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Video: Bike messenger races taxi across Chicago

A race of freeways versus city streets

Video: Lucky escape of cyclist in Taiwan caught on film

Woman lands on feet after motorist drives through pedestrian crossing as she rode across

Low-cost bike detector could revolutionise city planning

Expensive traffic counters could be replaced by hundreds of simple boxes

Video round-up: A parrot, a dog, and a Jaguar

Wildlife-themed video round-up sees a bunch of animals riding, or escorting cyclists + a frightened Boris biker

Jenny Jones takes “a different approach” to road tax debate

Green Party politician looks at things cyclists don't contribute too - pollution and congestion are among them

Twitter storm over Bristol mayor comments on “just hit a cyclist” tweet

Sister of sacked stockbroker claims he wasn't even driving

CTC asks for urgent improvements at altered Oxford junction

Local representative regards junction as ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Video: Brazilian man trackstands — with a gas bottle on his head

Can you top this? Let us know

All I want for Christmas … Sustrans send Manchester’s Santa Claus a letter

They want a bit more than two front teeth, mind - safe space for cyclists would be a start

Five victims come forward with injuries caused by new Brighton ‘death trap’ cycle path

Hidden kerb causes cyclists to fly over the handlebars on new flagship £600k cycle path

Video: A Cycling Revolution documentary looks at cycling in London

Documentary looks at efforts to make London's streets safer for cyclists

Peterborough is England’s most car-dependent town, says report

London easiest place to live car-free thanks to public transport, planning, ease of cycling & walking

London Cycle Hire charges to be overhauled in January

TfL says new pricing structure easier to understand - but it doubles cost of journey of 30-60 minutes

Cambridge lights crackdown making cyclists more switched on, say police

Oxford ahead of Cambridge when it comes to number of fines handed out as police note cultural shift away from riding without lights in the light blue city

Boris Johnson says he won’t make helmets compulsory on cycle hire scheme

Mayor of London tells Jonathan Ross mandatory helmets in Australia affected levels of hire

Study: Bike share schemes could help the neediest in society – but only with long term planning

Still many barriers to making communal schemes work in low income areas

New York Citi Bike users being put at risk by lack of maintenance says report

“With every missed maintenance check, the safety risk of undisclosed bike defects increases.”

VIDEO: ‘My name’s P* Off, D*ckhead’ – what happened when a Melbourne cyclist accused a carriage operator of using his horses as a weapon

Aggressive carriage operator did not have a permit to drive in the city, confirms local council

New cycling money in latest London local transport funding

Boroughs plan public realm improvements

Charities critical of guidance which would allow cyclists to use pedestrian areas in Wales

Guidance is intended to encourage Welsh local authorities to prioritise walking and cycling for short journeys

London’s first Quietways to be built by next May

Details of first seven routes revealed, more than 20 others will be finished or under construction by 2016

France plans crackdown on cyclists breaking traffic laws

Reduced fines will be levied far more often, says National Council for Road Safety

Cyclist dead after crash in East London at weekend

57-year-old was 12th rider to die in a collision in London this year

Mayor of Paris plans city-centre car ban

Anne Hidalgo also aims to remove the most polluting vehicles from French capital

Millions of new money for cycling infrastructure in Manchester could make roads LESS safe, warns cycle club

Manchester's track record at 'cycling improvements' not great - and we need more driver education says club leader

Darlington councillors call for town centre bike ban after pensioner suffers brain injury in fall

If there were no bikes, no-one could have been injured riding one, says councillor

Latest Oxford crackdown on unlit riders sees 97 FPNs issued

Fines can be avoided by buying lights, say police

Southwark survey seeks views on draft cycling strategy, including planned north-south spinal route

London borough planning partly-segregated route running from Elephant & Castle to Dulwich

Spin Xmas show preview: Unique gear, plus beer, coffee & street food

Urban bike show comes to Shoreditch this weekend

Chris Boardman opens Liverpool’s 100th hire bike station

People need a safe reliable place to ride, says Olympic champion