:00:00. > :00:12.The riders and drivers battling for space on the south's easy roads.
:00:13. > :00:28.Also coming up, the dark side of the online classified ads.
:00:29. > :00:36.It is critical that the law enforcement agencies forced
:00:37. > :00:38.the likes of Craigslist to do something about it.
:00:39. > :00:42.I want to know why you are selling stolen passports, mate?
:00:43. > :00:45.And the public benches with very personal stories.
:00:46. > :01:10.Latest figures show the number of cyclists killed or seriously
:01:11. > :01:15.We know that there is more traffic but it seems that some drivers
:01:16. > :01:22.are willing to put their fellow road users at unnecessary risk.
:01:23. > :01:30.It is a weekend meet for members of this cycle club.
:01:31. > :01:33.Ten years ago, the Hampshire club averaged 70 members.
:01:34. > :01:37.Now, thanks to the rising popularity of cycling,
:01:38. > :01:47.But with more bikes and more traffic on the South's roads,
:01:48. > :01:49.some of the cyclists are feeling the pinch.
:01:50. > :01:53.The worst thing is when the motorists go past
:01:54. > :01:57.I have been the victim of a hit and run.
:01:58. > :02:00.The bike was a right off, and the car was never seen.
:02:01. > :02:02.Going down a hill and someone overtook me.
:02:03. > :02:04.And then there was a bollard in the middle-of-the-road.
:02:05. > :02:12.Last week, I actually reported and incident to the City Council.
:02:13. > :02:28.It is just one of hundreds of close passes.
:02:29. > :02:44.Figures just released showed that between 2015 and 2016,
:02:45. > :02:51.nearly 3500 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on our roads.
:02:52. > :02:57.But these statistics don't tell the story of the near misses
:02:58. > :03:03.and close passes cyclists say they are experiencing everyday.
:03:04. > :03:09.Rachael Waldridge is behind the near miss project.
:03:10. > :03:15.A study of 1500 cyclists found near misses and close passes to be
:03:16. > :03:19.In this study, we only had the cyclist perspective,
:03:20. > :03:26.so there is a limit to what you can say but I think what we did learn
:03:27. > :03:29.is that there is a broader road culture or you might call it might
:03:30. > :03:32.makes right so whereby people in larger vehicles feel
:03:33. > :03:35.like they have the right to be in front, even if overtaking
:03:36. > :03:37.a cyclist, the slower road user, doesn't ultimately take
:03:38. > :03:42.Cyclists say they had on average one very scary near miss every week,
:03:43. > :03:46.and one per year so bad that it made them reconsider how
:03:47. > :03:55.Cycling is more dangerous in this country than it should be but people
:03:56. > :03:57.also perceive it as extremely dangerous. I think this constant
:03:58. > :04:03.stream of nearly incident is do have something to do with that.
:04:04. > :04:05.Phil Robertson is another keen cyclist.
:04:06. > :04:10.This morning, he is out on a busy commuter road in Southampton.
:04:11. > :04:24.Phil is part of an operation to catch drivers who are getting
:04:25. > :04:37.First to be pulled in by the joint police
:04:38. > :04:41.and council initiative, a council van.
:04:42. > :04:43.This morning, what has happened is my colleague,
:04:44. > :04:46.out and about this morning on a motorcycle, has pulled you in.
:04:47. > :04:50.He has observed you overtake three cyclists this morning, including our
:04:51. > :04:55.None of the drivers pulled in today will get a ticket
:04:56. > :05:01.What we have got here, so, is an oration to an overtaking
:05:02. > :05:04.distance of around about one and a half metres.
:05:05. > :05:07.Mats like these are now being used by police across the region to drive
:05:08. > :05:15.So, what we need to do is allow cyclists room
:05:16. > :05:17.to manoeuvre around obstacles, to react to what is going
:05:18. > :05:20.on in front of them, and also so that as motorists,
:05:21. > :05:24.you are not intimidating any cyclist who is, let's not forget,
:05:25. > :05:26.a lot more vulnerable than you are in your
:05:27. > :05:32.Look how close some of these drivers were getting two
:05:33. > :05:35.undercover Phil's handlebars, in the bottom right-hand corner.
