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Police receive record number of camera submissions in 2025… most of them from cyclists (again)

11,282 journey cam reports of road safety incidents were submitted to Avon and Somerset Police in 2025, with 7,674 coming from cyclists

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 19:21

near miss of the day 908 – screenshot via David Brennan on X

Are cyclists in Scotland any closer to being able to submit dangerous driving footage to an online police portal?

After years of delays and inaction, cyclists in Scotland feel left behind England and Wales and fear the lack of an online reporting portal has put lives at risk

Sun, Dec 07, 2025 12:35

Close pass on cyclists during training ride, County Down

The end of bike camera reporting? Police in Wales stop taking action on cyclists’ close pass videos, claiming decision based on “national guidance” advising forces to avoid “dealing with incidents involving distances”

GoSafe Wales says it has temporarily suspended taking action on evidence submitted to Operation SNAP showing a driver passing a cyclist or pedestrian “too closely” – but a government body claims there is nothing in their guidance to warrant such a move

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 11:37

Close pass risk map based on handlebar sensor data, Seattle

£20 bike handlebar sensor could help create close pass risk map for cyclists – as researchers find direct link between near misses and driver collisions

Researchers from the University of Washington have built a small sensor that plugs into a handlebar and tracks close passes from motorists, which they say could eventually help cyclists find safer city routes

Thu, May 15, 2025 18:14

CyclingMikey stops driver on wrong side of the road (YouTube)

“No war between cyclists and drivers”, say road safety campaigners, as apologetic BBC backtracks after “inappropriately” describing camera cyclist as “vigilante”

“I’m not a fan of this war between cyclists and motorists. There should be no such thing. We’re all the same human beings”

Fri, Oct 04, 2024 15:39

Motorist escapes punishment after alleged hit-and-run (credit – Alan Myles)

Cyclists in Scotland finally set to be able to submit dangerous driving footage to online police portal… by autumn 2025 – two years after road safety tool scrapped amid claims police inaction was making Scotland’s roads “less safe”

The Scottish government has confirmed its Digital Evidence Sharing Capability tool will be rolled out following a successful trial in Dundee, but campaigners have warned it will be less functional than the cancelled National Dashcam Safety Portal

Fri, Sep 20, 2024 18:00

“Some drivers see safe cycling as a character flaw”: the fight for fewer close passes + the UK’s booming gravel scene

We're delving into new research on the subject of drivers who close pass cyclists with a road safety expert and dissecting the booming UK gravel scene in episode 69 of the road.cc Podcast

Thu, Jan 25, 2024 13:47

Almost all drivers agree that close passes of cyclists put lives at risk

Campaign from Cycling Scotland urges drivers to Leave Space for a Life

Mon, May 29, 2023 13:40

Should dealing with third-party camera reports from cyclists be outsourced? Close pass op pioneer Mark Hodson on the road.cc Podcast

We're talking third-party reporting and how to make the system work better with Mark Hodson in this episode, and also chatting gravel ahead of an exciting new event in Finland

Thu, May 04, 2023 16:13

Spain plans to make drivers slow down when overtaking cyclists

Motorists will still be required to also give 1.5 metres of space when passing people on bikes

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 17:53