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Driver cutting off cyclists (Twitter: @pedalmania1)

“When will drivers treat cyclists as humans?”: Cyclist riding with his kids gets cut off before a roundabout… and then gets close-passed by a van driver

"Unfortunately, it is not his only experience of this nature. He doesn't like it, but it doesn't stop him from going out on the road with us," the cyclist said about his son's reaction to poor driving

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Lady Bathurst close passed by overtaking motorist during charity ride (National Foundation for Retired Service Animals)

“This shouldn’t be normal, but it is”: Chris Boardman blasts “common criminal behaviour” after overtaking driver “almost kills” cyclists – “protected by hi-vis” – on charity ride

The near miss took place during a ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for retired service animals, leaving the charity’s founder “frightened and shook up”

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Close pass 1.5 metres mat (Cycling UK)

The real impact of close passes on cyclists — my children were nearly left fatherless due to the actions of one callous driver

road.cc Podcast host and reviewer George Hill was just out for a leisurely ride before experiencing the worst close pass in his two decades of riding

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near miss of the day 837 close pass mercedes driver – screenshot via Das_Pig on Twitter

Police force criticised for one close pass prosecution from 286 submissions admits need to review how reports are managed

West Midlands Police said each report takes an average of 60 minutes to be assessed but accepted the need to adapt given the "50 per cent increase in third-party reporting"

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Ed Clancy joins South Yorkshire Police close pass operation (Ed Clancy/Twitter)

Three-time Olympic champion Ed Clancy joins police close pass operation

Now in his role as South Yorkshire Active Travel Commissioner, Clancy joined South Yorkshire Police targeting drivers who overtake cyclists too closely

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Should dealing with third-party camera reports from cyclists be outsourced? Close pass op pioneer Mark Hodson on the road.cc Podcast

We're talking third-party reporting and how to make the system work better with Mark Hodson in this episode, and also chatting gravel ahead of an exciting new event in Finland

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Close pass 1.5 metres mat (Cycling UK)

“It’s problematic to have a value like that”: Researcher calls for better guidelines than “just 1.5 metres” for passing cyclists

The transport expert behind the high-speed close pass test also called for a study to have motor drivers on bicycles “passed by themselves”

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Wout van Aert during training ride in which received ‘punishment pass’ from lorry driver (credit – Jan Bakelants, Strava)

Wout van Aert “almost killed” after receiving “harrowing” punishment pass from horn-blaring lorry driver

The Tour of Flanders favourite was “literally almost under the concrete mixer” during the pre-Ronde ride, says former pro and training partner Jan Bakelants

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Driving instructor blasts close pass from motorist (credit – Moose Driving, Facebook)

Alliance of British Drivers says there can be “extenuating circumstances” for close passes after driving instructor blasts “poor mistake” by motorist

“Not allowing the full width may have been the only way out from an even worse situation,” the pro-motoring group said in response to a clip of a dangerous overtake

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Close pass driver says he killed cyclist

“I’ve killed one of you guys before”: close pass driver who left cyclist fearing for his life gets police caution

The shocking road rage incident in Warwickshire was so serious the victim left his wife a message saying he loved her

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