Sentences with phrase «cars while cycling»

I was struck by a car while cycling and severely, almost fatally injured.

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My father and I counted at least five Ford Taurus (including several Taurus station wagons) as having cycled through our family while I was growing up — overlapping some of the car's peak years — including my first car.

I'm new to cycling and it is simply terrifying to clip in and have cars inches away from you while riding.

I just bought a lovely new car but i've left it parked in my garage while I cycle in to work.

In May 2009, while reviewing potential cycle «super highways» with Kulveer Ranger and London Mayor Boris Johnson, the group had a «near - death» experience when a passing lorry's back door «suddenly flew open, dragged a parked car into the street and smashed into another — just feet from the group».

I can't give more details without knowing how old the car is — on older diesels -LRB-»80s VWs and Mercedes, for instance) there is a simple relay that can easily be tested, while on newer ones (VW TDIs, for instance) the glow cycle is computer - controlled.

- On the latest drive cycle test after I had the neutral switch installed, the car was running better than it ever had while I owned it.

While the relatively small power bump and large list of (heavy) standard features is not too exciting for the purist, we do look forward to feeling the chassis changes given Aston's impressive history of fine - tuning their cars throughout the model cycle.

In Europe the car featured a 2.0 i - VTEC with 152BHP, a 2.4 i - VTEC with 187BHP, and an «exceptional» [37] 2.2 i - CDTi turbo diesel engine with initially 138BHP and 340Nm of torque, while doing 51MPG on the EU combined cycle.

The micro gas turbines from Bladon Jets generate enough electricity to extend the range of the car to 900 km (559 mi) while producing 28 grams of CO2 per kilometre on the EU test cycle.

The 148bhp 2.0 TDI diesel is expected to be the mainstay of Arteon sales in the UK, and it offers pretty impressive claimed economy of 65.7 mpg on the combined cycle, while C02 emissions of 112g / km mean it's reasonably efficient from a company car tax perspective too.

The Atkinson cycle engine and e-CVT transmission are more efficient than conventional systems, while the car's aerodynamics are better than might be guessed at considering the edgy design.

A button on the center stack let me cycle the transmission between Eco, Sport, and Manual modes, while another button labeled Eco engaged the car's idle - stop feature.

A new «Grade Logic» electronic control system for the automatic transmission prevented the gearbox from «hunting» (the annoying tendency for some automatics to cycle back and forth between two gears while ascending a hill) and instead would keep the car in the lower gear until the grade leveled off.

Connectivity through Kia's smartphone app will allow the driver to check these parameters from outside of the car while monitoring and controlling the vehicle's charging cycle.

While Ford claims the Kuga burns 5.2 liters / 100 km on the combined NEDC cycle with corresponding CO2 emissions of 134 g / km, during my rather short time with the car I managed to get as low as 7 l / 100 km and I reckon even lower figures are possible.

Despite this gain the new engine is both more efficient, returning 37.6 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting 178 g / km of CO2 compared to 189 g / km for the outgoing car.

As a result, the car is able to drive on electric power alone at speeds of up to 120 km / h (75 mph) and for a distance of up to 30 kilometres (approx. 20 miles), while recording average fuel consumption figures of less than 3.8 l / 100 kilometres (more than 74.3 mpg imp) in the EU test cycle.

There are Sport and S line trims available across the range, and while Black Edition cars aren't yet offered, these are likely to appear later in the A5 model cycle.

Equipped in this way, the new car delivers excellent performance - top speed of 195 km / h, acceleration from 0 to 100km / h in 10.2 seconds - while being fuel - efficient and environment - friendly at the same time: 3.8 l / 100 km and just 99 g / km of CO2 on the combined cycle with the ECO version.

Besides transit, a combination of carsharing, taxis, conventional rental car, walking, and cycling can be a convenient alternative to owning a car while saving loads of time, money, and hassle.

While some people might romanticize their free - roaming lives, the reality is that feral cats often live in vacant lots, dodge cars, and eat from trash cans; face infection, disease, and an endless cycle of pregnancy; and suffer extremes in treatment and weather.

First talking about the additions that have been seen thus far in Forza 5 while great looking cars cycled through the background.

While on a residency in Santa Monica USA, Berlin based artists Kobberling and Kaltwasser are creating new cycles from breaking up cars, check out Cars into Bicycles showing on 28th May 2cars, check out Cars into Bicycles showing on 28th May 2Cars into Bicycles showing on 28th May 2010!

Moreover, while the cost of car driving is likely to increase in the future, the cost of cycling appears to be declining.

This sprawling car - centric city has been on a bike improvement crusade since Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was cut off by a taxi cab while cycling and broke his elbow in 2010.

The journal Accident Analysis & Prevention has accepted for publication some research that suggests wearing a helmet, while cycling, increases the risk of being hit by a passing car.

David Dansky, of Cycle Training UK, advises cyclists not to use these lanes: «The risk [of dooring] while riding in the car door lane is much more than being rammed by a car behind who can see you.»

If you are hit by a motorist carrying minimal insurance while cycling, his or her car insurance may not cover the cost of your injuries.

While perhaps understandable in a city with limited cycling infrastructure and a long history of car - friendliness, this attitude does not contribute to the greater public good.

This past July, Haverford College Professor Russell Garrett died in a car accident while cycling to work along West Chester Pike in Marple Township, Delaware County.