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Near Miss of the Day 552: Close pass driver fined for dangerous overtake

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country and beyond - today it's Wales

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Cycling safety app developer Busby partners with Team Qhubeka Assos

The safety app Busby, that notifies contacts if it detects an incident, has partnered with World Tour team Qhubeka ASSOS

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Dramatic increase in speeding after pop-up cycle lane removed

The number of drivers speeding on Upper Shoreham Road has risen significantly since wands were removed by West Sussex County Council

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Updated – Near Miss of the Day 549: Cyclist “flabbergasted” as magistrates acquit close pass driver (video includes swearing)

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Southwest London

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Bath golf club set to be transformed into bike park

Golfers previously claimed that a consultation on the plans were 'taken over by a cycling lobby on steroids'

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Double amputee racing driver completes 140-mile challenge

The 21-year-old said that cycling up steep hills forced him 'to dig deeper than ever before'

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Cyclist fined after submitting dangerous driving video to police

He was told he had been 'cycling without reasonable consideration' in the videos he gave to gardaí

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London Cycling Campaign condemns employee’s racist tweets – but stops short of sacking him

Posts made by Simon Still two years ago were shared on social media last week by radio host who has been vocaly opposed to cycling infrastructure

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British riders may be unable to race in Europe under new Brexit rules

The visa rules mean that non EU citizens can only spend 90 days in Europe.

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Motorists to be paid £3,000 to give up cars

The scheme will target the most polluting vehicles

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Near Miss of the Day 545: Tesco driver nearly wipes out cyclist

Our regular series featuring close passes from across the country - today it's Dorset.

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Cycling UK urges next Scottish Government to commit 10 per cent of transport budget to active travel

Currently only 2.5 per cent of central transport spending in Scotland goes on walking and cycling

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London Cycling Campaign slams poor bike parking facilities at major hospital in capital following spate of thefts

“I can walk into this storage centre right here with all the angle-grinders and bolt-croppers in the world, and nothing would stop me.”

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Highways England accused of abusing emergency powers to demolish or infill bridges on disused railways

Campaigners say government-owned company's actions put plans for active travel routes at risk

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Removal of bike lanes hits the young the hardest, says Cycling UK

Charity urges councils to back safe cycling infrastructure to provide cheap transport option

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Great Ormond Street Hospital rated gold for cycle-friendliness (+ video)

World-renowned children’s hospital recognised for helping get staff in the saddle

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Las Vegas cyclists hopeful of real change after truck collision that killed five

Lance Armstrong and the Vegas Golden Knights NHL team among those to have contacted local Ghost Bikes group asking to help

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“Appalling”: Councillor who made decision to remove popular pop-up cycle lane had never officially seen it for himself

Campaigners behind Freedom of Information request shocked that Cllr Roger Elkins hadn't actually taken time to see the lane himself

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Ineos Grenadiers team vehicles targeted by environmental campaigners in Belgium

Four arrests made following vandalism at team’s service course linked to group opposing planned petrochemicals plant in Antwerp

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Cycling UK urges councils to “be brave” over bike lanes

Charity highlights that polls consistently show majority in favour of active travel interventions

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Oxfordshire ‘cycling champion’ role binned after previous holder complained she was powerless to effect change

Suzanne Bartington said it was 'seemingly impossible to enact positive change' without a budget or cabinet position

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Cycling UK prepares for legal challenge against “knee jerk” removal of cycle lanes

‘Who shouts loudest’ should not be basis of evaluation says charity

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“He who shouts loudest is no way to operate”: public overestimates bike lane opposition by 50% finds new Cycling UK research

Many councils massively overestimate public opposition to bike lanes

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Updated: pop-up cycle lane that starred in government cycling promo film could be scrapped

The Upper Shoreham Road pop-up cycle lane has tripled cycling levels, without impacting car journeys - but the local council wants it removed

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“I welcome consultation because this is something people want” says Chris Boardman as Government issues new bike lane guidance to councils

“If you asked people 10 years ago, ‘Is it okay if we put 30% more traffic down your road?’ there’d be incandescent rage – but that consultation never took place”

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Cycle Buddies scheme launched to help new London cyclists as new lockdown looms

Initiative from London Cycling Campaign pairs seasoned riders with inexperienced ones

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Experts says Britain is heading for gridlock with vocal minority nixing schemes to reduce motor traffic

Motor traffic already back to pre-lockdown levels despite huge percentage of people still working from home

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Mr Loophole says cyclists are “abusing” rules on riding two abreast

Nick Freeman says only the motorist can judge when it’s safe to overtake a cyclist

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Casualty figures underline case for hierarchy of road users, says Cycling UK

Latest data from DfT also highlights danger to vulnerable road users from inattentive drivers, says charity

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Cyclist slams “lazy bastards” who use North Wales beauty spot as “rubbish bin”

Simon Roxburgh hits out at people littering Great Orme with fast food wrappers and other litter

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