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MP says justice system too often fails to punish drivers who hit cyclists

Evidence given at first session of parliamentary inquiry into road justice

Wed, Feb 01, 2017 17:06
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Sportive riders and donkeys in the New Forest (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licenced by iNew Forest:Flickr)

New Forest defends its record on cycling following unflattering comparison to other national parks

Opposition to cycling events often "entirely irrational" according to Cycling UK

Tue, Jan 31, 2017 17:50
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Parliamentary inquiry into Cycling and the Justice System opens tomorrow – and will be streamed live

All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group will hear evidence from Cycling UK, Keith Bontrager and others

Mon, Jan 30, 2017 19:22
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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
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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
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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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Cycling Moo Kay with artist Charles Rowbotham (L) and Doug Clare (Cycling UK).jpg

Police track down Cycling UK’s lost charity cow

Fibreglass sculpture disappeared in August last year

Fri, Jan 13, 2017 14:53
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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
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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
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