Latest articles by Laura Laker
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Cycling report to be debated in House of CommonsInquiry recommendations to be discussed and voted on in September
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Cycling moves higher up British political agendaLabour and Liberal Democrat parties put cycling in their 2015 manifestos. Will the Conservatives follow?
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Hackney cycle counter to clock its 500,000th cyclistGoldsmiths Row which is closed to motor traffic is to clock its 500,000th cyclist today (August 6). Laura Laker finds out more about the popular cycle friendly stretch in London
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Government and Highways Agency agree to include cycling in road design guidelinesBritish Cycling announces that government and Highways Agency commit to update road design standards to include cyclists
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Derby junction where a cyclist died has seen 18 collisions in three yearsFatal collision on Tuesday October 28 where teenager died has been the scene of a high number of road incidents
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DfT reveal increase in cycling fatalities and serious injuries
-Year on year figures for first quarter up 27% -Campaigners call for government action
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Census reveals no growth in proportion of people cycling to work in UKWhilst numbers of those cycling to work has grown in some cities, over the whole of Britain there has been no growth in percentage over past 10 years
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Cycling to work: how and why businesses should helpAs Britain celebrates Cycle to Work day, we take a look at what can be done in the workplace to encourage more commuting by bike
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Chris Boardman backs 20's Plenty campaignBritish Cycling's policy advisor, Chris Boardman, calls a campaign to reduce the default national speed limit to 20mph as 'utterly logical'
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Dangerous lorries to be banned from London to reduce cyclist deathsHeavy Goods Vehicles without side guards and safety mirrors to be banned from capital as early as next year
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Botched and derisory: the verdict on Government's cycling planDfT's new cycling plan gets a mauling in Parliament
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Bristol hopes to double riding population by 2020Laura Laker visits Bristol, named Britain's first official cycling city in 2008, and with its riding population hoped to double by 2020, examines what the future holds
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Car parking 'free for all' would damage cycling levelsEric Pickles' parking "free for all" is out-of-date thinking, which could increase car dependency and harm walking and cycling levels, say campaigners
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Wiggle launches own-brand sports nutrition rangeRetailer launches energy gels and electrolyte tablets, with energy bars due to be released later in year
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Lorries posing danger to cyclists to be banned from LondonAny vehicle weighing over 3.5 tonnes must be fitted with equipment designed to ensure safety of cyclists on London's roads
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Taxi drivers "wasting their money" with judicial review, says cycling commissionerThe London Taxi Drivers Association have threatened a judicial review after Boris Johnson approved the cycle superhighway across London
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MPs call for £10 per head cycling budget for Britain
Transport Select Committee publishes report based on expert evidence - £10 per head spending to get more people cycling - Report recommends more 20mph speed limits - Government must respond to report
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Rail operators awarded for cycle friendliness
Greater Anglia trains, Colchester and Peckham Rye stations were among those voted best for cycling at the ninth annual ATOC Cycle Rail awards
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Great British cycling cafes: where to refuel on your rideCoffee and cake are just as important as carbon fibre, so here’s our pick of Britain’s many and varied cycling cafes
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80% in support of new London Cycle Superhighways, as consultation endsThe majority of 14,000 respondents to the new Cycle Superhighways consultation are supportive of the plans
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London businesses join forces to back Cycle SuperhighwaysArray of companies show support for newly revealed plans for cross-London cycle routes
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'Cycle helmets bill' nothing more than hot airBill up for debate in the House of Commons tomorrow aims to instigate research into merits of compulsory helmets for cyclists aged under 14
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Robert Goodwill MP is new British 'cycling minister'Norman Baker replaced as cycling minister - Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Transport - by Robert Goodwill
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Call for cabinet level leadership to 'Get Britain Cycling'Police admit not enforcing 20mph limit at Get Britain Cycling inquiry
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