Near Miss of the Day 164: Superdrug lorry driver in super-close pass
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows the driver of a Superdrug lorry making a super-close pass on a cyclist.It happened in Plymouth to road.cc reader Paul, who posted the footage...
View ArticleDrunk driver who killed cyclist jailed after police use pub CCTV to prove...
A drunk driver who killed a cyclist and then fled the scene has been jailed for five years and four months at Southampton Crown Court.Samuel Woolley, 27, from Bartley, pleaded guilty to causing death...
View ArticleVideo: Motorist drives aggressively at London cyclists, knocking one over
A video posted to Vimeo today shows an incident in Stockwell, South London during which an Audi driver appears to have rammed a cyclist off the road,While that part of the incident itself was not...
View ArticleThieves took Glasgow cyclist's bike after he was hit by passing motorist
A Glasgow cyclist hit by a passing car had his bike stolen while he was being treated by paramedics. “It’s despicable,” said Mike Etter.The Scottish Sun reports that on Monday Etter was riding from his...
View ArticleAvon and Somerset Police direct close-passing driver to online course blaming...
Avon and Somerset Police encouraged a close-passing motorist to complete an online course in which cyclists are repeatedly advised to move to the left to allow traffic to pass. Questioned on whether...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 167: Driver stops to apologise for close pass and...
Here's something we haven't seen before in our Near Miss of rhe Day series - a driver making a close pass on a cyclist then stopping a little further down the road to apologise and accept full...
View ArticleCyclists threatened with knife by gang of youths on Bristol & Bath Railway Path
Cyclists using the Bristol & Bath Railway Path were threatened with a knife by a gang of youths on Saturday afternoon.Police were called to the incident on the popular shared-use path, with one of...
View ArticleFormer Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich arrested after "brawl" with...
Jan Ullrich, winner of the 1997 Tour de France, has been arrested on Mallorca following what has been described as an altercation with his neighbour on the Spanish island, film director and actor Til...
View ArticleBike commuter tells of attempted moped mugging and warns other cyclists to be...
A cyclist who commutes into London by bike each day has told road.cc of how she was left shaken up when muggers on mopeds attempted to steal her phone and other items from her pocket as she was stopped...
View ArticleThe Mounties Always Get Their .... Bike - 9 track bikes stolen from Malaysian...
“The Mounties always get their man,” the saying goes – but this week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have got their bikes, as officers recovered nine track bikes that had been stolen from a...
View ArticleMother whose son's BMX was stolen tricks thief who tried to sell it on...
A woman from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire whose son’s BMX bike was stolen spotted it for sale online in a local Facebook group – and posed as a potential buyer to lure the thief to her house with it.ITV...
View ArticlePolice name reckless driver who aimed stolen car at cyclists in Clapham last...
The Metropolitan Police has issued a name and photo of a man in connection with the incident last week in which a driver was filmed aiming an Audi at a group of cyclists on the A24 in Clapham.Detective...
View ArticleCyclist kicked off by bike thieves on Bristol to Bath cycle path
For the second time in less than a week, a cyclist has been attacked on the Bristol to Bath cycle path. On Saturday, cyclists were threatened with a knife by a gang of youths and one was hit with a...
View ArticleJan Ullrich arrested again - this time for "assaulting prostitute"
Jan Ullrich, the winner of the 1997 Tour de France, has again been arrested – this time for allegedly assaulting a prostitute in Frankfurt. Ullrich had reportedly travelled to Germany for therapy after...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 168: Van driver crosses solid line, forcing cyclists out...
Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series perhaps isn’t the worst case of driving we’ve featured – but it is one of those things that for urban cyclists add up and make commuting an unpleasant...
View ArticleGovernment set to open consultation on new causing death by dangerous cycling...
The government is reportedly set to consult on a proposed new law of causing death by dangerous cycling, with an announcement expected this week according to The Times.The offence would carry the same...
View ArticleFormer Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich admitted to psychiatric hospital
Jan Ullrich, winner of the 1997 Tour de France, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt.The 44-year-old was taken to the facility yesterday evening, after being released on bail...
View ArticleMotorist who killed 82-year-old cyclist had drunk a litre of vodka
A man from Gloucestershire who drove his car after drinking a litre of vodka and killed an 82-year-old cyclist has been jailed for six years.Michael Burke, aged 39 and from King’s Stanley, was three...
View ArticleGovernment opens dangerous and careless cycling law consultation
The government has confirmed the launch today of a consultation on introducing new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling, as well as changes to existing laws regarding dangerous or...
View ArticleDepartment for Transport to review Highway Code with aim of providing clearer...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that it is reviewing the Highway Code with the aim of providing clearer guidance to motorists on how to overtake cyclists safely and reduce the number of...
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