A clever new locating device bypasses the need for smartphones and an internet connection to find friends and children in crowds, remote areas, at festivals, or anywhere else under an open sky. Lynq uses a combination of GPS and low-power, long-range radio signals to help you find other users up to three miles away. The waterproof device claims to run for…
Heavy goods vehicles and people do not mix, but this doesn’t stop them thundering along the streets where people work, live or play. Though they make up only 3% of all vehicles, lorries account for one quarter of Europe’s road transport emissions – a figure that’s expected to grow as traffic increases further. On top of that, heavy goods vehicles are involved in…
The European Commission yesterday decided that riders of electric bicycles should require third party insurance, reports bike industry website bikebiz.com. If the proposal becomes law, the legal requirement for third party liability insurance may choke sales of pedelecs just as they are gaining popularity as a environmentally-friendly alternative to commuting by car. In contrast with electric cars, battery-assisted bicycles do…
Motorists who have removed the diesel particulate filter (DPF) from their car’s exhaust to save on the £1,000 cost of replacing it will be lumbered with a car or van that’s unable to pass the MOT. Changes to the MOT test criteria means that a major fault will be assigned to the vehicle if smoke of any colour is witnessed…
Motoring folklore has it that the driving experience is but a shadow of its former self. In the good old days: Tarmac was better laid and maintained; Parking wardens understood the need to stop illegally and would politely walk away without issuing a ticket; Police officers understood that speeding was not a ‘real crime’ and would turn a blind eye.…
04/05/18
04/05/18
04/05/18
