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“Turn her mic off!” Talk TV host Julia Hartley-Brewer has meltdown in bizarre exchange with cycling journalist, claiming cyclists “often go faster than cars”

“We can’t run the entire country around 25-year-olds in Lycra,” ranted Hartley-Brewer, before insisting London shouldn’t be compared to Amsterdam, because Amsterdam “has a population of 75,000”

Fri, May 29, 2026 11:58

“Resistant” landowners blocking 117 miles of traffic-free cycle routes as rural greenway plans held up for decades, new report finds

Campaigners say the lack of funding and political will to deliver traffic-free paths leaves communities “effectively stranded on transport islands, which it is only possible to enter or leave by car”

Mon, Apr 13, 2026 17:24

Richmond Park crash (via Twitter Royal Parks Police)

Police no longer describing road collisions as ‘accidents’ – but over two-thirds still refer to vehicles instead of drivers, new research finds

Just five of the UK’s 45 police forces have formally adopted the Road Collision Reporting Guidelines launched in 2021, with only one using them in practice

Fri, Nov 29, 2024 18:11

Making our way around the National Cycle Network (and why it’s really all about the people you meet) with Laura Laker + Is active travel in Britain heading in the wrong direction?

On episode 78 of the road.cc Podcast, respected journalist (and road.cc contributor) Laura Laker delves into her new book, Potholes and Pavements, and researcher Dr Maya Singer Hobbs chats about the future of cycling beyond the next general election

Thu, May 30, 2024 17:49

Potholes and Pavements: A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network

Entertaining and informative read that brings focus to some infrastructure that could be of even more benefit to society than it is – given the chance

£16.99

Sun, May 12, 2024 08:45

“No cars go through a red light – every cyclist does,” claims Nigel Havers

Actor makes sweeping (and false) assertion during discussion with cycling writer Laura Laker on Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 show

Sat, May 11, 2024 18:47

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