Cycling

The war on buttons: Why carmakers are replacing safety with giant screens
March 4, 2025

We cyclists have a lot to contend with on UK roads. If it’s not potholes large enough to swallow a Brompton whole, it’s the delightful sheen of a diesel spill. And if it’s not motorists scrolling TikTok, it’s drivers mesmerised by their ever-expanding dashboard touchscreens - the latest must-have feature in the ongoing competition to see how little of the road head one can actually look at.