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Cyclist breaks pelvis in Richmond Park crash with off-lead dog

Incident happened on same day crackdown was announced on ‘speeding’ bike riders in the SW London park

Sat, Aug 20, 2022 17:16

Richmond Park 01 copyright Simon MacMichael

Cyclists in Richmond Park face crackdown for ‘speeding’ – even though limits do not apply to them

The Royal Parks acknowledges bike riders aren’t subject to same rules as motorists, but says action will be taken against those riding “recklessly”

Fri, Aug 19, 2022 18:52

Moped muggers rob cyclist of e-bike in London’s Richmond Park

Robbery of Canyon e-bike took place last Thursday close to Ladderstile Gate

Thu, Jun 09, 2022 11:22

“If the weapon had been a knife or baseball bat the driver might be looking at a prison sentence”: anger over hit-and-run driver’s assault on cyclist

Anger on social media that motorist who appeared to knock David Williams from his bike on purpose did not face more serious charges

Thu, May 26, 2022 15:50

Richmond Park traffic queues Mayday Bank Holiday 2022

Drivers cause huge tailbacks at Richmond Park over bank holiday

The Royal Parks closed Kingston Gate yesterday due to “gridlocked” traffic – reportedly resulting in “drivers getting very angry”

Tue, May 03, 2022 18:11

Waze called out for directing drivers onto closed roads in parks

Popular navigation app potentially putting park users at risk with inaccurate routing

Sat, Nov 20, 2021 15:54

Driver deliberately knocks cyclist off bike in Richmond Park

David Williams sustained broken collarbone in incident earlier this week – police are investigating

Sun, Nov 14, 2021 19:08

Cyclists in Richmond Park with London skyline (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Youth arrested in connection with Richmond Park bikejackings as local MP raises concerns over policing levels

16-year-old has been charged with unrelated offence while police continue investigation into spate of violent robberies

Wed, Oct 20, 2021 08:04

What can be done about the latest spate of bikejackings? Plus red light-jumping cyclists, ‘The Rules’ + more on episode 9 of the road.cc Podcast

We speak to Alexandar Richardson, the pro who was violently mugged of his bike by a machete-wielding gang in Richmond Park. We also discuss cyclists' behaviour... is red light-jumping really the crime of the century?

Thu, Oct 14, 2021 16:11

Richmond Park moped gang (Image credit: Barnes CC)

Richmond Park bikejacking victim feared being “decapitated in the street” by machete-wielding thugs

Police step up patrols in the area after spate of bike thefts by moped muggers

Wed, Oct 13, 2021 12:00