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Stop Killing Our Children – The film

We’ve done it. With a day to spare, and thanks to the generosity of over 200 supporters, we’ve raised a little over £10,000 to make a short film about road danger. If you would like to make a donation towards the film, you have until Saturday 1 December 2018 at Kickstarter.com Road danger in Britain not only kills and injures…

Mini-Holland schemes boost cycling and walking

A scheme to boost cycling in London has been shown to increase walking as well as the number of cyclists. The so-called Mini-Holland scheme allocated a pot of £100m between three London Boroughs to demonstrate the benefits of proper funding for sustainable transport. Research by Dr Rachel Aldred of Westminster University found that after one year, people living in Waltham Forest, Enfield…

Car breakdown warning lights up for grabs

If you’re unlucky to suffer a car breakdown, common sense dictates that you switch on your vehicle’s hazard lights before getting yourself and your passengers to a place of safety while you wait for recovery. LED road flares offer an additional way of minimising the risk of your vehicle being struck by an inattentive driver. At just 10cm in diameter…

Lighten up – it’s only winter cycling

Cycling through winter has always been a great way to maintain fitness levels and avoid coughs and colds. If you are concerned by inclement weather, consider 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 Great Gold Rush…

World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims 2018

According to the World Health Organisation, 1.25 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year – that’s 3,424 a day. This Sunday is World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims – a time for all nations to take stock of this carnage. We were contacted by Southampton Cycling Campaign, who, supported by other local groups, plan to use the day…