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Video: Groningen – The World’s Cycling City from Streetfilms

15-minute documentary explores how Dutch city achieved astonishing 50 per cent modal share

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Brian Dorling inquest: Coroner to record narrative verdict on Bow roundabout fatality

Cyclist had "a false sense of security" due to blue-painted Barclays Cycle Superhighway road markings

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Surrey pro-cycling petition gaining momentum

Counter-petition to 'Stop Surrey being a cycle track' campaign

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TfL to trial out-of-hours delivery by lorries in London

Cycle safety one of chief reasons behind proposals which look to build on scheme that applied during Olympics

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‘Australian Cyclists Party’ seeking members to register for upcoming political elections

Single-issue cycling party aims to address hostile infrastructure and cycling policy Down Under

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David Cameron: Sentence for Bristol tandem death driver may be reviewed

Prime Minister responds to MP of couple killed in January

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Bike licensing bill in US state of Georgia scrapped after cyclists protest

Proposed law would also have imposed strict conditions on group rides

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Update: Bristol to remove parking bays that replaced National Cycle Network bike lane

Deputy mayor concedes "we got this wrong"

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Sister of 21-year-old cyclist killed in London calls for cyclists to have training they are allowed onto the roads

"You should have something to say you know how to protect yourself" before you can ride on the road, says bereaved 19-year-old

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Indian city Calcutta bans bicycles from 175 major roads

Cyclists, many of whom rely on bicycles for their livelihood, protest action

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Active Travel Bill in Wales to become law after being passed by Welsh Assembly

Legislation has been hailed as a "world first" and an example for the rest of the UK to follow

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Manchester cyclists urged to attend Space for Cycling ride this evening

Ride in city where Transport Secretary made only passing reference to cycling in conference speech today

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VIDEO: Vigilante bike lanes created in New York

New York cyclists attempt to reclaim the streets from cars

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Are courts getting more lenient towards driving offences as they get harder on everything else?

Sentences for motoring offences have dropped over past decade, statistical research shows

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‘Cycling should be central to the 2015 General Election,’ says Ian Austin MP

Parties pitch safety and infrastructure policies against one another in the hope of winning votes

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Scottish activists welcome increased cycling funding

Extra £10m per year found for next two years.

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Appeal rejected against “unduly lenient” sentence for driver in Audrey Fyfe case

Gary McCourt, the motorist who has killed two cyclists, will be driving again within five years

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British Cycling says consultation on reform of road racing regulations “a step forward”

Department for Transport publishes consultation that proposes making it easier to hold events

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Labour to set cycling goals and restore road safety reduction targets if it wins next election

Shadow transport secretary outlines plans at party conference in Brighton

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CTC report highlights uneven traffic policing as cutbacks turn penalty points into postcode lottery

Cutbacks turn some areas into bad-driving free-for-all

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Stronger penalties needed for texting drivers, says Institute of Advanced Motorists

Charity’s analysis finds low average jail term and short driving ban for causing death by dangerous driving

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Lizzie Armitstead: I’m disappointed in Brian Cookson

Calls on next elected UCI president to force men’s World Tour teams to invest in a women’s squad

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Unchain The Brighton Motorist: influential businesses launch lobby group to rail against 20mph speed limits

Group claim the measures represent a “declaration of war” on motorists

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Nice Way Code shuts up shop, gets lambasted for self-congratulatory farewell message

£425,000 to 'get people talking' - mostly about pandering to stereotypes and victim-blaming

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Londoner to challenge red light fixed penalty notice after appeal raises £2300 for legal fees

Alex Paxton issued fine after moving ahead of occupied advanced stop box

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Liberal Democrats adopt cycle spending and safety policies at annual political conference

Party shows overwhelming support for measures included in Get Britain Cycling inquiry report

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Women’s Tour de France campaign gathers pace with the launch of Le Tour Entier website

Nearly 100,000 signatures on a petition to boost women's cycling - starting with the biggest race of all

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Road Haulage Association & chair of Parliamentary Freight Transport Group to attend Isle of Wight Cycling Festival

Attempt to "make the roads safer for every user"

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Sir Chis Hoy wants job of UK cycling ‘champion’

“If we don’t do it now, when can we do it?”

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Video: Handle Like Eggs – but is City of London’s new cycle safety film a yolk?

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs - nor a cycle safety film, apparently

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