Crime & Legal

Leicestershire Police confirm close pass operation (+ video)

Safe Pass campaign to encourage drivers to be more considerate of cyclists

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Near Miss of the Day 5: Aggressive BMW driver in South London – but Met didn’t act

Eric Oliphant filmed driver's “aggressive, impatient and dangerous" behaviour

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Cyclist locks both wheels … and has frame (and everything else) nicked

How not to secure your bike - and a link to our advice on how to do it properly

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Near Miss of the Day 4: “Caravan idiot” passes cyclist way too closely

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country - this time with a comedy twist

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£2,000 reward offered to track down man who jumped level crossing gate with his bike

Train driver suffered psychological trauma after incident at North Sheen last month

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Man arrested for causing death of 72-year-old time trialist in Derbyshire

Founding member of South Pennine Road Club was hit during time trial on Thursday

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Near Miss of the Day 2: Taxi driver turns into path of cyclist

Rider says her leg was trapped between cab and her bike and that incident left her shaken

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Armstrong wants USADA report, Andreu and LeMond excluded from trial

Legal team cites ‘prejudicial bias’ of USADA’s reasoned decision

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Community bus operator that cut up cyclist put another in hospital last year

Following Near Miss video yesterday, one road.cc reader got in touch to tell us his experience with same firm

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Near Miss of the Day 1: Bus driver pulls out on cyclist on the A6006 in Nottinghamshire

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

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Derbyshire police bow to pressure and prosecute driver who cut across cyclist at speed – say they will review policy regarding submission of video evidence

Campaigners applaud force’s willingness to admit mistakes

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14-year-old cyclist in Esssex who asked driver for more room punched by passenger

Connor Duhig's mother says he's too scared to leave house after incident on Sunday

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Lorry driver acquitted of killing London cyclist

Darren Anderton carried on with his delivery round after crash that claimed life of Magda Tadaj

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Video: Cyclist films moment driver pulled out right in front of him – but says police won’t watch footage

Cycling UK says footage depicts “one of the worst close pass videos” it has ever seen and calls on police to act

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Truck driver dragged cyclist 14 metres, waited for paramedics, then drove off to make his next delivery

Told police cyclist had been hit by a car

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Bikes stolen from riders’ compound at Saturday’s Rapha Nocturne in London

Owners appeal for help in finding their bikes - one of which has an unusual paint scheme

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Man misses job interview after arriving late by cab … and steals bike to get home

Nathan Wint from Stoke-on-Trent given conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation to victim

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US teen steals bike to get to school on time… cops give him a life lesson

Do you have trouble arriving on time in the morning? Hackettstown Police have got some tips for you

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Police appeal for info about unexplained injury to cyclist in Hertfordshire

Woman found unconscious; police and family seek answers

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Suspended sentence and 150 hours of community service for man who admitted killing cycling by careless driving

Cycling UK vows to keep pressure on new government to review sentencing guidelines

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London cyclists welcome Blackfriars Bridge anti-terror barriers – but will giant bollards cause rush-hour bottlenecks?

Route of hugely popular North-South Superhighway had extra security measures installed overnight

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Close-pass crackdown in Bath aborted because gridlock meant cyclists were overtaking cars

Police claim operation was “a success in raising awareness” – but concede that they will have to review timing and location for their next attempt

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STOLEN BIKE ALERT! London family with autistic child plead for return of cargo bike stolen yesterday

Distinctive Nihola 4.0 bike, which can take four eight-year-olds, was stolen from Oval on Monday evening

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Leicester taxi driver convicted in ‘dooring’ death of cyclist Sam Boulton

£300 fine plus costs for driver of cab whose passenger opened door into cyclist's path

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Concern among London cyclists as anti-terrorism barriers on bridges take space from cycle lanes

Cycling UK says Met response to Saturday's terror attack "understandable and right" but raises concern about taking space from cycle lanes

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Milton Keynes van driver sentenced to 175 hours community service for killing cyclist

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving

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Police report spike in bike thefts across East Yorkshire

Thefts up by 40 per cent – police urge cyclists to invest in decent locks

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Dumoulin's a champ, a change of colours for Team Sky and dreaming of a team of Cavs...

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Three years and four months in jail for driver who killed teen cyclist then set fire to his car

Steven Mills left 14 year old to die in the road as he set fire to his car to hide the evidence

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National champion Adam Blythe “almost ran off the road” by driver – and is made to apologise by police

Aqua Blue rider was told to say sorry to motorist for calling him a "stupid old man"

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