Search Results for: Near miss of the day – Page 105

Dame Sarah Storey via South Yorkshire Police

Dame Sarah Storey slams drivers who turn “a blind eye to yet another death”, asks for progress after three HGV crashes with cyclists in a day — two of them fatal

The British Paralympian and Greater Manchester’s active travel commissioner said that she felt “sick” after a cyclist died on road she frequently uses, and that “deterrents to dangerous and anti-social behaviour in a vehicle are clearly not severe enough”

Thu, May 25, 2023 10:55

How to be a Grand Tourist – enjoying a few days at cycling’s biggest races

Our hints and tips on how to get the most from a few days following the peloton

Fri, May 19, 2023 14:42

Overtaking distance for drivers (Surrey Police)

Almost 4,000 submissions of driving offences to police force led to just 10 prosecutions, FOI request reveals

According to data published by Surrey Police, which uses a third-party reporting service, almost 80% of the close pass reports resulted in just a warning letter

Fri, May 12, 2023 16:36

Local knowledge – how good (or bad) is your nearby provision for cycling?

There’s no substitute for lived experience when writing about cycling infrastructure

Mon, May 08, 2023 13:59

286 close pass submissions to West Midlands Police resulted in one prosecution, FOI request reveals

According to data released by the force which pioneered ‘close pass’ policing, 213 reports of careless or dangerous driving around cyclists last year resulted in no further action being taken

Wed, Apr 12, 2023 17:04

Hills Road separated cycle lane, Cambridge (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpeg

Sunday Telegraph accused of using divisive rhetoric in “death trap” floating bus stops article

Newspaper claims infrastructure puts pedestrians at risk – but doesn’t cite casualty figures backing up that assertion

Sun, Mar 19, 2023 18:26

‘Unsafe’ cycle lanes in Telford removed days after being introduced

“Ridiculous” and “unsafe” advisory cycle lanes removed just days after being introduced by council to reduce speeds

The painted lanes were brought in to combat motorists “speeding at dangerously high levels”, but were criticised by locals for narrowing the road

Wed, Mar 08, 2023 18:53

“He has to wait, that’s all there is to it”: Jeremy Vine slams bus driver for near miss

Video comes two weeks after Transport for London launched an investigation into "unacceptable" close passing bus driver who pushed cyclist towards the kerb

Wed, Mar 01, 2023 10:40

Levels of motor traffic nearly halved within London LTNs, new study finds

Researchers who analysed dozens of schemes across 11 boroughs say little evidence of traffic being displaced onto surrounding roads

Thu, Jan 19, 2023 13:06

“Criminal mischief”: The cyclist on a mission to un-deface bad drivers’ number plates, plus BMX legend Ken Floyde on the road.cc Podcast

The road.cc podcast is back for 2023, and we've got two special and fascinating guests

Thu, Jan 12, 2023 15:42