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Cycling

Posts tagged with "cycling"

16 August 2012 in Motoring

Should drivers be made to get their cycling proficiency?

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Bicycle on blue background

Cycle safety is rarely out of the news, but what can be done to improve it? One idea is to make cycling proficiency a compulsory part of the driving licence – a good move or just another hurdle for drivers?

(more about cycling proficiency…)

3 August 2012 in Motoring

Your say: for and against compulsory cycle helmets

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Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has come out in favour of compulsory cycle helmets. It’s a debate we touched on last month, so here’s a look at the arguments you made.

(more about cycle helmets…)

19 July 2012 in Motoring

Should cyclists be legally required to wear helmets?

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In the latest Which? magazine, we produced a full test lab report on adult and children’s bike helmets. While we recommend wearing a good quality helmet, there’s never been a law to make it mandatory. Until now…

(more about bike helmets…)

7 May 2012 in Travel & Leisure

Buy a bicycle or hire a Boris bike?

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Like it or not, the Barclays cycle hire scheme is a huge success and is now a part of London’s transport system. With further expansions taking place, it’s time to ask whether there’s any point in buying a bike in London?

(more about Boris bikes…)

12 December 2011 in Motoring

Will you miss the bendy bus?

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London bendy bus

After a decade of moving people around London, this weekend saw the final journey of one of this country’s most controversial travel solutions. The bendy bus has been taken off London’s roads for good.

(more about bendy buses…)

21 November 2011 in Travel & Leisure

Should cyclists have to pay ‘road tax’?

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Man cycling in busy London traffic

That’s one suggestion for dealing with people who whizz through red lights on bikes, along with cycling tests and number plates. Is this going to make roads safer or simply curb our enthusiasm for sustainable travel?

(more about cycling safety…)

7 June 2011 in Money, Travel & Leisure

Would you commute longer for a bigger pay packet?

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When it comes to lifestyle, how important is your journey to work? Are you happy to travel longer for a higher salary, or is your time too precious? Latest figures paint an interesting picture of how we get to work.

(more about commuting to work…)

10 August 2010 in Travel & Leisure

Should Boris’s cycle scheme require helmets?

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Helmet hanging on bike's handlebars

With Boris’s bikes tearing up London’s streets, the scheme is sure to go from strength to strength. But aren’t they missing something – a little hard hat to protect cyclist’s fragile heads?

(more about Boris’s bikes…)

23 July 2010 in Travel & Leisure

Will you ride Boris’s bikes?

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Row of bikes

Is the Barclays Cycle Scheme going to be a fast-track to town or is it destined to go down like a flat tyre? Time will tell, but Which? Holiday’s Rochelle Turner is keen to get peddling.

(more about Barclays Cycle Scheme…)

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