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“A massive opportunity to make roads safer”: Police reveal councils don’t currently have access to close pass data, as cyclist urges forces and local authorities to work together

Do local authorities need access to police data on close passes and other roads incidents to protect cyclists and plan effective infrastructure?

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 17:05
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Near Miss of the Day 921: Cyclist suffers “aggressive” close pass by BMW driver, but left “very disappointed” by police response which suggests “you need to be physically injured for more serious action”

Police Scotland tells cyclist the driver would be offered "corrective advice" — rather than more serious action — and suggested the close pass on a roundabout was "unconventional" but "perhaps unavoidable" as "surroundings are tight"

Tue, Feb 11, 2025 17:35
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Mallorca cycling

New Spanish law to “protect” cyclists proposes drivers must slow 20km/h below speed limit before overtaking bike riders

Authorities introduce raft of road safety proposals, with safe speeds and distances highlighted when overtaking cyclists

Tue, Jan 14, 2025 17:32
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Cyclist films close pass and phone use (magnatom/YouTube)

“Justice needs to provide protection”: Cyclist close passed by wife of ex-Scotland footballer, before filming driver use phone and run red light, criticises Scottish courts’ “very obvious issues” after “ludicrously lenient” punishment

The wife of the former Rangers and Scotland footballer received six penalty points and a £255 fine having agreed a deal with prosecutors to only be punished for a mobile phone offence

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 10:38
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Cyclist films close pass and phone use (magnatom/YouTube)

Wife of ex-Scotland footballer scores hat-trick as cyclist films close pass, running red light and phone use… but rider left frustrated by “ludicrously lenient” punishment of £255 fine and penalty points

Cyclist accuses courts of "poor protection of vulnerable road users" after driver only punished for mobile phone use having accepted deal with prosecutor

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 14:58
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Everything you need to know about bike cameras — how to choose, tips for recording quality footage and what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision

If you've suffered a near miss, close pass or are the victim of any crime on the road while cycling, here's what you need to know about reporting it to the police and submitting your footage...

Sat, Oct 05, 2024 13:01
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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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Fairmile Road, Christchurch

Pensioner cyclist “punched in face” by lorry driver after dangerous overtake which forced him onto pavement says investigation was dropped because police “are not interested”

The driver eventually turned up to a voluntary police interview, but no officers were available to take a statement at the time, with the investigation later downgraded then ultimately dropped

Thu, Sep 05, 2024 11:04
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Close pass operation (Police Scotland Greater Glasgow)

Police claim they don’t carry out close pass operations on A roads due to “safety element involved towards police cyclists” — after cyclist complains of dangerous driving and “20 closes passes in a day” on national cycle route

The response came after a cyclist contacted them to alert about dangerous driving on an A road — that is also part of the National Cycle Network — where he was close passed by several drivers

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 16:55
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