Cycling The Gower
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Love cycling, walking and being outdoors. Wishing for safer roads and better infrastructure 💚💚💚
South Wales Police: You cannot ride that 10kg bicycle on a pavement Also South Wales Police: There is nothing wrong with driving a 3 ton 4x4 on a pavement directly outside a primary school Make it make sense !!
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#EveryLittleHelps
‘obstruct a pavement’ You might expect
#Tesco
to be a little more responsible after one of their van drivers hit & killed a pedestrian in North Wales. But ‘nah’ 🙄
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Shivaji Shiva
22 days ago
Oh, I am sure. It is very usual to hear from drivers who have hit someone that “they came out of nowhere”.
#SorryMateIDidntSeeYou
#SMIDSY
Or to put it another way …
www.chrisboardman.com/content/if_y...
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If you think helmets and high-viz clothing are the answer - Chris Boardman
https://www.chrisboardman.com/content/if_you_think_helmets.php
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That gravy looks a bit thick in the 4th pic 😉
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The Ranty Highwayman
about 1 month ago
I love the way expensive new roads are celebrated, even if in business case terms, they only shave a few seconds of journeys. But when it is a modest scheme to help to get buses moving, that same argument is deployed against. Sorry Bub, it's not your road outside.
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Abingdon's Radley Road neighbours angry at parking ban to speed up buses
The restrictions to parking have been made to help speed up bus journeys along the road.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde44z7nenwo
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Zoë Grünewald
about 1 month ago
Poor Matt Goodwin. All he ever wanted was to be a hard working MP/academic/tv presenter/commentator/writer/pollster/wealth adviser/women’s health guru and you all ripped that away from him. A shame
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Snigdha
about 1 month ago
You must try out the Allister Heath headline generator. It is fab. Unless you are trying to avoid procrastination this afternoon, in which case look away now.
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Ed Poole
about 1 month ago
The Green Party isn't manipulating anyone. We are just coming up with good policies. Other parties should try it.
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Caroline Russell
about 2 months ago
This is another reason measures to reduce traffic are so urgently needed. Everything helps - pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, 20mph limits, clean air zones, congestion zones, investment in new public transport options, parking control, liveable neighbourhoods and car clubs. Let’s do it all.
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NationCymru
about 2 months ago
Not only will Reform have a declared policy which will result in killing people but they will also be adding an average £50/year to every motor insurance policy in Wales. Quite a challenge to sell this one once you get into the detail ✍️Gwern Gwynfil
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The awarding of contracts to large US corporations by successive Westminster Governments, without a competitive bidding process is such a fucking RED FLAG 🚩 On a completely unrelated topic: I wonder why the UK is sliding in global corruption tables 🤔
about 2 months ago
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Ned Boulting
about 2 months ago
Last night there was a vigil for the first cycling fatality of the year on London's streets. I was there. Here are some thoughts (no paywall). If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share.
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
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Carlton Reid
2 months ago
A reminder that in 2023 Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith supported Ulez camera destroyers.
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Bristol Green Party
2 months ago
Big thanks to Cllr Barry Parsons and all of our Green Councillors for building over 280 affordable homes in just six months! 💚🏡 Promoted by Tom Hathway on behalf of Bristol Green Party, all at 17 Great George St, Bristol, BS1 5QT. Printed by Solopress, 9 Stock Rd, SS2 5QF.
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5 jobs I’ve had Fishmonger Building site labourer Gold miner Aerospace consultant Global Project Director
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The Green Party of England & Wales
2 months ago
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
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Parents at our local Primary School have no problem whatsoever mounting pavements in cars, parking on pedestrian crossing zigzags and generally endangering OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN as long as it saves them 5 seconds of walking. “Engine on, brain off”
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Why are Governments and especially Ministers within them so shite stuff like this and just so bloody gullible. Oh, I know why…
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2 months ago
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP
2 months ago
Peers in the HoL must not block progress on the Assisted Dying Bill by dragging proceedings out unreasonably. Peers have a duty to engage in legitimate scrutiny, not filibuster until a Bill falls. It's elected MPs in the Commons who represent the people, not a handful of unelected Lords.
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We cannot let a small group of peers delay the assisted dying bill forever
What is going on week in, week out in the House of Lords at the moment is simply filibustering masquerading as legitimate scrutiny.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/we-cannot-let-small-group-of-peers-delay-assisted-dying-bill-forever
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Andrew B. Watkins
2 months ago
South Australia, this is getting crazy.
www.bom.gov.au/sa/observati...
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Jill Belch
2 months ago
This is true. It only leaked part of it to the Guardian I suspect it was in retaliation for Trumps criticism of UK’s green policies day before. We need the full report. We need a Govt led publicity campaign so people understand WHY we really, really need to get to
#NetZero
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Dutch Cycling Embassy
2 months ago
The best cycle lanes are wide, beautiful and completely separate from other roads. This type of infrastructure is common here in the Netherlands. They often connect cities and offer a great alternative for driving.
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Parents parking both sides of the road outside the local Primary School. (Double yellows) Ambulance and Police Car both on emergency response (blue lights and sirens) because by delayed. Drivers are just so considerate. 🙄 Convenience > Consideration of others every time.
2 months ago
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Thomas Nguyen, DO
2 months ago
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Tom Flood
3 months ago
New cyclist finds out he's an anti-car urban elite who has no life and wants some made up bike utopia.
