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“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

“I want to see more cycling”: Councillors demand cycle lanes to connect new housing developments to town centre after multiple delays and “failed promises”

Cross-party councillors told the council that walking and cycling infrastructure, which “should have come in very early on”, still haven’t been implemented “despite money being available”

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 15:22

“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

Parking in bike lane on Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol

Bollards installed on new cycle lane outside hospital after drivers immediately block it

Complaints as new cycling infrastructure outside Bristol Royal Infirmary instantly blocked by parked vehicles

Mon, Mar 31, 2025 16:15

Campaigners who claim to “support cycle path” actually want major bike lane plan scrapped… to make way for dual carriageway

Petition launched to protest active travel corridor, with campaigners confusingly claiming to "support a cycle path"... while also arguing the scheme is a council "agenda" that should be ditched and the road doubled in size

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 17:46

Cycling projects ‘squeezing out motorists in favour of cyclists’, Conservative councillor claims during “fierce” debate over controversial cycle lane

Work on next stage of major bike lane project set to last until 2027, the scheme having faced criticism from some businesses over claims about lost parking and congestion

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 12:39