A new study out of Denmark shows that only 5 per cent of bike riders are breaking road rules while driving, compared to 66 per cent of drivers who are doing so.
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Recall: e-bike battery flame out
A battery fitted to some eZeebike e-bikes has been recalled as it can catch fire during re-charging. The product was sold from 1 April 2016 until 30 June 2018.
Phone distraction: less yakking, but more fiddling
A comparative study from 2014 to 2018 found a 57 per cent increase in driver distraction due to manipulating a mobile phone in the hand.
Cargo bikes deliver better health
A new initiative in London aims to switch 15 per cent of city deliveries to cargo bikes, in a bid to save up to 450 lives and £10 million per year.
Driving to work is killing you
Being obese combined with car commuting has been associated with a 32% higher risk of premature death, reports a recent study from British Heart Foundation.
Friendly streets spread benefits
Further evidence to support the notion that taking away space and slowing speed for cars to prioritise places for pedestrians and bicycles improves our streets.
EU to mandate vehicle technologies to save lives
New regulations will see safety technologies that reduce human driver error become mandatory in all European vehicles by 2022.
Bikes bring better housing
A new study from London shows that building good bike facilities can have a positive impact on housing development and influence where people desire to live.
Bikes beat pills for fighting fat
More evidence is emerging that exercise is more effective in reducing stores of the dangerous fat that hides deep in the body than pharmaceutical solutions.
More enthusiasm for your kerb
As our cities and towns seek to improve streets for bike riders and pedestrians, the focus of the street is moving from the roadway to the kerb.
Streets can be healthy for business as well as people
People who ride know the benefits of streets that are designed for bikes, walking and enjoyment, and now in London some shopkeepers are too.
GM see bike future ahead
General Motors has joined the long conga line of car companies looking to enter the bike business as car sales retreat, with a snazzy new design.
Driver distraction laws working for those on two wheels in the US
A new US study has found that driver distraction laws have greatly reduced motorcycle deaths, raising the question whether the people on bicycles are also safer.
EU says no to compulsory e-bike insurance
Recently the European Parliament dismissed a proposal to require riders of electric bikes to buy motor-vehicle-style third-party liability insurance.
Cash for commuting catches on
The Italian city of Bari are paying residents per kilometre to ride bikes, in a bid to get people out of cars and rid the city of car traffic congestion.
Public Health England backs a regular dose of bike riding
England’s major preventative health agency has shared some in depth analysis on the health benefits of regular physical activity such as bike riding.
Slimmed down trucks to make cities safer
Reports in the U.S. suggests that emergency vehicles like fire trucks should slim down so that streets can be made safer and more liveable for other users.
Los Angeles to spend $500M for LA River trail
There is a $500M plan to connect a corridor for walking and riding through the heart of LA County, along the famed concrete channel that is the LA River.
HS2 Bike: the forgotten trail
The proposal to develop a 500km north-south bike route through central England in conjunction with the High Speed 2 rail project seems to be going nowhere.
Middle aged riders cheat death
An interesting study of a huge group of riders in Denmark has provided powerful proof that people who ride bikes live longer than those that choose not to.