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BBC calls camera cyclists vigilantes

“Amazing to see the BBC getting this wrong”: Camera cyclist “disappointed” after BBC calls him “vigilante” in now-corrected mistake; Uber’s cycling pub with £5.50 Happy Hour pints; Pogačar’s rainbow jersey; WTF electrical box bike? + more on the live blog

It’s Friday and we’re once again within touching distance of the weekend… until then, it’s Adwitiya on the live blog bringing you all the latest cycling news, reaction and more

Fri, Oct 04, 2024 08:44
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Portsdown Classic Uber driver

“Unfortunately you can’t control every idiot on the road”: Road race organiser frustrated as cyclists almost hit by “inconsiderate” Uber driver

Portsdown Classic organiser hails "huge success" with event staff doing a "fantastic job at keeping the riders safe", one professional driver apparently ignoring their instructions

Mon, Feb 12, 2024 12:58
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Uber and Zoomo to launch e-bike trade-in scheme in New York in response to battery fires

New city law has banned sale of e-bikes that are not UL-certified

Mon, Apr 24, 2023 07:28
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Anger as Uber allegedly scraps up to 20,000 Jump e-bikes

A video has circulated which purports to show a huge number of Jump hire e-bikes being scrapped, with the company accused of creating senseless waste

Mon, Jun 01, 2020 16:03
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Cycle hire firms could face £500 fines for dumped bikes

Will fines encourage bike-hire firms to stop bikes being abandoned?

Fri, Jul 19, 2019 12:22
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Cycling UK and Uber team up to teach Dutch Reach to drivers and passengers

App users will see 3D film warning of danger of not looking before opening door

Tue, Jun 25, 2019 11:14
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Jump Bikes (picture source Uber)

Uber launches e-bike hire scheme in Islington

“No bike can overcome the barriers present in Islington's traffic dominated streets,” says Green Party

Sat, May 25, 2019 15:27
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Uber and Lyft start advising drivers and passengers to use the Dutch Reach

Ride-hailing firms increasingly aware of cyclists since acquiring bike-share firms

Fri, May 17, 2019 15:30
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Google’s self-driving car prototype (image via Youtube)

“Sanity test” aims to make self-driving cars safer and less likely to hit cyclists

Researchers develop a new way to "sanity test" the algorithms that control self-driving cars

Fri, Apr 05, 2019 12:07
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Jump Bikes (picture source Uber)

Uber’s Jump hire bikes overtake its cars in number of rides in California’s capital

Switch of mode has come much sooner than expected in Sacremento - other cities predicted to follow suit

Wed, Feb 27, 2019 17:59
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