Crime & Legal

Driver of Royal Mail van tells cyclist: “If I was messed up in the head you would’ve died” (+ video)

Company says it is investigating incident which happened in west London yesterday evening

Passers-by help police chase down suspected bike thief in Lancashire

“Without the public’s support here the male may well have gone undetected,” say officers

Red light jumping cyclist in Edinburgh who crashed into car fined £150

“I went through on red but I was on the path,” said Jordan Gardiner

Jail for driver distracted by social media apps who killed cyclist and left another seriously injured

Victims’ families urge motorists to put away their phones when driving

“The lady in the car was watching Netflix”: Mum calls for CCTV cameras to protect cyclists after teenage son struck by ‘distracted’ hit-and-run driver in bike lane

“It would have been great to find the person, but unfortunately there was no camera on the road so we can’t do anything”

Government will struggle to introduce ‘death by dangerous cycling’ law before next general election, report suggests

The Department for Transport has admitted to campaigners there is a lack of parliamentary time, although ministers may now turn attention to a private member's bill

Cyclists’ widows to sue driver who walked out of court free after running both over and killing them instantly

The two cyclists were struck from behind by the driver, who is being sued for £200,000 in damages after his two-year prison sentence was suspended by the judge for not driving at "excessive speed"

Richmond Park’s Lib Dem MP blames Tory Government for “effectively decriminalising bike theft”

The MP said the Government was “content to let tens of thousands of thefts go unsolved every year”, after the party’s data showed 90% of bicycle thefts were closed by police with no suspect identified

Police warn they will keep fining cyclists who ride in town centre after arrest escalates into violence

Staffordshire Police defended their actions after a video showed them manhandling a cyclist in the town of Stafford for refusing to cooperate

Italy’s Deputy PM Salvini backpedals on number plates for cyclists – “It’s just for scooters”

Lega politician – who in 2015 said it was “mad” to consider taxing cyclists and making them wear helmets – makes U-turn on similar measures he outlined in Parliament this week

Another man charged over knifepoint robbery at Mark Cavendish’s family home

Two men have already been jailed for the raid in November 2021

Police force criticised for one close pass prosecution from 286 submissions admits need to review how reports are managed

West Midlands Police said each report takes an average of 60 minutes to be assessed but accepted the need to adapt given the "50 per cent increase in third-party reporting"

Hit-and-run driver ran red light “at speed” and hit 10-year-old cyclist, avoids jail

Police later discovered Farhan Musaji's abandoned car without registration plates, the pharmacist spared jail and ordered to pay £900 compensation and a £400 fine

Potentially dangerous e-bike chargers again found on sale on Amazon and eBay

A Guardian investigation with charity Electrical Safety First found more than a dozen low-cost devices, several with substandard, unfused plugs, on offer

Cyclist suffers shocking injuries as hooded gang steals £12,500 Specialized and beats victim

The rider was using a cycle lane when he was pushed off and repeatedly kicked, losing teeth and suffering a broken jaw, collarbone and scapula

“Safer if they had nicked it”: Thieves disable brake on cyclist’s e-bike mobility vehicle

Anna Semlyen relies on the bike for transport since a collision involving a driver broke her leg 30 years ago.

Driver who “raised his middle finger” at cyclist before knocking him off bike fined

Benjamin Lang had faced a charge of assault and dangerous driving but was found guilty of careless driving by the jury.

Near Miss of the Day 867: Cyclist gets squeezed out on country road… police’s submission email mixup lets driver get away scot-free

This one from Staffordshire, involving a black Vauxhall, a mysteriously lost evidence submission email, and conflicting information from the neighbouring county's police force

Algorithm and blues: Cowboy and eBikeLabs in stand-off over authorship of AdaptivePower feature

French start-up accuses Belgian e-bike brand of patent infringement

Banking heiress banned from driving for six months after cyclist caught her using phone behind the wheel

Kate Rothschild admitted using her phone after her car had stalled in west London, but asked the court to spare her a driving ban due to her home’s “very remote” location

Near Miss of the Day 866: £1,000 fine for close pass driver

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

Almost all drivers agree that close passes of cyclists put lives at risk

Campaign from Cycling Scotland urges drivers to Leave Space for a Life

“Educating people wasn’t working… Hopefully this will deter others”: Police target motorists using city centre pedestrian and cycle zone as a “shortcut”

“Hopefully the thought of getting a ticket might make some of these drivers actually follow the rules”

Top TV comedy producer who “flipped the bird” and told CyclingMikey to “go f*** yourself” fined over £2,000 and handed six points for phone use while driving

Jimmy Mulville, the co-founder of Hat Trick Productions, admitted that he was checking a text after initially challenging the evidence put forward by the Met

Thousands of unsafe e-bikes and e-scooters are being seized at UK ports

‘People can keep themselves safe by only purchasing from a reputable retailer’

Dame Sarah Storey calls out “entitlement” of speeding drivers — “too many ‘my driving offences won’t cause harm’ attitudes”

Britain's most decorated Paralympian is now active travel commissioner for Greater Manchester and joined the discussion surrounding Suella Braverman's speed awareness course controversy

Taxi driver warns CyclingMikey he will “end up needing the dentist” after challenging phone use

The driver is now being investigated by TfL Taxi & Private Hire but avoided prosecution as the Metropolitan Police "ran out of time"

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Car passenger throws rubbish at man cycling with his 4-year-old son

“What possesses someone to be like that?”, asked the Sheffield ambulance worker, who was thanked by Dan Walker for looking after him after the TV presenter was hit by a driver in February

Near Miss of the Day 865: Cyclist forced off road as motorist overtakes tractor and almost causes head-on collision

“He looked at me, hesitated, and then floored it”

Railway manager says no bikes have been stolen after cycle rack cut in two – but insists cyclists should continue to use the racks to prevent children “being knocked over”

Cyclists using the café at Bitton Station have expressed concerns about locking their bikes out of sight after photos emerged of the vandalised rack