes his approach, stalls his car, subsequent traffic won't let him out and he gets the hump with me."

Wed, Jul 19, 2023 12:15