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A new design of universal bike rack promises to save you time, space and fuel. The Upside Rack fits to bog standard roof bars and can accommodate almost every type of bike. It can be fitted and removed in seconds, which means it is easily shared and doesn't need to be left in place on the car between rides. [quote type="cycle_insurance"]...

As cities around the world wake up to the environmental, social and health benefits of reducing motorised traffic, the most ambitious are pledging to go car free: Hamburg plans to phase cars out of its city centre by 2034; Vancouver wants to make 50% of its journeys non-car by 2020; Copenhagen intends to be the first carbon-neutral city by...

We hear much about the pollution created by cars and lorries, but the growth in emissions from shipping and aviation will undo 43 per cent of the savings expected to be made by the rest of transport in Europe over the net 13 years. The result is that almost half the already-inadequate emissions savings expected in land transport will be...

There are hundreds of bicycle lights from which to choose, but few as smart as the ICON. The light’s output of 190 lumens (2 x 95 lumens) is by no means the highest on the market, but the ICON reacts to your situation on the road, flashing brighter & faster at roundabouts, road junctions and to approaching car headlights. An option to...

We are proud to be working in support of the Go Cycle project in Kingston, one of three councils in London to benefit from the TfL Mini Hollands grant. Kingston is using its share of the grant to make dramatic improvements for cyclists across the borough including segregated lanes and re-designed junctions as well as soft measures such as...

Cars of the near future will be equipped with their own zebra crossing projector, according to Mercedes. The German car maker has developed high-tech headlights that comprise one million pixels, each of which can be illuminated or dimmed independently. The car's cameras and radar look out for other road users and then tailor the headlight...

As the mobility scooter market continues to grow, so the range of models has expanded to include tandems, six-wheelers and even caterpillar track off-roaders. For some folk, however, the choice is not yet wide enough. Faced with a Batricar mobility scooter that had seen better days, a resourceful DIYer has customised it to look like a tiny...

When the weather feels this cold, why not swap your water bottle for a bicycle thermos? A mid-ride slug of coffee raises the spirits and does away with the risk of a water bottle freezing over. The Stanley one-handed vacuum insulated mug is perfect as a bicycle thermos. One handed and fully leak-proof, you can drink your morning pick-me-up...

If you believe all that is said about driverless vehicle technology, cars as we know them are getting old. It might explain why they are piling on the pounds. The Fiat 500 was arguably the world's first city car. In its earliest incarnation, the tiny vehicle weighed 500 kg and managed around 50 mpg. It's 2016 descendent is considered no...

Dutch town Eerbeek has recently become home to the world's first luminous zebra crossing - a visually distinctive and environmentally friendly way of reducing road danger. Schools here in Britain that campaign for safe crossings to be installed outside their gates, but are refused on grounds of cost, and which work hard to protect children...