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Boffins turn to supercomputers to design a better helmet

Standard design "fails to offer adequate protection during ‘oblique’ impacts" says researcher

Fri, Nov 14, 2014 11:14
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Mill Road Cambridge without centre-lines (public domain image by Martin Lucas-Smith)

Roads without centre-lines make for safer passing, study finds

But bike lanes do nothing on 30mph and 20mph roads

Mon, Nov 10, 2014 19:26
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Global shift to cycling, walking and public transport could save $100 trillion and 1.4 million early deaths by 2050

China, USA and India among the worst CO2 and spending culprits: new report models a complete turnaround

Sat, Sep 20, 2014 09:19
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US bike hire schemes linked with greater risk of head injury – or are they?

Study claims US cities with share programs see greater proportion of head injuries among all bike-related injuries - but the number of head injures went down

Sat, Jun 21, 2014 07:00
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Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

Catch up on cycling's latest, from dumb rider videos to new shiny Shimano and more...

Mon, Apr 07, 2014 06:54
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Cycling (CC licensed image by crabchick:Flickr)

What’s keeping Brits off the bike? In a word: fear, says new study

But majority says cycling should be better provided for, taken seriously and see cyclists as brave

Wed, Apr 02, 2014 11:35
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Video: You can’t steer a bike in zero gravity, say researchers

Cornell University experiment shows that while it's gravity that causes you to fall off, you need it to steer

Fri, Mar 28, 2014 20:51
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Half of male drivers admit to falling asleep at the wheel

Women less than half as likely to nod off on the road - but half of drivers say they get less than 5 hours' sleep

Sat, Jan 04, 2014 07:27
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Intensive care

Patients in intensive care ‘can cycle while unconscious’

Research will help those who recover to live fuller lives with less muscle weakness

Sat, Nov 16, 2013 11:30
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Blood transfusion

Artificial blood could pose future threat to clean cycling

Transylvanian based research team look to bring artificial blood out of fiction and into circulation

Wed, Nov 06, 2013 12:20
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