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BBC e-bike Panorama – wheelie

“The focus is on illegal modifications, not every day cycling”: Met officers trained to distinguish between legal e-bikes and e-motorbikes in bid to “protect positive perceptions of cycling”; work starting as part of £752m plan + more on the live blog

Megan Huws is back on the live blog to (hopefully) keep you entertained with all the cycling news and views as we head towards the weekend

Fri, Mar 06, 2026 09:48
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Met Cycle Task Force bike (copyright Transport for London)

Concerns for vulnerable road users as Met disbands specialist cycle and motorcycle safety units

The commercial vehicle unit and dedicated cycle and motorcycle teams will be merged into a new “road danger reduction” unit

Sat, Feb 21, 2026 08:52
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Cyclists help police find stolen bike

“We made it difficult for the police to ignore”: Cyclist leads police to serial bike thief in DIY sting operation – after spotting stolen bike on Gumtree

A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after police accompanied the cyclist to the thief’s flat to “keep the peace”

Thu, Oct 31, 2024 12:30
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Aggressive driver tries to ram cyclist in shocking footage…but “insufficient evidence” for police action

Despite the driver being caught on camera using his phone, threatening the cyclist before trying to ram him, a road.cc reader was told there was not enough evidence for the police to take action

Mon, Jan 17, 2022 14:58
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Stunned in Stockwell video still (via Nick Fitzgerald on Vimeo).JPG

Man charged with multiple offences following Clapham road rage incident caught on camera earlier this month

Charges against Shane Seymour include two counts of vehicle theft, five counts of dangerous driving and two counts of burglary

Tue, Aug 21, 2018 08:19
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Cyclist and policeman (CC licensed image by stumayhew:Flickr)

Cyclists fined over £1,000,000 in London police crackdown

Operation Safeway fined another 6,000 riders in first seven months of 2014

Fri, Nov 21, 2014 10:37
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Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

Metropolitan Police arrest 45 people for cycle theft in a single day

Wednesday's crackdown involved 400 officers across London's 32 boroughs

Fri, May 16, 2014 08:49
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