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Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto recently studied the eye movements of drivers at busy junctions and found more than half failed to look for pedestrians or cyclists. "The results were quite surprising," said Professor Birsen Donmez, Canada Research Chair in Human Factors and Transportation. "We didn't expect this level...

A new class of cycle lock has entered the bike security market. Sold Secure, the independent organisation that tests and grades locks, has added Diamond to its existing Gold, Silver and Bronze ratings. Locks are graded based on their ability to resist attack by a thief. Guy McCafferey the Sold Secure Lab manager told bikelockwiki.com: “Sold...

What single piece of road design does most to put people off cycling? For us, it might be the traffic island pinch point. The problem with the traffic island (also known as a pedestrian refuge or 'Death Island'!) for cyclists is that faced with a bicycle ahead of them, many drivers will race ahead to squeeze through the small gap creating a...

If you're plagued by the sound of loud traffic, you'll welcome the noise camera initiative launched this week in Paris - the same technology is expected to be deployed on British roads before long. The French capital plans to use the camera-equipped noise radar to automatically fine loud cars and motorcycles. The 'sound camera' has been...

Over half of bike share scheme users would have otherwise travelled by car or taxi, according to research by Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK). As cities continue to deal with the pollution created by motorised traffic, the report also found on average, per user, an estimated reduction of 3.7 car miles and 1kg of CO2e every week. Analysis...

Whatever your level of spannering skill, it pays to have a multi tool close to hand. The Crank Brothers 19-function multi tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction. And with an overall length of less than 9 cm and tipping the scales at 175g, it makes a useful companion whatever the ride. 7 Allen Keys (2, 2.5,...

The footage below records the moment a Tesla in FSD (full self-driving) mode swerves towards a cyclist before the steering wheel is grabbed by the motorist. It's a sobering reminder that autonomous vehicles are fallible systems that put other road users at risk. Driverless car evangelists rarely acknowledge the transport Elysium they...

With Valentine's Day only days away, we have the perfect gift for the cyclist who gets your heart aflutter. The TICKR from Wahoo is a chest-based heart rate monitor that also records calorie burn data. This information can then be easily shared, via bluetooth with your smartphone, tablet or smartwatch and platforms such as Zwift, Nike Run...

Pay-as-you-go motoring. Road pricing, pay-by the-mile driving. Call it what you will, it's inevitable according to the cross-party Commons transport select committee which said this week it saw “no viable alternative” to a new model for charging drivers to use the roads given petrol and diesel will no longer be available to buy come 2030....

If you're lucky enough to have visited Delft, you'll have enjoyed a glimpse of just how civilised a 'low-car' city can be. In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure there. They packed up their family in Vancouver and moved to Delft to experience the cycling city as residents rather than as visitors. Curbing...