Crime & Legal

167 cyclists – and just four drivers – fined in police crackdown during Tour Down Under

During the same two-week period, one cyclist was killed and eight others seriously injured in South Australia

Cyclist hit by truck driver has compensation cut after judge says lack of helmet contributed to injuries

The damages awarded to Raissa Lopes, who suffered concussion after being struck by the hit-and-run motorist, were reduced by €4,000 on the basis of “contributory negligence”

Driver assaulted cyclist for questioning mobile phone use

UPDATED: After two missed court appearances Akil James eventually pleaded guilty and was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay compensation, which still has not been received, of £500 and £820 costs

Man found guilty of robbery at Mark Cavendish’s home

Another man was found not guilty by the jury at Chelmsford Crown Court

Near Miss of the Day 846 (updated): Motorist escapes punishment for extreme close pass and deliberately reversing into cyclist

West Midlands Police say that the driver was not prosecuted because the two-week time frame had expired, though the cyclist claims that he was told by police that the the alleged collision was not “clear” in the video

Cyclocross star’s bike stolen ahead of Benidorm World Cup

Shirin van Anrooij’s Trek Boone was taken from a car park while she was reconning the course in the Spanish seaside resort

Family sues lorry companies and city after toddler killed when parents moved into road to avoid truck parked in bike lane

“People have to care. The city has to care. Corporations have to care. They all need to respect bicycle lanes and the bicyclists using them,” Lily Shambrook’s parents said

Motorist accused of clipping and then punching and “choking” cyclist in road rage attack found not guilty

The driver denied assaulting the cyclist on the Lake District’s Hardknott Pass, and claimed that the rider punched his car and “hit me first”

Woman arrested after teen robbed of bike at knifepoint

Youngster handed over bike after being threatened with Stanley knife in Cheltenham yesterday

Banned hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist then torched car jailed

Lee Beevers was driving at nearly three times the speed limit before he crashed into Alan Tankard

Car passenger fined for lobbing tub of hair gel at cyclist from moving vehicle

The 22-year-old admitted becoming frustrated that the cyclists were riding two abreast and not “moving fast enough” before the assault

Near Miss of the Day 845: Cyclist close passed… by driver with bike racks on their car

It's sometimes the ones you least expect...

Trial of terrorist who killed eight people on New York City cycle path begins

12 more people were injured in attack by Sayfullo Saipov on Halloween 2017

Danger warning to Hampshire cyclists as drain covers stolen

Thieves looking to cash in on scrap metal value are putting lives at risk, says council

Lorry driver admits causing cyclist’s death by passing him too closely

Cyclist Martin Poland died after losing control of his bike following the “perilous manoeuvre”, which saw the lorry driver pass “within 20 inches” of his handlebars

Partial settlement in Rad Power fatal e-bike crash case

Rad Power files cross-complaint

Woman found guilty of driving without due care… but Facebook still blames cyclist

Having refused a fixed penalty notice the driver ended up with a £440 fine and £669 in costs after being found guilty at Northampton Magistrates' Court

Near Miss of the Day 843: Cyclist on receiving end of “one of the fastest close passes I have ever experienced” on busy urban street

The Nottingham driver was travelling too fast for the rider's camera to get a clear shot of the number plate

The Crankset Redemption: Prisoner escapes on bike – after stealing it from jail’s cycle repair shop

Finally, someone actually caught after nicking a bike…

Police officer borrows bike to chase dangerous driver who fled on foot

The impromptu pursuit match ended in the motorist being arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

Pedestrian injured in crash involving cyclist in Weston-Super-Mare

Avon & Somerset Police appeal for information following incident before Christmas

Movistar rider Ivan Sosa hit with revolver by lorry driver after close pass

Police say Colombian pro may himself face charges after allegedly breaking the truck’s windscreen during incident yesterday

Near Miss of the Day 842: Passenger jumps out of car to remonstrate with cyclist… after driver cuts corner and almost hits him

“Get off the road… you’re going to cause an accident,” says our self-aware passenger – while standing in the middle of the road herself

“Don’t f***ing overtake me”: Handcyclist allegedly kicked in face twice by e-bike rider

A 21-year-old man has been charged with common assault and wilful damage following the attack, which the female handcyclist says came “completely out of the blue”

Masked robbers punched Mark Cavendish and threatened to “stab him up” in front of his children, court hears

The trial of two men accused of the raid began at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday

Near Miss of the Day 841: Impatient drivers squeeze past cyclists on dark country lane

Two for the price of one on today's near miss...

Almost 90% of bike thefts reported to police closed without suspect identified

Data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats shows that a thief is charged in just 1.7 per cent of incidents

Trial of two men accused of robbing Mark Cavendish’s family home begins

Cavendish says his family "feared for their lives" during the "distressing" raid at his Essex home in November 2021

E-bikes and e-scooters – as well as pedal cycles being ridden recklessly – could be banned from part of Thames Path in London

Riders could face fine of £100 under Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s proposed Public Spaces Protection Order

“I was certain that day that I was going to die”: Cyclist forgives SUV driver who chased him in shocking road rage attack

Abdirashid Abdi sought leniency for motorist Shelley Anne Alabaster after she struck and then pursued the cyclist through a suburban neighbourhood while shouting racial slurs