Motor accident is the no.1 cause of death for people aged 40 and under in the UK, average of 8 pedestrians a week are killed or seriously injured by cars mounting the pavement

@@philroo1 Clearly not in the not-worth-reporting incident shown here.

@@bustestlucloc4630 yea obviously no one was hit in this clip, in similar incidents though someone definitely will be.

@@philroo1 When the action of the driver is clearly dangerous, it would be a different matter. That was not the case here.

@@bustestlucloc4630 Americans don't do anything obviously more dangerous than we do but the average American is 4 times more likely to die in a motor accident than a Brit. If every driver takes just a little more risk and a little less care you wind up with a load of excess deaths.

It's not two lanes so he certainly shouldn't be using the pavement! It's wide, yeah, but can't blame the road layout for him jumping on the pavement.

@@AlexBayes "but can't blame the road layout for him jumping on the pavement." Well actually you can. Watch it through and every single car going along that road is contributing to the problem. There are about 12 cars who have created the right hand lane and moved over to the right to allow cars to pass on the left, they are all too close to the centre line and a couple are even over the line. So all 13 vehicles approaching the lights have contributed to the issue. Why is that - are they all bad drivers? The road layout has some "social pressure" for them to move to the right, as it would be odd if one just sat in the middle of the two (created) lanes. All 13 cars have created the two lanes and done so because of the design of the road. That has then led the van driver to use that left lane and to find that it is too narrow to use. All that happened because the road is designed badly.

​@@grolfe3210 given how long this stuff lasts nowhere near enough thought is put into it

Dude, it was a close pass. The driver got done, and rightly so Now go dry your eyes

@@bestbehave dry my eyes because I've been laughing so much? Don't be a baby like the guy in the clip.

@@jimtheudb Aww pretend you're laughing - adorable Dude you're the one whining about a crap driver getting done.

@bestbehave what?? Where have I moaned about a driver "getting done"? 💀 I'm taking the pi55 out of the pu55y on the bike for being so pathetic. You're really not that bright are you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@jimtheudb Lol, course! You saw a vid of a close pass, that got prosecuted - cos it was crap driving. And you got triggered😂😂 Dude, we know you drive that badly - you've probably had points for a similar reason. Otherwise why you upset? You'd do well to take note of these vids - that licence, so hard to get, so easy to lose...🤣🤣

Haven't you a bridge to be hiding under?

@@richienolan660 🤣🤣🤣

Police thought different best of luck

Aaaw get caught did you? if you were a competent driver there'd be nothing to worry about

I don’t see the cyclist ‘failing to give way’ to anyone. The footage does show a close pass though.

PMSL, what a clown you are 😂🤣. You will learn the hard way just like this idiot driver did.

No, give way signs don't mean cyclists must stop - they don't even mean motorvehicles must stop. They mean you must give way as necessary Must be great to be so confident, even when you're wrong....

Give way means give way, not stop, you clinically thick pillock.

Amazing that you can type a sentence but you can't understand two simple words. For the record, you must stop at .. errr .. a "STOP" sign. At a "Give Way" sign, you have to ... ooh, what was it now? Oh yes - give way! Did you ever actually take a driving test? Perhaps it's time for some refresher lessons for you ... and a some basic comprehension work

Very bad reply from you! Things are much different than on camera, and this driver was much much closer than you think! Also, the cyclist was forced to the left to get out of the way! Bad person you are!

@@josephmarsh8235 Maybe reread it. Doesn't say what you seem to think it does. Merely said that the Audi could have waited a few seconds for the gap in oncoming traffic, moved into the oncoming lane, and passed safely. No excuse for close passing the cyclist like that.

Ask how many council vehicles get speeding tickets?

I'm afraid they don't seem to care.

Yup, stupid and pointless.

The hatched road markings have broken surrounding lines, meaning you can cross them (with care and attention) to overtake. You cannot do this if the surrounding lines are solid.

The. Cyclist. Is. Traffic.

@@Cous1nJack He wrote 'passing' traffic.

