New app maps crime hotspots to help you choose where to park your bike
A cyclist has created an app to show where in London your bike is most likely to be stolen - after falling victim to theft himself.After his bike was taken near to a police station in 2013, Enoch...
View ArticlePolice force calls for minimum passing distance - but is enforcement of...
Devon & Cornwall Police’s senior roads policing officer has called for a minimum passing distance to be introduced to the Highway Code for motorists when they overtaking cyclists – although...
View ArticleCanterbury cyclist chased by car full of creepy clowns
A cyclist has been chased through The University of Kent's Canterbury campus by a pack (technically, a ‘pratfall’) of clowns in one of the latest examples of the ‘killer clown’ craze. The clowns...
View ArticleTrial date set in crowdsourced private prosecution of driver
The trial of the driver accused of causing the death of cyclist Michael Mason by careless driving will start at the Old Bailey on April 3, 2017, with the judge indicating it will last six days. Gail...
View ArticleCycle safety concerns over landmark Poole bridge ignored, says councillor
Three cyclists are reportedly suing Poole Borough Council due to injuries sustained while riding across the Dorset town’s landmark Twin Sails bridge, with one local councillor saying that safety...
View ArticleWoman charged following Jeremy Vine road rage incident
A 22-year-old South London woman has been charged in connection with an alleged road rage incident filmed by BBC radio host and Crimewatch presenter Jeremy Vine as he rode home from work through...
View ArticleCyclist pleads not guilty to killing London pedestrian
A cyclist has pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey to causing the death of a pedestrian in London’s Old Street earlier this year.Kim Briggs, aged 44, was on her lunch break from work when the rider,...
View ArticleUCI blocked police from conducting Tour de France hidden motor tests, claims...
A Hungarian engineer who says that electric motors he has developed have been used in some of cycling’s biggest races claims the UCI blocked efforts by French police to detect hidden motors at this...
View ArticleWest Midlands Police rejects Mr Loophole criticism over "turning a blind eye"...
West Midlands Police has reiterated that it does not consider it to be in the public interest to proactively target cyclists. The comments come in response to comments made by the lawyer known as Mr...
View ArticleGovernment reported to have dropped "draconian" personal injury claims...
The Ministry of Justice is reported to have abandoned plans to raise the small claims court limit to £5,000, a move which would have prevented many cyclists injured in road traffic collisions from...
View ArticleNorth Wales Police latest to launch close pass operation
North Wales Police has announced that it is to deploy cycling officers with helmet cams to target drivers who leave insufficient room when overtaking. The move comes as part of Operation Snap, the...
View ArticleGloucester cyclist carried on car bonnet for more than 200m before driver fled
Gloucestershire police are appealing for witnesses following a late-night incident in which a cyclist was carried for 200m on the bonnet of a car before hitting the wall of The Treddy pub in Tredworth....
View ArticleTaxi driver who fatally injured cyclist in dooring fined £400
A Glasgow taxi driver has been fined £400 after opening the door of his vehicle “to the endangerment and injury” of a cyclist who later died in hospital of head injuries – with the judge presiding over...
View ArticleDrunk driver who knocked cyclist off bike in hit and run caught after witness...
A drunk driver who knocked a cyclist from his bike and drove off without checking on the rider was caught after a motorist who witnessed what had happened followed him home and alerted police.Gordon...
View ArticleVincenzo Nibali threatens lawsuit against TV show that claims he missed drugs...
Vincenzo Nibali is reportedly threatening to sue the producers of a TV show after it was alleged that he missed a blood test after winning the 2015 Italian national road race championship – the claim...
View ArticleContador development team in 'Mafia' sponsorship controversy
Alberto Contador has found himself caught up in a row between Spain and Italy over a chain of restaurants in Spain that sponsors the foundation he set up develop young riders – because it trades under...
View ArticlePeterborough councillors will be able to fine illegal cyclists by Christmas
The leader of Peterborough council has said that his discovery that council workers were not able to issue fines to illegal cyclists has left him “disappointed” and “frustrated”.Council workers have...
View ArticleJury fails to reach verdict on driver who dragged cyclist under wheels
A jury attempting to decide whether a motorist who dragged a cyclist under her wheels was guilty of dangerous driving has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.The jury at Exeter Crown Court...
View Article14-year-old arrested in connection with Gloucester hit and run
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a late-night incident in which a cyclist was carried for 200m on the bonnet of a car before hitting the wall of The...
View ArticleBristol cyclist who submitted near-miss video to police told he won’t be...
Avon and Somerset police have said that no action will be taken against a Bristol cyclist for swearing. Matt Trevers can be heard employing some colourful language in a video of an alleged near-miss...
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