The UK government wants to support schools that would like to prohibit the use of mobile phones by pupils. But what about the rest of us? Don’t we deserve to be protected from mobiles phones, too? Last year, Unesco called for smartphones to be banned from schools as evidence showed their use was linked to reduced educational performance as well…
The promise of warmer weather does nothing to fend off the chill of a British springtime. The best we can do to help is give away a Merino wool jersey. Breathable, naturally anti-bacterial and lightweight, Merino wool is perfect for cycling in the month that, in theory, comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Win a…
There are countless websites that demonstrate how to tamper with the speed limiter on mobility scooters to unlock more performance. However, there are many reasons why modifying a scooter in this way is a bad idea. Insurance invalidated If you have modified your road-going mobility scooter so its top speed is more than 8mph, your insurance is unlikely to pay…
If you’re one of five million British motorists heading to France this year, take time to brush up on local rules. For example, the speed limit on French secondary roads – the two-lane highways that crisscross 400,000 km of the country – has been reduced to 80km/h. The French government imposed the new limit to reduce road deaths, which reached…
“The bicycle is indeed the great leveller,” extolled The Century magazine in 1894. “It puts the poor man on a level with the rich, enabling him to ‘sing the song of the open road’ as freely as the millionaire.” Better still, the equality offered by cycling goes beyond the socioeconomic. Research by Wheels for Wellbeing reveals that 75 per cent…