Yahoo News Moment police spot van driver failing to give cyclist enough space
A van driver was caught red-handed failing to give a cyclist enough space in a 'careless' overtaking manoeuvre. Staffordshire Police's road unit officers had to brake hard when they they spotted the vehicle on the county's roads.
Officers shared a picture of the incident on the A460 to social media.
The unit tweeted: "Travelling down the A460 between The Rugeley and @CannockPolice when this van driver decided to conduct a close pass overtake of this cyclist.
"Causing us to brake and leaving the cyclist no escape route. Driver stopped & reported for careless driving."
Now cyclists have praised Staffordshire Police for taking action after complaining such driving is commonplace on the county's road network.
Richie said: "Good that you took action This is commonplace though in Staffs, largely because from experience no action is taken when video footage is submitted by cyclists I don’t bother reporting any more as it’s proven to be a waste of time."
Staffordshire Police Roads Policing Unit replied: "Sorry to hear that - we will always prosecute poor driving such as this if we see it."
