Government

Government to fall well short of target of doubling cycling trips by 2025

Inconsistent spending on infrastructure across the country blamed for failure to grow journeys

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

The pick of the bunch from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap…

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Vancouver to trial 30 km/h speed limit – and cyclists will have to comply as well as motorists

Amendment to original motion sees pilot scheme extended to ""all vehicles"

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On your bike! Cycling expenses MP hits back at critical media coverage

Matt Western urges fellow MPs to follow his example and get in the saddle

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Scottish government tells campaigners it won’t back default 20mph speed limit

Campaigners criticise Scottish government's refusal to back 20mph bill, saying higher speeds make for "feral" roads

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“It’s not like putting petrol in your car” – MP slams colleague for claiming 20p expenses for bike ride

Focus on bike ride claims - but reimbursement for cycling trips is just 0.29 per cent of Matt Western's travel expenses

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Edinburgh hosts its first car-free day

Scotland's capital is having an 18-month trial of car-free days on first Friday of each month

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Ex-mayor of Brighton & Hove calls for two lanes of seafront road to be turned into bike lanes

Green Party councillor Pete West says current shared-use path on prom creates conflict between cyclists and pedestrians

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Brexit Party hopeful candidate begs Nigel Farage for penny-farthing spokesman job

Alan Price claims the UK's 35 million (?) cyclists and motorcyclists "are massively in support of Brexit"

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Parliamentary committee approves Harrogate Road Worlds finish – but criticises council over public consultation process

MPs say borough council must make permanent change to law governing use of The Stray public parkland in Yorkshire town

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Lord Winston’s latest brainwave? Electronic tags on bicycles

Government has told Labour peer there are no plans to require bike riders to be licensed

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Welcome To Yorkshire set to come under closer scrutiny in wake of Sir Gary Verity’s departure as investigations launched into allegations over expenses and bullying

Man who brought Tour de France and World Championships to region left last month due to expenses scandal

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Video: Cyclist criticises council for not fixing huge crack in road which caused him to crash (video contains swearing and an enormous marked crack in the road)

Night time crash threw Nigel Carver in to path of oncoming traffic, broke his arm and wrote off his bike

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Dame Sarah Storey named Sheffield City Region’s frst Active Travel Commissioner

14-time Paralympic champion's new role will see her lead the active travel agenda for the region

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Lord Robert Winston says a woman kicked him when he told her not to cycle on the pavement

Labour peer says he’s considering introducing a private members' bill to force cyclists to have licence plates

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UK to adopt EU rules that will make new vehicles safer for cyclists from 2022

Direct vision lorries and buses and advanced emergency braking are among features to be made mandatory

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“Looks like shit. But saves my life” – German government’s helmet advert sparks sexism row

Ad shows model dressed in just helmet and bra

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Lord Winston calls for urban cyclists to be licensed and insured

Labour peer has previously claimed that cycling infrastructure causes congestion and air pollution

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Parliamentary committee issues call for evidence as it launches road safety inquiry

Transport Select Committee issues call for evidence after five years in which there was no reduction in number of deaths on Britain's roads

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London’s lethal Holborn gyratory to get £12.6 million makeover for safer cycling as TfL unveils 11 new projects across the capital

Projects in Brixton, the City and Croydon also among those announced today under Liveable Neighbourhoods programme

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Bath parents launch petition for safe cycle routes to school

Petition also calls for staggered start times to ease bus overcrowding and highlights ticket price problems

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Summer heatwave saw record numbers of cyclists in London – but casualties rose too

Deaths and serious injuries up 83 percent from July to September according to preliminary figures

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Conservative MSP argues that a bike could do more damage than a car in a collision

“Being hit by an HGV is the one you really don’t want to get hit by because you’ll be dead,” replies transport expert

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Court of Appeal upholds Westminster’s legal block to Cycle Superhighway 11 – campaigners brand council’s action “shameful”

Sadiq Khan says blame for "disappointing decision" must be pinned on council

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Government repeats pledge to jail killer drivers for life

Plans for tougher sentencing were outlined in 2017 but have not yet led to legislation

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Evening Standard’s George Osborne comes out against Embankment Cycle Superhighway as newspaper appears to nail its colours to the mast early for next year’s London mayoral election

Former Chancellor joins fellow Tories in blaming infrastructure for pollution and congestion and calling for re-routing of CS3

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Transforming Cities report from Sustrans calls for massive boost to funding for cycling in bid to prevent thousands of serious illnesses in major UK cities

Charity warns that annual spend oer head in England excluding London is set to drop to 37p - compared to £16 in Scotland

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Canterbury City Council to clamp down on “reckless” food delivery riders

Council considering controversial Public Space Protection Order to further restrict cycling in city centre

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“The biggest race I’ve ever had” – Chris Boardman on making a success of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network

Champion cyclist turned campaigner believes northern metropolis can provide example for other cities to follow

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Italian city to pay people to commute by bike

Bari, capital of southern Italy's Puglia region, hopes to double number of cyclists

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