Cycleway, my arse!
@issaddlethereis.bsky.social
Often ranting about TfL's worst Cycleway (#Cycleway1). Tens of thousands of potential cycle journeys are lost every day because huge compromise were made.
Cyclist Cahal O’Reilly was five miles from catching a ferry in Holyhead in Wales, when an uninsured driver travelling at 70mph collided with him before leaving the scene. He was thrown into the air and landed 20 metres away on the side of the road. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Revealed: The London borough among the worst in the UK for uninsured drivers
London postcode among worst in country for uninsured drivers as top 10 hotspots in London named by Motor Insurers’ Bureau
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Cyclist Cahal O’Reilly was five miles from catching a ferry in Holyhead in Wales, when an uninsured driver travelling at 70mph collided with him before leaving the scene. He was thrown into the air and landed 20 metres away on the side of the road. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Seems @hackneycouncil.bsky.social has lost its way in delivering real and meaningful infrastructure to enable active travel. I'm not sure what this nonsense is.
Whilst I do appreciate the effort to make this street more inviting, the new hopscotch on Downham Road is just no substitute for a scheme that would’ve eliminated traffic or enabled safe cycling. We need to be much more ambitious.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Seems @hackneycouncil.bsky.social has lost its way in delivering real and meaningful infrastructure to enable active travel. I'm not sure what this nonsense is.
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My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
Gotta love #Cycleway1. Often rough, sometimes dark, still too choked with cars and vans and absent crossings aplenty. Not at all convenient, inviting or safe. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Gotta love #Cycleway1. Often rough, sometimes dark, still too choked with cars and vans and absent crossings aplenty. Not at all convenient, inviting or safe. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
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Cycling towork boosts heart health road.cc/content/news...
Cycling a couple of miles to work enough to boost heart health by as much as 30%, new study finds
Researchers suggest short cycle commutes "sufficient to transform fitness and cut carbon emissions", with as little as 4km rides to work seeing major health benefits
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cycling towork boosts heart health road.cc/content/news...
A £22.5m cycle route project will take a key step forward when it goes before councillors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New £22.5m Birmingham cycle route plan set for approval
The 6km link from the city centre to Longbridge is expected to be safer and help cut car dependency.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A £22.5m cycle route project will take a key step forward when it goes before councillors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People are often alarmed by the cost of an e-bike. My latest bike cost £2,799. It’s my main transport for commuting, appointments and going with my son to sports. My previous e-bike was £1,899 and lasted for 5+ years. An annual TfL travel card costs £2,100. Great value for money.
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
People are often alarmed by the cost of an e-bike. My latest bike cost £2,799. It’s my main transport for commuting, appointments and going with my son to sports. My previous e-bike was £1,899 and lasted for 5+ years. An annual TfL travel card costs £2,100. Great value for money.
Oh man, this new bike of mine is a beast, even by Gazelle’s standards! A comfy, practical and hardworking beast. Only my second Gazelle bike, but can’t see myself getting any other make of bike ever again.
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Oh man, this new bike of mine is a beast, even by Gazelle’s standards! A comfy, practical and hardworking beast. Only my second Gazelle bike, but can’t see myself getting any other make of bike ever again.
Riding up Broadwater Rd with my son tonight was not fun. Choked with cars coming the other way with little to no space left for us. #Cycleway1 makes a mockery of safe, convenient cycle infrastructure. We’ve got to do better than this @willnorman.co.uk Haringey Council, TfL and Mike Hakata!
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Riding up Broadwater Rd with my son tonight was not fun. Choked with cars coming the other way with little to no space left for us. #Cycleway1 makes a mockery of safe, convenient cycle infrastructure. We’ve got to do better than this @willnorman.co.uk Haringey Council, TfL and Mike Hakata!
We’re all duped by ads from time to time, but buying a £20k car under the illusion that it’s an efficient transport option in a densely populated city is wild!
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We’re all duped by ads from time to time, but buying a £20k car under the illusion that it’s an efficient transport option in a densely populated city is wild!
Interesting take here from a funeral procession driver. Apparently they don't have to let people cross at zebras! Who knew?
