Man jailed after admitting 30-plus bike thefts in Sussex
A man who admitted stealing 34 bikes worth more than £21,000 in Brighton and Hove and nearby towns has been jailed for 30 months at Lewes Crown Court.Sussex Police say that John James Smith, aged 32...
View ArticleInstagram video shows driver knocking cyclist off bike – the second such...
A video posted to Instagram shows a driver deliberately knocking a cyclist from their bike, all for the sake of likes – and is said to have taken place in the same town in Surrey where a similar...
View ArticleGarneau launches annual Don't Text and Drive day - and is calling on cyclists...
The cycle clothing and footwear business Garneau has launched an annual Don’t Text and Drive commemorating cyclists who have been killed by drivers using their mobile phones at the wheel. The date...
View ArticleGatwick drone suspects hid ‘in plain sight’ by riding bikes and wearing hi-vis
If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from our coverage of cycling on British roads, it’s that a sure-fire way to avoid being seen is to don a hi-vis vest and climb on a bike. Is this the ingenious method...
View ArticleDr Richard Freeman will reportedly claim testosterone patches were for...
Richard Freeman, the former doctor to Team Sky and British Cycling, may tell a General Medical Council hearing in the New Year that testosterone patches delivered to the National Cycling Centre in...
View ArticlePorsche driver arrested after cyclist killed in head-on crash in Solihull
The driver of a Porsche Boxster car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death dangerous driving after a head-on crash in Solihull left a cyclist dead yesterday.West Midlands Police said that the...
View ArticleMinibus driver’s “momentary lapse in concentration” led to cyclist’s death
A minibus driver’s “momentary lapse in concentration” led to the death of a cyclist, a court has been told.Robert Worden, aged 53 and from Great Harwoood, died in hospital from injuries sustained when...
View ArticleIndoor cycling brand Peloton threatens YouTuber with legal action ... for...
The company behind a £2,000 in-home exercise bike that enables the likes of David Beckham to take part in virtual spinning classes has told an Australian cyclist and YouTube user to stop using its name...
View ArticleVideo: Singapore driver uses lorry to knock cyclist from bike
A video showing a lorry driver knocking deliberately knocking a cyclist off his bike after the cyclist hit out and broke the vehicle’s wing mirror has received more than 2 million views on Facebook –...
View ArticleCambridgeshire cyclist films driver threatening him – but police say they...
A cyclist in Cambridgeshire who submitted footage to police of a motorist threatening to knock him off his bike has been told that they cannot take action against the driver. The rider said that he had...
View ArticleSafety measures made at two paths in Norwich after cyclist’s death
Safety measures have been implemented at two footpaths in Norwich following the death of a cyclist in May this year when he crashed down a flight of stairs.Warren Dowling, aged 32, died from head...
View ArticleScottish court orders dog owner to pay £400 compensation to cyclist bitten...
A cyclist in Scotland has received £400 in compensation after he was twice bitten by a German Shepherd dog while out for a ride.Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told that the rider received puncture wounds...
View ArticleScottish court orders dog owner to pay £400 compensation to cyclist bitten...
A cyclist in Scotland has received £400 in compensation after he was twice bitten by a German Shepherd dog while out for a ride.Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told that the rider received puncture wounds...
View ArticleCyclist killed in lorry collision on A40 in Oxfordshire
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a lorry on the A40 Witney bypass in Oxfordshire early yesterday morning.The fatal crash happened at 3.55am yesterday...
View ArticleCyclist fined £430 after leaving pedestrian with brain injury
A cyclist who knocked over a pedestrian on a zebra crossing, causing him a life-changing brain injury, has been fined £430 after being found guilty of cycling without due care and attention.Niall...
View ArticleLocal police Facebook post provokes ultimate anti-cyclist bingo thread
Bingo is popular at this time of year – and perhaps because the period between Christmas and New Year is one when many people take time off work and have a lot of time on their hands, a Facebook post...
View ArticleVideo: Thief tries to steal bike from outside police station - and gets arrested
A man who tried to steal a bike from outside a police station in Oregon was Tarrested after officers spotted the attempted theft on CCTV.The attempted theft took place on the evening of 27 December...
View ArticleNear Miss of the Day 197 revisited – What happened next?
Back in October, we featured a video in our Near Miss of the Day series that road.cc reader Andrew, who submitted it, described as “just a normal 40-minute commute” and which contained a number of near...
View ArticleDriver who used van "as a weapon" to knock cyclist from bike jailed
A man who used his van “as a weapon” to knock a cyclist from his bike and threatened to kill him has been jailed for 22 weeks.Danny Hughes, aged 26, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour, dangerous...
View ArticleCyclist killed in New Year's Eve hit-and-run crash in Essex
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Essex on New Year’s Eve.Essex Police say that the fatal...
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