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HUNDREDS of dangerous motorists were captured on camera and reported to the authorities by fellow road users in December. 

Police say this is how much space cyclists need from motorists on streets of Solihull Operation Close Pass saw 15 drivers stopped in Solihull, Brueton and Meriden during Friday West Midlands Police officers during Operation Close Pass (Image: West Midlands Police) Get the latest news from MySolihull straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at a...

Close-Pass People Who Cycle Put Lives at Risk: New Scotland-Wide Research CS Head of Comms Denise Hamilton, Deputy Head of Road Policing Superintentent Simon Bradshaw and CS Nine in ten drivers in Scotland say motorists who close-pass people who cycle put lives at risk, according to new research from the nation’s cycling organisation. More than six in ten (63 per cent) said people would be more likely to cycle than drive if they felt safer on Scotland’s roads. And 57 per cent agreed that more people cycling instead of driving would help Scot...

DRIVERS who overtake cyclists too closely may be pulled over and cautioned for dangerous driving under a new policing operation this summer.

Police bring undercover cyclist operation to Arbroath Updated: May 6, 2021, 12:18 pm © Supplied by Police Scotland A number of drivers were spoken to in Arbroath on Wednesday as part of Police Scotland’s Operation Close Pass. Designed to cut the risks of cycling, the operation is run by police across Scotland as a driver education programme. The programme was deployed in Arbroath on Tuesday, where Tayside Police division said the majority of drivers obeyed the rules. Undercover police officers ride on bikes before indicating to other officers if any drivers overtake too closely. Drivers ar...