CYCLISTS have found a new weapon in their battle to stay safe on the roads - the video camera. They are mounting the tiny cameras to their helmets or handlebars to film accidents or near misses.

Police say they are willing to use the footage as evidence.

You're on bike-cam . . . Simon Hookham with the video camera mounted on his bicycle, and some of the footage he has captured on his commute, including near-misses with pedestrians and buses. Credit:Main photo: Ben Rushton

On average there are three injuries a day for pedal cyclists in NSW, the RTA says, citing the most recent figures, from 2009.

A couple of years ago Nathan Besh hit a pedestrian who stepped in front of his bicycle.