Near Miss of the Day 552: Close pass driver fined for dangerous overtake

A cyclist narrowly avoids getting hit by a car after a driver tries to overtake him on a busy residential street.

The incident which took place in January 2020, was recorded by road.cc reader Jonny in North Wales.

In the video Jonny is riding along a road and films a number of cars safely overtaking him before he approaches a bus stop. 

Despite the fact there are a number of oncoming cars on the other side of the road the impatient driver of a Honda decides to overtake.

Jonny reported the motorist to North Wales Police where they entered a guilty plea to careless driving.

The driver received 3 points, a fine of £130 and was ordered to pay costs of £90. 

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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.

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