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Councillors call on cops to penalise ‘inconsiderate’ cyclists riding two abreast ‘for their own safety’

Comments come in response to Police Scotland close pass operation

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Single Sign On comes to road.cc, off.road.cc, ebiketips and DealClincher

Now if you're logged in to one of our sites you are logged in to them all for giving you extra commenting and liking powers

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Locals up in arms about Halfords Christmas TV advert which shows girl riding bike on ‘no cycling’ path

Council reveals there is no bylaw prohibiting cycling and says signs are merely ‘mitigation’ installed following historic complaints

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Velolife cycle cafe owner says it’s an “incredible relief” that threat of injunction has been lifted by council

Council says that pragmatic solution may be possible with physical changes to the Velolife car park

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School tells cyclist that she should have moved over into parking bays after close pass by school bus driver

School sent British Cycling advice on road positioning in response to complaint

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(Another) Leeds golf course to be turned into cycling facility

Cycling is the new golf (again)

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Police appeal to identify Fife cyclist left in critical condition after collision with van

Release description and photo of his bike

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Two complaints about Velolife in the last two years – reveals FoI request

Concerns about “displays of unacceptable nose and throat clearing onto the car park”

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£1.1m to improve urban ends of Scarborough-to-Whitby Cinder Track

Planned work significantly different from planned £7m overhaul that drew backlash in 2017

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New car-free school in Leeds will have no parking spaces

“People stuck in cars don’t build great communities”

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Council sends community wardens to ‘monitor’ Velolife as café’s crowdfunder soars past £15k target

‘Interim mitigation measures’ said to include signage keeping shared access clear

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Council refuses to clarify ‘absurd’ Velolife cycle café situation

‘The council have applied to enforce an order, the terms of which it doesn’t understand and can’t clarify, which it expects Mr Goodwin to comply with’

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Hundreds of drawing pins spread on Bridgend cycle track

Saboteurs target part of National Cycle Network

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Council lifts legal threat against cycling clubs who use Velolife café… but then tells owner he can’t let them visit

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead issues apology to clubs after meeting with British Cycling and Cycling UK

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Police appeal for victims after youths on bikes film “The Maddest Day Ever In Brighton”

National press cover video of youths riding through Asda

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Cycling UK wants to hear from clubs affected by council’s absurd Velolife cycle cafe ban

“Saying that cyclists are welcome to use the café, but must not arrange or organise themselves to do so, is an absurdity of Catch 22 proportions”

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Brexit means Brexit…and more bicycles…maybe

Thurrock Council has spent £8,049 on bicycles to help employees carry on working

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Council says cyclists can’t meet at Berkshire cycling café

Velolife could go out of business while fighting the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s bizarre interpretation of planning rules

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Hereford council to remove unauthorised 30mph road markings because they might distract drivers

Whitecross Road is notorious for speeding

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Electric hire bike bursts into flames while being ridden

Maybe it's just easier to stick to a normal hire bike

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Deliveroo cyclists short of work as company prioritises cars

Cyclists suddenly find they are unable to work enough hours following unexpected change to Deliveroo app

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Cycling App of the Week: Refill

A super handy app that allows users to find locations where they can refill water bottles for free, now with over 20,000 locations nationwide and growing...

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30mph cyclists “more alarming” than 50mph motorists says Dartmoor Speedwatch Group

“I really think it’s about time something was done about this group of people who seem to be invisible to the authorities but pose a very real danger on the road”

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Should disused Bradford railway tunnel be filled with concrete or turned into a bike route?

Campaigners call for objections to plan to abandon Queensbury Tunnel

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Motor traffic could be banned from Royal Parks

Park roads are “not for commuters travelling through the parks”

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£5,400 spent on concrete blocks to keep cyclists off Leicester path

Local cyclists say situation will only improve when cycle lane is finished

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Number of pupils cycling to school in Scotland hits a new high

Active travel to school at an all-time low however

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Tacks strewn in road for cyclists in idyllic Shropshire village

Local complains about cyclists riding two abreast

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School’s response to increase in bike thefts – no bikes

But if you have to bring a bike, wear a helmet…

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Thousands of youngsters expected for June’s BikeStormz 8 in London (+ video)

Movement with 'Knives Down, Bikes Up' message has big plans to become a sport in its own right

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