Transport

Cycling UK welcomes star rating to push most dangerous lorries out of the capital

By 2020, the most lethal HGVs will be banned from London's streets

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LCC and LTDA agree on cyclist/taxi driver behaviour pact

Eight-point plan for road safety comprises advice for cyclists and taxi drivers

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London mayor Sadiq Khan plans to ban unsafe lorries from capital’s roads

London Cycling Campaign welcomes proposals – but haulage trade body says they're “unfair”

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Rise in van traffic ‘ticking accident time bomb’ says IAM

Van drivers almost twice as likely as other drivers to use mobile phones at the wheel

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Leeds bike path barriers too narrow for bikes to use

Several of Leeds' bike routes, including parts of the National Cycle Network have A frames barriers that are too narrow for many bikes' handlebars to get through

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UK well behind other European countries in encouraging older people to cycle, study finds

Findings of Cycle BOOM report presented in London and Manchester this week

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Hampstead demo and judicial review planned against Cycle Superhighway 11

Protesters against planned infrastructure launch £150,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal challenge

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Fury over Government cycling HGV warning video

Chris Boardman calls the video, which appears to blame a cyclist for a left turn lorry crash, "desperately misguided"

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San Francisco Uber drivers get cyclist awareness training (+ video)

Cycling group estimates series of videos will be seen by tens of thousands of drivers

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Five per cent increase in London cycling in a year

Latest report from Transport for London shows more than 15,000 cyclists using two new Cycle Superhighways in peak hours

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UPDATED: Sadiq Khan’s office says fears over London’s cycling budget “complete nonsense”

"Cycle spending could fall off a cliff," warned assembly member after quizzing mayor at City Hall

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Motor giant Ford moves into the bike-share business (+ video)

Ford GoBike coming to San Francisco as company adapts to changes in ways people move around cities

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People making fewer but longer trips by bike according to government survey

Small number of cyclists involved in survey makes comparisons unreliable

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Funding pulled for cycling projects in Dublin, current projects suspended

News of "bananas" decision by National Transport Authority came day before cyclist was killed by HGV

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Sadiq Khan gives go-ahead to completion of North-South Superhighway amid overwhelming support

Similar levels of cycling expected to those seen on hugely popular southern section of route

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“Cyclists not using bike lanes”: Twitter responds

Transport for London says the Daily Mail's story, showing cyclists bypassing a set of cycle traffic lights, was inaccurate and "one-sided", while cyclists on Twitter react brilliantly

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Do you cycle to take a train? Get involved with this year’s Cycle-Rail Awards

Win a Garmin VIRB Elite camera

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Uber set to deploy self-driving fleet within two weeks

The app-based ride sharing service is set to jump ahead decades by introducing the first commercial self-driving fleet to roads

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Motorists on average 4kg heavier than cyclists

Research on how people travel in seven European cities provides further evidence on health benefits of cycling and walking

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Groups of cyclists second biggest summer pet hate for motorists claims AA survey

Car litter louts the biggest bugbear

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Next phase of Manchester’s Oxford Road cycleway begins

Work starts tomorrow to upgrade cycling infrastructure. However, campaigners say "watered down" plans could put cyclists and pedestrians at risk

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Cycle Superhighway decision will be “marker” for London Mayor

London Cycling Campaign says Sadiq Khan must take requests to improve North-South Cycle Superhighway extension seriously, following consultation

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Could your daily cycle commute be saving your life?

New research suggests we need an hour's exercise per day to counter eight hours at a desk

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London bike couriers set to map the capital’s pollution

A collaboration between London courier firm Gophr and former Labour politician Paul Drayson's firm will see the city mapped with carbon monoxide data

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Eurostar storing bikes in disabled toilets

Luggage stowage facility said to have been removed to accommodate more seats

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Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden closed as cyclists spotted on it

Bicycles are banned from Oresund Bridge which combines motorway and rail link

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Cambridgeshire’s cycling champion wins commuter challenge – at 45kph?

Bike vs bus vs car race was staged as Greater Cambridge City Deal opens congestion-busting consultation

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Edinburgh Council looking into anti-skid coating for tram tracks

110 cyclist pursuing claims after being hurt in falls

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Changes to Nottingham tram route after crashes involving cyclists

Woman who fell crossing tracks says tram bosses are making the best of a bad situation

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Bikes locked up at Cambridge CyclePoint stolen after workers moved them

Note left by contractors to say bikes had been moved

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