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London Architect Peter Murray 'wants to be the cycling czar after two friends died in crashes'An architect who has had two friends killed while cycling in London has applied to become Sadiq Khan's new cycling and walking commissioner.

Hang back from HGVs, cyclists warnedCyclists are being urged to stay behind lorries near corners as part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) relaunched THiNK cycling safety campaign. In 2015, one in five crashes where cyclists lost their lives involved HGVs and road safety minister Andrew Jones is keen to reduce the number of cyclist deaths to “make Britain a cycling nation”. Although cyclist deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2010, almost a third of all crashes between cyclists and HGVs happen when the lorry is turning left, says the DfT. As a result, a new promotional clip has been produced to highlight the da...

Bicycle mudguards; remember those?Bicycle mudguards as a standard feature seem like a�relic of bygone�days. They might�add a little�weight, and spoil�the lines of a sleek road bike, but given how often it rains here, the reason why so few of the bikes sold in Britain come without them fitted�is a mystery. The penalty for cycling without bicycle mudguards�at this time of year is a… The post Bicycle mudguards; remember those? appeared first on ETA.