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A short way from my home is a hill approximately 2 miles in length. There are double white lines in the centre of the road. There are lots of cyclists on the road, mostly in groups and commonly at weekends....
I have an Audi A3. Can the lane change option be turned off permanently? It’s far from a safety feature. When overtaking a cyclist it pulls you back into the the cyclist.
I know I'm supposed to leave a 1.5 metre gap when I'm passing a cyclist on the road, but if there's a white cycle line (on the same road not separate by curb), how much room should I leave? Am I allowed...
What is the law around cars blocking the cycle lane on roads by parking on them, often for extended periods?
Obviously I’m not expecting this to be a full sat nav like a Garmin or something like that, but is it possible to get a small sat nav system for a bike (bicycle, not motorbike).
Where a car knocks into a bicycle on a public road is there a presumption of guilt against the motorist. My friend, who was cycling with a number of others from a bicycle club, pulled up at a crossroads...
Consider a pedal cyclist riding along an unlit road at night, with no lights. If I just do not see him and then hit him, where do I stand legally and for insurance?
I have received a summons under the careless driving umbrella, specifically saying I passed a cyclist too close (which I dispute). This came about by the cyclist uploading his cycle cam video to the police...
Yesterday I had an accident with a cyclist. I was at fault; I went into the back of him at a junction on a roundabout. I expected him to move as I had seen the traffic was clear to my right, so I moved...
I was going through a mini roundabout at about 10pm when a cyclist banged into my driver's side door. I stopped and got out to see what happened and saw a cyclist with no light. I asked if he was alright...
 

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