West Yorkshire Cycling🚴♂️ UPDATE 🚴♀️ | Incident Statistics | We have added a new section to our statistics showing the total average costs drivers have incurred as a result of their poor driving https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/03/14/statistics/ #Closepass #Bradford #Kirklees #Wakefield #Leeds #Calderdale #Drivers
🚨 NEW 🚨 S17 ROV | Driver of Mazda CX-5 close passes cyclist on Westfield Lane https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2026/04/16/s17-rov-driver-of-mazda-cx-5-close-passes-cyclist-on-westfield-lane/ #WestfieldLane #Wyke #Bradford #Closepass #PinchPoint #B6379WestfieldLane
🚴♂️ REWIND 🚴♀️ YD69 HPC | A58 Rochdale Road: Van overtake – Police action https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/06/16/yd69-hpc-a58-rochdale-road-van-overtake-police-action/ #A58 #RochdaleRoad #ClosePass #Van #Cycling #Calderdale #SowerbyBridge
🚴♂️ REWIND 🚴♀️ RV16 MHA | Low Moor : Close pass, wet road and oncoming-car https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/06/13/rv16-mha-low-moor-close-pass-wet-road-oncoming-car/ #LowMoor #Rain #ClosePass #Cycling #BrighouseRoad
RV16 MHA | Low Moor : Close pass, wet road and oncoming-car
Today, we're examining a particularly concerning incident that occurred on Sunday, July 14th, 2024, on Brighouse Road in Low Moor. What made this especially hazardous were the poor weather conditions and wet roads, demanding extra caution from all road users.
🚨 NEW 🚨 JN16 BAT | Close pass by red Mercedes‑Benz E on Scholes Lane https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2026/04/13/jn16-bat-close-pass-by-red-mercedes-benz-e-on-scholes-lane/ #ClosePass #Scholes #Kirklees #ScholesLane #cycling #b6120
🚴♂️ REWIND 🚴♀️ FH70 KAE | Dangerous overtake : Thornes Road – Police Action https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/06/11/fh70-kae-dangerous-overtake-thornes-road-wakefield-police-action/ #Wakefield #ThornesRoad #cycling #ClosePass #OperationSnap
🚨 NEW 🚨 AG58 SVE | Close passed in cycle lane by red Ford Focus on Wakefield Road https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2026/04/09/ag58-sve-close-passed-in-cycle-lane-by-red-ford-focus-on-wakefield-road/ #Closepass #WakefieldRoad #Copley #Halifax #SowerbyBridge #Calderdale #Cycling
🚴♂️ REWIND 🚴♀️ KC57 YHG | Driver awarded educational course for close passing cyclist in Wakefield https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/03/30/kc57-yhg-driver-awarded-educational-course-for-close-passing-cyclist-in-wakefield/ #Wakefield #ThornesLane #Cycling #ClosePass
🚨 NEW 🚨 NEWS | Daily Mail report inflames anti‑cycling sentiment by misrepresenting the Highway Code https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2026/04/05/daily-mail-report-inflames-anti-cycling-sentiment-by-misrepresenting-the-highway-code/ #dorsetsaferroads #cycling #dailymail #closepass
Daily Mail report inflames anti‑cycling sentiment by misrepresenting the Highway Code
A Daily Mail article published on 4 April 2026, written by senior reporter Nick Fagge, used loaded language, selective omission and inaccurate terminology to portray a routine close‑pass incident as a story about an “obsessive cycling zealot”.
🚴♂️ REWIND 🚴♀️ YD22 OWZ | Driver close passes cyclist at speed within 20mph zone in Sowerby Bridge https://westyorkshirecycling.co.uk/2025/03/13/yd22-owz-driver-close-passes-cyclist-at-speed-within-20mph-zone-in-sowerby-bridge/ #SowerbyBridge #20mph #A58 #TownhallStreet #ClosePass #cycling
