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Conservative MP cites “safety” and attempts to reignite cyclist helmet debate

"If mandatory safety measures are acceptable for car drivers, they should surely be acceptable for cyclists"

Safety work approved to improve “most dangerous junction in London” for cyclists

In 2015, a cyclist who had worked with the Queen in her role as a designer was killed in a collision at the junction, which will now get protected cycle lanes and early release traffic lights to better protect cyclists

All e-bikes should be certified by a third-party before going on sale says consumer safety charity

"There is no silver bullet to tackle e-bike fires, however it is clear that more lives will be lost if nothing is done"

Proof anti-LTN group falsely claimed cyclists drove to safety protest for “photo op” leads local paper staffer to apologise

A group opposed to the active travel schemes had shared a photo of a 4x4 with bike racks nearby, but the vehicle was unrelated to the safer streets demonstration

“Our advice is not to use the Hub”: Bike theft “hotspot” at train station forces cycling campaign to warn people against using £400,000 cycle racks

There were over 100 recorded thefts at the train station last year, with people saying that they are able to cycle a “lot less” because of it

Cycling track where Tom Pidcock won National Cyclocross title “in ruins” with cracking surface and “brambles shooting out of everywhere”

More than 30 riders have required treatment after falling off their bikes in just two events in the last year

Cyclists fear being ousted out of decision making after council abolishes active travel forum without telling them for months

The active travel partnership was told that it had been disbanded in May, however other forums for bus users and taxi drivers have been kept

“In her name hundreds of lives will be saved”: Cyclist safety cited as campaigner celebrates law change on lorry design

Kate Cairns' sister was killed in a collision involving an HGV being driven in London in 2009

Road safety organisation accused of “victim-blaming” over cycling helmet campaign

"Don't be like Ted, wear a helmet on your head!" the video says, but some have told the road safety organisation it would be better off "tackling road danger at source"

“Huge step backwards for road safety”: Reopening rat-run will put cyclists and pedestrians in danger, critics say

One councillor said he wants the closure reversed despite being a former cyclist who got knocked off his bike twice by drivers who were not looking where they were going

‘Never tackle an e-bike battery fire yourself’ warns fire brigade after another blaze involving a replacement charger

Man suffers injuries after trying to put out e-bike battery fire in flat

Cyclist challenges council over barriers on popular cycle route that “discriminate against disabled people”

"We are finding time and again that disabled people are denied access to spaces that other people can access"

“Not every person on a cycle can dismount”: Questions asked of ‘cyclists dismount’ signs on national cycle route during works

A councillor has criticised the signs, which have been put up while bollards are installed, saying she has been left "disappointed"

“No family should go through what mine did”: Chris Boardman speaks about losing his mum at the hands of killer driver for the first time

Boardman was emotional as he talked about losing his mum Carol in a cycling collision at the launch of the Road Justice report, saying his dad "never recovered" and describing his anger at the way road crime is treated

“If it was important for motorised traffic it would have been done”: Cyclist slams council’s plan to permanently close quiet route and send everyone along busy main road

Calling the delay to repair the storm damage "totally unnecessary", one cyclist explained how they ignored the road closure as "it was much safer than going back and cycling up a busy main road"

British Cycling calls for end to “hazardous leniency” in sentencing of drivers who kill or injure cyclists

"Greater consistency in the way police deal with incidents on the road": The governing body has joined forces with law firm Leigh Day to sponsor an All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking report which will be published in Parliament today

“Depressing” decrease in cycling traffic due to government’s “flawed” decision to slash active travel budget, says Cycling UK

New statistics showing a 5% fall in cycling from last year should be a “wake-up call for the government”, according to Cycling UK

Mass protest calls for Battersea Bridge to be made safer for cyclists

London Cycling Campaign says current safety proposals for river crossing where a cyclist was killed last month are inadequate

Shocking video shows multiple cyclists getting hit by “unaware” drivers on a contraflow cycle lane

"How did this junction remain unchanged?", asked cyclists as footage makes campaigners renew calls to ban cars in Brighton city centre

“One of the only safe road cycling routes”: Cyclists object to complete closure of “key part” of National Cycling Network

Cycling UK has urged people to oppose the proposed closure, which would force vulnerable road users to use a busy A-road "hemmed in by walls with fast flowing traffic and heavy goods vehicles" as the "only alternative"

Naked cyclist arrested while riding bike along coastal path slams “upsetting” public negativity

44-year-old naturist Stuart Gilmour was reported to the police during a fundraising cycle for mental health charity Mind

Turning right “most dangerous manoeuvre” for cyclists, resulting in over 10,000 collisions in ten years, new study finds

Moving off and going ahead on a right-hand bend were the next most dangerous manoeuvres for cyclists on the list, accounting for a combined 9,500 collisions between 2012 and 2021

Councillors and campaigners unite in calling for 20mph speed limits and segregated cycle lanes after three cyclists die in a week in Norfolk

"There must be serious action," said a Green councillor, however a senior Conservative defended the council's road safety strategy

Campaigners call for clearer signage to reduce “risk of confrontation” with pedestrians, after council insists disabled cyclists won’t be fined under controversial town centre cycling ban

Critics have previously accused the council of targeting "old and slow" cyclists, while a disabled cyclists' campaign group has also asked the council to not prevent elderly and disabled people access to local amenities

“Desperately disappointing”: Cycling group urges council to stand firm after legal challenge puts active travel project “in jeopardy”

The local authority has paused the project after a property firm claimed it would damage businesses in the town, while a Conservative MP called it a “dead scheme”

“Stoking cyclist hate will get him more publicity”: CyclingMikey hits back at Mr Loophole’s latest attack on “snitch society” camera cyclists

"I don't think a lawyer whose rather large income is based on getting bad drivers off their consequences based on technicalities has any moral high ground to be talking about what is right for society"

Cyclists concerned by “too long and too dangerous” diversion as cycle path closed

Oxfordshire County Council says it had "no choice" but to close the route for bridge repairs, but some have questioned why a "safe" diversion has not been directed through University Parks, with it instead visiting a notoriously dangerous roundabout

“Crosswalk referee” dishes out red cards to dangerous motorists who block bike lanes and crossings

Martin Reis says he "uses the universal languages of football and humour to address pedestrian safety, privilege and social interaction in dense urban settings"

Campaign launched for safer junctions in Glasgow after cyclist’s death – and is calling on local road users to share their experiences

Architectural practice where Emma Burke Newman worked identifies three junctions where urgent safety measures are needed

“The kid can cycle, but can the driver drive?”: Parents demand safer cycling infrastructure as video shows 5-year-old having to navigate traffic and blocked bike lane

The mother cited safety as one of the key reasons why most parents are put off by letting their children ride bicycles, and demanded proper, segregated infrastructure