“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), and a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.” Getting around a bike more often could reduce dementia risk.

Adjacency pair of the day (with thanks to @davidallengreen.bsky.social for the first pair part)

Into room 101 can go people who smoke just outside auto doors of hotel lounges. Don't let your bad habits compromise others.

Killer driver, fled scene denying the victim urgent assistance, lied repeatedly to avoid accountability, gets chance to drive again in just over 8 years. Family, serving life sentence suffer further grief knowing killer’s driving privileges are worth more than their loved one’s life. Not justice.

Plaid Cymru are ahead in the polls - but Reform are not far behind. Plaid Cymru must be the largest party to beat Reform We can not allow Reform to get their hands on our country. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May for new leadership that will always stand up for Wales.

One of the biggest disinformation campaigns ever applied to cities involves the constant claims that “driving pays its way.” It’s actually MASSIVELY subsidized, while things like walking, biking, public transit & supportive housing for the unhoused actually SAVE PUBLIC MONEY. #UrbanTruth

Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.

BBC News - Motability drivers 'horrified' by compulsory black-box trackers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Pretty messed up that this is where we start with compulsory black box trackers, rather than those with points, say. Though I'm fine with compulsory trackers for all to reduce road crime.

It’s privatisation by stealth. But you can help stop it in its tracks. Tell GMPF and @tamesidecouncil.bsky.social to walk away from predatory US profiteers. 👇Sign our petition.

Reminder: regulation is not a bad thing almost all of the time ...

Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Or the government could give actual, science based - food advice. And clamp down on Big Food, the companies that pump modern food full of salt, fat and sugar - which causes so much harm - and is addictive. Tackle the cause not the symptom, far more effective and cost effective.

A fool and their money are easily parted when convinced that their self worth can be derived from the car they purchase.

You don’t make cyclists mix with motor traffic at roundabouts and rely on driver behaviour. You design them so they don’t have to, removing the risk altogether. 📍 ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Okay, this: "If about half of the resident population don't have access to cars, why does the other half get to colonise the pavements and all of the other space in the city?" Quoted by the BBC! Just cue a story that connects car-centric transport systems to the wars being fought to sustain them.

BBC News - Family's tribute to 'caring and considerate' crash victim, 20 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... You don't know if he was a victim given the lack of info in the article. If only the media would report such likely road crime more accurately.

Driving at 93mph dramatically reduces reaction time, increases stopping distance, and makes any collision far more severe. That’s not a mistake, it’s a conscious and selfish criminal risk. Speeding kills. Make it socially unacceptable like drink driving. Call it out!! news.sky.com/story/englan...

BBC News - Teen cyclist killed in crash was 'beacon of joy', say family www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #KilledByADriver

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.” Designed-in car dependency, surging car AND gas prices, longer loan periods with more interest. Sound like “freedom?”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Dean Lewis ... you're a moron.

The previous convictions had a deterrent effect then? "Munro, who had seven prior motoring convictions" and still no life ban. Truly the war on motorists www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I can't actually think of an 'offensive word to describe children' that would be bad enough to force someone to stand down. My education must be lacking! ;)

Them: You can't expect motorists to not murder people. Me:

Gollum: “We wants the seat, we needs it. Must have the seat. They stole it from us. Sneaky little Tories. Wicked, tricksy, false!” Sméagol: “No, not Tories! We is a Tory!”

Reform UK's candidate for the #Senedd - Valerie Ellis works in HR. According to her company's own careers page, "core skills such as Manual Handling, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety and DSE are delivered via modern on-line platforms". Wonder how she squares that one.

Wes Streeting has again accepted over £50,000 from a firm whose owner has longstanding links to private healthcare 🚨

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas

UK to ban cryptocurrency political donations and £100,000 cap on donations from Britons living abroad. Long overdue. £100,000 cap still enables the super rich to buy political parties, power and influence. Banning all donations is the only way of curbing political corruption.

This will make a much bigger difference than drilling for the last bit of methane gas in the North Sea news.sky.com/story/ed-mil...

To continue on this. russia is aiding Iran in killing American soldiers and attacking U.S. allies in the Gulf — while Trump pressures Ukraine to give up land russia tried hard and failed to occupy since 2014. Make this make sense. ANY sense.

Only Trump could be stupid enough to have formed an alliance with his own enemies.

Why should any political donations other than a standard annual party membership fee (say £25) be permitted? All other options allow wealthy people disproportionate political influence.

Braindead self-entitlement from opposite the entrance to Ysgol Treganna this morning. Even worse, it was from a parent dropping off her child. I didn't have a word but have reported to @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social, for all the good it'll do. Got to try and fight the good fight though, right? ;(

Yup. Absolutely insane and criminal that we are still dependent on fossil fuels. Future historians will scratch their heads and wonder what the hell everyone was thinking... And then just conclude that rich people were happy to get richer... and knew that dumb people would go along with it.

Great read for techies and non-techies alike.

Rear camera. Any driver who thinks this is an acceptable pass of a cyclist is a psychopath and needs their licence burning.

The first edition of our new sentencing round-up series, analysing the state of play when it comes to sentencing for driving and cycling offences in the UK

Excellent idea. Reminds me of someone who did similar on Twitter. The more people who know about the lack of justice for the victims of road criminality the better.

Content warning on this, but also a very good idea from @roadcc.bsky.social. I imagine @andy-cox.bsky.social will also have a viewpoint.

Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.

Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank. Must ban all political donations. Anything less is unenforceable. It is bribery by corporations and the super rich. They buy power. Any ceiling, say £10k, will favour the rich. How many people have £10k spare?

There must be a viable, efficient alternative in such scenarios. For example, Bristol airport pretend there is but there isn't really.

#WomensHistoryMonth 🎉 The origin of the name 'Tiger Bay' in Cardiff ⚓ "The original Tigers of Cardiff's Tiger Bay were the Victorian sex workers who earned their living in the streets around Bute Street." upsetvictorians.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-... #Wales #History

Do you have enough cash that you *and your wider family* can live for the rest of their lives without ever working, instead 'earning' a living by just moving money around and living off the interest? No? Then you are not a member of the capitalist class.

new reaction gif just dropped

Straight up, easily disprovable, racism from Reform. People seeking asylum are often at more risk of contracting infectious diseases in the UK upon arriving than being carriers, primarily due to the conditions they are forced into. Not to mention, pretty hard to survive the journey when that sick.

Only physical barriers will keep cars from infesting infrastructure where they don't belong. It doesn't matter what a motorist thinks about bike lanes. Solid design removes driver entitlement from the equation.

📣 Rydyn ni'n dod at ein gilydd i sefyll dros ein cymuned, ac yn erbyn xenophobia ‼️✊ Ymaelodwch, i ddangos beth sy'n bosibl 👉 cymdeithas.cymru/ymaelodi