Advanced stop lines the focus as Greater Manchester Police launch Operation...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) this week launched Operation Considerate, an ongoing campaign to encourage all types of road users to show each other consideration. The operation began with two events...
View ArticleCyclist fines down in Manchester - but campaigners say poor infrastructure...
Police in Greater Manchester say that fixed penalties for cyclists flouting road laws have dropped by 18%, with 90% of those issued at the time of a major operation to encourage consideration on the...
View ArticleMore than 40 cyclists fined in Manchester crackdown – but police find...
A two week crackdown in Greater Manchester has resulted in more than 40 cyclists being fined. However, the latest phase of Operation Considerate also involves educating drivers on being ‘cyclist aware’...
View ArticleRule breaking cyclists targeted by Manchester police
Officers in Manchester city centre last night stopped more than 20 cyclists as part of Operation Considerate, an initiative to improve road safety in Manchester. Officers say the intention is to...
View ArticleGreater Manchester Police roll out close-pass initiative following successful...
Following a successful trial, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has announced that it is to run a version of the close-pass initiative pioneered by West Midlands Police in which plain clothed officers on...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 28 revisited – What happened next?
A road.cc reader has updated us on what happened after we published a video he submitted as part of our Near Miss of the Day series last August – and while it seemed at the time that the police would...
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