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Hit-and-run driver who left cyclist begging for help and needing his leg...

A motorist has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison after hitting a cyclist, leaving the victim with such serious injuries that he later lost his leg, before driving off and selling...

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Are bike shop burglaries becoming more professional? Owner says shop was hit...

The increasing sophistication and professionalism of thieves breaking into cycle shops across the UK is becoming a worrying trend that police are failing to take seriously, says one bespoke bike shop...

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“This is why we run cameras”: Cyclists share horrifying stories of assault...

Multiple cyclists have come forward to share their stories of having been assaulted on the road by drivers or passengers in motor vehicles, after a cyclist riding to work was pushed off his bike in...

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Machete-wielding men on electric motorbikes attack teenage cyclist, chasing...

A teenage cyclist was attacked by two men wielding a machete and equipped with electric motorbikes in an attempted bikejacking in Liverpool, with the 16-year-old having to rush inside a Tesco which was...

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Solicitor says wearing Lycra or cycling while overweight should be criminal...

In one of the more bizarre court proceedings we’ve seen in recent years, a defence solicitor has said that cycling while overweight or wearing Lycra “possibly” should be a criminal offence.Solicitor...

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“A close pass isn’t an offence and a lot of cyclists don’t realise that”:...

As Gloucestershire Constabulary announced that it was adopting Operation Snap, enabling road users to submit video evidence of dangerous or careless driving to the police through a dedicated online...

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Teenage driver who swerved into opposite lane to “scare” cyclists, hitting...

An uninsured teenage motorist who swerved onto the wrong side of the road in a bid to “scare” a group of approaching cyclists, hitting one and leaving them with “catastrophic” fatal injuries, has been...

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Cyclists in Scotland finally set to be able to submit dangerous driving...

After years of complaints that delays to the introduction of a dedicated road safety reporting tool and inaction on the part of the Scottish government and Police Scotland were putting the lives of...

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Police make arrest after sickening footage of cyclist slammed to ground by...

Police in Edinburgh have this morning confirmed a 37-year-old man has been "arrested and charged with alleged assault" following an incident in the city on Friday evening, video of which went viral on...

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Six years in jail for speeding hit-and-run driver who threw cyclist 100ft...

A driver who was speeding at around twice the 30mph limit when he hit and killed a cyclist — sending the victim flying 100ft through the air, before fleeing the scene and leaving the country the next...

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Fears cyclists could be "gravely injured" by "speeding" e-scooter gang...

Police have undertaken patrols and hope CCTV will soon be in place on the popular Bristol & Bath Railway Path following reports from users of "speeding" youths on "illegal e-scooters" intimidating...

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Dutch seize huge shipment of illegal 'fatbikes' that qualify as mopeds

Carousel short title: Dutch seize huge shipment of illegal 'fatbikes' Home Page Teaser: “You can’t expect young people and their parents to see the difference between a regular e-bike and an illegal...

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Cyclist who punched and killed pensioner during pavement cycling row, before...

A cyclist has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for punching and killing a pensioner who confronted him over riding his bike on the pavement.The tragic altercation took place on...

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“This gives errant drivers carte blanche to do what they like”: Police tell...

New guidance issued to road users submitting footage of careless or dangerous driving to the Metropolitan Police, which notes that officers are “unable to deal” with instances of motorists driving in...

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“The truck driver actually tried to kill me”: Lachlan Morton forced to “bail...

Among the hundreds of things Lachlan Morton has to worry about while attempting to set the fastest ever lap of Australia, the “big bad trucks” that frequent the country’s Nullarbor Plain have proven to...

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Police release "absolutely sickening" footage of cyclist deliberately rammed...

Two "callous" men have been jailed for a combined 14-and-a-half years after two attacks described by police as "absolutely sickening" saw a cyclist and pedestrian deliberately rammed by the driver of a...

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Near Miss of the Day 916: Cyclist detached from group during club ride gets...

A cyclist who was on a club ride in north Essex was close-passed by a motorist before a blind bend, however, the police decided to proceed with just a warning letter, leading to the cyclist and a...

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Near Miss of the Day 917: “Don’t get angry because a cyclist is faster than...

A filtering cyclist who was subject to a shockingly close pass from a council bin lorry driver – which narrowly missed the rider by inches after he was forced to swerve to avoid a collision – has...

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“No war between cyclists and drivers”, say road safety campaigners, as...

There is no “war” between cyclists and motorists on Britain’s roads, two of the UK’s most prolific camera cycling advocates have claimed, after it was revealed that around 90 per cent of the 150,000...

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Cyclist "dismayed" by police "not interested in taking action against...

A cyclist from Oxfordshire has warned that Thames Valley Police requires a "real change in culture" around road safety, the police force having failed to take action on multiple clips of "hugely...

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