MPs call for £10 a head spend on cycling as Cycling Delivery Plan...
Carousel short title: MPs call for £10 a head spend on cycling Government urged to commit to investment by All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group co-chairs Three MPs belonging to the All Party...
View ArticleCycling revolution ‘rolling backwards’ according to figures – car use to rise...
Carousel short title: Cycling revolution ‘rolling backwards’ according to figures However, National Transport Model consistently overestimates future car use Figures recently released by the...
View ArticleDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to announce £214million additional funding...
Carousel short title: Nick Clegg to announce £214m additional funding for cycling Money to be split between 8 Cycle Ambition Fund cities and the Highways Agency Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will...
View ArticleDoes London traffic slow-down account for capital's bike boom?
Carousel short title: Does London traffic slow-down account for bike boom Much faster by bike as inner London slows to under 14mph + the places around the country it would also be quicker to ride...
View ArticleGovernment raises speed limit for lorries on dual carriageways
Carousel short title: Government raises speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways Vehicles over 7.5 tonnes to be allowed to travel at 60mph - eight in ten already break 50mph limit Lorries will be...
View Article£6 billion for pothole repairs not enough, say councils
Carousel short title: £6 billion for pothole repairs not enough, say councils No consideration of cycling either, say campaigners as Government announces how money will be allocated Cycle campaigners...
View ArticleSharp rise in cycling casualties revealed by latest road safety statistics -...
Carousel short title: Cycling casualties sharply up in latest Govt statistics Policing cutbacks to blame with effect of recession masking true picture say critics as casualties rise for all road users...
View ArticleNew Forest's loss means gain for five other national parks as they share...
Carousel short title: New Forest's loss means gain for five other national parks Three months after DfT withdraws New Forest cycling cash, five other national parks share £2.7m Three months after the...
View ArticleNorwich plans further £15.4m cycling investment - subject to DfT approval
Carousel short title: Norwich plans further £15.4m cycling investment East Anglian city bids for £8.4m of Cycle City Ambition funding to boost its Push the Pedalways project Norwich City Council and...
View ArticleTHINK! Cycling campaign extended to seven more cities despite failure to...
Carousel short title: THINK! Cycling campaign extended to seven more cities Campaign reminds drivers to be careful around cyclists, but do they drive better? The Department for Transport (TfL) has...
View ArticleCTC teams up with DfT in £1m drive to get bikes out of sheds and onto the road
Carousel short title: £1m drive to get bikes out of sheds and onto the road Big Bike Revival takes place in May and June; DfT also announces £15m to improve station cycling facilities National...
View ArticleDriving test is 80 today - time to bring it up to date, says IAM
Carousel short title: Driving test 80 today - time to bring it up to date,says IAM Road safety charity says test should help younger drivers better cope with risks, and resflect 21st Century tech The...
View ArticleDfT figures reveal that cyclists rode further in 2014 – but drivers drove...
Carousel short title: Cyclists rode further in 2014, but drivers drove further too Cycling growth seen in London, the South-East and the North-East New Department for Transport (DfT) figures reveal...
View ArticleCycling loses £23m of money pledged to improve infrastructure in latest round...
Carousel short title: £23m withdrawn from money pledged for cycle infrastructure Cycle City Ambition budget suffers as the Department for Transport makes significant cuts to its budget A £23m...
View ArticleFines for illegal mobile phone use at wheel set to double to £200?
Carousel short title: Fines for illegal mobile phone use at wheel set to double? DfT concerned at rise in distracted driver collisions - but road safety campaigners urge enforcement needed The...
View ArticleDfT admits "ever increasing problem with pedal cyclist casualties" as serious...
Carousel short title: DfT admits "increasing problem" with cyclist casualties Road casualty statistics for 2014 highlight alarming trend - but may partly be explained by more people riding Statistics...
View ArticleJust 15% of adults in England cycle at least once per month – while 14% of...
Carousel short title: Just 15% of adults in England cycle at least once a month Significant increases in cycling rates seen in 35 local authorities – but not in London Recent statistics from the...
View Article1 per cent increase in serious cycling casualties in first quarter of 2015
Carousel short title: 1 per cent increase in serious cycling casualties in Q1 Figures come as ONS repeats Census data highlighting growth in cycle commuting The number of cyclists killed or seriously...
View ArticleTransport secretary McLoughlin to attend first-ever European cycling summit
Carousel short title: Transport secretary to attend European cycling summit But minister for cycling Robert Goodwill won't be at next month's meeting in Luxembourg Transport secretary Patrick...
View ArticleSerious injuries among Britain's cyclists rising three times faster than...
Carousel short title: Serious injuries outpacing growth in cycling by factor of 3 DfT says casualty data reveal "increasing problem" - but road.cc analysis suggests issue is worse than government...
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