:05:36. > :05:49.As I was coming up to it, I had one on the left hand side of me.
:05:50. > :05:52.I probably should have just stopped and let them pass, really.
:05:53. > :05:54.Sometimes you don't get the room required.
:05:55. > :05:58.I'm not trying to make excuses but sometimes you can't help but be
:05:59. > :06:05.When you are driving and you look at all the other traffic, sometimes,
:06:06. > :06:08.you don't give that cyclist the space that is needed.
:06:09. > :06:11.But I guess we have learned that today.
:06:12. > :06:15.When it comes to cycling, slower isn't necessarily safer.
:06:16. > :06:18.Riders who travel at less than eight miles per hour have three times more
:06:19. > :06:25.misses per mile than those peddling 12 mph faster.
:06:26. > :06:29.Women, who on average cycle more slowly, have higher
:06:30. > :06:37.So, could changes to the law help with the problem of close passes?
:06:38. > :06:41.Dr Ian Walker is a traffic psychologist with the
:06:42. > :06:49.The Highway Code is woolly in terms of what it says, live as much space
:06:50. > :06:52.as you would leave the car, and I would probably rather see that
:06:53. > :06:55.phrase as much space as you would like to be left
:06:56. > :06:57.if you were in the road, and that would probably be
:06:58. > :06:59.a much better thing that people could imagine.
:07:00. > :07:01.Ian also thinks there is something else that
:07:02. > :07:07.The idea of pushing liability law is if two people
:07:08. > :07:10.have an incident in this treat, we start with the assumption
:07:11. > :07:14.that the more powerful, more dangerous one is at fault.
:07:15. > :07:17.If a cyclist hits the destiny and, we start with the
:07:18. > :07:21.When a motorist hit the cyclist, we start with the assumption
:07:22. > :07:26.It is a kind of steaming gives away to sail kind of idea.
:07:27. > :07:30.I would love to see cycling as part of the driving education process.
:07:31. > :07:35.That is going to give people the empathy, the genuine
:07:36. > :07:38.understanding of what it feels like to the end of road and have one
:07:39. > :07:41.and a half tonnes of metal come past you at high speed.
:07:42. > :07:44.I think part of the problem at the moment is drivers lack
:07:45. > :07:50.the understanding of how that actually feels.
:07:51. > :07:53.Back on patrol, and the next near pass even rattles
:07:54. > :08:13.It turns out it is an instructor and his training.
:08:14. > :08:21.You as a trainer, supervisor, and you as a driver.
:08:22. > :08:24.He got within six inches of my shoulder.
:08:25. > :08:27.That is 18 tonnes, I am 100 kilos, I am one pothole away,
:08:28. > :08:30.and he is one stretch away from becoming a statistic.
:08:31. > :08:50.That is one lesson he won't forget in a hurry.
:08:51. > :09:01.Talking of lessons, even driving instructors can get it wrong.
:09:02. > :09:06.Although this instructor isn't that keen to advertise his services
:09:07. > :09:13.Police forces say they are already seeing a fall in the number
:09:14. > :09:17.of close passes following this summer's clamp-down.
:09:18. > :09:22.But perhaps there is one other way of keeping motorist at arm's-length.
:09:23. > :09:26.The Oxford safety reflector arm from the 1970s.
:09:27. > :09:30.You can still get them today but chances are you had one
:09:31. > :09:36.The only problem is they are barely wider than your handlebars,
:09:37. > :10:10.Not entirely convinced this is the solution
:10:11. > :10:18.Still to come: The personal stories behind public places.
:10:19. > :10:21.When you see someone sat on a bench, you just don't know
:10:22. > :10:29.Next, what you had the classifieds for?
:10:30. > :10:38.Jonathan Gibson has been investigating one online site
:10:39. > :10:44.where criminals have their eye on more than just a bargain.
:10:45. > :10:46.As an investigative journalist, it is sometimes easier to work
:10:47. > :10:52.When people aren't watching what you are doing.
:10:53. > :10:59.If you are looking for something illegal, it is the go-to part
:11:00. > :11:02.of the internet that is hidden from prying eyes.
