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Fines to be issued to ‘close pass’ drivers in West Midlands

Patrick McDonnell
19 September 2016
PC Mark Hodson with the floor mate, which is being used to illustrate to drivers how much room they should give cyclists
PC Mark Hodson with the floor mate, which is being used to illustrate to drivers how much room they should give cyclists

 

West Midlands Police has become the first force in the UK to target ‘close pass’ drivers who endanger cyclists. Plainclothes officers will patrol some of the region’s busiest routes on bikes looking out for motorists who put cyclists at risk.

Rules of the road stipulate motorists should give cyclists at least the same space as vehicles when overtaking. Anyone encroaching inside that safe passing distance − widely considered to be a minimum of 1.5 metres − runs the...

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