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Shocking footage shows cyclist deliberately knocked off bike by laughing driver

Police in Ireland confirmed the cyclist was treated in hospital for "non-life threatening injuries"

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Met Police admit officers “clearly wrong” to scold cyclist who swore when unmarked vehicle blocked bus lane

Video shows the moment officers confronted a cyclist who told them to "get out the f****** way"

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Tour de France stage winner in court after allegedly threatening to stab his brother-in-law

Ex-Rabobank and GreenEdge pro Pieter Weening alleged to have threatened former partner and her brother

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Drink driver who ploughed into cyclist with friend riding on bonnet jailed for 14 months

Daniel Fownes was already serving a suspended sentence for stealing from his employer when he drunkenly hit a cyclist while Fownes' friend was on his bonnet

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Near Miss of the Day 837: Mercedes driver close passes cyclist carrying four-year-old son in child seat

The cyclist says this is the worst close pass he has ever received on a stretch of road in Hanwell, London that he claims is already a "hot spot" for poor driving standards

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Police search for driver who “rammed cyclist and dragged him along the road”

The cyclist was “lucky” to escape with only minor injuries after the “shocking road rage incident”, says the Met

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Cyclist found guilty of riding carelessly in crash which killed motorcyclist

Garry Kopanycia-Reynolds, who also sustained life-changing injuries in the collision, was fined £1,000, the maximum penalty for the offence

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Hit-and-run driver chased cyclist on pavement and knocked him off bike in shocking road rage incident

Cyclist Don Codman was attacked after warning the driver about using his phone behind the wheel

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Near Miss of the Day 836: Company takes firm action after tanker driver close passes cyclist

The driver was issued with a Notice of Intended Prosecution and resigned from his role after his employers launched an investigation into the incident

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Motorist who deliberately slammed on brakes, causing cyclist to smash through car’s rear windscreen, jailed for 14 months

Driver William Bowman had dangerously overtaken two female cyclists just moments before the sickening collision, and initially blamed the seriously injured victim for the crash

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Blind man fined for cycling while drunk after crashing into car

Gintaras Jankauskas was seen weaving across lanes before hitting a passing vehicle

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Drug driver who almost hit cyclist during 87mph police chase avoids jail

In a second incident two weeks later Mark Fagan led officers on a 99mph chase, crashed and failed a drugs test — yet the judge was persuaded by the offender's positive progress to give "the chance of a lifetime"

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Five-year sentence for van driver who killed cyclist while distracted by Facebook and Instagram

Simon Draper claimed his 13-month-old son was using the phone, a defence rejected by jurors at Swansea Crown Court

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French police investigate murder of cyclist – but have not found body yet

Driver allegedly told former partner he had hit cyclist while drunk – then killed her with blows of a shovel and buried her in woodland

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London cyclist rammed by 4×4 driver explains what led up to his bike being crushed

Videos of Kilburn incident went viral on social media this week – victim also tells us why he accepted community resolution

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Community sentence for van driver convicted of killing cyclist

David McGregor was convicted of causing the death of cyclist William Crawford in 2019

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Police appeal after cyclist’s leg broken in assault by pedestrian

Incident happened in Leicester city centre last week

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Women’s World Tour squad SD Worx issues appeal after “brutal burglary”

The Dutch team’s range of Specialized bikes have been stolen

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Police investigate report cyclist threatened and pushed mobility scooter rider

Hampshire Police says the cyclist allegedly threatened to knock the man off his scooter

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Driver rams cyclist and crushes bike during dispute

Update: The driver was issued with a community resolution order by the Met, and has agreed to pay compensation to the cyclist

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Near Miss of the Day 835: Company promises to “reinforce” safety message with 600 drivers after cyclist close pass

"We are taking this situation very seriously"

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Round-the-world cyclist has bike stolen in Cambridge

Oren Lotan from Israel is far from the first globetrotting rider to have his bicycle stolen in the UK ...

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London Conservative group accused of scaremongering over anti-LTN video

Tottenham Conservatives claim LTNs create Dead Zones where crime is rife, but research suggests otherwise

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Cyclists ‘ticket’ police after officer doors bike rider (+ video)

Police in Victoria, British Columbia are investigating incident that saw rider taken to hospital

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Near Miss of the Day 834: Punishment pass on cyclist lands driver in court

The defence solicitor unsuccessfully argued, as an experienced rider, the cyclist shouldn't have been on the road during rush hour

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Hit-and-run driver who deliberately reversed at cyclist and injured him avoids jail

Rhys Bell handed 12-month community order after being found guilty of careless driving – but jury acquitted him of dangerous driving

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Near Miss of the Day 833: Oncoming driver forces cyclist to swerve

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Gloucestershire

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Bus company investigates employee filmed driving on cycle lane and pavement

Local councillors – discussing a campaign that encourages cyclists and pedestrians to ‘be safe, be seen’ – described the incident as “shocking” and “scary”

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Amazon slammed for selling products that ‘chip’ or ‘tune’ e-bike motors to allow higher speeds

Police warn that tampering with an e-bike opens riders up to prosecution for a number of driving offences

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Near Miss of the Day 832: Undertaking driver almost takes out cyclist’s front wheel

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's West Sussex

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