(Not so) Near Miss of the Day 396: Driver gives loads of space

Every now and again on our Near Miss of the Day feature, we show a motorist who deserves applause because they do the opposite and leave plenty of space to a cyclist.

One of our regular contributors, Dave who lives in Dorset, sent us this clip through.

It's a recipe for a standard close pass video ... there's a pinch point in the road due to a traffic island, and there is oncoming traffic.

But on this occasion ... perhaps, as Dave posits, because some drivers are being more considerate now (though there is plenty of evidence that others aren't) ... he gets given a very wide berth.

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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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> What to do if you capture a near miss or close pass (or worse) on camera while cycling