Safer Cycling

We have pressed for better cycle facilities - and said how extra funding should be spent. We have also called for trucks to be fitted with extra safety mirrors to prevent accidents as part of our 12-point Safer Cycling charter.

As well as examining the causes of cycle accidents we have shown how families can take extra training, helped achieve important changes to improve cycle safety in the new Highway Code and highlighted the lack of secure parking facilities at key places such as train and Tube stations.

We have campaigned on the dangers of motorists ignoring cycle lanes and advanced stop lines at traffic lights - and suggeested solutions - as well as called for better cycle-bus-rail co-ordination.

The Standard has also called for a new, mass bike rental system similar to that in Paris and highlighted ways to deter cycle theft.

The Standard's charter for cyclists

1) A real cycle network across London
2) Better cycle lanes with proper segregation
3) Enforcement of special advanced stop lines for cyclists
4) HGVs to be fitted with special cyclist safety mirrors
5) Compulsory cyclist awareness training for all bus drivers and new HGV drivers
6) Cycle-friendly streets: fewer oneway systems that funnel cyclists into the middle of traffic
7) More cycle parking across London
8) Police crackdown on bike theft
9) Make safe the Thames bridges: some of the most dangerous places for cyclists
10) Campaign to alert self-employed that they can claim a 20p-a-mile cycling allowance against tax
11) Better cycle-bus-rail co-ordination: adequate parking at stations
12) Cycle training for all children and any adult who wants it