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Could television inspire a programme of road danger reduction? We’ve lost count of the number of times David Attenborough’s Blue Planet has been mentioned in parliament since it highlighted catastrophic effects being wreaked upon our oceans by plastic waste. Whatever you make of Theresa May’s speech this week in which she said we should aim...

The threat from pavement parking and terror attacks involving cars could be dramatically reduced by a simple new device installed along kerbs that quickly punctures tyres. Catclaw is the size of half a small orange and is designed to be installed in its thousands along...

Kitnetik is a nifty magnetic clothes hanger that allows cycling gear to be stored and dried on radiators. The two most common questions in Tim Hoyle’s house used to be “have you seen my (enter cycling-related item of your choice here)?" and “Can you please put away your (enter cycling-related item of your choice here)?" It’s the reason he...

Discussion about driverless car technology is defined at present by objections to the British government’s enthusiasm for it. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling predicts the market for autonomous vehicles could be worth £28 billion to Britain by 2035 and for that reason wants a central part in it. Opposition to the government's view has...

On the face of it there is a certain logic in making parking free and perhaps that's why trade unions, Jeremy Corbyn and now The Daily Mirror are all in favour. After all, it helps make sure that health is free at the point of use. Some consider parking charges to be a tax on the ill. In 2008, the then health secretary Nicola Sturgeon...

Making sure your car is in good working order in winter is as much about protecting other road users as it is about reducing your risk of breakdown. Car batteries Winter is the time of year you are most likely to break down in your car and the most common fault is a flat battery. Many parts of the engine face strain during a cold start on a...

They take speeding seriously in Finland. Since it’s an offence that often costs lives, the authorities hit drivers where it hurts. In the pocket. Fines for speeding in Finland are based on the driver’s salary. For example, when one of the county’s wealthiest entrepreneurs was clocked at 14 mph above the limit, he received a fine of 54,000...

When people talk about the roads, it's clear that many mistake equality for equity. For example, the placatory and often heard "we all just need to share the roads" might sound reasonable enough, but it overlooks the fact that on the roads - as in so many other areas of life - equity requires that some people get more. Unfortunately, at...

Of all the prizes we’ve offered this year, this has to be our favourite. So hard did we find it trying to choose from the range of stunning posters Mark Fairhurst has to offer, that we are offering one lucky reader the chance to choose their own. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning an A2-sized poster from the range of...

Drivers are notoriously difficult to prise from behind the steering wheel. We blame the cup holders. Millions of us every day overlook the running costs, time wasted in traffic jams and even our responsibility for the air pollution that brings about the early deaths of 50,000 in Britain alone each year, simply because our cars provide such...