Campaigning

Kim Briggs widower calls for courier firms to check staff aren’t using illegal bikes

Matt Briggs has also asked retailers to stop advertising bikes with no brakes

Obey! Transport minister tells cyclists to follow Highway Code… well, he asks leaders of cycling organisations to tell them for him

Letters are presumably in the post to the AA, RAC, Road Haulage Association, Freight Transport Association, etc

Exeter school run parents talk of the abuse they receive from motorists while cycling

Intimidating driving and even physical assaults have left some too scared to ride bike to school

The Times apologises after labelling graph of deaths and injuries TO cyclists as ‘deaths and injuries caused BY cyclists’

Removes two graphs, says it was ‘an honest mistake’

Australia’s biggest cycling organisation considering u-turn on support for compulsory helmet laws

The Bicycle Network is canvassing views on the issue – but doesn’t want the debate to descend into “a wild brawl”

Bath council to support police close pass operation with awareness campaign

Bus display will advise motorists to give cyclists space when overtaking

Vigil and die-in staged on London ‘death mile’ road with TfL accused of prioritising bus timetables over safety

Campaigners gathered yesterday evening at location on Camden Road where cyclist Ardian Zagani was killed last week

Boardman says cycling on British roads is mentally exhausting

Speaks of ambitious plans to make cycling “the easiest option” for many journeys around Manchester

Stop Killing Cyclists to hold vigil and die-in for cyclist killed on Camden Road

Police de-arrest van driver involved in the crash

Chris Boardman says his role as Greater Manchester Cycling & Walking Commissioner can help cyclists across Britain (+ video)

“This is probably the best mechanism that we at British Cycling could ever have had given to us to get the job done," he said.

Cycling UK spokesman invites Richard Madeley on bike ride after being subjected to Partridgesque meltdown on live TV

Good Morning Britain presenter fails to cope with time lag during interview about dangerous cycling

Campaigners call for national guidelines on submission of dash and helmet cam evidence

Some forces currently accept public video footage while others do not

Brexit and vehicle safety features: transport organisations issue a plea

What safety technologies will be lost to the UK when we go it alone?

Campaign launched to replace landmark cycling and walking bridge in Peterborough

News that Cambridgeshire city’s Rhubarb Bridge faces chop and council plans to use crossings instead sparks safety fears

VIDEO: Tunnel cycle path campaigners plead to have ‘asset’ restored for all to use

Owners want to abandon the tunnel - but cycle groups say it could be centrepiece of cycle network

Fines dished out last year to cyclists in New South Wales rose sixfold to A$2m under tougher law

But only 17 drivers were fined for passing too close...

Canal & River Trust to cyclists: don’t be trucks of the towpath

Charity managing Britain's waterways and towpaths takes polite tack on cyclists riding too fast on narrow waterside space

South Yorkshire Police to trial close-pass operation following pressure from campaigners

Change of heart is a direct response to public feedback

Call for new car dooring offence as cyclists gather for Sam Boulton memorial ride in Leicester

Cycling UK has identified gulf in penalties between those for dooring offences and manslaughter convictions

Near Miss of the Day 22: Black cab skims an indifferent or oblivious cyclist

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Surrey cyclist claims compensation from council for pothole bike damage

Claim for £102 from August 2015 finally paid out last month following court ruling

Campaigners slam Dublin tram operator for “irresponsible cyclists” video

Speculation that campaign showing poor riding is timed to deflect from criticism of Luas over cycle safety

Nationwide explains why it made cycle helmets compulsory under its travel insurance

Building society says change introduced for “members’ welfare” and only applies to injuries a helmet could have helped prevent

#seethecyclist: Police officers to join club rides as part of Northern Ireland close pass operation

Safety campaign will also see prominent use of camera logo on local cyclists’ jerseys

DfT-commissioned study finds investment encourages more cycling

Who’d have thought it?

Royal Parks reverses cycling ban on Bushy Park’s Duke’s Head Passage

Vince Cable proclaims change of policy ‘a great campaign success’

NICE recommends 20mph limits to improve air quality

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says smoother driving means cleaner air

TfL to start recording close passes by capital’s bus drivers

Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms news in reply to question from Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell

20mph speed limits ignored by four in five drivers

Campaigners say signposts are not enough

Chicago Police disarm driver who pulled gun on Critical Mass riders

Participants had sat on his car’s bonnet