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CyclingMikey stops driver on wrong side of the road (YouTube)

“No war between cyclists and drivers”, say road safety campaigners, as apologetic BBC backtracks after “inappropriately” describing camera cyclist as “vigilante”

“I’m not a fan of this war between cyclists and motorists. There should be no such thing. We’re all the same human beings”

Fri, Oct 04, 2024 15:39
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BBC describes crash as accident in original headline on Johnny Gadreau fatal collision with drink driver

BBC “sorry” cyclist “did not appreciate” headline branding crash which saw drink driver kill ice hockey star and brother while cycling a “car accident”

The broadcaster has changed its description of the fatal collision to “bike and car crash”, after readers pointed out the original vocabulary used in the story was “biased and incorrect”

Thu, Sep 05, 2024 16:33
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podcast 1500 episode 2024 episode 76

Is cycling treated fairly in the media? BBC AntiSocial goes cycling discussed with ‘the cyclist’

For episode 76 of the road.cc Podcast, we're debriefing how cycling was portrayed on the BBC's AntiSocial show with its 'cyclist' guest Lauren O'Brien, and talking indoor bike racing with the founder of fledgling virtual cycling platform IndieVelo

Thu, May 02, 2024 12:13
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ANPR protected LTN in LB Ealing

More experts, fewer conspiracy theorists on active travel TV shows please

You wouldn’t get advocates of drink-driving on a police car chase TV show – so why does the BBC keep trying to show both sides of an issue?

Thu, Apr 20, 2023 15:45
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Cyclist LTN planter, Hackney London (by Adwitiya Pal)

“Reasonably balanced or needlessly confrontational?” New BBC Panorama episode about low-traffic neighbourhoods raises concerns over stirring culture war

The programme, which has previously been criticised for its investigations on “killer roads” and “cars v bikes”, has a new episode with a rather incendiary title

Mon, Apr 17, 2023 12:58
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2022 Jan 21 Tech of the Week

Check out Mark Cavendish’s new Wilier Filante… and his mysterious Nike shoes – plus Giant bikes to your door, new huge Poc shades, a brutal Dragons’ Den rejection + more

Take a look at all of the week’s tech news from Trek, Giant, BKOOL, Van Rysel and more

Sat, Jan 21, 2023 12:00
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BBC Politics Midlands

“We’re just talking about human beings”: Adam Tranter and MPs discuss cycling “culture war” on BBC Politics

What's going on? Sensible discussion, no culture warring and even a Tory MP making the case for a Land's End to John O'Groats cycle lane

Mon, Dec 05, 2022 16:24
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BBC Panorama host responds to accusation that he jumped red light

“It demonstrates the reality of cycling on UK roads”: Panorama Car v Bikes host responds to accusation that he jumped red light during programme

YouTube driving instructor Ashley Neal claimed that the presenter’s manoeuvre “makes a mockery” of the question “are UK roads too dangerous to cycle on?”

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 14:48
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Richmond Park crash (via Twitter Royal Parks Police)

“We try to use language that ordinary people use”: BBC defends use of “accident” to describe road traffic collisions

“The Road Collision Reporting Guidelines are guidelines, not rules,” says the broadcaster

Sun, Nov 06, 2022 13:01
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Duncan Dollimore and Edmund King appear on BBC Breakfast to discuss Panorama ‘Car v Bikes’ episode

“Many drivers cycle and most cyclists drive”: AA president calls for “a bit of give and take” on Britain’s roads

Responding to Panorama’s ‘Cars v Bikes’ episode, Edmund King also argued that greater investment in cycling infrastructure would result in “less conflict on the road”

Wed, Nov 02, 2022 17:15
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