Crime & Legal

Close Pass campaign to be rolled out by police in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Leicestershire

Roads policing units covering four more counties pledge to follow lead of colleagues in West Midlands

Cyclists’ Defence Fund renews appeal for funding ahead of first private prosecution for causing death whilst driving

Trial of driver involved in collision with Michael Mason to begin next week

Half of Danes say cycle helmets should be mandatory, new survey finds

Government has no plans to legislate on the issue, however

Video: Cyclist uses bike to smash car windscreen after claiming motorist veered into cycle lane

Incident happened close to Manchester Royal Infirmary as Tracey Leng was on way to visit her seriously ill mother

Uber suspends driverless car trial after crash leaves vehicle on its side

Police in Arizona say it's unclear whether vehicle was in autonomous mode when incident happened

Hampshire cyclists punched by van occupant in separate incidents yesterday – Police appeal for witnesses

Incidents happened on Sunday near Southampton, police urge anyone with photos or video footage to come forward

Northamptonshire Police under fire for ‘educational’ leaflet aimed at cyclists

Leaflets are seemingly being attached to bikes at random

Self-employed courier wins battle to be recognised as a ‘worker’

One of four similar cases being brought by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain

Reading cyclist dies following collision with pedestrian

Police appeal for witnesses

Breaking news: Streets around Houses of Parliament in London including Cycle Superhighway in lockdown as police respond to major incident

Man with knife reportedly shot outside Parliament, several seriously injured as driver reportedly crashes into pedestrians

London cycle courier says he was punished for refusing delivery after eight hours in the cold

Courier aiming to get employed worker’s rights

Arnie’s back in Australia – and he’s still not wearing a cycle helmet

Terminator star was stopped by police in Victorian capital two years ago but is still riding lidless - despite journalist's gift of a helmet

Family forced off road by bus say there were told ‘cycling isn’t a priority’ by Northamptonshire Police

Cycling UK say that police seem to have applied the ‘nobody died’ test in deciding not to prosecute

Suspended sentence for van driver who killed cyclist Sam Boulton after taxi passenger opened door

Nigel Ingram failed to stop at scene of fatal crash outside Leicester railway station and was later found to be three times over the drink-driving limit

27,000 back call for Highway Code changes as research reveals typical cyclist suffers 25 junction near misses a year

Chris Boardman delivers petition to government aimed at improving safety of people on foot or on bikes

Hit-and-run driver jailed for killing cyclist gets driving ban shortened after Court of Appeal decision

Judges rule ban must start on day Luke Headech was sentenced, not on day of release from prison, despite change to the law

Use Strava to track speeding cyclists, says Aussie politician

Later describes suggestion as “a brain fart”

Wirral cyclist hurt by wire stretched across promenade – police treating incident as assault

"This was a completely reckless and dangerous thing to do," says police inspector

“First realisation” driver had of cyclist’s presence was when he hit his windscreen

No suggestion of dangerous driving

Stranger punches London cyclist in ribs in unprovoked attack

Victim says she is tired of being abused for being a cyclist

Coroner urges Transport for London to review blue paint on Cycle Superhighways after motorcyclist killed following skid

Milan Dokic was killed when he lost control of his motorbike in the wet as he moved onto Cycle Superhighway to undertake a van

Call for investigation into hit and run killer with 49 convictions

Driver 'should have been in prison' when he killed young cyclist

Impatient white van man jailed for killing 74 year old cyclist

It was a 'catastrophic error of judgement' to try to overtake, court hears

Veteran Sky News presenter reveals hit-and-run injuries

Dermot Murnaghan says he was victim of collision in North London

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Police appeal after £53k Mercedes damaged in road rage attack

Coroner suggests cycle helmets be worn for Halfords test rides following death of pensioner

Cornwall man died after falling during in-store test ride

Cycling UK turns to crowdfunding to help roll out close pass initiative to whole country

Charity has already raised 40 per cent of funds it needs to give a close pass mat to every police force in the country

Northumbria Police invite cyclists to send close-pass footage

“Motorists no longer need to be caught red-handed by the police at the scene of the crime to be prosecuted”

Bosnia repeals cycle helmet law

Campaign group says cycling has been ‘incorrectly presented as a dangerous activity’

Cycling UK calls for clearer guidelines on careless and dangerous driving after van driver who killed cyclist is jailed for eight months

Says careless driving prosecutions are seemingly preferred as an “easier” option