Norwich drivers have been urged to watch carefully for cyclists after
one woman died and another rider was seriously injured in the city within 24 hours.
One woman in her 60s died in Newmarket Road on Sunday after a collision
with a red Renault Laguna, while another cyclist was seriously injured at
the Kett's Hill roundabout this morning.
The Kett's Hill crash came less than a fortnight after it had fully
reopened following work costing £64,000 to supposedly make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Following the crashes - the causes of which are still to be determined - Norwich Cycling Campaign's Derek Williams said the situation on city
roads was "unbelievable".
He said: "It's now five incidents this year, I can't believe it.
"Most drivers are careful and conscious of cyclists but sometimes people
get distracted, often by phones.
"It only takes a little lapse in concentration and it can cause a lot of problems.
"On the other hand, you have some people who are simply terrible drivers,
I'd go so far as to say they are psychotic."
Mr Williams said the most common way bad drivers cause danger to cyclists
on the streets of Norwich was by not leaving a gap when overtaking.
He added: "It's a bit like a punch in the backside when some of them go tearing past.
"The majority of drivers overtake carefully and give plenty of room, but
a large minority don't and they're the ones who cause the problems."
Mr Williams said Norfolk County Council needed to install more
purpose-built cycle tracks on the road in order to improve road
conditions for those on two wheels.
He said: "It's a stupid culture war from central government which is
causing a lot of the aggressive driving, this whole thing about a war on cars.
"The city can't handle the amount of traffic it sees at the moment, we
need proper infrastructure and enforcement for those who drive dangerously.
"They've spent all that money on Kett's Hill and didn't build a cycle
track, this was done under the Developing Cities fund which is supposed
to improve things for cyclists but there is nothing there at all it's just pavements.
"It's a whole different world abroad. In Holland, where they have proper infrastructure, you see about 60pc of journeys made by cycle."
Mr Williams said the cycling campaign sent its "deepest condolences" to
the family of the cyclist who died.
Anyone with information about the two recent crashes is urged to contact Norfolk police on 101.
https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23737243.norwich-drivers-urged-watch-cyclists-crashes/
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On Wednesday 17 May 2023 Greater Manchester Police relaunched the
Operation Close Pass initiative to clampdown on those motorists not
giving enough space when overtaking cyclists.
Between 1 March 2022 and 28 February 2023 there were 448 cycling-related
road collisions involving injury throughout Greater Manchester.
Close Pass was originally launched by West Midlands Police in 2016 and
was designed to proactively identify and educate drivers who pass too closely to cyclists.
GMP rolled out the initiative initially in 2017 after a number of trials across the City-region, with the aim to reduce collisions between vehicles and cyclists.
Officers from the Traffic Unit will cycle the roads of Greater Manchester
in a bid to identify those drivers who fail to overtake them within the Highway Code’s recommended safe passing distance of 1.5 metres.
Once identified, a nearby police patrol will be called-in to intercept
the driver and offer them on the spot education on how to safely overtake cyclists. Drivers who refuse the education will be charged with driving without due care and attention, which could result in the driver
receiving a fine and points on their licence.
The cycling officers will use body worn cameras, along with cameras fixed
to their pedal bikes, to capture any offences witnessed, including
motorists using a mobile, failing to wear a seatbelt and any other
offences committed whilst driving.
GMP Superintendent Gareth Parkin said: “It is really important that we
keep getting the message out there to road users of how dangerous it can
be and how vulnerable people on pedal cycles can feel when they are out on the roads.
“So you will be seeing more of these Close Pass operations across Greater Manchester, we are looking at hotspot locations, we will be reviewing our information and intelligence and also talking to local communities about where they would like to see these operations.
“Not only is Dame Sarah Storey throwing her support behind it but
Transport for Greater Manchester have helped us launch this by providing
us with the funding to purchase the pedal-bike, so our thanks go to them as well.
Active Travel Commissioner for Greater Manchester, Dame Sarah Storey
said: "I am delighted to see the launch of Operation Close Pass by
Greater Manchester Police. Reducing road danger is a key part of the work
I am doing to ensure more people have the opportunity to choose to travel
on foot or by bike.
“Currently, in excess of two thirds of people cite the danger posed by drivers as a reason for not being able to make their own short journeys
on foot or by bike and close passes are one of the most frightening
things you can experience whilst riding.
