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US driver veers across group of cyclists in South Carolina

Near Miss of the Day 945: Fuming driver accused of harassing cyclists after deliberately veering towards group ride in “closest attack I’ve ever witnessed”

“The distance is less than a foot and would have brought down half the group at least”

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NMotD Moorhead Lane, Shipley, West Yorkshire

Police force insists cyclists’ camera footage is taken seriously, after backlash to “no crime had been committed” response to near collision

West Yorkshire Police chose not to take action against taxi driver who cyclist alleged was "too busy checking their phone" when they turned into the rider's path

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NMotD Moorhead Lane, Shipley, West Yorkshire

Near Miss of the Day 944: “A cut-and-dried example of careless driving”

Despite a driver being "too busy checking their phone", West Yorkshire Police declined to take action

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Near Miss of the Day 943

Near Miss of the Day 943: Police reaction to dangerous close pass shows “nothing much has changed” in reporting drivers in Scotland, says cyclist

After a close pass on a busy Scottish road, Police Scotland said they would give the driver “words of advice” but won’t take any formal action

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Near Miss of the Day 942

Near Miss of the day 942: “It was the most frightening moment I’ve ever had on my bike”

Kent Police chose to take no action against the professional driver who almost caused a shocking collision with a cyclist, the rider involved left frustrated the force showed "no interest in addressing the deficient driving"

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Near miss 941 near Winchester, NCN Route 23

Near Miss of the Day 941: “The overtake was careless driving and could easily have resulted in a head-on collision”

Hampshire Police said no action would be taken due to a slim chance of upholding a conviction in court

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NMOTD 940

Near Miss of the Day 940: “Do you always scream when a bus passes you?” Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving to “allow driver to pass”

Fining the driver £1,350 and banning him from the roads for 56 days, the judge branded the bus driver “ignorant of Highway Code” and warned that he was inches away from “facing a charge of death by careless driving”

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NMOTD Colliers Wood High Street

Near Miss of the Day 939: Police ‘intend to prosecute’ driver who turned across bike lane without warning

"I was very clearly not in the mirror's blind spot"

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NMOTD 938

Near Miss of the Day 938: Recumbent cyclist squeezed by SUV driver passing into path of oncoming car

"This has got to be one of the most idiotic and pointless overtakes of all time."

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Near Miss of the Day 937

Near Miss of the Day 937: Cyclist riding two-abreast with daughter close passed by driver towing caravan who blared horn at riders

"I could have touched the caravan had it not been going so fast... I have no doubt the close pass was intentional"

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