Cycling
Evidence shows that LTNs improve people’s lives | Letters
May 18, 2025We were dismayed to read Joseph Harker’s article (Opposing LTNs doesn’t make you a ‘culture war’ petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth, 14 May). We are a group of Lambeth residents campaigning for safer, healthier streets for everyone in our borough. Harker’s arguments simply don’t fit with either the benefits of low-traffic neighbourhoods that we see every […]
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Jeremy Vine ‘stopping cycling videos’ due to abuse he receives
April 28, 2025For many cyclists, Jeremy Vine’s commitment to filming drivers he regarded as endangering his fellow two-wheeled travellers made him a hero. It also made the presenter the target of some extraordinary online hate from those who accused him of persecuting motorists. After years of documenting clashes and close shaves on the road, Vine has announced […]
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E-bike ban starts on London Underground today – see where they are still allowed
March 31, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Electric bikes, which have been labelled a ‘ticking timebomb’, are now banned on the London Underground and Overground due to fire risk. E-bike fires have caused concern among Londoners after incidents across the capital’s stations. On average, […]
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E-bikes to be banned on London Underground in days after string of station fires
March 26, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Electric bikes, which have been labelled a ‘ticking timebomb’, will be banned on the London Underground network within days. E-bike fires have caused concern among Londoners after incidents across the capital’s stations. On average, there is an […]
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Map shows London cycle routes labelled unsafe after dark for women
February 5, 2025Women have shared the barriers they face while cycling, including gendered abuse and avoiding certain routes after dark. Cycling should be about freedom, but the joy of riding is often ruined for women and many feel forced to avoid London canals, underpasses and parks when the sun sets. Two cyclists talked about road violence they […]
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I stopped at a traffic light – then woke up in hospital
January 18, 2025The neon light in the long hospital corridor blinded me, as a ringing sound trilled in my ears. I looked down and saw my clothes, hands, and face were soaked in blood. As a surgeon sewed 10 stitches above my temple, I tried to fish out some shreds of memory from the night before – December […]
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Map reveals how one of London’s most dangerous junctions could be transformed
January 17, 2025Noora Mykkanen Published January 17, 2025 4:58pm Updated January 17, 2025 4:59pm Travelling through one of London’s most notorious junctions could soon be different if plans to shake it up go ahead. The ‘Shoreditch Triangle’ area in east London was named the capital’s second most dangerous junction for cyclists. The junction at Curtain Road and […]
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Map shows the route of £4,500,000 planned new cycle lane in London
December 3, 2024The plans for a new cycle lane through the City of London are set to transform major junctions through the financial area. The City of London Corporation has proposed to build a £4,500,000 stretch of new cycle lane between Aldgate and Blackfriars. Campaigners welcomed the plan, saying there is a ‘clear need,’ but that the […]
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Map reveals London’s most dangerous junctions for cyclists
November 19, 2024Cycling campaigners have accused London transport bosses and councils of failing to curb cyclist and pedestrian deaths. London Cycling Campaign has revealed the most dangerous junctions for cyclists and pedestrians in the capital. It comes after several vulnerable road users have been killed on London roads – despite a drop in the number of fatalities […]
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A cyclist knocked down my disabled son and uttered the worst excuse
November 16, 2024‘I couldn’t stop.’ The cyclist who ploughed into my six-year-old son Felix, full pelt on a pavement, uttered these words as he tried to explain away his actions. Instead of telling him exactly how I felt, I managed to gasp, ‘You’ve hurt him.’ He had decided to skip the rush hour traffic at 5:30pm on Kensington […]
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