Near Miss of the Day 915: Cyclist slams on brakes to avoid driver who ignored him and turned across… but says no point in reporting due to Police Scotlands lack of online close pass portal [Video]

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The lack of an online road safety reporting portal by Police Scotland has been highlighted by many cyclists, with several being featured on our Near Miss of the Day series, but yet the issue has gone unaddressed as another cyclist barely managed to avoid being hit by a driver who either failed to see him, or chose to ignore him and decided to make the turn anyway.

James was riding on Drybrugh Road in Wishaw, a town just south-east of Glasgow when a driver, waiting to join the road from Waverley Drive suddenly drove in front of him and turned right onto the road, forcing the cyclist to slam on his brakes to narrowly avoid hitting the car.

He told road.cc that he was just 10 minutes away from his home and this was his first close pass experience on this stretch of the road. However, he added that he’s not going to upload footage …