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Cycle Lanes

Marble Arch cycle lane (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Cycling infrastructure needs to be built with women in mind, study suggests

"It's about planning for the trips that aren't taken as well as those that are"

Tue, May 02, 2023 16:23

‘Unsafe’ cycle lanes in Telford removed days after being introduced

“Ridiculous” and “unsafe” advisory cycle lanes removed just days after being introduced by council to reduce speeds

The painted lanes were brought in to combat motorists “speeding at dangerously high levels”, but were criticised by locals for narrowing the road

Wed, Mar 08, 2023 18:53

Birmingham Mailbox and traffic (licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 by Bs)u10e01 on Wikimedia Commons)

Weekend traffic now slower than rush hour as experts blame car journeys… but transport editor claims cycle lanes and LTNs contribute

University of Oxford professor Danny Dorling told The Times it is wrong to blame measures intended to improve safety and encourage walking and cycling

Mon, Oct 17, 2022 11:11

City of London police officer tells cyclist he shouldn’t ride in the “middle of the road”

“Check the Highway Code”: Police officer claims cyclist shouldn’t ride “in the middle of the road”

City of London Police officer told the cyclist "you shouldn't be cycling along in the middle of the road [...] there's a cycle lane [...] I know the Highway Code"

Tue, Oct 04, 2022 16:30

2022 new york cycle lanes casualty woody allen

New York cyclist dies – Woody Allen blamed for the lack of cycle lane

The film director objected to a cycle lane on the street where the incident happened

Sat, Jul 30, 2022 12:00

London cycle lane Cycleway 4 (image via Transport for London)

Transport for London to begin fining motorists caught driving in mandatory cycle lanes

TfL and all London boroughs have been given the expanded enforcement powers by the government in a bid to improve cyclists’ safety

Thu, Jun 23, 2022 12:11

Cyclists in Austin to get paid for reporting drivers who park in bike lanes

Austin, Texas to pay citizens who flag up illegally parked vehicles a quarter of the fine imposed on owner

Fri, Jun 17, 2022 16:37

This isn’t about cycle lanes or the Highway Code – I just want to get home in one piece

VecchioJo is riding against the clock, but not like that – sadly near misses with drivers are an unavoidable and inevitable consequence of being behind a set of handlebars in 2022

Tue, Feb 01, 2022 10:24

Fines for Brighton & Hove drivers caught on camera parking illegally in cycle lanes

Rules brought in during 2020 allow fixed penalty notices to be issued based on CCTV evidence

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 14:25

Merseyside Police crack down on parking in bike lanes

“Expect a ticket”: Drivers obstructing cycle lanes fined by Merseyside Police

Police crack down on illegal parking in new experimental bike lane on Kingsley Road

Sat, Jan 08, 2022 17:17