Transport

Car sent crashing off busy Newcastle road after bike comes off roof rack

No major injuries reported despite dramatic crash

Massive increase in cycling on London’s Cycle Superhighways

One cyclist every two seconds at peak time on North-South route

New version of Bike Hub app released

Popular bike-specific satnav app gets a makeover: it's now "quicker and slicker"

Update: Cycle to Work Scheme safe from ‘salary sacrifice’ cuts

The bicycle tax exemption initiative is safe from rumoured cuts to salary sacrifice schemes says Government

Britain’s traffic reaches record high with van and HGV traffic rising rapidly

IAM has previously expressed concern about the growing number of vans on the roads

Bikes outnumber cars in Copenhagen traffic for first time

More space could be given over to cyclists in Danish capital

Government should give tax breaks to people who take up cycling to work say Boardman and Storey

Tax incentives for businesses who invest in cycling also proposed

Overwhelming backing for Tavistock Place cycling scheme after record response to consultation

No decisions to be made until after full analysis of consultation comments and alternative proposals

CyclePoint helps Cambridge win Station of the Year at National Cycle-Rail Awards

East Midlands Trains and London Borough of Waltham Forest also among the winners at annual event

Tyne and Wear Metro operator allowing bikes on board for trial period

No issues with folding bikes so rules have been broadened to include non-folding bikes too

London cabbie allegedly told Guardian journo, Owen Jones “I f*cking love it when you cyclists die”

Incident being investigated by TfL’s taxi and private hire complaints team

Andrew Gilligan steps up pressure on Sadiq Khan to deliver cycling infrastructure

Ex-cycling commissioner and others launch Human Streets to keep pressure up on City H and TfL

Free e-bike trial to encourage new cycle commuters

Manchester businesses are being offered free e-bike trials to help encourage more employees to try commuting on two wheels

Bike rack manufacturer admits design fault following thefts

Falco, which is a major supplier of bike storage products, admitted there was a fault at two bike hubs where cycles were stolen

Dutch city Groningen to spend €85 per head each year on cycling (+ video)

Modal share for bicycles already stands at an astonishing 60 per cent

London’s deputy mayor confirms 2017 consultations on long awaited Cycle Superhighways

Val Shawcross tells LCC AGM that plans for routes from Woolwich and Hounslow will be unveiled in New Year

LTDA claims “gross misrepresentation” on cycling opposition

However, the taxi drivers' association, which has protested every major cycle route proposed in London, won't clarify what its "better balance for all road users" means

Reading station cycle hub racks have design fault says commuter

Manufacturer investigating but says it’s had no previous complaints

Mercedes-Benz chooses drivers in self-driving car safety debate

Drivers lives more important in Mercedes safety debate while Theresa May gives Nissan autonomous vehicles freedom of UK roads and MK sees the country's first self-driving car test

UK’s first city-wide e-bike hire scheme comes to Exeter

Local co-operative social enterprise Co-bikes launches scheme in Devon city

Business group suggests “dramatic rethink” of bike lanes

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggests Cycle Superhighways, which carry thousands at peak times, should not be "permanent part of the infrastructure"

Local councils accused of undermining Scottish Government cycling targets as cycle lanes scrapped

A number of projects have been halted as a result of local pressure

Cyclists fined for not dismounting at Tower Bridge

Carriageway of iconic structure closed for repairs - though cyclists can push their bikes along the walkway

London’s new cycle highways will be better than before

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross, told road.cc the next generation of cycle infrastructure will benefit everyone, not just cyclists

Daily Mail declares war on cycle lanes

Says there is less space on the roads for “normal traffic”

Cycling UK cautiously optimistic that government review of motoring offences and penalties will begin before end of year

New legislation to be brought before parliament in 2017

Sadiq Khan calls for Canary Wharf-Rotherhithe cycling bridge to be brought forward

Mayor outlines proposals for river crossings in east of capital

MSP: Small shift to cycling would help cut transport emissions

In a Holyrood debate Scottish MPs called for default 20mph limits in residential areas and around schools, saying it would allow more children to play outside

Man protests bike lane…by rowing on it

Andrew Russell protests a new protected bike track in Ayr by setting up a rowing machine, and inadvertently proves why safe roads are a good thing

‘Barnacle’ windscreen blocker pitched as alternative to wheel clamping (+ video)

Attaches to windscreen via suction