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It's been a decade since Royal Mail decommissioned its fleet of delivery bicycles in favour of hand carts and diesel powered van drops. It's a shame because other European countries continue to use specially adapted cargo bikes to deliver the mail in a sustainable, healthy and quiet way. If there's a silver lining to the decommissioning of...

Confronted by a laissez-faire attitude towards road danger, people are taking matters into their own hands. Twitter user @HerbieGreen this week shared photos of a bird box in Billingham disguised as a speed camera, but this kind of imaginative DIY traffic calming isn't limited to these shores. Folk all around the world are demanding safer...

Keeping your head warm without it becoming sweaty on cold morning cycle rides is a science. The Pro Team winter hat from Rapha is breathable, water-resistant and promises to protect against the elements, while still allowing heat and sweat to escape. The hat uses a soft fabric with a durable, water-resistant treatment, and is also...

New research by YouGov has revealed that 29 per cent of pedestrians have been hit by a car or suffered a near miss at a side road. The research was commissioned by Living Streets, which alongside national transport organisations, motoring bodies and charities, has issued a joint statement asking national government to authorise the use of...

In January 2020, the government pledged £500 million for the Restoring Your Railway Programme which is designed to reopen lines and stations. The Department for Transport (DfT) invited MPs, local councils and community groups across England and Wales to propose how they could use funding to reinstate axed local services and restore closed...

How will the driverless cars of the near future recognise and avoid cyclists and pedestrians? It's a crucially important question because while autonomous vehicles will bristle with sensors and cameras, the tech is far from fool-proof when it comes to spotting people and bicycles. Transponders fitted to motorised vehicles will allow them to...

Now it feels cold, why not swap your water bottle for a bicycle thermos and enjoy a mid-ride slug of coffee? The Stanley one-handed vacuum insulated mug is perfect as a bicycle thermos. Fully leak-proof, you can drink your morning pick-me-up on the go one handed and with no spills. It keep drinks hot or cold for 7 hours. Win a bicycle...

Transport policy without road-user charging is doomed to fail. Essentially this is because roads are free – and when anything is free we tend to over use them. In the case of roads, this leads to congestion. However, 40 per cent of people now support road pricing to replace road and fuel duties, according to a survey of 3,000 adults by the...

The worst examples of substandard cycling infrastructure do no better a job at creating safe spaces for cycling than our Heath Robinson-inspired self-laying cycle lane. All too often, poorly designed cycle lanes end up little more than a cheap and nasty way of promoting cycling – they take circuitous routes, are poorly maintained and often...

It's peculiar there's been no talk at COP26 about cycling and it's potential to tackle the climate emergency. Required reading for the great and the good in Glasgow this week as they glide serenely between meetings in their chauffeur driven limos, should be the open letter signed by us and over 60 other organisations across Europe which...