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“I see at least one patient a week”: Doctor claims surge in ‘Lime bike leg’ injuries linked to tourists and inexperienced riders

A London-based doctor said that first-time users, with “little to no safety instruction before riding,” misjudge the weight and speed of the hire e-bikes, with injuries ranging from fractured shins to serious knee injuries

“Let’s do better for everyone without wagging fingers”: ITV News reporter “catches” 200 cyclists jumping red lights in one hour – but cycling campaigners say design issues are to blame

“We shouldn’t be accepting cyclists jumping red lights, but we should be working out what the problem is and fixing it”

Controversial town centre bike ban overturned after thousands of cyclists “aggressively” fined – as new order aims to crack down on “dangerous” cycling, not responsible riders

The ban was branded “discriminatory” by local campaigners, who claimed it targeted “slow and co-operative cyclists”, ignored those “too fast to stop”, and made “nobody safer at all”

Parkrun organisers apologise after runners direct “abusive language” at cyclists and pedestrians and “barge” a female rider on her way to work

The organisers noted that they “do not pay for the right to have exclusive use of the path”, and that the matter will be taken up with both parkrun HQ and Swansea Council

Cyclists fined for riding on pavement beside “very dangerous” road into London, as rider claims they are being made to “choose between £100 and my life”

The Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council has hired a private enforcement agency to hand Fixed Penalty Notices to cyclists, drawing accusations of running a “mass profit operation”

“This ‘us vs them’ mentality is exaggerated online”: London’s cycling chief says reckless, law-breaking cyclists and drivers are fuelling a toxic culture war

Will Norman has warned that SUVs, dangerous driving, red-light-jumping cyclists, and people generally behaving like “idiots” pose a far greater threat than the “antagonism” that’s “not representative of real life”

“Nightmare” for residents as “unlocked” Lime Bikes dumped outside city boundary – “blighting” area where “people pay a lot of money to live”, claim councillors

Lime has described the “criminal abuse of our bikes” in Nottinghamshire as a “recent phenomenon” which the company is “moving at pace to address”

London low-traffic neighbourhoods cut deaths and serious injuries by a third, new study suggests

Low-traffic schemes associated with 37 per cent reduction in deaths and serious injuries, and "no evidence of a change in total injury numbers" on nearby boundary roads either

“Tenner or I take you to court”: Cabbies “lawfully” using cradle-mounted mobile phones while driving are allegedly being targeted by copycat camera cyclists

The cab driver was allegedly using the mobile device on a holder to complete a card payment when approached by the cyclist, with Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association warning cabbies against such scams

Plan to scrap bike racks at major railway station over car bomb fears “paused” after backlash from cyclists and MPs

The U-turn comes just days before the cycle storage at East Croydon station was set to be removed due to security concerns about “unauthorised vehicles accessing the car park” – with cyclists describing the climbdown as a “great victory”

Rail operator Southern to remove bike racks at major station over fears car bomb could target railway

Cyclists despair at decision to axe "only properly secure cycle storage at East Croydon", but Southern blames decision on security concerns about "unauthorised vehicles" using car park where bike rack is to be removed

“Limited signs of progress”: UK continues to lag behind European cities on cycling infrastructure, report reveals

Latest PeopleForBikes ratings suggest UK shows "sign of little progress", with "negligible" change to gulf between London and the rest of the country

“Free up some of this space”: Hire bike company wants parking for second cars to be ditched for e-bike bays

Should spaces for second cars be turned over for cycle parking in cities?