“This operation will play a key role in continuing to build on the work
the police have been doing with Operation Avro and Operation Considerate
and will pave the way for the next phase of the plan which I will be announcing on June 5th."
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/appeals/2022/may/gmp-relaunch-close-pass-initiative-to-educate-drivers-and-protect-cyclists/
QUOTE: "The majority of drivers overtake carefully and give plenty of
room, but a large minority don't and they're the ones who cause the problems." ENDS
Police officers across Northern Ireland will be taking to the roads on unmarked bicycles, to raise awareness of cycle safety in Belfast today, Thursday 8th June.
Superintendent Gary Busch explained: “During our close-pass operations, which were first trailed in 2017, police officers in plain clothes on unmarked bicycles equipped with cameras, will be supported by police motorcyclists to identify drivers who don’t give cyclists enough room when they pass.
“We have been running local operations, to educate both drivers and cyclists to regard the roads as a shared space, but this is the first
time we are adopting a coordinated operation at locations across Northern Ireland on the same day.
“During the operation, the cycle officers wear helmet mounted cameras
that capture footage of motorists as they pass by. Where a driver has displayed potentially dangerous driving or has failed to allow a safe or adequate space when passing, the officers’ radio ahead to uniformed motorcycle colleagues who stop the motorist identified and offer the appropriate advice.
“While our primary focus at this early stage is education, where
necessary and appropriate, we will consider enforcement action for the
most serious examples, including the recently introduced careless driving fixed penalty notice. Motorists will also be offered the opportunity to
view the footage captured by the cycle officers so they can fully
appreciate what ‘close passing’ is like from the cyclist perspective.
“As a minimum, 1.5m is the accepted safe distance a motorist should allow between their vehicle and a cyclist on the roadway. Unfortunately, many drivers are falling far short of this safety requirement.
“I should however also stress that police officers are also tasked to observe cyclist behaviour and intervene with any cyclist who fails to
observe the rules of the road or where a cyclist may need to give greater consideration to the environment around them.
Future plans for the initiative include the provision of training to
cycling clubs and the limited provision of cameras to record incidents to
be shared with police.
Chairman of Cycling Ulster Tommy McCague added, “All our road users
should welcome every safety initiative that attempts to save lives on our busy roads today, the way ahead is learning to share and have
consideration for each other. Let’s hope that today can be the start of this.”
Superintendent Busch added, “We all want to make our roads safer, and
need to work together to prevent road collisions, fatalities and injuries
so let’s each do our part to #sharetheroadtozero.”
https://www.psni.police.uk/latest-news/close-pass-operation-highlight-cycle-safety
Yesterday (Wednesday 14 June 2023) Greater Manchester Police officers
took to the streets of the City Centre as Operation Close Pass got
underway for the first time since its relaunch last month.
Officers from GMP’s Road Policing Unit teamed up with Traffic PSCOs and headed to Chester Road off Deansgate, as work continues to make roads
safer for all vehicle users throughout the City-region.
An education mat was laid out on the road which gave car drivers a visual diagram of how much space they should be leaving pedal-cyclists when overtaking them.
The PCSOs took to the roads to identify those drivers who fail to
overtake them within the Highway Code’s recommended safe passing distance of 1.5 metres.
Once identified, a nearby police patrol will be called-in to intercept
the driver and offer them on the spot education on how to safely overtake cyclists.
Two drivers were stopped and received education about the Close Pass
scheme and given tips and pointers on how to overtake cyclists safely in the future.
Some motorists were also handed Traffic Offence Reports for various
offences and officer on motorcycles stopped several vehicles to advise
them about passing cars closely.
Sergeant Bradley Ormesher from the Roads Policing Unit said: “This is the first of two operations that we are running in the City Centre and there
will be other operations taking place throughout the whole of Greater Manchester in the coming months.
“We had a lot of questions from the public who were passing about the scheme, with our officers informing and educating them in the hope that
they pass the information to their friends and family.
“There has been some significant road traffic collision between vehicles and cyclists in recent weeks, which highlights the need for us to spread
the message as far as we can to hopefully bring those incidents down and
make Greater Manchester’s roads a safer place.”
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2023/june/first-close-pass-operation-takes-pace-in-the-city-centre/
Yesterday (Wednesday 14 June 2023) Greater Manchester Police officers
took to the streets of the City Centre as Operation Close Pass got
underway for the first time since its relaunch last month.
