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“Distracted driving is deadly, and sentencing must reflect that reality”: Driver who killed cyclist on dual carriageway after “flurry” of phone activity avoids jail

Shayne Hill was given a 12-month suspended jail term and a 12-month driving ban by Judge Anthony Bate after admitted death by careless driving in the 2022 incident that took Cheryl Tye's life

Fri, Oct 03, 2025 13:05

Driver who drank two pints before swerving across road and crashing head-on into cyclist, leaving him with a broken back, avoids jail

James Barber was driving home from work drinks in his BMW when he hit a father of two who was cycling home from work. Barber was handed a three-year driving ban and a 22-month suspended jail sentence

Fri, Sep 12, 2025 10:53

Perhaps my helmet did save my life — but that doesn’t mean you need to wear one

Sam Barker still lives with the after-affects of severe concussion following a collision ten years ago. While he'll never be able to conclude if his bike helmet saved his life that day, he has concluded that they shouldn't be mandatory

Sat, Jun 21, 2025 08:00

Driver mounts pavement to overtake cyclist

Cyclist made to feel like a “second-rate road user” after “out of order” driver mounts car on pavement to overtake oncoming rider on the wrong side of road

“They didn’t want to wait a few more seconds for a resolution, which would have been me dismounting and walking along the pavement myself,” the cyclist said

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 15:34

Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade junction

Cyclist hit by driver appeals for information after he left her fake phone number

The cyclist, whose front wheel was damaged after the driver ploughed into her bike, currently has no way of tracing the offender following the incident in the Seafield area of Edinburgh

Sun, Sep 04, 2022 15:16

5 cool things from Rapha, Redshift, Oxford, and Fox

Rapha's new pads, a squishy seatpost, grips and fluffy trousers make it into 5 cool things

Fri, Feb 04, 2022 13:00

Texas cyclist shoots driver who deliberately crashed into his riding partner

Police say he was justified in using firearm because he feared for his life

Wed, Jul 07, 2021 18:35

Lezyne adds Alert braking signal technology to rear lights – the latest brake light for bikes

Lezyne claims that Alert will warn motorists and other cyclists that you are slowing down. But will it work for you?

Wed, Nov 11, 2020 08:27

No Texting While Driving sign, Houston, texas

Roads Minister to look into harsher penalties as study finds texting at the wheel more dangerous than drink driving

Reaction times for phone calls and texters worse than cannabis and alcohol users: calls for one year ban penalties

Sun, Jun 08, 2014 09:00

US driver gets three years after ramming teen cyclist with SUV, leaving him brain damaged

Driver erroneously believed cyclist had stolen his son's bike

Wed, Nov 10, 2010 07:59