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30mph cyclists “more alarming” than 50mph motorists says Dartmoor Speedwatch Group

“I really think it’s about time something was done about this group of people who seem to be invisible to the authorities but pose a very real danger on the road”

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Should disused Bradford railway tunnel be filled with concrete or turned into a bike route?

Campaigners call for objections to plan to abandon Queensbury Tunnel

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Motor traffic could be banned from Royal Parks

Park roads are “not for commuters travelling through the parks”

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£5,400 spent on concrete blocks to keep cyclists off Leicester path

Local cyclists say situation will only improve when cycle lane is finished

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Number of pupils cycling to school in Scotland hits a new high

Active travel to school at an all-time low however

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Tacks strewn in road for cyclists in idyllic Shropshire village

Local complains about cyclists riding two abreast

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School’s response to increase in bike thefts – no bikes

But if you have to bring a bike, wear a helmet…

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road.cc on GCN: Why we do Near Miss of the Day (pt 267. Or is it 268?)

Hold my pint… We're on GCN (and not in a good way)

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Thousands of youngsters expected for June’s BikeStormz 8 in London (+ video)

Movement with 'Knives Down, Bikes Up' message has big plans to become a sport in its own right

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School cycling competition cancelled after thieves steal 30 Chris Hoy bikes

Kids who can’t afford bikes often stayed behind after school to use the equipment

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Friday road.cc indicative votes: Word(s) to replace cyclist

Researchers suggest that the word 'cyclist' dehumanises people riding bikes… calling them 'people riding bikes' isn't that snappy so let's come up with a new word(s)

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Near Miss of the Day 174 revisited: What happened next after this “super close pass” … ?

Cyclist saw "little point" in reporting very close pass to police - but changed mind thanks to fellow road.cc readers' comments

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Donations flood in for pregnant partner of cyclist killed in Edinburgh

Stuart Elliott and his partner were expecting first child when he was killed in lorry collision earlier this month

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Schoolgirl’s road safety message drawn after mother killed while cycling goes viral

Anabel Killey's picture urges drivers to "Be Aware For Clare" after fatal collision in Liverpool last month

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road.cc smartphone mobile site (temporary) switch-off

We're switching off the swipeable smartphone version of road.cc on mobile for a couple of weeks

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Cyclist injured after hitting pothole finds legal process has outlasted the road repairs

Injured two years ago, he will be examined in March for signs of long-term damage

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Initiative to provide hire bikes for disadvantaged communities in Glasgow hailed a success

Charity Bike for Good teams up with Nextbike for Bikes for All initiative

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Yorkshire Champions wanted to volunteer for 2019 UCI Road World Championships

Appeal launched for people to fill 2,000 places to help week-long event run smoothly

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road.cc redesign survey – help us shape a new look road.cc

We're making plans to get the digital builders and decorators in and we'd like your help in deciding which walls to knock down and whether to upgrade the central heating… okay, we'll park that metaphor now

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Cycling IS the new golf… Former golf academy to get off-road cycle circuit and mountain bike trail

Work on South Bucks Country Park to be complete by 2021

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Complete road.cc’s 2018 user survey and help us make the site better!

There’s £100 of Wiggle vouchers up for grabs for one lucky respondent too

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Calder Clarion ride Coast 2 Coast in a day to buy adapted bike for 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy

Eleanor, who has become passionate about cycling since joining club;s Go-Ride group, was presented with the custom bike last Sunday

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Sir Chris Hoy calls for end to ‘them v us’ attitudes to cycling and driving

“We are people trying to get from A to B”

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Bristol Council changes mind on kids’ bike project it backed against NIMBY neighbour

Ian Scott, who refurbishes old bikes from his home, had secured council's backing only last month

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Dublin taxi driver who drove on wrong side of road at cyclist claims man had damaged his wing mirror

Dublin Cycling Campaign say police can act on video evidence but “don’t want to”

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Bristol council investigates complaint against community bike project run from man’s home – and gives scheme its backing

L-Dub Community Bike Project has provided hundreds of bikes to people in past six years, many free to local kids

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Cyclists complain that cycle route has been severed as Aberdeen festival celebrates new bypass

One local describes Go North East Road Festival cycling event as “a kick in the teeth for cyclists”

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Highways England decides against banning cyclists from UK’s fastest time trial course

Cycling UK welcomes a ‘victory for common sense’

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10 years (and a bit) of you and me and road.cc

road.cc editor Tony Farrelly lifts the lid on how it all started, where it's all going, and what it all means – along the way namechecking the people who made it happen

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Texting at the wheel sign snapped and removed from cyclist’s roadside memorial three days after it was put up

Cyclist Daniel Squire lost his life in road traffic collision in 2013

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