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Now that every man, woman and child seems to have their own smartphone, why don't we help prosecute dangerous drivers by paying a bounty to those who catch them in the act? After all, our police is overstretched and crimes such as driving while using a mobile phone have become endemic. The law on mobile phone offences is being tightened...

As the price of a litre of diesel this week topped £1.75, video surfaced of a driver in a supermarket car park filling his car's fuel tank with bottle after bottle of vegetable oil - footage which quickly went viral on social media. Vegetable oil from the supermarket costs as little as £1.15 per litre, and you can use up to 2,500 litres of...

We've known for decades that higher traffic speeds increases road danger. As a general rule for every 1 mph reduction in average speed, collision frequency reduces by around 5% (Taylor, Lynam and Baruya, 2000). It's the reason the ETA helped found 20s Plenty to campaign for a speed limit of 20mph to be normal on residential streets and in...

Mass use of electric bicycles could create more than £2bn in health benefits and cut one million tonnes of emissions annually according to an evidence review by academics at Westminster University, commissioned by the campaign group Bike is Best. Grants of £1,500 are available for low-emission cars but there is no such 'plug-in' grant for...

In response to soaring oil costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand is to halve public transport fares for three months. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said: “In the long term we need to build greater resilience into our transport system so we are less vulnerable to spikes in the price of petrol, but for now halving...

How much does you to run a car car day-to-day, month-on-month or over the entirety of your adult life? Cars are a major household expense, yet there is limited comprehension of their private (internal) and social (external) cost per km, year, or lifetime of use. So says 'The lifetime cost of driving a car' by Stefan Gossling, Jessica Kees...

Spring is in the air so what better way to ring in the change of season than a bicycle bell...and a hand-painted one to boot? When it comes to sound, it’s all in the choice of metal. While the alloy used in the most basic models might be cheap to produce, the flimsy plastic used to strike the dome produces a tinny sound. Based in Japan,...

Who knows what the weather holds in store for spring 2022, but a pair of good waterproof trousers will make it a whole lot more bearable. dhb Flashlight trousers boast an articulated fit and reflective strips. Designed specifically for cycling, they feature fully taped seams that are strategically placed to ease articulation at the knee....

Around 4,000 cargo bikes were sold in the UK last year, and while the figure's small fry compared to other European countries, sales of these most practical of cycles are on the increase. Cargo bikes offer a clean, quiet and cost effective way to carry stuff that's too bulky for a conventional bicycle. However, the fact they're bigger and...

The market for second hand bicycles in the UK is soaring. In common with other items, the price of new bikes has been on the rise following increases in steel and shipping costs. Many bike manufacturers have found themselves short of models following supply problems at coronavirus-hit factories, too few lorry drivers and disruption to...