Taxi driver who deliberately knocked cyclist off bike avoids jail
A Dublin taxi driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist off their bike has avoided jail, instead receiving an 18-month suspended sentence.Dermott Reynolds now works for a courier company despite having...
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Sir Ian McKellen's agent drove with CyclingMikey on Range Rover bonnet during...
An agent who has represented Sir Ian McKellen and Colin Firth is this week in court accused of dangerous driving and common assault over an incident which saw road safety campaigner CyclingMikey...
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Speeding red-light jumping driver who almost hit schoolchild fined – but not...
A driver in Wiltshire who sped through a red traffic light outside a school, almost hitting a child who was crossing the road on their bike, has been fined after pleading guilty to careless driving,...
View ArticleVideo: Sir Ian McKellen’s agent cleared of assaulting CyclingMikey
A jury has acquitted a theatrical agent whose clients include Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen of assault following an incident last year in which he drove at Mike van Erp – known on social...
View ArticleKent cyclist says driver ‘dressed like Blues Brother’ tried to strangle him...
A cyclist from Kent has told of how a driver whom he described as being dressed like a character from the cult 1980s film The Blues Brothers tried to strangle him with his own helmet strap during a...
View ArticleDeliveroo cyclist attacked by knife-wielding teenager after collision
A Deliveroo employee was attacked by a teenager wielding a knife after the pair collided with each other while cycling on a London bike lane.24-year-old delivery cyclist Ludovic Mihalca told the Mirror...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after hit-and-run motorist filmed ‘deliberately ramming’...
Gardaí investigating a hit-and-run incident in Dublin last weekend, in which a motorist appeared to deliberately strike a cyclist from behind as one of the car’s passengers filmed the collision on...
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Christina Mackenzie "disgusted" by hit-and-run driver who "left her for dead"
Land's End to John O'Groats record holder Christina Mackenzie says she is "disgusted" by the driver who "left her for dead" in a hit-and-run in Stirlingshire last month.The collision left Mackenzie...
View ArticleMario Cipollini jailed for three years for domestic violence
Former road cycling world champion Mario Cipollini has been sentenced to three years in prison for domestic violence, including injuring his former wife and stalking her.The 55 year old has also been...
View ArticleVan driver who killed cyclist was distracted by Instagram and Facebook, court...
A van driver was distracted by Facebook and Instagram when he hit and killed a cyclist, a court has heard.Simon Draper denies causing death by dangerous driving, but accepts causing the death of...
View Article“A giant shining beacon of energy” – tributes paid to cyclist killed in crash...
Tributes have been paid to a member of a triathlon club in South Wales who was killed in a crash involving the driver of a black Honda Civic while on a bike ride on Sunday morning.Lucy John died at the...
View Article(Not so) Near Miss of the Day 828: Driver hits cyclist at speed, leaving door...
Now and again in our Near Miss of the Day series, we feature a video that doesn’t quite fit that description, because rather than a close pass, the motorist actually hits the bike rider with their...
View ArticleNew safety tech trial catches hundreds of drivers breaking law
A trial of road safety technology being deployed in the UK for the first time has led to hundreds of motorists being caught breaking traffic laws, with a senior roads policing officer saying he is...
View ArticleDistracted driver who crashed into and killed cyclist then claimed infant son...
A distracted driver who was browsing social media apps moments before he hit and killed a cyclist then claimed that it had been his infant son using the phone has been found guilty of causing death by...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 829: Fast undertake on cyclist lands driver three points...
Today's Near Miss of the Day at least comes with the consolation that the offending driver was ultimately fined and saw their record endorsed with three penalty points for this dangerous undertaking...
View ArticleCyclist helping Ukrainian refugees find new home mugged of bike by youths
A cyclist from Worcester was mugged of his bike while trying to find a family from Ukraine a home in the city.David Carter was riding along the River Severn towpath on Friday afternoon as he sought to...
View ArticleCyclist attacked and robbed of bike — only for offenders to return it 10...
A cyclist narrowly avoided being punched by a group of youths who took his bike – only to, for whatever reason, then seemingly grow a conscience and return it 10 minutes later during a confusing...
View ArticleCyclist killed by hit-and-run driver on road where cycle lane wands were...
A cyclist has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on the Chorley New Road near Bolton, the second rider to be killed on the A-road since segregated cycle lane wands were controversially...
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Cyclist threatened with "foot-long knife" during latest south London bike...
A cyclist — robbed of their bike and mobile phone by two balaclava-clad men on a south London cycle route close to where multiple similar attacks have happened — has expressed frustration at the lack...
View ArticleCommunity service for driver who killed cyclist on Christmas Day
A man who admitted causing the death of a cyclist has walked away from court with 190 hours of unpaid work, a nine-month curfew, and a 12-month driving disqualification.At Jedburgh Sheriff Court,...
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