Radio 4 reports on the ‘Cycling and the Justice Inquiry’
Mark D'Arcy from Radio 4's 'Today in Parliament' covers the 'Cycling and the Justice Inquiry'
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14
February
Cycling and the Justice System – Session 2
A log of the live tweeting from the evidence session and video streaming is available here
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08
February
Cycling and the Justice System – Session 1
A log of the live tweeting and video from the session is available here
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08
February
‘Women and Cycling’ event
Last week we hosted a 'Women and Cycling' event. A packed room heard from 10 speakers in 2 hours. Here are 2 reports from the event
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06
December
Investment in local roads should benefit cycling
The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group welcomed the news from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he has retained the 'Cycle To Work' scheme, and has called on the Department for Transport to build high quality cycle facilities with the £1.1 billion fund which has
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23
November
‘Operation Close Pass’ presentation
Last week the West Midlands Police Traffic Unit were presented with an award in the House of Lords from the Road Danger Reduction Forum for 'Operation Close Pass'
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22
November
‘Near Miss Project’ findings
We were delighted to welcome Rachel Alrded to present her findings from the Near Miss Project The slides from the presentation can be found here: aldred-nmp-oct_16 Some of the main findings: Near misses are an everyday experience for cyclists in the UK. Rates are similar for people living inside
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19
October
Government drops draconian ‘personal injury claim’ proposals
The Ministry of Justice have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit to £5000. This would have affected cyclists, as many civil law claims are below this value. Paul Kitson, personal injury lawyer with Slater + Gordon, Cycling UK`s lawyers, welcomes the news that the Govt
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13
October
Dangerous lorries could be banned in London
The Mayor of London has announced that he will consult on banning HGVs without the latest technology on London's streets from 2020. Sadiq Khan wants to see a star rating based on the visability from the driver's cab. Zero rated vehicles would be banned under the
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11
October
Cycling facilities requested for new train stations
The Chairs of the All Party Cycling Group have welcomed the £20 million allocated for new railway stations and have requested that adequate cycle facilities in sensible locations are installed. They have written to the Rail Minister, Paul Maynard and to Network Rail to request this.
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07
September