Government

Lord Berkeley tables amendments to bill giving PCSOs power to fine reflectorless cyclists

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill in final stages in Lords

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Google Glass U-turn in prospect as DfT considers letting drivers use tech device despite safety warnings

Government department confirms it is in talks with tech giant but road safety campaigners warn of more driver distraction

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Scots have abandoned public transport and choose to drive to work instead, census figures reveal

Tiny increase in numbers cycling to work north of the border, but campaigners say infrastructure improvements desperately needed

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1 in 10 London cycling deaths result in driver being jailed, says Evening Standard

Newspaper analyses fatalities from 2010-12 - but is prison the answer, or should drivers be given longer bans instead?

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Welsh minister behind Active Travel Act says routes need to be joined up

Culture and sports minister John Griffiths says existing routes put riders back in position of danger when they end

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Goodwill gesture: DfT pledges £30k to help Fill That Hole

CTC says money promised by minister will go towards revamp of pothole reporting website & launch of Android app

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Bournemouth deputy Mayor promises more seafront cyclist speed enforcement after he’s hit by one during charity running race

Mayor finished race despite injuries but it's the latest in an ongoing battle between cyclists and pedestrians

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Norman Baker calls for ‘ministerial bicycle’ over chauffeur driven car – but is refused

Could use my own bike, says new Home Office minister - but it’s a matter of principle

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Transport Scotland consults on trunk road 20mph zones trial (+ video)

Five communities across the country to benefit - but campaigners say more places need them

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Cycling lessons for Edinburgh HGV drivers

Edinburgh Council follow Islington in prescribing cycling training to help lorry drivers to "empathise with cyclists"

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Bristol speed cameras to be reactivated

More than half of Bristol’s unused speed cameras are to be turned back on as Bristol City Council look to improve the roads for cyclists and pedestrians

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Government plans to roll out traffic courts to deal with low-level driver offences across England and Wales

Ministers say move will free up magistrate's courts to deal with more serious crimes 'that affect community and victims'

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Bristol Cycling Campaign Manifesto’s success sparks council debate

Petition breaches 3,500 signatures and will be presented to council in Spring, while Road Safety Summit discusses speed limit changes and lightless cyclists

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NIMBG – Not in My Back Graveyard: Plea not to build cycle path alongside cemetery in Denbigh

Residents: ‘It’s bad enough having a cycle path near our homes, let alone by a place of rest’

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Edinburgh’s Meadowbank velodrome to be demolished

End of road for venue where Sir Chris Hoy started - council helpfully point out there's a new one named after him in Glasgow

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Barclays to end Boris Bike deal but SERCO contract to be extended – major overhaul of London’s cycle hire scheme on the way?

New deal will end in 2015 at odds with earlier news of extension; TfL has already outlined "next generation" scheme plans to industry

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Boris Johnson criticised for downgrading dangerous junctions overhauls to 33 of a promised 100

Only 25 junctions will be safer by the end of his tenancy as Mayor: cycling groups protest at poor progress

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Cycling Minister hosts Leeds conference on cycle-proofing cities… but he’s not shouting about it

Meanwhile, British Cycling and TfGM get expert advice from New York City on growing cycling in Manchester

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VIDEO: New cycle and pedestrian bridge to be London’s newest river crossing

£22m bridge will be funded by corporate naming sponsorship and link Chelsea and Battersea

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Minister for cycling hints at cycling champion appointment, Chris Boardman wants “significant powers”

The name Chris Boardman keeps cropping up...

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Bristol’s mayor George Ferguson backs rush-hour lorry ban

Boris may not be convinced about lorry bans for London, but George Ferguson wants a ban for Bristol

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Chris Boardman says MPs “should be embarrassed” & don’t “even know the most basic of facts” about cycling

British Cycling's policy champion slaps down "negligent lack of research and understanding"

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Bournemouth cyclists tell council: We warned you, and now you’ve built ‘unsafe’ cycle paths

Campaigners slammed 'life-threatening' Richmond Hill Roundabout plans and say outcome is as bad as they feared

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Transport Select Committee hearing: There’s not a war on London’s roads, but it’s a battlefield

Follow up hearing discusses recent cyclist deaths in capital, but commentator says MPs 'ill-informed and out of touch'

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Birmingham’s new bus lane cameras catch 780 offenders a day – netting council more than £1.7m in just 11 weeks

Local drivers say lanes are inadequately signed, but no sympathy from council's transport chief

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Minister for cycling says he feels safe riding on London roads – but understands why others don’t

Robert Goodwill wants to see more women, less Lycra, among riders - but says fully segregated lanes aren't the answer

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VIDEO: Ealing Council trials HGV cycle safety system

Lights and alarms sound in driver's cab if cyclists or pedestrians get too close, thanks to intelligent camera system

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1,000 attend ‘die-in’ protest at Transport for London HQ

Speakers call for better infrastructure, truck safety improvements

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Transport minister rejects call to make HGV cycle safety features compulsory

MP George Galloway urges government to take action to protect cyclists

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Government ‘will not legislate’ for Mayor of London’s cyclist headphone ban

Source says banning headphones makes no sense - as deaf people wouldn't be safe cycling either

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