Thanks to our panel Matthew Clark Antonia Jennings Hal Stevenson & chair Sarah McMonagle.

To deliver sufficient e-bike parking & clear up our streets, we need providers, boroughs & government to prioritise safe parking for greener travel.

Full report:
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In London, the number of people killed while cycling has fallen by 40% against the 2010-14 baseline, from 13 to 8

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From DfT:

e-Scooter factsheet 2023

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New DfT data:

Pedestrian fatalities increased by 6% last year. 407 pedestrians were killed in 2023, up from 385 during 2022. A further 18,749 were injured last year.

Cyclist fatalities were 84 in 2023, compared to 91 in 2022.

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From DfT:

Mobile phone use by drivers: England 2023

•0.3% of all vehicle drivers were observed using a mobile phone whilst driving
•0.6% of van drivers were observed
•males, and drivers aged 17 to 29, were more likely to using a phone

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Video:

The staggering health improvements from bike commuting

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Cyclists from West Kent Road Club reveal shocking abuse and danger they face on Kent’s roads

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Our co-chair Fabian Hamilton is taking a break from the election campaign this weekend, to do a charity bike ride

From The House magazine:

Too many cyclists ignore the rules – they must be held to account politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

From Cycling Weekly:

The 'golden age' of cycling never materialised - but the UK general election represents a second chance cyclingweekly.com/news/the-golde…

From The Standard:

‘This moral panic about killer cyclists is hateful and wrong — it's drivers who kill people’

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A new report is encouraging police forces to change the way they talk about evidence of poor behaviour on the roads submitted by the public, by adopting the more accurate term ‘journey cam’, rather than ‘dash cam’.

Road Safety Trust UK

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#RSGB

A thread of emails between members of the Newcastle City Council has been released which shows the officials deciding that the removal of a low-traffic neighbourhood trial was the “right solution for the community”, despite mostly positive responses

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Today we’ve launched #CycleSundays 🚲

Whether you’re new to cycling, or need to get your bike out of the shed, explore London by bike this summer! ☀️

There are more than 60 leisure routes to choose from - more here 👇

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New book by ⁦Laura Laker⁩ highlights the highs and lows of cycling in Britain standard.co.uk/news/transport…

Melton Road Heritage Cycle Track & Footways Refurbishment underway in Leicester … Carlton Reid Transport Intelligence Visit Leicester Leicester City Council ChooseHowYouMove Janet Hudson Climate Action Leicester and Leicestershire Leicester Cycling Campaign Group Cycling UK East Midlands Sustrans East Mids

Motorists to launch legal challenge against “totally undemocratic” decision to close park rat-run to drivers to “appease the cycling brigade”

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'Dangerous cycling' law will be passed following election, Labour and Conservatives confirm

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