Near Miss of the Day 920: "This was a typical 'Oh look a cyclist, I must pass them' without any thought for the situation"

The cyclist who submitted today's Near Miss of the Day was satisfied with Warwickshire Police's handling of the situation — the driver's inconsiderate manoeuvre earning them a warning letter — even if they "could really do with some re-education as to hazard perception".

road.cc reader Stephen was approaching this bridge back in January when he was on the receiving end of a "must get in front" overtake which, in his own words, was "a typical 'Oh look a cyclist — I must pass them' without any thought for the situation they were driving into or the consequences of their actions to me".

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"It was on Welsh Rd, travelling west towards the narrow bridge over the canal," he recalled. "This section of road is slightly downhill so on the bike you can be riding at around 20-25mph and whilst the bridge isn't wide enough for two cars to pass each other by, it is wide enough for a cycle and car to pass each other.

"You'll also note that there is a junction to a lane on the right which unfortunately isn't sign posted so cars aren't aware of it as they approach from either direction."

Having reported the footage to Warwickshire Police via the Operation Snap reporting portal, Stephen learnt that the driver was "sent a warning letter regarding the offence of inconsiderate driving". He told us he believed that to be an "acceptable" outcome, even if he believes the driver "could really do with some re-education as to hazard perception".

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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.

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