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James McLaughlin, 2013 British Cycling National Time Trial Championships

Former pro cyclist sues driver for £1m after dooring incident on bike lane left him with “brain injury” that led to the “loss of his cycling career”

James McLaughlin, who finished in the top ten at the Commonwealth Games twice, claimed that the accident led to depression, memory loss, fatigue, and PTSD, deterring him from returning as a pro

Perhaps my helmet did save my life — but that doesn’t mean you need to wear one

Sam Barker still lives with the after-affects of severe concussion following a collision ten years ago. While he'll never be able to conclude if his bike helmet saved his life that day, he has concluded that they shouldn't be mandatory

London cyclists – King William Street 11-30 screenshot

20mph in all urban areas, a ban on pavement parking and cycling in the national curriculum: cycling and walking groups call for “most radical reforms to road safety since mandatory seat belts” ahead of Government’s Road Safety Strategy

A new report commissioned by The Bikeability Trust and Living Streets also says lack of awareness over Highway Code changes are leading to "conflict" on Britain's roads, but are confident the Government will act on some of their recommendations

How do we put a stop to road violence and curb excessive car use? Look at how we dealt with guns

In light of numerous devasting incidents involving drivers in the UK and beyond recently, Frank Podmore makes a case for tighter regulation when it comes to driving

Oxford sign defaced (Image credit: Tom Seaward/Twitter)

Anti-cycling bingo bonanza: Drivers call for cycling to be banned to make it safer in bizarre social media exchange

According to the comments under an Oxford Mail Facebook post, at least 160 people believe cycling should be outlawed, as well as the usual calls for mandatory insurance and a 'road tax'

“The roads aren’t dangerous, drivers who don’t respect others’ lives are”: Anger and calls for road safety reform, education in “Wild West” Italy after teenage racing cyclist killed by overtaking motorist during training ride

Sara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old racer at Continental team Mendelspeck, was killed during a training ride with her brother on Friday, prompting her parents to call for more “common sense” from drivers

Remco Evenepoel, 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

Remco Evenepoel calls for drivers to use Dutch Reach after suffering multiple fractures in dooring incident on training ride

The double Olympic champion has launched ‘Remco Reflex’, a road safety campaign by partnering with postal service whose van driver was involved in the incident

Tadej Pogačar wins stage 15, 2024 Tour de France (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

“I live the reality of the danger of cycling in traffic almost every day”: Tadej Pogačar joins international road safety campaign urging drivers to respect cyclists by not texting or drinking – while calling for cyclists to wear helmets

The world champion’s involvement in the UN campaign, which aims to protect cyclists from “predictable and preventable” collisions, comes in the same week rival Remco Evenepoel was injured in an apparent ‘dooring’ incident

Laurens De Plus (picture via Ineos Grenadiers)

“Think!” – Ineos Grenadiers rider Laurens De Plus sends safety message to drivers after he is knocked off bike

Crash comes in week in which Tiesj Benoot sustained broken vertebrae when motorist hit him

A cure for SMIDSY? Spoke technology provides riders and drivers with real-time road safety warnings

High tech hardware and software allows road users to “see” one another… even around corners