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West Midlands Police

Close pass operation

Police force that prosecuted one driver from 286 close pass reports now taking action in 97% of cyclist submissions

Six months on from admitting the need to review how reports are managed, the latest West Midlands Police figures show the force did not take further action of some form in just three of 356 reports made by cyclists during January

Tue, Feb 27, 2024 13:07
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Big Ben © Simon MacMichael

Family of pensioner killed in pavement collision with cyclist on “electric bicycle” call for tougher laws to punish riders who kill or cause serious injuries

The Department for Transport replied saying there are "already strict laws in place for cyclists", as West Midlands Police confirms bike seized and cyclist "assisting with our enquiries"

Mon, Feb 19, 2024 13:07
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Coventry crash May 2023

Shocking footage released by police shows driver crashing into cyclist, catapulting her into the air (+ video)

Thomas Freeman has been jailed for a year after admitting causing serious injury through careless driving

Fri, Dec 29, 2023 10:52
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Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via StreetView)

Police insist regular action taken to tackle violent bike robberies after coming under fire for advising victim to avoid route in future

One cyclist, robbed of his bike by masked thugs who hit him with a hammer, was told by police to avoid the canal path in future

Sat, Dec 16, 2023 10:41
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Canal Lock (copyright Simon MacMichael)

“What sort of message does that send out?” – Cyclist mugged for bike on Birmingham canal advised by police to avoid route in future

Victim was left bloodied after being hit with hammer during “brutal attack”

Tue, Dec 12, 2023 13:32
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2021 Trek Remedy 8

Man robbed of £3,300 bike on own doorstep by gang of thugs

West Midlands Police are investigating vicious assault which happened in Kingstanding, Birmingham last Friday

Mon, Dec 04, 2023 13:30
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Driver threatens to set dog on cyclist

“I’ll set my dog on you!”: Driver dangerously passes cyclist, and then threatens to make his dog attack him

The police has now informed the cyclist that the car is unregistered and they won’t be able to trace the driver

Sat, Nov 25, 2023 12:25
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West Midlands Police officers pull over cyclist and 8-year-old granddaughter for riding without helmets

Cyclist and granddaughter, 8, stopped for helmet “safety” advice by police who “sounded their sirens” and pulled pair over “because it’s dangerous”

When asked for comment the officers' police force doubled down on their actions, insisting "road safety is a priority for us and we will always look to educate road users on how they can keep safe"

Mon, Oct 23, 2023 16:27
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West Midlands Police third-party submissions

Police call for more camera footage submissions as force celebrates “action taken against hundreds of careless and dangerous drivers”

The force thanked cyclists and drivers who sent in helmet cam or dash cam footage, releasing a video of the worst of the 640 video submissions from September

Sun, Oct 22, 2023 11:28
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

School run cycling mum assaulted by driver in front of her children

“The man assaulted me after telling my 2 children to go to school as their mom was going to get beat up,” says Nikki Dee

Fri, Oct 13, 2023 13:36
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