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Car drivers were also asked whether they had ever jumped a red light, and almost 32 per cent answered yes. But of those drivers who were also cyclists, that proportion was only 21.3 per cent. When the cyclist gets behind the wheel of a car, he or she is less likely than other drivers to jump that red light. Therefore, cyclists make more cautious and law-abiding drivers.

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The Times has launched a public campaign and 8-point manifesto calling for cities to be made fit for cyclists

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A report commissioned by British Cycling and Sky has found that cycling generates nearly £3bn a year for the UK economy. Produced by the London School of Economics, the report quantifies for the first time the full economic success story of the UK’s cycling sector which generates £2.9 billion for the British economy – that's £230 for every biking Briton in the country.

This 'gross cycling contribution' takes into account factors like bike manufacturing, cycle and accessory retail and cycle-related employment.

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"Cyclists have for the first time outnumbered motorists on some of the country's busiest commuter routes during rush hour." reports Robin Henry in Today's Sunday Times (p.11).

Henry quotes monitoring data from Transport for London, Mouchel/Sustrans and the City of London. The Corporation of London's assistant director for planning and transportation, Iain Simmons said "On some roads such as Cheapside cycles account for more than 50% of the traffic and these numbers are going up and up every year."

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Following the viral response one cyclist filmed after being ticketed for not riding in a bike lane in New York, a visiting Dutch cyclist, Jasmijn Rijcken reported she'd been confronted by a police officer, then threatened with a ticket for wearing a skirt. The problem, according to police officer, was that a cyclist in a skirt was distracting, and therefore dangerous to motorists and other road users.

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As part of the Metrolink tram Didsbury extension, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is planning to install a series of steps into the Trans-Pennine Trail instead of using ramp access as previously planned. If this is allowed to happen it will effectively make this part of the 215 mile coast-to-coast walking and cycling route impassable for many people.

Manchester Friends of the Earth support the extension of Metrolink tram system, but believe that it should not be at the expense of existing active travel (walking and cycling) facilities. We are working together with Sustrans and the Trans Pennine Trail user groups to encourage GMPTE and Manchester City Council to come up with a better plan.

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With the onset of winter, we believe that you have the opportunity to encounter some truly fantastic environments on your bike. Despite the heightened media on slips, accidents and ice, riding in the snow is actually quite safe (you are travelling slowly and there are lots of drifts to fall into) and most of all, its fun!.

Like anything new, there is a bit of working out how to do it for it to work for you, so you have to get out there and try it. In the meantime, here are a few tips to help you get your riding sorted out in the white stuff.

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The cameras also recorded the road position and behaviour of the cyclists – including head checks, reactions and manoeuvres. The aim was to identify risk factors for both cyclists and motorists.

In 88.9% of cases, the cyclist had been travelling in a saf

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Boris and Barclays' mammoth bike scheme in the capital may be getting all the column inches, but on university campuses across the country, fleets of bikes are already available for hire, and from September the concept will be shifting up a gear.

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Cycling in this country is not exactly mainstream, but it does seem to be on its way to achieving that status.

Commuting by bike has seen a huge increase in the last 10 years, and recreational and competitive cycling has also grown significantly. Growth

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What’s an average cyclist? According to the UK Department for Transport’s just-published National Travel Survey, it’s someone who uses their bike to make a quarter of all their trips.

This everyman uses their bike for six journeys a week, totalling 17 mi

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A tricycle that doubles as a lawn mower is almost as great of an idea as the baby mop.

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Hundreds of people who live and work in Manchester will be given free training in cycling safely through the city.

Manchester City Council is offering the free sessions to up to 300 people over the next year, aimed at those who would like to start cyclin

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Alex Dowsett (Trek-Livestrong) tuned up for next week's U23 European championships by winning the Procycling Hot Laps at BikeRadar Live.

Dowsett clocked a blistering 2'12 for the 1.2 mile (1.9km) lap of the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, an average speed of

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Team Saxo Bank has issued a strongly worded statement denying that Fabian Cancellara or any rider in Bjarne Riis' team has ever used any form of ‘mechanical doping’ and has dismissed a popular video circulating on the internet that investigates the use of

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The UCI has played down media speculation that a type of mechanical doping could already exist in the peloton, saying that there is no evidence that riders are utilising small motors to power their bikes and thus gain an unfair advantage. However the UCI

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