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“There is no road space dedicated to cars”: Tory peer says “disproportionate” space dedicated to cycling, as cyclists blast “disgraceful, untrue” claim; Are phone drivers sociopaths?; UAE dominance continues; Giant founder dies + more on the live blog

Step away from your makeshift skeleton sled and the snowboard, because there’s road racing on the TV and Ryan Mallon’s back to kick another week off with your daily dose of cycling news, views, and nonsense on the Monday live blog

Mon, Feb 16, 2026 09:53

Cyclist films close pass and phone use (magnatom/YouTube)

“Justice needs to provide protection”: Cyclist close passed by wife of ex-Scotland footballer, before filming driver use phone and run red light, criticises Scottish courts’ “very obvious issues” after “ludicrously lenient” punishment

The wife of the former Rangers and Scotland footballer received six penalty points and a £255 fine having agreed a deal with prosecutors to only be punished for a mobile phone offence

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 10:38

Wife of ex-Scotland footballer scores hat-trick as cyclist films close pass, running red light and phone use… but rider left frustrated by “ludicrously lenient” punishment of £255 fine and penalty points

Cyclist accuses courts of "poor protection of vulnerable road users" after driver only punished for mobile phone use having accepted deal with prosecutor

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 14:58

Distracted driver jailed for six years for killing cyclist in hit-and-run crash on A286, Birdham

Distracted, phone-using, uninsured driver jailed for six years after killing cyclist in hit-and-run collision

Phone records show that Terry Varndell had made a call on his phone seconds before hitting and killing David Breen, with a police officer describing the case as “demonstrating the devastating consequences of being distracted behind the wheel”

Mon, Aug 12, 2024 11:42

Not giving up — why a camera cyclist driven off social media by abuse won’t stop reporting dangerous motorists

“Reducing the amount of carnage on our roads is too important a cause to walk away from,” says Deacon Thurston, who deleted his Twitter and YouTube accounts after a targeted harassment campaign

Thu, Feb 09, 2023 17:30

“People need to see justice being done”: CyclingMikey says camera cyclists suffer online abuse because some motorists “feel they have the right to drive how they want”

The activist admits that online harassment previously put “a lot of strain” on him, as a fellow camera cyclist deleted his social media accounts following a targeted campaign last week

Mon, Jan 30, 2023 19:56

Victory claimed for harassment campaign by “mob of decent people” as helmet cam cyclist deletes Youtube and Twitter accounts

Deacon Thurston caught 12 drivers illegally using handheld mobiles in one day – and became the target of abusive and threatening tweets in apparently co-ordinated attack

Sat, Jan 28, 2023 19:12

Five-year sentence for van driver who killed cyclist while distracted by Facebook and Instagram

Simon Draper claimed his 13-month-old son was using the phone, a defence rejected by jurors at Swansea Crown Court

Sat, Nov 19, 2022 10:59

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Distracted driver who crashed into and killed cyclist then claimed infant son was using his phone found guilty

Off-duty police officer Lynwen Thomas was killed when she was hit by Simon Draper, who had been switching between apps on his phone then claimed his 13-month-old son had it

Fri, Oct 21, 2022 17:56

Drug driver sentenced to 21 months in prison for killing cyclist – seconds after using his phone to text friend

Kornel Marcinek was also driving over the speed limit and without insurance when he fatally struck 33-year-old cyclist Joe Burton from behind

Fri, Aug 05, 2022 15:19