Almost 1,000 cyclists fined under Peterborough’s Public Space Protection...
Nearly 1,000 cyclists have been fined in Peterborough during the first three months of a Public Space Protection Order being introduced in the city earlier this year.The PSPO bans people from cycling...
View ArticleCyclist flips Trump the bird as she joins motorcade procession
A persistent cyclist with a message for the US President Donald Trump joined a motorcade transporting him to flip him the bird.She managed to get close enough to ride alongside the presidential car...
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Bye-bye Boris Bikes – hello Sadiq Cycles as next-generation hire bikes...
The second generation of London’s Santander Cycles public hire scheme bicycles have been officially unveiled in the heart of the capital this morning.Made in Stratford-upon-Avon by iconic British bike...
View Article"You're fired!" - Cyclist who gave Trump the middle finger gets the sack
A cyclist who gave President of the United States Donald Trump the middle finger as she rode alongside his motorcade on Virginia last week has been sacked from her job.An image of the woman flipping...
View ArticleProposed Oxford Street cycling ban a “disaster for cycling in London,” says...
Andrew Gilligan has claimed that banning people on bikes from Oxford Street under proposals unveiled yesterday by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan represents “an unqualified disaster for cycling in...
View Articleroad.cc live news blog: Sagan, Cancellara, BikeLive, show us your pain cave,...
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View ArticleRow in village at foot of Mont Ventoux over plans for cycling hotel and...
Residents of Bédoin, the Provençal village that provides the gateway to the ascent of Mont Ventoux favoured by the Tour de France, are opposing plans for a hotel and shopping complex aimed at cyclists...
View ArticleLeader of Ealing Council says “Segregated cycle lanes are the answer”
The leader of Ealing Council has said that “segregated cycle lanes are the answer” to road traffic congestion, the growing obesity crisis and premature deaths caused by air pollution.Councillor Julian...
View ArticlePlanned laws for driverless vehicles fail to address criminal responsibility...
Cycling UK says that proposed changes to road traffic aw do not provide for criminal offences in the event that someone is killed or injured in an incident involving an autonomous vehicle,In written...
View ArticleSwiss capital Bern loses half its cycle campaign funding after vote blunder
A campaign to get more people cycling in the Swiss capital, Bern, will have less than half the funding that was anticipated after city councillors pressed the wrong button to vote through the budget...
View Article"Fully driverless cars" on UK roads by 2021 says Philip Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said that “fully driverless cars” could be on Britain’s roads by 2021.The former Transport Secretary outlined the plans on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show, and...
View ArticleMandatory hi-vis and helmets will be considered as part of government cycle...
The government’s cycle safety review will not be based on ‘knee jerk reaction’ but on ‘solid evidence’ according to transport minister Jesse Norman. Promising a wide-reaching look at how safety can be...
View ArticleBudget: Cash for driverless and electric cars - but no mention of cycling
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond today repeated the government’s aim to make the UK a world leader in driverless cars – but said electric ones were the most important priority, with more than...
View ArticleDfT considering national code of conduct for dockless bike share firms
Government ministers are considering a national standard for dockless bike sharing.Following concerns from cities and residents that are already hosting the rent as you go schemes, in a written...
View ArticleCycle paths at risk under government plans to restore disused railway lines
Cycle paths along the routes of disused rail lines may be under threat after the government said that it is considering restoring some lines that were axed half a century ago for use by trains....
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11 things we've learned this week
1. To filter or not to filter? Either way, the reaction was unacceptableSome readers claimed that the rider in this footage should have filtered through two cars in the first place... however there's...
View ArticleLondon Assembly report urges 20mph zones and letting cyclists turn left at...
A report published today by the London Assembly’s Transport Committee says that cyclists should be allowed to turn left at traffic lights when they are on red, and has also urged Transport for London...
View ArticleIslington calls for “iconic gateway” ideas as Old Street roundabout...
Islington Council has launched a call for design ideas for an “iconic gateway” for Old Street as Transport for London (TfL) announced that the go-ahead has been given to the transformation of the...
View ArticleCycling UK supports Member of Scottish Parliament’s 20mph urban speed limit bill
Cycling UK has thrown its support behind a bill from a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) calling for 20 miles an hour to become the default speed limit in urban areas in the country.A vote on the...
View ArticleIrish police clamp down on cycle lane parked cars
Irish police have doled out a record 417 penalty tickets to drivers who parked in cycle lanes this year.The number is up dramatically from 2016 figures, which saw 268 tickets issued.Four drivers were...
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