Officers from GMP’s Road Policing Unit teamed up with Traffic PSCOs and headed to Chester Road off Deansgate, as work continues to make roads
safer for all vehicle users throughout the City-region.
An education mat was laid out on the road which gave car drivers a visual diagram of how much space they should be leaving pedal-cyclists when overtaking them.
The PCSOs took to the roads to identify those drivers who fail to
overtake them within the Highway Code’s recommended safe passing distance of 1.5 metres.
Once identified, a nearby police patrol will be called-in to intercept
the driver and offer them on the spot education on how to safely overtake cyclists.
Two drivers were stopped and received education about the Close Pass
scheme and given tips and pointers on how to overtake cyclists safely in the future.
Some motorists were also handed Traffic Offence Reports for various
offences and officer on motorcycles stopped several vehicles to advise
them about passing cars closely.
Sergeant Bradley Ormesher from the Roads Policing Unit said: “This is the first of two operations that we are running in the City Centre and there
will be other operations taking place throughout the whole of Greater Manchester in the coming months.
“We had a lot of questions from the public who were passing about the scheme, with our officers informing and educating them in the hope that
they pass the information to their friends and family.
“There has been some significant road traffic collision between vehicles and cyclists in recent weeks, which highlights the need for us to spread
the message as far as we can to hopefully bring those incidents down and
make Greater Manchester’s roads a safer place.”
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2023/june/first-close-pass-operation-takes-pace-in-the-city-centre/
HUNDREDS of video clips claiming to show bad drivers were sent to the police.
Police received 310 close videos in November as part of Operation Snap.
The operation cracks down on dangerous driving near cyclists and horse riders.
This can also include overtaking on solid white lines, using a mobile
phone while driving and ignoring traffic lights.
Of the 310 submissions, 139 were issued with penalty notices and there
were 118 cases of visits or advice being given by police.
There were also two submissions following crashes while 51 cases saw no further action taken or because they were out of the force area.
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23194215.operation-snap-close-pass-footage-sent-west-mercia-police/
Police in Ipswich have this week held a close pass operation targeting motorists who fail to give cyclists enough room when overtaking them or
who put them in danger through issues such as tailgating or left hooks.
The operation, held in the centre of the Suffolk county town yesterday,
saw plain clothes officers riding bicycles equipped with action cameras
to capture evidence of poor driving, reports the Ipswich Star (link is external).
When an incident occurred, they would report them to uniformed colleagues
on motorbikes, who would then flag down the motorist concerned.
Except in cases of drug-driving or dangerous driving, motorists were
given the opportunity to be escorted to a location where they would
undergo voluntary education on how to pass cyclists safely.
Advice given included showing them the recommended 1.5-metre safe passing distance with the help of a mat, crowdfunded by the charity Cycling UK
and distributed to police forces around the UK, as well as being informed
of hazards cyclists face.
Motorists declining the offer risked being reported for careless driving.
The award-winning close pass initiative was originally developed by
traffic officers at West Midlands Police in 2016, and has since been
taken up by forces across the country.
Such operations are regularly highlighted to written and broadcast media, meaning that they gain wider exposure beyond just the drivers who were stopped.
According to West Midlands Police, in the first year its initiative was
in operation, the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on the region’s roads fell by a fifth (link is external).
https://road.cc/content/news/270793-police-ipswich-hold-close-pass-operation
Officers from West Midlands Police who devised the award-winning
Operation Close Pass that has now been adopted by police forces across
the UK have outlined their plans for developing the concept further.
Since its launch in September 2015, the initiative has been credited with bringing about a 20 per cent reduction in the number of cyclists killed
or injured on the roads patrolled by the force.
The operation sees plain-clothes officers on bikes equipped with cameras radio ahead to alert uniformed colleagues of close passes or other
instances of poor driving.
Motorists are stopped and shown how to pass cyclists safely and, in some cases, prosecuted.
The two officers who devised the initiative, PC Mark Hodson and PC Steve Hudson, have been recognised for their efforts to improve road safety
through awards by the Road Danger Reduction Forum and Cycling UK.
