Motorcycle Safety Campaign Launched

As the biking season approaches, road safety campaigners and the police have produced new videos to try to reduce the number of accidents.

Eilidh Cairns was hit by a lorry

Calls to protect cyclists

The family of a Northumberland cyclist, who was killed on her way to work, say the legal system is failing to protect vulnerable road users.

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Family call for more protection for cyclists

The family of a Northumberland cyclist, killed as she rode to work, say the legal system is failing to protect vulnerable road users. Eilidh Cairns was hit by a lorry in London in 2009.

Now the same driver is starting a four year prison sentence after knocking down a pedestrian. Eilidh's sister says attitudes must change to prevent similar deaths.

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Cycling crashes: "there's a complacency within the justice system"

The family of a Northumberland cyclist, who was killed on her way to work, say the legal system is failing to protect vulnerable road users.

Eilidh Cairns was hit by a lorry in London in 2009. Now the same driver is starting a prison sentence after knocking down a pedestrian.

Eilidh's sister says the authorities must treat cyclists' deaths more seriously.

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