“Imagine if a team of scientists devised a drug which massively reduced people’s chances of developing cancer or heart disease, cutting their overall likelihood of dying early by 40%. This would be front page news worldwide, a Nobel Prize as good as in the post."
Mark D'Arcy from Radio 4's 'Today in Parliament' covers the 'Cycling and the Justice Inquiry'
A log of the live tweeting from the evidence session and video streaming is available here
A log of the live tweeting and video from the session is available here
Last week we hosted a 'Women and Cycling' event. A packed room heard from 10 speakers in 2 hours. Here are 2 reports from the event
The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group welcomed the news from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he has retained the 'Cycle To Work' scheme, and has called on the Department for Transport to build high quality cycle facilities with the £1.1 billion fund which has
Last week the West Midlands Police Traffic Unit were presented with an award in the House of Lords from the Road Danger Reduction Forum for 'Operation Close Pass'
We were delighted to welcome Rachel Alrded to present her findings from the Near Miss Project The slides from the presentation can be found here: aldred-nmp-oct_16 Some of the main findings: Near misses are an everyday experience for cyclists in the UK. Rates are similar for people living inside
The Ministry of Justice have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit to £5000. This would have affected cyclists, as many civil law claims are below this value. Paul Kitson, personal injury lawyer with Slater + Gordon, Cycling UK`s lawyers, welcomes the news that the Govt
The Mayor of London has announced that he will consult on banning HGVs without the latest technology on London's streets from 2020. Sadiq Khan wants to see a star rating based on the visability from the driver's cab. Zero rated vehicles would be banned under the
The Chairs of the All Party Cycling Group have welcomed the £20 million allocated for new railway stations and have requested that adequate cycle facilities in sensible locations are installed. They have written to the Rail Minister, Paul Maynard and to Network Rail to request this.
Wednesday 20th July 2016 09:30 Room O, Portcullis House 1. Attendees – Lord Berkeley, Baroness Barker, Ruth Cadbury MP, Alex Chalk MP, Fabian Hamilton MP, Meg Hillier MP, Lord Young, Adam Coffman (Secretariat and minute taker) Apologies - Ian Austin MP, Steve Brine MP, Lord Haskel, Bernard Jenkin
Parliamentarians call for more investment and more ambitious cycling targets A report on the current state of cycling in Britain calls for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025 and a minimum investment of £10 per person per year,
An all-party group of Parliamentarians will hold an inquiry into the Government’s commitment to cycling in Westminster on Monday (23rd May). The inquiry will take evidence from the Transport Minister Robert Goodwill MP, Olympic gold medalist Chris Boardman as well as cycling organisations and transport experts on
18 March 2016 The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has published its report on ‘Road Traffic Law Enforcement’ The full report is available here. There is a whole chapter on cycling, and the Committee says: “The increase in injuries among pedal cyclists is of particular concern” Other findings highlight the link