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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall and Nicholas Cecil

Londoners reveal what would encourage them to cycle more in the capital: safer car drivers

At a glance

• In an Opinium/Lime survey of 1,000 Londoners, 39% said safer driver behaviour would encourage them to cycle more

• Daily bike trips reached a record 1.5 million in London in 2025, yet cyclist deaths and serious injuries are up 10%, with six fatalities so far this year

• TfL’s Cycleways now exceed 431 km and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has hailed the health benefits of cycling but also the need for stricter parking and enforcement for dockless e-bikes

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