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“They’re so bad”: Donald Trump promises to scrap “dangerous” New York bike lanes and “kill” congestion charge

President claims "no one's coming to the city" because of congestion pricing, poor "safety and cleanliness in the subway" and "electric bikes at 20mph whacking people"

Tue, Feb 11, 2025 10:53

Napping bus driver blocks cycle lane in New York

“Love to take a nap in my bus that’s illegally parked in a protected bike lane and force cyclists to use the pavement”: Why don’t cyclists use the cycle lane? Because there’s a school bus driver sleeping in it; Wout’s worlds U-turn + more on the live blog

January’s nearly done, the cyclocross worlds are fast approaching, there’s road racing on the TV, and Ryan Mallon’s back to kick off another week of cycling news and views on the Monday live blog. Things are looking good… Apart from the weather

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 09:33

New York may introduce e-bike number plates and registration

Legislation would also affect e-scooters, as well as Citi e-bikes and e-scooters used by food delivery drivers

Wed, Dec 18, 2024 15:02

New York City Marathon pre-race cycle, 2003 (New York Cycle Club) 3

“The streets belong to the people”: Cyclists riding on closed roads before New York City Marathon will be removed from course, organisers say – as locals slam “embarrassing” bike ban

The decision to ban the unofficial early morning pre-race ride, enjoyed by hundreds of cyclists every year, was taken after organisers claimed a pedestrian was injured in a crash before the 2023 event

Thu, Oct 17, 2024 12:25

“F*** cars forever”: Comedians unite in demanding safer cycling conditions after peer killed while riding a bike

The death of stand-up comedian Kenny DeForest took the number of cyclists killed in New York City this year to 28, the second-most deadliest year for cyclist deaths ever recorded

Fri, Dec 15, 2023 17:40

New York cycle lane truck attacker avoids death sentence

Sayfullo Saipov will spend the rest of his life in prison for the terrorist attack which killed eight people in October 2017

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 10:24

2022 new york cycle lanes casualty woody allen

New York cyclist dies – Woody Allen blamed for the lack of cycle lane

The film director objected to a cycle lane on the street where the incident happened

Sat, Jul 30, 2022 12:00

Credit – Subway Creatures/Instagram – subway explosion

Video: Explosion rocks subway after train collides with bicycle thrown on tracks

"The miscreants who threw that bike in the path of an oncoming train should be prosecuted for their reckless disregard for safety of subway riders and workers"...

Sat, Sep 25, 2021 12:56