:11:03. > :11:06.The place where criminals use encrypted websites and virtual
:11:07. > :11:14.You don't need to bother with all that, mate.
:11:15. > :11:17.You can get all of that on craigslist.
:11:18. > :11:23.Shouldn't you be getting on with the...?
:11:24. > :11:25.No, it is all right, I've got minutes.
:11:26. > :11:40.It was set up in America by a guy called...
:11:41. > :11:47.It is a website where people buy and sell everything.
:11:48. > :11:53.Just say where you live and get started.
:11:54. > :11:57.But lots of the stuff on craigslist won't be on the buy and sell section
:11:58. > :12:05.of your local newspaper, including bootleg tobacco.
:12:06. > :12:08.The kind of cigs you would buy from a dodgy geezer outside the pub.
:12:09. > :12:10.Or in this case, a supermarket car park.
:12:11. > :12:18.They can't resell them in shops any more.
:12:19. > :12:34.He says his supplier is just someone else on craigslist.
:12:35. > :12:36.I've seen some crazy stuff on craigslist.
:12:37. > :12:51.That is why I have come to another car park for another dodgy deal.
:12:52. > :12:55.And that is why his tobacco is just a third of the price
:12:56. > :13:06.Can you tell the difference? I can't tell the difference.
:13:07. > :13:09.Because counterfeit goods are among the things craigslist says
:13:10. > :13:11.you are not supposed to sell on its website.
:13:12. > :13:16.Yeah, but nobody takes any notice of that.
:13:17. > :13:23.It is as easy to find marijuana on craigslist
:13:24. > :13:29.And you might need to see because what I am buying next
:13:30. > :13:33.I'm on a Derby estate to meet a dealer selling
:13:34. > :13:51.Turns out as street cocaine goes, it is pretty pure stuff.
:13:52. > :13:58.It is not difficult for the internet companies to put elements
:13:59. > :14:02.of their website to be able to police this sort of stuff,
:14:03. > :14:04.and they should be policing it and taking it down.
:14:05. > :14:08.But if you had made money from crime, you wouldn't want
:14:09. > :14:14.What you want is someone to hide it, perhaps in their bank account.
:14:15. > :14:20.But where would I find someone to do that?
:14:21. > :14:30.She is offering her bank account on craigslist to anyone
:14:31. > :14:43.But we are walking in to the bank to pay in what I have
:14:44. > :14:48.She will charge me a fee to get in back and there are plenty
:14:49. > :14:50.of people on craigslist offering to do the same thing.
:14:51. > :14:52.Sometimes through overseas bank accounts.
:14:53. > :14:55.But if you have sent your money overseas,
:14:56. > :15:04.Yeah, I know just the place you can get it.
:15:05. > :15:15.HE MOUTHS Craigslist,
:15:16. > :15:20.the place where I can find a stolen passport.
:15:21. > :15:32.There are plenty more where that came from.
:15:33. > :15:35.I've known some people who it has taken them ten years to get a credit
:15:36. > :15:40.rating back again after someone has stolen their identity.
:15:41. > :15:43.But it will allow you to get on and commit other crimes,
:15:44. > :15:50.It is not just about selling stuff, this advert is looking for postman
:15:51. > :15:53.to steal the letters they are supposed to be delivering.
:15:54. > :16:00.On craigslist, there is also disorganised crime.
:16:01. > :16:03.In Slough, this guy wants someone to pass his driving
:16:04. > :16:15.But for 50 quid, it is not that black and white.
:16:16. > :16:17.For a start, he is black, and I am white, and someone
:16:18. > :16:38.When I later reveal I'm a journalist, he didn't
:16:39. > :16:44.In fact, when we asked it for an interview,
:16:45. > :16:53.And that came from the top, the Chief Executive's office.
:16:54. > :16:59.Whilst they are making money, and no one is asking them or forcing
:17:00. > :17:02.them to reveal what is going on, you will find sites like this
:17:03. > :17:04.using the ostrich effect, using it to stick their head
:17:05. > :17:07.in the sand and ignore what is going on.
