Essex railway worker gets award after catching bike thief
A railway worker in Essex has received an award after catching a thief who had stolen a bike from a station.The award was presented to the employee at Brentwood station, who has asked to remain...
View ArticlePolice seek driver who repeated nudged cyclist before running over his bike
Police in York are searching for the driver of a 4x4, who repeatedly nudged the rear wheel of a bike before running over it when the cyclist got off to protest.The car was behind a cyclist who was...
View ArticleCamden police to copy West Midlands close-pass initiative
Met Police are to copy the close-pass initiative recently launched by West Midlands Police. They have warned drivers in Camden to give cyclists room, adding that the rider in question could be a police...
View ArticleBike thieves snared in Derby thanks to 'capture bikes'
Police in Derbyshire have sent out warnings to would-be thieves in the county following two arrests that have been made using a 'capture bike' fitted with a tracking device.The two arrests included an...
View ArticleWest Midlands Police issues prosecution notices to 14 close-pass drivers
West Midlands Police has backed up its words about prosecuting close-passing drivers with action, issuing 14 prosecution notices based on helmet cam footage provided by cyclists.The force recently...
View ArticleLorry driver who failed to indicate when turning left convicted of killing...
A lorry driver who failed to indicate or look in his mirrors while turning left has been found guilty of causing the death by careless driving of a cyclist in Nottingham.The jury returned its verdict...
View ArticleLondon woman charged after driver chased cyclist and knocked him from bike
The Metropolitan Police have revealed that a woman has been charged in connection with an incident in London last February in which a cyclist was seriously injured.Jusine Henshaw-Brown, aged 24 and...
View ArticleHGV driver ‘should have seen Hartsilver in mirrors’ before fatal collision
A court has been told that the lorry driver involved in the collision with cyclist Esther Hartsilver should have seen her in his mirrors. Hartsilver was hit and killed at the junction of Denmark Hill...
View ArticleCyclist accuses police of ignoring close pass video footage
A cyclist has accused police of failing to act after a driver passed him so close he claims he was almost knocked off his bike.Simon Keen approached road.cc with two videos of drivers coming...
View Article$3m for LA cyclist left brain damaged after collision due to poor roads and...
The City of Los Angeles has made an out-of-court settlement for $3 million with a cyclist who suffered brain injuries when a car hit him on a designated cycle route - with misleading signage and the...
View ArticlePolice tweet pic of them 'enforcing' advisory ‘cyclists dismount’ sign
Thames Valley Police has come in for criticism from cyclists after the force’s Windsor Twitter account published a photo of an officer supposedly enforcing a ‘cyclists dismount’ sign that is merely...
View ArticleCycling UK cautiously optimistic that government review of motoring offences...
The government has confirmed that there will be a review looking specifically at motoring offences and penalties later this year. Cycling UK has been told that a public consultation will begin before...
View ArticleOrganisers of fixed-gear criteriums jailed in Singapore (+ video)
Two men who organised fixed gear criterium races in Singapore have been jailed and fined for promoting and staging the events without seeking official permission.According to Today Online, Eric Khoo...
View ArticleVélib’ voleurs – Kardashian jewellery theft gang made getaway on Paris hire...
Thieves in Paris who stole an estimated $10 million in jewellery from reality TV star Kim Kardashian made their escape on the city’s Vélib’ hire bikes.The 35-year-old, who is married to musician Kanye...
View ArticlePolice allegedly "too busy" to take statement after Cardiff cyclist shot...
South Wales Police have been accused of being ‘too busy’ to take a statement from a cyclist who was shot with a pellet gun. The force has since said the victim has been spoken to and the investigation...
View ArticleDfT rejects Cycling UK call to withdraw 'Hang Back' video
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it has “no plans to withdraw” its controversial ‘Hang Back’ cycle safety video which was widely criticised by cycling campaigners when it was launched last...
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Cyclists fined for not dismounting at Tower Bridge
Officers from City of London Police have reportedly been fining cyclists riding on the walkway at Tower Bridge, where the carriageway is currently closed to allow urgent maintenance and repairs to the...
View ArticleWest Midlands Police to offer "training package" to other forces looking to...
West Midlands Police say they are to develop a training package so that other forces can easily adopt their much-lauded close pass initiative.Announced last month, the scheme involves a traffic officer...
View ArticleMotorist allegedly drove through barriers at Essex race forcing riders to...
Police are investigating an incident at a Maldon and District Cycling Club event when a motorist is said to have ignored safety barriers and driven towards a group of oncoming cyclists, causing them to...
View ArticleNasty scenes and cold takeaway food as tempers flare over Tower Bridge...
Nasty scenes have been breaking out on Tower Bridge, where officers from City of London Police have reportedly been fining cyclists riding on the walkway, where the carriageway is currently closed to...
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