Video camera

Hi,

I have reported similar incidents either with me cycling or driving via their website, and the usual response appears to be that without independent witness there will be no prosecution but they will log the incidents and the details – pretty close to what you got.

Cheers,

Dimitris

That was a nasty pass – seems like you had a positive response from the Police. I normally use a Virb mounted under handlebars, and though I’ve not contacted the Police, this year I’ve emailed ~ four companies re. close passes, and generally had a reasonable response.

Re. close passes, you may be interested in what the Met have on their RoadSafeLondon ‘reporting’ website, which includes:

“Video footage
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Videos should not be edited in any way. They must not rely on a perception of distance such as a close pass as the apparent distance will vary according to the type camera and settings. There are other issues with video evidence, such as parallax error, which makes objects appear close together when they are seen in line. In general, evidence of provocation or disproportionate reaction will mean that no action is taken..”

My reason for having it is more about giving the British Cycling insurance a decent chance to recoup costs following a crash – I had a £250 repair bill earlier this year from running into the back of a car following an overtake/hard brake at the bottom of Chilton Road. I’d rather not repeat that….

Could you clarify if that was 250 of bike damage or car damage, If it was car I hadn’t thought of the prospect of having to pay for damage to cars after they put in front and break which they all do everyday.

I have had several near misses, including one this morning where white van overtook and turned off left feet in front of me without indicating and almost took me out. came looking on harbug for similar instances and what to do, seem like I need a camera. but I had thought camera was just to catch the idiots and have the police tell them how to drive. do I need one to cover myself legally?