On Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1:34:05 PM UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 12:53:49 PM UTC, colwyn wrote:


Those riders who performed an invaluable public service by acting upon
the video footage in their possession deserve commendation. It is only
by bringing to publlc attention the misuse of our roads that standards
can be raised. For that to be achieved, all road users bear some
responsibility.

I sent some footage from my spy sunglasses to the police on several occasions 2008-2013. They crushed 3 illegal m/cs ridden by yobbos and fined a driver who passed through a no entry sign and nearly hit me head on. Glad to see plod taking these videos seriously for a change.

The new close passing law this year will help.

https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/

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According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road.

So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is ###1.5 metres###.(EMPHASIS MINE) If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave ‘plenty of room’ when overtaking someone on a bike.