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Cyclist who broke six ribs on CS6 says it is not obvious white line is a raised kerb

New stretch of CS6 opened last month with vertical kerbs separating cyclists from vehicular traffic

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Work to improve Highbury Corner for cyclists starts next week

Locals braced for another 18 months of roadworks

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New website to help Bristol cyclists report drivers who park in cycle lanes

Bike Lane Uprising builds database to identify repeat offenders

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Chichester extends cycling ban and says it’s ‘not a vendetta’ against cyclists’

Campaigners say cyclists will be pushed towards more dangerous roads

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road.cc recap: 10 of our favourite stories this week

Some highlights from this week on two wheels...

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Live blog: World Naked Bike Ride in London to take place tomorrow despite expected disruption, THE COOLEST overshoes ever, plans to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street binned, BMC TT bike recall + lots more

All the cycling news from this site and beyond…

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Protest planned after two cyclist deaths in a week on same Greenwich road

Campaign group wants to see extension of CS4 to Woolwich

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Ford’s ‘Share the Road’ campaign leaves cyclists unimpressed

Car manufacturer trying to encourage “a spirit of understanding”

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Cyclist killed at Woolwich junction that has been removed from cycle safety improvement programmes

Local MP says he will be asking Sadiq Khan to reconsider

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“I’m going to kill one of you bloody cyclists”

Bristol van driver attempted to drive into cyclist

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Study finds 70% of London cyclists believe drivers mean them harm

Researchers say such paranoia is "an understandable response to an urban environment containing significant and very real threat"

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Thousands sign petition asking for London to hold car-free day in September

Mayor has previously expressed support for the idea

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Paris bike-share scheme subsiding as new operator struggles with revamp

Docking stations not built or lacking power, bikes often stuck or unavailable

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Bristol’s poor cycling infrastructure now has its own Twitter account

The anonymous "Bristol S**t Cycling Infrastructure' Twitter page has been sharing photographic evidence of poor cycling provisions and abuse of cycle lanes by motor vehicles from around the city

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Sainsbury’s launches electric bike delivery in London

No emissions, no noise and a good way to avoid congestion

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New stem cap phone mount from F3 Cycling launches on Kickstarter

"The phone mount to end all phone mounts" attaches to your stem cap and has a square dock with powerful magnets to attach your phone. The Kickstarter will launch on 17th April

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Uber to buy dockless e-bike hire firm Jump Bikes

Companies have been already collaborating on a bike hire scheme in San Francisco

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Global study calls for 20mph speed limit as standard in built-up areas

Campaigners call for an end to “the postcode lottery on pedestrian/cycling safety”

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Fewer collisions at Bank junction and in surrounding area since motor vehicle ban

Air quality has also improved

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Dockless bike-share firm Mobike set to be sold for $2.7 billion

Three-year-old company now operates in more than 200 cities worldwide and is vying with Ofo for market leadership

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Prague to ban bikes (but not cars) from popular tourist areas

“Every day there is conflict between cyclists and pedestrians”

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“Everybody has to acknowledge that you cannot drive everywhere all the time” – Edinburgh plots shift away from private cars in city centre

City says it will invest in walking and cycling infrastructure

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Near Miss of the Day 117: Motorist turning left cuts across cyclist in middle lane

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Slough

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Mandatory hi-vis had no influence on number of cyclists involved in collisions according to Italian study

Study did not account for how closely hi-vis laws were adhered to by cyclists

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Andy Burnham plans £160m investment in Manchester’s cycling and walking infrastructure

£9m cycleway proposed between city centre and Chorlton

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Driver says Liverpool cyclist took a “chunk” out of his car when he parked across cycle lane

Accuses cyclist of being ‘pedantic’ and said he could have cycled round him

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Huge support for CS4 plans – campaigners say response demonstrates just how much a physically-protected cycle route is needed

Route will extend from Greenwich to Tower Bridge

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Portsmouth launches near-miss reporting web page for cyclists

Council hopes to gain clearer picture of where cycling incidents occur

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road.cc recap: our ten favourite stories this week

Some of our highlights from this week on two wheels...

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Is Transport for London doing enough to keep cycle routes free of snow?

Positive reports on effectiveness of airport runway de-icer being used on Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway

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