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Near Miss of the Day 905: Oncoming driver who didn’t rejoin lane after overtaking another motorist passes cyclist on the wrong side of the road

“Having presumably seen me, he made no attempt to stop or slow down… All I could actually do was stop and hope for the best.”

Sat, May 04, 2024 14:30

Driver ordered to pay £1,300 after cyclist close pass

Near Miss of the Day 904: Driver ordered to pay £1,300 and gets six penalty points for cyclist close pass

The cyclist also informed the police that the vehicle involved had no MOT, the driver ordered to pay a hefty fine plus costs in court

Tue, Apr 30, 2024 17:11

Near Miss of the Day 903: Driver’s punishment pass while blaring horn at two-abreast cyclists earns £300 fine and six penalty points

"We were cycling along a rural road, wide and quiet when the incident happened... excessive use of horn, crossing a solid white line and a close pass to finish..."

Mon, Apr 29, 2024 11:59

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 900: Police offer “suitable advice” to driver who squeezed between cyclist and oncoming campervan in dangerous close pass

Despite the local police being “very helpful”, the cyclist says he has “heard nothing since” about the motorist’s punishment

Wed, Apr 17, 2024 13:51

Near Miss of the Day 898: Cyclist forced to slam on brakes as driver pulls out across roundabout – but cyclist says close call was “genuine accident”

“I was doing 20-25 mph to try keep up with traffic on the roundabout so was likely going faster than the driver expected”

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 15:12

Near Miss of the Day 897: Police concede that “prosecution would have been more suitable” after close-passing van driver who could’ve “killed cyclist” let off with a warning letter

“It is regrettable that more robust action was not taken at the time and we apologise to the cyclist involved in this incident”

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 18:50

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 895: Cyclist close passed by multiple drivers in space of seconds, including shocker from lorry driver

"When the first lorry overtook I was chuffed, but then..."

Sun, Mar 10, 2024 11:23

Near Miss of the Day 894: Police take action after confused motorist drives onto bike lane and narrowly misses cyclists and pedestrians in city centre square

“It’s a very busy area with pedestrians and cyclists, and there’s absolutely no access to cars… Perhaps this driver was very faithfully following an out of date sat-nav!”

Fri, Mar 08, 2024 13:56