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Get Britain Cycling report secures Parliamentary debate in September

Findings of six-week inquiry to be debated in House of Commons on 2 September

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Traffic police numbers slashed across England and Wales, reveals new research

Road safety charity Brake slams cuts as "a false economy" that threatens road safety efforts

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Bognor Regis & Llandudno promenade cycling bans ended

No accidents in Llandudno seals the deal

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CTC to deliver damning report on Devon and Cornwall police attitude to cyclists

Officers fail to attend cyclist crashes and assume cyclists at fault

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Tebbit: if you’re going to get on your bike, you should be made to carry ID

House of Lords debate on cyclist safety quickly descends into a discussion of perceived transgressions

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Ban the school run: Experts call for more active journeys to school to combat childhood obesity crisis

New UK health chief says cities should be restructured for active travel

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Eurostar clarifies its bike carriage system

Let the train take the strain?

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Flagship Olympic legacy sportive ‘could put animals’ lives at risk says charity

RideLondon 100 sees 20,000 cyclists will ride 100 miles over a modified version of the London 2012 Olympic Road Race route

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London mayoral contender Christian Wolmar calls for Edinburgh to model itself on Copenhagen

Transport expert says Scottish capital should prioritise bikes, public transport

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The future of Britain’s transport? More roads

New Government paper sets out the Coalition’s stall for transport development; cycling and walking not mentioned even once.

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DfT releases 2012 annual report for road casualties

Cyclist injuries up more than cycling miles

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Will spending round cuts & investment be good or bad for cycling?

Some possible good news, some possible bad, but the devil will be in the details

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Cyclist casualties in Scotland up 19 percent since 2004-2008, 9 percent year on year,

It's a bad time to be a cyclist North of the border

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Date set for Crown Office appeal against “unduly lenient” sentence for double cyclist killer Gary McCourt

Killer of Audrey Fyfe originally given community service and five year driving ban

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Cyclists make up a quarter of London traffic, official census finds

"No longer good enough" to marginalise cyclists, say activists

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Bristol’s first car-free ‘Make Sundays Special’ event a “great success” with majority in favour

Bikes, music and sofas take over Bristol streets

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Judge: driver’s lapse of concentration that killed veteran cyclist ‘could have happened to anyone’

Driver spared jail because he was distracted 'for a split second' by lorry coming the other way

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Sheffield campaign to create 1,000 new cyclists this year

Sheffield Cycleboost offering discounts across the city to participants who pick up a Ride Rewards card

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Lorry that killed Paula Jurek had faulty indicator inquest told – CPS dropped case against driver

Family furious after learning case was abandoned four months ago

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£55 fine and three points for driver who left cyclist with broken leg, elbow & weeks in hospital

CTC slams lenient punishment for careless driving

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Updated Cycle Action Plan for Scotland unveiled

Aim remains 10 per cent of journeys by bike by 2020... but funding falls far short of what campaigners want

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Roads may close if potholes get worse warn councils… and they’re the sorts of roads used by cyclists

Floods or a bad winter could be fatal to the minor roads leaving many unusable

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Get Britain Cycling report set for parliamentary debate

Backbench Business Committee "supportive" of debate on the issue

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British Cycling membership up 50% since Wiggins won Tour de France – and it’s continuing to grow

"Cycling has officially hit the mainstream says Chris Froome, as membership passes 75,000 mark

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Private member’s bill in Northern Ireland calls for 20mph speed limit on residential roads

SDLP politician says he wants to make the streets safer for everyone - drivers, pedestrians and cyclists

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Husband of cyclist killed by epileptic nun calls for tougher licensing of older drivers

No charges so far brought against 79 year old in Australia

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Top scientists on cycle helmets: “The debate will go on (and on and on…)”

Science writer Ben Goldacre & statistician David Spiegelhalter cast critical eye over helmet studies. Conclusion? It's complicated...

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#nudges4cycling… Social media campaign aims to aggregate the marginal gains that could transform cycling in Britain

Your chance to tell politicians about the small changes that would make a big difference to your cycling quality of life

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LCC says devices aimed at making cyclists safer around lorries may actually increase danger

Campaigners say that series of questions need to be answered before technology such as RFID tags on bikes is deployed

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Witness appeal as road rage assault leaves cyclist with broken arm

Occupants of silver BMW sought by South Gloucestershire Police

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