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Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Mangotsfield Old Railway Station on Bristol and Bath Railway Path – via Matt Buck on Flickr Creative Commons

£1 million upgrade touted for popular cycling path, including CCTV cameras to tackle “wild west” bikejackings that saw cyclists ditch route and feel “safer between buses and cars”

Consultation underway for plans, including widespread CCTV for Bristol & Bath Railway Path, proposals coming just weeks after robber caught by police within 24 hours of council installing a camera at one section

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 15:31
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Mangotsfield Old Railway Station on Bristol and Bath Railway Path – via Matt Buck on Flickr Creative Commons

Robber caught by police within 24 hours of council installing CCTV cameras on popular cycling and walking path, dubbed the “Wild West” after several violent bikejackings

Calls for installing CCTV cameras on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path, made by cyclists for months, were finally heeded by the council after two bikejackings at knifepoint left cyclists saying they felt “safer between buses and cars”

Thu, Nov 21, 2024 14:31
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Bristol & Bath Railway Path, near Whitehall Primary School, Bristol

“I feel safer between buses and cars”: Violent bikejackings force cyclists to avoid popular cycling path which has turned into “Wild West” with an “epidemic of joyriding”

After cyclists claimed they didn’t feel comfortable riding solo at night on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path following a number of recent knifepoint bike robbery incidents, South Gloucestershire Council has now said it will install CCTV along the route

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 12:59
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Mangotsfield Old Railway Station on Bristol and Bath Railway Path – via Matt Buck on Flickr Creative Commons

Fears cyclists could be “gravely injured” by “speeding” e-scooter gang intimidating users on popular Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Avon and Somerset Police said plans to install CCTV on sections of the route are "being progressed", as path users have reported "people have seen them travelling as fast as 50 miles per hour"

Tue, Sep 24, 2024 13:36
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Badger – Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 by Badger Hero on Wikimedia Commons

Badgers force two-month closure of part of Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Diversions will be in place around Staple Hill Tunnel for the next two months while remedial works take place

Mon, Nov 15, 2021 19:10
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Bristol and Bath Railway Path Clay Bottom Wiggle proposed design (via Sustrans).PNG

Sustrans unveils major changes to section of Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Improved visibility and separation of cyclists and pedestrians planned for section of route in east Bristol

Wed, Feb 03, 2021 14:14
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Mangotsfield Old Railway Station on Bristol and Bath Railway Path – via Matt Buck on Flickr Creative Commons

Concerns mount after latest wave of attacks on Bristol and Bath Railway Path

One man robbed at knifepoint plus multiple reports of tree branches being left to block the path

Tue, Nov 24, 2020 16:52
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Devon Road Bridge on Bristol & Bath Railway Path (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Derek Harper)

Referral order for mugger who robbed and assaulted cyclists on the Bristol to Bath cycle path

Knocked cyclists to the ground and then stole their bikes

Fri, Mar 15, 2019 20:55
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Devon Road Bridge on Bristol and Bath Railway Path (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Derek Harper)

Cyclists threatened with knife by gang of youths on Bristol & Bath Railway Path

One rider was also hit with a D-lock in incident on Saturday afternoon

Sun, Aug 05, 2018 14:26
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Bristol to Bath Railway Path (CC licensed by Ian Haskins via Flickr).jpg

Calls for safety measures on Bristol and Bath Railway Path after cyclists’ injuries

Council invites ‘imaginative solutions’ to tackling inconsiderate path users

Wed, Oct 25, 2017 15:46
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