00:00Welcome to another edition of West Yorkshire Cycling, I'm Charles.
00:28This episode takes us to Towngate, Osset, where a calm Sunday ride on 25th August 2024 turned
00:35into a close-call moment no cyclist wants to experience.
00:38On screen, you'll see a map showing where the incident took place and the direction the
00:42cyclist was heading.
00:58The end of the week is the end of the week.
01:21now let's slow things down and take another look at that moment watch closely it's a textbook
01:36example of why space matters the footage was submitted to the west yorkshire police safer
01:49roads media submission portal that same day a confirmation email came through shortly after
01:55and by thursday 29th of august west yorkshire police had responded to say they were actively
02:00investigating and working to trace the driver involved here's what happens next in these cases
02:05if police believe an offense has been committed they start by issuing a notice of intended prosecution
02:11or nip this needs to reach the registered keeper of the vehicle within 14 days of the incident
02:17the nip serves as a formal heads up it tells the potential offender that prosecution is on the
02:22table while the incident is still fresh in memory once you receive a nip there's a legal requirement
02:28you have 28 days to confirm who was driving the vehicle at the time be warned giving false
02:34information is serious doing so could land you with a charge of perverting the course of justice
02:40which can carry a hefty fine or even prison time and simply ignoring the nip that's an offense too
02:46punishable by up to six penalty points and a one thousand pound fine according to operation snap
02:51data from july to september 2024 the driver in this case was dealt with under offense rt88576 driving
03:00without reasonable consideration for other road users that's a section 3 offense under the road
03:06traffic act 1988 and it applies when someone's driving causes inconvenience to others even if there's
03:13no crash or injury so what does the highway code say rule 163 tells us loud and clear only overtake
03:20when it's safe and legal you should give at least 1.5 meters of space when overtaking cyclists at speeds
03:26up to 30 miles per hour and even more space if you are going faster or the weather's bad if that kind
03:33of space isn't available you wait in this case the pass was too close it didn't meet the clearance
03:38guideline and it certainly didn't show the cyclist the consideration the law demands the outcome the
03:44driver was offered an educational course a chance to reflect relearn and hopefully never repeat the
03:49mistake these courses can only be taken once every three years and must be booked within 28 days of
03:55receiving the offer they must also be completed within 120 days of the incident importantly police can
04:02withdraw the offer at any time before it's completed alternatively the driver still has the option to
04:08accept a conditional offer of fixed penalty or contest the case in court if you found this breakdown
04:22helpful hit the like button on our webpage and share the video with friends and fellow road users
04:38that's all from this episode of west yorkshire cycling let's keep the conversation going raise
04:43awareness and stay safe out there because every meter of space can make all the difference
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05:14OVER
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