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Cycling UK disappointed as tougher sentencing for dangerous drivers fails to appear in Queen’s speech

Separate bill aims to put UK at forefront of autonomous vehicles industry

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Pothole fixed within an hour of cyclist hitting it

Emergency repair workers were seen fixing the Gravesend pothole within an hour of a 60-year-old cyclist suffering serious injuries after hitting it

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Sadiq Khan outlines ambitious plans to tackle London pollution

Consultation due to open on harsh new penalties for dirtiest vehicles

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New cycle lane in Manchester’s Portland Street removed amid safety concerns

Campaigners say their warnings of danger posed by buses were ignored

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Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway just 75cm wide in places

The £18m flagship cycling scheme features 75cm wide cycle lanes - with bollards, railings and acute angles along the way - that give way at every side road

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Judge orders closure of Rio cycleway built for Olympic visitors

Two killed when 50m section of Ciclovia Tim Maia collapsed into Atlantic last month

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Chris Boardman leads calls for Sadiq Khan to deliver on cycling

Cycle campaigners remind London's new Mayor of his pre-election promises to triple cycling infrastructure and double cycle spending

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Audio: “We’ve changed the face of the city”

Boris Johnson's Cycling Commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, talks to road.cc about his legacy...and how he doubted at times the cycle routes would ever be built

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What does Sadiq Khan’s mayoralty mean for London’s cyclists?

Labour candidate poised to succeed Boris Johnson as capital's mayor

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Boris Johnson opens Cycle Crossrail in final act as mayor

The London Mayor hails new era of cycling in London and urges his successor to keep investing in cycle routes to tackle air pollution

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#BikesAtPollingStations like #DogsAtPollingStations …but with bikes – here’s our round-up

#BikesAtPollingStations trends as UK votes - Tweets from Jeremy Corbyn - and someone who took along their 2-wheeled rather than 4-legged friend

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Taiwan to introduce e-bike licensing and helmet law

New rules class electric bikes as lightweight scooters - and follow Chinese crackdown that could hit poor and migrant workers hardest

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Health effects of cycling outweigh pollution risks – unless you’re a courier

New study models for the first time the effect of varying levels of air pollution on health - but warn risks of poor air could outweigh cycling's health benefits for bike couriers

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Strava data used to ban cyclists from trail

Councillors in California banned mountain bikers from a local preserve after Strava data revealed riders were travelling at speeds in excess of 20mph on shared trails

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Videos: Boris’s legacy – Londoners takes to Cycle Superhighways in droves

Cyclists stream across Blackfriars Bridge as new routes open

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Campaigners: SNP goal of 10 per cent cycling share by 2020 “impossible” to achieve

Goal was set out in 2010's Cycling Action Plan for Scotland - but minimal progress made

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Police need to treat road crime as ‘real crime’ – voters urged to lobby Police and Crime Commissioners ahead of May 5 elections

Cycling UK has also written to regional candidates in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to gauge level of support for cycling

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London mayoral candidates go head to head in cycling debate

LCC and The Times hosted this morning's hustings

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Police officer: cycle path too risky to use with family

Ch Insp Mark Evans says a cycle path along the A38 near Bristol, which crosses a motorway slip road, has been built without thought to safety

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Protesters stage “Die-in” over lack of action on air pollution

Up to 250 people lay down in the road outside the Department for Transport offices in London to protest lack of action on poor air quality

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Zac Goldsmith says he backs LCC’s Sign for Cycling pledges (+ video)

But mayoral candidate says contentious infrastructure should undergo temporary trials

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Sadiq Khan pledges to triple London cycle infrastructure

Labour's mayoral candidate is the first of the frontrunners to agree to the London Cycling Campaign's Sign for Cycling agenda, which includes a Mini Holland for each borough and reducing blind spot HGVs in the capital

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Anti-cycling campaigner claims bike lanes cause pollution

Councillor questions CS11 opponent claims cycle lanes will increase pollution levels and suggests focusing on motor traffic instead

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Cabbies and cyclists unite against air pollution

Heads of the London Cycling Campaign and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association agree on Clean Air Zone strategy for London

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NSW: tough new fines inspire people to stop cycling

People are selling their bikes and advising visitors not to cycle after fines for cyclists breaking the law increased by up to 500% last month

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US city uses graphic novels to teach kids cycle safety

But are the comic strips from Phoenix, Arizona, too graphic? One parent thinks so

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Pedal on Parliament returns on Saturday for fifth year

The annual ride comes days ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections, calling for investment in infrastructure

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Safer cycle infrastructure possible after signage rule changes

Changes to signs regulations - six years in the making - mean councils can legally introduce dual zebra crossings. This crossing was technically installed illegally by one frustrated council.

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Government’s words on cycling must be matched by deeds, says shadow transport minister

“There is a real danger that the government is drawing up an investment strategy with no investment”

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Video: 3,000 people make huge ‘human bike’ in Mexico City

Nation's capital celebrates start of its third annual bike week in style

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