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Emma Burke Newman (Pedal on Parliament)

“Society has accepted death as a cost of getting from A to B”: Parents of young cyclist killed in collision call for change

"There is more than enough space, we just have to commit to making it safe for all who use it"

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2023 World Championships Glasgow road race potholes (Liam McReanan)

Cyclist raises alarm over “dangerous” potholes on 2023 World Championships road race routes

Pictures from the Scottish roads to be used for the elite men and women's road races paint a concerning picture six months out from the showpiece event

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Hills Road separated cycle lane, Cambridge (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpeg

“Like playing Russian roulette”: Blind people raise concerns about ‘floating’ cycle lane bus stops

A campaigner joined the National Federation of the Blind and 162 other disability groups to hand a petition to Downing Street calling for the abolition of the bus stops separated from the pavement by cycle lanes

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“Game changing” device allows cyclists to control traffic lights (Twitter, Shawlands Bike Bus)

“Game changing” device allows cyclists to control traffic lights so children stay safe

“We still want safe segregated infrastructure but until then this will help so much,” says Shawlands Bike Bus, the system’s first users

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WHW Gravel-25

Discover gravel routes in and around Glasgow – from windfarms to the West Highland Way

If you're after a new route to test in the west of Scotland, we've got you covered

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2022 Glasgow bike shed -news story

Glasgow City Council orders an “unacceptable” bike shed to be dismantled

Glasgow council ruled the shed be removed after receiving eight complaints

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Stewart Street Police Station (via Google Street View)

Man caught trying to steal bike… from a police station

Thief in Glasgow told that “Stealing a bike from the back of a police station is not exactly the brightest move”

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ScotRail (licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 by Hugh Llewelyn on Flickr)

Cyclist threatened with weapon and robbed of bike while on board a train

Robbery happened on Glasgow Central to Lanark service last month, and police are appealing for information

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Cop26 security (via Thomas Cornwallis on Twitter).PNG

Security guards refuse to open barrier for cyclist on permitted route near COP26 site

GoBike convenor Thomas Cornwallis was instead told to use footway – but no ramp over the kerb means it isn’t accessible to everyone

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The Nutter multitool – 15mm spanner

Man stops to help stranger fix bike – and realises it’s his own which had been stolen

Bike owner was on way home from nightshift when he encountered thief who had stolen it from his shed

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