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Spectator journalist replies to “ridiculous” Jeremy Vine call for driver ban on overtaking cyclists in cities

Vine was quoted in the Sunday papers saying he wants "cars to pull over if they see me behind them because they know I'm faster" and suggested a ban on overtaking cyclists in major urban areas

Jeremy Vine calls for drivers to be banned from overtaking cyclists in cities

"I want cars to pull over if they see me behind them because they know I'm faster"

Estarli e-bikes added to Blike subscription range

Blike’s cancel-anytime scheme provides riders with e-bikes for a monthly fee with insurance and servicing included

Bike hangars look like “pigsties” and are “discriminatory to the disabled”, disgruntled residents claim

The council project, backed by the police who hope it will help protect against bike theft, has not gone down well with some locals

“Stoking cyclist hate will get him more publicity”: CyclingMikey hits back at Mr Loophole’s latest attack on “snitch society” camera cyclists

"I don't think a lawyer whose rather large income is based on getting bad drivers off their consequences based on technicalities has any moral high ground to be talking about what is right for society"

More cyclists fined for riding bikes through town centre – months on from rider ordered to pay £1,100

The council's officers have previously been accused of targeting the "old and slow" and cyclists "they can get away with"

“The kid can cycle, but can the driver drive?”: Parents demand safer cycling infrastructure as video shows 5-year-old having to navigate traffic and blocked bike lane

The mother cited safety as one of the key reasons why most parents are put off by letting their children ride bicycles, and demanded proper, segregated infrastructure

Cycling campaign says tram tracks “the biggest cause of accidents and injuries” to cyclists in Sheffield

A new crowdsourced map shows 806 separate accidents along Sheffield's tram lines since 2015

Cyclist ordered to pay over £1,000 for riding bike in town centre – after council accused of targeting “old and slow”

The substantial fine, which totalled £1,150, comes just months after locals complained that council officers were simply targeting cyclists “they can get away with”

E-bikes and e-scooters to be banned from part of Thames Path

Hammersmith and Fulham Council says the PSPO will be in effect soon, with exemptions for disabled people using mobility aids and parents transporting children

VanMoof e-bike sales still ‘paused’ amid rumours it needs to raise cash

Firm says that “proactively pausing” sales provides an “opportunity to catch up on delivery and production”

Huge Birmingham skyscraper will have no car parking and 464 bicycle spaces instead

Plans have now been approved for the 48-storey city centre apartment building which will also have an on-site bike maintenance workshop

Screaming and swearing taxi driver cuts off and hits cyclist before speeding away

The cyclist got swore at for not using the “less than a metre wide” cycle marking and said that it’s “pointless to report to Scotland Police”

“A young mother cycling on pavement for safety is anti-social behaviour?”: Police slammed for fining woman with child seat to tackle “cycling related anti-social behaviour”

“Maybe your time would be better spent working out why someone with a child seat on the back doesn’t want to ride on the road?”

Police recover several stolen and vandalised hire bikes within hours of transport safety operation

The action comes just a week after Transport for Greater Manchester announced plans for “targeted enforcement” to tackle significant rise in hire bike vandalism

“Targeted enforcement” to tackle significant rise in hire bike vandalism, Transport for Greater Manchester warns

The scheme's operator Beryl says there are currently just 379 bikes out on the network compared with 564 awaiting repair

Campaigners call for an “end to road violence” after three cyclists, including a 12-year-old boy “killed by motorists” in three weeks in Birmingham

"Reckless driving is endemic in our city," said a campaigner after people gathered at a vigil where one of the cyclists lost his life watched in horror as drivers jumped red lights and sped

Police warn they will keep fining cyclists who ride in town centre after arrest escalates into violence

Staffordshire Police defended their actions after a video showed them manhandling a cyclist in the town of Stafford for refusing to cooperate

Jeremy Vine called a “terrible person” by London bus driver for not cycling on the left and giving way

“You guys are very provoking human beings and I don’t know why you do it”, the London bus driver told Vine…

Cyclist fatalities down in London, however number seriously injured rises as Transport for London pledges “more action”

Last year's figures published just hours after a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a tipper lorry being driven in central London this morning

Major cycle lane closures during works a “death trap”, according to cyclist who fears “matter of time before serious accident”

The Glasgow cyclist said it is "ironic that in the year the city is hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships those commuting by bike are being treated as second-class citizens"

Taxi driver warns CyclingMikey he will “end up needing the dentist” after challenging phone use

The driver is now being investigated by TfL Taxi & Private Hire but avoided prosecution as the Metropolitan Police "ran out of time"

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Tory London mayoral candidate plans to end Sadiq Khan’s “attack on drivers” by switching off red lights

The Conservative hopeful also said he’ll put an end to segregated bike lanes, 20mph speed limits, ULEZ, and closed streets

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Van driver narrowly avoids hitting cyclist, yells “f*** off” at Jeremy Vine

"I was about to have a word with this van driver, and then decided I quite fancied getting home alive"

“Sexist, dangerous and misogynistic”: Cyclist says she was “verbally abused” by bus driver who made weight comments

"He was shouting at me out of his window, verbally abusing me and making me feel incredibly unsafe and uncomfortable"

Near Miss of the Day 864: Bus driver squeezes cyclist towards kerb at stop

"The driver just blanked me – no recognition of me or the incident at all"

75-year-old cyclist suffers broken pelvis and collarbone in yet another pothole-induced accident

“I’m really fed up with the council for not looking after the roads,” said the West Sussex cyclist after she had to be rushed to the hospital

“It’s problematic to have a value like that”: Researcher calls for better guidelines than “just 1.5 metres” for passing cyclists

The transport expert behind the high-speed close pass test also called for a study to have motor drivers on bicycles “passed by themselves”

Councillor knocked off bike while cycling to road safety meeting welcomes HGV measures

Since 2020, four cyclists have been killed in collisions with the driver of an HGV in Oxford, with more requirements for developers of construction sites now to be introduced

Cyclists told to spread out while riding in groups to minimise effects of pollution from overtaking vehicles

A recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Surrey found that fumes from passing cars can become trapped within a group of cyclists, increasing their exposure to harmful pollutants