Cycle Campaigning

The NCN8 near Caernarfon alongside a major road
New law for better cycle paths in Wales
Young and middle aged men show the biggest increase
Surge in cycle use in 2011
Conflict on the road is exaggerated in BBC1's film
BBC1 programme manufactures conflict between road users

National News

Minor win for cyclists as prosecution guidance shifts
The driver of this car was charged with 'careless driving'
In early May 2013 new guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service on prosecuting acts of bad driving was published. It includes a potentially important addition in determining what should be charged...
Demand a proper sentence for driver who killed twice
Audrey Fyfe and her daughter Aileen Brown
CTC has joined with the family of Audrey Fyfe to challenge the scandalous sentence handed down to Gary McCourt on 3 May. McCourt was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and a five-year...
Dutch-style roundabouts and low-level signals tested
Dutch priority over side-roads - like this - is being trialled in Britain
Low level signals and continental-style roundabouts with cycle priority are the standard design in the Netherlands. But in this country they are considered so radical and innovative by the Government...
Pedro Delgado joins battle against helmet compulsion in Spain
Delgado won the 1988 Tour de France (Photo: Numerius, Flickr)
1988 Tour de France champion Pedro Delgado has walked out of a meeting with María Segui, the director of the national traffic authority (DGT), in protest at the Government's plan to force...
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Featured Campaigns

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group is holding an inquiry into cycle use

Get Britain Cycling
CTC, with Sustrans, British Cycling and other cycling organisations, is campaigning for the Government to show strong leadership towards cycling. This call comes at a crucial time: when the Government is preparing a new transport strategy, which includes a - very short - cycling element.
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Views & Briefings

Cyclists
Cyclists' behaviour and the law
Cyclists should behave responsibly and legally, but the law should recognise that they do little harm and should not have to choose between keeping safe and obeying rules...
Cyclist and police car
Traffic police and other enforcement agencies
More effective traffic policing is crucial for cyclists, and also helps tackle one of the biggest fears that many others have about taking up cycling in the first place - namely, bad driving...
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Campaign Themes

CTC campaigns around a set of six themes, set out below.

Off road
Off-Road Access
Urban cyclists
Safe Drivers and Vehicles
Cycling in a park
Promotion and Encouragement
Cycle lane
Designed for Cycling
Boarding train with bike
Public Transport
Cyclists and Parliament
Commitment to Cycling
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Local News

Cycle safety at 78 junctions to be improved thanks to £18m in grants
A hostile road in Leicester which will be transformed
Government funding of £18m, announced last summer, will go to local authorities across England to improve cycle safety at junctions.
Put cycling on the National Curriculum
Providing Bikeability cycle training is crucial to create a cycling culture
Although cycling is the third most popular activity amongst children and a crucial life skill, only half of all children have access to good quality Bikeability cycle training. CTC members have...
What cyclists want drivers to know: road safety campaign tells all
What Matters Most Poster
CTC has welcomed a new publicity campaign from Road Safety GB Mercia (Midlands area) because of its refreshing emphasis on educating drivers about cyclists' needs, concerns and safety.
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Blogs

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RhiaWeston
Letter delivered to Lord Advocate supporting sentence appeal
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Chris Peck
2001 to 2011 - cyclist numbers change significantly
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RhiaWeston
Careless driving charge contested by the Cycling Lawyer
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  • President: Jon Snow
  • Chief Executive: Gordon Seabright
  • Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC): A company limited by guarantee, registered in England no.25185. Registered as a charity in England and Wales No 1147607 and in Scotland No SC042541
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