BBC: Olympian crash driver convicted – 30 October, 2006
A hit-and-run driver who knocked an Olympic cyclist off her bicycle has been convicted of motoring offences. Emma Davies-Jones, who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens games, was knocked off her bike in a cycle lane in Manchester in October 2005. She fell on to the [...]

Northumberland Today: Cyclists call for a greener approach – 30 November, 2006
Cyclists have launched a petition for a cycle track to be put in place between Alnwick and Alnmouth. Avid cyclists are calling for the route to connect Alnmouth station with the town, enabling commuters and keen cyclists to abandon their cars in favour of [...]

Camden New Journal: Decision delayed in row over cycle paths – 30 November, 2006
A decision on whether to allow more cycle paths on Hampstead Heath has been postponed until November next year. Bob Hall, chairman of the Heath’s management committee, made the announcement at a packed, and occasionally heated, public debate on the subject [...]

San Francisco Chronicle: Cyclists’ trail-rail vision not over yet – 30 November, 2006
Despite defeat, Sonoma-Marin ballot measure likely to return. At times, bikes seem a much smarter way for rubber to meet the road. As morning commuters jammed highways entering downtown Santa Rosa, I sailed by. I was pedaling down the Joe Rodota [...]

News Gazette: Woman is sentenced for bicyclist’s death – 30 November, 2006
Jennifer Stark wiped away tears and nodded that she understood the maximum sentence a Champaign County judge gave her Wednesday for improper lane usage. The 19-year-old Urbana woman appeared in court, flanked by her parents, to plead guilty to a petty offense and be [...]

North West Evening Mail: Wheel meet again
A sea of bicycles was once a common sight as shipyard workers made their way to the shipyard. Thousands of bikes used to flood across Michaelson Road Bridge during the 1950s. At present, 300 workers cycle to Barrow shipyard. But pedal power [...]

Press Release: Climate Defence Network – Climate Change largely ignored by draft strategy
A broad coalition of groups today joined with Option3 to strongly criticise the draft Regional Land Transport Strategy, a summary of which is currently being sent to households across the region. Climate Defence Network, Cycle Aware Wellington, ECO, Heartbeat Wellington, Living [...]

Daily Telegraph Editorial: Cycling right must be weighed
The Critical Mass cyclists who organised themselves into a self-righteous and disruptive phalanx on the Harbour Bridge on Friday are correct, of course. Strenuous physical exercise such as pedalling a pushbike has been shown to be of benefit in the treatment of a range of diseases associated with [...]

Alligator Online: Bike blues – Cyclists shouldn’t be second-class citizens – 29 November, 2006
There are two kinds of people in Gainesville – the ones who drive cars and the ones who ride bikes. The first group cruises around town in climate-controlled comfort, listening to the crappy indie band of the moment in full, rich surround [...]

Daily Telegraph: Free ride for ratbags – 29 November, 2006
The cycling protesters who take pride in plunging city traffic into chaos encourage their members to ignore road rules and defy police. Despite their disregard for the law and a public backlash against two-wheeled road hogs, police have vowed to continue to sanction the monthly traffic [...]