I do love a bit of instant karma.

In the whole of 2024, one pedestrian was killed in a collision with a pedal cycle.

No idea how people keep up with podcasts. Or does this explain all the sleep-listening?

*taps the sign*

Enough now please

The antiBSB people are now furious about this poster. Why? Surely any good-faith group would want to encourage compliance regardless of views on infrastructure. The only reason you wouldn’t is if it didn’t serve your wider goal to attack protected cycling as a principle.

I can't see any scenario where digital ID doesn't give extra support to Reform, given the overlap for protest vote and 'distrusting of government' is already worryingly high. Throw in 'will cost a fortune' for good measure. #UKPolitics

Not dunking on Tony here, but it's another example of motornormativity that the assumption is we all have driving licences. Around a quarter of the population over 17 does not hold a licence. @ianwalker.bsky.social

A terrifying result for Labour but hope for everyone opposed to Reform. The key downside is the inevitable bad takes from journalists who know nothing about the area.

And a great time was had! www.instagram.com/reel/DPDaYeP...

On Thursday 25th September 2025 there were 2,932 cyclists northbound and 2,667 cyclists southbound.

Bloody hell, folks. I've not seen such a massive wall of back-to-back doomy posts for quite the time. Here, have a distracting image of a Barbara Hepworth sculpture about to get its annual clean.

Nice smooth surface at the end of Talbot Rd, after being resurfaced as part of the junction work. Who’s willing to bet the cycle paths will be this smooth and not horribly bumpy?

Time to reset my 'days since an American Bluesky user assumed an English-language post was about America' sign.

If I were a serious politican wanting to make a policy happen, one thing I would *not* want is the endorsement or support of Tony Blair. #UKPolitics

Genuine question for anyone with knowledge on legality. If this road is one way except for cycles, if I go in the opposite lane to get round an obstacle, am I going the wrong way down a one way street? Encountering a lot of obstacles on routes I use in Shrewsbury.

Perhaps Burnham's best placed to remain as mayor of GM and increasingly speak out against whatever the bollocks is happening at Westminster, because, er, good luck disciplining him. #UKPolitics

Any distance is walkable as long as it's from a parked car.

The problem with Proustian moments is they work even for dull things. In this case, a Sunday evening ironing in late 2003.

I've had enough of listening. Time for action on low traffic. My letter in the Oxford Times today

👏👏👏 Paris built 115 school streets in a year. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN. 😳😳😳 Edinburgh built one school street 5 years ago, and it remains dilapidated and temporary to this day

On Wednesday 24th September 2025 there were 2,778 cyclists northbound and 2,548 cyclists southbound.

Two syllables good, five syllables bad.

london-based journalists being normal about anywhere north of the Watford Gap for one second challenge (impossible)

Somehow the ebike returned! Expect more of this over the next month, weather and health permitting.

It seems that Ruth Cadbury, chair of the Commons Transport Committee, is no more convinced than I am that showing that Labour is “backing the builders, not the blockers” is a good reason for enabling thousands more flights from Gatwick. transportinsights.blog/2025/09/23/c...

In a world where horrors rule, it's OK to be mid.

Yesterday's data is there, it just needs a manual bump from me which I will do once I remember the password.

Basic principles for the future of the car in cities: ✅ Fewer ✅ Smaller ✅ Slower ✅ Cleaner This can be achieved with: ✅ Parking controls ✅ LTNs ✅ Road User Pricing ✅ Pedestrianisation ✅ Default 20mph roads ✅ Improved public transport ✅ Segregated cycling

We are thrilled to invite you to Ride the Night Liverpool on Wednesday 22 October! 🚲🌃 This ride is part of Cycling UK's 'My ride. My right' campaign, launched to show that when we make cycling safer for women, we make it safer for everyone. Details and book your place: tinyurl.com/ridethenight...

One day, before I forget, I'll need to write up the full Heatons Active Neighbourhood experience, from hopeful excitement to unedifying removal from the Bee Network scheme map. Three years of our lives we won't be getting back, but I'd like there to be something we can salvage from the experience.

The angel and devil on my shoulders are currently arguing about the best response to my council's recent Bluesky activity.

Rather tired of one idiot getting so much attention, tbqhwy.

In bad news, I feel dreadful. In good news, I've overestimated my time on this job, so I might still hit the deadline.

Late to this one, but ICYMI an enjoyable interview with James May on his love of cycling. lcc.org.uk/news/intervi...

Getting rather tired of becoming ill after every time I use a bus or train. Always some dickhead coughing their lungs up.

Is it time we switched to French so we didn't get every piece of American bullshit reported in our news?

The thing is, those who oppose #FloatingBusStops will continue to do so whatever the design guidance says. Meanwhile, not a word about how most side road junctions are hard to cross for many people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hmph.

GB News will be ranting about cyclists tomorrow morning. I declined the producer’s invitation.

I cannot recommend the e-bike loan scheme enough. If you've ever fancied trying one out, then here's your chance!

Absolute lunacy which needs challenging whenever it's met. Put the cranks back in their box.

Two police cars, two ambulances and a Surron motorbike in the middle of Marple. Police talking to witnesses.

anyway have any idea what these things are?

“The only drawback is how you guarantee parking outside your house”. Have ministers an answer to this entirely predictable - and predicted - problem as they “power up an EV revolution and supercharge our infrastructure “ to quote from the PN? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The biggest Sunday since May!

It's the autumnal equinox, it's a beautiful sunny day, and it's Freshers' week in Manchester. Fully expecting some excellent cycling numbers for @oxrdcyclebot.bsky.social

Oh yet another runway. Great. Anyone got a link to those data showing how flying to and from the UK is mostly recreational these days?

Would love to see this for Greater Manchester. No, I don't have time to do it.