News

September 19, 2013
The jury might be out on the efficacy of cycle helmets, but most people seem to agree that they can be of some benefit to racers, mountain bikers and the very young. The challenge facing parents who choose for their children to wear head protection is how to make helmets seem appealing. An imaginative, if expensive, answer to the problem...
Cycling

September 19, 2013
An adventurer has failed in his bid to fly across the Atlantic suspended beneath 370 multi-coloured helium balloons. Jonathan Trappe’s voyage was to have been a less environmentally damaging – if more time...
Air Travel

September 19, 2013
How fast do you ride your bike? A commuter cyclist might average 15-18mph and a professional 25-28mph, but even a Tour de France champion descending a mountain stage would fall far behind the 83.13mph achieved this week by a team of Dutch students in their VeloX3 fully-faired recumbent bicycle. The speed sets a new world record for the...
General News

September 19, 2013
British drivers have a passion for Italian cars, but when it comes to parting with money, favour British-built motors over Japanese models that are more reliable. What is the greatest influence on our choice of car? A competitive...
Driving

September 13, 2013
Whoever you are, and whatever you ride, the moment you realise your bicycle has been stolen is a gut-wrenching experience. The rise of social media means it is an experience that can now be shared with the world. Only this week, a tweet, and accompanying Instagram, from Victoria Beckham announced her bicycle had been pinched from a pavement...
Cycling

September 13, 2013
The latest gizmo to cross over from cars to bicycles is an automated wash designed to be installed in bike shops or hotels that regularly welcome cyclists. The QBike looks high-tech, but it does not quite match the features of a fully- automated car wash, forgoing steam cleaning and air jets in favour of water nozzles and drying off...
Cycling

September 13, 2013
SmartCap is a new type of high-tech headgear that promises to let drivers know when they are becoming too tired to drive. Driver fatigue results in many thousands of road collisions each year, and while it is not possible to know the precise number of crashes caused by tiredness, research shows that lack of sleep may be a contributory...
Breakdown

September 13, 2013
If you are suffering post-holiday blues, take solace from news that time travel is possible - or at least it might be in the future. Speaking at the British Science Festival this week, professor Brian Cox revealed that it would be theoretically possible to build a working time machine; the perfect way to fast-forward through the gloom of...
General News

September 12, 2013
Although there are an estimated 300,000 people using mobility scooters in Britain, there is little differentiation in the styles on offer. A US-based dental technician and part-time inventor dedicates his spare time to remedying the situation with his characterful contraptions. American Lance Greathouse has been making mobility scooters and...
Breakdown

September 6, 2013
Despite warnings that its withdrawal will harm the fledgling electric car industry, the government’s £5,000 grant against the purchase cost of a fully-electric, or plug-in hybrid, car is to be dropped. Over the last two-and-a-half years, the fund has awarded £11m and helped put an estimated 2,200 electric cars on the road. However, uptake...
General News