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CTC, the national cycling charity, has urged MPs to demand leadership, commitment to quality cycling conditions, and funding of at least £10 per person annually, to ‘Get Britain Cycling’ when giving evidence at today’s Commons Transport Select Committee inquiry on cycle safety. The inquiry…
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New findings show that tragedy on our roads is not inevitable. This must be a catalyst for more action from campaigners and politicians alike, says Cycling UK campaigns manager Keir Gallagher In September, it will be 10 years since I first entered the peripheries of cycle campaigning –…
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Cycling UK believes that the Highway Code should contain clearer guidance about opening car doors safely, and include advice on the ‘Dutch Reach’. Update: 28 July 2020 Since this article first appeared, Cycling UK has been closely involved with the Department for Transport’s (DfT) pre-…
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A national day of action on close passing will help people driving recognise dangerously overtaking anyone cycling is a serious road safety issue - is your police force taking part? Today, police forces across England are taking part in a national day of action on close passing, running…
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The national charity says the decision by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council was unlawful as it failed to consider statutory guidance, and threatens legal action unless the council reconsiders Cycling UK letter before action to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP)…
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Cycling UK wants more people cycling more safely. More than 10,000 people have supported Cycling UK's ‘Cycle safety: make it simple’ report which sets out a blueprint for how to achieve this by improving cyclists’ safety and making it feel safer at the same time. Now we need the Government to listen, and then act upon our recommendations, some of which would be simple to implement and you…
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National cycling charity supports proposed changes to Highway Code, including introducing a ‘hierarchy of responsibility’, and invites the public to have their say. ‘Driver or rider failed to look properly’ is the most common contributory factor recorded in reported road crashes,…
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As 2019 begins ramping up, Cycling UK’s Senior Campaigns and Communications officer, Sam Jones, looks back on a busy 2018 and everything the charity’s campaigning achieved over the past 12 months. When the office closed on Friday 21 December, there was a palpable sigh of relief from an…
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New cycling laws would be a missed opportunity to improve road safety unless introduced as part of a comprehensive review of all road safety laws, Cycling UK has said. The national cycling charity was responding to an independent report that found a strong case for introducing new laws on causing death by dangerous and careless cycling…
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Our Group Riding Guidance & Principles CTC Exeter bases its activities around group riding – it is a superbly enjoyable activity. To enjoy these activities to the full, we want them to be as safe as possible, so we follow a few principles. When riding with the Club, we all have a responsibility to create a good image of the Club and of cycling itself. Be considerate and…
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