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Near Miss of the Day 935: “A driver with a shockingly ignorant attitude towards vulnerable road users”
A cyclist who was close passed at high speed says the driver involved made “no attempt at all to correct their line and give me space”, instead displaying “a shockingly ignorant attitude towards vulnerable road users”.The latest instalment of our Near Miss of the Day series, highlighting driving standards and the lack of consideration for vulnerable road … Read more
Cycling programme may restore neural connections in Parkinson’s patients, new study finds
Researchers studying the impact of long-term exercise on the brain believe that completing multi-week cycling programmes may restore neural connections in Parkinson’s patients.That’s the finding of the recently published paper ‘Electrophysiological correlates of dynamic cycling in Parkinson’s disease’ which recently appeared in Clinical Neurophysiology and is the work of University Hospitals’ researchers.The study notes that … Read more
Bike industry on hold as uncertainty around Trump’s controversial tariffs continues
Now months into the uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the bike industry is still facing challenges adapting to the controversial economic policy, a struggle which appears to still have a way to go.Trump last week signed a new executive order to extend the pause on tariffs on Chinese goods, an extra 90 days now cited … Read more
“North Korean-style project”: Anti-cycle lane protesters block road and claim new bike path will make route a “death trap” and “obstacle course”
A protest marched along the route of a controversial new cycle lane in Kildare in Ireland this weekend, critics of the 3km bike path accusing the council of wasting money on a “North Korean-style project” which will make the road worse for all road users.We first reported the situation concerning the R448 between between Moone and Timolin last week, … Read more
Lusso Paragon Signature Bib Shorts (Limited edition) – Petrol Blue
The Lusso Paragon Signature Bib Shorts (Limited Edition) Petrol Blue are a premium, UK-made pair of bibs offering excellent comfort, quality materials and understated styling from a brand better known for its more price-conscious products. They’re not cheap, but if you value thoughtful design and long-ride performance, they deliver far more than just good looks … Read more
“A child would be literally flipped over the handlebars”: Huge cracks reappear in troublesome bike path – but council says “failure” due to unexpectedly soft soil
The re-emergence of a series of huge cracks, some as wide as 40mm, along a two-year-old cycle path has been blamed by the council on “unexpectedly soft ground conditions”, after a local cyclist branded the cracks an accident waiting to happen.The shared-use path, which runs alongside the A2990 Old Thanet Way between Herne Bay and … Read more
“We are fair game for crazy drivers”: Cyclist says “I need to cycle with a police officer from now on” after bike camera footage of close passes rejected as “insufficient evidence” due to lack of witness
A cyclist has claimed that people riding bikes on Cheshire’s roads are “at the mercy of dangerous drivers”, after the police deemed footage he submitted of several drivers’ close passes “insufficient” – due to the incidents “not being witnessed at the time by a police officer”.In April, road.cc reader Martin lodged a formal complaint with … Read more