Why do some cyclists break the law? US academic surveys 18,000 people to find...
Why do some cyclists choose to break the rules of the road? That’s the question an academic at the University of Colorado Denver is hoping to answer – and more than 18,000 people have participated in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traffic light heat sensors and cyclist radar tech unveiled in London today -...
Radar and heat sensing technology able to detect cyclist numbers, and lengthen green traffic light phases in response to bike traffic, was unveiled this morning on Cycle Superhighway 3, in London.The...
View ArticleCan Birmingham turn around its dwindling cycling numbers?
Most urban centres agree that promoting cycling is one way towards sustainable transport and population fitness - but what can they do when numbers are dropping?The West Midlands is one of the worst...
View ArticleSegregated bike lanes without a traffic light in sight? The new vision for...
Cyclists in Munich could enjoy a safer, faster commute thanks to plans to build new ‘bike Autobahns’ across the city - a network of 14 two-way segregated lanes, unsullied by crossroads or traffic...
View ArticleHow a crowdsourced map started a cycle revolution in Kuala Lumpur
A crowd-sourced map has changed Kuala Lumpur’s attitudes from being a city that made bicycles to a city that rode them, according to a graphic designer who has spent three years mapping it for...
View ArticleCampaigners welcome two new bike lanes for Leicester, at £3m
Two new protected cycle routes are being proposed on two busy Leicester city centre streets, at a cost of £3m, following a trial closure of traffic lanes earlier this year.Designs for the new routes,...
View ArticlePoorly designed infrastructure in Swansea 'an accident waiting to happen' say...
Hauliers have complained that a cycle route for students going to and from Swansea University's new Bay Campus is poorly designed and “an accident waiting to happen”.32-tonne lorries travel from Fabian...
View ArticleBristol bike lane bollards: "If they're stopping cars they're doing their job".
A campaigner has defended Bristol council's trials of new cycling infrastructure after cars have driven onto the bollards protecting a bike lane, in one case becoming wedged.Bristol City Council will...
View ArticleStudy finds no link between cycling helmet laws and head injury rates
A major Canadian study has found no link between cycle helmet legislation and head injuries, and has recommended governments focus on providing bike infrastructure to protect cyclists instead.Between...
View Article25 TRILLION dollars! What the world could save by going two-wheeled by 2050
Getting more people cycling for transport instead of driving could save the world up to $25 trillion in infrastructure costs by 2050, a report has found.The amount of money that could be saved, nearly...
View ArticleWork to restore Bristol bike path finally underway after 2 years of delays
A long-delayed Dutch-style cycle lane in Bristol is being revised after vehicles damaged the concrete bollards that were installed to keep cyclists safe.The bollards will now be replaced with a strip...
View ArticleNorman Foster scholarship winner talks about his cycling megacities research
The winner of this year’s RIBA Norman Foster travelling scholarship, whose proposal ‘cycling megacities’ has spent the year travelling to cities in four developing countries to view the different...
View ArticleLidl near Reading opposed on grounds of blocking cycle lane extension
Legions of cyclists adore Lidl stores for their cheap offers on decent cycling kit - and the plentiful cheap cake.But in Calcot, near Reading, Borough Council members are recommended planning...
View ArticleWandsworth council delighted with £3.2m fund to build cycle routes and 20mph...
Wandsworth councillors have said they are delighted to be receiving a £3.2m fund to upgrade transport around the borough, with possible projects to include 20mph limits on local streets and new cycling...
View ArticleReading could see cycling in pedestrianised shopping street
A cycling ban in a shopping street in Reading could soon be lifted after a consultation showed strong support for bikes in the pedestrian area.Although Broad Street’s western area has a cycling ban in...
View Article"Successful" cycle scheme prompts mirth by baffled cyclists
Twitter can be a harsh proving ground for any company - not least for all things cycling - the Niceway Code being a recent example.So when AG Wilson Engineering posted a picture of what it called...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Another 'selfish cyclist' on a train row as passenger takes up SIX seats with...
Another cyclist on London’s commuter trains has sparked criticism for taking up six seats for his muddy mountain bike.Passengers said they were left standing after the man in South...
View ArticleBoardman: government's cycling record "very disappointing"
Chris Boardman says government needs to listen to “the vast majority of people” who have said they want safe cycle infrastructure.Boardman spoke out following the British Cycling commissioned poll...
View ArticleCycling mentioned in Treasury's National Infrastructure Plan - ONCE in 113 pages
The government has come under attack from cycling campaigners this Easter weekend over the lack of money provided to implement the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) – but a key document...
View ArticleNew Regent’s Canal cyclist bridge will be closed at night
A new bridge for cyclists at Kings Cross will provide a crossing for the Regent’s Canal - but it will be closed at night.The new bridge has been approved by Camden Council. Named Somers Town Bridge, it...
View Article