Is cycling and walking being shafted in the West Midlands? Mayor distances...
There are growing concerns for walking and cycling growth in the West Midlands this week after a job posting appeared for the region’s road safety commissioner offering less than £5,000 annual salary...
View ArticleDriving instructors less likely to believe collisions “are usually the...
Driving instructors who took part in a government cycle awareness pilot scheme are less likely to believe that cyclists are “nuisances” on the road or often at fault for collisions – and more likely to...
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“Downgraded volunteer” cycling and walking commissioner role offering £10k a...
With the “road safety emergency” in West Midlands approaching its 100th day, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is finally looking to appoint a new Active Travel Commissioner, almost six...
View ArticleTransport Secretary wants end to "perverse half cycle lanes" and hints at...
Cyclists in England could see an end to the “perverse outcomes” that deliver “half a cycle lane and then you’re chucked out onto a dual carriageway” as the Transport Secretary says long-term funding...
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Residents claim “jumped-up, arrogant” cyclists will cause “carnage at the...
A council is set to reverse a controversial cycling ban on a pedestrianised shopping street in Bicester and start a trial which would allow people to ride on it at all times of the day, leading to...
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Government “prioritising active travel over safety”, claims councillor – who...
A DUP councillor has claimed that the Northern Ireland government is “prioritising active travel over safety”, after the Department for Infrastructure this week announced the launch of its new Active...
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Fines issued to pavement cyclists will be based on “behaviour, not location”...
Five months after instructing the private agency tasked with enforcing its controversial ban on cycling on pavements and in pedestrianised areas to stop fining cyclists with immediate effect,...
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“We need an outbreak of common sense”: Controversial cycling trial on...
For the first time in 30 years, cyclists will be permitted to ride on a town centre shopping street, after councillors approved a controversial 18-month cycling trial which they say will “enhance...
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Telegraph publishes "dossier of collision data" involving "rogue cyclists" in...
The Telegraph newspaper this weekend published information from a "dossier of collision data" from The Royal Parks in London and claimed it revealed "the full threat posed to pedestrians by dangerous...
View Article"This is not a ban on cycling": Council insists controversial proposal to...
Birmingham City Council has addressed some of the criticism surrounding a proposed PSPO (Public Spaces Protection Order) to prevent cycling in parts of the city centre. The proposal has been labelled...
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Chris Boardman tells much-criticised COP summit that cycling's "superpower"...
Chris Boardman made the case for cycling's "superpower" when he addressed COP29 this morning. However, the panel discussion came after a weekend bookended by serious concerns about the climate summit,...
View Article£2.6m investment in new cycle lane is "misleading" and actually funding road...
A newspaper in Northern Ireland has challenged the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) over potentially misleading reporting of active travel spending — the government department having told the public...
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Hundreds more cyclists fined by "enforcement officers" under town's...
A council that has been fining cyclists under a controversial town centre cycling ban in Grimsby has today revealed that hundreds more riders were fined between April and September.The long-running...
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Percentage of cyclists killed or injured on UK roads dropping more than any...
The number of cyclists killed on British roads has fallen by five per cent, more than any other category of road user over the past year, while the overall casualty figures for people riding bikes have...
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New Transport Secretary – and cyclist – Heidi Alexander backed to put...
The new Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, has been backed by cycling campaigners to put riding bikes “front and centre” of the Labour government’s new integrated transport strategy, in...
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"Many Tories sincerely hate bike schemes": Stop bashing cycle lanes and LTNs,...
A former adviser to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservatives to stop bashing cycling infrastructure projects such as bike lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) — arguing that...
View ArticleFree coffee for cyclists? Council to reward cycling journeys with app...
A council in England is planning to encourage people to ditch their cars for cycling, walking and public transport by launching an app that will reward users with free coffee, discounted food, and...
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New £100m “car-free” Brompton factory set for green light – despite bike...
Brompton’s plans for an ambitious new eco-friendly factory and headquarters in Kent – delayed by two years due to the ongoing economic challenges facing the cycling industry – are set to be given the...
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Road tax for cyclists? Switzerland considers taxing cyclists to fund bike...
In news that may offer some inspiration to the anti-cycling tub-thumpers on social media, radio phone-ins, or down the pub banging on about cyclists and their non-payment of the illusory ‘road tax’,...
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Brompton CEO warns chancellor removing tariffs on Chinese bikes could "kill"...
Brompton may not survive if the chancellor opts to remove tariffs on Chinese bikes, the folding bicycle brand's CEO has warned.The comments come days on from Brompton's latest accounts revealing that...
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