Crime & Legal

Man pushes cyclist off BMX and rides off on it

Attack took place in Northampton at around 8pm on Monday

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Australian driver ‘deliberately swerved’ to mow down cycling dad

Police seeking driver of heavily damaged car believed to be involved

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Cyclists injured in Belize as driver crashes into group preparing for race

Two women from US group remain in hospital after incident yesterday, one in serious condition

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Motor magazine readers help police ID hit-and-run car

Car website Jalopnik asked its readers to help police identify the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a cyclist seriously injured

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London bike courier injured in hit & run turns to crowdfunding to pay rent

Damien Doughty spend two weeks in hospital after crash - wellwishers have smashed his £300 target

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Motorbiker pleads guilty to killing Nottingham cyclist

Victim had previously produced studies on road safety

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Dwars Door Vlaanderen set to go ahead despite Brussels terror attacks

Flanders Week opener had been in doubt after this morning's bombings in Belgian capital

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Police appeal after teen cyclist killed in Scotland

16-year-old died after collision in Moray on Sunday morning

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Candle-powered: the Dutch cyclist in trouble when the wind blew

Novel approach to bike lighting seen near Amsterdam

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Man charged with attempted GBH after London bike cop run over

Leo Gowan due to appear in court today in relation to Wednesday's incident

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Two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as London bike cop run over

Incident took place on Kennington Park Road on Wednesday afternoon

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Two bike shops ram-raided in possible co-ordinated thefts

Thieves made off with thousands of pounds worth of bikes from shops in Chesterfield and Nottingham

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Italy gets tough on killer drivers – how do new laws compare to UK?

“A driving licence is not a licence to kill,” says interior minister as senate votes in new laws

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Driver who killed cyclist while doing 71mph in 30mph zone jailed

Court told he was “driving as hard as that car could have been driven” at the time of the collision

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Two years in jail for driver who was “running late” when he killed cyclist

Victim's mother urges motorists to "slow down" and "never cut corners"

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Fall in road offences due to reduction in traffic police says Transport Committee

Report also describes “an ever increasing problem with pedal cyclist casualties”

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Backpack ban for fans at Tour of Flanders due to security alert

Police chief says decision made to ensure safety of spectators at key points on race

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Investigate how near misses involving cyclists are handled by police – Transport Committee

Report says cyclists feel unsafe on the roads due to a perceived failure to enforce traffic law

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Prosecutors say Camorra DID fix 1999 Giro d’Italia so Marco Pantani would lose

Crime syndicate stood to make huge gambling losses; intercepted call confirms witness statement

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Sir Bradley Wiggins says London cyclists need to stick to the law

British cycling's biggest star hits out at red light jumpers and those who cycle on footway

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Last chance to have your say on mobile phone driving

Government consultation on tougher penalties for mobile phone drivers closes tomorrow night

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Femke Van den Driessche drops defence in mechanical doping case

Belgian rider says she has no chance of winning case and has given up cyclocross

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Barbed wire booby trap found on Kent cycle trail

Police are investigating, after local cyclist said he "never would have stood a chance" if he'd approached the wire coming downhill

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Sydney cyclists say new laws don’t make them feel safer – MPs set to debate scrapping them

Drivers are supposed to leave a metre when passing cyclists

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Bristol cycle thief caught – after leaving his DNA on bike he left behind

Andrew Grubb was known to police who were alerted to discarded bike by witnesses

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Bike found at spot from where it had been stolen – two years later

More recent owner seemingly phlegmatic about it being reclaimed

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Sydney cyclists reportedly fined £225 – for trackstanding

Australian state introduced big increases in fines for law-breaking cyclists on 1 March

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First private prosecution for dangerous driving ends with motorist being acquitted

Camera and expert evidence of speeding and close overtaking rejected by jury

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Police treating BMW driver’s shove of Bristol cyclist as common assault – appeal for information about his identity

Cyclist thinks he was attacked for no reason other than because he was there

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Judge dismisses part of Lance Armstrong false claims case

Could still face $100m ruling

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