Nobody knows for certain how cyclists will avoid the dangers posed by driverless cars of the near future. Although research has been done into how automated vehicles (AVs) will detect and avoid pedestrians, the interactions between drivers and cyclists are more complex. Researchers from the University of Glasgow have written a paper titled ‘Keep it Real: Investigating Driver-Cyclist Interaction in…
It feels good to be 33. Today we’re toasting the ETA, slapping ourselves on the back and celebrating many successes over the decades. There’s a lot to be proud of. Not only did we launch the world’s first carbon-neutral breakdown service and this country’s first specialist cycle insurance cover, but year after year we’re named by The Good Shopping Guide…
A trial scheme by Wandsworth council in London to enforce 20mph speed limits has been blocked by the Department for Transport (DfT), which has described the way the authority was using its powers as ‘unlawful’. The council installed speed cameras to catch law-breaking drivers on two roads in the borough where residents had long complained about speeding. Traffic studies at…
The internal combustion engine has done an admirable job at resisting obsolescence. In the face of climate breakdown, an air pollution crisis and the continuing cheating of emissions testing, car makers (and legislators) have been reluctant to curb use of fossil fuels. However, the death knell for the internal combustion is tolling as the ban on the sale of new…
You might have thought the ignominy of the dieselgate scandal might have put an end to car makers cheating emissions tests. However, a report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has discovered ‘suspicious’ NOx emission levels in 77%–100% of tests, indicating the likely use of a prohibited so-called ‘defeat device’. Similar results were observed for government tests conducted…
