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Is a desire to shift away from personal cars in the zeitgeist? Whether or not the 20s come to be defined by a global move towards active travel remains to be seen - perhaps future generations will find it hard to believe that individuals were permitted to drive private cars into towns and cities at will, just as today’s young are horrified...

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If you're a hardy soul who cycles all year round, undaunted by cold weather, doff your cap to the pioneer adventure cyclists of the 1890s who took to the snowy wilds of northern Canada without the benefit of modern clothing and 80 years before the advent of mountain bikes. The Last Great Gold Rush in the late 1890s drew 100,000 prospectors...

"We need to look at why we've created a society where it's not seen as safe for children to play in their own streets because of motor vehicles, it's not seen as safe to ride a bike - normal, enjoyable activity - because of the risk of motor vehicles injuring people, so we need to change that lens and look at the source of road danger...

The L-Bow bicycle rear light sticks out sideways to encourage drivers to overtake safely. Well, that's the theory. Law-abiding drivers are required to leave at least 1.5m when overtaking, but most cyclists will know this is rarely the case. The 'L-bow' rear bike light was born out of witnessing a very dangerous cycling near miss due to a...

Nobody knows for certain why some drivers insist on overtaking cyclists too close. However, it's not because they've failed to spot the person on the bicycle. If this sounds counter-intuitive, take note of Dr Ian Walker, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bath University - his research focuses particularly on the safety of vulnerable road...

"Not only are they second class because they have fewer rights than offenders, but just compared to other victims of crime, our government doesn't define homicide as including criminal road death...so the driver of a speed boat can be prosecuted for homicide manslaughter, but a drunk speeding driver caught trying to evade police, well...

If you're driving to continental Europe this winter for a ski trip, you're forgiven for being confused about how Brexit affects your plans. There is much confusion surrounding the issue - even the Government's own web page about driving on the continent after Brexit has not been updated for six months and gives no detail on arrangements...

Stop Killing our Children examines how road danger damages us all, whatever our age and however we travel, and questions our collective blindness to both its cause and remedy.The 40-minute, crowdfunded film is narrated by the BBC’s John Simpson and features interviews with Chris Boardman, Dr Rachel Aldred, Dr Ian Walker, George Monbiot and...

When it comes to moving people around a city, cars are distinctly sub-optimal. Quite apart from damage to the environment and road danger, it's a matter of physics; most cities simply don't have the space to accommodate a single car per inhabitant - not to mention those used by visitors. By contrast, every city can comfortably store a...