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MagKey banishes jangly keys by holding them together neatly with extremely thin, but powerful magnets. However you travel, a bunch of keys can prove to be quite literally a pain in the backside. Whether you are walking, driving or cycling, keys kept in trouser pockets are far from comfortable. While smart phones are super slim and touchless...

There are many who say that heavy lorries are too dangerous for city roads - and increasing calls for their use to be restricted. Quite apart form the noise and pollution they cause, over half of cyclists deaths on city roads involve a heavy goods vehicle. If they didn't already exist, it's questionable whether lorries weighing forty tons...

Peugeot-Citroën leads the top 10 green cars in Europe 2015 by becoming the lowest carbon car maker. Among the major manufacturers, Honda continues to produce the least fuel-efficient cars (133 g/km)...

Casquettes have been worn for almost as long as there has been competitive cycling, but since helmets became compulsory for races, the humble cycling cap risks becoming little more than a fashion accessory. This is a shame because they are as practical as they are stylish. The short peak can be turned up or down providing shade from...

Most of us rode tricycles when we were kids, but these humble vehicles could dramatically improve the way we travel today as adults. If we valued clean air, safe streets, health and vitality above effortless personal mobility - or if petrol became unaffordable - most would turn to bicycles and human-powered vehicles. Human-powered vehicles...

The Cyclee bicycle light transforms your back into an illuminated street sign, projecting a variety of warning symbols to other road users. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The work of Azerbaijani designer Elnur Babayev, the Cyclee is a finalist in the Red Dot design competition and awaits commercial development. Cyclee website Bicycle lights...

Trunkmonkey update Unfortunately the makers of Trunkmonkey were unable to fulfill the international orders they secured following a successful crowd-funding campaign. No money was refunded to the backers. We would recommend prospective buyers avoid this product. The Trunkmonkey inflatable car bicycle carrier promises to revolutionize the...

We wanted to see if it was possible to buy a bike, motorcycle through Europe and then sell it on our return for a profit. Here's what happened. We The buy, tour, sell approach can be applied to a bike of any age, and we have customers who buy 14-plate tourers like the Kawasaki GTR1400 simply to tour and then pass on, but what if your budget...

Who says pets don’t enjoy holiday bargains as much we do? A cat who took a nap inside the wing of a microlight aircraft earlier this month enjoyed a free flight when the plane took off. The cat usually stays on the ground at the Ultra Léger Motorisé aeronautics club in French Guiana, but was unable to resist climbing into the fabric wing of...

In the absence of strict liability, adequate policing of the roads and robust sentencing, it appears to have fallen to car manufacturers to reduce road danger. Jaguar Land Rover aims to reduce the number of crashes caused by daydreaming drivers by monitoring their brainwaves for signs of stress, fatigue and lack of concentration....