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Cyclists at traffic lights (©Toby Jacobs)

6000 lose driving licence for poor eyesight in 2011 – and that’s a 39% rise in the number of bus and lorry drivers

The responsibilty is on drivers to state when their eyesight is too bad to drive

Sun, Dec 30, 2012 21:56
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HGV skip lorry cordoned off at the scene of a cyclist s death.jpg

Spring/Summer road casualty figures show drop in ‘vulnerable road user’ casualties, but it’s not all good news

DfT admits that wet weather had more to do with drop in figures than anything else

Thu, Nov 01, 2012 19:21
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Dog in bike basket (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Cycling’s North/South divide revealed by new DfT figures

Breakdown of figures by local authority reveals most areas with high usage in South and East, North lags behind

Mon, Sep 03, 2012 11:26
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Mountain Mayhem recce 2011 Climbing to Colwall.jpg

DfT advises cutting some rural speed limits to 40mph to protect vulnerable road users

Advice u-turn on urban 20mph zones too… the DfT is now in favour

Mon, Jul 16, 2012 13:13
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Cycling City and Towns map

DfT publishes final assessment of Cycling City and Towns initiative – in 17 separate reports

Reports put online by government with little fanfare or fuss - and it's left to the reader to draw national picture

Sun, Feb 12, 2012 14:29
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Taxi and Cyclist copyright Simon MacMichael.jpg

Minister for Roads insists on perpetuating ‘road tax’ myth

Mike Penning repeats claim that motorists pay for roads, despite Road Fund being abolished 75 years ago

Wed, Jan 25, 2012 15:19
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Cycle lane

Slowing motorists down the best way to increase safety for cyclists says DfT report

Review of evidence casts doubt on safety benefits of cycle lanes and Advanced Stop Lines too

Tue, Nov 29, 2011 17:31
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Petrol Station copyright Simon MacMichael .jpg

Traffic jams lessen as fuel rises and recession see drivers switch to cycling and walking

DfT data reveal that congestion down by almost a fifth on 100 key routes in UK

Mon, Mar 28, 2011 07:42
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Pint of beer (picture credit Strom Carlson:Wikimedia Commons).jpg

DfT to focus on education not lower drink-drive limit

New drug-driving offece also mooted

Fri, Mar 25, 2011 11:43
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Commuting in Bristol © Jonny Gawler

Cycle-commuting the secret* to a happy life says New Economic Foundation report

Cycling to work makes you more content, but will policy-makers take note? *Well, one of them

Mon, Feb 28, 2011 13:34
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