Crime & Legal

French senator calls for compulsory helmet law

Hervé Maurey says it would make riders safer - but cyclists defend their liberties

Lorry driver admits killing Boris Bike rider Claire Hitier-Abadie

Driver will be sentenced for causing deth by careless driving of French mother

Lance Armstrong’s lawyers say USPS should have known cycling a “cesspit” of doping

Disgraced cyclists legal team say government agency chose to turn a blind eye

12-year-old boy found cycling on motorway

North West Motorway Police picked up the youngster on the M60 near Eccles, took him to his parents and "strongly advised" him

Witness appeal after male cyclist seriously injured after argument with female driver

Metropolitan Police Serious Collision Unit seek witnesses to incident in Stoke Newington last Wednesday

Motorist in fatal hit-and-run “got out of car” before driving off

83-year-old cyclist died in hospital a week after collision in Newton-le-Willows

Middle finger councillor who ran cyclists off road fined

Councillor James Atkinson, who ran the four riders off the road before flipping them the middle finger, was fined £140 and given eight penalty license points

Witness appeal as 73-year-old cyclist killed in Kent

Lorry driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failure to stop

Police appeal after cyclist suffers fractured eye socket in Brighton attack

31-year old was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm

Compensation for wheels damaged beyond repair in pothole is refused by council

Claim for £250 new wheels after bike hit pothole is rejected by North Yorkshire Council

JM Clark Ltd threaten legal action over helmet cam footage after driver is filmed using phone at the wheel

YouTube video had only a handful of viewings prior to firm’s correspondence

Family of killed cyclist demand driver blood test results

Family of Mark Dunk, who was killed in a lorry collision in 2010, say they can't come to terms with the Police investigation, which failed to fully investigate the crash

Man believes Bristol bike thieves are targeting him

Jose Velazquez has been the victim of six burglaries, losing bikes worth more than £10,000

£850 fine for red light running cyclist who put man in coma for six days

Incident took place on pedestrian crossing near London Wall

Cab drivers lose cycle superhighway High Court challenge

Judge concludes that planning permission was not required for phase one of the scheme

Nottingham hit and run victim believes driver could have been identified if investigation had been widened sooner

CTC says case highlights the need to fully investigate collisions and not just treat them as minor road traffic offences

Cyclists speak of carnage after driver ploughs into group ride

Father-of-four says his first thought was that he'd been paralysed

Video of ‘masturbating’ Addison Lee cab driver made public

Motorist had driven car into bike box when helmet cam user spotted him

No jail for motorist who killed Deloitte Ride Across Britain cyclist

78-year-old Kenneth McLelland had pleaded guilty to causing death of Sally Preece

Tipper truck driver who killed cyclist Alan Neve fails in appeal against sentence

Barry Meyer was jailed for three and a half years in April 2015

Manchester driver who sped past cyclist on wrong side of road reported to police

Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign say incident fits the definition of dangerous driving

Police say horrific Nottingham hit-and-run resulted in £150 fine

CTC’s Cyclists’ Defence Fund currently looking into the case

Australian cyclists wearing helmets might still be at risk of a fine

Campaigners set up defence fund for those charged with cycling without a helmet

Video: Shocking Nottingham hit and run – cyclist says driver was not prosecuted

Vehicle involved is reported to have been a courtesy car

Ohio: Woman drives after man she saw stealing her bike … he then stole her car

Marsha Pressman was run over by suspect following carjacking

Jury discharged as cyclist lorry death case goes to retrial

Louise Wright was killed in Nottingham in July 2014

Rule breaking cyclists targeted by Manchester police

BBC Radio Five Live asks: Is it time to get tougher with cyclists on our roads?

Government wants YOUR views on use of mobile phones while driving

Consultation and survey launched over proposals to increase penalties

Driver jailed for deliberately swerving towards cyclists

Dean Goble found guilty of two counts of dangerous driving, acquitted on a third

“Frustrated” driver denies driving into cyclist during Norwich event

Incident took place on narrow country road