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Partner of cyclist killed in Manchester nearly run over as she lay flowers at the scene

Gemma Gooden plans to sue driver and is urging Manchester City Council to improve 30mph signage

$2.4 million for doored cyclist run over by van

Campaigners hail “a very strong message” to drivers about road safety

Cycle helmets save lives says Neurosurgeon – in ongoing helmet row

Surgeon says he sees three children a month with cycling head injuries he believes would not have happened had they been wearing a helmet

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Sir Chris Hoy fears more cyclists will die before politicians act on road safety

Six-time Olympic champion says conditions are improving - but progress is slow

Transport Minister to consider turning Highways Agency in to Cycling & Highways Agency, say campaigners

Minister says he will "consider" aamendments to infrastructure bill would force Highways Agency to provide for cycling

Cycling could help reduce £10bn annual diabetes bill say MPs

“If cycling was a pill, every GP across the country would be prescribing it”

Ditching cars for school run could save £2 billion a year, says Sustrans

Switching to foot, bike or scooter would save average parent £642 per year

Harrogate councillor seeks £15k crowdsourcing for Sustrans report after council declines to pay

£4k raised already from local people and businesses for study into how to encourage cycling and improve facilities in N Yorks borough

Are bad drivers using ‘stay back’ stickers as an excuse?

Stories emerge of bus drivers treating cyclists as second class road users

Jenny Jones and RoadPeace launch new parliamentary group for road justice

New group to urge for change in investigation, prosecution and sentencing of road traffic cases

France trials paying people to ride bike to work

Pilot scheme to incentivise cycle commuting will be extended in new year if successful

“A new low” – TfL refuses to order removal of ‘Cyclists stay back’ stickers

Road safety & cycling groups said signs treated cyclists as 2nd class citizens & should only be on lorries

UCI’s new Advocacy Commission, aimed at improving conditions for cyclists, meets for first time

New body launched at Velo-City Global 2014 in Adelaide

First Women’s Cycling Forum to be held in Edinburgh

Presentations and discussions aim to bring women into a starring role in cycling policy and events

Cambridge segregated bike lanes postponed amid concerns over “kamikaze cyclists”

Councillor calls decision an "unnecessary cop-out"

LCC welcomes casualty fall, but says police must target careless drivers

Campaign group responds to launch of "Son of Safeway" operation in London yesterday

96mph in a 30 limit & 149mph on a motorway: figures reveal insane speeding on roads of England & Wales

"A limit not a target to beat," says road safety body

South Oz police threaten to fine unhelmetted riders on anti-compulsion protest ride

Scrapping helmet laws is a ‘debate ahead of its time’ says Adelaide Mayor

Cyclists need to show more respect to motorists, says Salford councillor

Comments come as hundreds of riders take to Manchester’s streets to call for Space for Cycling

5,000 ride in London to demand Space for Cycling – 100s more turn out in Bristol, Newcastle and elsewhere

Cyclists take to streets across England to urge politcians to improve conditions for people on bikes

Bling up your bike for the Leeds Space for Cycling Big Ride this Saturday

Get on your bike and call for better cycling in the Motorway City of the Seventies

London cyclist killed in collision with lorry at Elephant & Castle

Male rider dies at location shown to be most hazardous for city's cyclists - but LCC has attacked TfL's plans for it

Over 40 percent of kids have experienced a ‘near miss’ on school journey, says survey

Sustrans calls for safer streets for kids; parents say road threat bigger than stranger danger

Leeds responds to Lizzie Armitstead’s #ChooseCycling letter

Motorway City of the Seventies “firmly committed” to cycling, says council

European Cyclists’ Federation announces creation of World Cycling Alliance

New body will lobby for cycling at global level with bodies such as UN and OECD

France, Sweden and Italy delay introduction of safer lorries

Cyclist-friendly design may not be in use until 2025

14 top cyclists call on councils to improve cycling facilities

Chris Boardman & Chris Hoy spearhead call to #ChooseCycling

Sustrans and Cyclenation launch handbooks for bike-friendly transport

Different approaches to getting Britain cycling

Video: Sussex Police use CCTV footage of motorist knocking 12-year-old girl off bike in safety campaign

Incident in Chichester in 2012 left youngster with cuts and bruises

London Cycling Campaign says Tube strike highlights fear that puts people off cycling

Survey finds three in four non-cyclists in London would like to ride a bike there but are too scared to do so