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“Lawless” motorists driving in cycle lane force council to reinstall bollards – just weeks after they were removed

The bollards were removed in January over concerns that cyclists could collide with them, but since then footage has emerged of drivers using the painted cycle lane and mounting the pavement

Sun, Mar 05, 2023 19:17

Cyclist suffers “life-changing injuries” after driver smashes through cycle path protective barrier

Mark Thomas was riding along a segregated shared-use path when the collision impact sent the car airborne and over the barrier

Tue, Feb 14, 2023 13:25

oxon travel cycle lane picture – via twitter.PNG

Cars damaged and abandoned after drivers smash through newly installed protected cycle lane

Middlesbrough Council have now placed signs and plastic barriers around the bike lane to “help make motorists aware of the changes”

Wed, Feb 08, 2023 13:40

“Frustrating” cycle lane parking getting worse, says councillor – in town where Daily Mail claimed motorists were being driven “off the road”

“It’s all very well spending all this money implementing cycle lanes, but if people can’t use them, what’s the point?”

Sat, Feb 04, 2023 21:45

“Bizarre” seven-foot-long cycle lane a “waste of money” critics claim, but council insists it isn’t a bike lane

The 2.4m lane in Birmingham has made national newspaper headlines, prompting the city's council to defend its decision to add the markings

Fri, Jan 27, 2023 12:15

Toddler killed after parents avoided truck in Chicago bike lane

Family sues lorry companies and city after toddler killed when parents moved into road to avoid truck parked in bike lane

“People have to care. The city has to care. Corporations have to care. They all need to respect bicycle lanes and the bicyclists using them,” Lily Shambrook’s parents said

Sat, Jan 21, 2023 17:11

“These are completely safe autonomous vehicles”: Cyclist spots driverless car using cycle lane

Cruise insists its car would not have gone into the bike lane if there was a cyclist in it

Tue, Jan 10, 2023 09:26

Whitecliff-Baiter cycleway, Poole (credit – Marc Woodall, Twitter)

“Why on earth would I want to cycle on a waterlogged path?” Cyclist blasts new harbourside bike path

The cyclist claimed that the recently installed cycleway in Poole is “covered in debris” and that people on bikes would “be better off” on the adjacent pedestrian path

Thu, Dec 08, 2022 17:24

Worcester cycle lane (Image: Twitter/@MTBfreedom)

How much?! It’s now revealed council spent £10,000 on “embarrassing” obstacle-packed cycle lane

Images of the infrastructure blocked by dangerous obstacles... including trees, lampposts and a speed camera attracted ridicule online

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 17:20

Cycle lane branded a “s*** show” by local politician furious at reduced width of road

The width of the infrastructure is, Cllr Slattery claims, causing "chaos" and the road should be widened to ease "traffic delays"

Sun, Nov 20, 2022 10:15