Sadiq Khan pledges 'Vision Zero' for road casualties in London
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Begin has pledged a ‘Vision Zero’ approach to road traffic casualties in the British capital, with the aim of ensuring that by 2030, no-one will be killed in an incident...
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Council removes hundreds of unlawful 'cyclists dismount' signs
Signs telling cyclists to dismount have been removed across Northumberland following a complaint from a rights-of-way expert that one sign was unlawful.Alan Kind spotted a "cyclists dismount” sign,...
View ArticleIs the Tour de France route trolling the UK - and Boris Johnson - over...
Has the 2017 Tour de France route been deliberately designed to troll the United Kingdom - and foreign secretary and Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, in particular - over Brexit? There seems to be...
View ArticleCycling UK condemns "out of date" peers who claim cycling infrastructure...
The charity Cycling UK has slammed “out of date” peers who this week blamed cycle lanes for increasing pollution in London during a House of Lords debate on air quality in the capital.The debate, which...
View ArticleTfL to start recording close passes by capital’s bus drivers
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that Transport for London (TfL) will start monitoring ‘close passes’ by bus drivers operating services in the capital.The news was confirmed in a written reply to a...
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11 things we've learned this week
1. If you want to draw attention to the sport of cycling... legs"Why so veiny?""What's wrong with him?" "It's not healthy"... in terms of mainstream media attention Pawel Poljanski's legs (above)...
View ArticlePetition launched seeking to ban cyclists from Buckinghamshire's dual...
A petition has been launched on Buckinghamshire County Council’s website calling for cyclists to be banned from dual carriageways in the county following the death last week of 91-year-old Raymond...
View ArticleChris Boardman becomes Greater Manchester's first cycling and walking...
Chris Boardman, the former world and Olympic champion turned cycling campaigner, has been named Greater Manchester’s first ever cycling and walking commissioner.The 48-year-old, who is policy advisor...
View ArticleChris Boardman becomes Greater Manchester's first cycling and walking...
Chris Boardman, the former world and Olympic champion turned cycling campaigner, has been named Greater Manchester’s first ever cycling and walking commissioner.The 48-year-old, who is policy advisor...
View ArticleCouncil fines London bike shop that provided free pump for cyclists
A London council has fined a bike shop for placing a track pump on the pavement outside to enable cyclists to fill their tyres with air.Officials from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets fined...
View ArticleLondon council's 'abandoned Obike' removal boast backfires
When Wandsworth Council boasted about seizing scores of new dockless Obikes this week for obstructing pavements, it was perhaps not expecting the response it received. The South London council released...
View Articlee-bike riders in Northern Ireland falling foul of outdated laws
Carousel short title: e-bike riders in NI breaking the lawHome Page Teaser: 1995 update to British law didn't include the territory; riders still need a motorbike licenceTags Term: e-bikeNorthern...
View ArticleHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt in row over £44k bathroom to let him "freshen...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is at the centre of a row over a £44,000 shower room and toilet in the Department of Health’s new headquarters, which The Sun claims is for his personal use but the...
View ArticleCampaign launched to replace landmark cycling and walking bridge in Peterborough
A campaign has been launched to save an iconic cycling and walking bridge in Peterborough after it emerged that the council plans to scrap it, sparking fears over the safety of people on foot and on...
View ArticleUpdated: More than 9 in 10 drivers complying with Bank Junction ban
UPDATED: The City of London Corporation says that more than nine in 10 motorists are complying with a ban on vehicles other than buses and bicycles at Bank Junction.The local authority that governs the...
View ArticleNottinghamshire town that bans cyclists defends decision to host Tour of...
Mansfield District Council, which bans cyclists from the Nottinghamshire town’s pedestrianised centre, has defended its decision to host a stage start at next month’s Tour of Britain.It also says that...
View ArticleSensors deployed on Belfast public hire bikes to track journeys and improve...
Sensors developed by Northern Ireland-based company See.Sense are being used by the Belfast Bikes public hire bike scheme to track journeys and help improve the safety of riders by highlighting where...
View ArticleChris Boardman says his role as Greater Manchester Cycling & Walking...
Chris Boardman believes his new role as Greater Manchester’s first cycling and walking commissioner can help benefit cyclists across Great Britain.The former Olympic and world champion cyclist, who was...
View ArticleInvestment in motorways is worsening congestion say campaigners ahead of...
An alliance of 17 environmental groups has urged the government to focus on improving existing roads and motorways rather than building new ones. The Campaign for Better Transport has also warned that...
View ArticleVigil and die-in staged on London ‘death mile’ road with TfL accused of...
London cyclists were last night joined by road safety campaigners to stage a die-in and vigil at the location on a road known as “death mile” where Ardian Zagani was killed last week following a...
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