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New research by Royal Holloway College, London University, studied the perceptual limitations of children and concluded that they had difficulty detecting cars approaching at speeds over 20mph. A number of local authorities around Britain have reduced road casualty figures and increased the quality of life in residential areas by...

BMW believes a change to London congestion charge exemption rules would help secure sales for its BMW i8, the flagship of the company’s forthcoming i sub-brand. Ian Robertson, head of BMW’s global sales and marketing, is reported as saying: “Our sales will strongly depend on legislation. Not only by big markets like the U.S. or China, but...

Renault has unveiled a two-seater electric car that at £6,000 would be the cheapest vehicle of its kind on the market. The French car maker can afford to sell the vehicle at such a relatively low price because at less than 400kg, the Twizy is a micro car – officially referred to as a quadricycle. And unlike the approach taken by Nissan with...

The world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant, is taking emergency measures to increase the bicycle supply to Japan. Japan is a world-renowned producer of cars, but people are turning to bicycles because petrol shortages and damaged roads have rendered cars all but useless in the area worst-affected by the tsunami. Giant sells...

Aerospace company EADS has built a bicycle from a bag of nylon powder to demonstrate its latest technology for making strong and lightweight components. The Airbike has been made from nylon using a process called Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM), which generates components from a fine powder of metal, nylon or carbon-reinforced plastics....

Lorries weighing over three-and-a-half tonnes present such a risk to cyclists in urban areas that they should be removed and a more appropriate means of delivery found, according to a recent academic report. The report, Deaths of cyclists in London: Trends from 1992 to 2006, shows that over the space of fourteen years freight vehicles were...

Cyclists across Britain are being urged to fight plans by the Northern Ireland Assembly to enact a mandatory Cycle Helmet Bill. Cycling organisations have united to oppose the Cycle Helmet Bill, which has passed a second reading and now goes to committee stage. They point out that in Northern Ireland there were no cyclist deaths in 2009 or...

Cyclists who film their rides, including those urban commuters who want the reassurance of film evidence in the event of a road traffic collision with a vehicle, are being offered an increasing number of camera and mounting options for their bikes. The £16 Flip Video Action Tripod features adjustable straps to attach it to bicycle...

Range Rovers are evolving, and in a direction that few would have predicted. Less than a year after the luxury car maker announced plans to introduce a 2WD version of its iconic SUV, it has gone a step further by producing an emissions-free, one-wheel-drive bicycle. And whilst one might expect the maker of heavy four-wheel drive cars to...

If the sight of the first snowdrop signals the arrival of Spring, then the news articles that always appear at this time each year about potholes and calls for bicycle helmets to be made compulsory must herald the forthcoming cycling season. In the news last week the AA claimed £100m is needed to rectify Britain’s roads and this week...