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The BBC this week trumpeted news that not a single occupant of the Volvo XC90 SUV has been killed since 2012. Other than the article reading like a puff piece for the Swedish car maker, it overlooks entirely the question of how many many other road users have perished in crashes involving the two-ton vehicle. If car driver and occupants is...

This was the week we joined forces with Sustrans and Living Streets to help a community campaign for a safe crossing. We brought our inflatable pop-up zebra crossing to Barking to help local residents who struggling in the face of road danger. It was telling that those who attended the protest ranged in age from 5 to 85. The road concerned...

A few years back, Kryptonite suffered a bout of bad PR when it was alleged its D-Locks could be opened with a modified Bic Biro. The episode called into question the efficacy of many cylindrical-lock products, however in reality most thieves don’t have the time, patience or skill to pick locks – they prefer to cut, freeze or smash them. A...

If you like tinkering with your bike, but don't like getting oil stuck under your fingernails what's the answer? You can use latex gloves, but what if you're trying to reduce your consumption of single-use plastic? How about scratching at a bar or soap? We can't claim credit for dreaming up this clever solution, but we're keen to pass it...

Sweden aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. In order to reduce the emissions from road transport, which currently account for 30 per cent of the country's total, engineers are developing electric roads that bear a resemblance to life-size Scalextric. eRoadArlanda is the first electrified road to allow both commercial and passenger traffic to...

As police struggle to carry out their duties in the face of budget cuts, British road traffic law is making their job harder still. Over 10,000 drivers continue to drive legally despite having accrued more than 12 penalty points. Every day, careless and dangerous drivers are stopped by the police and prosecuted by the CPS, but then treated...

If you have ever endured a long flight plagued by children (your own or other people's), you may be interested to learn that Airbus is planning to transform some of its aircraft's cargo holds into play areas for children. A modular system will allow the aircraft manufacturer to transform some of the lower-deck cargo space on its aircraft...

There’s little doubt that our diet can have a significant and detrimental effect on the environment. After all, the food we eat is responsible for almost a third of our global carbon footprint. For example, the environmental costs of meat production are numerous: The production of feed, fertiliser, farm heating, effluent waste, water and...

The chemicals you use to clean your home can have a detrimental effect on the environment - not least because they invariably end up in the water supply. It’s possible now to buy cleaning products marketed as environmentally benign, but invariably they come in plastic bottles – just one aspect of their production process and product life...

Now that both ends of the daily commute are blessed with daylight, you can afford to be a little more flexible in your lighting requirements. The USB Light is compact and lightweight, but surprisingly bright. It fits all bicycle handlebars and seat posts and is quick and easy to attach with its rubber band. Its large button on the upper...