NMotD Gloucestershire

Near Miss of the Day 946: £1,000 fine after impatient driver close passes cyclist

The company that owned the vehicle was given the fine after failing to identify the driver

Mon, Apr 20, 2026 15:48
42

Near Miss of the Day 931: Cyclist “perplexed” as two almost identical close passes treated very differently by police force

Two near-identical close passes but one driver fined and received points on their licence, while the other only got an advisory letter

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 16:11
9

Near Miss of the Day 913: “Heart-stopping” moment as cyclist barely manages to make through gap after oncoming car driver follows overtaking van, ignoring cyclist

“I reported it expecting some sort of action as my life had been put in danger and the fact that a car had been forced to stop to avoid a collision but it wasn’t to be, yet again”

Sun, Jul 28, 2024 09:15
61

Near Miss of the Day 902: “I can’t believe I wasn’t hit”

Cyclist changed the way he approaches roundabout in Gloucestershire after two previous near misses – but still got a very close pass from a driver

Sun, Apr 28, 2024 09:47
106

Near Miss of the Day 848: An overtake worthy of the ‘must get in front’ title

An example for the MGIF textbook...

Wed, Feb 01, 2023 17:21
17

Near Miss of the Day 840: Cyclist narrowly avoids collision with motorist who doesn’t wait at roundabout

Remind us which direction we give way to at roundabouts?

Tue, Dec 20, 2022 14:42
18

Near Miss of the Day 833: Oncoming driver forces cyclist to swerve

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

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 12:02
32

Near Miss of the Day 794, updated: Police say driver should have been prosecuted after passing cyclists signalling right

“It is these types of cases that can cause cyclists to believe we are not taking their plight seriously, but I can assure you we are,” said Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Traffic Unit manager

Mon, Jul 04, 2022 16:14
38

Near Miss of the Day 786: “They have been behind you for some time” – Police say close pass isn’t careless as cyclist didn’t change direction

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it’s Gloucestershire

Sat, Jun 18, 2022 18:38
22

Near Miss of the Day 775: Two videos highlight inconsistency in close pass enforcement

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

Mon, May 30, 2022 15:19
26