According to findings from Dr Rachel Aldred’s Near Miss project, drivers overtaking cyclists too closely account for a third of threatening encounters that cyclists have with motor vehicles. won’t address close passes despite requests from organisations such as Cycling UK. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cyclists who prefer to cycle at a more sedate pace are the most frequent victims of antisocial driving behaviour. Driving behaviour changed quickly, with a 50% reduction in reported close-pass offences in the first three months. Read moreIt’s not enough to have pockets of safer driving behaviour – it needs to be across every county and devolved administration.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2017 08:26 UTC