None of the videos featured in our Near Miss of the Day series make for pleasant watching, but now and again we see some particularly shocking examples of dangerous driving – this being a case in point as a National Express coach driver almost squashes a cyclist into parked cars, with the rider reflecting afterwards that “I genuinely thought my wife was going to be a widow.”

Wayne, the road.cc reader who filmed the frightening incident, told us: “It occurred back in Nov, but the response from National Express, though expected and acknowledging the poor standard of driving: didn’t instil confidence that they give a crap!

“The consequence is that I now struggle to ride at night. This is due to my thought that despite me having reflective strips on both ankles and arms, two rear lights and a light on my seat tube shining down to the road giving off an illuminated presence on the road, the ‘Professional’ driver decided it was okay to squash me at a pinch point on the road.

“It was less than a few inches’ gap,” he continued. “I genuinely thought my wife was going to be a widow.

“I caught up with him and let him know how displeased I was at his decision. From the footage just as it got desperate I do agree I could have stopped and avoided the really serious closeness of the pass. I was not aware of the space as by then I had seen red and was kicking the coach with my right foot. (I'VE DONE THE SAME - SM)

“Happy New Year and please keep up the content,” Wayne added. “Scary and slightly fear inducing it is a necessary evil to show these close pass events as a reflection on what we have to face every day.”

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