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London riders hold protest vigil outside CPS

Prosecutors urged to do more about cycle deaths read more

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Bus kills young woman cyclist on London's Oxford St

London Cycling Campaign says chaos on Oxford St "seems to have been a failure of organisation between the various arms of Transport for London."read more

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Thor Hushovd breaks collar bone: out of this week's Tour of California

Even Thor not immune to dashing hazards read more

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London road casualty figures mirror national trends

Latest Transport for London figures show numbers of serious injuries falling, but minor injuries increasing read more

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Another charity bike ride ends in disaster

Two Rugby men hit by truck at 70mph during US coast to coast ride read more

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Crashes cost the economy

The UK Government’s annual report on the number of road deaths and injuries shows that in Britain in 2009 2,222 people were killed while, according to police statistics, 24,690 were seriously injured....

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cycle safety

My wife had an off from her bike this afternoon on the way home. She was shocked, bruised and a bit scraped but otherwise unhurt. A woman stepped out from in front of the stopped bus my wife was...

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London chain Action Bikes teams up with CyClaim to get riders back in the saddle

Firm founded by keen cyclist provides claims management services and medical advice read more

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Figures reveal Met Police vehicle accident rate going down… but fatalities up

Capital's police vehicles involved in 10 deaths during 2008/09 read more

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Thanks to Fellow Cyclists - NO Thanks to 4WD Driver

Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually - 3 years commuting in London before an actual accident. Constitution Hill this morning (8 March 2011). 4WD towing an enormous JAGUAR trailer, no doubt...

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helmet wearing

My neighbour who is a keen cyclist, had an accident the other week, fell from his bike whilst turning right. No other traffic involved. He broke his hip. On learning of this another neighbour remarked...

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Survey design suggests cyclists at fault for accidents they're involved in?

Nottingham Road Safety Partnership's questions focus on cyclist behavioue read more

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Cycling safety in Netherlands

Things are not so rosy for cyclists in the Netherlands as they might be:According to research by Dutch traffic safety research organisation SWOV, there were some 640 fatalities in 2010. This included...

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BBC rolling incident report

Interesting piece this from the BBC;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16030644

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Mechanical engineers say truck improvements can boost cycle safety

Interesting that the IMechEng is now pushing for technology solutions to cycle safety with regard to trucks - good news if you ask me as this body has some influence plus a lot of intellectual...

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Scottish safety camera report challenges Coalition's scrapping of scheme

Report shows marked decrease in accident and injury rate at sites of fixed cameras read more

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Cyclist pushed by passengers in passing car suffers serious injuries

Attacked as he went on club training ride in South Yorkshire read more

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Petronella Wyatt: Just how many times has her mother been run over by cyclists?

Recent article suspiciously similar to two-year-old piece is backed up by some dodgy figures... read more

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Bournemouth driver sought over early-morning attacks pushing cyclists off bikes

Gold coloured car used in Sunday morning assaults on riders read more

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New York accidents

A worrying story from the NY Times:For years, the New York City Transportation Department has held a trump card in the roiling debate over its many roadway interventions: When officials said the...

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