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Close pass on cyclists during training ride, County Down

The end of bike camera reporting? Police in Wales stop taking action on cyclists’ close pass videos, claiming decision based on “national guidance” advising forces to avoid “dealing with incidents involving distances”

GoSafe Wales says it has temporarily suspended taking action on evidence submitted to Operation SNAP showing a driver passing a cyclist or pedestrian “too closely” – but a government body claims there is nothing in their guidance to warrant such a move

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Close pass operation

Police say drivers who close pass cyclists will avoid punishment… because there are too many of them for cops to cope

South Wales Police say they are currently reviewing their Operation SNAP reporting portal to ensure it “remains efficient and effective” – and will only deal with the “most serious cases” until further notice

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Damage to Uprise Bikes after ram raid on showroom

Bike shop ram raiders arrested and charged after “effectively destroying” shopfront and stealing two e-bikes in “aggressive” break-in

The two bikes, which were fitted with hidden GPS trackers, were quickly located by police, but Uprise Bikes’ co-founder says the van attack caused “severe structural” damage, with repairs expected to cost tens of thousands of pounds

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Princess Way, Swansea (Google Street View)

Violent bike thief who bit cyclist’s nose in shocking “unprovoked” attack handed four-year sentence

The cyclist said he is still “in shock” following the assault, which took place on a busy city centre street after the attacker grabbed his bike and shouted, “Do you know who the f*** I am?”

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Moment before shocking crash which left cyclist needing leg amputated in Cardiff (South Wales Police)

Hit-and-run driver who left cyclist begging for help and needing his leg amputated, before selling car to cover up role in crash, jailed for three years and nine months

Savannah Roberts was traced by police after CCTV footage showed her driving through a red light shortly after the collision

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Bute Park, Cardiff (Google Maps)

Suspect charged after cyclist repeatedly punched and put in chokehold during violent bikejacking

“I was shouting, ‘I just got robbed by him’, but nobody seemed to care,” said the cyclist who initially had complaints about the police's slow response to the crime

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PCSO stopping a cyclist, Cardiff Queen Street (Cardiff City Council, Twitter)

“They have all the resources in the world to pick on cyclists”: Council slammed for stopping and fining cyclists on pedestrianised city centre street

South Wales Police has issued over a dozen Fixed Penalty Notices to cyclists riding on the “popular” city centre route in the last two months

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Jerzy Jozefiak (South Wales Police)

Drink driver who sped through red light and left teenage cyclist with life-changing injuries, before letting wife take the blame, jailed for two years and ten months

Jerzy Jozefiak, who was driving at 48mph in a 30mph zone when he struck the 16-year-old, will serve only half of his sentence in prison

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Andrew Peter Burns (South Wales Police)

Drink driver who caused two crashes and left cyclist in intensive care jailed for 50 months

Andrew Peter Burns was on a pre-Christmas night out with work colleagues, drank "five or six" rounds before being denied entry to a pub for being too drunk — he then got behind the wheel of his car.

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David Jones (South Wales Police)

“Where were you looking? Why didn’t you see him?” Former HGV driver receives suspended sentence for killing cyclist

74-year-old Raymond Treharne was found guilty of causing death by careless driving after hitting and killing father-of-two David Jones in May 2020

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