:17:08. > :17:13.No wonder criminals can carry on regardless.
:17:14. > :17:25.Because I'm trying to get out, I am trying to get out of debt.
:17:26. > :17:31.Oh my God my mother is going to kill me.
:17:32. > :17:33.He is not the only one thinking about his relatives.
:17:34. > :17:37.I don't know why I am doing it, to be honest.
:17:38. > :17:39.I'm tried to make money for my family.
:17:40. > :17:43.Take a good look at my cocaine dealer, because he
:17:44. > :17:46.The thing is, mate, I work for the BBC,
:17:47. > :17:50.and we are trying to find out, mate, why you are peddling cocaine.
:17:51. > :18:00.Well, he wasn't hanging about, was he?
:18:01. > :18:06.I'm trying to find out why you are willing
:18:07. > :18:28.I'm not buying a passport off you, mate, because I work for the BBC.
:18:29. > :18:31.And I want to know why you are selling stolen passports,
:18:32. > :18:35.Why are you selling stolen passports?
:18:36. > :18:38.The amount of organised crime that is sitting behind everything,
:18:39. > :18:42.and it is critical, I think, that the police force or the law
:18:43. > :18:45.enforcement agencies forced the likes of craigslist to do
:18:46. > :18:55.When we ask to interview a minister, all we got was a Home Office data
:18:56. > :19:06.Well, we have kind of done that for them already.
:19:07. > :19:12.So, maybe it is time the government forced websites like craigslist
:19:13. > :19:24.Don't forget, you can find out more about the show on Twitter.
:19:25. > :19:29.Finally, have you ever stopped to put your feet up
:19:30. > :19:33.on one of the many benches across the South?
:19:34. > :19:36.And have you ever wondered why they are there?
:19:37. > :19:38.Well, we did, and we found some quite remarkable
:19:39. > :19:45.You feel very quiet when you get here, you know,
:19:46. > :19:53.You'll dive in for a swim in a minute.
:19:54. > :20:01.I am Ann, and this is my husband Alan.
:20:02. > :20:03.And we had this bench put here for our son
:20:04. > :20:17.He was generous, and kind, and wonderful.
:20:18. > :20:19.Gavin was an adventurer with an urge to travel.
:20:20. > :20:23.In 2001, he quit his job as a Hampshire firefighter.
:20:24. > :20:29.He said, I just feel that I want to see something of the world.
:20:30. > :20:36.Look, he said, you are not to worry, I will be fine.
:20:37. > :20:38.No amount of persuasion would changes mind.
:20:39. > :20:46.After travelling by motorbike from India, Gavin ended up in Iran.
:20:47. > :20:50.He was there for one night, one night only, and, unfortunately,
:20:51. > :21:01.People on each side managed to get out.
:21:02. > :21:13.But the ceiling was very heavy, and unfortunately, he got crushed.
:21:14. > :21:16.It was fire and rescue people that he knew who all went out
:21:17. > :21:33.In the chaos following the earthquake, Gavin's body
:21:34. > :22:00.He would hate us to be sad, wouldn't he?
:22:01. > :22:08.I'm doing what I am enjoying, he said.
:22:09. > :22:21.For Gavin and his friends and family.
:22:22. > :22:23.We will always remember him through this.
:22:24. > :22:44.Now my name is Sue, I am an intensive care nurse.
:22:45. > :22:52.On a regular basis, I come here because I am having
:22:53. > :23:02.I come here just to process what has been happening,
:23:03. > :23:06.what I have talked about, and this fantastic view
:23:07. > :23:14.When I was a little girl, I was sexually abused.
:23:15. > :23:24.I was about four when the abuse started but I didn't
:23:25. > :23:34.When I got a bit older, then it was my guilt the secret,
:23:35. > :23:41.You feel you are on your own, you feel that people will judge you,
:23:42. > :24:05.It is like climbing a hill, climbing a mountain.
