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The family bicycle is widely regarded, in this country at least, as a runabout to potter around the local park with the kids; driven largely by fashion, we overlook practical options in favour of those built for outright speed or off-road ability. It is surprising then, that an appetite for a new breed of family bicycle is emerging not from...

Every child has the right to cross to school in safety. We want to ensure that every school can get a designated safe crossing on any road on which it has an entrance. It's the reason we developed our pop-up zebra crossing and why we took it to St Peter's School in Portslade to help with their own campaign to get the safe crossing their...

Morgan has unveiled a special edition of the striking EV3 electric car . Only 19 examples of the 1909 Edition will be built. The ash-framed three-wheeler might at first glance look like an automotive anachronism, but beneath composite carbon panels lurks a tubular space frame chassis and a liquid cooled 46 kW motor driving the rear wheel....

It has been over 40 years since humankind first saw pictures of our Blue Marble – arguably the most significant moment in human history. The photograph of Earth was taken 5 hours into the Apollo 17 mission, from a distance of 28,000 miles as the spacecraft left its orbit to begin its trajectory to the Moon. It was not the first time our...

Holidaymakers taking the ferry at Dover this week faced 12-mile tailbacks and waits of up to 15 hours as French authorities imposed additional security checks in the wake of terror attacks. British border force officials have now been drafted in to assist French police in Calais, but those using the port over the coming weeks should ensure...

In the days before the mass production of cars, self-defence for cyclists centred around the threat from dogs and brigands - or at least it did if you believed the advertising of the time. In the late nineteenth century, the manufacture of arms and bicycles shared similar metalworking techniques; both trades benefitted from improvements in...

We British might have a love/hate relationship with caravans, but here's a top ten to melt the heart of even their harshest critic. The Inka Looking like a pear drop caravan of the 1960s on steroids, the Inka (see above) can be towed by off-road vehicles to reach almost anywhere off the beaten track. The Gidget The Gidget is an...

Unusual scenes unfolded during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France last week, as British cyclist Chris Froome was forced to abandon his bike and run uphill following a crash with a motorbike. It is believed that the motorbike was forced to stop suddenly due to spectators encroaching on to the road, which is a consistent problem for...

Hot weather cycling is a joy and by far the best way to travel in a heatwave. To help you stay hydrated, the Fontus Ryde bottle harvests moisture from the air to create safe drinking water. The bottle clips to the top tube where it draws in the air stream from around the bike. In the right climatic conditions, the clever design can produce...

A new government report this week revealed cycling levels in England have stagnated, but with paltry investment in infrastructure, flimsy protection in law for vulnerable road users and a media hell-bent on demonizing anyone who turns a pedal, is anyone really surprised? Against this backdrop came the news that the mother of Olympian and...