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Near Miss of the Day 710: Double close pass, blaring horns, and dangerous manoeuvre by van driver… but careless driving charges dropped for both motorists

Despite road.cc reader Andy describing this double close pass as “probably the worst case I’ve been involved with yet”, both motorists saw charges of careless driving against them dropped.The footage, taken in January 2020 (ah, the fast pace of the law), shows the cyclist filtering through traffic on a dark and miserably wet night in … Read more

Cyclist left shaken after being pelted with cement on Edinburgh bike path

A 67-year-old cyclist says he was left shaken after being pelted with cement by an angry worker accused of blocking a cycle lane in Edinburgh.John Mitchell was cycling towards Potterrow from Nicholson Square, in the city’s Old Town, near the University of Edinburgh, when he was forced to slow down after noticing that the bike … Read more

MAAP Thermal Base Layer LS Tee

The MAAP Thermal Base Layer LS Tee is warm, very comfortable and wicks really well. It’s on the slightly small and short-bodied side, so best suited to bib short use and slimmer riders, but it feels rugged and built to last – and that offsets the highish price a little.Despite the love-it-or-hate-it nature of its … Read more

“Typical cyclists”: Motorists and cyclists treated differently in newspaper reports of fatal road collisions, new study finds

A recent academic study from the University of Westminster has found that car drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are depicted differently in newspaper reports of road traffic collisions.The study, entitled ‘Rogue drivers, typical cyclists, and tragic pedestrians’ and published in the scholarly journal Mobilities last month, analysed how fatal road collisions were reported in stories in … Read more

Bedford cyclists protest ‘discriminatory’ town centre bike ban

Cyclists in Bedford staged a group ride on Saturday to protest the current ban on cycling in the town centre.In 2016 Bedford became one of a number of towns to impose a cycling ban in pedestrianised areas, using a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). Under the PSPO, cycling is not permitted in certain parts of the … Read more

Look 765 Gravel RS Disc 2022

If you want to be visible in the dark, you’re going to love the Look 765 Gravel RS’s iridescent graphics, and the ‘flip’ paintjob looks the business too. It’s not all show without the go, either, as the 765 has a speed orientated feel to it – although for the money the wheels could do … Read more