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Boy throwing golf ball at cyclist, Belfast

“Who would want to hurt an older lady cyclist?”: Two boys injure cyclist by throwing golf ball at her

UPDATE: Having viewed the CCTV footage available the police said they would not be able to identify the culprits

Thu, Jan 04, 2024 16:27

New barriers vandalised on Belfast cycle lane

New barriers on infamous ‘car park’ cycle lane vandalised, as councillor calls for “robust” protection “before someone gets seriously hurt”

Plastic bolt down barriers were introduced as a trial two weeks ago on the much-maligned city centre bike lane, which the government claimed would now be “inaccessible to cars”

Sat, Sep 09, 2023 14:23

Belfast bike route Alfred Street (Image by Department for Regional Development, Northern Ireland)

No change in cycling casualties over 10 years in Northern Ireland called “shameful” by Cycling UK and should be “wake-up call” for decision makers

“Every single one of those killed or seriously injured when cycling each year represents a real tragedy that Stormont has effectively ignored by failing to make the necessary changes.”

Fri, Jul 07, 2023 13:54

“What if a cyclist hits this?”: Councillor raises alarm over enormous pothole big enough to stand waist-deep in

"There are potholes, then there are potmonsters... my feet weren't even touching the bottom!"

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 14:35

School Street (picture credit Anna Goodman)

Mum compares school run to “going into battle” as Sustrans calls for School Streets to be introduced in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only UK region not to have introduced the initiative, which restricts traffic at school drop-off and pick-up times

Thu, Feb 16, 2023 17:41

2022 Tour de France (Copyright: A.S.O/Charly Lopez)

Cycling UK slams Northern Ireland’s “baffling” Tour de France bid when active travel strategy puts cyclists “at risk”

"It's baffling Northern Ireland will put so much care, attention and likely funding into hosting the Tour de France for a couple of days while failing to make everyday cycling safer"

Tue, Nov 01, 2022 12:55

‘Group rides that break rules reflect badly on cycling’ says Cycling Ulster as it tries to manage different guidelines either side of the border

Reports of cyclists training in groups in defiance of Covid19 regulations earlier in the month

Sat, May 30, 2020 11:30

Northern Ireland finally make e-bikes legal

As of 13th May, residents of Northern Ireland are no longer required to have licencing, insurance and registration to ride an e-bike in the country

Thu, May 14, 2020 14:45

Near Miss of the Day 338: Driver convicted of careless driving for close pass

Our regular feature showing near misses from around the country

Mon, Nov 25, 2019 16:02

Northern Ireland is “missing out on an e-bike revolution” because of outdated laws, says insurance firms

Insurers Quotezone and Compare NI have identified that Nothern Ireland is missing out by still classifying e-bikes as mopeds, and the extra cost of tax and insurance is putting off potential e-bikers

Fri, Nov 22, 2019 12:57