@@bustestlucloc4630 bikes, horses, cars, lorries, tuktuks are all traffic. All have the same right to use the road. There doesn’t need to be a conflict- creating distinction about bikes and ‘passing traffic’

And what do you find near kerbs,yes drain cover,gravel,glass,pot holes,that's why cyclist don't cycle near kerbs,plus if the driver had waited till there was a gap in on coming traffic,problem sorted,think before you ink.

​@@Cous1nJackI think horses are unpredictable creatures,today I approached a large horse on an A road ,very slowly,all of a the horse start walking sideways,in my mind they should not be on major roads.

Perhaps there isn’t space to allow 1.5 and the width of the car within a single lane. Perhaps if they were closer to the kerb they would have been squeezed into it and injured. Perhaps you should keep your thought to yourself?

@@Cous1nJack He's as entitled to an opinion as you are. Don't be so rude.

@@bustestlucloc4630 who was rude? As you said, we’re both entitled to opinions. As are you.

@@Cous1nJack If you have to ask the question... Telling someone to keep their thoughts to themselves is somewhat contradictory to your last comment, don't you think?

@@bustestlucloc4630 it not even your post to comment on. Get a grip.

Consider the difference between a chosen risk in which a person can see the unfolding picture vs having danger forced from behind. Add to this max 100kg vs >1000kg

Police obviously had the same thinking that I have.

@@pdservices6681 Perhaps the police realise that far too many resources are wasted by cyclists complaining about often minor and questionable issues.

@@bustestlucloc4630 issues nonetheless. What if it was your child on the bike.

You’re probably right and this was obviously one of those they considered a waste of time.

@@isthatujeebus Essex Police init.

@walsallcyclecam1445 beats me. I asked the question and compared to less close, less fast passes that were actioned. No response.

@@boostar155Exactly when is he allowed to complain? At that speed it’s not going to be after the guy has hit him.

@@IThinkItsMe they have not struggled with similar videos I've submitted. There's definitely been a shift in policy lately.

@@makecyclingsafeagain6575 I report a lot of texting drivers and I get no end of NFA. I however have started e-mailing my local MP and intend to start making more of a fuss. This sh*t has to stop.

@IThinkItsMe I understand Essex are really bad at dealing with those. It explains why I see drivers using their phines with complete impunity.

@@makecyclingsafeagain6575 I have startred to beep and make folks jump,, record the reaction. EP policy makes it almost impossible to report texting drivers but I have a plan..... Three years ago my wife died of cancer and we have a 14 year old son. He freeks out about me having two wheels.

@@IThinkItsMe I'm sorry to hear about your wife. Essex Police policy on phone use seems at odds with their commitment to Vision Zero.

@someguymatts I'm not sure what is going on. I've tried to talk to them before and they are very much of the opinion they don't need to explain themselves to members of the public.

I never have date or time stamps on mine, still get processed by west mids police

@Julian-pp4ho case not found after a week usually means the system has not been updated, saferessexroads twitter handle can often find out the result for you. Something has changed very recently, lots of no further actions and the return of ineffective finger wagging letters.

Cheers - I don’t really do twitter/x so I’ll do it the ‘old fashioned way’ with an email. I’m keeping a close eye on the few submissions I make, let’s hope this concerning pattern is short lived - keep safe👍🏻

@Julian-pp4ho they've gone significantly downhill lately, not sure why. Very strange.

@andrewatherton316 there's been a sudden change very recently. No idea why. Local campaign group has made enquiries, but no response to my knowledge.

No, the rider positions themselves in the road as appropriate at _their_ discretion. It is for teh overtaking party to perform their overtake in a safe manner. Try HWC 163, there's even a picture to help the hard of reading

@@bestbehave The latest Highway Code has several stupid new rules. In situations where vehicles are passing a cyclist, common sense dictates that if the lane width is sufficient wide, you give them room.

@@cs7th the rules aren’t different, they’ve been clarified. If you think they’re stupid, you could of course have participated in the widely publicised consultation that went on for months.

How wide are you?