Evidence relating to two 2008 cyclist-HGV fatalities has shown that properly fitted safety mirrors might have prevented both deaths.Class 6 mirrors, which are compulsory on new lorries, allows lorry drivers to see the area in front of their cab wh...
London Cycling Campaign has criticised Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick for failing to implement measures to protect vulnerable road users from lorries.In a letter to LCC this week, the minister confirmed he has no plans to speed up the fittin...
Bikes parked on railings could have been under threat if the proposed law had been passedLCC and cyclists are celebrating victory against legislation that could have seriously undermined the growth of cycling in the capital. A proposed law that co...
Cycling in the UK is much safer than some insurance companies would have you believe pic: Jeremy HughesCyclists are shunning leading insurance companies that have been accused of misrepresenting cyclists to the national media.Several cyclists are ...
LCC members have been offered a £50 discount for the first ever City & Guilds bike maintenance course run by the Bike Doctor.Students referred to the course via the LCC-administred Community Cycling Fund for London (see the link on the right) ...
Brian Souter of Stagecoach and Will Butler-Adams of Brompton at Waterloo stationSouth-West trains have launched the pilot for a new bike hire scheme operating out of Waterloo station.During February, March and April in 2009, first-class season-tic...
The London Evening Standard is pushing cycling further into the media spotlight with the launch of its new Cycle City blog.The blog features regularly updated cycling news and comment written mainly by senior ES journalists Andrew Gilligan, Andrew...
LCC community cycling officer Rosie Tharp launches the 2009 All Ability Cycling GuideOn 26 February 2009 the London Cycling Campaign launched the latest All Ability Cycling Guide.The event at the Roxy cinema-bar in SE1 also saw the premiere of Go ...
The 18-month trial of motorbikes in bus lanes started on 5 January 2009. Now is the time to tell Transport for London your views on the scheme.The British Motorcyclist Federation and Motorcycle News have both recently urged motorcyclists to visit ...
Three Waitrose stores in Greater London (East Sheen, West Ealing and Holloway Road) have been loaning cycle trailers to customers to encourage cycle shopping.Equipped with large canvas shopping bags, the trailers are loaned out for several days at...
If you act now, you could get a free cycle shed and cycle training for your children's school.The deadline for School Travel Plans is 15 April, but now is also a good time to start preparing plans for next year.More than 600 schools in the London ...
Our friends at the 1LessCar bike cooperative, (purveyors of fine high-visibility vests) have set up a new website that give locations of bike recycling centres across the UK.We're assured this will be kept nicely up to date, so seems only fair to ...
Did you know there's a way you can combine fundraising for LCC and a sensational cycling challenge?Imagine spending three days riding through the Garden of England and the beautiful French countryside, before finishing beneath the Eiffel Tower...
Over 200 cyclists lit up Horse Guards Parade during the first LCC 'Birds on Bikes' night ride Saturday 7 March 2009 saw LCC's first 'Birds on Bikes' night ride, celebrating International Women's Day.Over two hundred riders of both sexes took part ...
London Cycling Campaign has published its blueprint for a healthier London, calling for bold action to encourage more cycling and walking.Car-Free Sundays and a Healthy Travel Network are just two of the measures proposed in LCC's detailed Way To ...