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Chip shop next to Castleton cycle lane, Rochdale

Chippy owner who blames cycle lane for loss of trade in village with “no cyclists” uses it to prop up bike advertising his shop

Locals and shopkeepers had previously accused the cycle lane project, which adds 80 off-street parking spaces, of not allowing drivers to “pull over and park”, thus “killing” the village

Mon, Jun 09, 2025 16:13

Cyclists in London Brompton and Lime hire bike

“If you build it, they will come”: Protected cycle lanes encourage significantly more people to cycle than painted routes, study finds

Who'd have guessed it? Six-year study suggests building protected cycling infrastructure gets more people on bikes

Tue, Jun 03, 2025 09:07

Floating bus stop on Cycleway 9 in King Street, Hammersmith

Are “rude” cyclists and toxic online debates really putting people off cycle lanes?

Survey of policymakers suggests cycling campaigners on social media may "massively undermine" cycle infrastructure projects as councils feel "nothing we ever do will make cyclists happy"

Mon, Jun 02, 2025 09:36

Sussex Gardens tulip cycle lane wands opening interrupted by angry cyclist forced to ride on road

“It’s a cycle lane!” shouts angry cyclist forced onto road – thanks to new bike lane wands opening ceremony

“We couldn’t have agreed with him more,” the group behind the new tulip-shaped wands said

Fri, May 30, 2025 18:38

“Driver delayed by 14 seconds… that’s outrageous”: Cyclist riding (perfectly legally) in road next to cycle lane causes Facebook meltdown, including calls for fines… but raging mob ignores parked car blocking cycle route + more on the live blog

It's the final live blog of the week before another glorious bank holiday weekend, run the clock down at work and just stay here with Dan Alexander for all your cycling news this Friday

Fri, May 23, 2025 08:04

Van driver clips cyclist during dangerous rush hour overtake on Grosvenor Road, London

“It’s always the cyclist’s fault”: Driver blasts horn and clips cyclist with wing mirror in “closest pass I’ve ever seen” – but motorists say “he should have been in the cycle lane”

One Conservative councillor responded to footage of the close pass, described as “deplorable” and “absolutely shocking”, by claiming “some cyclists do not help themselves”

Fri, May 02, 2025 16:34

New cycle lane, planters, benches on West Blackhall Street, Greenock

Pizzeria owner demands bike lanes ripped out and car parking reinstated, despite £6m active travel project to boost “café culture and night-time economy”

The cycle lanes are part of the council’s wider project aimed at making the high street more attractive to shoppers and visitors, however, the pizzeria owner argued that they were the “final straw” after years of roadworks and reduced parking

Wed, Apr 16, 2025 13:07

“Careless” driver banned for a year after breaking cyclist’s leg in bike lane crash

Driver denied causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving over incident which left cyclist with two breaks to left leg

Tue, Apr 15, 2025 13:07

Marble Arch cycle lane (inset: Nigel Farage)

Nigel Farage lashes out at “cycle lanes that no one uses”, accusing councils facing bankruptcy of wasting “tens of millions” on cycling infrastructure

The Reform UK leader also singled out “huge departments of people dealing with climate change” as one of the reasons for many councils’ depleted funds, ahead of the 2025 local elections

Wed, Apr 09, 2025 10:04

Vicar who claimed “church is under threat” from bike lane now blames cycle route for congregation “getting lost” and plummeting attendance

Cycle lane has left church "isolated", claims reverend who says worshipers are getting "lost" and congregation numbers have fallen from 100 to 60

Mon, Apr 07, 2025 15:58