Dr Robert Davis
@chairrdrf.bsky.social
Chair of Road Danger Reduction Forum www.rdrf.org.uk
Posts on RDR, transport, #ClimateCatastrophe. Some other serious matters e.g. #Ukraine, some fun stuff e.g. cycle sport.
Posts on RDR, transport, #ClimateCatastrophe. Some other serious matters e.g. #Ukraine, some fun stuff e.g. cycle sport.
Short 🧵from @psimonk.bsky.social and reference to piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social .
The key issue is commitment by politicians to doing the right thing: if they don't really want to do the right transport things, we won't get them!
The key issue is commitment by politicians to doing the right thing: if they don't really want to do the right transport things, we won't get them!
Excellent post about excellent Cllr @mikehakata.bsky.social who has done amazing things on transport in Haringey. At its heart, this piece speaks to so much of work I do day in, day out for @londoncycling.bsky.social on 'political will'. When you don't get visible public backing from leadership...
“I had to go in and face my colleagues who were saying, ‘Mike, what have you done?’”
A glimpse inside Haringey's street space transformation, featuring @mikehakata.bsky.social and @carlafrancome.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
A glimpse inside Haringey's street space transformation, featuring @mikehakata.bsky.social and @carlafrancome.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Short 🧵from @psimonk.bsky.social and reference to piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social .
The key issue is commitment by politicians to doing the right thing: if they don't really want to do the right transport things, we won't get them!
The key issue is commitment by politicians to doing the right thing: if they don't really want to do the right transport things, we won't get them!
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Nigel Farage was mentioned 43 times in the Epstein files.
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Nigel Farage was mentioned 43 times in the Epstein files.
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
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Some in Hackney have suggested resident exemptions to improve support for LTNs but it just confuses the aims, lessens the effectiveness & turns a clear intervention into a complex ‘scheme’ that has to be enforced, leaving nobody happy.
The only thing I would add to this debunking is to acknowledge that it is unusual to provide permits that can be used to bypass filters a certain number of times.
It sends out an odd message. Would have been better to have normal bus gates and fully stand behind the decision.
It sends out an odd message. Would have been better to have normal bus gates and fully stand behind the decision.
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Some in Hackney have suggested resident exemptions to improve support for LTNs but it just confuses the aims, lessens the effectiveness & turns a clear intervention into a complex ‘scheme’ that has to be enforced, leaving nobody happy.
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The Telegraph and other media platforms like Facebook should come with a health warning, while media literacy lessons for over 40s needed. Only thing "Stalinist" about this is the wild lies & conspiracy theories from those determined to keep driving all times, everywhere...
HT @monkemma.bsky.social!
HT @monkemma.bsky.social!
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The Telegraph and other media platforms like Facebook should come with a health warning, while media literacy lessons for over 40s needed. Only thing "Stalinist" about this is the wild lies & conspiracy theories from those determined to keep driving all times, everywhere...
HT @monkemma.bsky.social!
HT @monkemma.bsky.social!
Cycling as sport not TRANsport:
I don't find watching Mathieu "boring".
Is that an unpopular opinion?
I don't find watching Mathieu "boring".
Is that an unpopular opinion?
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Cycling as sport not TRANsport:
I don't find watching Mathieu "boring".
Is that an unpopular opinion?
I don't find watching Mathieu "boring".
Is that an unpopular opinion?
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One more beautiful firetail - so bloody gorgeous
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 AM
One more beautiful firetail - so bloody gorgeous
See this 🧵from @psimonk.bsky.social if you're involved in local campaigns to make the highway environment better.
This story is fascinating & multifaceted. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
1. We wring hands about young being on phones all time but it's more elderly folks who are on Facebook, Nextdoor etc. visibly engaging in toxic online discussions, amplifying conspiracy theories.
2. Politicians & media...
1. We wring hands about young being on phones all time but it's more elderly folks who are on Facebook, Nextdoor etc. visibly engaging in toxic online discussions, amplifying conspiracy theories.
2. Politicians & media...
Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist
Shy 63-year-old’s decision to blow up London traffic camera linked to online conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:46 PM
See this 🧵from @psimonk.bsky.social if you're involved in local campaigns to make the highway environment better.
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we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
Yes.
@carolinerussell.bsky.social is one of the few politicians who "gets" Road Danger Reduction.