Now, plans to build on the success of the operation have been outlined in
a post on the WMP Traffic blog (link is external), which said: “We could just keep on with #OpClosePass in its current format and we still will
run our current operations which see numerous offending drivers stopped
and immediately educated by our partners in #OpClosePass, the officers
from West Midland Fire Service.
“But we are increasingly aware that #OpClosePass offers so much more that we could take advantage of … and so we will.”
That includes widening the range of offences targeted in the operation,
as well as approaching the employers of any driver stopped during the
course of their work to reinforce the organisations responsibility for
the actions of their staff.
“When opportunities allow we will run #OpClosePassPlus which will see the unmarked police cyclist detecting not only close pass offences but also
the multitude of other offences that the view from a pedal cycle in slow moving traffic offers,” the blog post said.
“So, as well as ending a two-hour operation with our usual dozen or more educated drivers following the Close Pass Due Care offences, we will have several seatbelt, mobile phone, vehicle defect offences as well.
“Additional traffic resources will intercept vehicles that are also suspected of being used in crime … there’s no better way to recognise the pungent smell of a cannabis smoking vehicle occupant than from a pedal cycle.”
The blog post continued: “On the educational side of #OpClosePass things are evolving too.
“The excellent officers at West Midlands Woodgate Valley Fire have
already started large scale #OpClosePass education at a corporate level having been very well received at National Express Coventry and now Birmingham, serving up vulnerable road user education to up to 70 drivers in a day.
“Using this model, we plan to use any corporate driver brought into an #OpClosePass site as an opening into the said employer and reinforce that they have a ‘corporate responsibility’ to ensure that all their drivers are properly equipped to ensure the safety of any vulnerable road users
they share the road with during the course of their employment.”
Officers are considering extending the initiative into the twilight
hours, saying: “We are also going to experiment with running #OpClosePass into the fading light using the innovative #Call4Safety downlighters set at 1.5 metres.
“This will make it quite obvious when an offending driver has passed too close to our cyclist as they encroach into the displayed halo of light
that surrounds the cyclist.”
They have run into a slight issue on that, albeit a welcome one from a
bike rider’s perspective.
“Trouble is on testing, the ‘halo’ of light around the cyclist seems to reinforce our desired modified driver behaviour as #OpClosePass intended,
so we may end up with very few offences, which is interesting!”
Finally, a new Twitter account for the West Midlands Road Harm Reduction
Team has been created and will enable followers to get even more of an insight into the way it operates.
“We want to create something different regards our social media output
just as we do our policing output,” the blog post said.
“The @trafficwmp account is a fantastic account and the #WMPRHRT will
still post on the account but our own account will contain posts the are
more appropriate to the work of the team and hopefully enable yourselves
to interact and understand what the team does and the reasons why on a day to day basis.
“As well as the usual tweets of pictures, offences and results we will
Vlog a lot of content as the format firstly can pass so much more
information and secondly better convey the nature and reasoning behind
what we do, the transparency of such posts is excellent and most will be
from live operations giving a more thorough insight into what we do and
how we do it on a daily basis.
“Another form of post we will concentrate on is #TheTrafficOfficersGuide whereby a short video or tweet will fully explain pieces of legislation,
road etiquette, offending etc. and hopefully educate and change the
behaviour of those who may potentially offend or alternatively habitually offend.
“The account will go live the first week in April but feel free to follow
@ (link is external)WMPRHRT in the meantime in preparation for the first posts,” the blog entry added.
Yesterday (Wednesday 14 June 2023) Greater Manchester Police officers took to the streets of the City Centre as Operation Close Pass got underway for the first time since its relaunch last month.roads a safer place.”
Officers from GMP’s Road Policing Unit teamed up with Traffic PSCOs and headed to Chester Road off Deansgate, as work continues to make roads safer for all vehicle users throughout the City-region.
An education mat was laid out on the road which gave car drivers a visual diagram of how much space they should be leaving pedal-cyclists when overtaking them.
The PCSOs took to the roads to identify those drivers who fail to overtake them within the Highway Code’s recommended safe passing distance of 1.5 metres.
Once identified, a nearby police patrol will be called-in to intercept the driver and offer them on the spot education on how to safely overtake cyclists.
Two drivers were stopped and received education about the Close Pass scheme and given tips and pointers on how to overtake cyclists safely in the future.
Some motorists were also handed Traffic Offence Reports for various offences and officer on motorcycles stopped several vehicles to advise them about passing cars closely.
