Jimmy
@biofilmjimmy.bsky.social
Active travel, walking, cycling, bus, trains, travel, reading, beer and wine making Salisbury UK
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What advice would you give to those trying to write an active travel strategy?
May 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
What advice would you give to those trying to write an active travel strategy?
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Ireland does seem to have a penchant for very large cars - - range rovers with chest high bumpers?
Author Martina Devlin calls it autobesity and thinks they should go the same way as cigarettes
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Author Martina Devlin calls it autobesity and thinks they should go the same way as cigarettes
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Martina Devlin: If Micheál Martin wants to save lives, he should do to SUVs what he did to smoking
Autobesity is on the increase and it’s time to switch off the ignition on supersized SUVs and their hefty first cousins, crossover utility vehicles. SUV stands for sports utility vehicle, but strip aw...
www.independent.ie
May 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ireland does seem to have a penchant for very large cars - - range rovers with chest high bumpers?
Author Martina Devlin calls it autobesity and thinks they should go the same way as cigarettes
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Author Martina Devlin calls it autobesity and thinks they should go the same way as cigarettes
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
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I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social
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I don't even like the tone of the CW article.
The writer is beating himself up over nothing, but also managing beating every other ebike rider up too.
It certainly isn't cheating or shameful. Everyone on an ebike is lapping those on the couch or a car seat
The writer is beating himself up over nothing, but also managing beating every other ebike rider up too.
It certainly isn't cheating or shameful. Everyone on an ebike is lapping those on the couch or a car seat
I love having an ebike. I have a problem with snobbery. Cycling is a glorious thing; at its heart, it's what you make it. It's fun, it's liberating, it can be sociable, it makes places better. It takes us to those places, and back. No-one hears they're cheating for driving, so can we drop the BS?
Why do I feel like a cheat every time I ride my e-bike?
I love my e-bike but struggle with the shame that accompanies me on my rides. Why?
www.cyclingweekly.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I don't even like the tone of the CW article.
The writer is beating himself up over nothing, but also managing beating every other ebike rider up too.
It certainly isn't cheating or shameful. Everyone on an ebike is lapping those on the couch or a car seat
The writer is beating himself up over nothing, but also managing beating every other ebike rider up too.
It certainly isn't cheating or shameful. Everyone on an ebike is lapping those on the couch or a car seat
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Hey hey, there's a funded PhD place going at the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds - spread the word
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
INFUZE: Inclusive evaluation of mobility systems
Project opportunity - INFUZE: Inclusive evaluation of mobility systems at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey hey, there's a funded PhD place going at the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds - spread the word
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
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2nd leg on this quiet and efficient London Northwestern Railway service down to Euston. Both legs (Shrewsbury to London) for £16.60 booked 6 days in advance. Can't complain at that price!
April 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
2nd leg on this quiet and efficient London Northwestern Railway service down to Euston. Both legs (Shrewsbury to London) for £16.60 booked 6 days in advance. Can't complain at that price!
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I've not heard SUVs referred to as Emotional Support Vehicles before but it's a brilliant description.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? Arwa Mahdawi has a theory
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've not heard SUVs referred to as Emotional Support Vehicles before but it's a brilliant description.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...
Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...
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Congratulations Bruce Mouat and Scotland! 🏴. Spread thecword, because you sure as hell won’t see this reported on the TV today. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
World Curling final: Scotland beat Switzerland to take gold
Scotland take gold at the men's World Curling Championship after a dramatic 5-4 victory over Switzerland in Moose Jaw, Canada.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Congratulations Bruce Mouat and Scotland! 🏴. Spread thecword, because you sure as hell won’t see this reported on the TV today. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"
"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...
Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"
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Excellent editorial here.
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Excellent editorial here.
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I used to drop two kids at different places and get myself to work. I did it with buses and a folding bicycle. It wasn't that hard
All well and good, but some people have to drop a kid off for childcare at one time then be in work a short time later, and/or the opposite in the evening.
March 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I used to drop two kids at different places and get myself to work. I did it with buses and a folding bicycle. It wasn't that hard
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Build it and they will cycle.
Make it safe, convenient and attractive and lots will cycle.
It is not difficult.
Make it safe, convenient and attractive and lots will cycle.
It is not difficult.
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
www.latimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Build it and they will cycle.
Make it safe, convenient and attractive and lots will cycle.
It is not difficult.
Make it safe, convenient and attractive and lots will cycle.
It is not difficult.
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Motonormativity, more commonly known as #carbrain, is the subconscious bias towards car travel & accepting risks caused by cars that we treat as unacceptable in other settings/when they have other causes. We all have it.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Motonormativity, more commonly known as #carbrain, is the subconscious bias towards car travel & accepting risks caused by cars that we treat as unacceptable in other settings/when they have other causes. We all have it.
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And this isn't even illegal, because pavement parking isn't.
It's about as anti-social and dangerous as you could think though.
It's about as anti-social and dangerous as you could think though.
#MotorNormativity in action:
The decision, the entitlement, the excuses... no one involved ever asking if there's another way.
The decision, the entitlement, the excuses... no one involved ever asking if there's another way.
March 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
And this isn't even illegal, because pavement parking isn't.
It's about as anti-social and dangerous as you could think though.
It's about as anti-social and dangerous as you could think though.
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Picketing by Brompton, fighting the threat of redundancies with @newcastleucu.bsky.social
#scientistswithbromptons
#scientistswithbromptons
March 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Picketing by Brompton, fighting the threat of redundancies with @newcastleucu.bsky.social
#scientistswithbromptons
#scientistswithbromptons
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Campaigners lose High Court fight against cycleway.
"Five legal arguments were submitted on behalf of those opposed to it, all of which were rejected by the court."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Five legal arguments were submitted on behalf of those opposed to it, all of which were rejected by the court."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
a man in a blue sweater is reading a book called sensible chuckle
Alt: a man in a blue sweater is reading a magazine called sensible chuckle and chuckling.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Campaigners lose High Court fight against cycleway.
"Five legal arguments were submitted on behalf of those opposed to it, all of which were rejected by the court."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Five legal arguments were submitted on behalf of those opposed to it, all of which were rejected by the court."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It is quite incredible that a sustainable transport scheme, consulted on several times, can be taken to the Highest Court in the land because some residents didn't want a cycle lane in front of their house.
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Campaigners lose High Court fight against Coventry cycleway
A decision to complete the Binley Cycleway was made by Coventry City council last year.
www.bbc.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It is quite incredible that a sustainable transport scheme, consulted on several times, can be taken to the Highest Court in the land because some residents didn't want a cycle lane in front of their house.
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It is quite incredible that a sustainable transport scheme, consulted on several times, can be taken to the Highest Court in the land because some residents didn't want a cycle lane in front of their house.
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am glad that common sense prevailed today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Campaigners lose High Court fight against Coventry cycleway
A decision to complete the Binley Cycleway was made by Coventry City council last year.
www.bbc.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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Zelenskyy has more character and integrity than everyone in that room combined.
But then again, that’s not hard.
But then again, that’s not hard.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Zelenskyy has more character and integrity than everyone in that room combined.
But then again, that’s not hard.
But then again, that’s not hard.