Drink-driver who killed cyclist jailed for 8 years 4 months
A drunk hit-and-run driver who killed a cyclist in Hartlepool while speeding and who then claimed his van had been stolen has been jailed for eight years.Teeside Crown Court heard that it was...
View ArticleCyclist injured in crash with dog chasing ball sues owner for £50,000
A man who came off his bike when a dog ran in front of him as it chased a ball is suing the animal’s owner for £50,000.Metro reports that David Crane, who was on his way to work as a publishing...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 477: Yellow taxi driver in close pass (video includes...
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series comes from road.cc reader who decided to invest in Cycliq cameras for his bike last Christmas following a succession of close calls. "Within three...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 478: Cheddar Gorge punishment pass
A decent overtake followed by a punishment pass features in today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series, filmed by road.cc reader Matt in August as he rode up Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.“There were...
View ArticleLorry driver pleads not guilty to killing Derbyshire cyclist
A lorry driver has denied causing the death by dangerous driving of a cyclist who was killed in a crash near Ashbourne in Derbyshire last year.David Bates, aged 71 and from Cliifton, was killed when...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 479: Midnight commute close pass (video includes swearing)
The evenings drawing in inevitably means that we'll start seeing more submissions to our Near Miss of the Day series that take place in the hours of darkness ... but while many of us have been able to...
View Article'Speed limits are not a target' says judge after handing suspended sentence...
A driver who knocked a Ceredigion councillor off his bike near Aberystwyth, causing him to be hit and killed by another motorist, has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence and 12-month...
View ArticlePolice close case in which Norfolk cyclist injured by rope strung across path
Police in Norfolk have closed a case relating to a cyclist who was injured when he rode into a rope that had been strung across a cycle path in Thetford at head height.The incident happened in woods...
View ArticleCoroner calls for parking restrictions after cyclist’s death
A coroner has called for parking restrictions to be introduced on the A20 near Maidstone following the death of a cyclist in Hollingbourne, near Maidstone, in July last year.Daniel Waite, aged 43 and...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 480: Driver almost hits cyclist on roundabout (includes...
Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series is the second we've shown that features the same cyclist on the same roundabout - the Bamber Bridge interchange at Junction 26 of the M6 near Preston.A...
View ArticleWiggins: Cavendish “deserves a far better send-off” from cycling
Sir Bradley Wiggins says that Mark Cavendish “deserves a far better send-off” from cycling after the Bahrain-McLaren rider suggested in an emotional TV interview after yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem that he...
View Article20 bikes stolen from Special Olympics Scotland West’s cycling HQ in Glasgow
20 bikes – some of them specially adapted and worth up to £5,000 each – were stolen last week in a theft from Special Olympics Scotland West cycling HQ in Glasgow, with staff believing that the thieves...
View ArticleUPDATED: Near Miss of the Day 464: Police take no action on punishment pass -...
Police have told a cyclist who submitted a video to them that we featured in our Near Miss of the Day series back in August that they will take no action, despite the registered keeper of the vehicle...
View Article‘Nonsense’ Express article fuels ‘toxic road environment’ says Cycling UK
Cycling UK says that an article on the Express.co.uk website based on research by National Accident Helpline into cyclists’ knowledge of the Highway Code and proposed changes to it “is the sort of...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 481: A very scary close encounter with 'Farmer Giles'...
A cyclist who was riding downhill and suddenly encountered a convoy of tractors as he headed under a railway bridge says the incident is “one of the top five near misses I’ve had, filmed or not.”The...
View ArticleCyclist hospitalised after driver deliberately forced him off road
Police in Warwickshire are hunting for a motorist following an incident last month in which a cyclist was forced off the road and into a ditch, resulting in the victim spending three weeks in hospital...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 482: BMW driver in high-speed close pass
Our latest Near Miss of the Day video shows, not for the first time, a BMW driver making a very close and very fast pass on a cyclist - the vehicle in question having apparently changed hands just last...
View ArticleShocking video of light truck driver ramming cyclist off bike sparks 'debate'...
When a cyclist is viciously assaulted by a driver for legally travelling on a road, you'd think it would be pretty cut and dry who is to blame... unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case with...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 483: Audi driver makes close pass while beeping horn
If you follow our Near Miss of the Day feature, you're probably familiar with Rule 163 of the Highway Code, which tells motorists to "overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so," and that they...
View ArticleChris Boardman urges people to have their say on Highway Code changes
British Cycling policy advisor Chris Boardman is urging people to have their say on proposed changes to the Highway Code which are currently the subject of a consultation that closes next week and...
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