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Near Miss of the Day 929: “Shocking” close pass which left cyclist “shaken” lands driver with awareness course

"The danger caused by this driver left me shaken, so much so I had to stop for a little while, after turning off the road, to calm down and collect my thoughts."

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Men jailed for knifepoint robbery at Mark Cavendish’s home

Gang who robbed Mark Cavendish at knifepoint ordered to repay £750,000 for stolen watches

Masked gang behind raid must repay value of stolen items or face six extra years in prison each, the robbers already sentenced to between 12 and 15 years in prison

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Mount Road, Essex

Police arrest 16-year-old after cyclists “deliberately” knocked off their bikes, leaving one with “potentially life-changing injuries”

Essex Police says cyclists injured in weekend incident involving riders of two mopeds, as officers also "carrying out enquiries into two other similar incidents"

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Near Miss of the Day 916 (image: @TheFatPuncheur)

Near Miss of the Day 916: Cyclist detached from group during club ride gets close passed by motorist… who’s let off with a warning letter from police

“It’s frustrating given the number of KSI’s on our roads that Essex Police don’t deem driving like this to warrant further action”

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nmotd – screenshot via CykelTony on YouTube

Near Miss of the Day 910: Cyclist “let down” by police response to shocking close pass by speeding driver

The cyclist said the incident left him "shaken", and says Essex Police are yet to respond to his complaint

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RideLondon 2024 (Ben Queenborough for London Marathon Events)

Police investigate RideLondon incident as cyclist seriously injured in collision with driver on closed road course

The sportive participant sustained serious spinal injuries, the driver leaving the scene having hit the rider on a road that was meant to be closed to non-event traffic

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Samuel James/ St Nicholas Lane, Basildon (Essex Police/Google Maps)

Motorcyclist who failed drug test jailed for causing crash which left cyclist needing leg amputated

Samuel James has been jailed for three and a half years, the prosecutor saying the motorcyclist was "likely to be significantly impaired" by the drugs in his system

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Bower Hill, Epping (Street View)

Motorist who racially abused and reversed into group of cyclists in “distressing” attack handed suspended sentence and banned from driving for 20 months

Four cyclists were injured and their bikes damaged in the attack, described by local police as “completely and utterly unacceptable”

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Burnt Mills Road, Basildon via Google Street View

Car passenger hits cyclist over head with baseball bat

Essex Police investigate unprovoked assault in Basildon that left cyclist needing stitches

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Mark Cavendish burglary (via Essex Police)

Mark Cavendish burglary: Two more men charged over violent robbery at sprinter’s home

A third suspect, who was charged with two counts of robbery in December, will appear in court on Friday

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