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Saturday, 23 September 2017

The Guardian

• Older Dutch cyclists warned after rise in electric bike deathsNetherlands police call for safety courses as data shows more riders die on e-bikes than mopeds, with 90% of deaths among over 60sDutch police are warning older cyclists of the dangers of switching to electric bikes after an increase in the number of deaths on the roads.Figures released this week show that more people are being killed in the Netherlands while riding an electric bike than a moped, and nearly 90% were aged 60 or above. Continue reading...

Birmingham Mail

• How Brummies can get a free bike 2,000 of the orange Big Birmingham Bikes are up for grabs - here's how to apply

London Evening Standard

• Rosamund Urwin: Stiffer sentences for cyclists won't make roads saferCharlie Alliston is not the poster boy cycling in London needs or deserves. This week, he was jailed for 18 months for knocking down and killing 44-year-old Kim Briggs. The teenager — who crashed into Briggs on Old Street last year — was riding a racing bike with no front brakes. Before Briggs died, Alliston wrote online: "Hopefully, it is a lesson learned on her behalf."