:24:06. > :24:14.But it has helped me to have a voice and realise it is nothing to be
:24:15. > :24:18.ashamed about. My counsellor asked me to bring along a photograph to
:24:19. > :24:23.have in the room while we were having a counselling session, so I
:24:24. > :24:29.brought along this one. It is a picture of when I was about five
:24:30. > :24:35.which was when the abuse was going on, so it is a bit of a difficult
:24:36. > :24:39.picture to look at but it was important that I was reminded that
:24:40. > :24:47.she is just an innocent little girl. I can say that I am proud of how she
:24:48. > :24:52.coped then and I'm proud of me, of what I achieved. There are benches
:24:53. > :24:58.all over the come tree with lovely views. When you see someone sat on
:24:59. > :25:05.bench, you don't know what they might be dealing with in their life.
:25:06. > :25:14.I didn't I would ever, ever be able to speak out, ever tell anyone, and
:25:15. > :25:20.sort it out, and I have, and it has been a lifeline to me. It is a
:25:21. > :25:36.really special place. To get some free therapy. It is lovely. My name
:25:37. > :25:43.is Annie, I am 72 years old -- Danny. I come to this bench every
:25:44. > :25:53.day sit in the sun, and watch the world go by. This bench is something
:25:54. > :25:57.special. This is about a family called the Jacobs, they have been in
:25:58. > :26:02.Portsmouth for 300 years, that is before the days of Nelson, the
:26:03. > :26:11.Battle of Trafalgar, that is an old Portsmouth family. Danny's family
:26:12. > :26:16.life changed forever in 1973. He had two children and had been married
:26:17. > :26:22.for six years. My wife met somebody else, his business was in the
:26:23. > :26:26.States, and they were going to move to California with the children
:26:27. > :26:33.which meant I would never see them again. It is a loss. And even as
:26:34. > :26:45.time went on, it didn't get any easier. It was like a death, almost.
:26:46. > :26:51.Five years ago, I got a call from my brother to say that Cathy, my
:26:52. > :26:56.daughter, was in the UK with a grandson that I didn't know I had,
:26:57. > :27:04.and her husband, and she wanted to meet up. I heard the knock on the
:27:05. > :27:11.door, this then 40-year-old woman walked through the door six but tall
:27:12. > :27:18.and stunning, and I thought, that is my daughter? And she threw her arms
:27:19. > :27:28.around me and said, height, died. It was amazing that after 38 years, I
:27:29. > :27:34.was heard dad. Cathy's life was thousands away from -- thousands of
:27:35. > :27:39.miles away from Danny on Maui. She said, I've got something for you.
:27:40. > :27:44.And each ticket turned up on my e-mail to go to Maori on her
:27:45. > :27:51.birthday, and I spent her birthday with her for the first time. I
:27:52. > :27:57.think, well, I've lost hope once, I'm not going to lose her again,
:27:58. > :28:02.this was my second chance and I wasn't going to let it go wrong this
:28:03. > :28:09.time. Five years later, I'm still going back and seeing my daughter.
:28:10. > :28:13.There is a saying in Hawaii, it means family. And I now feel part of
:28:14. > :28:30.the family. And we wish Danny and his daughter
:28:31. > :28:36.Cathy all the best for the future. That is it for now. We will have
:28:37. > :28:42.plenty more stories from the South at the same time next week. Until
:28:43. > :28:46.then, goodbye. Next week... We track down the man behind the property
:28:47. > :28:52.scheme that has left investors thousands out of pocket. We have
:28:53. > :28:55.come to ask whether money is. Peter, where is the investors' money? Leave
:28:56. > :29:02.the camera. go. That's it for others to night
:29:03. > :29:07.from the Medway Hello, I'm Riz Lateef
:29:08. > :29:09.with your 90 second update. The European Commission has denied
:29:10. > :29:11.a report that Theresa May "begged" the EU for help
:29:12. > :29:14.in the Brexit talks. It's claimed she appeared
:29:15. > :29:16."anxious" during a dinner with the Commission president,
:29:17. > :29:19.Jean-Claude Juncker, last week. Drivers of older, more
:29:20. > :29:22.polluting vehicles, will have to pay an extra ten pounds
:29:23. > :29:25.to drive in central London. The charge applies to diesel
:29:26. > :29:29.and petrol vehicles The widow of a US soldier says
:29:30. > :29:32.Donald Trump couldn't