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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

The Guardian

• How we made the Brompton folding bikeAndrew Ritchie, inventor: ‘I set out to make a magic carpet you can keep in your pocket. It’s been a perilous journey’It’s the same old thing lots of people have dreamed of having – a magic carpet you can keep in your pocket. Of course, what I achieved was rather chunkier, but it was still pretty manageable compared with other fold-up bikes out there. Before the Brompton, most portable bikes were fold-in-half things, not something you’d want to carry around. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Funding boost for walking and cycling in GlasgowWALKING and cycling in Glasgow is being given a £1.2 million boost which will see some of the city's busiest street redesigned.

Belfast Telegraph

• Belfast Bikes: The highs and lows of day one of the bike-share scheme launchAfter weeks of behind the scenes pedal work - Belfast's bike share scheme has finally launched. Almost 1,500 have signed up to the scheme which got underway today but it wasn't all free-wheeling fun as by 10am a docking station it had been reported that a terminal was out of order due to vandalism.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Cyclist who survived head-on collision with 4x4 promotes life-saving app A CYCLIST from the district who survived serious injuries after a head-on crash with a 4x4 vehicle will be back out on the roads with a special message ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Cycle safety 'Near Miss Project' scoops awards for University of Westminster Transport LecturerThe award-winning 'Near Miss Project' led by Dr Rachel Aldred, Leader of the University of Westminster’s Transport Planning and Management MSc, is using over 1500 one-day cycling diaries to help make cycling safer.  ‘Near misses are important, both as an early warning signal to help prevent more serious incidents, and because of the impact they have on the cycling experience,’ says Dr Aldred.  ‘This is the first UK-wide study to look at how frequently near misses happen, their effects, and what could be done to reduce them. We’re finding near misses ar...