Campaigning

Two thirds of HGVs are fitted with hands free kits, known to increase crash risk by four times

Despite the risks only 4% of HGV operators use apps to prevent phone use on the move

City of London’s tallest skyscraper: 1,500 bike parking spaces & delivery plan to improve cyclists’ safety

Campaigners welcome proposals but also want to see safer lorries

Government needs to urgently review private car access in new developments or face gridlock, warns campaign

Campaign for Better Transport says we don't need to resort to sprawling suburbs to tackle housing shortage

Islington Cyclists call for traffic restrictions on planned Quietway (+ video)

Campaigners launch petition saying proposed route used by taxis, vans and lorries to avoid busy main roads

CTC says half of UK commuters live within 5-mile bike ride of work (+ video)

National cyclists' charity aims to get more people onto 2 wheels as part of Bike Week 2015

Work to begin on Old Street roundabout – but campaigners say plans still aren’t safe enough

London Cycling Campaign calls for halt while safety features are explored

Streaking through the streets: World Naked Bike Ride hits the UK

Protesters stage festival style parade of nudity and pedal power

Cyclists experience a “scary” near miss once a week according to study

Near Miss Project reveals "shocking" incidence of scary passes from its study of UK cyclists

Dublin to make city centre car free, aims for 15 per cent cycling share

Irish capital has seen journeys by bike more than double since 2006 but wants more growth

Network Rail launches level crossing safety campaign aimed at cyclists

Riders urged to dismount at footpath crossings, remove headphones, and be aware that other trains may follow

Knighthood for Yorkshire Tour de France Grand Depart boss Gary Verity in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Malcolm Shepherd of Sustrans gets CBE, while CTC's Roger Geffen recognised with MBE

NSW roads minister wants to CLOSE segregated bike lane in Sydney

Duncan Gay: I'm “the biggest bike lane sceptic in the government”

Traffic Commissioners taking too long to investigate goods vehicle operators says CTC

CTC currently following two cases where drivers were found guilty of killing cyclists to see whether further action will be taken against the firms who employed them

Cycling Minister confirms cycle network will be built around HS2 – but says it won’t be the long distance cycle track suggested by Boris Johnson

Meanwhile campaigners warn at the current rate of progress it will take 50 years to double cycling in the UK

Stop Killing Cyclists hold ‘die in’ for Esther Hartsilver

Southwark council leader appeals for rush hour HGV ban

Helmetcam user and cycling campaigner “targeted” as drawing pins sprinkled on drive

Pedal on Parliament co-founder Dave Brennan contacts police after puncturing when he set off for work

London cycling commissioner: “Cycle superhighways came close to not happening”

Cycling commissioner Gilligan admits powers to seize control of borough roads were threatened on cycle superhighways

Pop-up bike cafe rewards Manchester bike riders for taking part in major Sustrans cycling study

Copenhagen Bike Cafe serves up free coffee and Danish pastries as part of charity's Bike Life project

Man thrown off Canterbury World Naked Bike Ride – for getting “overexcited”

“A horrible sight,” says one witness as organisers tell would-be rider to put his trousers back on

Bike Week organisers hope to get half a million people cycling in June

Bike Week 2015, the UK's biggest cycling event, focuses on commuting by bike

Edinburgh must act before an “inevitable” fatality on its tram tracks, say solicitors

Law firm says they are dealing with almost 100 cycling claims including broken legs, collarbones and teeth from falls on tram lines

Sheffield public art project on hold after widespread protest from cyclists

£160,000 art project leaves cyclists without proper provision

Anti-car campaigner who wants 50% journeys by bike to run for London Mayor

Rosalind Readhead, of Ban Private Cars in London, says she is frustrated over a lack of action on dangerous pollution spikes

Council criticised for ‘headphones can prevent you from hearing the traffic’ poster aimed at cyclists

Council say poster is part of larger campaign focusing on the dangers of distraction on the roads

Numbers of drivers found guilty of ‘causing death’ offences in England and Wales down by 11 per cent

CTC believes drop may indicate that roads policing is bearing the brunt of cuts

CTC critical of police response to death of Merseyside cyclist

Organisation says that examples of police bias against cyclists have happened across the country

Video: 6 arrests as cyclists attack Pedal Pubs – one full of off-duty cops – with water guns

Aftermath of incident in Minnesota caught on film

Officer given written warning for decision not to prosecute driver who hit cyclist while on wrong side of road

Evidence was only reviewed when cyclist later died in hospital

Sheffield cycle campaigners demand bike path instead of public art project

Cycle Sheffield told there was no money for cycle facilities in renovation project but there has since been a £160,000 underspend

DfT figures reveal that cyclists rode further in 2014 – but drivers drove further too

Cycling growth seen in London, the South-East and the North-East