“This will kill people”: Proposed Highway Code changes will allow...
Cyclists have criticised proposed changes to the Highway Code which will allow self-driving car users to watch television while in motorway congestion, describing the measures as ‘terrifying’.The...
View ArticleSon of cyclist left brain damaged in lorry crash urges people to respond to...
The son of a cyclist who was left with brain damage after a lorry driver crashed into him is urging people to reply to a consultation and call for a safe cycle route in the area where his father...
View ArticleVoters targeted on Facebook with anti-low traffic neighbourhood ads
As Scotland and Wales and much of England goes to the polls today to elect local councils, Britain’s voters are being targeted with adverts on Facebook from candidates opposed to measures aimed at...
View ArticleAnti-LTN candidate elected mayor despite five-year ban for "corrupt and...
Tower Hamlets' mayoral race has been won by Lutfur Rahman — an outspoken critic of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), who was removed from the same mayoral post in 2015 after being found guilty of...
View ArticleMore than 100 cycling and walking projects across England to share £200...
Councils across England are to share £200 million central government investment into schemes aimed at encouraging cycling and walking, with 134 projects set to benefit funding under the initiative...
View ArticleChancellor urged to open up Cycle to Work Scheme to lower-paid and...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is being urged to open up the Cycle to Work scheme to lower-paid workers and the self-employed.The call to widen access to the scheme, which has now been running...
View ArticleAnalysis shows nearly a third of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been scrapped
A recent analysis conducted by inews has shown that 28 per cent of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) schemes installed since March 2020 have been discarded in the UK.105 local authorities responded...
View ArticlePlan to permanently pedestrianise heart of Bristol city centre to be put to...
Bristol City Council is set to request funding for a £2 million plan to fully pedestrianise parts of the city centre.Changes to King Street and the Old City have been mooted, to make the temporary...
View ArticleMiddle class Danes cycle because they "can't afford to drive a car", claims...
A former US ambassador to Denmark, of all people, was ridiculed for suggesting that Danish people cycle and take the train because they "can't afford to drive a car." Referring to recent rises in gas...
View Article“This could be his GC over”: Joe Biden falls off bike after getting foot...
We’ve all been there, Joe. This morning the President of the United States proved that it doesn’t matter whether you’re a racer, a commuter cyclist, a toddler learning to ride, or one of the most...
View ArticleToe strap-gate: Trump mocks Biden bike fall with spoof golf video
Well, that didn’t take long. Former President of the United States – and one-time sponsor of the ‘future Tour de France’ – Donald Trump wasted no time in poking fun at current President Joe Biden’s...
View ArticleTransport for London to begin fining motorists caught driving in mandatory...
From Monday 27 June, Transport for London will begin issuing fines to motorists caught driving in mandatory cycle lanes or cycle tracks in the city.While most drivers are already prohibited from...
View ArticleTory MP urges government to bring in ‘death by dangerous cycling’ law
A Conservative MP has urged the government to bring in a law relating to causing death by dangerous cycling, something ministers have been promising for several years now but which has not yet entered...
View Article2019 Road Worlds ‘closed Harrogate town centre for a month’ says council report
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships caused the centre of Harrogate, the North Yorkshire town which hosted the finish of the races, to be closed for a month according to a draft report of the event...
View ArticleChris Boardman confirmed as permanent National Active Travel Commissioner
Chris Boardman has been confirmed as the permanent head of Active Travel England, the governmental body tasked with implementing the Gear Change strategy, after serving as its interim commissioner...
View ArticleProminent transport author claims appointment of Chris Boardman as Active...
Dr Richard Wellings — an author with a PhD in transport policy and a Twitter audience of more than 30,000 followers — has been accused of spreading conspiracy theories after claiming Active Travel...
View ArticleCycle to Work scheme not working for London, says Labour
A Labour transport spokesperson has branded the Cycle to Work scheme “outdated” and “no longer fit for purpose”, after a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Transport found that fewer...
View ArticleGovernment’s second cycling and walking investment strategy outlines almost...
Amidst a turbulent week for British politics, the government announced that it will invest £3.78bn in active travel schemes until 2025 as part of its refreshed cycling and walking investment strategy....
View ArticleSecond cycling and walking investment strategy: funding "insufficient" but...
You could be forgiven for missing the announcement of the Government's second cycling and walking investment strategy for England on Wednesday, with other political events taking even our eyes off the...
View ArticleConservative leadership candidate backed by controversial FairFuelUK —...
Conservative Party leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has announced the support of pro-motoring lobby group FairFuelUK, which calls for lower fuel duty for motorists, along with the news that she...
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