Campaigning

Goodwill gesture: DfT pledges £30k to help Fill That Hole

CTC says money promised by minister will go towards revamp of pothole reporting website & launch of Android app

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Boyfriend of cyclist Deep Lee & driver of lorry that killed her criticise TfL & road layout at inquest

Men embrace after hearing; coroner records verdict of death by road traffic collision

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Transport Scotland consults on trunk road 20mph zones trial (+ video)

Five communities across the country to benefit - but campaigners say more places need them

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TfL to trial 360-degree cameras on lorries in bid to end blind spots (+ video)

Technology from ASL360 already being tested on a London bus; makers say "vehicle visibility issues are no longer an excuse"

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Second London ‘die-in’ to be held at Vauxhall Cross this Thursday morning

Stop Killing Cyclists group follows up November's vigil and die-in outside TfL HQ with this week's 'Requiem'

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Bristol Cycling Campaign Manifesto’s success sparks council debate

Petition breaches 3,500 signatures and will be presented to council in Spring, while Road Safety Summit discusses speed limit changes and lightless cyclists

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Make cycle awareness part of driving test, says top motoring journalist

Poll finds that 1 in 3 drivers see cyclists as distraction; but gadget use cited by 8 in 10 as biggest risk to safety

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DfT approves on-road trials of cycle safety features TfL has been pushing for since 2012

Low-level traffic lights for cyclists to make UK debut at Bow Roundabout next year

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Cycling architects to consult on all London cycling facilities

'Golding Rule' proposed to change road priority in favour of vulnerable users

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More HGV safety features & possible rush-hour ban for some lorries in London after councils agree to launch consultation

London Councils wants to amend rules restricting movement of lorries at night to improve cycle safety

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Specialized and Café Roubaix owner say trademark dispute close to resolution

Dan Richter says "things will be fine" after speaking to Mike Sinyard - but questions remain over Specialized's right to register trademark

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Family of cyclist killed by drink-driver look to crowdsource funeral costs (+ video)

Driver in crash on Friday night in Chicago that claimed life of Hector Avalos was over drink-drive limit

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Cycle Superhighway 2 “not fit for purpose” says surgeon who treated recent crash victims

Improvements on the way, says Andrew Gilligan

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Cycling campaigners target council elections

Low turnouts means a few pro-cycling votes can make a difference

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Cycling Minister hosts Leeds conference on cycle-proofing cities… but he’s not shouting about it

Meanwhile, British Cycling and TfGM get expert advice from New York City on growing cycling in Manchester

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Boy who raised £260k for Haiti back in saddle on charity ride for Philippines typhoon victims

Charlie Simpson, now aged 11, rode 40km today on fundraising ride - and had Sir Chris Hoy as his mentor

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View from the cab: Lorry firm boss tells of effect of cyclist’s death on the driver and the company (+ video)

Despite ELB Partners commitment to cycle safety video of one of its trucks was recently reported to Metropolitan Police

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Top entrepreneur says Cambridge should spend more on cycling

"We're working on it" says council

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Bristol police stop 689 drivers & cyclists – campaign group says infrastructure is the real answer

Call for council debate to plan a better Bristol

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Petition warns of lorry danger on approach to planned new railway station in Cambridge

Access route to proposed Cambridge Science Park station will see cyclists and pedestrians face turning HGVs

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Bournemouth cyclists tell council: We warned you, and now you’ve built ‘unsafe’ cycle paths

Campaigners slammed 'life-threatening' Richmond Hill Roundabout plans and say outcome is as bad as they feared

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Transport Select Committee hearing: There’s not a war on London’s roads, but it’s a battlefield

Follow up hearing discusses recent cyclist deaths in capital, but commentator says MPs 'ill-informed and out of touch'

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Minister for cycling says he feels safe riding on London roads – but understands why others don’t

Robert Goodwill wants to see more women, less Lycra, among riders - but says fully segregated lanes aren't the answer

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Afghan women cycle to “make Afghanistan proud”

Female bicycle-aided emancipation continues in the Islamic world, this time through a 2014 film documenting the trials of the Women’s National Cycling Team in Afghanistan.

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1,000 attend ‘die-in’ protest at Transport for London HQ

Speakers call for better infrastructure, truck safety improvements

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Cyclist rides into telegraph pole, blames council

Rider says people could sue if they were injured; luckily he wasn't

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Transport minister rejects call to make HGV cycle safety features compulsory

MP George Galloway urges government to take action to protect cyclists

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Video: Thousands expected at London ‘die-in’ demo today

After recent deaths, cycling activists organise vigil outside Transport for London HQ

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London taxi drivers claim film shows most cyclist jump red lights – but does it?

Full footage tells a rather different story - also shows cars cars turning right on red & occupying ASL boxes

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Minister for cycling Robert Goodwill to tour London blackspots on his Brompton

Meanwhile, Chris Boardman welcomes Labour's HGV safety plan as cycling comes under political spotlight

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