Transport

Campaigners criticise “self-fulfilling prophecy” as Department for Transport predicts decline in cycling

Should DfT try to predict the future, or prevent it?

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Overall cyclist casualties up 12 percent in latest DfT figures

Rise in cycling casualties for 2013 second quarter goes against downward trend for other road users

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Cycling sales boom at Halfords as retailer posts interim results

Growth due to better weather this spring and summer and continued British success

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Free lights for kids as Dorset & Cambridge police tackle unlit cycling

Adults get seven days to light up in annual autumn crackdowns

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£60 a trip: Low usage could see Dumfries cycle hire scheme scrapped

Two hires a day at cost of £60 - councillor says it would be cheaper to buy users their own bikes

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Boris Johnson announces Cycle Superhighway improvements as he opens new section of CS2

Over 100 new staff for TfL cycling division, new North-South 'CrossRail for bikes'

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Third cyclist killed on London Cycle Superhighway, tipper lorry involved

Latest death 2 weeks after Coroner's report into earlier fatalities

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Boris Johnson admits riding bike without rear light

London's Mayor caught out by cabbie... also repeats rickshaw ban pledge

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Annual Oxford bike lights crackdown sees 171 cyclists fined

Operation comes as CTC provides bike training to Oxford freshers

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London cyclist deaths and injuries up as TfL commissioner Peter Hendy suggests flashing lights for all cyclists

"Worrying gap between Mayoral rhetoric and reality" says London Assembly member

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Cycling minister Robert Goodwill wants to give motorists “greater say in how their roads are run”

Whose roads? Consultation gives chance to tell DfT that cyclists use A roads too

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Raleigh founder Sir Frank Bowden to be remembered by blue plaque

Businessman bitten by bike bug to be commemorated at site of Nottingham factory

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Interactive map shows police responses to CTC’s Road Justice campaign

Report on role of police was sent to forces in July

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Bristol plans Dutch-style network of bike routes across city

Public consultation to start early 2014 - scheme based on Bristol Cycling Campaign manifesto

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Trial of driverless pods on pavements of Milton Keynes heralds “science fiction future” (+ video)

Technology could be the future of urban transport, say ministers

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DfT urged to change road design rules now or risk strangling David Cameron’s ‘Cycling Revolution’

Cycle City Ambition cash could be wasted if planned road design rule changes not brought in now, say CTC and British Cycling

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Edinburgh Council responds to tramline cycle safety fears

Signage installed, taxi lanes enforced, with further measures to follow

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Yorkshire aims for Tour de France legacy for children and adults alike

We spoke in Paris to some of those working to ensure cycling will benefit once Tour has left Yorkshire

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‘Boris e-Bikes’ set to be trialled in North London

Muswell Hill, Crouch End and Ally Pally to take part in scheme based on Finsbury Park

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Cycle deaths coroner calls for action on cycle superhighway 2

Instructs Boris Johnson to respond in 56 days

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Come friendly bikes… Cycle Hire Slough launched yesterday

Berkshire town perhaps a little bit more “fit for humans” as hire bikes go live

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Video: Cambridge gets world’s first glow in the dark path – coming soon to a city near you?

Light-emitting UV crystals save time and cost and improve safety, says company behind concept

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London Assembly member John Biggs calls for further improvements at Bow roundabout

“The roundabout will still not be safe until more changes are made" says area member.

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Levels of cycling falling in Australia, according to national survey

Decline in bike riding seen midway through period when aim was to double participation

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Meet Sir Dave Brailsford at Changing Places day in Derby – and win a Genesis Volant bike

Team Sky boss will be at event designed to show cyclists lorry drivers' perspective

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Level crossing near-miss cyclist cautioned

Woman came forward voluntarily after police appeal

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Rumble in Brum as “vigilante” cyclists stage bus lane protest

Taxi Vs cyclist confrontation with riders taking part in flash ride to highlight illegal use of lanes

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Video: Groningen – The World’s Cycling City from Streetfilms

15-minute documentary explores how Dutch city achieved astonishing 50 per cent modal share

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New map based on TfL data shows cycle traffic flows in central London

UCL researcher's map also enables different modes of transport and times of day to be compared

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Updated with video: Brompton Junction store opens in London’s Covent Garden

Store showcases folding bike brand and follows four others in Europe and Asia

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