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Car passengers are being promised a new gizmo that promises to reduce the risk of them 'dooring' a passing cyclist. Doors opened into the road by drivers and passengers who have failed to look behind them have potentially fatal consequences for cyclists, so Mitsubishi has developed a new car feature that projects a symbol onto the road when...

Here at the ETA, we are proud to have helped coin the phrase "Twenty's plenty" and thrilled that over the years it evolved into 20’s Plenty for Us, a campaign group we continue to support. 20’s Plenty for Us recently analysed road casualty figures for 2016 and found there to be ‘no justification for 30 mph as the national speed limit’. DfT...

Cyclists in Eire and Northern Ireland are having a hard time of it. First came the news this summer that electrically-assisted bicycles in Northern Ireland have no legal classification and as a result are considered in law to be little different from mopeds and as such require insurance, and MOT and VED to be paid. Over the border, the...

The Bookman bicycle whistle might be based on nineteenth century technology, but its benefits for urban cyclists are current. Established in Birmingham in 1870, Acme Whistles has teamed up with Swedish bicycle accessory supremo, Bookman, to create a new design of whistle for today’s rider. According to Bookman’s Johan Lidehall: “Most of our...

Within moments of the road traffic collision outside the Natural History Museum this week, which saw many pedestrians injured by a car that careered onto the pavement, the area was crawling with police armed response teams, hazardous material containment personnel and a helicopter was overhead. Within 20 minutes, my iPad started to blink...

Carrying a bicycle on a roof rack can be a perilous. As a provider of cycle insurance that covers against accidental damage we know all about the damage inflicted to a bike by the height restriction bars at the entrance of car parks. But what if you don't have a friendly insurance company to put everything right? Raacked is an ultrasonic...

Many of the thousands of travellers stranded following the collapse of Monarch have faced unnecessary worry over doubts their travel insurance would cover airline collapse. Travel insurance from the ETA includes up to £1,500 cover in the event of insolvency of the scheduled airline, hotel, train operator including Eurostar, car ferries and...

A few years ago we helped a school get a zebra crossing they were desperate for. The school had included the request for a crossing in their travel plans for many years, a child had been hit by a car and parents had called the local authority to plead for a safe crossing, but all to no avail – the local council maintained that the cost of...

The MoBed tent is designed to sit a top a BMW GS motorcycle and provide a quick and comfortable place to rest your head on a bike tour. If you are worried about the whole caboodle toppling over on a gusty night, you can take some reassurance from the fact that the MoBed includes an extension for the bike's centre stand as well as guy ropes...

Endura Hummvee cycling shorts are described as mountain bike gear, but we think their appeal is far broader - for a start, they offer commuters a practical, comfortable and warm way to wear shorts all year round. The shorts feature an adjustable belted waist and Velcro leg adjustment that allows a custom fit, but best of all, they boast a...