Crime & Legal

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

Stolen e-bikes “used to further criminality such as drug dealing,” says police

Police in the Wirral seized large quantities of Class A drugs earlier this week after chasing a man on a suspected stolen bike

“Prominent” ex-British Olympic cyclist reportedly arrested on suspicion of rape and indecent assault

The unnamed man, who reports say has worked with “some of the biggest names” in cycling since retirement, has been released on bail

Teenage cyclist killed in collision with driver “should have been on footpath”, inquest hears

17-year-old Charlie Cornick was killed while cycling on a rural road in Yorkshire in November 2021, just weeks after his mother passed away

“Reckless” taxi driver who left cyclist with life-changing brain injury avoids jail

Mohammed Israar was handed a suspended sentence and banned from driving for three years after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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“Lock it, still lose it”: TikTok account gloats about stealing bikes from school

The account, which features several clips showing bolt cutters and a range of apparently stolen bikes, appeared in the same week six Specialized mountain bikes were stolen from the Bridge School in Runcorn

Cyclist hospitalised after being pushed off bike by pair on moped

Police have appealed for information after “two unidentified males” assaulted the cyclist in Musselburgh

Lorry driver who killed Davide Rebellin reportedly got out of cab, looked at dead cyclist, then drove off

Driver who fled scene of fatal crash on Wednesday and was traced to Germany has previous convictions in Italy

“Yes” – driver’s startling response to cyclist who asked if he was drunk

The driver added: “If I was coming down speeding after a few pints you're dead and your bike is squashed”

Jail for burglar who led police on 115mph chase after bike shop raid

Harry Curran had been seen acting suspiciously at other bike in Lake District shops before Keswick break-in

Drunk cyclist who rode bike on motorway sentenced

Police forced Waldemar Coelho onto grass verge of M3 after he was spotted “wobbling around all over the place” on the M3

Driver in stolen car who killed cyclist while fleeing scene of burglary jailed

Christopher Talbot was trying to flee from police when he lost control of car, killing Florentine Chinanga-Chou

Cyclist deliberately rammed by laughing driver “blown away” by public support

Over €1,500 has already been raised for injured cyclist Mark Rogan, who broke his collarbone in the “horrendous attack”