Campaigning

How Britain missed chance to ‘Go Dutch’ in the 1970s

UK government's dismissal of cycling four decades ago contrasts with Dutch decisions of same era

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London Assembly urges next mayor to support cycling

Assembly Members voted to support cycling infrastructure, while a Conservative amendment seeking "geniune local support" for cycling infrastructure was voted down

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MP says it is “a matter of time” before a cyclist is killed on stretch of Nottingham tramway

Calls for rubber inserts to be put into the tracks

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“Failure of ambition” on London Quietways

London's Quietways routes include busy roads shared with HGVs and narrow one-way streets made two-way for cyclists, with no protection for those on bikes, setting a "dangerous precedent", say campaigners

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Family of killed cyclist demand driver blood test results

Family of Mark Dunk, who was killed in a lorry collision in 2010, say they can't come to terms with the Police investigation, which failed to fully investigate the crash

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Regent’s Park rat running motorists to be banned 20 hours a day

Plans to install bollards on the route will reduce rat running and make cycling more pleasant, but a coalition of cycling clubs say they will fight speed humps "to the death"

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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Nottingham hit and run victim believes driver could have been identified if investigation had been widened sooner

CTC says case highlights the need to fully investigate collisions and not just treat them as minor road traffic offences

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‘Absurd’ opposition to Waltham Forest mini-Holland revealed in court documents

Locals who brought complaints to High Court forced to pay £12,000 in costs

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A new take on ‘helmet cam’ – cyclist says he has picture of Addison Lee driver masturbating at traffic lights

Traffic Droid now working on blurring the footage to make it suitable for YouTube

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CTC welcomes removal of centre lines on rural roads

But charity says measures must be accompanied by lower speed limits and cycle lanes

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Cycling debate reaches record 2.1m on social media

A Westminster cycling debate, attended by cross-party MPs, sent a "clear message" to government, say campaigners

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Manchester driver who sped past cyclist on wrong side of road reported to police

Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign say incident fits the definition of dangerous driving

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Police say horrific Nottingham hit-and-run resulted in £150 fine

CTC’s Cyclists’ Defence Fund currently looking into the case

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Australian cyclists wearing helmets might still be at risk of a fine

Campaigners set up defence fund for those charged with cycling without a helmet

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George Osborne “isn’t listening to evidence” on cycling investment

CTC calls roads investment rationale "questionable" and urges people to ask MPs to attend debate to try to reallocate existing roads fund to cycling

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Get drivers on bikes to increase support for cycling infrastructure – concludes study

Cycle outreach programmes could help alter perceptions and boost support for infrastructure projects says study

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Council spends £55k turning cycle lane into car parking

Following lobbying from residents Stoke-on-Trent council will move cyclists onto shared pavement with pedestrians

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Norwich’s “Dutch-style” roundabout designs not Dutch, say campaigners

Plans for the roundabout have been criticised for creating conflict and not protecting cyclists when they need it most

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Scots politicians get behind cycle path linking Gullane and Drem

'Longest dispute in Scottish history' as council and landowners remain at loggerheads over route

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Work starts next week on “radical” cycling plans for Belfast

Campaigners say this is the start of a cycling revolution for the city...and the death of Cyclesaurus

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Woman cyclist hit by coach on maligned Oxford junction redesign

Frideswide Squre has been subject to widespread complaints by cycling groups

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Video: Pothole Gardener strikes again

Steve Wheen is brightening up London's potholes with flowers and tiny wicker chairs

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250 Kung Fu Nuns cycle 2,200 kilometres from Nepal to India

Members of Nepalese order raising awareness of gender equality and environmental issues

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Proposed Missouri law to make cyclists carry 15ft high flag

The law, though unlikely to make the statute books, is the latest in a long line of kooky rules attempted for cyclists

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Crowdfunders raise £2k+ for Jeremy Corbyn’s dream bike

Campaign to buy Labour leader £475 Raleigh Criterium, in response to yesterday's Telegraph article, raised four times its target in less than 24 hours

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MP claims there is ‘overwhelming opposition’ to Enfield’s Mini Holland

Councillor questions how the survey was carried out

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Driver who hit John Radford sentenced to four years and eight months in prison

Radford died of his injuries 16 months after the incident took place

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£160k funding package set to save Preston Park track

British Cycling agrees to provide most of funding to remedy defects at historic Brighton track

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“Successful” cycle scheme prompts mirth by baffled cyclists

Twitter erupts in mirth and confusion as engineering company brands cycle route entirely blocked by barrier "successful"

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