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Former mayor says “people of Reading beware” about town centre cyclists

Formal consultation to be held on permitting cycling along the full length of Broad Street

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Cyclist fined for riding in Kensington Gardens says she felt “entrapped”

“They could have stood at the sign and asked cyclists to dismount”

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Cyclist tailgated by car – on London Cycle Superhighway

Incident yesterday evening happened across road from TfL HQ

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Dublin cyclists to get Danish-style ‘green wave’ technology

Move will be accompanied by 20kph speed limit on College Green bus corridor

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Work begins on cycle safety improvements to Bow roundabout

Improvements are interim measures ahead of the Bow Vision Programme

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Robotic cycle parking on the cards for the UK?

Eco Cycle, one company producing the hi-tech bike storage facilities, believes the UK is ready for automated bike parking

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Video: Cyclist filmed slipstreaming bus at 70kph

A man on a hybrid bike with rucksack and trainers was spotted slipstreaming a bendy bus at 70kph in Barcelona motorway tunnel

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MP claims there is ‘overwhelming opposition’ to Enfield’s Mini Holland

Councillor questions how the survey was carried out

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Taxi leader says cycle superhighway is “sucking the lifeblood of London”

London’s black cab drivers launch High Court challenge to east-west cycle superhighway

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One user every six days for Merseyrail Bike & Go bikes

Government funded scheme has not been as successful as hoped but company says it remains optimistic about growth

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Big drop in number of London pavement cycling fines

Two cyclists a day are issued with fixed penalty notices for the offence

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Cycle Superhighway teething issues being addressed says TfL (+ video)

Contractors remedied faults on part of North-South route

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Petitions for and against Edinburgh protected cycle route

Debate about impact of shoppers not being able to park outside businesses

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Three time bike theft victim went out to steal himself a replacement

Told police bolt cutters were for cutting cheese

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£148m announced for London boroughs to improve road safety

Transport for London and the Mayor are awarding the money to borough projects, including Westminster City Council's criticised Cambridge Circus "Quietway"

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National tool hire firm to remove cyclist warning stickers from its cars

HSS Hire responds quickly to criticism on Twitter

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Work begins on £1.7m Leicester bike lane

More than 1,500 signed petition against the new cycle lane arguing it would increase traffic congestion

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Cyclist ‘with an erection’ spotted in Manchester city centre – police go ‘to take a look’

Distressed woman reports Lycra-clad man in over-excited state

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Call for review of Mersey tunnel cycling rules after ‘drunk’ young men are filmed in Queensway tunnel on CityBikes

Concerns that people might think cycling is permitted during the day

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Former railway station waiting room becomes Sale Metrolink cycle hub

Victorian railway station building ‘re-cycled’ as Sale’s new hub for bikes

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Cycling Santas descend on Manchester to highlight what local cyclists want for Christmas

They don’t want bikes for Christmas – they want somewhere to ride them

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Government announces £50 million for Bikeability

Department for Transport will also consult over sideguards on lorries

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Cambridge separated cycleway to be fully open a year late

"Rather optimistic" timetable one of the reasons behind delay to £1.2 million project

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Hackney Council forced to backpedal on cycle quietway trial

Local opposition has forced the council to rethink how best to reduce traffic on what will become one of London's cycling "quietways"

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Aussie coroner recommends blind spot lorry ban

At the inquest into a cyclist death the coroner made eight recommendations, including that lorries without blind spot alert technology be banned from roads

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Rider left-hooked on CS2 thanks helmet cam cyclist who captured the incident

Says he wouldn’t have had the driver’s details without the footage

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Taxi drivers caught parking en masse in Toronto bike lanes

Dozens of taxis have been spotted parked along protected bike lanes in three separate incidents in 24 hours

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US startup launches bike guaranteed against theft

A team monitors second-hand markets in a bid to prevent the resale of any bike taken

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Daily Express campaign calls for cyclists to ‘pay their way’

Campaigner refers to cyclists as ‘oiks’ and ‘losers’

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Video: Angry Arriva bus driver’s close pass of cyclist

Bus company defends its driver; says there was a safe passing distance

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