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Driver using handheld mobile phone

Government clamps down on handheld mobile phone use while driving

Consultation found 81 per cent of public in favour of tougher rules

Sun, Nov 28, 2021 17:39
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Old Street HGV and cyclist collision (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Department for Transport launches consultation on setting up a Road Collision Investigation Branch

Proposed body would carry out thematic investigations on road traffic collisions

Sun, Oct 31, 2021 19:13
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broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Cyclists the only road users for whom deaths rose in 2020 – but fatality rate fell by distance ridden

Department for Transport says that among all road users, cyclists saw biggest fall in casualties per billion km travelled

Fri, Oct 01, 2021 08:07
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King Street, Hammersmith

Lockdown sees cycling gender gap narrow, government statistics reveal

Men still made twice as many trips by bike as women last year – but it was three times as many in 2019

Wed, Sep 22, 2021 12:10
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Number of cyclists killed on British roads up 40% in 2020

DfT claims rise reflects greater aggregate distance travelled by bike – but Cycling UK believes poor driving is behind the increase

Thu, Jun 24, 2021 12:35
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Orford Road Walthamstow Mini Holland

Government to roll out Mini Holland schemes beyond London

Around a dozen local authorities outside the capital will share £239 million to boost cycling and walking

Tue, Jun 22, 2021 16:06
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Contraflow cycle lane (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Government tells councils it won’t fund painted cycle lanes

Department for Transport reiterates that it will only pay for segregated infrastructure as it invites fresh applications for funding

Fri, Jun 18, 2021 16:16
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The Bicycle Repair Shop, Acton (picture credit Simon MacMichael)

Fix Your Bike scheme reported to have closed with only 4 in 5 vouchers released

400,000 vouchers have been issued under £25m scheme to get unused bikes back on the road

Tue, May 11, 2021 11:49
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The M25 (CC licensed image by Highways Agency:Flickr)

Grant Shapps dismissed advice to review environmental impact of £27bn road building plan

Campaigners are mounting a High Court challenge to government plans to build more roads in England

Fri, Feb 12, 2021 12:51
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One in three cyclists riding more since pandemic began, new government statistics reveal

Study reveals how COVID-19 is causing travel patterns to change and highlights need for safe infrastructure

Mon, Feb 01, 2021 12:31
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