Emma
@belfastbikemum.bsky.social
Mum of two, moving back home to Belfast after 15 yrs in 🇧🇪. Trying to use the car as little as possible!
Convinced Belfast has so much more potential for safe (and fun) cycling 🚴♀️
Convinced Belfast has so much more potential for safe (and fun) cycling 🚴♀️
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I'd like to ride my bike more often and wish it felt safer.
"According to the new study, bike production has ballooned over the last 60 years. 123 million bikes were produced in 2015 - up from 20.7 million bikes in 1962."
"According to the new study, bike production has ballooned over the last 60 years. 123 million bikes were produced in 2015 - up from 20.7 million bikes in 1962."
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I'd like to ride my bike more often and wish it felt safer.
"According to the new study, bike production has ballooned over the last 60 years. 123 million bikes were produced in 2015 - up from 20.7 million bikes in 1962."
"According to the new study, bike production has ballooned over the last 60 years. 123 million bikes were produced in 2015 - up from 20.7 million bikes in 1962."
The user experience of reading articles on @belfastlive.co.uk: unparalleled 😒
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The user experience of reading articles on @belfastlive.co.uk: unparalleled 😒
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Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
‘Why are we not promoting free parking every Saturday of the year?’ 🤦🏻♀️
Wish politicians here put as much effort into improving our public transport or cycle infrastructure as they do promoting permanent traffic
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
Wish politicians here put as much effort into improving our public transport or cycle infrastructure as they do promoting permanent traffic
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
Christmas car parking "confusion" could see motorists out of pocket
"I find it hard to stomach that if we had gone to RingGo a few weeks ago we could have had things sorted, we should know the terms and conditions, they are our car parks."
www.belfastlive.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
‘Why are we not promoting free parking every Saturday of the year?’ 🤦🏻♀️
Wish politicians here put as much effort into improving our public transport or cycle infrastructure as they do promoting permanent traffic
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
Wish politicians here put as much effort into improving our public transport or cycle infrastructure as they do promoting permanent traffic
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
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By 2030 Paris will have removed 70,000 parking spaces and replaced them with this…
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
By 2030 Paris will have removed 70,000 parking spaces and replaced them with this…
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We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.
November 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.
Pavement parking is ubiquitous in #Belfast (👏 city planners) but the utter selfishness of some drivers still manages to shock me.
My 6 year old just about managed to squeeze past this one but if I had a pram? Or a wheelchair? I’d be on the road at rush hour, put in danger so someone can park 😒
My 6 year old just about managed to squeeze past this one but if I had a pram? Or a wheelchair? I’d be on the road at rush hour, put in danger so someone can park 😒
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Pavement parking is ubiquitous in #Belfast (👏 city planners) but the utter selfishness of some drivers still manages to shock me.
My 6 year old just about managed to squeeze past this one but if I had a pram? Or a wheelchair? I’d be on the road at rush hour, put in danger so someone can park 😒
My 6 year old just about managed to squeeze past this one but if I had a pram? Or a wheelchair? I’d be on the road at rush hour, put in danger so someone can park 😒
If you’re not going to put in actual cycling infrastructure, the least you could do is enforce the constant and multiple illegal parked cars on the painted cycle lane…
This is not a one off either…
#cyclinginbelfast
This is not a one off either…
#cyclinginbelfast
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you’re not going to put in actual cycling infrastructure, the least you could do is enforce the constant and multiple illegal parked cars on the painted cycle lane…
This is not a one off either…
#cyclinginbelfast
This is not a one off either…
#cyclinginbelfast
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For cars in Ireland: build and they will come.
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For cyclists it is build something and tick a box
If we built for bikes like we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For cars in Ireland: build and they will come.
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
For bikes: build something, tick a box.
In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!
If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin
And if I was pushing a pram or my child used a wheelchair?
Walking in #Belfast is as difficult and depressing as #cyclinginbelfast sometimes.
Walking in #Belfast is as difficult and depressing as #cyclinginbelfast sometimes.
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
And if I was pushing a pram or my child used a wheelchair?
Walking in #Belfast is as difficult and depressing as #cyclinginbelfast sometimes.
Walking in #Belfast is as difficult and depressing as #cyclinginbelfast sometimes.
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“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.”
Cities need smart strategies to manage vehicle size. NOT bigger parking space requirements.
Cities need smart strategies to manage vehicle size. NOT bigger parking space requirements.
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.”
Cities need smart strategies to manage vehicle size. NOT bigger parking space requirements.
Cities need smart strategies to manage vehicle size. NOT bigger parking space requirements.
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"There is no greater example of political failure than the state of Lough Neagh. Pollution is killing the freshwater lake and there seems little urgency to deal with it."
We risk leaving toxic legacy for our kids unless we urgently deal with Lough Neagh crisis unfolding in plain sight
There is no greater example of political failure than the state of Lough Neagh. Pollution is killing the freshwater lake and there seems little urgency to deal with it.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"There is no greater example of political failure than the state of Lough Neagh. Pollution is killing the freshwater lake and there seems little urgency to deal with it."
What a beautiful evening for our second Critical Mass Belfast. The six year old managed the full course and the ride home too #proudmum
#cyclinginbelfast #criticalmass
#cyclinginbelfast #criticalmass
September 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What a beautiful evening for our second Critical Mass Belfast. The six year old managed the full course and the ride home too #proudmum
#cyclinginbelfast #criticalmass
#cyclinginbelfast #criticalmass
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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September 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Second week #cyclinginbelfast: new investment required: helmet cam 😵💫
First week #cyclinginBelfast down ✅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅
September 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Second week #cyclinginbelfast: new investment required: helmet cam 😵💫
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Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
September 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
Nearly 2000 speeding offences in just a 3 day period. Sure, we can educate drivers (again) but the road designs here too often do nothing to slow people down.
Pretty shocking to see the speeds of some in really built up areas 😞
Pretty shocking to see the speeds of some in really built up areas 😞
It was one of seven incidents when drivers were caught driving over 100mph
Vehicle detected going over 100mph twice on the same day
www.belfastlive.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Nearly 2000 speeding offences in just a 3 day period. Sure, we can educate drivers (again) but the road designs here too often do nothing to slow people down.
Pretty shocking to see the speeds of some in really built up areas 😞
Pretty shocking to see the speeds of some in really built up areas 😞
First week #cyclinginBelfast down ✅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅
August 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
First week #cyclinginBelfast down ✅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅
🚲 Did a little bit of the Comber Greenway - beaut!
🚲 Biked from Belfast ➡️ Holywood, less beaut 😬
🚲 Had our 1st #criticalmassbelfast - loved!
🚲 Did the big shop with just the bikes - surprisingly doable.
Just need to invest in some waterproof clothes now 😅