Transport

Manchester plans protected lanes and more with extra Cycle City funding

Advocates cautiously welcome plans for improvements to major cycle route

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THINK! Cycling campaign extended to seven more cities despite failure to change driver behaviour

Campaign reminds drivers to be careful around cyclists, but do they drive better?

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Santander confirmed as new sponsor of London’s cycle hire scheme

Boris Bikes to turn red and white, scheme to be renamed Santander Cycles

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NICE comes out for active travel and 20mph limits

More activity will reduce early deaths & boost productivity

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Cyclists may have “vital information” on Victoria Boris bike rider fatal crash, say police

Renewed witness appeal over death of Claire Hitier-Abadie

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Improved road maintenance needed for driverless cars says expert

But questions remain as to how such vehicles would interact with pedestrians and cyclists

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Cambridge cyclists complain that station bike parking is cluttered and badly managed

But work is underway on £2.5m CyclePoint

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London is the “village idiot of urban innovation” says influential design expert

Mikael Colville-Andersen slams London cycling megaprojects

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Hammersmith Flyunder? Boris Johnson wants to send London’s traffic underground

Mayor visits Boston to see what US city did - but would cost of projects here be prohibitive?

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London cyclists are worried, says report — except the ones who aren’t

Short distance bike commuters most anxious, long-distance the least

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London to ban HGVs without cyclist safety equipment as Safer Lorry Scheme comes into force this September

Mayor, TfL and London boroughs combine to clamp down on lorries that pose greatest danger to vulnerable road users

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Croydon Council reviews tram/cyclist safety after 2013 death

TfL experts called in to try and fix "significant danger" to riders

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Cambridge City Deal board slammed after rejection of rural cycle routes

"Back to the drawing board now for funding" say campaigners

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“Suicide” for parties not to commit to cycling funding, says Boris Johnson

"I’m sure it will be in the Conservative manifesto"

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Police stop Evesham cyclists to warn against dark clothing

West Mercia force hands out high-vis accessories

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“How can riding a bike be made safer?” local paper asks… “By banning cycling,” drivers respond

One recent post by a local paper, where cyclists have long complained about fatally dangerous junctions, the lack of protected infrastructure, police apathy, and horrible road surfaces, caught our eye...

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From Scotland to Southwest England, calls for councils to grit cycle paths (+ videos)

Campaigners north of border call for action, videos show danger on Bristol & Bath Railway Path

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Cycling and walking added to Infrastructure Bill

"A massive step in the right direction" says Chris Boardman

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Majority thinks Government should invest more in cycling, survey finds

Sustrans calls for cycling to be added to Infrastructure Bill

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Video: Jaguar bike detection system taps driver on the shoulder

Tactile feedback & directional sounds warn of approaching cyclist

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Low-cost bike detector could revolutionise city planning

Expensive traffic counters could be replaced by hundreds of simple boxes

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Video round-up: A parrot, a dog, and a Jaguar

Wildlife-themed video round-up sees a bunch of animals riding, or escorting cyclists + a frightened Boris biker

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TfL says board member should be “more restrained” after he called Twitter user “lying cow”

Remarks didn't call "into question Mr Cooke's suitability" for TfL board, says organisation

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Jenny Jones takes “a different approach” to road tax debate

Green Party politician looks at things cyclists don't contribute too - pollution and congestion are among them

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Twitter storm over Bristol mayor comments on “just hit a cyclist” tweet

Sister of sacked stockbroker claims he wasn't even driving

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Cyclist saved by Air Ambulance after lorry crash slams Boris Johnson

"He hasn’t really delivered on what he said he would do … it’s not safe to cycle," says Victoria Lebrec

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Wales’ longest disused rail tunnel may become a cycleway

New life planned for Rhondda tunnel closed in 1968

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Video: Brazilian man trackstands — with a gas bottle on his head

Can you top this? Let us know

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Beat the rail fare increases by riding to work

Meet the riders who save up to £2,400 per year the the ultimate fare-dodge

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£6 billion for pothole repairs not enough, say councils

No consideration of cycling either, say campaigners as Government announces how money will be allocated

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