News Archives - April 2012

DJ uses BMX bicycle to mix music

With renewed interest in bike-sharing schemes around the world, how best to promote this new way of travelling to the young? According to COGOO, a smartphone-operated bike-sharing service currently being developed at Yokohama National University, the answer is BMX-controlled music that mixes well with street culture and is fun to play.

Zagato Volpe electric car is as small as it is cheap

A pretty-looking, single-seat electric car is to go on sale that is as small in size as it is low in price; the Zagato Volpe measures 2.13m by 1m and when it goes on sale it will cost £5,600.

What is road-user charging and why is it important?

Our members, supporters and customers often raise the issue of how much the motorist should pay for roads. Below we have listed the most frequently asked questions along with a few more to help inform you of the ideas behind, and the consequences of, road-user charging. What is road-user charging? This charge is simply a method of charging the motorist…

Bicycle helmet with headlights

The idea of incorporating lights into a cycle helmet seems like a good one, but there are very few designs of this type available to buy.