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Cycling safety is back on the agenda in Cardiff, with two incidents reported in the last week. On October 23, it was reported by WalesOnline that a cyclist had collided with a bus on North Road. The next day, October 24, local cyclists and pedestrians were tweeting about an incident at the junction of Colum Road and Corbet Road.<\/p>\n

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Scene on corbet rd \/ column rd junction – one very mangled bike and a merc with a smashed windscreen twitter.com\/Big_Blue_Bike\/\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Big Blue Bike (@Big_Blue_Bike) October 24, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Figures released in June of this year showed that 2011 had been a bad year for cyclists in Wales, with a particularly sharp rise in death and serious injury. A consultation on an active travel bill was held earlier this year, with many reforms proposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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