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“Relentless enforcement of the rules of the road”: Police force crackdown on dangerous driving after cyclist deaths

Aiming to "target the most dangerous drivers", West Midlands authorities have announced new measures to tackle road danger

Thu, Aug 03, 2023 13:46

Driver speeding on cycling lane in Coventry

“Traffic on road? Just use a cycle lane”: Motorist facing court after speeding through segregated bike lane

The shocking footage had sparked outrage, and West Midlands Police have now confirmed that the suspected driver has been identified and is facing charges

Sun, Jul 09, 2023 14:27

West Midlands Police operation June 2023

Police stop more than 70 motorists in crackdown following cyclist hit-and-run deaths

West Midlands Police's road safety operation came after a series of fatal hit-and-run collisions, as well as another that left two pedestrians seriously injured

Sat, Jul 01, 2023 12:12

88-year-old motorist avoids jail after causing the death of a cyclist who she hit “without noticing”

The “genuinely remorseful” pensioner was disqualified from driving for ten years following the death of mother-of-two Jacqui Witham

Sat, Jun 24, 2023 17:04

near miss of the day 837 close pass mercedes driver – screenshot via Das_Pig on Twitter

Police force criticised for one close pass prosecution from 286 submissions admits need to review how reports are managed

West Midlands Police said each report takes an average of 60 minutes to be assessed but accepted the need to adapt given the "50 per cent increase in third-party reporting"

Tue, Jun 06, 2023 11:53

Bike stolen in brutal bikejacking in Birmingham

Cyclist battered with metal bar by knife-wielding masked teenagers in brutal bikejacking

Four people, aged between 13 and 19, have been arrested after a 20-year-old cyclist suffered two broken fingers trying to protect his recently purchased bike

Sun, Apr 16, 2023 20:07

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

Declan Jones assault (via West Midlands Police).PNG

Police officer who pepper-sprayed black cyclist keeps job after disciplinary probe

Sergeant Jennifer Edwards given final written warning relating to incident in Birmingham in 2020

Thu, Feb 09, 2023 16:09

Near Miss of the Day 846 (updated): Motorist escapes punishment for extreme close pass and deliberately reversing into cyclist

West Midlands Police say that the driver was not prosecuted because the two-week time frame had expired, though the cyclist claims that he was told by police that the the alleged collision was not “clear” in the video

Sun, Jan 22, 2023 19:08

broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Five year old killed in crash involving bin lorry while riding bike

Fatal collision happened in Walsall yesterday on road described as “dangerous” by one local

Mon, Jul 18, 2022 12:34