Community

Advertising Standards wars: Brighton and Hove Council and ‘Unchain the Brighton Motorist’ go head to head once again

Groups counter one another's 20mph lobbying material - and ASA upholds 'misleading' claims

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Find how dangerous the roads near your schools are with new postcode search map

Raise funds to improve road safety near your local school - and AXA will match it pound for pound

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Calls for ‘mini Holland’ scheme to be brought forward after three cyclists are hit by vehicles on one road in just over a week

Three separate incidents all took place on Lea Bridge Road

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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to announce £214million additional funding for cycling

Money to be split between 8 Cycle Ambition Fund cities and the Highways Agency

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Accidental death verdict in case of Retford teenager hit by lorry

Listening to headphones and assumptions of lorry driver described as being a fatal combination

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End in sight for Bradford’s cycle path that just ends

Greenway to nowhere that has remained unfinished for nine months to finally be completed in spring

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Loch Lomond businesses offered free bike racks so visitors ‘don’t have to lean expensive cycles against the wall’

Free cycle rack initiative hoped to improve tourism and leisure by scenic Loch Lomond

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Video: Manchester cyclist hit by taxi – footage being used as evidence in civil action

“I know wearing a camera is controversial but without it, it would have been my word against the driver’s”

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Cars regain priority at Yarm cycle path crossing

Local councillor had said giving cyclists priority would be ‘confusing’ for drivers

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Comedy star threatened with arrest after bringing folding bike into McDonald’s

Brian Conley said three officers arrived in a van to take him away after he attempted to bring cycle into fast food restaurant

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Video: Critical analysis of proposed cycling provisions on Manchester’s Oxford Road

“Our city is taking you for a ride…” Video offers alternative analysis of proposed Oxford Road changes

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Joanna Lumley claims sole responsibility for banning cyclists from Garden Bridge

Bridge will be a privately-managed tourist attraction where groups of eight or more will have to apply for permission to visit

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10 per cent cycling in Scotland – a target or a vision?

Scottish Government’s long term vision for active travel unveiled but critics demand more immediate action

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Over 400 turn out to remember and celebrate John Radford (+video)

Tributes paid to CTC area chairman and Road Justice campaigner

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VIDEO: Driver displays fake police ID to cyclist after being confronted over ‘punishment pass’

Claims incident was cyclist’s fault for riding in the middle of the road

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‘Segregation will save cyclists’ lives’ says Boris Johnson – stands firm on cycle superhighway plans

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry had asked for semi-segregation along cycle superhighway

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Police warning: Thieves using Strava to target expensive bikes in Wales

Dyfed-Powys Police advise cyclists to check their Strava privacy settings + road.cc online security tips

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New Forest threatens numbers cap on events, but local councillor says it won’t work

"Cars are much more of a problem on New Forest roads than cycles," says Cllr David Harrison

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Taipei City Government considers insurance for bike hire scheme riders following cyclist death

City has seen cycling boom with YouBike hire cycles rented 30 million times

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£10m roundabout redesign for Basingstoke – but it’ll be so dangerous there’s no provision for cyclists at all

Road design ignores government advice to include insfrastructure for vulnerable road users

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Fréd Awards nominees announced

Annual awards recognise outstanding contributions to cycle culture in Northern Ireland

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A weekend of remembrance for victims of the road: find an event near you

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and The National Funeral for the Unknown Victim of Traffic Violence ake place this weekend

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Expensive bikes being targeted by thieves in South Wales

Police describe rise in thefts as ‘not normal’

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Did Australian police call cyclists ‘cockroaches’? Facebook row erupts

Cyclists who posted complaints about truck passing too close subject to abuse from five people alleged to be police officers

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Councillor fears cycling lobby interference in vote to make shopping street more cycle friendly

Many votes in Newcastle City Council ballot multiples or from outside area... but no indication how they swung ballot

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Midlothian Council brings in cyclist-friendly bin lorries

Driver receives warning if cyclist is passing on the inside

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Fewer Oxford cyclists riding without lights following police blitz

But councillor says police are being ‘too reasonable’ and more should be done

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York pencilled in for Tour de Yorkshire stage finish

But questions arise after figures emerge showing the council overspent by £60,000 on the Tour de France

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MP calls for manslaughter charges in dangerous driving cases

Government commits to public consultation on the issue of sentencing

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VIDEO: Top London urban planner discusses the future of the capital’s transport… and it’s not cars

Peter Murray is charged with changing the cycling landscape of London - and he's starting with 'Mini Hollands'

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