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Last week was a long one for transport minister, Chris Grayling. Days after complaining to Cycling Weekly that cycle lanes in London “cause too much of a problem for road users”, he opened the door of his ministerial Land Rover into the path of a cyclist. Grayling sent regular cyclist Jaiqi Liu flying into a lamppost only yards from the...

The production and use of biodiesel produces less carbon dioxide than fossil fuels. Well, that’s the theory, and it's the reason the diesel you fill your car with contains around 5 per cent of the stuff. However, the calculation of how much carbon dioxide produced by burning the fuel in your car is a complex process that's dependent on how...

Punctures are an unfortunate fact of life on two wheels, so anything that makes them easier to fix is just fine by us. The Air Lever claims to be the first combined CO2 inflator and tyre lever. The diminutive size of the Air Lever kit means you can carry a spare tube and everything required to quickly replace it at the side of the road in a...

Mercedes has once again topped the list of Europe’s car fuel economy cheats, according to a report by transport lobby group T&E. The worst offenders are the Mercedes A and E class which guzzle an average of 56 per cent more fuel on the road than is claimed in the sales brochure. Car emissions scandal Fuel efficiency tests are carried...

A YouGov poll we commissioned reveals that 93% of Brits know how to cycle, but more than half have not turned a pedal in more than a year. Almost one in three has not ridden a bike in a decade or more. Back on a Bike is our answer. It's the name of our outreach programme to promote cycling to people of all ages. This year we are proud to...

They promise to be the stocking filler that cycle commuters everywhere will be hoping for: New high-tech socks that remain odour free after being worn for 14 days straight. Human sweat comprises a mixture of water and salt (99%) and compounds of sugars and lipids (1%). When sweat is mixed with textiles, it creates a moist and warm...

New supercapacitor technology developed by Surrey University promises to make electric cars quicker to recharge than conventional cars take to fill with petrol. Supercapacitors can accept and deliver a charge much faster than batteries, and tolerate many more charge and discharge cycles than rechargeable batteries. These qualities plus...

A new design of universal bike rack promises to save you time, space and fuel. The Upside Rack fits to bog standard roof bars and can accommodate almost every type of bike. It can be fitted and removed in seconds, which means it is easily shared and doesn't need to be left in place on the car between rides. [quote type="cycle_insurance"]...

As cities around the world wake up to the environmental, social and health benefits of reducing motorised traffic, the most ambitious are pledging to go car free: Hamburg plans to phase cars out of its city centre by 2034; Vancouver wants to make 50% of its journeys non-car by 2020; Copenhagen intends to be the first carbon-neutral city by...

We hear much about the pollution created by cars and lorries, but the growth in emissions from shipping and aviation will undo 43 per cent of the savings expected to be made by the rest of transport in Europe over the net 13 years. The result is that almost half the already-inadequate emissions savings expected in land transport will be...