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Martin Farley 🔰
3 months ago
Extraordinary polling from
@yougov.co.uk
today, showing the
@greenparty.org.uk
in first place across all working age people 🟢Grn - 20.5% 🔴Lab - 20.3% ⚫Ref - 20.1% 🔵Con - 15.5% baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
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Pippa Crerar
3 months ago
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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Doug Parr
3 months ago
Official UK Govt security assessment concludes that “Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity” This is not a green NGO or leftie radical, but govt national security assessment Response? Tumbleweed
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf
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Peter Stefanovic
3 months ago
'Please, you don't have to have your hand on me' Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
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Steve Hyndside
3 months ago
Not that long ago Wales (particularly South Wales) was considered a Labour stronghold … the times they are a changing. If you’re not already, please do follow
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
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@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
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Mike Thompson
3 months ago
1/ Some wild numbers have been used in the media this week for “the cost of net zero”. Reports have said that net zero will “cost” £4.5 trillion, £7.6 trillion – the list goes on. None of these are the cost of net zero – a quick explainer 🧵 on why
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Bloody cyclists, demolishing a wall and blocking a safe pedestrian route. Oh, no, my mistake it was a car. Swansea Council’s answer ? Shut the pavement (school just 200m further along) and do nothing - no safe crossing, no alternative - just nothing…
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Dr Robert Davis
3 months ago
Here is our Press Release on the
@transportgovuk.bsky.social
Road Safety Strategy and a brief summary of why we think it is so weak and disappointing!
rdrf.org.uk/2026/01/09/o...
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Our response to the Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2026
Below is the RDRF Press Release responding to the RSS and associated consultations. A future post will have a more detailed examination of these documents, but here is a PR explaining why we find i…
https://rdrf.org.uk/2026/01/09/our-response-to-the-governments-road-safety-strategy-2026/
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Peter Welsh
3 months ago
Loved meeting today with
@nsomersetgreen.bsky.social
who showed up big time for Dave Skinner their candidate for the Clevedon byelection! Plenty of residents talking about
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
proving his airgame cuts through even on VERY cold air days! Seems hope is warming...
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ianVisits
3 months ago
The government is going to let councils outside London ban pavement parking by motorists.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It's been banned in London since 1974, and promoted in this memorable GLC advert.
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Just one more unambitious and blinkered response from a government that just doesn’t get it. If you want safer streets and better public services:
#VoteGreen
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Pavement parking options for change: government response
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking/outcome/pavement-parking-options-for-change-government-response
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Living Streets
3 months ago
The Road Safety Strategy is an opportunity to address the dangers pedestrians face every day, but the vision should be for zero people to lose their lives. We should not accept that a certain number of people will die on our roads.
livingstreets.org.uk/RSScomment
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“The vision should be for zero people to lose their lives”
Living Streets comments on the Government's first Road Safety Strategy in over a decade, released today (7 January).
https://livingstreets.org.uk/RSScomment
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Walked the school run this morning (as I always do). Roads clear, cars speeding. Pavements icy, dusting of snow on top - TREACHEROUS !! How Swansea Council encourages ‘active’ travel 🙄🙄
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Tim on two wheels
5 months ago
Research study finds "Close passes were the most common near miss type, followed by near left/right hooks and pulling out incidents. Most near misses occurred during peak hours and on roads without cycling infrastructure."
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Spatiotemporal and behavioural correlates of cycling near misses: evidence from helmet-mounted video data
This study examines cycling near misses in London using naturalistic data collection methods. Sixty commute cyclists were equipped with helmet-mounted…
https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457525003604?via%3Dihub
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So, Ken Skates and the Welsh Labour Government still prevaricating over a ban on pavement parking. An app to upload photos of offenders and a fine in the post would solve it in 5 minutes.
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Marie Gardiner
7 months ago
If you're not entitled to a free flu shot, you can get one privately from Asda for 60p(!!) as part of a promotional offer if you book online and can go before September ends. Here's the link:
asda.cxmflow.com/OABS/Appoint...
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https://asda.cxmflow.com/OABS/Appointment/Index/a887da68-2e3b-4dd9-8818-4ee738ee372e
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The Green Party of England & Wales
7 months ago
Labour haven't learned any lessons from the past and are looking to involve private finance in the building of new 'neighbourhood health centres'. And Reform can't wait to sell off our precious NHS. Only the Green Party stands for a health service run for people, not profit.
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London Cycling Campaign
7 months ago
Bianca Dos Santos was crushed by a lorry crossing the notorious Battersea Bridge in August 2023. Two years later, in sentencing the driver, the presiding judge has said she "contributed to her own death":
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2544526...
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Unless of course you’re a Westminster politician where you can lie, lie and lie again and still get a great job from your mates. 😡
7 months ago
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Youngest member of the household has been back in school a week and a half. All other members of the household have sore throats, coughs and a temperature. HEPA filters anyone ? 🙄
7 months ago
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Wow. This guy really needs a reality check. End of Ukraine war 'closer than ever' thanks to Trump, says Starmer
8 months ago
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Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water parking of similar standard to their river and seawater pollution - SHITTY !!
8 months ago
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Real Gaz on a proper bike:
[email protected]
8 months ago
Driver stopped by police after colliding with a bollard could only see TWO METRES. But wear hiviz when cycling folks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Colchester driver who crashed car was not wearing glasses - BBC News
A driver, who police say was "elderly", is referred to the DVLA.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2djpj54x7go.amp
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South Wales Police Zero interest in prosecuting dangerous driving in proximity to pedestrians, horse riders or cyclists. Also SWP, mounting an operation to fine cyclists on Queen St in Cardiff. SWP: choosing laws to enforce and who’s worthy of their effort.
9 months ago
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4 years for cutting down a tree. 16 months for cutting alive short. Why do motorists get such an easy ride in the courts ? Teen killed on zebra crossing by 'show off' driver
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cardiff driver jailed for 16 months for killing Keely Morgan
Christopher West hit Keely Morgan on 1 May 2023 and she died at the scene.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn86n761jjeo
9 months ago
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