HT @psimonk.bsky.social
@carolinerussell.bsky.social is one of the few politicians who "gets" Road Danger Reduction.
HT @psimonk.bsky.social
Just saying @carolinerussell.bsky.social is ace. The effort & genuine care she shows in horrific circumstances like these...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
I met people in Hackney who are calling for safer streets.
Kenworthy Road is a place where people live and children go to school but the roads are still hostile and filled with fast traffic.
Mrs Murphy died here in 2009 and Harry Webb was killed in 2023, and yet nothing has really changed.
Kenworthy Road is a place where people live and children go to school but the roads are still hostile and filled with fast traffic.
Mrs Murphy died here in 2009 and Harry Webb was killed in 2023, and yet nothing has really changed.
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Yes.
@carolinerussell.bsky.social is one of the few politicians who "gets" Road Danger Reduction.
HT @psimonk.bsky.social
@carolinerussell.bsky.social is one of the few politicians who "gets" Road Danger Reduction.
HT @psimonk.bsky.social
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Carbon-free flying by 2050 is ‘pie in the sky’, say aircraft leasing chiefs
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/78a6...
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/78a6...
www.ft.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Carbon-free flying by 2050 is ‘pie in the sky’, say aircraft leasing chiefs
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/78a6...
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/78a6...
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"...enough for .... 170,000 more active trips per day [across England]."
Londoners make *1.5 million* cycle journeys per day.
Loving the ambition.
bsky.app/profile/dft-...
Londoners make *1.5 million* cycle journeys per day.
Loving the ambition.
bsky.app/profile/dft-...
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"...enough for .... 170,000 more active trips per day [across England]."
Londoners make *1.5 million* cycle journeys per day.
Loving the ambition.
bsky.app/profile/dft-...
Londoners make *1.5 million* cycle journeys per day.
Loving the ambition.
bsky.app/profile/dft-...
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If you can't give a person time and space to be save when cycling then you're a bad driver.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
If you can't give a person time and space to be save when cycling then you're a bad driver.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
Interesting 🧵from @londoncycling.bsky.social here.
When I started out as a local government transport planner in London some 36 years ago, SCOOT was all the rage. We would use SCOOT to get more capacity and facilitate walking and cycling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_C...
But what happened?
1./
When I started out as a local government transport planner in London some 36 years ago, SCOOT was all the rage. We would use SCOOT to get more capacity and facilitate walking and cycling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_C...
But what happened?
1./
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Interesting 🧵from @londoncycling.bsky.social here.
When I started out as a local government transport planner in London some 36 years ago, SCOOT was all the rage. We would use SCOOT to get more capacity and facilitate walking and cycling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_C...
But what happened?
1./
When I started out as a local government transport planner in London some 36 years ago, SCOOT was all the rage. We would use SCOOT to get more capacity and facilitate walking and cycling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_C...
But what happened?
1./
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January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Reposted by Dr Robert Davis
📢This safe direct cycleway proposal on Westminster's Bayswater Road is under attack and needs your URGENT support! 📢
Make safe cycling possible for all ages & abilities on this route - ACT NOW 👇
Consultation closes on Wednesday ⏰
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
Make safe cycling possible for all ages & abilities on this route - ACT NOW 👇
Consultation closes on Wednesday ⏰
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road
The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
📢This safe direct cycleway proposal on Westminster's Bayswater Road is under attack and needs your URGENT support! 📢
Make safe cycling possible for all ages & abilities on this route - ACT NOW 👇
Consultation closes on Wednesday ⏰
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
Make safe cycling possible for all ages & abilities on this route - ACT NOW 👇
Consultation closes on Wednesday ⏰
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
Check out @lauralaker.bsky.social's substack, most recently this: lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
The march of progress?
...and the political hokey cokey around cars
lauralaker.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Check out @lauralaker.bsky.social's substack, most recently this: lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
How a headline can mislead. standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
A 🧵to show how it might:
A. There are many reasons for bus services in general (and lanes in particular) not being what they might: cycle lanes are not the reason (see the comments by @TfL officers in the piece).
1./
A 🧵to show how it might:
A. There are many reasons for bus services in general (and lanes in particular) not being what they might: cycle lanes are not the reason (see the comments by @TfL officers in the piece).
