Crime & Legal

Three years in jail for London driver who used car “as a weapon” against cyclist +video

"It is not inconceivable that your deliberate actions could have killed him," says judge as he passed sentence

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Witnesses sought to fatal November 2016 Chelsea Embankment collision

Metropolitan Police issue appeal after 80-year-old pedestrian dies five months after collision with cyclist

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Van driver filmed forcing cyclist off road; BBC Sussex asks “Who’s to blame?”

Broadcaster deletes tweet after being slammed for insensitive attempt to start 'debate'

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Chris Froome rammed “on purpose” – bike destroyed – by hit and run driver in France

Tour de France champion "okay" as driver chases him onto pavement and rams him

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Scottish oil rig worker among injured in Costa Blanca horror crash that left two cyclists dead

Scott Gordon in “serious but stable” condition in hospital in Spain after driver ploughed into group of cyclists, killing two

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Nissan Micra driver sought after Tour of Britain director hurt in hit and run

Mick Bennett was knocked off his bike in West Horsley, Surrey on Sunday afternoon

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West Yorkshire Police latest to adopt close pass initiative

Scheme being piloted in Leeds, rollout to rest of county could follow

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Two cyclists killed as drunk and drugged driver ploughs into group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Incident happened on Sunday morning between Xabia and Denia; three other riders left seriously injured

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Globetrotting cyclist’s bike stolen after almost half a million kilometres

Brazilian rider Denizel Simoes set off on Guinness World Record attempt in 1999

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Northumbria Police called time on Operation Cadence after just three weeks

Initiative invited cyclists to submit helmet cam footage of poor driving

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Two deny causing death of cyclist on Anglesey by dangerous driving

Due to stand trial in late November

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Courier put in intensive care by driver he asked to put her phone away

Cyclist suffered a lacerated liver and fractured ribs, jurors hear

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Driver who killed cyclist Clifton James handed suspended sentence

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving

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East London bikejacking captured on film, victim kicked and punched as he was robbed of his bike

Incident happened in Bethnal Green on Friday evening, police appeal for information

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Taxi passenger didn’t see cyclist who was doored into path of van

Van driver had moved out to give cyclist space

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West Midlands Police’s plain clothes cyclists spurn hi-vis

“Drivers actually paying attention is the most important thing”

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Yerka ‘the unstealable bike’ now available to pre-order

The Yerka ‘unstealable bike’ is now available to pre-order, with the first bikes shipping out in September.

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Cyclist seriously injured after car passenger pushes him off bike during time trial

Victim says he gets ‘tooted at, shouted at and generally abused’ most weeks

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‘Driving is a privilege, not a right’ says All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group as it calls for Government to close driving ban loophole

Cross-party group of MPs and peers also says more police forces need to adopt close pass initiatives

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Four cyclists suing council – for injuries caused by crashing on same pothole

Incidents all happened in space of three weeks - Staffordshire County Council had inspected defect days before the first casualty

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Lancashire police appeal for witnesses following cyclist’s death

Particularly interested in dash and helmet cam footage

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London tour bus driver pushed cyclist into oncoming traffic

Also said to have tried to ‘bulldoze’ cyclist in his double decker after repeatedly hitting his rear wheel

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“Unacceptable” – police condemn Staffordshire cyclist filmed taking 30mph tow uphill from car (+ link to video)

Dashcam footage showed vehicles travelling in opposite direction narrowly missing rider

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Hit and run driver who killed cyclist returned to scene of crash as “complete bystander”

Suspended sentence for Stephen Shaw who admitted killing John Dykes, aged 83 and who had cycled since his teens

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Video: Motorist drives into cyclist at roundabout- “Why segregated cycle infrastructure is needed”

Incident happened in Horsham, West Sussex

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Details emerge of attack that left French pro Yoann Offredo with broken nose

Wanty-Groupe Gobert rider posted pictures of his injuries to Facebook yesterday

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Police Scotland launch Operation Close Pass in Edinburgh

Plans to roll it out across Scotland

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New drink-driving ban for Jonathan Tiernan-Locke

Ex-Team Sky pro who was banned for doping has second drink-driving ban imposed in less than two years

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Video: Irish cyclist suffers terrifying head-on close-pass by truck

Truck driver crosses continuous white line down centre of road

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Arrest made after Bristol bike thief is filmed by bystander

Social media debate had centred on whether person who shot the footage should have intervened

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