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Three out of four cycle storage hubs inaccessible at “car-free” tower block, forcing residents to leave bikes on the street

Only 78 of the 239 designated cycle parking spaces are available, with one hub used to store furniture and maintenance equipment

Tue, Jun 09, 2026 12:26
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Cycle lane with defender base (picture credit Richard Lander)

Removal of safety wands and dividers from cycle lane will “make it safer for all road users”, claims council – but cyclists say plan is “vindictive and insane”

The light segregation was branded a “death trap” by one cyclist who broke his wrist last year after crashing into a cycle lane divider that he claimed was “totally invisible in the dark”, but campaigners say its removal “may well cost life and limb”

Mon, May 20, 2024 17:05
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Van driver trying to pass cyclist and son on a School Street

“He’s going to school”: Impatient van driver honks and swears at cyclist and his son on a School Street closed off to motor vehicles

“If you can’t wait five seconds and endanger me and my six-year-old, you are not fit to drive, let alone professionally”

Fri, Sep 22, 2023 13:16
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Crystal Palace LTN

LTN road blocks could be replaced with ANPR cameras

Vast majority of penalty charge notices issued in Ealing LTNs have been issued to drivers from outside the area

Sat, Jan 30, 2021 10:36
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Whitgift Centre

Cyclist gets shopping centre bike ban overturned

Unexpected outbreak of common sense sees cycling policy updated

Fri, Jan 08, 2021 15:05
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Cherry Orchard Road and Addiscombe Road, Croydon (via StreetView).jpg

Croydon Council to improve junction five years after cyclist’s death

Roger de Klerk’s wheel became caught in a tramline causing him to fall in the path of a bus

Sat, Mar 24, 2018 16:53
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broken bike.jpg

Lorry driver charged following death of cyclist in Selhurst crash

Magda Tadaj died following collision in May

Fri, Nov 25, 2016 12:46
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Croydon tram (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Tadie88:Flickr)

Passers-by pull cyclist to safety after tram fall

Good Samaritans help a woman who hit her head and sustained scratches after falling on wet roads avoiding another rider

Mon, Aug 22, 2016 13:47
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Croydon tram (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Tadie88:Flickr)

Croydon considers ending cycling ban in parks

Sustrans proposals could mean new green cycle routes in South London

Sun, Aug 14, 2016 08:53
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Cyclist attacked with metal bar for stopping at zebra crossing

Police are seeking a man driving a Vauxhall Astra who attacked the cyclist during an argument in Croydon on Monday night

Thu, Aug 20, 2015 08:52
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