Parliamentary committee issues call for evidence as it launches road safety...
A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into road safety, with the House of Commons Transport Select Committee issuing a call for evidence today.The committee points out that while there was...
View ArticleLord Winston calls for urban cyclists to be licensed and insured
Lord Winston will this week urge the government to make it compulsory for cyclists to be licensed and insured when riding in the centres of towns and cities.The Labour peer has regularly blamed...
View Article"Looks like shit. But saves my life"– German government’s helmet advert...
An advert promoting the use of cycle helmets in Germany has sparked a sexism row since it features a woman dressed in her underwear.The advert, from the country’s transport ministry, carries the...
View ArticleUK to adopt EU rules that will make new vehicles safer for cyclists from 2022
A series of measures aimed at reducing casualties among vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians, including direct vision lorries and advanced emergency braking will be made mandatory on...
View ArticleLord Robert Winston says a woman kicked him when he told her not to cycle on...
Lord Winston’s not letting it lie. Days after being told by the Government that the costs and complexity of licensing cyclists would significantly outweigh the benefits, he says he’s considering...
View ArticleDame Sarah Storey named Sheffield City Region's frst Active Travel Commissioner
Dame Sarah Storey has been unveiled as active travel commissioner for the Sheffield City Region by its mayor, Dan Jarvis, who in December outlined his plans to get more people cycling, walking and...
View ArticleVideo: Cyclist criticises council for not fixing huge crack in road which...
A road.cc reader who sustained injuries including a fractured arm when he crashed at night due to a huge crack in the road has criticised his local council, saying that markings around the defect...
View ArticleWelcome To Yorkshire set to come under closer scrutiny in wake of Sir Gary...
Welcome To Yorkshire is set to come under closer scrutiny from the councils that part-fund the tourism and inward investment agency following the departure last month of chief executive Sir Gary Verity...
View ArticleLord Winston's latest brainwave? Electronic tags on bicycles
The government may have told Lord Winston that there is no prospect of it requiring cyclists to be licensed and insured … but with the persistence of a limpet, the Labour peer has suggested that the...
View ArticleParliamentary committee approves Harrogate Road Worlds finish - but...
A Parliamentary Committee has approved the use of The Stray in Harrogate for the finish area of this year’s UCI Road World Championships – but has warned it would be unlikely to grant similar...
View ArticleBrexit Party hopeful candidate begs Nigel Farage for penny-farthing spokesman...
A penny-farthing rider from Battersea who hopes to be a candidate for the Brexit Party has begged its leader, Nigel Farage, to be given a job as the party’s spokesman to represent the views of fellow...
View ArticleEx-mayor of Brighton & Hove calls for two lanes of seafront road to be turned...
A Green Party councillor who served as mayor of Brighton & Hove City Council from 2016-17 has said that two of the four lanes of road along the Brighton’s seafront should be turned into cycle...
View ArticleEdinburgh hosts its first car-free day
Streets in Edinburgh were given over to people on bikes and on foot as Scotland’s capital today became the first city in the UK to join the global Open Streets movement.The city’s Old Town, a UNESCO...
View Article“It’s not like putting petrol in your car” – MP slams colleague for claiming...
An MP has slammed a fellow member of the House of Commons who claimed 20 pence in expenses for a one-mile bike ride, saying “it’s not like putting petrol in your car.”The Sun reports that Labour’s Matt...
View ArticleScottish government tells campaigners it won't back default 20mph speed limit
Campaigners have criticised the Scottish Government for failing to back a national default 20mph speed limit, they say could tackle the nation’s “feral” roads.In a letter sent to Sustrans Scotland,...
View ArticleOn your bike! Cycling expenses MP hits back at critical media coverage
An MP has hit back at media coverage of expenses claims of as little as 20 pence that he made for cycling trips on constituency business – and has urged parliamentary colleagues to follow his example...
View ArticleVancouver to trial 30 km/h speed limit - and cyclists will have to comply as...
A pilot scheme for a 30 km/h speed limit in side streets and residential areas in Vancouver, Canada, will apply not just to motor vehicles but also cyclists after a councillor successfully tabled an...
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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week
1. Lance Armstrong "wouldn't change a thing" about his dopingLance Armstrong says he “wouldn’t change a thing” about his cycling career, despite the infamy and law suits that followed being stripped of...
View ArticleGovernment to fall well short of target of doubling cycling trips by 2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) is set to miss a target of doubling the number of cycling journeys by 2025 because not enough is being spent on dedicated infrastructure, reports The Times.The...
View ArticleGovernment survey finds six in ten people believe it is too dangerous to...
Six in ten people believe that cycling on Britain’s roads is too dangerous, according to a new government survey.The question was put to respondents to the 2019 National Travel Attitudes Study, with 61...
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