1./
More bike lanes than bus lanes in London as TfL accused of being 'pro-cyclist'
London has 400km of cycle lanes and 300km of bus lanes - despite there being four times more bus passengers than cyclists
standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
How a headline can mislead. standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
A 🧵to show how it might:
A. There are many reasons for bus services in general (and lanes in particular) not being what they might: cycle lanes are not the reason (see the comments by @TfL officers in the piece).
1./
A 🧵to show how it might:
A. There are many reasons for bus services in general (and lanes in particular) not being what they might: cycle lanes are not the reason (see the comments by @TfL officers in the piece).
1./
File under: "Don't just reprint the Press Release".
See this: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo....
For once it's not cyclists being blamed but (frequently broken) 20 mph limits.
Maybe some is due to congestion from too many cars? Whose use is facilitated by route guidance systems like, er, TomTom?
See this: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo....
For once it's not cyclists being blamed but (frequently broken) 20 mph limits.
Maybe some is due to congestion from too many cars? Whose use is facilitated by route guidance systems like, er, TomTom?
London is slowest capital in world for driving as 20mph zones spread
Driving one kilometre in central London takes a painstaking average of three minutes and 38 seconds, TomTom found
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
File under: "Don't just reprint the Press Release".
See this: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo....
For once it's not cyclists being blamed but (frequently broken) 20 mph limits.
Maybe some is due to congestion from too many cars? Whose use is facilitated by route guidance systems like, er, TomTom?
See this: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo....
For once it's not cyclists being blamed but (frequently broken) 20 mph limits.
Maybe some is due to congestion from too many cars? Whose use is facilitated by route guidance systems like, er, TomTom?
Reposted by Dr Robert Davis
Reposted by Dr Robert Davis
Keep Hammersmith Bridge car-free ⛔🚲
There have been rumblings of a move to allow cars back on Hammersmith Bridge, (a terrible idea) - so we need to remind folks just how much support there is to keep it car-free!
👋 Come down to the bridge on Saturday and show support: bit.ly/4b9o6DR
There have been rumblings of a move to allow cars back on Hammersmith Bridge, (a terrible idea) - so we need to remind folks just how much support there is to keep it car-free!
👋 Come down to the bridge on Saturday and show support: bit.ly/4b9o6DR
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Keep Hammersmith Bridge car-free ⛔🚲
There have been rumblings of a move to allow cars back on Hammersmith Bridge, (a terrible idea) - so we need to remind folks just how much support there is to keep it car-free!
👋 Come down to the bridge on Saturday and show support: bit.ly/4b9o6DR
There have been rumblings of a move to allow cars back on Hammersmith Bridge, (a terrible idea) - so we need to remind folks just how much support there is to keep it car-free!
👋 Come down to the bridge on Saturday and show support: bit.ly/4b9o6DR
Reposted by Dr Robert Davis
The spire of William Leiper's Queen's Park Baptist Church on the Southside of Glasgow reflected in a nearby pond.
#glasgow #architecture #reflection #church #queenspark #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #reflection #church #queenspark #architecturephotography
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The spire of William Leiper's Queen's Park Baptist Church on the Southside of Glasgow reflected in a nearby pond.
#glasgow #architecture #reflection #church #queenspark #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #reflection #church #queenspark #architecturephotography
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Marcus Sommers (Kevin Costner, right) does hydration squeezies with brother David (David Marshall Grant) in 1985's road racing drama American Flyers.
#BicycleBirthday Kevin Costner
Born on this day January 18, 1955
#BicycleBirthday Kevin Costner
Born on this day January 18, 1955
January 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Marcus Sommers (Kevin Costner, right) does hydration squeezies with brother David (David Marshall Grant) in 1985's road racing drama American Flyers.
#BicycleBirthday Kevin Costner
Born on this day January 18, 1955
#BicycleBirthday Kevin Costner
Born on this day January 18, 1955
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LTNs save lives, reduce injuries and make roads and streets safer for all.
Inconvenient data for immature people who just want to drove fast.
Inconvenient data for immature people who just want to drove fast.
The Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 30 collisions over 3 years within the LTNs and boundary roads according to latest casualty data, analysed by @cohsat.bsky.social
The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.
The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
LTNs save lives, reduce injuries and make roads and streets safer for all.
Inconvenient data for immature people who just want to drove fast.
Inconvenient data for immature people who just want to drove fast.
Reposted by Dr Robert Davis
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists | Green Futures Solutions
greenfuturessolutions.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...