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For the 2 million people
who cycle every day,

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close passes are an
almost daily occurrence.

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Close passes are
really intimidating,

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and account for around a third
of all threatening incidents

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between drivers and
cyclists, but there's

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a really simple way of
stopping this from happening.

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Last September,
West Midlands Police

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sent plain clothes
officers on bikes

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to educate drivers who
overtook cyclists too closely.

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Incredibly driver behaviour
changed overnight,

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with a 50% reduction of
reported close pass offences

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in less than three months.

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Thanks to West Midlands Police,
other forces around the UK

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want to do the same,
but after years

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of government cost-cutting,
they really need our help.

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West Midlands Police
say there should

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be no excuse for driving too
close to vulnerable road users.

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At Cycling UK, we
say there should

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be no excuse for the police
to ignore this illegal driving behaviour.

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Every single police force
in England, Scotland, Wales,

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and Northern Ireland needs
a passing mat like this.

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If we can buy
them in bulk we

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can cut costs and help
police keep our roads safe.

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That's why we need to
raise £12,000

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and are appealing
to you to help us.

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With this money we will make
sure every police force can

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educate drivers how to overtake
vulnerable road users safely,

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just like West Midlands Police.

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It will help make cycling
safer not just for you,

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but your family, friends,
and everyone else.

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And with two million
cycling every day,

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we only need 1,200 people to
donate just £10 each

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to make this happen,
and put an end

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to overtaking that's, quite
frankly, just too close for comfort.

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