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DfT’s new Think Cyclist campaign fails to get cycling organisations on board

Concerns over contradiction of Highway Code, helmet advice and size of budget allocated to initiative

Thu, Sep 20, 2012 10:41

Local transport decisions to be made locally

But will local decision makers ignor walking, cycling and planning for the long term?

Tue, Sep 18, 2012 15:10

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New Transport Minister convicted in 2009 of careless driving in incident that left cyclist with broken neck

Conservative MP told police coast was clear as he drove out of Houses of Parliament - CCTV evidence proved otherwise

Thu, Sep 06, 2012 01:00

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

Media criticised for misleading coverage of stats showing jump in casualties in 20mph zones

CTC and 20's Plenty for Us say coverage of 24 per cent rise ignored fact there are now more roads with 20mph limit

Wed, Aug 15, 2012 10:27

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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

Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)

Is cycling in Great Britain getting safer? We crunch the numbers

We make some very rough and ready calculations based on yesterday's casualty and road traffic stats from the DfT

Thu, Jun 28, 2012 23:09

DfT casualty statistics for 2011 show sharp rise in the number of cyclists seriously injured on Britain’s roads

Figures for all users show first annual increase in road deaths in nearly a decade, CTC blames cuts to policing and lack of government emphasis on road safety

Thu, Jun 28, 2012 10:43

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Norman Baker announces £225 million Local Sustainable Transport Fund boost for a dozen major projects in England

Reading's award of £20.7 million includes rollout of bike share scheme; more than £40 million awarded to smaller schemes

Wed, Jun 27, 2012 12:41

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£15 million set aside to improve safety of cyclists at junctions in England – but Sustrans calls for more

Amount announced today by Transport Minister Norman Baker is dwarfed by sums spent on many individual road schemes

Tue, Jun 26, 2012 13:26