Crime & Legal

Police seek hit & run motorist who caused cyclists on Edinburgh Road Club group ride to crash through “aggressive” driving

Incident happened on Saturday morning around 12 miles southeast of Scottish capital

Bristol and Bath will see close pass operation this Spring as Avon & Somerset police look to improve cyclist safety

Avon and Somerset Police confirm roll out of the close pass operation in an evidence-based approach to tackling dangerous driving and protecting those on foot and bikes

No more fines for North Londoners caught pavement cycling

'It's as much a crime as being drunk in a pub' says police chief

Video: Chris Boardman urges people to support British Cycling and AA’s petition calling for change to Highway Code to prevent ‘left hooks’

More than 18,000 people have signed petition aimed at protecting people on foot and on bikes

Court shown CCTV footage of driver who fitted his car with flashing blue lights in bid to beat traffic jams almost hitting cyclist

Martin Chapman initially told police he was delivering blood for NHS Blood Donation Service

Close pass policing could be rolled out to 16 forces: is yours one?

West Midlands Police say all 16 forces who attended a close pass training day showed a "real keenness" to take on the initiative

Texting driver who killed cyclist fails in appeal to have sentence reduced

Cycling UK urges government to close "exceptional hardship loophole" that allowed Christopher Gard to keep driving

France makes cycle helmets compulsory for children aged 11 and under

New law will come into effect from 22 March

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Man who was Damien child actor in The Omen sentenced for assaulting cyclists

An unhappy Friday The 13th for star of cult 1970s horror movie as he is sentenced

Police track down Cycling UK’s lost charity cow

Fibreglass sculpture disappeared in August last year

West Midlands Police say close pass operation has halved poor overtaking offences

In its latest blog, the police force assesses the impact of Give Space, be Safe and says it will continue running it

Was South Yorkshire Police right not to follow West Midlands Police’s ‘close pass’ initiative? We look at the numbers

Force said not enough cyclists were dying on the roads it polices to justify adopting the approach – but including serious injuries paints a different picture

6,000 say no to whiplash compensation law changes that would stop injured cyclists recovering costs

Cycling and walking charities say increasing small claims limit to £5 000 would make it impossible for cyclists and pedestrians to recover costs in 70% of injury cases

Video: Aussie road rage driver attacks cyclist…then offers to pay for damages

Bike-mounted camera footage shows a man attacking a cyclist for 'being in the middle of the road'. After a fight, caught on camera, the man offers to pay the cyclist

Cycle courier tribunal finds company unlawfully held back employee benefits

'Gig economy' workers can't necessarily be considered self-employed, landmark ruling finds

Police officer stops ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy – for cycling the wrong way along quayside in St Tropez

Incident happened on New Year's Eve at end of a bad year for the politcian

Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine fined £5,000 after seriously injuring cyclist

Tory politician pleaded guilty to careless driving following incident in which he drove out of country lane into cyclist's path

Stolen bike alert: Tall bike with no brakes taken from Bristol garden

Owner is appealing for people to keep their eyes peeled for the distinctive, two metre tall machine, which he built himself

Bike theft is ‘the new car theft’ says Police Service of Northern Ireland

Sustrans says not enough people are using good locks

Green London Assembly member calls for close-pass initiative to be rolled out London-wide

Trial run in Camden on three occasions

Man faces £351 bill after being caught illegally riding through Bedford town centre

Cycling UK are against PSPOs banning cycling and are challenging a different one in court

Sister of boy mugged for bike he received as Christmas gift crowdfunds money to buy replacement

Freddie Colman’s parents had saved for months to buy bike stolen on Boxing Day

Justice for Cyclists: inquiry seeks evidence from cyclists

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group is investigating whether the justice system is failing cyclists and letting drivers off lightly for collisions

Road rage attacker fined £10,000 – but no driving ban

Judge ruled self-employed driver Michael Gibbins, who broke a cyclist's shoulder and leg 'in a blind rage', should keep his licence to pay compensation to victim

Bike shop owner says Christmas break-in may force him out of business

Appeal for information leading to return of five electric bicycles stolen from The Bicycle Den in Hebden Bridge over the festive period

Jail for motorist who killed cyclist while driving “like an idiot” in Leeds

Driver was doing 70mph in a 50mph area with his young daughter in the back

Grimsby cyclist-killer truck driver’s appeal against sentence length thrown out

Judge said appeal had “no merit”

Sunday Times: Rod Liddle wasn’t condoning ‘dooring’ cyclists – he was just using “heavy irony”

Newspaper’s response dismays charity Cycling UK and widow of cyclist killed in dooring incident

Cycling UK demands Sunday Times retracts and apologises for Rod Liddle column praising transport secretary for dooring a cyclist

Charity slams "inflammatory and dangerous" comments by controversial columnist