Irish Customs seize 4,000 e-bikes in suspected international smuggling operation worth €4.5 million

Two warehouses were targeted in a joint operation with the European Anti-Fraud Office to crack down on illegal imports of e-bikes and e-scooters

Edinburgh sees “statistically significant” shift towards cycling and walking plus reduced car use following introduction of low emission zone, finds study

Within a year, the LEZ has contributed in improving air quality, with the number of non-compliant vehicles entering the zone also decreasing significantly

Campaigners will “fight to maximise conditions for cycling” once controversial tram route plans finalised, but warn against “huge speculation”

Debate over Edinburgh tram project continues as schoolchildren's 'save the bike path' signs vandalised, after council ordered removal of artwork due to "sensitivities" surrounding tram route plans

“Why are they ruining an outdoor space with bikes?” Restaurant owner threatens legal action after business “besieged” by hire bikes, claiming new parking bay “brings down atmosphere”

“Highways teams need to figure out spaces where the bikes can go without disrupting people – such as near traffic light crossings,” the owner of the popular celebrity haunt in London’s Primrose Hill said

The Telegraph continues campaign against ‘dangerous’ cycling in London parks — but collision data actually highlights “dangerous driving” and “serious collisions” caused by drivers

The Royal Parks has also faced criticism for focusing road safety efforts on cyclists, as charity's own collision data highlights extent of collisions and injuries caused by dangerous driving

Near Miss of the Day 926: “This is why taxis shouldn’t be allowed to use bus lanes”, says cyclist who watches cab driver squeeze between cyclists and drivers in dangerous overtake (only to get caught in traffic seconds later)

The latest instalment in the series we'd rather didn't exist comes from London, where a taxi driver risks lives for zero gain

Cyclist sues New York Police Department over “malicious and outrageous” fines for jumping red lights, arguing officers are getting traffic law wrong

Lawsuit asks judge to issue injunction against NYPD and ensure damages paid to ticketed cyclists, as rider accuses police of ignoring law that enables cyclists to 'go with the walk' and ride through like pedestrians

“Huge public health benefits to more children walking and cycling”: Oxford’s low-traffic neighbourhoods defended after criticism of controversial scheme’s £4m cost

Defence comes after councillor claimed £3.8m spent on LTNs and 'quickways' cycle routes between 2021 and 2024 is a "waste" of money that has "made our lives a misery on a daily basis"

Cyclist fined £1,224 for riding bike in town centre – as councillor claims cycling ban isn’t “simply way to make money”

The cyclist is the latest Grimsby resident to fall foul of the town’s Public Space Protection Order, after 1,472 fines were issued in six months last year. But the council says the orders “are only used sparingly”

Would you buy a £350 inflatable bike helmet? Latest air-filled lid hopes to tempt commuters

We visited HEAD Lab at Imperial College London to watch Ventete's inflatable aH-1 helmet put through testing

“Mass trespass” sees hundreds cycle through controversial Silvertown Tunnel where cyclists have to catch “greenwashing” bus due to lack of bike route

Ride follows opening of £2.2bn London tunnel without a cycling route, forcing cyclists to take a lengthy detour or use widely criticised shuttle bus

“I enjoy debates but not abuse”: Jeremy Vine to stop sharing cycling videos on social media because “trolling just got too bad”

"They have had well over 100 million views but in the end the anger they generate has genuinely upset me"

“A far cry from a cycle route under the Thames”: Cyclists make first journeys on controversial “greenwashing” bike bus through new £2bn Silvertown Tunnel

With those on bikes not allowed to ride through the major new London tunnel, a bus free "for at least 12 months" to shuttle riders has been put on at a cost of £2m — but what's it actually like to use?

“Safety in numbers”: Electric scooter schemes reduce cyclist collisions by 20%, new study suggests

University of Bristol research explored "micromobility safety in numbers" hypothesis, that the more people ditch their cars for bikes or e-scooter hires the safer they become, possibly by making drivers "take more care" on the roads

Cycle routes “painted on our pavements” blamed as campaigner calls for crackdown on “30mph” illegal e-bikes “before someone is killed”

Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week

The Heybike EC Compact looks a promising and budget-friendly day-to-day e-bike

City model boasts automatic 3-speed hub gears

Alloy versions of the Specialized Vado SL 2 will be a couple of grand cheaper

The same ‘super light’ motor combined with more affordable frames