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176 junctions in Greater Manchester upgraded to improve cycle safety

Initiative forms part of £650k range of measures announced today by Transport for Greater Manchester

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Are drivers fitting dash-cams to catch naughty cyclists?

And will it do them any good if they are?

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BikeTheStrike: help new and rusty London riders get to work during Tube strike

ibikelondon blog sets up social media tool to match up experienced riders and newbies

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Jeremy Clarkson takes to the streets of London on a bike – but it looks like his hi viz is going back to the shop

Renowned cycle-hater and his co-star James May film Top Gear segment on bikes in the capital

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Campaigners divided on effectiveness of low level lights for cyclists at Bow Roundabout

British Cycling & Sustrans in favour, but LCC says more measures needed - and one campaigner says riders should jump red lights if safe to do so

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Video: Student ‘stealing’ bike ignored for minutes by passers-by

Relying on a cheap lock and good-hearted strangers to protect your bike? Don't.

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London Cycling Campaign slams cycling facilities around Olympic Park

Cycle routes into the Olympic Park are a “world class embarrassment” say campaigners

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Video: Ride Wide shows drivers why cyclists need space

Make room, make room!

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Video: [Updated] Police appeal for attacked rider to come forward after London confrontation turns violent

Let's be careful out there

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Campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists meets with TfL’s Leon Daniels & Andrew Gilligan

Social media protest group says discussion was “challenging, constructive and forthright”

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Campaigners “speechless” at proposed 5mph Glasgow park bike speed limit +Video

Motor vehicles to be limited to 10mph

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£17 million cycle funding announced for London boroughs

Money will go towards initiatives aimed at making cycling safer and easier and getting more people on bikes

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Freight Transport Association: Target rogue lorry operators to improve cycle safety

Lorry operators' trade body says trying to shoehorn safety measures onto rules designed to combat noise at night won't work

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West Midlands MEP calls for cyclist registration, compulsory high-vis & helmets

Nikki Sinclaire wants cyclists "accountable" with registration printed on high-vis tabards

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Latest fares increase makes London bike commuting even better value

£1,250 for a travelcard? You could get a bike for that!

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UPDATE: Police looking into moped rider caught on cam trying to kick London cyclist

Chi Yong La attacked for taking lane in treacherous conditions

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Bikes to be carried on Docklands Light Railway trains

Successful trial last year leads to permanent change in bike carriage rules

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Cyclist uses Strava to map marriage proposal

Two American riders have turned to Strava for help popping the question

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TfGM starts works that will transform cycling in part of Manchester city centre (+ videos)

Bus priority programme which introduces segregated cycle lanes will be completed in 2015

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“Point-making” rider hits back at Jeremy Clarkson

TV presenter lambasts rider for following advice of training bodies, IAM, TfL etc

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London and Paris mayors meet to discuss cycle safety

Boris Johnson swaps ideas with Bertrand Delanoë

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Boris Johnson shoots down “fantastically expensive” SkyCycle plan for cycle routes in the sky

Mayor of London says that other initiatives to improve safety of cyclists must take priority

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Controversy over Bournemouth & Norwich active travel & safety initiatives

Councils accused of wasting money to try and get people out of cars and improve cycling safety

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Video: Who Dhers Wins – Venezuelan BMX ace Daniel Dhers does stunts on back of truck

Multiple X Games champion finds one way of passing time while stuck in slow-moving traffic in Peruvian capital Lima

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Metropolitan Police says Operation Safeway has changed road users’ behaviour in London

Detailed figures of six-week safety drive show nearly 14,000 fined or summonsed, 3 in 10 of them cyclists

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Nottingham allocates £600K to make dangerous junctions safer for cyclists

Nottingham council hopes to get 50% more cyclists on the roads by 2015 and making junctions safer is key improvement

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Two thirds of lorries stopped by police are driven illegally or lack basic safety features

Metropolitan Police also reveal one in three people fined after London road clampdown were cyclists

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Have London’s roads become more dangerous for cyclists? Statistical study says something has changed on London’s roads

It’s not by chance that six cyclists were killed in the capital in 14 days in November, say statisticians

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DfT updates on Door to Door Strategy

Initiative aims to make it easier to combine cycling and walking with journeys by public transport

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Cyclists vs drivers in Bristol’s battle of petitions

Calls for improvements to notorious Gloucester Road

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