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Our reaction to the latest Department for Transport road casualty stats 2024
Figures released by the Department for Transport yesterday (26 September) show that for the past decade, road casualties have only slightly decreased. With cycle and pedestrian fatalities…
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As CTC asks supporters to Take Action for Lorry Safety, Duncan Dollimore provides a news update on how the challenges to protect cyclists from lorry danger are being tackled, including vehicle design, procurement, safer employer and driver behaviour, and lorry bans.
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In 2018, Cycling UK’s Too Close For Comfort campaign enabled police forces nationwide to carry out operations and deliver education to help tackle dangerous close overtaking. Since then, we’ve become leaders in the field, and expanded our work with police, local authorities and driving schools to improve driving around cyclists…
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Elections on 5 May are an opportunity to make sure candidates in local elections in Scotland, Wales and England, and national elections in Northern Ireland, take action to get more people cycling more often – to make it happen rather than just talking about it. Our frequently asked questions explain what Cycling UK is doing, why this matters, and how you can help…
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Fundamentally, cycling is a ‘safe’ activity and transport choice, with overwhelming evidence to prove this, but sometimes there is a feeling from non-cyclists that it is not so. Cycling UK believes that to tackle that perception and get more people cycling to work we need a step change in the way roads are designed, and to examine the role that we can all have in shaping this future. …
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Santa has come early this year to England’s police, as Oculus Go headsets were delivered to 11 forces to help them educate drivers who pass cyclists too closely.
Virtual Reality road safety film plus headsets delivered to 11 forces in time for Christmas
Film teaches drivers how to…
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The Highway Code has been updated to better protect vulnerable road users. Cycling UK’s head of campaigns and advocacy Duncan Dollimore explains what’s changed – and why it’s important
After more than a decade of campaigning by Cycling UK, new Highway Code rules for England, Scotland and…
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Cycling UK believes that legally prejudicial rules on helmets and hi-vis clothing for cyclists should be removed from the Highway Code. This article explains why
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There are 307 rules in the Highway Code (HC). Those saying ‘MUST’ or ‘MUST NOT’ relate to statute law, and breaching…
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Cycling UK's parliamentary evidence to Transport Committee inquiry on urban congestion explains how better cycling provision will allow more people to travel safely and quickly.
Cycling UK yesterday (Monday, 27 February) explained to MPs how cycle provision makes better use of road…
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