Experiencing a close pass when you’re out riding on your own is bad enough – but imagine how it feels as a parent when you have your kids cycling with you?
That’s what happened to road.cc reader Robert in the latest submission to our Near Miss of the Day series – and he says they “constantly” encounter similar incidents.
It was filmed in Colerne, Wiltshire as Robert returned home with his two sons, aged eight and 10, behind him on their own bikes.
He said they were “very visible in reflective and dayglo clothing and with lights all over.
“We ride this every day twice. This happens constantly hence I’ve started with the GoPro.
“They are always with either my wife or myself, we ride close because some of the cars will attempt overtake and then cut In between us,” he added.
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Over the years road.cc has reported on literally hundreds of close passes and near misses involving badly driven vehicles from every corner of the country – so many, in fact, that we’ve decided to turn the phenomenon into a regular feature on the site. One day hopefully we will run out of close passes and near misses to report on, but until that happy day arrives, Near Miss of the Day will keep rolling on.
If you’ve caught on camera a close encounter of the uncomfortable kind with another road user that you’d like to share with the wider cycling community please send it to us at info [at] road.cc or send us a message via the road.cc Facebook page.
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> What to do if you capture a near miss or close pass (or worse) on camera while cycling