News tagged with cyclist


New York residents walk on the sidewalk  in Manahattan in New York

Path to good health, less pollution is the sidewalk: report

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans' health and cut greenhouse gas emissions.


Technology to 'watch over' vulnerable road users

Technology / Engineering

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a new system to protect vulnerable road users. The technology comes in two versions: a pre-crash system and a warning system.





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A virtuous cycle: Safety in numbers for riders

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It seems paradoxical but the more people ride bicycles on our city streets, the less likely they are to be injured in traffic accidents.


The auto change bicycle

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Taiwan are designing a computer for pedal cyclists that tells them when to change gear to optimize the power they develop while maintaining comfort. The system is described in the latest issue of the International Jo ...


Congestion Charge: potentially unsafe for motorcyclists, claim researchers

Congestion Charge: potentially unsafe for motorcyclists, claim researchers

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 17, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The London congestion charge may be having an adverse effect on motorcyclist and cyclist casualties, according to research now published online in the journal Transportation.


These shoes are made for talking ... to your phone (AP)

These shoes are made for talking ... to your phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A startup is working on a product that can tell you exactly what it's like to walk a mile in someone else's shoes - because the insoles record every touch of pressure.


Mayor Boris Johnson, seen here, outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth"

London bids to be world's greenest by 2012: mayor

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Mayor Boris Johnson outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference.


Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments

Chemistry /

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by University of Warwick researchers.


'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth

'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dying of fright or of a broken heart has long been dismissed as myth, but it’s a real phenomenon that one Northeastern physical therapy professor and researcher has observed and studied.


Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don't choose the right bike

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (34) | comments 8

Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant ...


Tony La Russa sues Twitter over alleged fake page (AP)

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa sues Twitter

Technology / Internet

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networking site Twitter, claiming an unauthorized page that used his name to make light of drunken driving and two Cardinals pitchers ...


Cerevellum Hindsight

Bicyclists Get Hindsight with Cerevellum Device

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 17, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 4 weblog

A start-up company called Cerevellum is developing a cutting-edge bicycle computer that has a first-ever feature: hindsight. The device, also named Cerevellum, provides a digital view of the road to the cyclist's ...



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