It’s always good to see police take action when a cyclist films some poor driving, and today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series resulted in a London bus driver being prosecuted and fined £100 as well as having his driving licence endorsed with three penalty points.It was submitted by road.cc reader John … Read more
A cyclist in Cambridge has spoken of how he was pushed into a stream along a popular cycle path by three hooded youths, who robbed him of his bike, mobile phone and laptop computer.The incident happened at around 7.20pm on the evening of Friday 2 February on the Snakey Path, which runs alongside Cherry Hinton … Read more
The Birzman Diversity 17 multi-tool has pretty much everything you need in order to fix the most common mechanicals at the side of the road, in a compact package, and it’s pretty easy to use too. My only issue is how easy it would be to lose some of the bits in the dark. Pros: … Read more
Former transport minister Andrew Adonis drew laughs at the Cambridge Union at the University of Cambridge last night with a bicycle-related joke at the expense of Tory backbench MP and Hardest of Hard Brexits cheerleader-in-chief, Jacob Rees-Mogg.The MP for North East Somerset, whose whose demeanour, dress and opinions may lead some to wonder if HG … Read more
Police in Norfolk have made an arrest after a lorry driver hit a cyclist early this morning then stopped and checked his vehicle before driving off.Norfolk Constabulary says that officers were called at 5.30am following reports of the cyclist, a male aged in his thirties, lying in the road on the A47 at Thickthorn. He is … Read more
We’ll see dozens of new bikes over the coming months but here are the ones that we’re looking forward to most. We know for certain that some of these models are on the way, others are shrouded in mystery so we’ll just have to wait and see.Orro Venturi Orro Venturi – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) British brand … Read more
The Silca Borsa Americano Wallet is a handy place to keep various ride essentials. It’s water repellent, made of ‘upcycled’ inner tubes and wetsuit neoprene with a pleasing degree of padding, but it’s pretty pricey – and a bit big if you don’t need to fit an iPhone 7+ (or equivalent) inside. Pros: Green credentials, … Read more
Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a motorist overtaking a cyclist at speed, leaving no more than 30 centimetres of space – but despite that, police declined to take any action against the driver.It was filmed by road.cc reader Dave Dawes, who told us: “It was on Sunday 4 February … Read more
