Crime & Legal

Cyclists will suffer as a result of government whiplash crackdown says law firm

Insurers have “promised” to pass on savings to the nation’s drivers

Drivers in North London borough caught close passing a cyclist twice in a year could have their car crushed

Camden police to use section 59 legislation which means helmet cam footage could be used to help remove worst drivers from the road

West Midlands Police: If poor driving makes people too scared to cycle, it’s a police matter

Force says its award-winning close pass initiative is about helping more people cycle without fear for themselves or their loved ones

Norwegian federation claims Qatari police driver deliberately knocked female rider off bike at World Championships

Head of sport believes Susanne Andersen was targeted because of the way she was dressed

Leeds cyclist killed and driver in intensive care after late-night crash

Police appeal for witnesses and ask people not to share graphic video footage online

Petition demanding cyclists be licensed, taxed & insured rewritten after catalogue of mistakes pointed out

"The public roads used by motor vehicles are becoming unsafe to use due to one particular community that feel they are eligible to cycle on public UK roads," claims motorist

Texting driver jailed for 9 years for killing cyclist appeals sentence

Christopher Gard, who had 8 previous convictions for mobile phone use, killed Lee Martin in August 2015

Police crack down on mobile phone driving

A week-long operation in England and Wales will see police forces focus on drivers using phones behind the wheel

South Wales mountain biker “almost beheaded” by barbed wire across trail

“Seriously thought I was a goner as had to unwrap the wire from round my throat,” says rider

Norwich cycling proficiency teacher who rode wrong way down slip road loses appeal

Found guilty of cycling without due care and attention

Paralysed cyclist set for £3m+ damages from mountain biking instructor after winning High Court case

Asif Ahmed will spend rest of his life in wheelchair following March 2012 crash during beginners’ course in Surrey Hills

Police seek cyclist who assaulted fellow rider who came to his help

Incident happened in Colchester on 26 October after alleged assailant fell from bike

Cyclist killed as bullet fired by hunter ricochets off tree, say police

Man in Poland riding home from fishing trip took shot to the head

Cinema offers free tickets to drivers fined for illegally parking in cycle lane

“You couldn’t make this up” says local cycling campaign

Lance Armstrong in court as lawyers try to have federal case thrown out

Attorneys on both sides put their cases before judge at pre-trial hearing

Cycling UK asks “people don’t like cyclists” Magistrate to withdraw from cases involving cyclists

“Imagine the furore if the Chair had instead said that people don't like Mancunians, motorists, Muslims or miners”

Bike stolen after cyclist killed in hit and run

Police in Indiana said second motorist stopped minutes after fatal collision and drove off with victim's bike

Police stop 100s of law-abiding cyclists in ‘safety’ drive – after saying they don’t have manpower to investigate close passes

Almost 500 riders stopped in Hampshire operation, with 34 fined as operation met by social media backlash

Wellwishers crowdfunding new bike for rider seriously injured in alleged hit and run

19-year-old Bournemouth man arrested for a series of offences

Deliveroo riders consider legal action following Uber ruling

After a landmark case ruling Uber drivers cannot be classed as self-employed and are entitled to a living wage and holiday pay, solicitor firm confirms it is considering a claim on behalf of Deliveroo riders

York police seize ‘bike’ – because owner had no licence or insurance

Bicycle had been converted to run on petrol, making it in effect a moped

1986 world champion Moreno Argentin jailed for fraud

Italian ex-pro's company sold apartment already subject to mortgage, judge finds

Drink-driver who knocked her landlord off his bike says low sun was to blame

She says it wasn’t bad driving – she just didn’t see him

Retired postman ‘could have cycled to his death in his sleep’

Sleepwalker went missing in the middle of the night... taking his bike and helmet with him

Homeless man jailed for knocking elderly cross-dressing pavement cyclist into the path of a car

Incident in Kent resulted in 16 month jail term for violent man

Cyclist killed in Gloucestershire by driver who had failed to stop for police

Three men in custody for questioning

Police appeal after serious assaults on cyclists in Oxford and Kettering

One rider sustained serious head injuries, another had wrist broken in attacks during past week

2002 Vuelta winner Aitor Gonzalez arrested for attempted burglary

Ex-Kelme and Euskaltel rider reportedly caught red-handed after smashing window of mobile phone shop

Number of drivers fined for using mobile phone plummets

Level of fixed penalty notices issued for the offence in 2015 is a tenth of what it was a decade ago

“People don’t like cyclists,” magistrate tells biking banker fined after police chase

Tanneguy De Carne led police on a 20 minute chase, repeatedly failing to stop. Cycling UK has raised concerns over magistrate comments, however, and suggests she disqualifies herself from future cycling cases