Cycle Accident Victim Donates £20,000
A man who has been left paralysed following a cycle accident has donated £20,000 to a charity fund aiming to help a boy from Chepstow to be able to walk again. The £20,000 sum was raised to help Mr...
View ArticleEdinburgh Plans to Boost Cycling
Edinburgh has plans to become the first Scottish city to boost cycling and walking in hopes of getting more people active and un-clogging the roads. Speed limits are planned to be reduced from 30mph in...
View ArticleCycle Numbers Boosted Thanks to Congestion
Traffic congestion is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination, and commuters are starting to get tired of it. Lots of individuals are turning to cycling and walking at a record rate thanks...
View ArticleCycling Support - Too Little Too Late?
A lot of cyclists are hounding the Prime Minister to improve on Britain’s cycling safety, but is it too late? The pressure has been piling on for the PM as thousands of cyclists converged on...
View ArticleMotorbike Ban for Foreigners in South Sudan
The government in South Sudan has initiated a ban on motorbikes for foreigners in what is being dubbed as an ‘attempt to cut down on crime’. Large numbers of Ugandan residents are said to be fleeing...
View ArticleCycling Needs a Funding Boost
A Welsh transport charity has announced that government funding must be taken away from building new roads and funnelled into constructing more high quality, safer cycle routes in order to give cycling...
View ArticleMotorbike Accident Victim Warns Over Helmets
A motorbike accident recently took place in Wadworth, with the motorbike crashing into a wall. The passenger was Miss Bell, a teenager, who was lucky to survive because she decided to travel without...
View ArticleCycling Rise Trebles Numbers in Scotland
A new cycling report has revealed that certain hotspots in Edinburgh have tripled their cycle activity over the past few years. The success is down to the ‘cycling revolution’ that has been present in...
View ArticleAustralia Launches Motorbike Gang Prison
The Australian state of Queensland is taking action against the growing problem of warring motorbike gangs by building a special prison which will be dedicated to locking up motorbike gang members,...
View ArticleCycling - Is It Safe?
Dr Harold Schwartz was cycling down a hill at 35 miles per hour. As he came to a sharp turn his bike skidded out of control, leaving him with a fractured pelvis. Cycling accidents are one of those...
View ArticleCycle Injuries on the Rise in Scotland
Road traffic accidents have dropped to their lowest recorded level in history but more and more cyclists are being injured or killed in Scotland, statistics have shown. According to Transport Scotland,...
View ArticleDry Spring Increases Cycle Accident Rate
There has been a 12% increase in cycle accident victims between April and June compared to the same period in 2012. On the other hand, the overall number of deaths on the roads is currently at 1730,...
View ArticleMotorbike Safety History
Earlier this week we reported on the rise in cycle accidents thanks to the dry spring weather. However, some positive bike statistics are knocking about – serious motorbike injuries have been...
View ArticleCycle Accident Prevention Solutions
The continued rise in cycle accidents this year has been fuelling a safety debate in the UK over the past 2 weeks. There have been a number of suggestions put forward, all aiming to reduce the cycle...
View ArticleCycle Accidents Blamed On Risky Riding
5 cyclists have been involved in fatal accidents in the past 9 days in London, which has led the public and politicians to call for an urgent review of cycling safety in the capital. However, the Major...
View ArticleMotorbike App Could Save Lives
A new mobile phone app for motorbike riders has been developed in the North East of England by 2 budding entrepreneurs, and could help save the lives of hundreds of motorbike accident victims across...
View ArticleCycling Lessons For HGV Drivers
Lorry drivers in Edinburgh are set to take part in a series of cycling lessons in order to make them more aware of the dangers that cyclists are facing on the roads, especially when they are facing...
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