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More collisions at UK’s first Dutch-style roundabout than old layout, figures reveal

There have been 10 collisions, three of them serious, since the infrastructure opened in 2020, however Cambridgeshire County Council also noted that cycling levels have risen by almost 50 per cent and pedestrian use is up 30 per cent

Wed, Apr 26, 2023 09:48

2022 cycling in ice snow icy road conditions

Councillor feels wrath of “Jordan Peterson and Tories across the land” by saying gritting routes “can be sexist” and “must change” to help cyclists and pedestrians

Councillor Alex Beckett's call to review which roads should be gritted in Cambridgeshire has become the latest local transport issue to reach a wider audience on social media

Sun, Feb 19, 2023 12:25

“Accident waiting to happen”: Cambridge University fellow urges students to follow Highway Code and end “tradition” of ignoring one-way system

Comments come just days after research into 22 years of data from 508 one-way streets found contraflow cycling does not increase crash or casualty rates

Tue, Nov 29, 2022 13:11

broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Fuel tanker driver receives six-month suspended sentence for causing death of cyclist by careless driving

Richard Hardcastle admitted killing 22-year-old physiotherapist Anna Garratt-Quinton as he attempted a left turn at a roundabout in Cambridge

Tue, Nov 01, 2022 17:13

University College London bike thefts (London Cycling Campaign)

Prolific bike thief jailed for six months after being spotted by off-duty police officers

Joshua Collinson-Prime will also have to pay £1,200 compensation to one of the victims

Mon, Jul 04, 2022 11:44

Delivery driver did not have a licence when he killed 89-year-old cyclist — jailed for 13 months

Omar Camara-Taborda hit and killed Kenneth Turner in a collision at a Cambridge roundabout in March 2020, before giving detectives a fraudulent Portuguese driving licence

Mon, May 09, 2022 08:53