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Interesting take here from a funeral procession driver. Apparently they don't have to let people cross at zebras! Who knew?
So close! There's hardly a person on Earth who'd expect that to happen! Doesn't even look like a school bus! Good thing I was going a sensible speed. Terrible judgement from the driver.
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So close! There's hardly a person on Earth who'd expect that to happen! Doesn't even look like a school bus! Good thing I was going a sensible speed. Terrible judgement from the driver.
Yubin Tamang was killed after the driver allegedly failed to stop after his BMW struck the 20-year-old on Redbridge Lane in Ilford at around 11.33pm on Saturday 18th October. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Family of Nepalese student killed in 'Ghetts hit-and-run' demand justice
Yubin Tamang’s sister has described how he was a ‘bright light’ and called for justice following his death
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October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yubin Tamang was killed after the driver allegedly failed to stop after his BMW struck the 20-year-old on Redbridge Lane in Ilford at around 11.33pm on Saturday 18th October. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Drunk, speeding and using phone when driving. Crashed car into three people, severely injuring one. Released from prison after 18-months. 🤬
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Drunk, speeding and using phone when driving. Crashed car into three people, severely injuring one. Released from prison after 18-months. 🤬
I've just insured by new Gazelle e-bike with eavi, and can thoroughly recommend them so far. Excellent value cover and friendly, helpful staff. A nearly £3k bike covered for theft, accidental damage and battery theft for £69 for a year! Too good to be true?
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I've just insured by new Gazelle e-bike with eavi, and can thoroughly recommend them so far. Excellent value cover and friendly, helpful staff. A nearly £3k bike covered for theft, accidental damage and battery theft for £69 for a year! Too good to be true?
The estimated annual costs of overweight and obese adults through health-care expenditures, formal social care and inactivity at work, amounted to about £32bn, or 1% of Britain’s GDP. www.economist.com/internationa...
Why the war on childhood obesity is failing
Sugar taxes and obesity drugs will not be enough
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October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The estimated annual costs of overweight and obese adults through health-care expenditures, formal social care and inactivity at work, amounted to about £32bn, or 1% of Britain’s GDP. www.economist.com/internationa...
Anyone know anyone who wants to buy a perfectly good Gazelle e-bike? www.facebook.com/share/1DetZ3...
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October 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Anyone know anyone who wants to buy a perfectly good Gazelle e-bike? www.facebook.com/share/1DetZ3...
New Bike Day has arrived! What a bloody lovely ride home that was. Thanks Flying Dutchman Bikes for the wonderful service as ever. 🥳🥳🥳
October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Bike Day has arrived! What a bloody lovely ride home that was. Thanks Flying Dutchman Bikes for the wonderful service as ever. 🥳🥳🥳
Cope Islet: a small island for those finding it hard to live with AI.
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Cope Islet: a small island for those finding it hard to live with AI.
Yesterday at the same junction in Stamford Hill where a driver crashed into me in July. So many drivers do not understand what giving way means.
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yesterday at the same junction in Stamford Hill where a driver crashed into me in July. So many drivers do not understand what giving way means.
Why do we allow roads like this to exist in modern cities? Huge chasms which divide communities wherein which people walking are subjected to standing on tiny islands between roaring single occupancy cars. It's a disgrace
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social.
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Why do we allow roads like this to exist in modern cities? Huge chasms which divide communities wherein which people walking are subjected to standing on tiny islands between roaring single occupancy cars. It's a disgrace
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social.
And a little further down on this sorry excuse of a Cycleway on the same trip. You can ignore this all you like @willnorman.co.uk, but the problem isn't just going to go away. #Cycleway1
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
And a little further down on this sorry excuse of a Cycleway on the same trip. You can ignore this all you like @willnorman.co.uk, but the problem isn't just going to go away. #Cycleway1
I wonder why you don't see families riding their bicycles very often on this TfL-funded and @hackneycouncil.bsky.social managed Cycleway? I can't put my finger on it.🤔 #Cycleway1
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I wonder why you don't see families riding their bicycles very often on this TfL-funded and @hackneycouncil.bsky.social managed Cycleway? I can't put my finger on it.🤔 #Cycleway1