Bike insurance: Do you need it in case you hit a pedestrian?

I plan to start cycling to work every day after the social lockdown comes to an end.  I’ve used my bike on-and-off  to commute for the past 15 years and over that time have witnessed plenty of bad driving, poor cycling and daft pedestrian behaviour.  Now, I intend to start cycling all the time to … Read more

Study links ride-hailing trips by Uber and Lyft to greater risk of vehicle and pedestrian accidents

Study links increase in ride-hailing trips from apps like Uber and Lyft to greater risk of accidents involving vehicles and people  More ride-hailing trips may equate to an increased risk of accidents A study collected data from 370 million trips in New York City They found for every 100 ride-hailing pickups per hour accident risk … Read more

Oblivious pedestrian fails to spot huge RHINO lumbering towards him as he crosses a road

Oblivious pedestrian fails to spot huge RHINO lumbering towards him as he crosses a road The footage of the rhino was shot just outside Chitwan National Park in Nepal  The pedestrian doesn’t notice the animal as it approaches but then he runs off The filmer said that the rhinos venture out of the forest quite often … Read more

Three women are injured after car ploughs into them on pedestrian crossing in horror hit-and-run

Three women are left injured after car ploughs into them on pedestrian crossing in horror hit-and-run Three women were ploughed down by a dark Ford Fiesta in West Malling, Kent One victim was seriously injured and airlifted by helicopter to a London hospital  The vehicle was last seen fleeing the area towards East Malling, police … Read more

Ban ‘silent killer’ electric bikes, say devastated relatives of first pedestrian killed

Ban ‘silent killer’ electric bikes, say devastated relatives of first pedestrian to be knocked down and killed Sakine Cihan died after being struck by e-bike being ridden by Thomas Hanlon Hanlon walked free from court after he was acquitted of careless driving  Ms Cihan’s heartbroken sister Sehriban Tezerdi has called for a ban on e-bikes By … Read more

Electric bicycle rider cleared of killing pedestrian by careless driving

An electric bicycle rider has been cleared at the Old Bailey of killing a pedestrian by careless driving in what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind.  Thomas Hanlon, 32, was said to have smashed into Sakine Cihan, 56, when he was 10mph above the 20mph speed limit as she crossed Kingsland … Read more