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National newspaper warns of “cycling wars” after near miss video sparks media meltdown

Despite police, Crown Prosecution Service and court finding fault with driving, many media reports said the punishment "splits opinion"

Wed, Apr 27, 2022 16:44
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Cyclist in traffic (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Highway Code: Alliance of British Drivers claims changes have “created a false sense of winners and losers”

The revisions, introduced in January, have given cyclists “the impression that provocative, obstructive and challenging behaviour has merit”, says the organisation’s director Duncan White

Thu, Apr 14, 2022 14:48
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“Long may it continue”: Sir Chris Hoy says that he has experienced fewer close passes since the Highway Code revisions

Former UCI President Brian Cookson, however, thinks that some drivers are still taking “unquantifiable risks”

Sun, Mar 27, 2022 13:29
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Have Highway Code changes made drivers more aggressive?

The Highway Code changes were implemented to a backdrop of sustained attacks on social media and in certain national newspapers, but what have been the real-world effects for cyclists in the UK?

Fri, Mar 04, 2022 10:54
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Highway Code ‘fury’: Calls for cyclists’ driving test as Mike Graham and Daily Express continue attacking changes

Paul Biggs from the Alliance of British Drivers said it is "bizarre untrained cyclists are still allowed on the roads"

Tue, Feb 15, 2022 17:36
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“What drives you mad about cyclists?” Radio 4 presenter criticised for “irresponsible” questions during Highway Code segment

One Twitter user claimed the interview “encouraged aggressive driving towards cyclists”

Sat, Feb 05, 2022 19:13
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“Lunatic Highway Code” encourages road rage and gives cyclists carte blanche, Fair Fuel UK boss claims

Howard Cox claimed changes "must have been authored by an asylum inmate" and is a "cyclists' charter to ride any way they wish"

Fri, Feb 04, 2022 11:16
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VecchioJo-TickTickTick

This isn’t about cycle lanes or the Highway Code – I just want to get home in one piece

VecchioJo is riding against the clock, but not like that – sadly near misses with drivers are an unavoidable and inevitable consequence of being behind a set of handlebars in 2022

Tue, Feb 01, 2022 10:24
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Cyclist in traffic (copyright Simon MacMichael)

“The day cyclists took over the roads”: The Times, Darren Grimes and TikTok react as new Highway Code revisions come into force this weekend

One TikTok user responded to the changes by joking about hitting schoolchildren with her car and laughing that she is “going to hurt people”

Sun, Jan 30, 2022 16:19
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Cyclist in traffic (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Highway Code changes: Cycling UK calls for long-term public awareness campaign to help produce a “mindset shift” on British roads

Charity says it will take years, not months, to fully enforce the revisions and change “entrenched driving behaviour”

Sat, Jan 29, 2022 12:55
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