cycling uk

New Forest chiefs’ anti-cycling attitude akin to apartheid advocates, says local club

The Verderers’ Court’s renewed call for off-route cyclists to be prosecuted has sparked accusations of prejudice and bias from campaign groups

Sat, Nov 05, 2022 18:15
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Cycling UK slams Northern Ireland’s “baffling” Tour de France bid when active travel strategy puts cyclists “at risk”

"It's baffling Northern Ireland will put so much care, attention and likely funding into hosting the Tour de France for a couple of days while failing to make everyday cycling safer"

Tue, Nov 01, 2022 12:55
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“Dazzling sun” deaths disproportionately affect vulnerable road users

Almost three-quarters of the people killed on British roads between 2017 and 2021 in incidents where low sun was cited as a contributory factor were cyclists, pedestrians, or motorcyclists

Fri, Oct 28, 2022 17:13
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Write to your MP to help save active travel funding, urges Cycling UK

Charity warns of Halloween “fright night” for walking and cycling when Chancellor announces Budget at end of this month

Wed, Oct 19, 2022 14:40
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Government urged to end “human cost” of “dangerously lenient” driving bans for repeat offenders

The failure of some courts to take a motorist’s driving history into account when issuing sentences has created “a loophole within a loophole”, says Cycling UK

Sun, Oct 09, 2022 12:49
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CPS drops prosecution of helmet camera cyclist who delayed traffic by seconds while filming law-breaking driver

Cycling UK hails legal win in case involving Bristol rider who shot footage of one driver using phone at wheel and another ignoring a red light

Fri, Oct 07, 2022 10:56
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Cycling UK slams Government and threatens legal action for “excluding” cyclists and horse riders from new Wainwright Coast to Coast National Trail

From 2025 the famous Wainwright Coast to Coast route in northern England will become a National Trail, but there are currently no plans to make it fully accessible to cyclists and horse riders

Sun, Oct 02, 2022 13:16
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Mail’s cycling number plates poll story “misleading and unreliable”, says Cycling UK

The charity has raised a complaint with press watchdog IPSO after the Mail claimed that there is wide public support for tougher cycling rules – by citing the results of a Fair Fuel UK survey

Sat, Sep 03, 2022 13:14
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Cycling levels dropped in England because “short-sighted councils pulled out protected lanes”

“More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring,” says Cycling UK

Fri, Sep 02, 2022 11:35
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UK’s cycling market and infrastructure “being left behind” by Europe, experts warn

Though cycling levels continue to rise by 33 percent, bike sales are down by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels

Wed, Aug 10, 2022 15:22
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