Public back pavement parking ban, survey reveals
Sustrans index reveals attitudes to walking, cycling and wheeling
Banning pavement parking would help all people to walk or wheel more, research by Sustrans reveals. The Walking and Cycling Index study highlights several barriers which people face when walking, wheeling and cycling in their local areas. One is obstruction caused by pavement parking.
Brompton issues US safety recall notice for electric bike – Cycle Industry News
Simon CoxFriday, 10 June 2022
Brompton has, in the United States, issued a recall notice for its foldable electric bike, due to “Crash and Injury Hazards”.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement details the following hazard:
“The mudguard is positioned too close to the front wheel which can cause the wheel to lock up leading to sudden deceleration of the bike if an object gets caught between the mudguard and front tire, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.”
The solutions listed: Repair (via approved retailer)
The recall notice was issued on Thursday 9th of June, effecting an estimated 2230 US based, and 110 Canada based bikes.
Earth’s ecosystems are on a collision course with extinction: Insect populations have declined by up to 98% in some areas of the world – themostimportantnews.com
Scientists are calling it “the insect apocalypse”, and it has extremely serious implications for the future of our planet. All over the globe, insect populations are plummeting dramatically. And since insects are at the very foundation of the global food chain, that is really bad news for all of us. In fact, one expert described what is happening to the global insect population as “hyper-alarming”. If we continue down the path that we are currently on, a bleak, apocalyptic future for our planet is all but assured.
When scientist Brad Lister recently returned to the Luquillo rainforest in Puerto Rico, he quickly realized that something was very, very wrong. And once his team began taking measurements, they discovered that 98 percent of the insect population on the ground was completely gone…
“We knew that something was amiss in the first couple days,” said Brad Lister. “We were driving into the forest and at the same time both Andres and I said: ‘Where are all the birds?’ There was nothing.”
West Midlands e-bike hire scheme used 30,000 times in six months – Transport Xtra
The West Midlands Cycle Hire (WMCH) scheme has been used by more than 8,000 people, travelling and average of almost 3km per trip. More than 2,700 people said it was the first time they had used an e-bike, said the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
Leave your car at home during July, charity says – Transort Xtra
Climate charity Possible is urging drivers to leave their car at home for key journeys or even not use it at all during July. The Going Car Free challenge will feature discounts from the charity’s transport partners, and prizes including a Brompton bike.
Possible ran a pilot scheme in January, where 10 participants did not use their cars for three weeks, to identify key barriers to going car free. The participants saved £8.78 a week on average between them and started shopping locally, said Possible.
https://action.wearepossible.org/page/107002/data/1
Avoid shorter car journeys – walk or cycle instead, says AA head – Transport Xtra
With fuel prices hitting record highs, the AA’s president Edmund King has urged drivers to “cut out shorter car journeys” and walk or cycle instead. On 13 June petrol rose to 185.44p a litre, up from 178.50p a litre a week earlier and 130.70p a year ago, according to the AA. The average cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car has exceeded £100 for the first time.
Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show | Pollution | The Guardian
Damian Carrington
Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tyre wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown.
The tyre particles pollute air, water and soil and contain a wide range of toxic organic compounds, including known carcinogens, the analysts say, suggesting tyre pollution could rapidly become a major issue for regulators.
43% of youth considering transport change due to cost of living crisis – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton 10 June 2022
Research produced by YouGov on behalf of Cycling UK has shown that a large portion of young people are strongly considering changing their transport habits in the face of challenges to finances and environmental factors.
National Cycle Network to gain Bosch eBike chargers – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton Monday, 6 June 2022
Already present on mainland Europe, the Powerstations are sought-after pieces of infrastructure, in particular where cycle tourism is prominent, each enabling electric bike riders to cut out range anxiety on long-distance rides.
It will take around one hour to boost a Bosch eBike battery to around 80% charged and there is no need for riders to bring their cables as part of the service. The chargers, at present, rely on the bike offering a detachable battery in order that users can stash the cells in a secure locker during the charge process.
Revealed: How Car and Airline Advertising ‘Misleads’ the Public and Threatens Climate Action – desmog.com
Rachel Sherrington
Major car and airline companies are using adverts that greenwash their business while continuing to push highly polluting products that put the world’s climate goals at risk, DeSmog can reveal.
A DeSmog investigation, commissioned by Greenpeace Netherlands, analysed more than a thousand Facebook and Instagram adverts placed by ten well-known European transport brands in the last year.
The analysis found that car companies – Peugeot, Renault, Citroën, Fiat and Jeep – are touting “green” products and initiatives in the majority of their advertising while simultaneously using ads to push highly polluting vehicles such as SUVs.
The car firms promoted battery-powered cars and hybrids in over two thirds of their adverts. This low-carbon image is out of step with the reality of fleet production figures – both current and projected – which reveal a business model wedded to sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles.
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