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No wonder so many cars travelling to France each summer groan under the weight of a fully laden bicycle rack – cyclists there are shown an enviable degree of courtesy on the road. However, it's a level of respect not always matched by the country's law makers. Bicycles have been part of the French national psyche for over a century and...

Many of the five million British motorists who will take their car to continent this year may be unaware of the French law which makes it compulsory for drivers to carry their own breathalyser. Do you need a breathalyser in France 2017? Disposable breathalyser kits remain on the list of items you are required to take with you when you drive...

The latest bike concept to become a reality thanks to crowd funding is TreGo, a modular design that promises to turn any bicycle into a cargo bike. While it might look like the marriage between the urban bicycle and a porter's trolley, the TreGo is full of hidden surprises. According to its makers, the TReGo has the benefits of a...

In fifty years, it is expected the vast majority of people will live in cities not yet been built. The quality of their design will determine the quality of life for billions of people. Designing a city from the ground up offers the rare opportunity to reverse the dominance of car culture that is such a blight to today's urban environment –...

Following the launch of the successful Velib bicycle share scheme, Paris is to launch an e-scooter sharing service dubbed COUP. Parisians will have the option of beating their city’s hectic traffic on one of 600 scooters from COUP. In common with other densely populated cities, Paris has to contend with high levels of particulate pollution...

Britain's snap election appears to have saved the country's road users from the introduction of the mega truck - a type of giant articulated HGV measuring up to 25.25 metres long and weighing up to 60 tons. According to Local Transport Today, a freight company hoping to put 1,000 of the giant vehicles on British roads was close to gaining...

A new autonomous electric ship due for launch next year is being flagged as an environmental game-changer for global maritime transport. "Every day, more than 100 diesel truck journeys are needed to transport products from YARA's Porsgrunn plant to ports in Brevik and Larvik where we ship products to customers around the world. With this...

If you are one of the thousands of British bikers who each summer head to the excellent French roads, a new motorbike glove law will have been introduced since your last trip. It is now against the law on France to ride any motorcycle or scooter without CE certified gloves . Passengers also have to wear gloves on a motorcycle. Approved...

The best way to keep a cycling top smelling fresh is to cram it full of living cells. Scientists at America’s MIT have designed a breathable top with ventilation flaps lined with living microbial cells that shrink and expand in response to changes in humidity. The cells are so strong that they can induce bending of the ventilation flaps so...

Moustache handlebars might be an uncommon sight on bicycles today, but they remain a surprisingly comfortable option for tourers, road bikes and even MTBs. The main advantage the moustache configuration has over straight bars is its four or five distinct hand positions. And when compared to drop bars, although you don't get as many...