Urban

Veolia spends £1m on cycling safety measures for its fleet

Spending includes on-bike cycle training for all its drivers

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TfL to address safety concerns over drivers ignoring red lights at Bow Roundabout

Luke Redpath had initially been told by TfL nothing could be done, but it is now considering his suggestions

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Cambridge lights crackdown is not about giving cyclists a hard time, says police commissioner

30 cyclists stopped in first hour of Cambridge city centre operation

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Peterborough ignores consultation responses as shopping street cycling ban extended to Sundays

Vast majority of responses were against the proposals - only one in ten in favour

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Microsoft latest of 120+ businesses to back London Cycle Superhighways

Organisations employing tens of thousands in capital call for cycle infrastructure

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Cycle path that generates energy from sunlight opens in Netherlands (+ video)

SolaRoad pilot scheme generates enough power for three homes - and could eventually appear on roads

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ITV appeals for helmet cam footage of UK road incidents and near misses for new programme

Production team say they're "all too aware of the cynicism and concern around 'crash bang wallop' clip shows" - programme airs early next year

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More cyclists being killed on US roads – changes correlate with an increase in cycle commuters

Adult cyclists in urban areas accounting for a greater proportion of fatalities

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Video: Footage convinces police Aussie cyclist who hit car was not in the wrong

Rider says he expects driver will be charged

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Belfast to get ‘Boris Bikes’ by the Spring

But is the infrastructure in place to ensure cyclists are safe?

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Oxford to spend £367,000 on cycling infrastructure but row with county council means roads will not be improved

Projects are only those that did not need approval from Oxfordshire County Council

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Mayor of London open to Canary Wharf cycle bridge – asks whether it’s “a sort of curly-wurly Fisher-Price thing”

‘Brunel Bridge’ was first proposed by Sustrans in 2006

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Family of cyclist killed at Ludgate Circus calls for change on London’s roads

Mother of victim pleads on behalf of "parents who are losing children on the streets of London"

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Birmingham launches Bikeability scheme for children

Training scheme designed to complement other aspects of Birmingham Cycle Revolution

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Second phase of London’s Quietway network announced as major junction review programme also gets underway

Quietways to be extended into all 32 boroughs

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Video: Cyclist kicked into road – by another cyclist

"I could easily have died" says victim of two-wheeled thug

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Advanced stop lines the focus as Greater Manchester Police launch Operation Considerate

Many motorists don’t appreciate what they’re for, say police

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Richmond roundabout redesign has ‘no significant safety benefit’ for cyclists, campaigners say

Transport for London could do more to improve junction where cyclists was killed this year, says councillor and campaign group

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Poll shows massive support for new London Cycle Superhighways

Londoners happy to re-allocate road space, accept slowdown in motor traffic

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Andrew Gilligan calls for more women on bikes to ‘reduce the testosterone level’

Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner tells London Assembly Transport Committee discussion on cycling superhighways

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Video: Aftermath of Bow Road cycle accident and comparison footage

Uploader says high quality cycle segregation needed

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London ‘super sewer’ could cause chaos for the capital’s cyclists

38,000 more HGV journeys in the capital and road closures for tunnelling put cyclists under threat

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Chris Boardman comes out swinging for London’s planned ‘Crossrail for bikes’

Top cycling campaigner lambasts "men in limos trying to poison the project in secret"

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Volvo demonstrates trucks with collision-detecting brains

"Our vision for traffic safety is to have no accidents" says truck maker

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‘World’s first’ pedal-powered cocktail bar comes to Brooks B1886 store in London

Hendrick's Boneshaker Cocktail Bar hits Covent Garden shop to coincide with London Cocktail Week

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BMX star Liam Phillips wins inaugural Parkour Ride

Clean sweep of podium by BMX rders at multi-disciplinary event on Saturday

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Professional drivers to experience what it’s like to be a cyclist on city roads

BikeRight! training courses are designed to increase drivers’ awareness of cyclists

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Update: Europcar claims it didn’t place cyclist & pedestrian warning stickers

Car hire company back-pedals after being slammed in social media

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Councillor suggests red light & pavement cycling crackdown after Portsmouth injury rate soars

(Councillor in charge of traffic & transportation) Nine percent increase in cycling casualties in 2013

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Nottingham man says he’s ‘lucky to be alive’ after his bike wheel is caught in new tramlines

Cyclist suffered broken ribs and punctured lung in tramlines incident

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