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Cambridge segregated bike lanes postponed amid concerns over “kamikaze cyclists”

Councillor calls decision an "unnecessary cop-out"

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LCC welcomes casualty fall, but says police must target careless drivers

Campaign group responds to launch of "Son of Safeway" operation in London yesterday

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96mph in a 30 limit & 149mph on a motorway: figures reveal insane speeding on roads of England & Wales

"A limit not a target to beat," says road safety body

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South Oz police threaten to fine unhelmetted riders on anti-compulsion protest ride

Scrapping helmet laws is a ‘debate ahead of its time’ says Adelaide Mayor

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Cyclists need to show more respect to motorists, says Salford councillor

Comments come as hundreds of riders take to Manchester’s streets to call for Space for Cycling

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5,000 ride in London to demand Space for Cycling – 100s more turn out in Bristol, Newcastle and elsewhere

Cyclists take to streets across England to urge politcians to improve conditions for people on bikes

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Bling up your bike for the Leeds Space for Cycling Big Ride this Saturday

Get on your bike and call for better cycling in the Motorway City of the Seventies

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London cyclist killed in collision with lorry at Elephant & Castle

Male rider dies at location shown to be most hazardous for city's cyclists - but LCC has attacked TfL's plans for it

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Over 40 percent of kids have experienced a ‘near miss’ on school journey, says survey

Sustrans calls for safer streets for kids; parents say road threat bigger than stranger danger

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Leeds responds to Lizzie Armitstead’s #ChooseCycling letter

Motorway City of the Seventies “firmly committed” to cycling, says council

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European Cyclists’ Federation announces creation of World Cycling Alliance

New body will lobby for cycling at global level with bodies such as UN and OECD

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France, Sweden and Italy delay introduction of safer lorries

Cyclist-friendly design may not be in use until 2025

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14 top cyclists call on councils to improve cycling facilities

Chris Boardman & Chris Hoy spearhead call to #ChooseCycling

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Sustrans and Cyclenation launch handbooks for bike-friendly transport

Different approaches to getting Britain cycling

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Video: Sussex Police use CCTV footage of motorist knocking 12-year-old girl off bike in safety campaign

Incident in Chichester in 2012 left youngster with cuts and bruises

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London Cycling Campaign says Tube strike highlights fear that puts people off cycling

Survey finds three in four non-cyclists in London would like to ride a bike there but are too scared to do so

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N Yorks launches Think! Bike campaign to warn motorists to look out for people on two wheels

Initiative follows big increase in motorcyclist fatalities and cyclists flocking to area ahead of Tour de France

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Families to the fore as thousands turn out for Scotland’s Pedal on Parliament (+video)

But Scottish transport minister says "education" will make cycling safer for kids

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Updated: One in ten collisions between car and bike in Scotland are prosecuted, investigation finds

Lack of prosecution fuels calls for 'presumed liability' laws in Scotland

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Scottish Road Share campaign steers presumed liability law towards Parliament

Road safety group look to introduce European-style strict liability legislation to Scottish civil law

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Video: Houston cyclist uses flagpole to enforce often-ignored passing law

Want drivers to give you three feet? Here's how to remind them

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Northern Ireland’s first television cycle safety advert to run until after the Giro

Cyclists in NI are 23 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than car users

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Bereaved parents tell government not hesitate in implementing EU lorry law

Mother of Eilidh Cairns says she is 'amazed, distressed and concerned' at government delaying on EU law

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Cycling revolution could save 10,000 lives per year in Western capitals alone, study claims

UN organisations call for Copenhagenization of major cities

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Sheffield urged to appoint cycling champion and allow bikes on trams

Recommendations are among 19 contained in report following cycling inquiry launched last year

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Video: Jon Snow launches CTC campaign urging councillors to pledge creation of Space for Cycling

Learn how you can get involved

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Government urged to restrict use of cars as report says air pollution causes 30,000 premature deaths a year

Authors call for shift in transport policy, Sustrans says people being "posioned" by neighbours' exhaust fumes

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5,000 emails sent to local election candidates on first day of LCC’s Space for Cycling campaign

Initiative highlights improvements needed in each of city's 624 wards ahead of next month's poll

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Bikes are dangerous. How the news looks when you replace the word “car” with “bike”

California cycling campaigner's April Fool's exercise makes a serious point

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Life without Lance: how Livestrong managed to carry on

Armstrong's cancer charity shows extraordinary resilience following shock doping allegations

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