Government

MP who called cyclists “law-breaking Lycra Louts” fined for driving through red light

Former Sports Minister Kate Hoey cops £240 fine for ignoring traffic signal

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All Party Commission to address UK kids’ “physical inactivity epidemic”

Launch coincides with survey results revealing that 7 in 10 UK children don’t get enough exercise

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Cyclist casualties up in Scotland as MSPs debate safety

Presumed liability subject of Holyrood debate, but minister says no "robust evidence" it improves road safety

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DfT urged to change road design rules now or risk strangling David Cameron’s ‘Cycling Revolution’

Cycle City Ambition cash could be wasted if planned road design rule changes not brought in now, say CTC and British Cycling

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Edinburgh Council responds to tramline cycle safety fears

Signage installed, taxi lanes enforced, with further measures to follow

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Drivers oppose automatic speed control, says IAM

EU not planning to make speed controls mandatory anyway

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“Safer” lorry cabs delayed till 2015

Concerns longer vehicles would negate safety gains

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Scottish Parliament to debate ‘strict liability’ civil law protections for cyclists

Vulnerable road users could gain new protections in Scotland under 'strict liability' law

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Cycle deaths coroner calls for action on cycle superhighway 2

Instructs Boris Johnson to respond in 56 days

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London Assembly member John Biggs calls for further improvements at Bow roundabout

“The roundabout will still not be safe until more changes are made" says area member.

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Levels of cycling falling in Australia, according to national survey

Decline in bike riding seen midway through period when aim was to double participation

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David Cameron says he’s “a big fan of cycling revolution”

PM urges drivers to “think carefully” around cyclists

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CTC supports calls for tougher driver testing process

120 hours of practice and a year before novice drivers allowed to go solo

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Robert Goodwill confirmed as new minister for cycling

Minister says cycling "a big passion" - so are steam engines... and Segways, it appears

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TfL to trial out-of-hours delivery by lorries in London

Cycle safety one of chief reasons behind proposals which look to build on scheme that applied during Olympics

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York to have bike hire scheme

City could have banks of hire cycles by early 2014

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‘Australian Cyclists Party’ seeking members to register for upcoming political elections

Single-issue cycling party aims to address hostile infrastructure and cycling policy Down Under

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Debate Surrey’s cycling future on live BBC radio show

Chance to be part of shaping the county's cycling strategy for next 13 years

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David Cameron: Sentence for Bristol tandem death driver may be reviewed

Prime Minister responds to MP of couple killed in January

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Bike licensing bill in US state of Georgia scrapped after cyclists protest

Proposed law would also have imposed strict conditions on group rides

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City in Bolivia passes law making it compulsory to ride bikes

Citizens of Cochabamba will be required to use bike for local trips once a week

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Minister for cycling Norman Baker leaves DfT in reshuffle, Maria Eagle loses Labour shadow transport role

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Kramer and Tory MP Robert Goodwill join DfT team

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Australia’s new PM breaks off bike ride to help injured rider

Keen cyclist steps into breach as doctor friends missing from cycle club outing

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Work begins on million-pound off-road cycle track in York

Flagship route connects city with homes, leisure and retail centres

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Active Travel Bill in Wales to become law after being passed by Welsh Assembly

Legislation has been hailed as a "world first" and an example for the rest of the UK to follow

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Manchester cyclists urged to attend Space for Cycling ride this evening

Ride in city where Transport Secretary made only passing reference to cycling in conference speech today

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Surrey County Council to hold public meeting on how to make county a cycling destination

Issues covered will range from sportives to everyday riding - but opponents of closed road events plan to be there too

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Are courts getting more lenient towards driving offences as they get harder on everything else?

Sentences for motoring offences have dropped over past decade, statistical research shows

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Cycling revolution? Funding for roads dominates Local Transport Bodies’ priorities for 2015-17 – no cycling projects make lists

Report from Campaign for Better Transport and CPRE raises concerns over how major cycling infrastructure will be funded from 2015

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‘Cycling should be central to the 2015 General Election,’ says Ian Austin MP

Parties pitch safety and infrastructure policies against one another in the hope of winning votes

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