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Near Miss of the Day 457: Bristol rider gets punishment pass (video includes swearing)
Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a cyclist being subjected to a punishment pass on a road in Bristol that has long been highlighted as being unsafe for cyclists.
The footage was submitted by road.cc reader Jack, who told us: "This happened on Coronation Road in Bristol, near the ASDA.
"This was the second pass from this driver on that stretch of road - the first was just a 'regular' horribly close pass.
The video contains swearing ... from me.
His response was, 'Use the cycle lane'."
Jack added: "I've reported to it to the police and got the standard reply ... "
Thank you for taking the time to upload your footage which has now been processed (a warning letter or a fixed penalty or a prosecution has been issued). Thank you for helping to keep our roads safe.
I can confirm that as you are a witness to this offence, you will not receive any further updates.
> Near Miss of the Day turns 100 - Why do we do the feature and what have we learnt from it?
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.
If the video is on YouTube, please send us a link, if not we can add any footage you supply to our YouTube channel as an unlisted video (so it won't show up on searches).
Please also let us know whether you contacted the police and if so what their reaction was, as well as the reaction of the vehicle operator if it was a bus, lorry or van with company markings etc.
> What to do if you capture a near miss or close pass (or worse) on camera while cycling
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Shared paths are for just pootling along, not for getting 'a move on,' as that's dangerous for pedestrians also using the path.
I think this 'you are just a witness' dodge by the police has to be fought. Only when they find it's more trouble to ignore cyclists than to deal with the offenders will police attitudes change.
I agree. Maybe the cyclist could point out that he is not a witness of a traffic offence, he is the victim of an assault.
Same here, essentially the cyclist has been threatened with the deadly weapon here. Although I suspect the dashcam portal is being used for all submits and these replies are standard with no actual decisions being made on personalising the messages.
Thank you for taking the time to upload your footage which has now been processed (a warning letter or a fixed penalty or a prosecution has been issued).
Bit vague. So which was it? Personally i'd like to see prison or removal of licenses from these people, who use their cars as weapons.
Lodge a complaint. You are a victim, not just a witness.
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