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London Mayoral Election 2024

Drivers on C3 Cycleway, London (credit: John Sword)

‘How to beat the rush? Use the bike lane’: Motorists, including driving instructor and cab driver flood cycle path — and refuse to give way to cyclists; Free Lime bikes to poll stations; Joy Division album or Giro d’Italia stages? + more on the live blog

It’s a poll day edition of the live blog this Thursday, with Adwitiya bringing you all the news, reaction and more from the cycling world

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Cyclists in London (image: Tomek Baginski on Unsplash)

Campaigners urge politicians to stop dragging cyclists into “phoney culture wars” – after Tory mayoral candidate claims “virtue signalling” bike lanes are causing “havoc”

“The blunt fearmongering is a bit like asking Londoners to fear ice cream, a night out or birdsong – and about as likely to work as that,” the London Cycling Campaign has said

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Susan Hall (X)

Conservative London mayoral candidate claims “virtue signalling” cycle lanes are causing “gridlock” and “havoc”, would review cycling infrastructure if elected to end “war on motorists”

The most recent polls suggest Susan Hall is 26 points behind current mayor Sadiq Khan, the Tory candidate's campaign centred around opposing Ulez, scrapping low-traffic neighbourhoods and reversing 20mph speed limits

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Infrastructure – Segregated cycleway alongisde A40 in Acton, LB Ealing © Simon MacMichael.jpeg

Ripping out bike lanes, scrapping ULEZ, letting drivers ignore red lights … is that a London Mayoral election on the horizon?

Active travel and clean air policies face culture wars kickback ahead of May 2024 poll

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