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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich

Cyclist fatalities on UK roads fall by 2% – and down a quarter compared to 2014 – but transport authorities warn “risk to people cycling remains the same”

The overall number of cyclist casualties also fell by three per cent in 2024, according to the Department for Transport’s latest road safety statistics

Thu, May 29, 2025 16:35
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Confiscated e-bikes

Labour MP calls for tougher e-bike laws on “battery safety, speeding and enforcement”

Comments come as Home Office confirms plans for police to have stricter e-scooter powers, MP Tom Hayes telling the government the e-bike "situation is unsafe"

Tue, May 13, 2025 11:20
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London road with cyclists, pedestrians and drivers

“Never about road safety, but about populist vote winning”: Cyclists slam harsher penalties proposed for dangerous riders, arguing “motorists get away with it on an almost daily basis”, but others claim “it introduces parity” + more on the live blog

A Tuesday live blog to kick off the week? I could get used to that… Join Adwitiya as he recovers from all the snooker by shifting his focus back to cycling (Il Giro starts this weekend), and maybe some football

Tue, May 06, 2025 08:19
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Cyclist in London with pedestrians in foreground

Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life sentences under proposed new ‘dangerous cycling’ law

The Department for Transport says its amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill will “ensure that the tiny minority who recklessly disregard others face the full force of the law”

Fri, Apr 25, 2025 09:49
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London road with cyclists, pedestrians and drivers

People used bikes less frequently in 2024 than previous year, with fewer women and children cycling along with lack of funding described as “concerning” by campaigners

Latest Department for Transport data shows number of bike journeys decreased in 2024, however, cycling distance went up by 9%, while average walking and car trips also saw an increase

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 07:56
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Cyclists and pedestrians in Castle Park, Bristol (image: Adwitiya Pal)

Cycling short distances instead of driving could save million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year, transport charity says

New figures from the Department for Transport have revealed that domestic transport emissions accounted for 28 per cent of the UK’s total in 2022, and have fallen by only 12 per cent since 1990

Sun, Dec 15, 2024 15:51
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Heidi Alexander cycling in pop-up bike lane

New Transport Secretary – and cyclist – Heidi Alexander backed to put “cycling front and centre” after shock resignation of Louise Haigh over decade-old phone fraud offence

“I know lots of people think cycling is not for them, but please give it a go,” Alexander, a former transport deputy mayor for London, has said in the past

Fri, Nov 29, 2024 15:59
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Percentage of cyclists killed or injured on UK roads dropping more than any other road user, new government figures reveal – but safety campaigners say number of fatalities “remain stubbornly high”

According to the DfT’s latest road casualty stats, released on the same day Labour launched its new Integrated Transport Strategy, cyclist fatalities have dropped by five per cent compared to 2023, while the number of injured cyclists fell by six per cent

Thu, Nov 28, 2024 15:16
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Learner driver (image CC licensed by David J Morgan via Flickr).

Driving instructors less likely to believe collisions “are usually the cyclist’s fault” and that cyclists are “nuisances” after cycle awareness course, new government pilot study finds

89 per cent of instructors who took part in the study said they would teach their students differently about how to drive around cyclists safely after the course

Sun, Nov 03, 2024 15:57
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Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Cyclist fatalities fall by 4% to lowest ever recorded level, but cycle traffic down 7% and serious injuries higher than 20 years ago, new government figures reveal

87 cyclists were killed on the UK’s roads in 2023, according to the Department for Transport’s latest road casualty statistics

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 12:03
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