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MPs debate tougher sentences for drivers who kill while banned

Monday's debate brought by MP campaigning for families of Bristol couple killed on tandem ride last year

Boris Johnson in moves to get deadly lorries off London roads

Outright ban on unsafe lorries and lobbying Brussels for safer cabs

ASA withdraws ban on Cycling Scotland advert pending “independent review”

Advertising watchdog's ruling was heavily criticised yesterday, with MPs writing to point out apparent flaws

ASA bans safety advert showing helmetless cyclist for being socially irresponsible +Video

Watchdog under fire for insisting cyclists in ads must wear helmets and saying they should ride 0.5m from the kerb

Campaigners divided on effectiveness of low level lights for cyclists at Bow Roundabout

British Cycling & Sustrans in favour, but LCC says more measures needed - and one campaigner says riders should jump red lights if safe to do so

London Cycling Campaign slams cycling facilities around Olympic Park

Cycle routes into the Olympic Park are a “world class embarrassment” say campaigners

Proposed West Yorkshire cycle tunnel would be longest in Europe

Derelict railway tunnel between Halifax and Bradford is over a mile-and-a-half long

Mother of killed cyclist says motorists should be retested before getting licence back

Mother of rider killed by motorist who received one-year ban says penalties should be stiffer

Campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists meets with TfL’s Leon Daniels & Andrew Gilligan

Social media protest group says discussion was “challenging, constructive and forthright”

Chris Boardman slams Government “apathy” on cycling & calls for “commitment” to goals

Sets out four-point basis of plan to get Britain cycling

Freight Transport Association: Target rogue lorry operators to improve cycle safety

Lorry operators' trade body says trying to shoehorn safety measures onto rules designed to combat noise at night won't work

TV naturalist Chris Packham denounces Derby cycle track plans as a “wanton act of vandalism”

Springwatch presenter enters ongoing row between nature lovers and Derby Council over Pride Park cycle track

West Midlands MEP calls for cyclist registration, compulsory high-vis & helmets

Nikki Sinclaire wants cyclists "accountable" with registration printed on high-vis tabards

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Sustrans blasts “incredibly dangerous” cycle lane – but councillor says cyclists should be “grateful” for it

Lane on approach to M5 at Weston-super-Mare is half the minimum width recommended by the DfT

Bikes to be carried on Docklands Light Railway trains

Successful trial last year leads to permanent change in bike carriage rules

EasyJet reinstates 32kg bike weight limit

Email and Twitter protests cause cut-price airline to reverse thrust

Worthing pavement cycling shame page changes tack after cyclists hit back

Plenty of reasons to ride on the pavement, say Facebook users

Transport minister: Responsible cyclists CAN ride on the pavement

Robert Goodwill tells Stop Killing Cyclists campaigner that 1999 Home Office guidance still applies & police must use discretion

New Zealand cyclist safety campaign slammed by campaigners and scientists

Advertising doesn't make people do things they didn't want to already, say opponents

TfL warns cycle campaign group about poster copyright

Stop Killing Cyclists subverts TfL's posters in safety protest campaign

Strava in spotlight again as Preston’s Guild Wheel creator says “poser” cyclists endanger others using shared path

Similar concerns were raised by Sustrans last year over Strava KOM chasers elsewhere

Lord Berkeley tables amendments to bill giving PCSOs power to fine reflectorless cyclists

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill in final stages in Lords

Controversy over Bournemouth & Norwich active travel & safety initiatives

Councils accused of wasting money to try and get people out of cars and improve cycling safety

Scots asked to donate a bike to help get disadvantaged Glasgow children on two wheels for life

Bike Station and Action for Children appealing for donated bikes to give to children who might otherwise never have a chance to ride

1 in 10 London cycling deaths result in driver being jailed, says Evening Standard

Newspaper analyses fatalities from 2010-12 - but is prison the answer, or should drivers be given longer bans instead?

Welsh minister behind Active Travel Act says routes need to be joined up

Culture and sports minister John Griffiths says existing routes put riders back in position of danger when they end

Cyclists vs drivers in Bristol’s battle of petitions

Calls for improvements to notorious Gloucester Road

Aberdeen told: Leave “nice car” at home, take bus or cycle instead

Council says sustainable transport vital if Granite City to grow as business destination

Chris Boardman says planners must cater for the 60 per cent of people who want to cycle but are too scared

British Cycling's policy advisor goes on a walk round London with internet pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee

New Forest Cycling Code published, sportive charter to follow in New Year

Code drawn up following months of negotiations between 25 groups representing various interests