Lincolnshire Police have pulled up 27 motorists in Lincoln in one day because they were driving too close to cyclists.

The force carried out the blitz as part of Operation Safe Pass, to educate road users on the safe distance that should be given when passing cyclists.

This is identified as a minimum of 1.5 metres, or, to use their slogan, “keep them alive at 1.5."

The initiative is part of the overarching Project Tandem and is timed to coincide with Road Safety Week.

Motorists risk the potential of a prosecution for driving without due care and attention. This can result in between 3 and 9 points on your licence and a fine of between £100 and £5,000.

Kevin Scott was one of the drivers pulled over but he said he was very happy about it and was glad that people were being made aware of the issue.

He said: "This is about education.

"I always leave plenty of room and had given as much room as I could give the circumstances and I wasn't close but probably just within the 1.5m.

"I don't mind being stopped at all - it's a good reminder to everyone and it is better to be stopped than risk hitting a cyclist."

Mr Scott was happy to attach one of the reminder stickers on the back of his van for other road users to see.

Assistant Chief Constable Shaun West said "Essentially we want to get away from the thinking that you can just squeeze through.



"With Operation Safe Pass, we want to get the phrase keep them alive at one point five to leap into the mind of any road user who is about to overtake a cyclist.



Six cyclists have lost their lives on Lincolnshire roads since 2016 - including one who died in Caistor earlier this year.

A total of 18,477 cyclists were injured in the UK in one year alone in 2016.