Campaigning

Video: James Corden takes aim at bike lane opponents

"They may take our bike lanes – but they will never take away our freedom to ride in those bike a lanes!”

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Cyclists who train at Regent’s Park fighting against planned speed bumps on Outer Circle

Campaigners say measures aimed at cutting vehicle speeds will create hazard for riders

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See Me Save Me founder running marathon to raise funds for safety campaign

Campaign wants to see mandatory specifications in lorry cab designs that would increase visibility and reduce blind spots

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Robert Goodwill and Chris Boardman head to Copenhagen to discuss Danish cycling infrastructure (+ video)

“It is only right that we should want to learn from the best,” says Boardman

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Could Epping Forest be the new New Forest?

Campaigners brand City of London's Epping Forest consultation "anti-cycling" and urge cyclists to respond before Sunday

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This is Cambridge launch ‘1in7’ campaign and cap

Buy a cycling cap and help raise awareness of chronic pain

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Daniel Zeichner named Labour’s cycling spokesman

Joins CTC for a ride along Brighton seafront in support of Space for Cycling

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Ex Cambridge mayor offers parking lessons to drivers parked in cycle lanes

Apparently no-one’s yet taken him up on his kind offer

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Scary near-misses aren’t acceptable in a true cycling nation says Chris Boardman

Olympic Champ writes in support of project to document bad behaviour on the roads

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Cyclists advised to avoid Bank junction at rush hour ahead of cabbie protest

Cabbies plan to shut down Bank junction from 5pm today for 90 minutes

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Cycle couriers protest to demand living wage

Protesters say City Sprint, a Living Wages company, pay couriers "poverty wages"

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Serious injuries among Britain’s cyclists rising three times faster than distance ridden

DfT says casualty data reveal "increasing problem" - but road.cc analysis suggests issue is worse than government admits

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Road safety debate: “Grave sense of injustice” in sentencing of dangerous driving

MPs say weak maximum penalties and lenient sentencing mean motoring offences are treated as "minor infringements"

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With joined-up thinking Oxford could be transformed, like Copenhagen

If cycling improvements are coordinated with other roadworks the city could be transformed in 30 years, say campaigners

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Kidical Massive: global bike ride for…you guessed it

Hundreds turn out across the world for family-friendly ride to show "kids are traffic too"

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Flood Tory mayoral candidate with cycling pledge requests, say campaigners

Stop Killing Cyclists is calling on people to contact Zac Goldsmith requesting concrete cycling pledges ahead of Tory mayoral candidate selection

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Inquiry should tackle police anti-cycling prejudice, say campaigners

Transport Committee inquiry will look at traffic law enforcment, including how police handle road crime against cyclists and pedestrians

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Sustrans demonstrates ‘street kit’ for trialling changes in street layout

Interlocking design is based on a bike chain

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Government review of dangerous driving sentencing currently underway

Recent Commons debate came about off the back of a petition signed by over 100,000 people

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Bristol Bike Project delivers bikes to Calais refugee camp

Efforts follow Critical Mass ride from London which also saw bikes donated

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Australia to allow cyclists to ride standing up – at last

Arcane law, which says cyclists must only ride seated, could be swept away as part of road rules modernisation

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Boardman: air pollution deaths should be treated as “full-blown crisis”

Comments follow the release of a government document stating 23,500 deaths per year caused by vehicle exhaust

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Newcastle motorcyclists claim ‘Orca’ cycle lane separators could prove lethal

Similar products known as Armadillos have previously come in for criticism from cyclists

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Cycle To Work Day celebrates record breaking numbers

Thousands of cyclists pedal to work to prove success of national campaign for two-wheeled commuting

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Council slammed for sending cyclists onto busy roads during bridge repairs

Kirklees Council criticised for 'unsafe' diversion for cyclists and greenway users

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The handlebar sonar unit that measures passing distance

Device has been developed to help with the enforcement of passing laws

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Near Miss Project to continue for a second year – cyclists urged to sign up

More than 1,500 cyclists signed up for first year; report now published

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Injured cyclist plans to sue council over potholes

Derbyshire man reported the pothole but then contacted a law firm after seeing that no action had been taken

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Swansea cyclists to protest removal of cycle path by council

New works on The Kingsway see eastbound cycle path totally removed

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Stop Killing Cyclists launches Safer Cycling Challenge for London Mayoral campaign

Mayoral candidates are being asked to give their views on a ten-point action plan

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