NMotD Greater Manchester

Near Miss of the Day 906: Walkers Crisps van driver makes close pass on cyclist

Greater Manchester Police issue warning letter following incident near Wigan last month

Sat, May 11, 2024 15:27
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Near Miss of the Day 892: Cyclist squeezes on brakes to avoid overtaking driver — who still ends up hitting cyclist’s safety flag

UPDATE: Inspector responds to cyclist saying he had not been informed of report's outcome, citing high demand and limited resources for inability to provide updates to video submitter

Sun, Feb 18, 2024 18:07
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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
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Near Miss of the Day 826: Police force lottery continues as no further action for this driver’s close pass on cyclist (video includes swearing)

"I know for a fact that Lancashire Constabulary would've acted if I was across the border, which is literally at the bottom of the road I was on"

Sat, Sep 24, 2022 11:52
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Near Miss of the Day 824: Driver exiting golf club cuts up cyclist

“If I had not stopped I would have been run down,” said rider of incident in Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 15:09
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Near Miss of the Day 723: Driver overtakes family of cyclists and almost collides with car pulling out of junction

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Greater Manchester...

Sun, Feb 27, 2022 18:08
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Near Miss of the Day 721: “I thought my number was up” says cyclist after bus driver’s shocking overtake

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

Thu, Feb 24, 2022 12:41
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Near Miss of the Day 701: Speeding bus driver “very lucky” to avoid prosecution for close pass (includes swearing)

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

Thu, Jan 20, 2022 17:51
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Near Miss of the Day 592: “Hard to tell if it counts as a cut-up, close pass, or a must get in-front”

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

Tue, Jun 08, 2021 18:40
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Near Miss of the Day 548: Driver makes exemplary overtake … but almost takes out penny-farthing rider coming in opposite direction

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

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 20:10
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