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What’s keeping Brits off the bike? In a word: fear, says new study

But majority says cycling should be better provided for, taken seriously and see cyclists as brave

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Could this Kickstarter project from Copenhagen be a rival to the bicycle?

City is not built for being active and mobile" - says inventor based in a city rest of world aspires to for active travel

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Video: Motorist speaks of “upset” after helmet camera footage of bad driving posted to YouTube

Driver apparently misinterpreted signal to hold back - and told CyclingMikey he should be on shared-use path

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Two million new cycle commuters about to take to the roads, says CycleScheme

People fed up with overcrowding and squalor of public transport apparently

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Video: Is this man the luckiest unlucky cyclist in the world?

Watch the video and decide for yourself

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Top Gear on Cycling: Well, what did you expect?

James May and Jeremy Clarkson learn to beware of the buses but not much more… And they need some new cycling jokes

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UCI Track Worlds: GB’s Laura Trott goes into final day 2nd in the Omnium

Katie Archibald fourth in points race, Ed Clancy wins two Omnium events to finish fifth

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Southampton City Council “satisfied” with “innovative” junction + video of riding through it

Authority responds to criticisms of new 'Dutch-style' intersection

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Dutch-style bike hire scheme now at more than 40 railway stations in England (+ video)

Abellio, overseas arm of Netherlands' national rail operator, plans more openings

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Flooding forces closure of part of Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Bath & North East Somerset Council to decide today on whether to pump water away from popular commuter route and on future flood-proofing measures

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Cycle Hub with 300 secure parking spaces for Salford’s MediaCityUK

Transport for Greater Manchester unveils plans for site that houses organisations including the BBC

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‘Bike Trains’ for university staff and students in Manchester and Salford this week

Guided rides coincide with Go Green Week and aim to give people confidence riding to and from place of study

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Cycle to Work Alliance says scheme saves UK £5.1 billion over decade thanks to nation’s improved health

Health improvements central to cycle to work scheme uptake, says body - but can benefits be easily quantified?

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Consultation opens on Leeds-Bradford ‘super cycleway’

Locals invited to have say on route of flagship scheme of £30 million City Connect project

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BikeTheStrike: help new and rusty London riders get to work during Tube strike

ibikelondon blog sets up social media tool to match up experienced riders and newbies

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Latest fares increase makes London bike commuting even better value

£1,250 for a travelcard? You could get a bike for that!

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UPDATE: Police looking into moped rider caught on cam trying to kick London cyclist

Chi Yong La attacked for taking lane in treacherous conditions

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2014 Cycling Trends and Predictions

Balls out, shawls on as the road.cc team pool their mystical powers to see what the future portends for the coming year in cycling

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DfT updates on Door to Door Strategy

Initiative aims to make it easier to combine cycling and walking with journeys by public transport

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Love, sex, cheating, bravery, bottoms & Twitter: road.cc’s Top 10 news stories of 2013

It was a year of big, important news stories, but here are the ones you actually read…

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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

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Towpath bike route could be pedestrian hazard, Leeds councillors warn

£29 million scheme will create cycle superhighway between Northern cities

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Bids invited for share of £78.5m Local Sustainable Transport Fund cash

Money relates to 2015/16 year - but maximum bid amount of £1 million is much smaller than before

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TfL to trial 360-degree cameras on lorries in bid to end blind spots (+ video)

Technology from ASL360 already being tested on a London bus; makers say "vehicle visibility issues are no longer an excuse"

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Survey shows scale of fear on London’s roads in wake of spate of cyclist deaths

80% of cyclists are more concerned about safety than six months ago

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Cycling Minister hosts Leeds conference on cycle-proofing cities… but he’s not shouting about it

Meanwhile, British Cycling and TfGM get expert advice from New York City on growing cycling in Manchester

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London cycling deaths lead 1 in 5 to stop riding bike to work, finds poll

Further 3 in 10 vary route; we look at results of 2 recent surveys focused on cycling in the capital

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Minister for cycling says he feels safe riding on London roads – but understands why others don’t

Robert Goodwill wants to see more women, less Lycra, among riders - but says fully segregated lanes aren't the answer

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Cambridge to improve links to southern business parks with £1.7m new segregated cycle paths

Wide new lanes will safely take city residents to work south of the city

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Scotland to get its first cycle counters at nine locations

Sustrans teams up with Danish specialists Falco to provide counters - government hopes they will show cycling is on the rise

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