Dockless bike sharing start-up oBike has launched in Oxford, providing cyclists and cyclists-to-be with a cost effective, convenient and sustainable way of... continue
The government's announcement of a review into whether cycling should be incorporated into dangerous driving laws, prompted by the highly-publicised case where a cyclist was jailed for ‘wanton or furious driving’ after killing a pedestrian, polarised the media along predictable... continue
Smarter Travel LIVE! 2017 offers an expertly-crafted overview of need-to know people, initiatives, products and services – all in one place Resources are squeezed, time is precious and expectations upon local authorities and transport professionals increase. The travelling public... continue
The emergence of dockless bike share was, not... continue
Vehicle manufacturer Nissan and energy technology company Ovo have announced plans to launch a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy transmission scheme for private customers buying a new Nissan Leaf electric vehicle from January 2018 – which will allow customers to sell energy back to the grid at... continue
British Telecom (BT) has been fined the maximum fine of £25,000 after Transport for London (TfL) prosecuted the telecommunications giant for serious lapses in safety, which put the public at “significant risk” in Lambeth. This is the second time in 12 months that TfL has taken the... continue
Edinburgh is installing red-surfaced cycle lanes on a number of key points along the tram route in the city centre. The measures, are the first in a three-phase project to help all road users keep themselves and each other safe when negotiating the capital’s tram tracks. They are aimed at... continue
Tramway operators have been advised to assess the additional risks where trams pass through stops without pausing, after an investigation into a pedestrian’s death in Sheffield in December. Following a different fatal accident, red cycle lanes will be installed at five Edinburgh locations to... continue
The Open Spaces Society has objected to a Welsh Government proposal to allow cycling on all footpaths, saying the plans are “a muddle” and fail to mention the Active Travel (Wales) Act. The group was responding to a new consultation that proposed that cycling should be allowed on... continue
Glasgow City Council has sparked anger among bus... continue
More must be done to help those with “hidden disabilities” to use public transport or the pedestrian environment, a new guidance note from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) states. The guidance, by CILT’s Accessibility & Inclusion Forum, is... continue
My letter, “The guess work behind Michael Gove’s fossil fuel car ban”, (LTT 15 Sep), needs following up. In it I pointed out the weak basis for the Great Dirty Diesel Scare and that only a fraction of the supposed mortality burden of particulates, e.g. 16 days out of the six... continue
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the maximum legal blood alcohol drink-driving limit in the UK (80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, then and now) and official statistics on alcohol-related road deaths, which began in 1979, indicate that the number of fatalities caused by... continue
Judging from this year’s Smarter Travel LIVE!... continue
The dockless bike hire market has taken off in the UK over... continue
Cyclists are risking permanent nerve damage due to poor road... continue
Propelmee, an autonomous mobility software provider with specialist expertise in perception, will unveil its last mile delivery pod ‘Go4’ at the Smarter Travel show in Milton Keynes on 19 & 20 October. ‘Go4’ will appear on the ‘Street of the... continue
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