Near Miss of the Day 135: Cyclist's new action camera gets its first close pass

The drivers that really puzzle me are the ones who wait behind you and then do a proper pass using the other lane... ON BLIND BENDS! What is the actual logic of taking the time to pass me safely and not waiting a few more seconds to ensure you don't smash head first into something coming in the opposite direction?! Motons baffle me, they really do .

Is there an editor in the house?

Advanced planning for most motorists is non existant, as is positioning, lane discipline and a host of other stuff.
Many drivers say they were 'held up' for ages when the reality is it was a few seconds, even in extreme cases it might be 30 seconds. At the end of the day you wait and accelerate into the gap which is why hanging back and not being up someone's trumpet is actually quicker and gives you more opporunity to pass when a gap to do so arises.
If you position yourself well to the offside and indicate early you can still give 1.5m crossing the centre of the road but not going completely into the opposite lane and still be safe for oncoming traffic. There aren't too many roads but they are often higher limit sections, there's a single lane bypass road near me which allows this easily. Also in these situations just simply slowing down when doing the overtake means if the space is there anyway you have a bit more chance to react ifsomething out the norm happens. The old pony of there was nothing I could do when a cyclist loses control or is hit by another vehicle and they are going too fast to take avoiding action is not acceptable. You give margins for error and the unexpected, both for yourself and other road users.
It's why when I see MGIF cyclists inbig cities going at relatively high speed with exactly the same attitude as if in car and no allowance for other users it winds me up when they say peds etc are dangerous, they want a totally uninterrupted jpurney when it's about give and take. After all the actions are often identical to those in motors that they criticise themselves.
Obviously a person on a bike does less harm but to make an environment more harmonious and safe we all have to pitch in, and yes motorists are the worst culprits by far and need addressing first and foremost and why the calls for stricter cycling laws is absolute bullshit

Also on the subject of close passes, it occurred to me today that a lot of drivers don't actually wait until it's safe to pass, instead they wait for as long as it takes for them to get frustrated, then pass. On the lanes around Tonbridge where I ride, I've lost count of the times a driver has tailed me for a minute or so, then when the pass actually comes it's on a blind bend/approaching brow of a hill/directly into the path of an oncoming vehicle. 

"This is maybe the worst pass you may have seen..." Watched 3 times, I didn't see a particularly close pass!

just spent the week in Mallorca where they are fantastic drivers. Really made me compare to the monkey drivers on our roads with this 'must be in front mentality' - even if there's lights that are on red, down the road.

That's a lot of cars parked on the footpath.