Government abandons whiplash crackdown which would also have hit legitimate...
Cycling UK has applauded a government decision to abandon plans to raise the small claims court limit to £5,000, a move which would have prevented many cyclists injured in road traffic collisions from...
View ArticleTory peer blames “ludicrous” London Cycle Superhighways for capital’s air...
A Tory peer has slammed what he terms “ludicrous” cycling infrastructure in London, claiming they lead to increased air pollution, and has questioned why lanes provided for people on bikes cannot be...
View ArticlePortugal bins compulsory helmet law plan in face of public reaction
Portugal has shelved plans to make cycle helmets compulsory for people riding bikes after a consultation was met with huge opposition by from the public.The country’s government had proposed making...
View ArticleCycle usage rising according to DfT stats – but motor vehicle traffic hits...
According to the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT), pedal cycles travelled 3.5 billion miles on roads in 2016, 6.3 per cent further than in the previous year, and over a third more...
View ArticleGreater Manchester mayoral candidates back Cycling UK Vote Bike pledges
Politicians from four different political parties who are hoping to become the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester in next week’s elections have pledged to get more people cycling in the...
View ArticleCity of London sets date for cars, lorries and vans to be banned from Bank...
The City of London Corporation has confirmed Monday 22 May as the date when all vehicles other than buses and bicycles will be banned from Bank Junction under an experimental safety scheme while...
View Article‘Driving is a privilege, not a right’ says All Party Parliamentary Cycling...
The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) has said there is an urgent need to close a legal loophole which allows over 8,500 people to continue driving despite having 12 or more points on their...
View ArticleVélo Birmingham moves to allay concerns over road closures and safety as...
Organisers of September’s Vélo Birmingham have moved to allay concerns that the event, which is due to see 15,000 cyclists ride a 100-mile route on fully closed roads in the West Midlands and...
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City of London says no to cycle parking, yes to concrete as Crossrail shaft...
The City of London plans to fill a Crossrail access shaft with 2,250m3 of concrete rather than permit a 240-space automated underground bike parking unit, claiming the area could become ‘dominated by...
View ArticleLearner drivers in New South Wales may have to take urban cycling course
Learner drivers in New South Wales could have to undertake a four-hour course on urban cycling under proposals backed by the City of Sydney’s council in a submission to the state parliament's current...
View ArticleParty manifestos represent "progress" for cycling, says Boardman
In what is perhaps to some degree a reflection of how low the bar has been set up until now, British Cycling policy advisor Chris Boardman says that the various parties’ manifestos represent ‘progress’...
View ArticleVideo: Glasgow cyclist stops for a chat with Jeremy Corbyn
It can be hard – if not downright impossible – for ordinary voters to have a one-to-on chat with a party leader during the current general election campaign.But that’s what one cyclist managed when he...
View ArticleCycling App of the Week: Fill That Hole
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View ArticleScottish transport minister to meet campaigners after death of Edinburgh...
Scotland’s transport minister Humza Yousaf is to meet cycling campaigners following the death yesterday of an Edinburgh cyclist when she was hit by a minibus after falling off her bike when its wheel...
View ArticleWelsh Government in talks to host Tour de France and Giro d’Italia
A Welsh Government minister has revealed that talks have been held with the organisers of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia to bring the races to the country.The news follows Cardiff’s successful...
View ArticleLondon cyclists welcome Blackfriars Bridge anti-terror barriers - but will...
Security barriers have been installed overnight on London’s Blackfriars Bridge to prevent terrorists from using the North-South Cycle Superhighway to drive onto the footway and attack the public. But...
View ArticleLord Buckethead fails to unseat Theresa May in Maidenhead despite pro-cycling...
Theresa May didn’t have the best of nights, but she did at least manage to hold onto her Maidenhead constituency despite a strong challenge from Lord Buckethead, who had promised ‘free bikes for...
View ArticleWinners and losers - How did pro (and anti) cycling candidates get on in the...
The general election result has sent shockwaves through the British political establishment, producing a hung parliament that few predicted even as polling stations closed at 10pm last night, the exit...
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11 things we've learned this week
1. The offer of free bikes isn’t quite enough to win a parliamentary seatWhat more could the constituents of Maidenhead want? Unfortunately parliamentary candidate Lord Buckethead's (pictured above)...
View ArticleLocal councillors say cycle path will 'spoil' Birmingham park and encourage...
A £700,000 cycle path planned for a Birmingham park will ‘spoil’ the area and generate anti-social behaviour, according to local councillors.The plans for Woodgate Valley Country Park were opposed by a...
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