"Absolutely unacceptable": HGV driver blocks protected cycle lane... at dangerous junction where urgent safety works followed cyclist's death; £1 donation to charity for every photo of bike lane parking; Cancellara sells a PS5 + more on the live blog

A reminder of this week's news, for context...

> Improvements to notorious roundabout will benefit both cyclists and motorists, campaigners say

Those works are underway at The Plain roundabout in Oxford, where cyclist Dr Ling Felce was killed by a lorry driver in March, and are scheduled to be completed this week.

Which brings us to this morning's latest...

This one may take the cake

Crews have been working overnight this week to install measures to improve safety at the Plain roundabout. Well here’s a lorry INSIDE the protected cycle lane, forcing bikes back into traffic during the morning commute.

Absolutely unacceptable pic.twitter.com/R2SMbQmG21

— Badly Parked Oxford (@BadlyParkedOx) November 25, 2022 

An image which has unsurprisingly not gone down well...

@dhlexpressuk @DHLParcelUK #tradeteam
This is wholly unacceptable.
Have a word with your drivers.@tvprp @OxfordshireCC double red lines required all around this junction, or at least proposed enforcement of parking restrictions.

— Just wear a mask. #3.5% (@anthonyinoxford) November 25, 2022

📺🚴🏻‍♀️🏳️‍⚧️ On Tuesday 29 November, elite trans cyclist Emily Bridges’ documentary ‘Race To Be Mẹ’ will be aired on @ITVWales .

It details her battle to represent Wales at the #CommonwealthGames, which found herself at the centre of an international storm. pic.twitter.com/SqenBgAbfT

— PRiDE OUT (@PrideOutUK) November 24, 2022

We're told Amazon is investigating the video of a driver taking a cycle lane shortcut before parking on the pavement...

However, in more positive news...

Amazon marks Black Friday by doubling its UK e-cargo bike delivery capacity #ecargobikehttps://t.co/JumalAxDsr pic.twitter.com/jzUM0Pvz8o

— ebiketips (@ebiketips) November 25, 2022

> Cyclist despairs as Amazon van driver takes cycle lane shortcut before parking on pavement 

Elsewhere in the Shimano State of the Nation report we shared earlier is the finding that UK bike owners are the least likely in Europe to seek a service for their bicycle, with just 10 per cent saying they planned to do so in the next six months.

Just 30 per cent of UK bike owners surveyed said they regularly get their bikes serviced, while 12 per cent only book a mechanic's expertise when something goes wrong.

Shimano's State of the Nation report, based on YouGov polling of more than 15,500 people across Europe, showed that — of the UK residents surveyed — just 27 per cent believe infrastructure has improved in their local area in the last year.

Despite mixed attempts to improve cycling infra in the UK, the lack of perceived progress is stark in comparison to other countries such as Poland and France, where 56 per cent and 49 per cent of people respectively feel that infrastructure has improved.

Elsewhere in the report, across Europe, economic reasons such as cost of living (47 per cent) and e-bike subsidies (41per cent), were found to be considerably more likely to be chosen than Covid as a 'push' factor towards increasing e-bike use (18 per cent).

This is in contrast to last year, where 39 per cent of respondents across Europe said they would consider buying or using an e-bike to avoid public transport due to Covid concerns.

[📷: Protesters also blocked the road on stage 10]

The climate protesters who blocked the road on the 19th stage of the Tour de France have appeared in court this week for obstructing traffic.

> "They’re protesting about a good thing": Tour de France riders, organisers and journalists react to climate protest

According to L'Equipe the group could have faced two years in prison, but instead prosecutor Jacques-Edouard Andrault has asked for the four men and two women to be fined a joint €500, with €300 suspended.

Not a headline I expected to write this morning...

Hey everyone, I went holiday shopping and got this for nephew to find out he already has one, i have this for retail price If someone could buy this from me it would be awesome, I will additionally ship out one of my bikes with the console, all funds will go to charity ! pic.twitter.com/dIIOJIZ6Hy

— Fabian Cancellara (@f_cancellara) November 25, 2022