I've just done this. I was working nearby for the NHS when Maria was killed here. It's so important to make this gateway suitable for all ages and abilities.

Definitely a sign up from me.

In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ

And even more miles if you power ebikes

Before (2012) / After (2025) Rue le Vau, Paris 20. The change here is so radical that perceiving the photos as aligned is difficult (see the orange building and the trees on the left). In 2024, this section was converted into a school street with a bike lane running through the greenery.

Exeter could have this around every school. Why not at least outside Ladysmith and St Michaels? And the Cathedral School? Nearly one year since focus groups held to find solutions following the LTN removal.

Very apt for today on the blustery aftermath of Storm Amy

The Welsh 20mph default reduced casualties by 25% and insurance costs by £90m. If done in England expect reductions of 15,000 casualties pa and insurance by £2bn pa. Implementation cost would be approx £0.5bn. For comparison, 1st yr depreciation on new cars registered in England in 2024 was £78bn

You know cycling should be safe on regular occasions like „existing” and „getting groceries” and not having to change continents just to not get ran over.

The language! Not 'our failure to meet those vital targets' but 'failed targets' I weep. I am grieving for the next generation. 'Badenoch said: “Under my leadership we will scrap those failed targets. Our priority now is growth, cheaper energy, and protecting the natural landscapes we all love.”'

I may have found my defining quote. Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

900 bike hangars and yet Exeter has zero. Why are we waiting? ##activetravel #cycling

Puts the uproar about Angela Rayner’s troubles into perspective. No, I don’t think what she did was good. But this is on another level.

Bad idea! The ability to request judicial review is a vital safeguard against the govt making bad decisions and ignoring environmental rules & agreements. Without the Aarhus Convention, @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and I would not have been able to bring our case on oil production at Horse Hill

📌Just in case you want to know what Trump's boss, Putin, sounds like ...

If you haven’t signed this please do then give yourself a hug

Mind blown

She's got more flowers than me. I feel a bike revamp coming on! 🚲🌻🚲🌸🚲🌹🚲🌼🚲

Watch this!

Arggh did they really abbreviate a drug name in the abstract? How to do a pharmacist's head in.

Exeter/Devon peeps might like to know cllrs voted on an antiracism statement this week: 6 of 41 councillors present, abstained from voting. All of those were Reform councillors. 1/ “DCC represent a vibrant & diverse community. We condemn any form of racism, intolerance, bigotry or xenophobia....

‘He broke Britain then went to the US to talk about how broken we are. Well thanks a lot’. Emily Maitlis on Nigel Farage.

"To the people of the Uk.... this Putin-loving, free speach imposter & Trump sycophant..." Well worth listening to. How rarely we see him honestly challenged here. Thank you Mr Ruskin.

In the workplace… On trains, ferries, and planes… For adventure activities… In no other walk of life would such danger be tolerated This is NOT NORMAL

"these findings show that local streets are just as important a space for children, we need to make sure they are safe & welcoming spaces, free from traffic & #pollution” Yet some grown ups think children don't belong on the streets. Keep up the good work on #activetravel @ExeterCycling

Norway's government has a new tourism ad out, and it's refreshingly honest By @thejuicemedia.bsky.social!!!!

Don't just mutter about "wanting change". You don't want change if things get worse. Check policy, check facts, check truth. Make sure you'll get change for the better.

Van Gogh painting or Approaching storm?

Me thinks he doth protest too much.

In Exeter @ExeterCycling fought hard to get cycle ways treated. Now only a tiny % of routes (shared with pedestrians) are treated but the principle is established. Roll on the day when DCC give top priority to those not wrapped up in roll bars on 4 wheels. #cyclingisrealtransport

"There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water"

3.5 years for £435 worth of damage... There are rioters who smashed up police cars over last summer who were out in a month. novaramedia.com/2025/08/22/t...

I wonder if broadcast journalists could account for the balance of coverage between a (clearly newsworthy) 14,000 rise in asylum claims, and a lack of fall in asylum hotels, compared to almost zero interest in a 400,000 drop in immigration visas. (A 400k rise would be enormously newsworthy, obvs)

Should've worn hi viz and a helmet

Roundabouts make matters difficult for pedestrians as the traffic never slows to a halt.... experienced cyclists and risk the road, but not young or inexperienced ones.

What dastardly schemes will this evil council conjure up next in its mission to.... checks notes... stop people getting killed by bad drivers

Let’s make this happen #KidicalMass #Insurance donate and share in your networks @walkridegm.org.uk @rideleicester.bsky.social @bricycle.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @camcycle.bsky.social @yorkcycle.bsky.social @kidicalmass.bsky.social www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/km-insuran...

Hey @exetercycling.bsky.social is there a social MeetUp tonight?

Letter of the day (in the Times)

walkable.

Entitled driver of Mercedes with plate 1VMV drove right through a zebra crossing by Exeter University WHILE CHILDREN WERE CROSSING. Recorded here in case she makes a habit of such driving.

Whenever "journalists" run out of ideas, they dig around the bottom of their reusable subjects bin which includes cycling of course. It doesn't dawn on these unoriginal hacks that in fact, they're talking about "motoring infrastructure" which is only needed to mitigate motor traffic risk. #Hacks

But tell me about that reckless cyclist you saw once. If drivers can't even avoid hitting static high visibility signs, what charge for vulnerable road users in Exeter?

"What those woke Quakers seem to forget is that we live in a free country. If I can no longer decapitate whales to harvest their cranial fluid for candlewax, then democracy is dead." ✍️ - Ruyi Wen for @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

This is definitely from the playbook used in Exeter.

Could you do this one small thing to practically support us? 👬👭🍸🥛🫖🍷🍵☕️👫👫

Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context. We know how, we just have to do it.

It'd be lovely if could help do this. What's it involve? Checking dates, ensuring venues are #accessible & there's no big events on that night to make talking difficult, creating a Facebook Event & sharing. Simples! An easy way to help @exetercycling.bsky.social & make new friends.

Totnes

Exmouth Market this evening- the perfect example of how removing traffic kills the high street. Ahem.