Transport

“This will kill people”: Proposed Highway Code changes will allow self-driving car users to watch TV

The interim measures, which are set to come into effect in the summer, also include making insurance companies, not individual motorists, responsible for crashes involving self-driving cars

London pedicab cyclist told to repay £180 fare charged for three-minute journey

The unregulated tourist trap added an extra zero to two women's bill, charging them £180 for a three-minute journey

UK cycle hire schemes reduce car mileage by 3.7 miles per user each week, report shows

More than half of users (53 per cent) said they would have made their last journey by car or taxi had they not used a cycle hire scheme

Caledonian Sleeper to reverse e-bike ban

Rail franchise initially cited ‘safety reasons’ but now accepts that electric bikes are not a significant fire risk

E-bikes banned from Caledonian Sleeper trains after risk assessment

Weight? Battery concerns? Franchise asked to elaborate

Nextbike resumes Cardiff cycle hire following “staggering” vandalism and thefts

The South Wales cycle hire scheme was suspended for two months after more than 550 bikes were stolen or vandalised beyond repair

UK commuters hit by train cancellations offered free use of e-bikes

Halfords e-bikes are available on a first-come, first-served basis

Cycling’s modal share in London doubled in 2020, says new report

One in three journeys in the capital were walked or cycled last year as travel patterns shifted due to pandemic, says TfL

Journalist admits anti-cycle lane angle on London being named world’s most congested city would “get more readers”

Traffic data firm Inrix says this morning’s ‘Bike lanes make London world’s most congested city’ headlines were not “accurately representing what we have said”

“Incredibly simplistic” to blame cycle lanes for London being named world’s most congested city

Annual Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard in fact says quicker economic recovery from COVID-19 is main reason for British capital jumping into top spot

Cambridge cyclists issue impassioned ‘Please stop killing us’ plea

Greater Cambridge Partnership receive stark feedback after public consultation into £20 million funding plan

Are world leaders “delusional” when it comes to active travel? COP26 discussed, plus how to layer up for winter riding on episode 12 of the road.cc Podcast

On the dozenth road.cc Podcast... why was cycling and walking not even on the main agenda at COP26? Carlton Reid talks to Simon about the recent UN climate summit

Waze called out for directing drivers onto closed roads in parks

Popular navigation app potentially putting park users at risk with inaccurate routing

Moustache launches Lundi 20 e-cargo bike

Adaptable e-cargo bike appears to tick a lot of boxes – but will it be a match for the Tern GSD?

E-bikes would replace over 100 million car trips a year if Government met cycling target

Report recommends grants, tax incentives and car scrappage schemes to encourage e-bike uptake

Council orders safety review of Cambridgeshire Guided Busway after deaths of cyclist and pedestrian

Brother of cyclist killed in 2018 crash has been campaigning for safety improvements

Road pricing “inevitable,” MPs are told as switch to electric vehicles hits tax revenues

Transport Select Committee urged to recommend development and trial of how to get drivers to pay for their journeys

VanMoof is launching a 50km/h e-bike and it wants new speed limits to accommodate it

Bosch CEO has previously described 25km/h e-bike limit as “our treasure”

Volkswagen CEO: Cars will only be accepted in cities in future if space given to bikes

“Many of our employees would like to get to work by bike instead of by car,” says auto giant’s boss

Fair Fuel UK boss blames “militant cyclist” for marking his house as petrol station on Google Maps

Howard Cox says he was inundated with calls from motorists looking to panic-buy petrol

Transport boss tells drivers: “If you’re in a car you’re part of the problem”

Oxfordshire county councillor says motorists need to take ownership of congestion – and encourages them to use the bus instead

No bikes allowed on Southern or Thameslink trains this Sunday due to London to Brighton Cycle Ride

Operators enforce restrictions due to weekend's London to Brighton Cycle Ride

“Off yer bike!” – Birmingham cyclists told to dismount due to tramlines, or take diversion to avoid them

City council says Broad Street tram route and wider pavements means section is “impractical” for people on bikes

“Not a good use of public money”: minister says council who ripped up pop-up cycle lane can’t bid for more active travel funding

The cycling minister tells West Sussex County Council it can't bid more for funds this year after ripping out a popular pop-up lane last year

Almost a third of drivers think ‘no motor vehicles’ sign means ‘cars and motorcycles only’ finds #BikeIsBest poll

Figures show Hackney Council netted £2.7 million in fines from drivers entering Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, with a councillor claiming 8 in 10 of them were rat-running residential streets

Active travel encouraged as major Bath bridge to close to motor traffic for urgent works

Bath and North East Somerset Council says Cleveland Bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians during the urgent works expected to last three months

Dunwich Dynamo cyclists told not to take train home – because new rolling stock has limited bike spaces

Participants in next month’s overnight ride from London to the Suffolk coast will have to find another way of getting back to the capital

Do close pass laws increase road rage? New study finds increasing safety for cyclists could have ‘possible unintended consequences’

The Australian study suggested recent laws that require drivers to observe a minimum passing distance could increase driver aggression because it is 'against their beliefs'

Welsh Government funds pilot schemes to encourage uptake of e-bikes and e-cargo bikes

E-cargo bike libraries provide a way for businesses to trial a new delivery approach for free

Daily Mail adds “bus lane bedlam” to “cycling chaos” in its lexicon of trigger phrases for its readers.

Bus lanes join bike lanes and LTNS on newspaper’s hit list as it reacts to government’s new bus strategy