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Every 20 minutes someone is killed or seriously injured on British roads. Much of the reporting around these incidents portrays collisions as unavoidable, obscures the presence of certain actors or omits crucial context as to why crashes happen and what we can do to prevent them. A new set of guidelines have been produced in consultation...

Cycling is a simple pleasure, free from the bureaucracy of driving. It's a good thing cycle insurance isn't mandatory, but that's not to say it isn't a useful thing to have. Who pays if a cyclist causes injury or damage? Around 80 per cent of cyclists own a car but their motor insurance will not pay out if they cause injury or damage while...

Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Cox, Head of Crime at Lincolnshire Police, and the National Lead for Fatal Collision Investigation, is undertaking a 200km running challenge during Global Road Safety Week which runs from May 17th – 23rd, in support of RoadPeace. He's calling for people to support him by running, cycling or walking...

The 2019 Subaru Ascent launched to the American market as the largest car the firm had ever made, but made headlines for another reason. The SUV boasts 19 cup holders. 19 might mark 'peak cup holder', but most car firms put a staggering amount of effort into their size and placement. According to Linda Brainer, senior project engineer and...

The current cold snap, which has seen snow and freezing rain lash the country, doesn't feel like the spring we deserve. So how best to survive the unseasonal weather when you're out and about on your bike? Like a bicycle, the umbrella is a design of such beautiful simplicity that it no longer needs to evolve, but that doesn't stop people...

With restrictions on domestic travel due to ease in less than two weeks, what better excuse to support local businesses - even when you're away from home. The Extra Mile is a new guide book that steers motorists away from grim motorway services and into tasty local alternatives. It offers a hand-picked and dependable list of brilliant and...

A truly puncture-free tyre that replicates the handling characteristics of a pneumatic tyre is the Holy Grail of cycling. Cyclists who know their history will be wary of any claims made of any new technology. For example, the radical looking 'Air Free Concept' touted by Bridgestone four years ago was supposed to go on sale by 2019... For...

Some drivers have become so used to breaking the law with impunity, that it appears they now feel entitled to call the police when they're unable to drive illegally. The image below captures the glorious moment this week when a disgruntled driver called police to complain his route through Oriel Square in Oxford was blocked by members of...

Handlebars wear a bell as your wrist sports a watch - non essential perhaps, but certainly useful and it can look good, too. The bells fitted by law to all new bicycles are cheap and nasty looking – and almost always quickly removed once the bike leaves the shop. This is unfortunate because if you cycle on tracks and paths shared with...

With the prospect of foreign holidays this summer as uncertain as ever, there has been a surge in demand for domestic breaks. Holiday lets and campsites are overwhelmed with bookings there's a roaring trade in motorhomes and caravans. Might the bicycle caravan about to have its day? In an age preoccupied with speed and gizmos, their...