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What better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than this R2-D2-themed design by Burton? It's just that cycle helmets aren't all they're cracked up to be. Who will wear this? Injury rates in countries where very few cyclists wear helmets are amongst the lowest in the world. There is speculation over why this might be, but even those with...

Having already disrupted the private hire industry, Uber is turning its attention towards the electric bicycle hire market. The ride-sharing giant has snapped up American bike share company Jump, which specialises in dock-less electric bicycles. Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi said: "We're committed to bringing together multiple modes of...

The A roads and motorways now policed by average speed cameras are the only carriageways in Britain on which most drivers are travelling within the speed limit. And now engineers in Australia have developed a new technology could have a similarly transformative effect on mobile phone use behind the wheel. The new cameras take a bird's eye...

Bromptons have become the go-to folder for rail commuters, but you'll be lucky to spot this one-of-kind custom superlight version by Derek Cranage. Brompton's range-topping S1E-X is a claimed 9.3 kg, but a host of bespoke carbon parts has reduced the weight of Derek's bike to only 7.1 kg making it arguably the world's lightest folding...

The Department for Transport is considering bringing the country in line with London by making pavement parking an offence and punishable by a fine of £70. Driving on pavement is already illegal across Britain, and is responsible for over 40 deaths a year, but penalties are seldomly enforced. Furthermore, the Highway Code instructs...

A man whose mobility scooter broke down in Huddersfield town centre earlier this month was left stranded after local taxi firms were unable to take him home. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner reports that Cleveroy Ritchie sat calling out for help in the rain – but even people who stopped to try and help him could do nothing. He eventually...

If you like tinkering with your bike, but don't like getting oil stuck under your fingernails what's the answer? You can use latex gloves, but what if you're trying to reduce your consumption of single-use plastic? How about scratching at a bar or soap? We can't claim credit for dreaming up this clever solution, but we're keen to pass it...

A few years back, Kryptonite suffered a bout of bad PR when it was alleged its D-Locks could be opened with a modified Bic Biro. The episode called into question the efficacy of many cylindrical-lock products, however in reality most thieves don’t have the time, patience or skill to pick locks – they prefer to cut, freeze or smash them. A...

This was the week we joined forces with Sustrans and Living Streets to help a community campaign for a safe crossing. We brought our inflatable pop-up zebra crossing to Barking to help local residents who struggling in the face of road danger. It was telling that those who attended the protest ranged in age from 5 to 85. The road concerned...

The BBC this week trumpeted news that not a single occupant of the Volvo XC90 SUV has been killed since 2012. Other than the article reading like a puff piece for the Swedish car maker, it overlooks entirely the question of how many many other road users have perished in crashes involving the two-ton vehicle. If car driver and occupants is...