Would you report this close pass?

System

DUTR wrote: »

No I wouldn't , looking at the posters other videos it appears he is cycling around looking for trouble, it amazes me that he has so many incidents, could it be his bike is not lit and is not wearing high visibilty clothing? Not to add he is cycling at speed on a foot path, himself could have caused injury to someone exiting a garden.

the only person looking for trouble is YOU with a comment like that. You obviously have issues against cyclists in general to make a ridiculous statement like that. White van man must have been centimetres off hospitalising/killing him. Its against the law to drive like that as you well know. Five feet width is a minimum and in some areas they can be fined for close shaves like that..

davomcdave

I'd report it. If cyclists report drivers every time one does something idiotic like this van then the police will understand the extent of the problem and act. TBH I think most police simply don't understand what cyclists go through on a daily basis.

esuhl

Yes

I reported it to Surrey Police, and got an interesting response. Select comments include:

[Footage] must not rely solely on a perception of distance such as a close pass as the apparent distance will vary according to the camera type, settings & positioning.

and

By law, [a Notice of Intended Prosecution must be issued] within 14-days of the incident. Failure to comply with this request will result in no action being taken.

I would have hoped that the driver might have received a warning. Maybe the police might have logged the incident, in case the driver was a "repeat offender". But "no action being taken" just sounds like a joke.

What exactly do the Road Policing Unit do?! You can't even hand it to them on a plate.

esuhl

Yes

DUTR wrote: »

No I wouldn't , looking at the posters other videos it appears he is cycling around looking for trouble, it amazes me that he has so many incidents, could it be his bike is not lit and is not wearing high visibilty clothing? Not to add he is cycling at speed on a foot path, himself could have caused injury to someone exiting a garden.

Maybe so; I haven't looked. But that's completely irrelevant to the video I posted.

There is a clear overtaking lane, and the van driver deliberately and maliciously drives dangerously close to the cyclist. Maybe the cyclist is a serial-killer, but that doesn't make the van driver's recklessness acceptable.

hugheskevi

Only if I thought action would be taken

[Footage] must not rely solely on a perception of distance such as a close pass as the apparent distance will vary according to the camera type, settings & positioning.

Is that a long-winded way of saying "Didn't hit you, so no problem"?

cookie365

Yes

hugheskevi wrote: »

Is that a long-winded way of saying "Didn't hit you, so no problem"?

I was assuming it was more along these lines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4XFUc6175k

esuhl

Yes

cookie365 wrote: »

I was assuming it was more along these lines

Maybe so, but it certainly gives the impression that the police have no interest in looking at evidence of crime.

I hadn't realised that a "notice of intended prosecution" has to be issued within 14 days of the alleged offence in order to prosecute for dangerous driving.

I can understand why it's vital to take witness statements as soon as possible, but where there is video evidence, I really think the law should be changed to allow a prosecution to be brought within a much longer timeframe.

esuhl

Yes

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

There's a lot of compression artifacts from the transcoding to Youtube which isn't unusual when going from one highly compressed video format from another, the fact that the OP has specified the registration plate a couple of times suggests it's easily readable in the existing format.

Even from the YouTube video, if you look frame-by-frame, you can see clearly enough that the number plate reads HS16 DDY and the reply I got from the police confirms that it is a Vauxhall Vivaro van.