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Between 1934 and 1940 Britain's Ministry of Transport built at least 280-miles of segregated cycleways, usually on both sides of the new arterial roads springing up all over the country at that time. In fact, between 1937 and 1940, the Ministry of Transport only gave grants to local authorities for arterial road schemes if they included...

Surely there's no better metaphor for the helplessness of gridlocked cities than the news that broken-down cars are now being rescued by cargo bicycles. Following a successful one-year trial in Berlin and Cologne, breakdown company ADAC has found that their fleet of electric bicycles are often quicker and more effective than vans because...

Not content with being home to the Hovenring - an elevated cycling roundabout that pushes the boundaries of active travel infrastructure brilliance, the Dutch city of Eindhoven is pioneering 3D printed housing by unveiling the first habitable examples. The Hovenring elevated...

A 14-year-old boy who was cycling home from school in Weymouth yesterday was killed by the driver of an articulated lorry. It's far too early to establish the precise circumstances of the collision, but of two things we can be certain: Not only will the boy's family and friends be suffering unimaginable grief, but nothing will happen to...

If people swapped driving for walking or cycling for a quarter of trips, the NHS and wider society would save over £1bn every year in health costs from local air pollution, according to new research by the universities of Oxford and Bath. Air pollution from cars and vans costs Britain almost £6bn every year in health bills with the impact...

Britain’s supply of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles could dry up after Brexit as car makers stand to lose a strong incentive to sell low-emission vehicles there. Britain was the third largest market for zero emission vehicles in the EU last year, and the largest for plug-in hybrids. However, given British sales of these cars will no...

Odense is the third-largest city in Denmark and yet 81% of children ride to school, generally without their parents. Here in Britain, we appear happy with less than 2%. Children should have the right to travel to school on foot or by bike without facing road danger - of every kind. Sixty nine children were killed and over 6,000 were injured...

If the roads of continental Europe beckon once again his summer, why not download Driving in France – our free e-book packed with information and advice on what to bring with you, the basic rules of the road, laws on speeding and fines, toll road information, advice for motorcyclists and much more? Don’t forget that for short-term driving...

Bike thieves are, for the most part, specialists; they target particular cycle racks at particular times and, if stealing from your shed, will overlook other valuable items in favour of a bicycle. From a thief’s perspective, it’s pretty much the perfect crime; most bicycles are easy to steal, difficult to trace and a breeze to sell on....

A clever new locating device bypasses the need for smartphones and an internet connection to find friends and children in crowds, remote areas, at festivals, or anywhere else under an open sky. Lynq uses a combination of GPS and low-power, long-range radio signals to help you find other users up to three miles away. The waterproof device...