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Cyclists in London during Tube strike

“All they did was give me a £6.99 refund”: Cyclist suing Lime over e-bike horror crash which “snapped his leg like a twig” says it’s “only a matter of time before someone dies”

William Radford, who crashed after the e-bike’s rear wheel slid out, says the hire bike company “knows it has a problem” after several reports of similar injuries caused by the machine’s weight, known as ‘Lime bike leg’

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London cyclists

“London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing”: Daily bicycle journeys up 43% on pre-Covid levels as Transport for London hails the impact of high-quality cycle lanes

"There's no doubt that London is fast becoming a cycling city"

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Upper Tooting Road deemed London’s most dangerous junction

Why aren’t London’s lethal junctions being fixed faster? Transport chiefs happy with “acceptable” number of crashes to avoid impacting bus times, cycling campaigners say – as “people keep dying”

New research by the London Cycling Campaign found that the capital’s ten most dangerous junctions resulted in four cyclist deaths and 51 serious injuries between 2020 and 2024

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London cyclist waits at traffic lights ahead of HGV

Why have deaths and serious injuries in collisions involving HGVs being driven in London halved since 2019?

The number of people walking, cycling or motorcycling who were killed or seriously injured in a collision with an HGV driver in London has fallen from an average of 71 people per year to 35 since last decade — why?

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Cycle Lane dress in Berlin and at cycling conference

“Still could do with some bollards”: Huge ‘cycle path dress’ praised, as cyclists joke that “someone is going to park there”; Confused driver almost hits cyclist in ‘protected’ bike lane; Sagan and Voeckler on ‘boring’ Pogačar + more on the live blog

Happy Monday everyone! Ryan Mallon’s back to keep you entertained at the start of the week with all the latest cycling news, views, and gossip on the live blog, and hopefully distract you from all the annoying Christmas ads already popping up everywhere

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Cyclist in London with face covering in cycle lane

Bike lanes crucial to preventing cycling near misses, major new study suggests

Analysis of London commuters' cycle journeys suggests majority of dangerous incidents happen during rush hour and on roads without dedicated cycling infrastructure

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Lime contractor dismissed over bike-throwing video

Worker sacked over video showing Lime hire bikes being hurled out of transport van

Lime calls incident "totally unacceptable" as photos taken the next morning reportedly showed damage to hire bikes

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London cycle lane Cycleway 4

Sadiq Khan’s emergency rules on affordable London housing “reduce requirements for cycle parking” and allow financial “contributions” instead of building bike racks

The new reduction in requirements is stated to be due to “the rise of dockless cycle and e-scooter hire”, such as e-bikes

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Car passenger films driver and e-motorbiker travelling at 50mph in 20mph zone

“Is that the Telegraph’s famous 52mph cyclist?” Car passenger films illegal e-motorbiker ‘cycling’ at 55mph – but cyclists slam driver for speeding in 20mph zone; Cycling UK “gobsmacked” by police refusal to investigate bike thefts + more on the live blog

After a week scoping out next year’s Tour de France route (and enjoying the sun) in Spain, Ryan Mallon’s back to dust off the live blog cobwebs and keep you up to speed with all your Monday cycling news and views

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Cyclist in London riding Lime bike

Cyclists injured in crashes caused by “faulty” Lime bikes that “fell apart” file 12 compensation claims

"Some of these injuries are serious and in all cases were avoidable if the bikes had been in working order," says law firm investigating claims electric hire bikes had mechanical issues such as brakes that "stopped working"

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