Crime & Legal

Taff Trail cyclist seriously injured after drunk kicked out at him

Richard Burton suffered broken collarbone and bleeding on brain after incident in March, court hears

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Police appeal after cyclist attacks dog walker for not using lead

The man viciously attacked a woman for walking her dog off the lead

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Driver who deliberately crashed into cyclist admits murder

Sam Spaven due to be sentenced later today

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British cyclist who died on Alpe d’Huez was killed unlawfully, coroner rules

UK motorist involved already convicted of voluntary manslaughter by French court

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Police appeal to find car passenger who pushed teenage cyclist off bike

Police seek woman who came to cyclist's aid after cowardly car attack

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Traffic Droid: I’m no vigilante

London helmetcam cyclist who sends 20 videos a week to police makes call after taxi driver convicted of deliberately running him off road

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Dutch police ask TWITTER to decide whether pavement cyclists should be fined

Local policeman praised for asking community how the law should deal with errant cyclists - but was the result predictable?s

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Lorry driver who killed cyclist at Ludgate Circus given community service and driving ban

Driver was alerted to the incident by the screams of pedestrians

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Video: taxi driver deliberately runs cyclist off the road

Taxi driver gets £700 fine and six license points for deliberately knocking a cyclist off the road with his wing mirror after two close passes

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Aussie coroner recommends blind spot lorry ban

At the inquest into a cyclist death the coroner made eight recommendations, including that lorries without blind spot alert technology be banned from roads

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“Cheeky” van driver undertakes using bike lane + video link

That’s not what bike lanes are for! Undertaking can incur a £100 fine and three licence points

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Driver who killed cyclist “distracted” by oral sex, say police

Witnesses helped deputies trace Randy Joe Allen (above) after hit-and-run on Saturday

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Driving ban and curfew for driver who killed cyclist

Widow says victim “was so highly visible that I had no fears for his safety”

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Dangerous driver who killed Ormskirk cyclist jailed for two years

Said he took corner too quickly because he felt under pressure from a tailgating driver behind

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Driver who killed Deloitte Ride Across Britain cyclist admits series of mistakes

Kenneth McClelland overtook without making proper checks and hit Sally Preece who was cycling the other way

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Fears that George Osborne’s whiplash clampdown could see cyclists denied justice

Concern that changes to small claims limit and compensation awards will make it harder to secure redress

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Video: Cardiff cyclist hit by car as he rides through red light

Rider escapes with nothing worse than shoulder injury after being sent flying

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Let police take law-breaking cyclists to nearest ATM, urges Irish politician

Eoghan Murphy wants on-the-spot fines to be exactly that

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Thief posing as bike shop customer rides off on £4k mountain bike

North West Mountain Bike Centre releases CCTV image of thief

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Coventry drug dealer caught after pink bike arouses suspicion

Receives 10-month prison sentence suspended for two years

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Poundworld’s non-reflective hi-vis jackets attract £63,000 fine

Prosecutor describes the supposedly hi-vis vest as “little more than an item of clothing”

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Cyclists’ Defence Fund repeats appeal for funds to help Michael Mason’s family secure justice

Private prosecution being brought against driver involved in fatal crash on Regent Street

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Manon Carpenter thanks cycling community after stolen bikes returned

Pro downhill racer Carpenter's stolen bikes were returned in less than a week thanks, she says, to online cycling community

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Men who stabbed cyclist after stealing his bike jailed

Bike thieves get 12 years' jail each for vicious attack on man who confronted them trying to get his bike back

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Swansea motorist pleads guilty after cyclist captures near miss on film

Rider forced to swerve as driver exited junction where he says view blocked by floral display

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Man convicted after Facebook brag of assault on cyclist

Victim recognised assailant after posts on social network were drawn to his attention

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Leicestershire police seek man who assaulted cyclist

The driver of a black vehicle assaulted a man who was pushing his bike across the road

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Unlicensed driver jailed for five months for killing cyclist

The court heard 76-year-old cyclist Tony Ashcroft would have been visible "for at least 5 seconds"

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Tailgating lorry driver gets year in jail for breaking pensioner cyclist’s leg

“Every road user is entitled to use the road way,” says judge

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Police investigate threat to “execute” council staff over cycleway

Message left on Post-It note following heated drop-in session regarding scheme in Bearsden

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