Crime & Legal

“I just don’t think there’s enough being done about it”: Cyclist injured by hit-and-run driver calls for police action

50-year-old teacher Andrew Holroyd says he’s lucky to be alive after suffering a bleed on the brain, fractured vertebrae and a punctured lung in the crash

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Near Miss of the Day 747: Moped rider aims kick at cyclist (video contains swearing)

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Sussex…

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Stolen CeramicSpeed Driven prototype bikes worth $82,000 recovered by police

The chainless drivetrain Cervélo P5, Canyon Lux and non-prototype Specialized Turbo Levo were stolen during a break-in at Driven's Boulder headquarters

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Near Miss of the Day 746: “Any closer and I’d more than likely be in hospital”

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Essex...

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Uncontrollable defecation blamed by US driver who swerved into bike lane and killed two cyclists

Julie Ann Budge told police her irritable bowel syndrome caused the fatal collision but has been arrested

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Developers of smartphone speed camera app sent abuse by motorists

"We’re getting quite abusive emails – some people think it's a good idea, some people think that it turns us into a surveillance state"

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Near Miss of the day 745: Impatient van driver waits…but only for a second

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Shropshire...

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US cyclist who fatally shot passenger during road rage confrontation sentenced to 25 years

Theodore Edgecomb testified he had been driven into and had a racial slur shouted at him moments before the shooting — but his testimony was labelled "not credible" by the judge

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Man charged after crash that has left cycling PCSO in hospital for six months

PCSO Rita Purkayastha sustained life-changing injuries in incident in Leicestershire last October

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East London Brompton owners warned to be on guard after string of robberies

Some victims of targeted bikejackings in Hackney have been assaulted by thieves stealing their bikes

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Colorado approves bill to let cyclists ride through red lights

Law aims to cut collisions by reducing number of interactions at junctions between drivers and people on bikes

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78-year-old Yorkshire woman fends off men trying to steal her bike

“I would’ve hit him with the chain,” says charity worker Eileen Harrington

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No plans to introduce specific offence of using mobile phone while cycling, says minister

Baroness Vere tells House of Lords: “It is really important that we do not demonise all cyclists”

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Near Miss of the Day 744 revisited: Cyclist “fuming” after lorry driver who nearly hit him head-on avoids prosecution

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

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Near Miss of the Day 743: Two near misses for the price of one

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's West Lothian...

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Bike theft victims disgruntled at police “prioritising” Trek Madone appeal over less expensive bikes

Thames Valley Police have been accused of concentrating on high-value items after a social media appeal for the bike, and many other expensive items, which were burgled from a property in Windsor last week

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Near Miss of the Day 742: MGIF van driver left-hooks cyclist

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Kent...

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The smartphone app that allows public to submit evidence of speeding drivers: will it actually work?

Rod King, the director of road safety campaign 20’s Plenty For Us, says the Speedcam Anywhere app will be “transformational” and “will make a huge difference”

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Pensioner jailed after fatally striking cyclist with truck, dragging him for 30 metres along the road

80-year-old Adam Fernie failed to brake or take evasive action before colliding with 66-year-old cyclist Iain Anderson in August 2019

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Driver jailed after breaking cyclist’s nose in Leeds city centre attack

Cyclist was said to be riding wrong way up one-street when Wayne Wardell got out of car and repeatedly punched him

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Near Miss of the Day 741: Good driver, bad driver …

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

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Cyclist holding onto workmate’s car killed after driver accelerated

“Playful workplace banter” led to death of Gareth Robbins, says prosecution

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Motorist fined after being caught on camera driving at group of cyclists, causing one to fall off bike (+ video)

Footage that secured conviction was submitted to Northamptonshire Police’s Operation Snap

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Tinder-swiping driver filmed by CyclingMikey escapes ban due to ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole

Helmetcam cyclist caught the same driver using his phone at the wheel again while awaiting trial for the initial offence

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Near Miss of the Day 740: HGV driver (whose boss is a cyclist) disciplined after very close pass

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

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Video: “That’s not their bike” – London bicycle thieves filmed using angle grinder

Incident happened last Saturday afternoon in busy centre of Greenwich

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New smartphone app to allow public to submit evidence of speeding drivers

Speedcam Anywhere uses AI to analyse video and produce reports that can be sent to police for enforcement

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Near Miss of the Day 739: “If I hadn’t stopped almost to a standstill, it was a collision”

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

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Cyclist pulled over by police for not riding ‘courteously’

Aileen Rice-Jones claimed that a Metropolitan Police officer told her that she was at fault for a close pass from a motorist

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‘Cycling goalkeeper’ Ben Foster gets driving ban for speeding

The Watford and former England footballer was caught doing 99mph on the M40 in April 2021

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