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Filthy engine oil has been poured over low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) planters in Lambeth. The vandalism is the most recent in a string of attacks on traffic-calming measures erected during the lockdown to promote safer streets. Despite support for many schemes being high among local residents, frequent criminal attacks define a battle for...

The Tesla Model 3 became the best-selling car in the UK in June with almost 1,000 more of the popular EVs rolling off forecourts than its nearest rival, the VW Golf. Figures reveal that while sales of petrol and diesel cars are in sharp decline, one in ten cars registered in the UK currently is all-electric. The surge in sales of EVs will...

Whenever you hear “we’re not Amsterdam” when imagining a better city, don't forget that half a century ago neither was Amsterdam. David Attenborough’s Blue Planet wasn't the first time a piece of footage helped drive environmental change. Another poignant example of television that galvanised people power was broadcast in the Netherlands in...

The preoccupation in Britain with cycling as a sport makes it easy to overlook other aspects of life on two wheels. For example, cycle touring is a pursuit as old as the bicycle itself. Now reinvented as ‘bikepacking’ the business of setting off to ride and camp, taking with you only as much as you can carry, is as pure a cycling experience...

Inattentive motorists can kill cyclists. The Air Zound bike horn emits a 115 decibel blast that will let even the most distracted driver know you're there. The handlebar-mounted air horn draws from a air reservoir attached to your water bottle cage or other convenient location using the velcro provided. After around 50 blasts of the horn...

The ETA has once again scored top marks in the survey of ethical companies carried out each year by The Good Shopping Guide. Beating household-name insurance companies such as John Lewis and the Co-op, the ETA earned an ethical company index score of 100. For the last 20 years, the survey has revealed the good, the bad, and the ugly of the...

More cycles, cargo bikes and e-scooters on our streets are causing a shortage of parking spaces for these ‘micromoblities.’ Parking must double rapidly based on rising cycling levels, the roll-out of e-scooter hire trials and other factors, says new research from the London Cycling Campaign’s Policy Forum. “Decarbonising road transport by...

In response to a shortage of HGV drivers that threatened to lead to empty supermarket shelves, the government has decided relax rules this month for how long lorry drivers can work. According to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps on Twitter this week: "We’re aware of a shortage of HGV drivers, so I’m announcing a temp extension of...

The Orb is an illuminated water bottle that flashes with 70 lumens of light in a bid to increase your visibility on the roads. The £30 orange bottle is BPA-free and boasts an autonomy of eight hours on constant mode and 16 when flashing thanks to its USB-rechargeable battery. Win an Orb illuminated water bottle To be in with a chance of...

We're a country that turns a blind eye to the danger caused by pavement parking, but the same can't be said of our attitudes towards cycling on the footway. And yet, Minister for Cycling Robert Goodwill has this week restated the official line from the Department for Transport (DfT) that cyclists may ride on pavements – on condition they do...