Transport

TfL working with police to keep motorists off Cycle Superhighways

Transport body says it may take time for everyone to get used to infrastructure

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Arnie spotted cycling on wrong side of road in Edinburgh

Arnold Schwarzenegger needs your clothes your boots and your bicycle, but first he may need a copy of the Highway Code

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London tube strikes planned for next week

Winter weather will provide new challenges to newbie commuters, but cycling still the best way to commute during the strike, say campaigners

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Dublin cyclists to get Danish-style ‘green wave’ technology

Move will be accompanied by 20kph speed limit on College Green bus corridor

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Highways England confirms cycling works under way at 40 locations

Safe crossings for motorway junctions and separated routes along A roads among projects started

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Video: Cyclist filmed slipstreaming bus at 70kph

A man on a hybrid bike with rucksack and trainers was spotted slipstreaming a bendy bus at 70kph in Barcelona motorway tunnel

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Crowdfunders raise £2k+ for Jeremy Corbyn’s dream bike

Campaign to buy Labour leader £475 Raleigh Criterium, in response to yesterday's Telegraph article, raised four times its target in less than 24 hours

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One user every six days for Merseyrail Bike & Go bikes

Government funded scheme has not been as successful as hoped but company says it remains optimistic about growth

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51 points and still not banned – IAM concerned about repeat offenders retaining their driving licences

Organisation says there is inconsistency in how the law is applied

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Cycle Superhighway teething issues being addressed says TfL (+ video)

Contractors remedied faults on part of North-South route

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Stagecoach investigates alleged anti-cycling employee

Company has condemned Facebook comments that running over cyclists amounts to a public service and says they will investigate

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Cycling with earphones made illegal in California

Earphone ban is among a raft of changes to transportation law, including those aimed at pedicabs and e-bikes

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London cyclists six times fitter than other commuters

Research shows cycle commuters four times more likely to achieve public health exercise targets than non-cyclists, demonstrating health benefits of infrastructure

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Delhi to trial odd-even car-rationing system in bid to reduce congestion

City has more than 8.5 million vehicles

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£148m announced for London boroughs to improve road safety

Transport for London and the Mayor are awarding the money to borough projects, including Westminster City Council's criticised Cambridge Circus "Quietway"

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National tool hire firm to remove cyclist warning stickers from its cars

HSS Hire responds quickly to criticism on Twitter

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Norwich cycle route slammed as “useless” and “botched”

Cycle campaign says designs for Norwich's busiest bike route were changed at the last minute from a raised cycle track to one shared with motor traffic

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Idaho driving test to feature more emphasis on cycling

Change comes after five-year-old cyclist was hit and dragged along by minivan

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Former railway station waiting room becomes Sale Metrolink cycle hub

Victorian railway station building ‘re-cycled’ as Sale’s new hub for bikes

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Forth Road Bridge reopening to cyclists and other traffic

Reopening comes almost two weeks earlier than officials had promised

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Government announces £50 million for Bikeability

Department for Transport will also consult over sideguards on lorries

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Cambridge separated cycleway to be fully open a year late

"Rather optimistic" timetable one of the reasons behind delay to £1.2 million project

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Stiffer penalties for using mobile phone while driving?

If government plans are approved fines for mobile phone use could increase by 50%, but campaigners warn enforcement is key

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Make Cambridge cyclists pay congestion charge, says transport expert

City Deal vice-chair reveals advice - which county's cycling champion describes as "ludicrous"

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Government makes rare mention of road traffic reduction

In its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy timetable the Department for Transport mentions reducing motor traffic for first time in 15 years

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Manchester police say helmetless cyclists are “asking for trouble”

Greater Manchester Police accused of victim blaming after comparing speeding with not wearing a helmet

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Hackney Council forced to backpedal on cycle quietway trial

Local opposition has forced the council to rethink how best to reduce traffic on what will become one of London's cycling "quietways"

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Experian Experts calculate annual cost of cycling – but how much do you spend?

A new bike every year?

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Aussie coroner recommends blind spot lorry ban

At the inquest into a cyclist death the coroner made eight recommendations, including that lorries without blind spot alert technology be banned from roads

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Survey: Most cyclists back compulsory cycle training

Poll also confirms perception of danger remains biggest barrier to getting more poeple on two wheels

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