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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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Now, for the first time, a startling new report, Licensed to Skill, has broken down what happens in those mysterious "lost" moments leading to road accidents, analysing who is to blame, what sex or age they tend to be – and what they did wrong. Using data gathered by police and spanning 700,000 accidents from 2005-2009, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has analysed, in breathtaking detail, the anatomy of a road accident.

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A recent poll has revealed that 85 percent of drivers admit to running through amber lights to cut time off their journeys, according to Fleet News.

Thrifty, a leading car and van rental firm, questioned 3,000 motorists about their attitude to amber lights. Almost four out of ten stated that they would rarely stop when faced with an amber light, with 16 percent confessing that they treat an amber light as if it was green.

Crossing a traffic light while it is on amber, about to turn to red, is a moving traffic offence, unless the driver can show that it was unsafe to stop. Thirty-five percent of motorists, however, were unaware that this is illegal, and carries the threat of penalty points and a fine.

Running an amber light can place road users in danger, with 13 percent of motorists being involved in an accident or near miss because of ‘amber gamblers’. Almost a quarter of respondents admitted to being sworn at or beeped by another driver and half said that a passenger had shouted at them.

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Perversely, there are plenty. Undeterred by the results of Oxfordshire's grisly experiment, Staffordshire has now switched off almost half its cameras, for the same reason: a lack of funds, caused by the government's determination to end the mythical construct it calls "the war on the motorist". What it is really doing is allowing speeding motorists to conduct a war against everyone else: cyclists, pedestrians, children on their way to school, other drivers.

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Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton has hit out at the state of Britain’s roads – saying potholes are putting cyclists in danger.

Pendleton, 30, from Wilmslow, is backing a campaign to encourage councils to repair ravaged streets.

As reported in the M.E.N, a table by the national cyclists organisation – the CTC – showed nine out of Greater Manchester’s 10 local authorities had repaired fewer than half of potholes reported in the last year.

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