Sergeant Bradley Ormesher from the Roads Policing Unit said: “This is the first of two operations that we are running in the City Centre and there will be other operations taking place throughout the whole of Greater Manchester in the coming months.
“We had a lot of questions from the public who were passing about the scheme, with our officers informing and educating them in the hope that they pass the information to their friends and family.
“There has been some significant road traffic collision between vehicles and cyclists in recent weeks, which highlights the need for us to spread the message as far as we can to hopefully bring those incidents down and make Greater Manchester’s
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2023/june/first-close-pass-operation-takes-pace-in-the-city-centre/
Police Scotland have this week launched their own version of the close
pass operation pioneered by West Midlands Police. The
straightforwardly-named Operation Close Pass will see Edinburgh drivers pulled over for passing an unmarked police cyclist too closely and there
are plans to later roll out the scheme across Scotland.
PC Dominic Doyle, of Police Scotland, told the Scotsman (link is
external): "A lot of drivers see a person on a bicycle riding on the road
in a cycle lane and don't consider that passing them closely puts all
road users in danger. It could constitute careless or even dangerous
driving and you would fail your driving test for that.”
The cycling officer will be capturing footage via a bike-mounted camera should any action need to be taken.
Doyle said that drivers would be shown how closely they passed the
unmarked officer on specially-designed mat funded by Cycling Scotland
with further support from Road Safety Scotland.
"You should allow at least as much room as you would when overtaking a
car when passing a person on a bicycle, giving consideration to the
maximum speed limit and time and distance available to you."
In a post on its Facebook page (link is external), Edinburgh Police
Division reported that 13 drivers were spoken to on the first day of the operation.
That post also says that if you wish to report your own close pass encounters, footage needs to be sent to police as soon as possible
following the incident. “A notice of intended prosecution would have to
be served on any potential accused within 14 days of the offence. This
allows reasonable time to draw up and process the paperwork.”
Members of the public are also discouraged from posting the footage to
social media, “as this may compromise court proceedings.”
Martin McDonnell, of cycling campaign group Spokes, said: “We have seen what’s happened in the West Midlands and elsewhere round the country and
it seems to be having a real impact on driver behaviour and making people feel safer being out on the road on their bikes.
“There have been some studies done that if somebody does close passes
they are more likely to be involved in a collision subsequently so it’s better to catch it early on in the process rather than later.”
https://road.cc/content/news/221478-police-scotland-launch-operation-close-pass-edinburgh
Police Scotland have this week launched their own version of the close pass operation pioneered by West Midlands Police. The straightforwardly-named Operation Close Pass will see Edinburgh drivers pulled over for passing an unmarked police cyclist tooclosely and there are plans to later roll out the scheme across Scotland.
PC Dominic Doyle, of Police Scotland, told the Scotsman (link is external): "A lot of drivers see a person on a bicycle riding on the road in a cycle lane and don't consider that passing them closely puts all road users in danger. It could constitutecareless or even dangerous driving and you would fail your driving test for that.”
The cycling officer will be capturing footage via a bike-mounted camera should any action need to be taken.days of the offence. This allows reasonable time to draw up and process the paperwork.”
Doyle said that drivers would be shown how closely they passed the unmarked officer on specially-designed mat funded by Cycling Scotland with further support from Road Safety Scotland.
"You should allow at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car when passing a person on a bicycle, giving consideration to the maximum speed limit and time and distance available to you."
In a post on its Facebook page (link is external), Edinburgh Police Division reported that 13 drivers were spoken to on the first day of the operation.
That post also says that if you wish to report your own close pass encounters, footage needs to be sent to police as soon as possible following the incident. “A notice of intended prosecution would have to be served on any potential accused within 14
Members of the public are also discouraged from posting the footage to social media, “as this may compromise court proceedings.”road on their bikes.
