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Close pass on cyclists during training ride, County Down

The end of bike camera reporting? Police in Wales stop taking action on cyclists’ close pass videos, claiming decision based on “national guidance” advising forces to avoid “dealing with incidents involving distances”

GoSafe Wales says it has temporarily suspended taking action on evidence submitted to Operation SNAP showing a driver passing a cyclist or pedestrian “too closely” – but a government body claims there is nothing in their guidance to warrant such a move

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 11:37
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West Midlands Police close pass operation Mark Hodson and Steve Hudson

Cyclists submit record number of close pass videos, as road safety charities warn over half of drivers still don’t know the Highway Code’s minimum passing distance

Operation Snap submissions have more than doubled in two years, with more than 15,000 incidents reported in 2024 and over half of reported drivers receiving notices of intended prosecution

Wed, Jun 18, 2025 14:11
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Close pass operation

Police say drivers who close pass cyclists will avoid punishment… because there are too many of them for cops to cope

South Wales Police say they are currently reviewing their Operation SNAP reporting portal to ensure it “remains efficient and effective” – and will only deal with the “most serious cases” until further notice

Tue, Jun 10, 2025 16:56
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Rui Oliveira after “winning” 2025 Tour of Slovenia stage two

“You’re killing the spirit of the sport”: Pro cyclist says riders are “pulling soccer moves” to get rivals disqualified, as controversial Tour of Slovenia sprint sparks “over-exaggeration” claims + more on the live blog

Welcome one and all to the end of the week live blog, join Adwitiya as he takes you through all the twists and turns of news, views, and all the other chatter from the cycling world

Fri, Jun 06, 2025 08:46
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Close pass operation

Police sent more footage of dangerous driving than ever before – as officers warn “goal is to make roads safer, not target drivers”

Avon and Somerset Police received 8,595 videos of alleged road offences from motorists and cyclists in 2024, 90 per cent of which resulted in some form of action being taken

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 16:24
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Close pass operation

“Road safety is everyone’s business”: 90% increase in video footage of dangerous driving reported to police with almost 20,000 reports from Avon & Somerset over 3 years

More than 200,000 incidents were reported to police since 2021, with Avon and Somerset road users the most prolific, followed by West Yorkshire; though some forces are still reluctant to deal with all reports from cyclists or drivers

Mon, Oct 21, 2024 14:13
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Internet reacts to cyclist and taxi driver video (@ChaponaBike123/Twitter)

“This gives errant drivers carte blanche to do what they like”: Police tell camera cyclists they are “unable to deal” with motorists driving in bike lanes or the wrong way down one-way streets, while warning cyclists to “not confront” dangerous drivers

The new advice, issued to road users who have recently submitted footage of alleged driving offences to the Met, also warns cyclists to avoid posting clips on social media

Sat, Sep 28, 2024 12:13
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Close pass operation

“A close pass isn’t an offence and a lot of cyclists don’t realise that”: Police chief’s “odd” claim that cyclists need education on driving offences highlighted as evidence of UK’s current road safety “mess”

Announcing Gloucestershire Police’s participation in Operation Snap, the force’s non-crime unit head said cyclists “get quite frustrated with us” for failing to prosecute close passing motorists

Thu, Sep 19, 2024 16:27
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Close pass operation

Police force that prosecuted one driver from 286 close pass reports now taking action in 97% of cyclist submissions

Six months on from admitting the need to review how reports are managed, the latest West Midlands Police figures show the force did not take further action of some form in just three of 356 reports made by cyclists during January

Tue, Feb 27, 2024 13:07
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Overtaking distance for drivers (Surrey Police)

Surrey Police says warning letters “most appropriate course of action” for majority of driving offences, and calls on cyclists who submit multiple near miss clips to “engage with us further” to improve road safety

The force’s response comes after an FOI request revealed that, of the almost 4,000 allegations of driving offences submitted over the past 15 months, only 10 resulted in prosecution

Fri, May 19, 2023 11:37
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