The Capital’s trial of rental e-scooter schemes, which was set to end next month, has been extended until 20 November.

TfL and Met Police say tackling speed is a vital part of the Capital’s Vision Zero commitment after outlining a target to enforce up to one million speeding offences per year by 2025.

“We’re stuck in a catch-22 where families see driving to school as the safest way to protect their children from traffic.”

A conference focusing on light commercial vehicle safety, originally scheduled for June 2020, is finally going ahead in June 2022.

A member of the band Cleopatra and the founder of Miss Jamaica UK were among 16 influential women of colour who recently took part in a Santander Cycle ride to inspire more diversity in cycling. 

‘Safe Roads For All’ has been announced as the theme for this year’s Road Safety Week, which takes place between 14-20 November.

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says plans to legalise the use of privately-owned e-scooters on public roads will be unveiled this month.

Redbridge Council hopes the introduction of improved infrastructure and free skills training will encourage more people of all ages to cycle in the borough.

New data shows London continues to lead the way when it comes to charging electric vehicles – with more than 10,000 charging points now publicly available.

The RAC has warned that relaxing the frequency of MOT tests would see a “dramatic increase” in the number of unroadworthy vehicles, in turn making roads “far less safe”.