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“Prioritising vehicle speed over road safety”: Frustration over plans to remove major cycle lane, just four months after council claimed it was committed to making active travel “safer and easier”

The safety of people walking and cycling is being put at risk by a council’s changes to a high street in the North East, campaigners have argued, the under-fire plans coming just months after the local authority claimed it wanted to prioritise active travel and make routes “safer and easier” for people to walk, wheel … Read more

“My wife’s death should act as warning to drivers”: Widower of cyclist killed by new motorist “driving too fast” a month after passing his test insists lack of prison sentence “sends wrong message”

“It’s something we will all carry with us for the rest of our lives.”Reg Marshall, a 79-year-old cyclist whose wife of 57 years was hit and killed by a new motorist “driving too fast for the road”, believes that the driver responsible being sentenced to community service instead of a custodial sentence “sends a wrong … Read more

Kinesis reckons it has launched the “ultimate endurance aluminium road bike frameset”, rivalling the performance of carbon

Kinesis has long aligned itself with riders seeking affordable, durable bikes built to go the distance, whether that’s tackling ultra-endurance events like the Transcontinental Race or racking up miles closer to home. The new RTD aluminium road frameset is designed to rival carbon for performance, value, durability, and real-world usability. Priced at £950, the RTD … Read more

“Is this really the biggest risk to road safety?”: Police force questioned after operation sees eight cyclists fined £50 for riding without lights

An operation by Thames Valley Police in Oxford, which has seen multiple cyclists fined for riding without lights at night, has been met with criticism from residents. During a one-hour operation, eight cyclists were issued with fixed penalty notices, each carrying a £50 fine. The checks were carried out in Summertown, following a similar operation earlier this … Read more

Gaciron CETUS-1700 Underneath Mounted Bike Light

The Gaciron CETUS-1700 Underneath Mounted Bike Light is a compact and powerful front light, of the ‘see by’ variety – as opposed to the less potent ‘be seen’ type. It is designed to hang beneath a GPS mount via a standard GoPro fixture, freeing up handlebar space and reducing clutter. It offers some interesting features, plenty of … Read more