Government

DfT to study impact of self-driving cars on cyclists and other road users (+ videos)

Minister Claire Perry updates on progress made in bringing technology to UK roads

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Birmingham launches Bikeability scheme for children

Training scheme designed to complement other aspects of Birmingham Cycle Revolution

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Second phase of London’s Quietway network announced as major junction review programme also gets underway

Quietways to be extended into all 32 boroughs

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Ludgate Circus Cycle Superhighway plans increase danger to pedestrians, warns City of London

Corporation calls on TfL to revise plans for junction that has seen two cyclist fatalities this year

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Updated: Middlesbrough’s £1m outdoor velodrome secure as Sports England withdraws objection

Objection had been raised on grounds it would replace sports pitches, but they haven't been used for 2 years

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New Forest National Park Authority member responds to concerns over spending of £3.75m DfT cash

District councillor broadly supportive of points raised by local campaigner - but seems in minority on authority

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Mole Valley Local Cycling Plan approved by district council – aim is to promote cycling but also minimise the impact on local residents

Councillor admits cycling remains a ‘hot topic’ in Surrey

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Statue of David Cameron riding a bike sells for £25,000

Prime Minister has since given up cycling, but ornament remains homage to his former green credentials

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“Derisory” and only “a wish list” – campaigners slam government’s cycling delivery plan

DfT publishes draft plan just hours before parliamentary debate on Get Britain Cycling report

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MPs set to debate David Cameron’s promised ‘Cycling Revolution’

Sustrans leads calls on government to implement findings of Get Britain Cycling report

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Kansas City passes anti-harassment law to protect cyclists and pedestrians

Fines and prison sentences could be imposed

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Andrew Gilligan calls for more women on bikes to ‘reduce the testosterone level’

Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner tells London Assembly Transport Committee discussion on cycling superhighways

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Video: Aftermath of Bow Road cycle accident and comparison footage

Uploader says high quality cycle segregation needed

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Chris Boardman comes out swinging for London’s planned ‘Crossrail for bikes’

Top cycling campaigner lambasts "men in limos trying to poison the project in secret"

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Sussex PCC calls for bicycle registration

Drivers "pay to use the road" says Katy Bourne

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Chris Boardman calls for free bikes on the NHS

"If people want to ride bikes, get everything out of their way and we’re all going to benefit."

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City v county in Oxford row over cycling facilities

County council accused of putting "embargo" on new schemes

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Incomplete cycle path on York outer ring road poses danger to youngsters

Barriers at either end are being ignored

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Get a professional photo of you and your bike and support the Space for Cycling campaign

London Cycling Campaign to hold fundraiser at Look Mum No Hands! Café

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Go Safe Glasgow launches interactive driver and rider training website

Cycle Aware focuses on improving road users’ hazard perception

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Awaiting the Giro effect – latest figures show overwhelming preference for car journeys in Northern Ireland

Cycle commuters don’t even warrant a mention in the latest transport figures

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No longer a cycling paradise? Dutch government cancels popular cycle to work scheme

Dutch employees can no longer enjoy a new tax free bike every three years - and the bike shops aren't happy either

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Campaigner calls for safe alternative to busy stretch of road in the Yorkshire Dales

Says councils need to do more to encourage cycling in the region

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Lone New Forest councillor hits out at authority’s “dubious” cycling schemes

David Harrison says he's unhappy about lack of consultation, resurfacing and outside park ideas

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Cycling deaths and serious injuries down in 2013, says DfT

But rate of improvement still worse for cyclists than car users

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New Forest plans to use ‘rural Boris Bike’ grant to repair roads damaged by cars instead

Money for hire bike scheme to be used for resurfacing, and facilities outside park

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Labour to make HGV safety gear compulsory if elected, attacks government on road safety

Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh addresses party's conference in Manchester

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British Cycling and CTC hit the party conferences to call for action not words on “cycling revolution”

Chris Boardman and Jon Snow address MPs, mass bike rides in Manchester and Birmingham

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Gloucestershire cycle path meets local resistance – residents say there was a better and safer solution

Yate cycle lane planned to run through several estates’ green spaces

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Sustrans applauds Australian state of Victoria for considering radical cycling safety proposals

Ideas include allowing cyclists to treat red lights as Give Way signs

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