Near Miss of the Day 560: Overtaking driver hits cyclist’s elbow – and has no idea (includes swearing)

Has to be reported.  It's an RTC and the driver is legally bound to report it, if he doesn't then he should be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident.

The fact he hit the cyclist ups it from a near-miss/without due care case to an RTC/dangerous driving issue.

With this driver's sort of laissez-faire attitude to road safety, they have to be prosecuted, doing so may protect the next cyclist he clips; it only takes a clip to send you off your bike leading to serious and occasionally fatal injuries.

Needs reporting as you have NO idea how often he drives in that dangerous manor when he comes across cyclists.
His *apology does NOT guarantee at all that cyclists will now be 'SAFE' around him - *and it may be due to the fact that he spotted your cycle camera/s only after HITTING you and became afraid of being reported and that he may have a record or worse, banned.
The terror you felt and risk to your life is evident.
>So DO report this driver who is in desparate need of education on road safety and responsibilities that may help save vulnerable groups from harm from this menance and don't let it go unabated, that it often is.

These door mirrors can be dangerous - wing mirrors of the 1960's less so.

This you're a witness line is purely a tactic to stop a 'witness', read victim, from reporting a crime. As an analogy when I was about 13 I was walking through the local park, Cliffe Castle in Keighley, and a man, about 30, started masturbating in front of me. Now this man didn't say anything to me and I went on my way, quite shocked and frightened etc. But according to the exact same logic applied to close passes I was only a witness to bad behaviour ; I'm sure we all know that I was a victim of a pervert in the park really, just as someone who has experienced a close pass is the terrified victim of bad, sometimes malicious, driving.

Needs to be reported to Police. Driver is obliged to do so.
Pure luck that this didn't knock the cyclist off or under the wheels, etc. Another day or a different cyclist and this could have been a fatality. That's why it needs to be reported!
Close passes are bad enough... but when you actually hit the cyclist then you definitely need to lose your licence.

Surely the evidence from this type of post is that many drivers do know know the HC and/or understand their obligations. I am at a loss to understand why the Police (and others) do not spend far more money in educating them? You'd think that prevention is far better than the cost of sorting out accidents etc... and would free the police up to tackle "real crime".

The conclusion you have to come to is that nobody actually gives a shit about road safety. When any police official suggests that they are there to protect the public I just laugh.

Twatted! 

Ouch, even heard the knock. Way too close and could have knocked the cyclist off the bike
I use arm outstretched to change lanes the number of cars that almost hit my hand (I have to quicklly retract) is high as they don't want to get struck behind you

Some 'soggy lettuce' responses from the driver, there.  Contectually inappropriate responses, such as "Oh, OK, thank you" to "there wasn't an opportunity" - it's not contrition, it's just conflict avoidance.  This isn't an apologetic driver, it's just somebody who wants to be somewhere else.

Like EK Spinner says, I'd be further out on this road - it's too narrow to be overtaken a lot of the time:  certainly at the central refuges, and also passing parked cars (afterwards) to keep out of the door zone.

Needs to be reported. We need it to be law that not overtaking with the minimum safe distance of 1.5m is punishable with points and a fine, and to be as clear cut as speeding. Get caught, get fined. Police would then be obligated to follow up on all video evidence that is uploaded, just as they are required to do so for speed camera evidence. 

Not overly keen on the post rapid acceleration on the pavement with a pedestrian near !

This is not a "near miss"​ it is a collision

it is a classic case of why rule 213 is in the HC

"Motorcyclists and cyclists may suddenly need to avoid uneven road surfaces and obstacles such as drain covers or oily, wet or icy patches on the road. Give them plenty of room and pay particular attention to any sudden change of direction they may have to make"

In this instance may have been helped by riding further out as it does sound like he saw you, but then the next idiot gives you abuse for your position. however I think it should have been reported

There is absolutely no way I would have been that calm after that. Kudos, and I hope you submit the video to the police - the apology is irrelevant, this kind of thing needs to be officially recorded!