Martin McDonnell, of cycling campaign group Spokes, said: “We have seen what’s happened in the West Midlands and elsewhere round the country and it seems to be having a real impact on driver behaviour and making people feel safer being out on the
“There have been some studies done that if somebody does close passes they are more likely to be involved in a collision subsequently so it’s better to catch it early on in the process rather than later.”
https://road.cc/content/news/221478-police-scotland-launch-operation-close-pass-edinburgh
West Yorkshire Police are the latest force in the country to adopt the
widely praised close pass initiative introduced last year by West
Midlands Police and since taken up by roads policing units nationwide.
https://road.cc/content/news/222234-west-yorkshire-police-latest-adopt-close-pass-initiative
Avon and Somerset Constabulary, which covers Bristol and Bath, and a population of 1.5 million, is the latest UK police force to confirm
they’ll introduce a close pass operation this Spring, tackling one of the major safety concerns of cyclists – poor overtaking by motor vehicle drivers.
West Yorkshire Police are the latest force in the country to adopt the widely praised close pass initiative introduced last year by West Midlands Police and since taken up by roads policing units nationwide.junctions.
The scheme is being introduced on popular cycle commuting in Leeds, says the force, and besides targeting motorists who fail to give people on bikes sufficient space when overtaking will also focus on distracted drivers and those who do not give way at
As elsewhere, plain clothes police officers will identify offending motorists, who will be shown safe passing distances with the help of a specially designed mat. Drivers deemed as having failed to look will be subjected to an eyesight test at theroadside.
In some cases, including those where the driver has declined the offer of advice or where the offence is sufficiently serious to warrant further action, they may be referred for prosecution.other vulnerable road users, giving them safe sufficient space when overtaking and taking more care to look for them at junctions.
Implementation of the initiative comes after 2016 saw the highest death toll among cyclists on West Yorkshire’s roads for more than a quarter of a century, with seven riders losing their lives there in road traffic collisions last year.
In the period 2011-15, more than 6,000 cyclists were injured on the county’s roads, 1,210 of those seriously.
West Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Mark Milsom commented: “On average, we record around three incidents every day where a cyclist and vehicle have been in a collision on the county’s roads.
“Frighteningly, seven people lost their lives on our roads in 2016, which is a number we urgently want to address and reduce.
“This initiative isn’t about picking on or penalising motorists, it is about making sure our roads are safer for everyone.
“Following the success of the Tour de Yorkshire we support our partners in wanting to get more people to feel confident in cycling in the county by making sure the roads are safer for cyclists and all vulnerable road users.”
After the initial trial in Leeds, the plan is to roll the initiative out across the county.
Sergeant Gary Roper of the West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Support Unit said: “This initiative has been successfully used by our colleagues in West Midlands Police and has increased driver awareness and alertness in identifying cyclists and
“Analysis of road traffic collisions involving cyclists in West Yorkshire identifies that failing to look at junctions is the most common cause for drivers at fault and this failure to look can have devastating consequences,” he added.
“The main aim of this initiative is to increase driver observations to include cyclists and all vulnerable road users thereby reducing the risk of collisions as a result of a failure to look.”
West Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson said: "Keeping our roads safe for everyone is a key priority for me and our partners so I am very pleased to see this scheme coming to West Yorkshire.
"We are all aware of the potentially life changing consequences of dangerous and careless driving yet some road users find it all too easy to forget once they get behind the wheel.
"Following the initial launch of this close passing initiative by West Midlands Police last year I spoke to West Yorkshire Police to see if it was something we could pilot in our county.
“I was also contacted by numerous members of the public with support for the scheme so I will be keeping a close eye on the results with a view to seeing if this is something that could benefit other areas in West Yorkshire."
In February, Dr Robert Davis, chair of the Road Danger Reduction Forum, said that enforcing the law against drivers who pass cyclists too closely could reduce rider casualties by up to a third.
And after Police Scotland brought in a similar scheme in Edinburgh last month, they said that less than a fortnight later that it was already changing the ways motorists drove when sharing the road with cyclists.
https://road.cc/content/news/222234-west-yorkshire-police-latest-adopt-close-pass-initiative
A newly defined road safety law was enforced on Oxford’s roads earlier
this week. And Thames Valley Police have now began prosecuting drivers
that pass cyclists closer than the legal distance.
https://www.oxfordshirelive.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-news/thames-valley-police-launches-crackdown-6917770
A close pass initiative to protect cyclists could be rolled out by 16
police forces across the UK, covering a population of more than 20
million people, after police from Somerset to Edinburgh attended a
training session on Friday.
The 16 police forces that attended a training and Q&A session near
Edgbaston on Friday, covering at least 18 policing areas, were…
Road.cc has contacted all forces that attended, but has not yet had
responses from all of them.
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