Campaigning

Cycle infrastructure helps companies attract “top talent”

Major law firm chief tells road.cc "silent majority" of businesses support cycle infrastructure as it helps cities attract the best employees

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London cyclist tells of payout from TfL for damaged manhole that left her unable to bend arm

Katrina Kersey keen to raise awareness after pothole death of Surrey cyclist this week

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AA chief: Stop-start bike lanes are bad for drivers & cyclists

Edmund King, OBE, tells road.cc he supports cycle infrastructure and says we'll see broader benefits of London Cycle Superhighways once construction is complete

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Strong public support for more segregated cycle infrastructure according to poll

Women slightly more supportive than men – 74 per cent compared to 68 per cent

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Glasgow cyclist shows why you shouldn’t always ride in a bike lane

He'd have been doored had he not been outside it

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Cycling Embassy of Great Britain calls for new infrastructure standards as it publishes ‘Design Principles for Mass Cycling’

Design principles are based on the Dutch system of 'sustainable safety'

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Stop Killing Cyclists targets DfT in pollution protest

Campaign group says government is doing too little to reduce air pollution that kills 9,500 Londoners per year

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Councils will be “scrabbling for scraps” on cycle funding

Cycling minister tells road.cc it's up to local councils to lift cycle funding above £1.39 per head per year

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Last ever Naked Bike Ride in Melbourne

Crowds and organisational issues spell the end for decade-long protest and fun ride

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Cobble rumble strips “disadvantage disabled cyclists” most

Royal Parks' plan to use cobbles to slow down fast cyclists, will affect disabled riders most according to charity Wheels for Wellbeing

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London needs to talk about roads pricing for cars

London Cycling Campaign's Chief Executive says roads pricing needs to be "on the table" as an option to fund cycle infrastructure and keep the capital moving

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Does Faversham have the UK’s worst cycling infrastructure?

One man says Faversham could compete for the UK's worst cycle infrastructure...but can your town top (or bottom) it?

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Concerns raised over “extreme” cuts to London cycling budget

London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, discovered London's cycling budget will more than halve by 2020, while cycling numbers are predicted to rise

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London travel watchdog calls for impact of cycle superhighways to be assessed

Is London TravelWatch representing cyclists as it should?

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CTC, the national cycling charity, to become Cycling UK

Name change intended to better reflect work already being done

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Cobble rumble strips for popular Royal Parks cycle route

Mount Walk, with 900 cyclists per hour at peak times, will become part of the Central London Grid, linking to the new East-West Cycle Superhighway

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How Britain missed chance to ‘Go Dutch’ in the 1970s

UK government's dismissal of cycling four decades ago contrasts with Dutch decisions of same era

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London Assembly urges next mayor to support cycling

Assembly Members voted to support cycling infrastructure, while a Conservative amendment seeking "geniune local support" for cycling infrastructure was voted down

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MP says it is “a matter of time” before a cyclist is killed on stretch of Nottingham tramway

Calls for rubber inserts to be put into the tracks

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“Failure of ambition” on London Quietways

London's Quietways routes include busy roads shared with HGVs and narrow one-way streets made two-way for cyclists, with no protection for those on bikes, setting a "dangerous precedent", say campaigners

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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

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Regent’s Park rat running motorists to be banned 20 hours a day

Plans to install bollards on the route will reduce rat running and make cycling more pleasant, but a coalition of cycling clubs say they will fight speed humps "to the death"

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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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

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‘Absurd’ opposition to Waltham Forest mini-Holland revealed in court documents

Locals who brought complaints to High Court forced to pay £12,000 in costs

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A new take on ‘helmet cam’ – cyclist says he has picture of Addison Lee driver masturbating at traffic lights

Traffic Droid now working on blurring the footage to make it suitable for YouTube

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CTC welcomes removal of centre lines on rural roads

But charity says measures must be accompanied by lower speed limits and cycle lanes

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Cycling debate reaches record 2.1m on social media

A Westminster cycling debate, attended by cross-party MPs, sent a "clear message" to government, say campaigners

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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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