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Near Miss of the Day 936: “Not sure it takes a forensic genius to work out this is close”… but police force refuses action because it is “following national guidance”

Police told the cyclist that they were 'following guidance' not to act on evidence, despite road.cc reporting that the guidance is baseless

Wed, Sep 17, 2025 16:13

Under-fire police force missed 14-day window to take action in two-thirds of reports by cyclists, data reveals

Concerning West Midlands Police data suggests hundreds of reports are being missed each month, but force insists it is "working hard to reduce backlog" and is "prioritising more serious offences"

Wed, Sep 10, 2025 11:21

“We are fair game for crazy drivers”: Cyclist says “I need to cycle with a police officer from now on” after bike camera footage of close passes rejected as “insufficient evidence” due to lack of witness

“I think this makes Operation Snap virtually pointless and leaves me very vulnerable to dangerous drivers,” the cyclist, who submitted the close pass footage to Cheshire Police, said

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 15:59

Close pass driver back in court for harassment

“It’s cost him over £1,000”: Driver’s court date for close passing cyclist ends with bonus harassment conviction… after he abused victim on the train home

Three penalty points and £400 fine for driving offence turns into harassment conviction, compensation and a four-figure bill, after driver spotted cyclist on train home from court and repeatedly hurled abuse

Tue, Aug 05, 2025 15:03

Police officer passes cyclists at 78mph in 40mph zone

“To serve and protect?” Group of cyclists “buzzed” by police car driver at 78mph in 40mph zone – as chief “pissed off” at officer’s overtake… and motorists complain about cyclists not riding single file; Tour de France hits the Mûr + more on the live blog

If you thought the Tour de France peloton was looking tired on the hills of Normandy yesterday, that’s nothing compared to Adwitiya and Ryan, as they pin on one last live blog number before the desperate sprint to the weekend…

Fri, Jul 11, 2025 09:11

Close pass on cyclists during training ride, County Down

National Police Chiefs’ Council insists there’s no reason for police in Wales to stop taking action on cyclists’ close pass videos

Clarification comes after GoSafe Wales temporarily suspended taking action on evidence submitted to Operation SNAP showing a driver passing a cyclist "too closely", claiming National Police Chiefs' Council guidance was to blame

Mon, Jul 07, 2025 16:43

Near Miss of the Day 931: Cyclist “perplexed” as two almost identical close passes treated very differently by police force

Two near-identical close passes but one driver fined and received points on their licence, while the other only got an advisory letter

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 16:11

Close pass risk map based on handlebar sensor data, Seattle

£20 bike handlebar sensor could help create close pass risk map for cyclists – as researchers find direct link between near misses and driver collisions

Researchers from the University of Washington have built a small sensor that plugs into a handlebar and tracks close passes from motorists, which they say could eventually help cyclists find safer city routes

Thu, May 15, 2025 18:14

Van driver clips cyclist during dangerous rush hour overtake on Grosvenor Road, London

“It’s always the cyclist’s fault”: Driver blasts horn and clips cyclist with wing mirror in “closest pass I’ve ever seen” – but motorists say “he should have been in the cycle lane”

One Conservative councillor responded to footage of the close pass, described as “deplorable” and “absolutely shocking”, by claiming “some cyclists do not help themselves”

Fri, May 02, 2025 16:34

“It’s now a giant car park”: Cyclist passes over 500 cars in 20 minutes at Cheddar Gorge as landmark “overrun” by drivers; “Clearly a motorist”: Cyclist close passed by fellow cyclist; Tadej Pogačar destroys Flèche Wallonne rivals + more on the live blog

It’s the best Wednesday of the year – Flèche Wallonne day – and Ryan Mallon’s back for another day of cycling news, reaction, and stinging legs and searing lungs on the midweek live blog

Wed, Apr 23, 2025 08:24