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“Volunteer” cyclists to be invited for trial allowing bikes on Manchester trams, as councillors express “serious concerns” about safety

“Safety is the top of everyone’s concern on this… We have to do this safely if we are ever going to do it at all”

“Christmas is ruined,” claims business owner… who blames cycle lane for “massive negative impact” on trade

The £13.4 million project was supported by 73 per cent of people during consultation, however some now say they have become frustrated with delays and overrunning works, one trader claiming that Christmas is "basically ruined"

A56 cycle lane (@jbizzleymcbizzl/Twitter)

Council proposes cycle lane bollards after easily removed cones repeatedly targeted by vandals

Last month the "systematic theft" of cycle lane cones was reported to the police as exasperated local cyclists repeatedly called for proper infrastructure

Cyclists call for proper segregation as brazen vandals steal bike lane cones again

OneTrafford confirmed "systematic theft" of cycle lane cones had been reported to the police

Learner driver who was speeding and on a phone call jailed for 14 months for killing milkman cycling to work

The driver, who was doing up to 58mph on a 40mph road and was making a phone call when he hit the 63-year-old cyclist from behind, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison

Cyclists call out latest bike lane vandalism as city named ‘worst in Europe for green transport’

UPDATE: Council responds to cyclist's claim that "it's not going to get people out of their cars and onto bikes if their 'safe route' keeps being stolen."

TfGM Bee Network bikes (picture via TfGM)

“Targeted enforcement” to tackle significant rise in hire bike vandalism, Transport for Greater Manchester warns

The scheme's operator Beryl says there are currently just 379 bikes out on the network compared with 564 awaiting repair

Double decker bike racks in Manchester Piccadilly station

“An overly complicated fail”: Station’s double-decker cycle storage slammed as ‘ableist’ and ‘useless’

Manchester Piccadilly’s new bike racks have divided opinion for being less secure and unfriendly for disabled people and pretty much everyone with a non-standard cycle, despite tripling the storage space

Cyclist found not guilty after collision with pedestrian, who died eight days later

The cyclist claimed he was travelling at an “appropriate” speed at the time of the collision and denied that he was “on a time trial and didn’t care what happened ahead of him”

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Red light jumping operation (GMP Manchester/Twitter)

Questions asked after another police force keen to highlight crackdown on cyclists jumping red lights

Greater Manchester Police is the latest force to share pictures of officers disciplining cyclists for riding through red lights

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