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Near Miss of the Day 788: British Transport Police apologises for “lapse in judgement” from impatient officer

Today's Near Miss of the Day features a close pass from the very people meant to be protecting the public from dangerous driving

Tue, Jun 21, 2022 10:49

Near Miss of the Day 787: “It’s a cycle lane, innit?” Driver punishment passes cyclist for not riding on notorious Priory Road bike lane

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it’s London

Sun, Jun 19, 2022 18:42

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

Near Miss of the Day 785: “Gobsmackingly brutal” close pass forces driver to apologise

Today’s close pass was accompanied by that rare beast on the roads: an immediate apology from a motorist…

Wed, Jun 15, 2022 16:39

Near Miss of the Day 784: Another close pass driver refuses awareness course… only to get £1,152 fine and four points in court

Caught on camera close passing a cyclist? Offered the £85 awareness course slap on the wrist? Probably best not to take it to court...

Tue, Jun 14, 2022 10:53

Near Miss of the Day 783: aggressive close pass driver offered speed awareness course ends up with £2,460 fine and 6 points after losing two appeals

Whether he meant it or not, this driver's attempts to get out of his original punishment for close passing followed by ranting aggressively at a cyclist arguably led to retribution truly befitting of the crime

Sun, Jun 12, 2022 13:30

Near Miss of the Day 771: MGIF driver “couldn’t have missed us as we were on a tandem”

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Avon & Somerset...

Sun, May 22, 2022 13:57

Garmin’s Varia RCT715 adds camera to bike radar system

The device shoots in up to 1080p at 30fps and can run for up to 6 hours

Wed, May 18, 2022 11:00

Near Miss of the Day 768: Driver squeezes between two cyclists – but only receives warning letter as rider didn’t “swerve”

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country — today it's London

Fri, May 13, 2022 14:54

Near Miss of the Day 767: MGIF driver cuts across cyclist at speed on roundabout

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country — today it's East Sussex

Thu, May 12, 2022 15:15