Near Miss of the Day 228: Yet another driver cuts in front of a cyclist on a roundabout

Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series is similar to a number we have seen recently, reflecting a worrying trend – a motorist entering a roundabout while a cyclist is negotiating it.

We’ve said this before, but it’s impossible to tell in these circumstances whether it’s down to the driver not seeing the cyclist, because they are looking out specifically for motor vehicles, or whether it’s because they misjudge the rider’s speed and think they can nip in front. Clearly, neither is good and both break the law.

This one happened on Wednesday to road.cc reader Steven, who told us: “It all seems so common these days, some drivers just don't care.”

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Over the years road.cc has reported on literally hundreds of close passes and near misses involving badly driven vehicles from every corner of the country – so many, in fact, that we’ve decided to turn the phenomenon into a regular feature on the site. One day hopefully we will run out of close passes and near misses to report on, but until that happy day arrives, Near Miss of the Day will keep rolling on.

If you’ve caught on camera a close encounter of the uncomfortable kind with another road user that you’d like to share with the wider cycling community please send it to us at info [at] road.cc or send us a message via the road.cc Facebook page.

If the video is on YouTube, please send us a link, if not we can add any footage you supply to our YouTube channel as an unlisted video (so it won't show up on searches).

Please also let us know whether you contacted the police and if so what their reaction was, as well as the reaction of the vehicle operator if it was a bus, lorry or van with company markings etc.

> What to do if you capture a near miss or close pass (or worse) on camera while cycling