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Crack on Island Lane, Winmarleigh (Lancashire Coroner)

“Britain’s pothole crisis costs cyclists’ lives”: Campaigners say new funding to fix road defects – which the government claims will alleviate “misery” for motorists – “must not ignore” people on bikes

Cycling UK has called for road maintenance guidance to be updated to make sure potholes which kill or seriously injure cyclists are fixed

Fri, Nov 17, 2023 18:41

“Car-centric” council missed massive pothole that killed 84-year-old cyclist because “primary focus” was to identify “dangers to cars”, not bikes

The local authority is also accused of “defying logic” by claiming that the crack – visible on Google Maps since 2009 – must have closed “on its own” prior to an inspection months before Harry Colledge’s death

Sat, Oct 14, 2023 17:26

Pothole in Didcot, Oxfordshire (credit – Tim Masters)

Pothole “so deep I can park my bike in it” branded a “danger to life” by cyclist

The “atrocious” pothole, flagged just a week after an 84-year-old cyclist died after his bike got stuck in a similar crack in the road, has since been fixed by Oxfordshire County Council

Wed, Jan 11, 2023 16:19

Wife of “much loved” cyclist who died after wheel got stuck in nine-inch pothole says government must do more to repair “woefully inadequate” roads

84-year-old Harry Colledge, a lifelong member of Cleveleys Road Club, was thrown from his bike in the crash and later died in hospital

Sun, Jan 08, 2023 18:05

Cyclist in his 80s died after wheel got stuck in cracked road

Police in Lancashire confirmed the man "suffered serious injuries" and died later in hospital after "the front wheel of the bike became lodged in a crack in the road surface, throwing him off"

Wed, Jan 04, 2023 16:56

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Cyclists hospitalised by loose gravel crash seek compensation from council

Three Tamworth Cycling Club riders were left badly injured, one in critical care, and with an estimated £10,000 worth of damage after the crash on a road the council admits was scheduled for repairs

Sat, Sep 24, 2022 09:32

Topmix permeable demonstration (taken from YouTube video)

No more cycling through puddles – permeable road surface sucks up water (+ video)

Reduces the risk of flash flooding and also combats the ‘heat island’ effect seen in towns and cities

Wed, Sep 23, 2015 16:10

Tour de Yorkshire pothole worries – council says poor road surface can’t be fixed before May

Ongoing roadworks would be an 'embarrassment' to Yorkshire town says council

Sun, Mar 01, 2015 07:49