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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

Almost 4,000 submissions of driving offences to police force led to just 10 prosecutions, FOI request reveals

According to data published by Surrey Police, which uses a third-party reporting service, almost 80% of the close pass reports resulted in just a warning letter

Fri, May 12, 2023 16:36

286 close pass submissions to West Midlands Police resulted in one prosecution, FOI request reveals

According to data released by the force which pioneered ‘close pass’ policing, 213 reports of careless or dangerous driving around cyclists last year resulted in no further action being taken

Wed, Apr 12, 2023 17:04

Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme bikes on hire station © Simon MacMichael.jpg

Transport for London reveals Boris Bike accident figures

Hire bikes involved in 34 incidents during first two months of scheme's operation

Tue, Nov 23, 2010 12:47