A sick, sad day for humanity…

IMHO the real danger issue here are illegally modified bikes that operate at speed off a throttle. The tyre size and style is just one thing that makes them attractive. What happens if trends change (possibly as a result of rule changes) and modified omafiets become a problem?

What an arsehole. Reform keep showing they only care about their donors' interests. inews.co.uk/news/grenfel...

So.. We try (& sometimes fail) to hold it together as we unpack the chaos: - Those Palestinian death penalty celebrations - The Gaza blueprint now rolled out for Lebanon - Our pathetically weak politicians …and the sense that ordinary people are shouting into a void New Trawl ep: Listen 👇🏾

Banning children from social media is like building car-centric cities and then forcing children to take traffic safety classes. We need social media platforms and spaces designed safe for children, not adults who create shit and then try to regulate the children.

I always like showing a real ride: one where I go from A to B for a reason. This time I filmed a ride to a hospital in Utrecht last February—a straightforward trip, quite typical for the Netherlands. Come along for the relaxing journey.

New #OpenAccess paper alert! Our study on temperature, humidity & workplace productivity is out in Building Research & Information We asked how various mixtures of temperature and humidity affected people's perceived v. real workplace performance. Perhaps surprisingly, these don't match 🧵 1/7

Yikes. Good reminder for those operating bikes with small children. Not riding them, but letting the kid play with a wheel that has a disc rotor brake. Bike library folks in particular who are loaning out!

To say I’m excited is quite the understatement.

It is hard not to feel detached at the moment - sending solidarity to all of those feeling lost in the world

The Government is considering scrapping the NHS-Palantir deal. Do you want Palantir out of the NHS? RT if you do. #PalantirOUT

If it feels too close here, it’s too close on the road.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF (circa 1977): A wife makes sure her husband gets his necessary amount of daily exercise in this PIF. While also indulging in a bit of consensual public puppy play.

Sideshow Bob by Marquitos Corvalán. <3 When Nature Become Art (17 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/03/30/n...

You know that when you spend money, someone else gets it right? And if the right people get it, it gets spent again and so on, right? It's not something that runs out. But it can be hoarded if we let it happen.

Never forget, for many years Uber insisted it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber & Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion. Now boosters lie about driverless cars. Don’t believe them either.

Umm so if you haven’t been to a mall in awhile, people are now riding around on giant motorized stuffed animals. It’s bonkers.

When an Igor adopts a cat.

Born on this day in 1869, Edwin Lutyens. And therefore time to post my favourite design of his, the bus stop in the Somerset village of Mells.

Lots of good points in @brenttoderian.bsky.social's thread, but I want to pull out this one to say something about a particularly awful case of process-as-tactic from Birmingham, UK, where I live. And that is the case of #MayarYahiaSquare.

“No Kings” | Historic protests against Trump across the United States. Pic Giselok

Road Safety Experts: Helmets and Hi-Viz Are the Best Tools To Ignore Root Cause Of Road Violence HT @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

Yeah, so about this BBC claim there are no roads between Wigan and Bolton...

Watch it. Then stop it.

Ian called in and essentially said the reason we focus on migrants and not the uber rich exploiting us is because… “You’ll never stop the rich” WRONG There is a way and our millionaire/billionaire class are TERRIFIED of it.

Pro-war, pro-privatisation. Don't trust these people.. www.ft.com/content/be4b...

I really can't put this more clearly. If you watch the new Harry Potter series, you are directly funding the genocide of trans people, because that's what Rowling gleefully spends HP revenue on. There's no "death of the author" here, no "there's lots of awful creators." You are funding genocide.

Is it not news-worthy… That an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler was allegedly held in detention for 10 hours Tortured by Israeli soldiers using burning cigarettes and nails All to force a confession from his father? Look at him Because our press will rather you didn’t.

Elon Musk took over Twitter and turned it into the anti-woke, fascist-amplifying X. There’s been debate about whether to stay since he bought it. But seeing how it’s evolved and the recent Grok deepfake scandal, there’s no good argument to stay. I stopped posting there. You should too.

This is batshit.

Its all well and good building new towns with walking and cycling designed in, but we've done that before. They need to have walking & cycling prioritised and made more convenient than driving, otherwise it will fail again. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

“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.

This is good news for Paris, of course, but it's also good for every other city. As Paris continues to demonstrate what is possible, other urban authorities will feel more pressure to follow its lead.

you know that high-speed rail we wanted? well, what if we made it… not-so-high speed? 🤔

Media interest was fleeting but the UK dual nationality issues are still a thing I have a UK passport which expired; I’m waiting for a new one I have a valid EU passport which lets me go anywhere. Holiday in Canada, job in Lisbon, weekend in Goa, whatever But I cannot step into the UK, at all

Goodness me. Glorious.

This is good. You cannot complain that refugees don’t assimilate properly and always hang around outside etc while also making it impossible for them to have a job!

"If you have to wait... you can damn well wait!" 🚦 This was the strange response from a Labour Cllr to our Green motion for a 30-second *max* wait time at pedestrian crossings on Wirral. In a climate & health crisis, this "car-is-king" mindset is a relic of the past. It’s time to up-end it.

prevention.

Daffodils are blooming in the Netherlands right now.

People often say that the Dutch can cycle because their streets are wider than ours. In fact, most streets don't have cycle tracks. Here's Clercxstraat in Tilburg. One-way for motors, and low traffic by network design allowing most people to walk in the carriageway. Pretty narrow! #FridayFun

Tula and I took the cargo bike to town and out to the dog beach this morning. We were channeling our inner @manbikesdog.bsky.social personalities!

The only disease here is that of the dogma spread by these horrible fascists. They are pushing the narratives of 100 years ago.

Study: 93% Of Baby Boomers Fathered By Single Virile Milkman https://theonion.com/study-93-of-baby-boomers-fathered-by-single-virile-milkman/

You know what you need today… An enjoyable listen that takes the piss out of: – Trump getting pied by Europe & NATO – Hegseth doing GCSE-level war poetry – Rubio’s clown shoes You will feel better after listening Or your money back (Handy as it’s free) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

THREAD: “It’s entirely possible that driverless cars will do more harm than good. If they’re privately owned and you can summon them to pick you up and drop you off and then go park someplace, that actually will result in more trips on the streets & more congestion…” That was “skeptic” me in 2015.

Screen scandal: How Ofcom lets GB News get away with it An investigation by The New World shows how the right wing channel is being allowed to pump out Reform propaganda while ignoring broadcasting laws. Finally, will the regulator now act?

Yup. Built to get workers to and from the Royal Ordnance Force factory of ROF Chorley. See: www.britishcycletracks.com/cycle-track/...