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Close pass operation

“A massive opportunity to make roads safer”: Police reveal councils don’t currently have access to close pass data, as cyclist urges forces and local authorities to work together

Do local authorities need access to police data on close passes and other roads incidents to protect cyclists and plan effective infrastructure?

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 17:05
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Close pass operation

“A close pass isn’t an offence and a lot of cyclists don’t realise that”: Police chief’s “odd” claim that cyclists need education on driving offences highlighted as evidence of UK’s current road safety “mess”

Announcing Gloucestershire Police’s participation in Operation Snap, the force’s non-crime unit head said cyclists “get quite frustrated with us” for failing to prosecute close passing motorists

Thu, Sep 19, 2024 16:27
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Police car close passing cyclist in Gloucestershire (Twitter: @NerdCyclist)

“An error in judgement”: Police apologise for “dangerous” high speed close pass on cyclist during emergency response, which “dropped below standards expected”

“The officer has agreed to learn from this situation and be more careful when approaching and passing cyclists,” the police said following the incident, which also saw an oncoming motorist fail to slow down or move aside for the officer

Thu, Aug 22, 2024 13:59
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Police car close passing cyclist in Gloucestershire

Cyclist criticises police car driver for “dangerous manoeuvre” while passing due to oncoming driver not moving aside or slowing down

The cyclist said he didn’t have time to unclip and come to a full stop, thus feeling a bow wave from the pass, but the oncoming driver didn’t pull aside despite the police car’s emergency lights being turned on

Sat, Jul 20, 2024 16:44
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Two young cyclists injured in separate hit-and-run incidents

The collisions come in the same week a 16-year-old cyclist and his father were killed in a suspected hit-and-run in South Yorkshire

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 18:49
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Fairmount Road, Cheltenham

Woman arrested after teen robbed of bike at knifepoint

Youngster handed over bike after being threatened with Stanley knife in Cheltenham yesterday

Fri, Jan 20, 2023 18:34
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Police respond to multiple reports of traps laid for cyclists on Gloucestershire trail

Police warn riders at Randwick Woods to be vigilant after tripwires and wood studded with nails found

Mon, Aug 30, 2021 11:09
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Traps filled with wooden spikes and sliced open beer cans found on cycle path

Police warned that children, dog walkers, and cyclists were all at risk from the 'extremely dangerous' traps

Sun, Jul 04, 2021 15:45
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Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

Tory MP seeks to highlight plight of bike theft victims after his own was stolen … but gets ridiculed on social media

Twitter users point out it was Gloucester MP Richard Graham's own party that has cut police funding

Mon, Aug 31, 2020 18:52
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glos coach close pass – credit Matt Coldrey

Close pass case where police told cyclist “maybe you should trade your bike in for a Hummer” ends with conviction

Cyclist was also initially accused of having a ‘vendetta’ against coach company

Sat, Oct 12, 2019 11:00
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