By Ceri Woolsgrove Yet another result showing the healthier benefits of cycling over car or public transport use has been released by a Swedish group of researchers. It has often been shown that regular cyclists live longer and have a healthier...
Is one of the world’s largest inter-governmental military alliances running on pedal power? NATO’s headquarters in Belgium and its 5000 international civilian staff play a mammoth role in its policy planning of operations and capabilities. As...
Photo: Cycling in Thessaloniki Credit: Oneiros In the midst of strikes and cleaning garbage in the street, Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, admits he’s a fan of two-wheeled pedal power: “I think the bicycle is...
Photo: A mother with children cycling in the Netherlands, helmet free Credit: Ageng The German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer has said that if helmet rates do not start getting above 50% he will think about passing a mandatory helmet law in...
Photo credit: Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo A pilot study last month shifted the spotlight back onto cycling and air pollution. Led by Prof Jonathan Grigg from Barts and the London School of Medicine, the study looked at 5 cyclists and 5 pedestrians, all...
Photo Credit: mag3737 And just when you thought a bicycle couldn’t help the public health system any more than it already does… A study from Japan actually has stated that the ability to ride a bicycle can help doctors determine a Parkinson’s...
Cycling in the Amathounta area of Cyprus Credit: Cyprus Tourism Organisation At the start of the month, ECF Policy Officer Ed Lancaster was invited by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) to attend a meeting of the CYCLO project in Limassol,...
Traffic Jam in Holland, 1964As roads worldwide continue to be clogged with cars, it's time to ask ourselves how much does a traffic jam really cost? A recent study from the Texan Transport Institute pinned the US figure at 101 Billion dollars...
Having been awarded the title for the most congested city in Europe in 2011, Brussels has a long way to go before it joins ranks with neighboring cycling cities in Flanders and the Netherlands. Lewis Dijkstra, President of the European Union...
It's often said that cycling won't flourish in hot climates. In fact a few weeks ago, the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) went as far as saying that cycling was "not a pleasant or even a healthy activity" in countries with...
It's official; there is finally a law that will be put in place across Europe that will allow the violation of traffic offences in one country to be enforced in the offenders resident country. The Council today adopted a directive on cross-border...
Photo Credit: A snap from Vancouver Cycle Chic Velo-city Global Vancouver is shaping up to be a big event. Their website is now live, and the conference is seeking academic papers on cycling. ECF staff member, Amanda Winter, explains what it...
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