Crime & Legal

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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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

Vehicle involved is reported to have been a courtesy car

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

Marsha Pressman was run over by suspect following carjacking

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Jury discharged as cyclist lorry death case goes to retrial

Louise Wright was killed in Nottingham in July 2014

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Rule breaking cyclists targeted by Manchester police

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

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Government wants YOUR views on use of mobile phones while driving

Consultation and survey launched over proposals to increase penalties

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Driver jailed for deliberately swerving towards cyclists

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

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“Frustrated” driver denies driving into cyclist during Norwich event

Incident took place on narrow country road

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Driver tried “to scare the living daylights” out of cyclists, court told

Dean Goble on trial on three counts of dangerous driving over incidents in 2014

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Letting electric cars use bus lanes dangerous to cyclists says CTC

National cycling charity responds to government drive to increase uptake of cleaner vehicles

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South Dakota bill would make cyclists get off bike to let cars pass

State makes early bid for most ridiculous piece of cycling legislation ... but there is competition

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Cyclist who was victim of hit-and-run guilty of assault and criminal damage

Court hears how Richard McDermott smashed 4x4's window with D-lock after incident

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Appeal as Essex cyclist pushed from bike by van passenger

Incident tool place in Brentwood last Wednesday

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Sydney cyclist photographed riding with child clinging to his neck

Rider also had carrier bag dangling from handelbars

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Police mistakenly stop cyclist for flashing rear light

After apprehending the man Kingsbridge Police realise a flashing rear light is legal - by googling it

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Cyclist can move out of caravan after £100k payout for motorbike collision

Unable to work or afford a home, cyclist had been in limbo for a year after collision

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No charges for lorry driver involved in Bank Junction cyclist death

City of London Police say insufficient evidence to secure conviction

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Proposed Missouri law to make cyclists carry 15ft high flag

The law, though unlikely to make the statute books, is the latest in a long line of kooky rules attempted for cyclists

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Taxi leader says cycle superhighway is “sucking the lifeblood of London”

London’s black cab drivers launch High Court challenge to east-west cycle superhighway

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Plymouth man banned from riding a bike (unless he can prove ownership)

Faces a sentence of five years in jail if he breaches criminal behaviour order

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Driver who hit John Radford sentenced to four years and eight months in prison

Radford died of his injuries 16 months after the incident took place

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Where are Britain’s railway cycle theft hotspots? We crunch the data

Long-distance commuters from south-east into London are thieves' prime targets

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Big drop in number of London pavement cycling fines

Two cyclists a day are issued with fixed penalty notices for the offence

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London cabbie accused of ‘using car as weapon’ cleared

Argued he had intended to pull alongside to ‘calm the situation’

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Suffolk police dog tracks down stolen £3,000 bike

German Shepherd Layla deserves a few treats for this one

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Cyclist-hating delivery driver who knocked woman off bike fined £550

Cleared of dangerous driving following a three-day trial

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