NMotD Derbyshire Archives

NMotD Derbyshire

Near Miss of the Day 901: Taxi driver gets police warning letter over close pass that cyclist “nearly felt the wing mirror”

The cyclist said incidents like this are "pretty common on my commute" so he tries to stick to off-road routes

Wed, Apr 24, 2024 13:04

Near Miss of the Day 896: Cyclist estimates motorcyclist overtook at 120mph, but police insist “there is not enough evidence” and rider passed “clear of the cyclist on a wide piece of road”

The cyclist called the lack of action "utterly disgraceful", however the police force that looked at the video says "there is not enough evidence to state that an offence has occurred or that the manner of driving was below that which would be expected"

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 17:57

Near Miss of the Day 879: Driver makes very close pass on cyclist but only gets warning letter (includes swearing)

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

Fri, Oct 13, 2023 11:53

Taxi driver close passes oncoming cyclist while overtaking queue of traffic in wrong lane

Near Miss of the Day 849: Warning letter for taxi driver who close passed oncoming cyclist while overtaking queue of traffic in wrong lane

Derbyshire Constabulary told the cyclist that prosecuting the driver would not be “proportional”

Sun, Feb 05, 2023 17:50

Near Miss of the Day 588: Aggressive driver tails cyclists through village, makes dangerous overtakes … and gets offered place on awareness course by police

Cyclist says “prolonged and dangerous road rage attack put our lives and two oncoming motorists in danger”

Thu, Dec 30, 2021 15:27

Near Miss of the Day 626: “Clear and deliberate swerve” – but driver only gets warning letter

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

Fri, Aug 20, 2021 14:23

Near Miss of the Day 484: Must Get In Front bus driver cuts up cyclist at pinch point

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

Tue, Oct 20, 2020 12:07

Near Miss of the Day 433: Police tell cyclist “We all have to share the road” after very close pass from lorry driver

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

Wed, Jul 01, 2020 11:11

Near Miss of the Day 369: Taxi close pass – but police claimed not to have received footage (+ video)

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

Fri, Jan 31, 2020 12:00