Near Miss of the Day 232:Punishment pass and brake check
“Yet another Northamptonshire driver who thinks this is acceptable driving standard,” says road.cc reader Dave of this latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series.“A punishment pass and brake check...
View ArticleIreland abandons plan for close pass law and sets to work on ‘dangerous...
Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, says the Government has called a halt on plans for a minimum passing distance law intended to protect cyclists. The Attorney General advised that a...
View ArticlePolice seek cyclist who allegedly hit van driver over head with bike lock
Police in Bristol have launched an appeal for information after a cyclist allegedly hit a van driver over the head with a bike lock last month.The incident, which is being treated as suspected grievous...
View ArticleDriver of fire engine to stand trial after cyclist seriously hurt
A fire engine driver will stand trial in May on a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a collision involving a cyclist in County Durham last year.Kenneth William Hall was...
View ArticleCyclist left with broken bones after being beaten up and robbed in Newport,...
Police in Newport, Gwent have appealed for witnesses after a cyclist sustained broken bones when he was beaten up on a towpath by half a dozen men and robbed of possessions including his bike.The...
View ArticleVideo: Police appeal after driver knocks cyclist off bike
Surrey Police have appealed for help in tracking down the people in a video posted to Instagram that showed a driver using his vehicle to knock a cyclist off his bike while a passenger filmed the...
View ArticleHit and run driver who killed cyclist after eight-hour drinking binge...
A drunk driver who had been on an eight-hour drinking binge before hitting a cyclist and leaving him to die, and who later told police that he thought he had hit a deer, has been jailed for six years...
View ArticleMagistrates question value of prosecuting "drunk" cyclist
Magistrates in a Norfolk town have questioned whether it is worthwhile to prosecute a cyclist alleged to have been riding his bicycle while drunk and have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to...
View ArticleVan passenger pushes Kent cyclist off bike
A van passenger pushed a cyclist from his bike in a village in Kent, leaving the victim with a cut chin.The incident happened at around 2pm last Sunday afternoon in Water Lane, Frittenden, which lies...
View ArticleSister of Queen's physician killed while cycling calls for safer streets for...
The sister of Dr Peter Fisher, the physician to the Queen who was killed while cycling in central London last August, says that his death should act as a catalyst to make the capital’s streets safer...
View ArticleVideo: London cabbie who made punishment swerve on cyclist fined £280
A London taxi driver who was caught on film making a close pass on a cyclist has been fined £280 and had his driving licence endorsed with five penalty points, as well as being ordered to pay £115 in...
View ArticleCoroner says cyclist who died in New Forest crash “could have survived” if...
A coroner has said that a cyclist who died after sustaining head injuries when she fell off her bike in the New Forest “could have survived” if she had been wearing a cycle helmet.Keren Zhang, aged 26,...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 234: Undertaking bin lorry driver
Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day feature shows a very close undertake on a cyclist in Oxfordshire by the driver of a bin lorry – but Thames Valley Police have decided not to pursue the case.It...
View ArticleFarmer denies failing to stop tractor after incident at Tour of Pembrokeshire
A farmer has denied failing to stop his tractor at the scene of an accident during last year’s Tour of Pembrokeshire. The cyclist involved, Phillip Withers, said that as Haydn Williams drove past him...
View ArticleGloucestershire Police reopen investigation after cyclist who suffered close...
Gloucestershire Constabulary has reopened an investigation into a close pass after reviewing a telephone conversation in which the cyclist was told: "Maybe you should consider trading in your bike for...
View Article11-year-old boy killed in Manchester hit-and-run, man in custody on suspicion...
An 11-year-old boy who is thought to have been cycling close to his home has been killed in a hit-and-run incident in Manchester.Taylor Schofield died in hospital following the collision, which...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 236: Close pass with BMW driver (includes swearing)
Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a BMW driver in West Sussex overtaking a cyclist without leaving sufficient room. The rider points out that yes, he was riding out from the kerb...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 237: Very close pass at Glasgow Airport
Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a driver making a a very close pass on a cyclist on a road alongside Glasgow Airport, despite there being lots of space to overtake and no...
View ArticleMan arrested after hit-and-run cyclist leaves Bristol pedestrian seriously...
A man has been arrested in Bristol following an incident in which a pedestrian sustained what have been described as “injuries believed to be life changing” following a collision yesterday with a...
View ArticlePolice say driver "may not have realised" that Lincolnshire cyclist was...
Lincolnshire Police have launched an investigation after a Boston cyclist was forced into railings by a car. A Facebook post by the cyclist’s partner claims the driver left the scene. Police said the...
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