Crime & Legal

Cyclist fined almost £600 for ignoring Mansfield’s bike ban

Message that “people on bikes aren’t welcome in Mansfield” is reinforced by the fine, says Cycling UK

Near miss of the day 35: Cyclist hugely grateful for physical protection provided by painted white line

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Bolton

Police in Norfolk and Suffolk launch close pass operation

Four drivers stopped for close passes on first day of operation in Norwich

Police still hunting driver involved in fatal hit and run with cyclist in Bournemouth after finding van in Southampton

30-year-old man died at the scene

Jail for driver who had been on night out and killed cyclist as he rushed to work the next day

Victim’s wife was expecting their second child at the time

Cyclist sues Tesco after delivery driver runs her over

Not the first time the supermarket has been sued following a serious collision between one of its vehicles and a cyclist

Near Miss of the Day 33: Close-passing drivers don’t just put cyclists at risk

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Cumbria

Kim Briggs’ husband says he would welcome wider debate on road safety

Matthew Briggs also says there should be calmer discourse between different types of road users

Police in Norfolk crack down on school bike thefts

Pupils will be encouraged to add details to Bike Register and taught how to lock their bikes properly

Truck that killed cyclist is owned by family of haulage bosses banned for previous fatality

Hayley Drummond’s father and brother were banned from holding operator’s licence in 2015

Police crackdown on cyclists’ wheelies

Herttford police say they'll take action on persistent offenders

Police chief pledges crackdown on bike thieves in Brighton… the city where police refused to watch CCTV of a bike theft

Police said that using staff time to watch the footage “was not proportionate to the nature of the offence”

Italy’s supreme court rules Marco Pantani was not murdered

Family's version of death of Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion rejected by country's highest court

Near Miss of the Day 31: Delivery moped rider in left-hook

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Camden

Driver in France who parked van in cycle lane guilty of cyclist’s manslaughter

25-year-old victim was hit by a lorry as she tried to ride round illegally parked vehicle

London cyclist killed in collision involving tipper truck

Fatal crash happened as rider and lorry driver turned left onto Chelsea Bridge this morning

Dundee cyclist suffers close pass by police van on blind bend

Force ‘looking into the matter’ but also says it doesn't consider a close pass operation a high priority

London cyclist pushed into bus stop suffered minor injuries and is expected to make full recovery

Met Police's Major Crimes Unit still investigating

Driving ban for motorist who “abandoned” cyclist after knocking him from bike

Bertie Soanes had said he was going to call an ambulance but drove off

Essex police appealing for witnesses after fatal hit and run that saw cyclist knocked into oncoming traffic

Motorist has been arrested and released under investigation

Two appear in court over Carol Boardman’s death

Liam Rosney faces dangerous driving charge, while he and Victoria Rosney are also charged with intending to pervert the course of justice

Up to 9m drivers using mobile phones at wheel, according to RAC

A survey of 1,700 people reveals shocking levels of mobile phone use, despite tougher penalties for doing so - leading to questions over lack of enforcement

£3k custom trike stolen from man with cerebral palsy

Friends are crowdfunding to get Simon Stevens back out on the road

Video: Police to investigate after footage emerges of car passenger pushing London cyclist off bike on Cycle Superhighway

Incident happened on Balham Hill in South London - but it's unclear who filmed it or when it was first posted online

Cyclists in Japan rush to buy insurance after compensation claims soar

Fancy paying out millions for a collision? Insurance is a must in Japan...

Obey! Transport minister tells cyclists to follow Highway Code… well, he asks leaders of cycling organisations to tell them for him

Letters are presumably in the post to the AA, RAC, Road Haulage Association, Freight Transport Association, etc

Cyclists suffer punctures as drawing pins strewn on planned Quietway in South London

Several reports of punctures at Mawbey Street in Southwark, just off the Old Kent Road - Metropolitan Police investigating

Police in Exeter target intimidating drivers on school run with close pass operation

Initiative was in response to "local intelligence from cyclists"

Cyclist killed when pedestrian stepped out in front of him may have been prosecuted had he survived

Benjamin Pedley's family calls for change to law to make pedestrians responsible for their actions

Government announces cycle safety review in wake of Alliston case

Two part review promises to protect cyclists but will also look at whether new offence for cyclists equivalent to causing death by careless or dangerous driving should be introduced – and it's doing that first

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