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When people are trained on how to help at the scene of a road traffic collision, the guidance is always the same; treat those making the least amount of noise first as they may be in greatest need. The same advice applies just as well to those in need of road improvements. The car lobby shouts loudly. Whether it’s the substantial sums spent...

No wonder the government is so reluctant to publish Britain's clean air plan ahead of the election - it needs to be radical. An investigation by The Guardian and Greenpeace earlier this this month revealed hundreds of thousands of children are being educated within 150 metres of a road where levels of nitrogen dioxide from diesel traffic...

This week marks 27 years since the Environmental Transport Association was first established in 1990. We've never been what you'd describe as an average insurance company, and as we celebrate we thought we'd look back at a few of our past projects. https://youtu.be/CV71zS3bUYw 1990: The Environmental Transport Association is established as...

They say necessity is the mother of invention, but basic engineering skills and a sense of humour can prove just as fruitful. Georgia Tech student ThisDustIn and his friends took a standard petrol powered chainsaw, removed the blade and welded a sprocket onto the clutch before fitting it to a modified children's tricycle. The result: a...

At a time when the term ‘environment’ was rarely discussed, much less protested about, the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, galvanised 20 million Americans from all walks of life in an overwhelming display of support for ending the government’s laissez-faire attitude towards pollution. Far from a flash in the pan, the event continues to...

There was a time when many British towns and cities hummed with the sound of the trolleybus. Bridging the gap between trams and diesel buses, the benefits of the electric trolleybus include zero emissions on the street, very little noise, and powerful, smooth acceleration. And from the perspective of the operator, trolleybuses offer lower...

As you might expect, dotcom billionaire and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk knows how to sell. His electric car company, Tesla, is barely 15 years old, but has stolen headlines around the world by embarrassing some of the most expensive and famous car marques. The Tesla Model S P100 is an electric luxury sports tourer with dual motors,...

With a host of cycling apps now aimed at cyclists of all sorts, how best to attach your smartphone to your handlebars safely and securely? Finn is a universal smartphone mount for every bike and any handlebar. Thanks to a simple design and high quality silicone material, the makers claim the mount can withstand whatever you throw at it....

A resurgence of interest in camping has spawned a host of weird and wonderful tents. Behold our top ten... A tent that's cosy and quiet Camping enthusiast Derek O'Sullivan has developed what promises to be the world's first correctly insulated tent. Little beats sleeping under canvas, but conventional tents have a few drawbacks. Once the...

For more than most spend on a bike itself, cyclists are being offered AIRhub - a front wheel that promises to slow them down. It might sound like an April Fool, but the AIRhub is an altogether serious training tool for professional cyclists. The high-tech equivalent of carrying rocks in your panniers, the smartphone-controlled AIRhub add up...