‘Car brain’ is how Dr Ian Walker describes the cultural blind spot that makes people apply double standards when they think about driving. In his latest study, he demonstrates how motornomativity is real, measurable and pervasive. We’ve been listening to a fascinating podcast about our unconscious bias in favour of cars, and how those assumptions shape our streets and hold…
Most drivers don’t think twice before buckling up, but there was great resistance to the idea of compulsory seat belt wearing when the law changed on this day 40 years ago. Volvo was the first manufacturer to fit three-point safety belts as standard equipment in its cars from 1963 and yet it was another 20 years before it became mandatory…
The golf cart looks might not be to everyone’s tastes, but how do you like the idea of free recharging and a £6,500 price tag? The Squad has solar panels on its roof and is so light and efficient that even in northern European countries like the UK, the sun gives enough energy for 12 km of driving per day.…
A mother whose child was killed instantly by a speeding driver is petitioning for automatic lifetime bans for those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Angela Burke is one of a number of bereaved parents seeking a change in the law: “My child was killed by a speeding driver, Who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. My…
This was the week that saw a mother and child killed by a driver as they walked along a pavement on their way to nursery – the carnage witnessed by other pre-school-age kids. You might think such a horrific event is rare, but each year in the UK over 40 people are killed by drivers as they walk on the…
