Crime & Legal

Video: Passers-by help police lift car off trapped cyclist

Officers later apprehended the driver of stolen vehicle who had fled the scene

New law in California means drivers must change lanes when overtaking cyclists

Passing distance being increased from current 3 feet to minimise “conflict points and risk of near misses or crashes”

New warning as thieves target cyclists in countryside around London

Muggers are encouraged by high rewards and little chance of being caught, says Cycling UK

London driver rams cyclist after traffic light filter turns green (+ video, includes swearing)

Incident at Clapham Common highlights how poor junction design can put cyclists in danger

Driver who “used vehicle as weapon” to ram teenagers on bikes jailed

David Hemmings drove onto pavement after youths threw French fries into his car

Shop owner woken as smash-and-grab raiders steal bikes worth £19,000

Gang made off with five bikes from Run & Ride store in Milton, near Cannock Chase, in early hours of Friday morning

Cyclist mugged by machete-wielding masked men in yet another violent bikejacking

The terrifying attack, which left the cyclist with cuts and bruises, comes less than a month after a similar bikejacking attempt on a path in Bristol

Man stamped on bike and assaulted 14-year-old boy for ‘cycling wrong way down one-way street’

Phillip Smith, who pulled the teenage cyclist from his bike, causing him to fall to the ground, was fined £480 after pleading guilty to assault by beating and criminal damage

Cyclist left unconscious after driver mounted kerb and hit him, breaking his bike in two, in alleged hit-and-run

The 35-year-old suffered a fractured cheekbone after being “knocked out cold” in the collision

Family offers £5k reward after “hopeless” police response to theft of e-bikes

£18k worth of vehicles taken from shipping container on family’s property

Police warning after attempted bikejacking on Bristol cycle path

Incident happened close to Filton Abbey Wood station

Two guilty, one cleared of manslaughter after teenager killed while trying to stop bike theft

Steven Thompson died from head injuries sustained in attack outside nightclub in South Shields

Japan to make cycle helmets compulsory for all cyclists from next April

All riders will be required to wear a helmet from 1 April – but there will be no sanction for not wearing one

Near Miss of the Day 840: Cyclist narrowly avoids collision with motorist who doesn’t wait at roundabout

Remind us which direction we give way to at roundabouts?

Curfew for “red mist” hit-and-run driver who deliberately rammed cyclist

Another motorist escapes jail for offence carrying maximum term of five years in case that raises questions over sentencing

Drunk driver who crashed into cyclist, breaking his neck, walks free from court

Judge imposes suspended sentence on the defendant, saying their decision to drive after drinking was a “moment of stupidity”

Motorist, 81, who twice crashed into cyclist while overtaking him keeps driving licence

Cyril Booker was handed a fine by magistrates and had his licence endorsed with eight penalty points

Rider killed after crash on mountain bike fitted with petrol engine

Inquest hears that David Paul King sustained fatal head injuries in incident in Carmarthenshire

Dog walker ‘kicked girl off bike and attacked her’

Warwickshire Police appeal for witnesses to incident in market town near Coventry last Sunday

Internet troll who wrote “Run over one cyclist to educate 100” cleared by judge

Italy’s pro cyclist union slams ruling, which it says shows that “inciting violence against cyclists isn’t a crime”

Careless driver jailed for two years for killing “extraordinary” cyclist

Adrian Hornby died in May 2020 after suffering a serious head injury in a collision with motorist Aaron Salloway

Mathieu van der Poel assault conviction overturned by Australian court

The Sydney judge said the girls who repeatedly knocked on his door the night before the World Championship road race had been "annoying and invasive"

Near Miss of the Day 839: Pickup driver screeches to a halt and chases cyclist on foot after rider slapped vehicle during close pass

UPDATE: Following initial criticism for a lack of action Sussex Police has since contacted the driver who accepted a Community Resolution

Former Olympic cyclist filmed ‘hitting’ driver and calling her “blind” and “fat” during road rage attack has assault charges dropped

Tony Lally, who pleaded guilty to common assault and entering a vehicle without the owner’s consent, suffers from PTSD after previously being hit by a motorist

Hit-and-run driver charged after cyclist knocked off bike dragged herself off road then collapsed

Audrey Power says driver who hit her on roundabout in Melrose “came flying out of nowhere”

Hit-and-run drink driver thought cyclist he seriously injured was “only a traffic cone”

Motorist Daniel Towers was banned from driving for 16 months following the collision, which left the cyclist “barely conscious” and “struggling to breathe”

US cycling champion’s family awarded $353 million verdict in civil lawsuit against drink and drug driver

Gwen Inglis was riding in a cycle lane when she was struck and killed by motorist Ryan Montoya, who was later sentenced to eight years in prison

Police warn of Facebook scammers using ‘child cyclist injured in hit-and-run’ hoax

The posts shared on community Facebook pages suggest a young girl is in hospital and yet to be identified

Aussie road rage driver chased cyclist and smashed SUV through suburban fences

Shelley Anne Alabaster "turned her vehicle into a weapon" and had initially been charged with attempted murder, but later pleaded guilty to dangerously operating a motor vehicle and an assault charge

Near Miss of the Day 838: “Tell me again about hi-vis and lights!” — Cyclist narrowly avoids collision at mini roundabout

Having almost knocked a cyclist off her bike this motorist then runs a red light to avoid a tricky conversation