Crime & Legal

Had your e-bike stolen? BackPedal specialises in getting them back

E-bike theft protection and recovery service claims it has a success rate of 89%

Councillor cycling to road safety meeting left bloodied and bruised after being struck by alleged hit-and-run driver in bike lane

“You don’t expect it as a cyclist when you are on a safe cycle path for someone to come into the side of you”

Drug driver who swerved onto wrong side of road and killed cyclist jailed for more than six years

Scott MacKinnon, who fatally struck cyclist Colin McCourt head-on having taken five different drugs, was also banned from driving for 12 years

Police to “protect” cyclists with speed limit checks to tackle “dangerous and careless” riding

"We’ll be spending more time on our most rural roads, to ensure riders are keeping to speed limits and riding with care"

Machete-wielding bikejacker who attacked pro cyclist in Richmond Park sentenced to 12 months

The teenager, who was 15 when he knocked Alexandar Richardson off his bike, dragging him along the road for 100 metres before threatening him with a machete, will serve just half of his sentence in prison

Near Miss of the Day 861: Driver of Red Driving School car races through red light and close passes cyclist

“The instructor and the learner need urgent advice on how to drive correctly and safely,” says the oncoming cyclist who captured the close pass

Driver involved in “allegedly deliberate” hit-and-run with cyclist arrested

“The next thing I knew, the world was spinning,” says Melbourne cyclist who got knocked down by the driver with no registration plates on her car

Cyclist battered with metal bar by knife-wielding masked teenagers in brutal bikejacking

Four people, aged between 13 and 19, have been arrested after a 20-year-old cyclist suffered two broken fingers trying to protect his recently purchased bike

Cyclists blast proposals to introduce 10mph speed limit on Richmond Park hill

The Richmond Park Cyclists group says it is unlikely that many riders will be able to comply with the planned restriction – which comes less than a year since The Royal Parks said it would clamp down on cyclists riding “recklessly”

Two teenagers arrested after cyclist sprayed with fire extinguisher at traffic lights

The boys, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on suspicion of affray following the “brazen” incident in Eccles earlier this week

Mountain bike icon Danny MacAskill gets £8,500 stolen bike returned… after two years

A man admitted the theft of a mountain bike, watches, cash... and a beard trimmer, at a trial for breaking into the trial star's flat

Near Miss of the Day 860: Van driver almost takes cyclist out — business owner threatens defamation case after getting review bombed

London cyclist had to slam on his disc brakes to avoid a dangerous crash with the driver of a business van

286 close pass submissions to West Midlands Police resulted in one prosecution, FOI request reveals

According to data released by the force which pioneered ‘close pass’ policing, 213 reports of careless or dangerous driving around cyclists last year resulted in no further action being taken

“Callous” road rage driver, who left cyclist lying in road with life-changing injuries after deliberately slamming on brakes, jailed for 21 months

The uninsured and disqualified motorist, branded a “danger to other road users”, close passed the cyclist before weaving across the road and causing him to smash into the rear of his vehicle

“Irresponsible and dangerous parking”: Police tow 40 vehicles to “reduce risk” to cyclists in Snowdonia

North Wales Police said the bank holiday crackdown on inconsiderate beauty spot parking will continue, with drivers' vehicles removed at their own expense

Bike lane-using cyclist claims police said close pass by bus driver wasn’t against the law – because “everyone was in their own lanes”

Update: According to the Edinburgh-based cyclist, Police Scotland have now reported the close pass to the Procurator Fiscal following a review of the incident

World Masters champion killed after being hit head-on in cycle lane by “speeding” driver

Local cycling activists have called for immediate action to protect cyclists in San Francisco’s Presidio national park, where 10-time US national champion Ethan Boyes was fatally struck earlier this week

Suspended sentence “a real farce”, says family of cyclist killed by motorist – as Cycling UK blasts UK’s “broken road traffic laws”

“Driving a car is like having a knife in your hand, it’s a dangerous weapon and if you kill somebody you should get made to pay for it. He just hasn’t, he's walked away free”

Near Miss of the Day 859: Driver cuts across cyclist at speed, narrowly misses front wheel

"Saving seconds is what it's all about"

Cyclist spat at and knocked off bike by road rage driver

Dorset Police says the driver collided with the cyclist, stopping briefly to spit at him, before fleeing the scene

Near Miss of the Day 858: Lorry driver overtakes cyclist in “worst case of Must Get In Front I’ve ever had”

“The truck driver literally stopped at the junction in the wrong lane, so it’s lucky there was nobody turning left”

Blind cyclist reunited with stolen tandem bike found during police drugs raid

Nadeem Mughal said he was “shocked and angry” after the bike was taken from outside a supermarket during a mid-ride stop

Police officer charged with killing cyclist while distracted during pursuit of dangerous driver

The Pennsylvania-based officer struck the 75-year-old after looking at his computer and losing control of the vehicle

“They drove a scooter on me”: Cyclist violently assaulted by four men who mugged his electric mountain bike on popular cycling route

The 73-year old cyclist had to play dead to get rid of muggers in yet another incident of bikejacking on River Lea towpath

Tougher sentences call for cyclists who cause serious crashes

Victim’s mother wants a change in the law after losing her son to a ‘unique crash’ with a cyclist who also suffered significant life-changing injuries

Wout van Aert “almost killed” after receiving “harrowing” punishment pass from horn-blaring lorry driver

The Tour of Flanders favourite was “literally almost under the concrete mixer” during the pre-Ronde ride, says former pro and training partner Jan Bakelants

Near Miss of the Day 857: Driver of HGV carrying crane barely misses cyclist during shocking close pass

The company whose vehicle was involved have been "very apologetic" and "do appear to be taking appropriate actions"

Near Miss of the Day 856: Taxi driver almost hits cyclist — licensing body says no indication rider had hi-vis or lights

The hi-vis comment came despite the rider crossing a designated cycle section of a zebra crossing

Bradley Wiggins says “borderline rape” by former coach led to him using “cycling as distraction”

Speaking on a podcast, the 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic gold medallist says he suffered during a three-year period involving an unnamed coach who allegedly groomed him from the age of 12

LTN planters overturned and set on fire by vandals on the first day of trial

Planters in Rochdale’s low-traffic neighbourhood, part of a six-month trial which had ‘area-wide support’, are the latest target of vandals