News Archives - March 2011

Fair weather cyclist getting back in the saddle – Day up town

Yesterday the ETA marketing team went to Parliament for an ‘All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’ reception hosted by Sky – and what a lovely outing it was too! As well as some lovely cakes we were treated to talks from medal-winners Chris Hoy and the lovely Victoria Pendleton.

The bicycle lock worn as a belt

The idea of wearing a bicycle lock around the waist or across the shoulder is not new; bike couriers have been doing it with heavyweight chain and cable locks for years, but the “Hiplok”:http://www.hiplok.com/ is the world’s first bicycle lock developed specifically to be worn on the body.

New research bolsters case for 20mph speed limits

New research by Royal Holloway College, London University, studied the perceptual limitations of children and concluded that they had difficulty detecting cars approaching at speeds over 20mph.

London congestion charge boost for BMW i8

BMW believes a change to London congestion charge exemption rules would help secure sales for its BMW i8, the flagship of the company’s forthcoming i sub-brand.