GOVERNMENT PLANS MAJOR CYCLE SAFETY STUDY

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Government plans to conduct a major study into factors effecting cycle safety have been welcomed by the CTC, the national cyclists? organisation.

The type of injuries sustained by cyclists are under-reported in hospital admissions and police data and one aim of the study is to improve on this, says Roger Geffen, CTC Campaigns and Policy Manager, writing in Cycle Digest, the quarterly published by CTC.

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Keith Bingham joined the Cycling Weekly team in the summer of 1971, and retired in 2011. During his time, he covered numerous Tours de France, Milk Races and everything in-between. He was well known for his long-running 'Bikewatch' column, and played a pivotal role in fighting for the future of once at-threat cycling venues such as Hog Hill and Herne Hill Velodrome.