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Bike thief stopped in London by security guard (Crime Scene Images London)

“There was a lot of blood”: Cyclist lauds “absolute hero” security guard attacked with angle grinder while fending off bike thief

“I’m going to buy him a mug with a chocolate egg in it. I’m going to get ‘best security in the world’ written on it”

Scotland Yard bike theft (L: CC BY-NC 2.0 by Can Pac Swire/R: Dr Lawrence Newport)

“Theft has become legal”: Police close stolen bike case a day after it was taken from outside Scotland Yard HQ, despite CCTV cameras and tracker showing location

Metropolitan Police backtracked and reopened the case after the story got widespread media coverage, prompting the victim to conclude: "It seems if you want to get a hold of your bike, it is best to call the national press"

Startled phone driver caught by camera cyclist smashes into car before fleeing scene through red light (supplied)

Startled phone driver caught by camera cyclist smashes into car before fleeing scene through red light – but police refuse to act because victim didn’t report incident

“Honestly, the state of road policing is zero, and every day it is getting worse, with no punishment for law breakers,” the cyclist says

“If it’s bike theft you need to expect to solve your own crimes”: Journalist tracks down stolen cargo bike after “overstretched” police told him “that’s up to you” and “we do not attend when it’s a block of flats”

Former Guardian media editor Jim Waterson, who was in the process of setting up a “bait” bike theft sting when his family’s actual bike was nicked, managed to seize it from the thief after locating the bike using an Apple AirTag

Cyclist films phone using driver in queue of traffic (supplied)

Police warn camera cyclist about “leaning into lone female drivers’ windows” to capture phone use evidence – but later apologise for “inaccurate recollection” of incident

The same cyclist also received a warning letter for “riding down the middle of a road towards an oncoming bus” while filming phone-using drivers, but says the lack of enforcement of dangerous driving is “making the law worthless”

Shocking attack on cyclist in south London (Twitter)

Shocking footage of cyclist pushed into parked car by masked motorbike rider

Incident reportedly happened on Monday evening in south London, the person who pushed the cyclist off their bike filming and posting it online

Internet reacts to cyclist and taxi driver video (@ChaponaBike123/Twitter)

“This gives errant drivers carte blanche to do what they like”: Police tell camera cyclists they are “unable to deal” with motorists driving in bike lanes or the wrong way down one-way streets, while warning cyclists to “not confront” dangerous drivers

The new advice, issued to road users who have recently submitted footage of alleged driving offences to the Met, also warns cyclists to avoid posting clips on social media

Driver mounts pavement and ploughs through cycle rack on Upper Clapton Road, London (999 London)

Driver “spoken to” but not arrested by police after mounting pavement and ploughing through cycle rack, injuring cyclist and snapping bike in two in shocking crash

A woman was taken to hospital with “non-life threatening” injuries after the motorist veered off the road, having allegedly “passed out” at the wheel

Cyclists in London at night stopped at red light – copyright Simon MacMichael

11 cyclists a day hit with £50 fines for riding through red lights in London, new Met Police data reveals

A Freedom of Information request also found that 196 cyclists were fined £30 throughout 2023 for riding on pavements in the capital

Knife-wielding moped muggers assault cyclist in latest “very targeted” attack at bikejacking hotspot

The 6ft 7in cyclist was pushed into a fence and held down with a knife during the early morning attack last week