Crime & Legal

Articulated lorry driver cleared of careless driving after running over and killing Birmingham cyclist

Graham Driver said he did not think he could have done anything differently

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Video: Police officer’s bike stolen as he responds to a call

Officers in Philadelphia issue video in bid to track down thief

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UPDATED: Essex road rage van driver hands himself in, but cyclist declines to press charges

Metropolitan police investigating incident in Hornchurch

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Driver charged over cycling death of Olympic windsurfer Howard Plumb

Bo Christer Lundmark to appear in court later this month in connection with July collision in West Sussex

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‘Dangerous’ cyclists in Cambridge could be offered online course instead of fine

Aim is to improve cycling behaviour and reduce road casualties

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Cambridge MP says “thoughtless cyclists” need to watch for pedestrians

Julian Huppert meets pensioner who was knocked over, calls for better infrastructure for bike riders

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Man convicted of punching fellow cyclist in road rage attack

Graeme Brankin carried out a second attack 11 months later

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Maryland Bishop could face 20 years in prison for killing cyclist in hit and run

Prosecutors say Heather Cook was drunk and texting when she hit cyclist and father of two Tom Palermo

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Man charged with causing death of Huddersfield CTC chairman John Radford

Michael Gledhill will face Leeds Crown Court on January 22

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Sixth fatality of 2015 as cyclist killed in crash on A37

Second cyclist death in two months on Dorchester bypass

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Cyclist jailed after stealing thousands of pounds from his coach, aged 86

Money Daniel Snape fleeced from Harold 'H' Nelson went on gambling - and a £2,000 Trek road bike

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Oxford cyclist punched in head in road rage incident

Incident took place on Honeybottom Lane on New Year’s Day

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Tributes paid to two cyclists killed on New Year’s Day

Jamie Murray died in East Sussex hit and run, James Stephenson lost life on A3 in Hampshire; witness appeals continue

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Video: “Karma” as drunk bike thief knocks teeth out on concrete bin

Police in Orange County, California take would-be thief to hospital after incident

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Five Gloucestershire cyclists stopped for riding drunk in five years

Figures requested after Dursley man is arrested having cycled after 16 pints

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Families could get right to challenge death by dangerous driving sentences

Attorney general currently reviewing what offences can be appealed

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Two cyclists lose lives in separate incidents on first day of New Year

Police arrest four in connection with fatal hit-and-run in East Sussex; second fatality happened on A3 in Hampshire

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Driver in hit-and-run that killed framebuilder was bishop

Baltimore framebuilder Tom Palermo died after being hit by car driven by Bishop Heather Cook

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Speed camera fines at four year high

Improved technology means more drivers are being caught despite lack of government funding

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Madrid pavement cyclists face fines of up to €1,200

Authorities promise 'zero tolerance' - but critics say policy aimed at gaining votes in well-off areas

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Sussex Police chief appeals to all road users to take care as casualties rise

Highest death and injury toll on Sussex roads in seven years prompts call from chief constable

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Police fail to fine a single illegal cyclist in Grimsby town centre pedestrian zone in a year

Over a hundred fines issued in 2010 - but not a single one in 2014

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Cyclist wanted by police for assault on bus driver tells his side of the story

Bus driver 'drove at pregnant girlfriend' according to cyclist who attacked him

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Taiwan fines hundreds of drunk cyclists under draconian new drunk cycling laws

More than 600 cyclists given fines for riding under the influence since April

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Diabetic driver jailed for killing cyclist on Kent A2

Driver was "significantly lax" in monitoring blood sugar

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More than 1,000 fined in latest phase of Met’s Operation Safeway

Officers out in force targeting law-breaking road users again in London last week

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Drunk driver who killed charity cyclist Christian Smith jailed for five years

Bethany Mackie had drunk vodka and cocktails and was more than double the legal limit

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Family of John Radford face further wait for funeral

No decision yet over further charges for driver who hit Huddersfield CTC chairman

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Cyclists’ Defence Fund joins fight for justice for Michael Mason

Driver who hit retired teacher escaped prosecution

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Cyclist fined for ‘avoiding phone box’ on shared path pleads not guilty

Kristian Gregory to get crowd-funded day in court in February

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