TfL says its partnership with Halfords is helping to ensure people have ‘the skills they need to cycle around the Capital with confidence’ – and the right equipment to keep their bikes safe.

TfL says an initiative to protect vulnerable road users in London from the most dangerous heavy goods vehicles has “saved lives and improved road safety from day one”.

Fatima Ahmed, road safety manager at the London Borough of Hounslow, is delivering a live presentation later this month as part of Road Safety GB’s online cycling event.

TfL has announced that 18 pedestrian crossings will be programmed to show a continuous green signal to pedestrians, until traffic approaches, to prioritise people walking.

Road safety teams across the Capital are co-ordinating a variety of events as part of National Bike Week, which gets underway on Sunday.

TfL has stepped up efforts to highlight the vulnerability of powered two-wheeler riders, following a ‘surge’ in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.

TfL is asking for feedback on a series of changes made earlier this year to three south London cycle routes in Lambeth and Southwark.

London’s long-awaited trial of rental e-scooters will begin next month, with safety standards that ‘go further’ than those set out at a national level.

New Government figures show the Capital continues to lead the way when it comes to provision for electric vehicle charging.

The Institute of Couriers (IOC) has issued a call to action to London boroughs, asking for more to be done to support the industry to improve air quality through the use of cargo cycles and electric vehicles.