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Not enough funding for Scottish government to hit cycling target, says Cycling UK

Government target is for 10 per cent of journeys to be by bike by 2020

Sat, Jan 21, 2017 16:01

99 UK cyclists killed or seriously injured by road defects – warning that 2017 could be pothole “tipping point”

Hole in council road budgets that has already killed or seriously injured 99 cyclists in two years will get worse Government warned

Fri, Jan 20, 2017 15:26

Texting driver who killed cyclist fails in appeal to have sentence reduced

Cycling UK urges government to close "exceptional hardship loophole" that allowed Christopher Gard to keep driving

Tue, Jan 17, 2017 13:53

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Police track down Cycling UK’s lost charity cow

Fibreglass sculpture disappeared in August last year

Fri, Jan 13, 2017 14:53

6,000 say no to whiplash compensation law changes that would stop injured cyclists recovering costs

Cycling and walking charities say increasing small claims limit to £5 000 would make it impossible for cyclists and pedestrians to recover costs in 70% of injury cases

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 17:12

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Chair of Cycling UK in Scotland examines whether it is safe to wear headphones while riding a bike

Professor Chris Oliver says he sees nothing wrong in wearing them - but more research needed before "strong conclusions" can be drawn

Tue, Dec 27, 2016 12:03

Sunday Times: Rod Liddle wasn’t condoning ‘dooring’ cyclists – he was just using “heavy irony”

Newspaper’s response dismays charity Cycling UK and widow of cyclist killed in dooring incident

Thu, Dec 22, 2016 18:08

Cycling UK demands Sunday Times retracts and apologises for Rod Liddle column praising transport secretary for dooring a cyclist

Charity slams "inflammatory and dangerous" comments by controversial columnist

Wed, Dec 21, 2016 19:40

Extent of proposed Coventry PSPO banning cycling

Proposed Coventry cycling ban “latest abuse of public space ASBOs” says Cycling UK

Proposed Public Space Protection Order to ban cycling in what was once a global hub for cycle manufacturing is latest use of the legislation to criminalise legal behaviour, says Cycling UK

Mon, Dec 19, 2016 12:11

Former chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group writes to Prime Minister about Grayling incident

Says Grayling is guilty of at least one traffic offence and asks what action will be taken

Sat, Dec 17, 2016 10:51