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After more than a decade of campaigning by Cycling UK, new Highway Code rules for England, Scotland and Wales were introduced on 29 January 2022. We’ve been closely involved in developing the changes, which should make our roads significantly safer for people cycling and walking, provided they are properly communicated, with clear, accurate and memorable messaging, and the new rules are backed up…
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Cycling UK’s Northern Ireland engagement officer, Andrew McClean delves into the detail of Northern Ireland’s All-Party Group on Cycling mini-enquiry, looking at short- and medium-term measures to increase uptake of cycling, and shows how we are supporting the process…
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More than 16,500 people supported our call to change the Highway Code to protect vulnerable road users, but there's still work to do
On Tuesday at midnight, the three-month consultation for the Highway Code Review came to a close, ending one more chapter in the long push to create a…
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In its initial reaction to Government plans for safety improvements for people walking and cycling, an alliance of the leading walking and cycling organisations indicated its support today (Thurs, 22 Nov) for proposed amendments to the Highway Code. These proposals were made as part of 50 recommendations published by the Department for Transport in response to their Cycling and Walking Safety…
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Cycling UK’s round-up of recent campaigning news
Meanwhile, as the roads get busier, the impetus grows on local authorities to make sure those people who started cycling in lockdown are provided with safe space to continue doing so. In England, we saw councils with ambitious plans…
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With various reports circulating in the media, some of which are deliberately misleading, Cycling UK has created a simple toolkit to help everyone communicate the rule changes accurately
On Saturday 29 January the Government will introduce new rules to the Highway Code. The changes should…
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Tonight, Friday 26 August, many people including friends and family will cycle around Leicester in memory of 26 year old Sam Boulton, whose tragic death in a car-dooring incident hit the news. Cycling UK's Duncan Dollimore explains how much his family did in the wake of his death to turn tragedy into something positive, and help change the Highway Code…
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Introducing new Highway Code rules is an excellent start, but not an end in itself, as people won’t telepathically know what’s changed. Cycling UK's head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore explains why communication is equally important, what needs to be done, and how you can help…
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For the seventh and last in a series of blogs outlining key proposals included in Cycling UK’s response to the Government’s review of cycling and pedestrian safety, head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore explains why the Government needs to rebalance overall transport spending, making a greater proportion available for cycling, walking and safer streets – and why you need to take action now to…
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Cycling UK has delivered almost 10,000 letters of objection to proposals by Highways England to ban cyclists on the A63 near Hull.
The plans to ban cyclists on the 15-mile stretch of road between the North Cave interchange and the Daltry Street interchange were raised following concerns…
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