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Keyhole Bridge before and after, Poole (via Cycling UK).PNG

Cycling UK threatens council with legal action over “unlawful” decision to keep rat-run open

The charity has penned a letter to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) outlining its intention to challenge the decision to keep the route open to motor vehicles

Tue, Feb 07, 2023 17:41
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Cycle lane car parking in Boscombe

“Frustrating” cycle lane parking getting worse, says councillor – in town where Daily Mail claimed motorists were being driven “off the road”

“It’s all very well spending all this money implementing cycle lanes, but if people can’t use them, what’s the point?”

Sat, Feb 04, 2023 21:45
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Whitecliff-Baiter cycleway, Poole (credit – Marc Woodall, Twitter)

“Why on earth would I want to cycle on a waterlogged path?” Cyclist blasts new harbourside bike path

The cyclist claimed that the recently installed cycleway in Poole is “covered in debris” and that people on bikes would “be better off” on the adjacent pedestrian path

Thu, Dec 08, 2022 17:24
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Boscombe bike markings (via Daily Echo).JPG

Bike lane meltdown: New road markings prompt Mail to ask, “is there any room left for cars?”

The markings, which aim to encourage cyclists to take a “prominent position” while riding through Bournemouth, were described by the paper as the “latest move by the authorities to drive cars off the road”

Wed, May 18, 2022 15:29
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Whitelegg Way, Bournemouth

MailOnline and its readers have meltdown over video of cyclist riding perfectly legally on road

Website’s coverage of rider cycling next to unfinished cycleway also incorrectly suggested it cost £150 million – when in fact it was £1.12 million

Wed, Jan 05, 2022 14:12
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Whitelegg Way cycle lanes, Bournemouth

Active Travel Group sympathises with drivers “who feel ‘rather claustrophobic’ in their one tonne sofa-carrying steel boxes”

Local council and residents defend installation of new segregated cycle lanes in Bournemouth after motorists complain of feeling “hemmed in”

Thu, Dec 30, 2021 11:01
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Wallisdown Road cycle lane CGI impression via BCP Council

Row over Dorset cycle lane that drivers claim is “too wide”

Council chairman responds by saying that if drivers continue to cause crashes, they will have more roadspace taken away to make them slow down

Fri, Nov 26, 2021 16:30
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