Governments latest road safety legislation

Road Safety Act is “worthy but tepid” says CTC

Link to CTC Report

Latest careless driver fined £800

A driver has been fined just £800 for ‘careless driving’, following the death of a cyclist. The verdict was announced just one day after MPs passed over what is probably their last opportunity to make meaningful improvements to traffic law through the Road Safety Bill, now close to becoming law.

Link to complete CTC Report

Cyclist fined for using road

a worrying court case from Telford, a new town like MK, concerning the case of a cyclist who has been fined for using a road instead of a cycle track.

This could have implications for Milton Keynes where Redways often parallel the Grid Roads.

Report from CCN;

http://www.cyclenetwork.org.uk/latest/latestj.html#latest2.html#telford

and CTC;

http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4516

and Bikeforall.net;

http://www.bikeforall.net/news.php?articleshow=256

A possible appeal is to be supported by the CTC's Cyclist Defence Fund.

A Cambridge Cycling Campaign position paper on responsible, legal cycling.

Position paper on responsible, legal cycling

www.cyclehelmets.org a new website of an international coalition of people with a special interest in cycling and helmets. It is a portal to a wide range of material.

More links to campaigning web pages.

Back Chat - bike sized come-backs to silence cycle critics, from the CTC.