Big inhale--hold it!--...and SIGH. Autism is not a disease, it is a neurotype. It may have been first documented in the 20th century, but it's probably existed forever. Being weird isn't a crime, and just b/c ppl aren't like you doesn't make them ill or broken. Being treated like trash does.

Another dangerous driver uses the exceptional hardship get-out because they have to do things that other people without cars have to do. And of course, this cannot be the first offence to be facing a ban. #TwoTeirLaw www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2547951...

"As part of our statutory responsibility to keep public spaces safe and well-maintained, we will be required to remove items that have not obtained the standard permissions." Well done Derby City Council. @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just because I was walking past in the sun and I love it 😍

After this morning's ramping up of cruel rhetoric, it's time to refer to them as "the far-right party, Reform UK Ltd".

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty. Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3

This is utterly disgusting. How did we sleepwalk into a position where such a cruel and openly racist and fascist policy can be mentioned and people are ok with it? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You definitely need an SUV pickup to transport a rattan facebook marketplace chair home. This cannot be done by bike. #carryshitolympics #cargobikes

fixed it for ya

Please use alt text folks; especially large accounts, those for organisations and those with influence in large organisations.

Hand wringing about how to recycle carbon fibre wind turbine blades. If only there was as much attention on cleaning up after nuclear power. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

People commonly say their street is too narrow for bike lanes. Too few question if it’s too narrow for parking.

🚨🚨 Sound up loud for our brand new video! 📽️📽️ People riding to the song of the moment - turn it up and enjoy! 🎶 Last Saturday, Haringey Cycling organised a marshalled family ride around local animal murals. We got an amazing turnout, because People Love Cycling. … /1

Well this sucks.

Remind me, before they went after Kimmel for telling the truth, did Trump’s weaponized FCC say anything about Fox’s Kilmeade literally calling for the murder of homeless people in the United States? Didn’t think so.

Starmer debasing himself in supplication to Trump has advantages, in terms of securing trade deals etc. But I’m unconvinced these benefits outweigh the damage caused by the rest of the world seeing Britain as a slathering footman for an incompetent authoritarian buffoon www.ft.com/content/37b4...

Eurovision is a peace building project. It’s brought countries across the continent in celebration. That’s why Russia was kicked out. It’s why Israel has to be kicked out. We can’t let a song competition whitewash war crimes, apartheid and genocide.

"This is not dialogue. This is licking his boots."

There's always room for proper, protected detours. If you think there isn't, just look under the cars.

Lord Hatface, I salute you.

Of course, when it's promoting the use of cars, there is no balance to be had from the BBC. What a shoddy installation this channel is - I hope the users don't catch their wheels on it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally. Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially. Via @us.theconversation.com

Casualty rates down by 46% 900 fewer injured. 14 fewer fatalities. Lower insurance costs. It's a win win. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Queen

Mixtape. An early poster.

If all you see in your city are middle aged men on bikes, then you've designed only for their comfort zone, excluding everyone else.

Just ordinary decent people, worried about the cost of housing

Meanwhile

Hey @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov how about *this*? Outlets on a ferry specifically for e-bike charging. (On the Blexen-Bremerhaven ferry.)

I saw this image yesterday & haven't stopped thinking about it. A healthy lung, the lung of a 14-year-old boy with chronic exposure to air pollution, and a smoker's lung. Report comes out tomorrow, bringing together peer-reviewed research on fossil fuels & health us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

People have been warning for years that the secretive Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system is a looming obstacle for climate action. A new round of claims filed by Exxon and Shell shows why (from @rishpardikar.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/groningen)

A lot of climate folks have been opposed to the idea of talking about air pollution as opposed to climate, but I know from following all the fringe climate denier dudes for years that their biggest fear is that we will hammer this over and over. Regulating air pollution = regulating GHGs, a win-win

Local Town Councillor has emailed me to tell me that the Town Council's six free bus days initiative over the summer saw a 43% increase in passengers with some suggestion that some new ones have continued to use the bus. That's good. Well done @macclesfieldtc.bsky.social

For some upcoming training, we've redesigned a client's junction for them to show the art of the possible - a Cycle Optimised Protected Signals (CYCLOPS) junction. There's a trade-off with the floating crossings, but this is a good way to manage the three modes. #JunctionDesign #SustainableMobility

This has appeared outside my house. Traffic counter? Ideas.

Just seen a headline - ‘Are Universities all woke” God, i fckin hope so or we have no future Without critical thinking skills people will learn nothing, repeat the same mistakes and civilisation is in danger

Learn to ride bike sessions for adults coming up in Macc. Contact details on the poster.

“European cities, like Paris, were smart to focus on air pollution rather than climate change. Air pollution is more real for people. You can see it, smell it. People liked what @annehidalgo.bsky.social did.” — My comments on leadership & urban transformation To be clear, cities should do both.

"All these guys said, 'I bet you can't do that.' So I had to prove myself." -Wende Cragg, photographer and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer Trailer for "Camera Corner: Wendy Cragg Documents the Birth of Mountain Biking" from The Radavist Films Full 59-minute video in the next post 👇

A memorial has popped up in our neighbourhood for a squirrel that didn’t make it after cutting out the power.

@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @bicycledutch.bsky.social can you tell me what the purpose of this road marking is? It’s too constrained to be used in the same way as a UK mini roundabout, but is it intended to simply indicate the priority of a roundabout applies?

@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social how about a bus stop and fuel stop bypass? Leiden.

Meanwhile, in Greater Manchester, we continue to do things differently.

Name that tune…

Amazing to see the Embankment cycleway in Central London hitting capacity on roughly a quarter of the width of wheeled traffic space. Here's what it looked like before. Cities can change and cycling is a *key* part of the transport mix.

Cutting down a tree. Churchill's statue defaced. Orange paint thrown about etc.

Amazing how often people interpret 'everyone should be able to safely cycle' as 'everyone should have to cycle'.