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Cobble rumble strips for popular Royal Parks cycle route

Mount Walk, with 900 cyclists per hour at peak times, will become part of the Central London Grid, linking to the new East-West Cycle Superhighway

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London Assembly urges next mayor to support cycling

Assembly Members voted to support cycling infrastructure, while a Conservative amendment seeking "geniune local support" for cycling infrastructure was voted down

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Video: Collision on Wilmslow Road Cycleway – was it down to poor junction design?

Manchester campaigners say design results in confusion about who has right of way

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MP says it is “a matter of time” before a cyclist is killed on stretch of Nottingham tramway

Calls for rubber inserts to be put into the tracks

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“Failure of ambition” on London Quietways

London's Quietways routes include busy roads shared with HGVs and narrow one-way streets made two-way for cyclists, with no protection for those on bikes, setting a "dangerous precedent", say campaigners

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World’s first public Park & Cycle facility proposed for Cambridge

Greater Cambridge City Deal consults on facility at Junction 12 of M11

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£850 fine for red light running cyclist who put man in coma for six days

Incident took place on pedestrian crossing near London Wall

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Cab drivers lose cycle superhighway High Court challenge

Judge concludes that planning permission was not required for phase one of the scheme

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Has Sir Bradley Wiggins changed his mind on compulsory cycle helmets?

Olympic champ who called for mandatory helmets spotted riding Boris Bike bare-headed

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Work begins to improve Manchester’s Oxford Road for buses and cyclists

Council leader expresses reservations about related scheme which will extend cycle facilities through to Didsbury

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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Video of ‘masturbating’ Addison Lee cab driver made public

Motorist had driven car into bike box when helmet cam user spotted him

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Hammersmith gyratory transformation is on the cards

One of London's most notoriously hostile junctions for cyclists will see a protected cycle lane under plans released for consultation

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A new take on ‘helmet cam’ – cyclist says he has picture of Addison Lee driver masturbating at traffic lights

Traffic Droid now working on blurring the footage to make it suitable for YouTube

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Video: Copenhagenize founder fronts TV series on sustainable cities

Filming is underway but the broadcaster is not yet known

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Manchester driver who sped past cyclist on wrong side of road reported to police

Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign say incident fits the definition of dangerous driving

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Bus lanes are making travel slower for ‘everybody’ says Manchester MP

Two-thirds of commuters travelling into the city centre do so on public transport

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Mayor announces six-point safety programme for London’s bus network

Training, new technology and greater transparency with regards to collisions

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Lorry lobby “disappointed” at bid to improve cycle safety

Freight Transport Association says fitting glass doors to lorries will be costly and "without clear evidence"

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Council spends £55k turning cycle lane into car parking

Following lobbying from residents Stoke-on-Trent council will move cyclists onto shared pavement with pedestrians

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Norwich’s “Dutch-style” roundabout designs not Dutch, say campaigners

Plans for the roundabout have been criticised for creating conflict and not protecting cyclists when they need it most

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Bikes could be banned from a part of Amsterdam

The move is being considered following a spike in pedestrian-cycle collisions during a car ban

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Video: Head-on collision between two cyclists on CS3

Uploader accepts responsibility for incident

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Work starts next week on “radical” cycling plans for Belfast

Campaigners say this is the start of a cycling revolution for the city...and the death of Cyclesaurus

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Video: this BMXer is one of a kind

Tim Knoll shows off his BMX acrobatics in this stunning video by Red Bull

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Video: Pothole Gardener strikes again

Steve Wheen is brightening up London's potholes with flowers and tiny wicker chairs

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Video: behind the scenes of Danny MacAskill’s Cascadia

Permissions, preparation and pigeon flybys: the secrets of success

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TfL working with police to keep motorists off Cycle Superhighways

Transport body says it may take time for everyone to get used to infrastructure

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Arnie spotted cycling on wrong side of road in Edinburgh

Arnold Schwarzenegger needs your clothes your boots and your bicycle, but first he may need a copy of the Highway Code

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London tube strikes planned for next week

Winter weather will provide new challenges to newbie commuters, but cycling still the best way to commute during the strike, say campaigners

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