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Police in Dublin find more than 100 stolen bikes worth €250,000

Police in Dublin have found more than 100 stolen bikes collectively worth more than €250,000 in a shipping container.Officers are now trying to reunite the high-end bikes, found during a raid in the...

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Near Miss of the Day 346: Intimidating driver leans on horn ahead of close pass

Most cyclists are also motorists, as highlighted at the start of this Near Miss of the Day video from road.cc reader Dave, who takes to his motorcycle to show the safe way to overtake people on...

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Nic Dlamini updates on broken arm; five park rangers suspended

Nic ​Dlamini, the NTT Pro Cycling rider whose arm was broken during an altercation with South African National Parks (SANParks) staff when he was on a training ride on Friday says he does not know when...

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Nurse’s message to thief who stole her bike: “I may be looking after your...

A nurse in Bath who discovered on Christmas Eve that her bike had been stolen from outside the hospital where she had been working a night shift has told the thief who took it, “I may be looking after...

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Warning after Grimsby cyclist rides into barbed wire trap

A woman from Grimsby has described how she rode into barbed wire stretched across a path while out riding her bike with her husband.Fortunately, Kat Slater was not badly hurt in the incident, which...

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Near Miss of the Day 347: Yet another needless close pass

The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series – indeed, the final one of the decade – shows yet another needless close pass, this one happening in Tickenham, near Bristol, this week.It was sent...

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Five cyclists hospitalised, suspected drug driver arrested, after road...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs following a road traffic collision in Derbyshire today that led to five cyclists being taken to hospital, one of whom...

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Near Miss of the Day 348: Awful driving in 4x4

Today's video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a succession of examples of poor driving by a motorist in a 4x4 in South London - starting with them turning right through a red traffic light,...

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No charges for driver who hit Josh Quigley at 70mph

No charges will be brought against the motorist who drove into round-the-world cyclist Josh Quigly at 70mph, leaving the Scot with injuries including fractures to 10 ribs, his skull, pelvis and ankle,...

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Weymouth cyclist punched by men trying to steal her bike

Police are appealing for information following an incident in Weymouth in which a woman was punched in the face when three men tried to steal her bike.Dorset police say that the attempted robbery...

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Near Miss of the Day 349: Cyclist squeezed between overtaking Jaguar 4x4 and...

When you’re riding in flowing traffic with motorist coming up from behind to pass you, alarm bells start ringing when you spot a parked car on the street ahead – and that’s exactly what we have in...

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Canyon Bicycles reveals it has been hit by a 'massive' cyber attack

Canyon Bicycles has said that it was targeted in a “massive” cyber attack shortly before New Year, but insists that its website was not affected and that customers were able to continue to make online...

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Near Miss of the Day 350: 'The closest pass I've ever had'

The cyclist who filmed today's submission in our Near Miss of the Day series says it was "the closest pass I've ever had" - and when you watch the video, you'll see why, with the space the motorist...

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Near Miss of the Day 351: Electric cab driver makes very close pass

Electric taxis may be billed as being friendly to the environment – but not all cabbies using them are friendly towards cyclists going by today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series.It was filmed...

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Near Miss of the Day 352: Driver swerves round cyclist waiting to turn right,...

Now and again in our Near Miss of the Day series, it’s not the cyclist filming the footage who is subjected to a close pass or other piece of poor driving, but another rider up the road and that’s the...

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Campaigners say close passes are 'frequent' after bus driver is banned for...

Jersey cyclists have complained that close passes are ‘frequent’ on the island after a bus driver was handed a six-month ban for driving without due care and attention. Gilberto Freitas Gouveia, who...

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"You think police would take a hit and run quite seriously" says disappointed...

A Bristol cyclist has accused police of “incompetence” after they failed to track down a driver he said was responsible for a hit and run – even though he’d provided them with footage of the...

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Near Miss of the Day 353: Driver fined for pinch point close pass

It's always good to hear about the police taking action against motorists caught breaking the law on film, and that's what we have today in our Near Miss of the Day feature, with the driver in one clip...

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Near Miss of the Day 354: Range Rover buffoon (includes lots of swearing)

"Range Rover buffoon - that's the description a road.cc reader gave the driver featured in the latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series, and from the footage, it's hard to argue with it.Tim, who...

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Police officer blames cyclist for taxi driver close pass – road safety...

West Yorkshire Police are accused of victim blaming after telling a cyclist his actions contributed to a dangerous close pass by a taxi driver, because he didn’t use a cycle lane.The remark was made by...

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