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We are working on a new matter which is on all fours with the updates to the Highway Code. As many readers will know, it was updated in Jan 2022 to largely provide more protection to vulnerable road users (VRU's), and I would say improved as a result.

As many readers will know, it was updated in Jan 2022 to largely provide more protection to vulnerable road users (VRU's), and I would say improved as a result.

Please contact us if you need any assistance with making a claim for a cycle injury.

Please contact us if you need any assistance with making a claim for a cycle injury.

A feature of ageing, I'm the wrong side of a half century , is that you are more rarely surprised in life , sometimes in a good way and sometimes not so good ! I was genuinely staggered to find a few months back when cycling a Santander/ Boris bike to the O2 to meet my son for a Snoop Dogg concert ( great night ) that there was nowhere to park it !

I was genuinely staggered to find a few months back when cycling a Santander/ Boris bike to the O2 to meet my son for a Snoop Dogg concert ( great night ) that there was nowhere to park it !

I try to never write about negatives on a bike since they are so obviously outweighed by the brilliant things. The other day, however , I was chilled to the bone by a car that flew past me inches from my right hand side as I rode along.

The other day, however , I was chilled to the bone by a car that flew past me inches from my right hand side as I rode along.

I have been so pleased to achieve this victory since I know from long experience how hard it is to obtain a change of mind from the Police. When they have decided to close a case , it is very hard to challenge this.

When they have decided to close a case , it is very hard to challenge this.

I deal with the police in every single case we act in , they attend every serious cycling accident as part of their job as they do every serious road accident of course of any kind. I have a great deal of respect for the wonderful and traumatic job they have to carry out at road accidents and the evidence they gather from the scene , from parties involved in accidents, witnesses, CCTV,photographs from the scene and so much more.

I have a great deal of respect for the wonderful and traumatic job they have to carry out at road accidents and the evidence they gather from the scene , from parties involved in accidents, witnesses, CCTV,photographs from the scene and so much more.

We have noticed a definite and concerning upturn in cases coming into the firm from road rage in the last few months, horrific leg injuries caused by alleged deliberate targeting of cyclists. The most recent in the last few weeks has been the most alarming, a BMW driver in east London seemingly targeting cyclists and micro mobility users and simply using his vehicle as a weapon.

The most recent in the last few weeks has been the most alarming, a BMW driver in east London seemingly targeting cyclists and micro mobility users and simply using his vehicle as a weapon.

Been a busy 10 days or so at Cycle Legal with all the media action because of legal changes afoot (and threatened !) in the cycling world.

) in the cycling world.

We concluded a case last week for a cyclist who had been initially represented by a national firm with much more resources than us, Irwin Mitchell. They turned him away as soon as the insurers denied liability for a door opening by a passenger in an Uber car which broke his collar bone.

They turned him away as soon as the insurers denied liability for a door opening by a passenger in an Uber car which broke his collar bone.

We have had so much new work recently and so many invigorating issues are arising .This is one that has sent me away to look at the police guidance for when they should attend a road accident.

This is one that has sent me away to look at the police guidance for when they should attend a road accident.

These much welcome changes for vulnerable road users have been in force since Saturday 29th January but I have been too busy to blog about these before now. I was invited to speak to Andrew Castle on LBC about the changes on Sunday morning 23rd January and found this a helpful exchange.

I was invited to speak to Andrew Castle on LBC about the changes on Sunday morning 23rd January and found this a helpful exchange.

Hard not to be aware this last week , and that is surely a good thing of course, and I think there is one day the delegates are focusing on transport but it often feels like there is a big part of the solution that is right under everyone's nose. The greatest ever invention , the humble bicycle.

The greatest ever invention , the humble bicycle.

The brainchild of Ken Livingstone and implemented by Boris Johnson, the hire-bike scheme has been a massive success, opening up two-wheeled possibilities for Londoners and tourists alike. Cycle Legal has been pushing for the scheme to be expanded across London as was originally envisaged by Ken Livingstone.

Cycle Legal has been pushing for the scheme to be expanded across London as was originally envisaged by Ken Livingstone.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) is currently rebuilding its ground for the 2018-19 season. This will result in the stadium capacity almost doubling from the current 35,000 to 60,000.

This will result in the stadium capacity almost doubling from the current 35,000 to 60,000.

My name is Kevin O’Sullivan and I am a personal injury lawyer of 25 years experience. For the last 15 years I have almost exclusively represented cyclists in cases arising from road accidents, mostly in London.

For the last 15 years I have almost exclusively represented cyclists in cases arising from road accidents, mostly in London.