“Best tracking shot ever.”
“Stunning.”
“That deserves its own gold medal.”
Social media is going into overdrive for a fabulous tracking shot of the eventual winner of the women’s road race at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Italy,…

Helicopter Tracking Shot Of New Women’s World Champion Road Cyclist Deserves Oscar

“Rat-running” on residential streets has increased dramatically in the past decade, according to statistics from the Department for Transport.
London has experienced a doubling in motor traffic on quiet C roads since 2008, while in most other parts…

'Rat-running' increases on residential UK streets as experts blame satnav apps

“The Seattle Police Department is aware of a video circulating on the internet that apparently shows an SPD bike officer’s bike rolling over the head of an individual laying in the street,” said a September 24 press release from Seattle police.
The…

Seattle Pioneered Bicycle Riot Control Tactics But Running Over Protestor’s Head Not In Manual

Doctors were among the earliest adopters of the newfangled motorcar. An early-1900s medical man in a motor car (and, yes, most were men) extended his reach, allowing him to arrive at destinations in some comfort, and, compared to traveling by…

NHS Doctors Ditch Cars For E-Bikes To Hasten Home Visits

Strava Metro, the urban data service from the Strava fitness and networking app, has been made free for cities. Strava was founded in San Francisco in 2009—it released Strava Metro in 2014.
The city-level service has been subscription-only to date,…

Strava Metro Data Service Gifted To Cities To Boost Bicycling

The long-running BBC Crimewatch show has been accused of bias after airing a segment on cycle helmet compulsion on September 21. After an outside broadcast piece about the increase in bicycle theft during the pandemic’s ‘bike boom,’ there was an…

BBC Crime Show Argues For Helmet Compulsion For Cyclists

Researchers have found that almost all road users break the law, but the reasons for the infractions differ between modes. Motorists break road rules to save time while cyclists do so to save their necks.
Reported on JSTOR Daily on August 28, a study…

Motorists Break Law To Save Time, Cyclists Break Law To Save Lives, Finds Study

“We really need to discourage councils from their war against the motorist,” Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg told parliament, September 17.
“We should be backing the motorist,” he continued. “Driving is a great sign of one’s…

End Government’s War On The U.K. Motorist, Argues Government

The U.K. government is expected to announce new restrictions on social contact between households and a 10pm curfew on pubs in parts of north-east England on September 17. Newcastle’s Evening Chronicle also reports that people will be told to avoid…

Moovit Joins With Transport For The North For Transit Journey Planning Despite NE England COVID Lockdown

Codex Capital of Mayfair, London, is betting on family cycling success by investing £5.7 million in the bike-rental scheme, The Bike Club. Founded in 2016 by Alexandra Rico-Lloyd and James Symes, The Bike Club offers parents and guardians the chance…

The Bike Club Secures £5.7 Million To Expand Children’s Bicycle Subscription Service

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that London Bridge will be closed to cars, vans and trucks during daylight hours. However, access will be improved for other users, including cyclists and bus passengers.
New, protected cycleways on each side…

Motorists Banned From London Bridge During Daylight Hours

South Worcestershire Policing Commander Steph Brighton has said that her force will not be placing plain clothes officers on bicycles to catch motorists that overtake too closely. “The risk is too great,” she tweeted on September 14.
“I cannot…

Motorists Too Deadly To Risk Officers On Bicycles For Close Overtake Stings, Says U.K. Police Boss

The U.K.’s first climate assembly—made up of members of the public—has called for a tax on frequent flyers, a ban on selling SUVs and a cut in meat consumption.
The assembly was made up of 108 people from all walks of life who met for 6,000 hours…

Will Of The People: Ban SUVs, Boost Bicycling, Tax Frequent Flyers

According to U.K. government statistics released on September 8, it is estimated that the overwhelming majority of motorists break the law by exceeding 20mph speed limits.
When questioned, motorists told motoring organization RAC that this is because…

86% Of Motorists Break 20mph Speed Limits, Estimates U.K. Government

Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme has left the three-week professional bicycling race after he tested positive for coronavirus. At the weekend Prudhomme sat next to French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, in the race’s lead car during the…

Tour de France Director Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Hosting French Prime Minister

Legendary 1930s salesman Elmer Wheeler of New York City’s Tested Selling Institute famously advised clients “Don’t Sell the Steak—Sell the Sizzle!”
People buy dreams, they don’t buy mundane reality, a mantra that almost all advertisers swear by but…

Glitzy SUV Adverts Subverted On 100 Billboards By Guerilla Eco-Warriors

Nineteenth-century German bicycle company Opel morphed into a motor car maker. On September 1, Canyon of Koblenz revealed it was potentially on the same trajectory as it added a concept electric car to its roster of high-end bicycles.
The vehicle is…

Bicycle Brand Canyon Creates Concept Car

The 107th edition of the Tour de France starts in the Côte d’Azur city of Nice on August 29, two months later than originally scheduled. The three-week professional cycling race should have started—and finished—in July, but, like most other sporting…

Cancellation-Threatened Tour De France To Coax Fans Away From Roadside With Deep Data

A four-year trawl through corporate archives by a historian working for the German automotive manufacturer Continental has revealed that the company—today worth €44 billion—played an active role supporting the Nazi party before and during the Second…

German Automotive Giant Continental Admits To Nazi Past Including Concentration Camp Deaths

“All across London a quiet, little-reported ‘war’ is raging,” claimed a writer for British political magazine Spiked Online, August 24. “Barricades and roadblocks have been erected,” continued Niall Crowley, “as council officials impose increasingly…