Crime & Legal

Police appeal to find cyclist who cab driver drove into in City of London

Pedestrian was also injured in incident that happened in Bishopsgate earlier this month

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Mobike user on M60 near Trafford Centre was one of three motorway cyclists in Manchester yesterday

Mobike has recently been expanding its area (but obviously not to motorways)

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Tractor driver who killed cyclist due to “error of judgement” when overtaking avoids jail

Cycling UK accuse judge of being relaxed about “obviously dangerous driving”

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Policeman who told superiors he could no longer ride a bike skipped work for cycling holiday and competed in road races

He was riding in Mallorca when he should have been on duty

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Van driver involved in collisions with cyclist then pub

Three men arrested

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Campaigners take issue with police data as Queensland government rejects presumed liability proposal

Government says cyclists are at fault “in a significant portion of accidents”

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Near Miss of the Day 127: Close pass to get to red light earlier

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Central Lonndon

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Two arrested after 82-year-old cyclist killed in Gloucestershire

Fatal collision took place in Stroud shortly before 5am on Monday morning; police are appealing for witnesses

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Driver forces Northern Ireland cyclist off road and into barbed wire fence

Xeno Young, who competed in Commonwealth Games this month, suffered lacerations in incident

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Near Miss of the Day 126: Driver close passes while braking

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Leeds

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French amateur cyclist shot in the shoulder during training ride by someone in passing car

Cycled to hospital to have the wound treated

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Lance Armstrong settles $100m USPS case for $5m

Floyd Landis happy to avoid the courtroom, Betsy Andreu less so

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Katusha-Alpecin’s Marco Haller ‘out for months’ after driver hit him in training

Austrian pro says motorists' "mentality needs to change" as crash leaves him with shattered knee

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Near Miss of the Day 125: Close pass van “inches from bars”

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Hampshire

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Scott warns cyclists against fake websites with “too good to be true” prices

Rogue sites promise up to 90 per cent discount - but if you part with your cash, you'll be left empty-handed

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Near Miss of the Day 124: Close pass at speed (includes swearing)

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Lancashire

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US drunk driver who killed British cyclist on Menorca avoids jail

Motorist Bryan Leeds tested positive for alcohol and drugs after fatal collision but was handed suspended sentence

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Near Miss of the Day 123: Close pass immediately followed by driver hitting cyclist

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country

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Manchester cyclist pushed in canal sparks serial killer fears

Police however are not linking incident to unexplained deaths on city's waterways

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Porsche driver who ran over nine German cyclists in Mallorca, killing one, had been caught drug driving before

Driving ban had yet to take effect

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road.cc recap: our favourite stories this week

Our pick of the bunch from another busy week on two wheels...

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Someone deliberately drove into London’s former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan

Driver arrested

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Hit and run during vigil for US cyclist killed in hit and run

Junction was blocked and at some point protest turned violent

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US motorist who drove through a group of charity cyclists at 100mph charged with murder

Driver lost control of his car while travelling on straight desert road notorious for speeding

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Cyclist in Russia who hit pothole gets fined for damaging it

Andrei Chikin, who was left bruised after his crash, successfully appealed the penalty

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Near Miss of the Day 121: Yet another unnecessary close pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Milton Keynes

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Police in Sweden stop e-bike rider – after clocking him at 98 kilometres an hour

Bike was fitted with electric motor 16 times more powerful than is permitted by law

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road.cc Recap: our top 10 stories of the week

A round-up of our favourite stories from the cycling world from this week

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‘Near Miss’ of the Day 118 – Tractor driver gets VERY close

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Herefrodshire

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Cyclist sacked for flipping Donald Trump the bird sues ex-employer for wrongful dismissal

Juli Briskman lost job with government contractor after picture of presidential motorcade passing her went viral last year

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