@shellieshellie.bsky.social
A perfect complement to yesterday’s post: Apparently you can ignore the Highway Code as a professional taxi driver, strike a pedestrian crossing on a green signal, and be allowed to carry on just doing your job. I’m sure the driver is “contrite” though, so all good.
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Cab driver who struck pedestrian while trying to beat red light keeps licence
Adel Amrouche struck the man on St John's Road in Corstorphine, causing him to fall to the ground and suffer a foot injury.
news.stv.tv
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A perfect complement to yesterday’s post: Apparently you can ignore the Highway Code as a professional taxi driver, strike a pedestrian crossing on a green signal, and be allowed to carry on just doing your job. I’m sure the driver is “contrite” though, so all good.
news.stv.tv/east-central...
news.stv.tv/east-central...
Deploying a weapon of mass destruction that left 8 children in hospital -- and then FLEEING THE SCENE -- is apparently a 'cause for concern' meriting barely a year of suspended license and 200 hours of 'community service'. Crack on, Scottish justice system! www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Hit and run carer who mowed down eight teenagers in Glasgow avoids jail
Steven Gilmour, 37, was sentenced to 200 hours unpaid work and disqualified from driving after injuring a group of eight teenagers.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Deploying a weapon of mass destruction that left 8 children in hospital -- and then FLEEING THE SCENE -- is apparently a 'cause for concern' meriting barely a year of suspended license and 200 hours of 'community service'. Crack on, Scottish justice system! www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Becca Thomas and I met under the worst circumstances imaginable, and in the past nearly three years I have been humbled by her perseverance and passion as she and the whole team at New Practice have worked tirelessly on making Glasgow's streets safer for all road users.
100 Women in Cycling 2025 | Becca Thomas
Designing safer streets for all
www.cyclinguk.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Becca Thomas and I met under the worst circumstances imaginable, and in the past nearly three years I have been humbled by her perseverance and passion as she and the whole team at New Practice have worked tirelessly on making Glasgow's streets safer for all road users.
« La voiture quand elle est utilisée comme ça a été le cas, sans respect, sans responsabilité, devient une arme. Une arme létale. » #PaulVarry
Il y un an, Paul Varry était tué par un automobiliste après une altercation sur une piste cyclable à Paris. Nous avons passé 6 mois avec ses parents, désormais dans l'attente de faire face à l'auteur des faits.
Leur fils aurait eu 29 ans le 19 novembre ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h3YA
Leur fils aurait eu 29 ans le 19 novembre ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/h3YA
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
« La voiture quand elle est utilisée comme ça a été le cas, sans respect, sans responsabilité, devient une arme. Une arme létale. » #PaulVarry
He had been seen on camera multiple times looking at his phone *while reversing*. He failed to take proper precautions and look left before setting off. And all he gets is a year off driving?!?? I am ... speechless.
Bin lorry driver banned for a year and sentenced to unpaid work
A BIN lorry driver who caused the death of a young boy who was cycling to school by failing to keep a proper lookout as he pulled out of a golf club car park has been sentenced to an unpaid work order and a driving ban. Ross Wallace…
A BIN lorry driver who caused the death of a young boy who was cycling to school by failing to keep a proper lookout as he pulled out of a golf club car park has been sentenced to an unpaid work order and a driving ban. Ross Wallace…
Bin lorry driver banned for a year and sentenced to unpaid work
A BIN lorry driver who caused the death of a young boy who was cycling to school by failing to keep a proper lookout as he pulled out of a golf club car park has been sentenced to an unpaid work order and a driving ban. Ross Wallace was driving the large refuse truck when he struck 11-year-old Thomas Wong at the exit of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society car park in Cramond, Edinburgh, last year.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
He had been seen on camera multiple times looking at his phone *while reversing*. He failed to take proper precautions and look left before setting off. And all he gets is a year off driving?!?? I am ... speechless.
In January 2023, 22-year-old cyclist Emma Burke Newman was killed exiting Glasgow's George V Bridge when a lorry driver making a left turn struck her as she pulled out of the bike box. Yesterday I visited the newly redesigned junction. This change didn't happen by accident. 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In January 2023, 22-year-old cyclist Emma Burke Newman was killed exiting Glasgow's George V Bridge when a lorry driver making a left turn struck her as she pulled out of the bike box. Yesterday I visited the newly redesigned junction. This change didn't happen by accident. 🧵
Glasgow Life's Wheels in Motion Fund awards £150K in grants "to enhance health, social interaction, and environmentally friendly travel"
More than 20 Glasgow groups win share of £150k to boost cycling
Twenty-three organisations across Glasgow have been awarded a share of £150,000 to promote cycling and wheeled sports.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Glasgow Life's Wheels in Motion Fund awards £150K in grants "to enhance health, social interaction, and environmentally friendly travel"
Another Monday, another email to my elected leaders about cycling safety. When all we have is paint, could we maybe compel drivers -- and especially those in buses and taxis who require special licensing to operate -- to obey the Highway Code and stay out of bike boxes? Cool, thanks.
June 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Another Monday, another email to my elected leaders about cycling safety. When all we have is paint, could we maybe compel drivers -- and especially those in buses and taxis who require special licensing to operate -- to obey the Highway Code and stay out of bike boxes? Cool, thanks.
#EmmaBurkeNewman was not the only student who died in Glasgow road violence during one dreadful week in early 2023. Chinenye Okonkwo's killler has now been sentenced to 3+ years in jail.
Speeding driver jailed for killing 'much-loved' student on her way to work
Chinenye Okonkwo was hit by the Audi A4 as she waited to cross a road in Glasgow city centre.
news.stv.tv
May 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#EmmaBurkeNewman was not the only student who died in Glasgow road violence during one dreadful week in early 2023. Chinenye Okonkwo's killler has now been sentenced to 3+ years in jail.
Safer roads for everyone, please and thanks. #EmmaBurkeNewman
Parents of woman killed in Glasgow back manifesto calling for safer cycling
THE parents of a young woman killed while cycling in Glasgow city centre have backed a manifesto to make roads safer for cycling.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Safer roads for everyone, please and thanks. #EmmaBurkeNewman
In 13 weeks Glasgow will have a safer junction where cyclist #EmmaBurkeNewman died 27 Jan 2023. The relative speed of this work is due to persistent engagement from Emma's loved ones and a receptive @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social and highlights the burden put on grieving people to push for change.
Work to improve junction where cyclist was killed by lorry begins
Emma Burke Newman was killed after being involved in a collision with an HGV at a set of traffic lights on the Broomielaw in 2023.
news.stv.tv
April 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In 13 weeks Glasgow will have a safer junction where cyclist #EmmaBurkeNewman died 27 Jan 2023. The relative speed of this work is due to persistent engagement from Emma's loved ones and a receptive @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social and highlights the burden put on grieving people to push for change.
Safer HGVs everywhere, please.
Rose Marie Burke on LinkedIn: Council unveils new £25m HGV and welfare bus fleet with enhanced safety…
We applaud the City of Edinburgh for deciding to invest in a SAFER fleet of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses. We hope that the Glasgow City Council will…
www.linkedin.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Safer HGVs everywhere, please.
This dangerous junction had previously been flagged to GCC officials by @gobikeglasgow.bsky.social. It is gratifying to see recent consultation on thoughtful designs for making this a safer and more appealing place to move around, regardless of the way you travel.
#EmmaBurkeNewman🦼🚶🏃♀️🚴♀️
#EmmaBurkeNewman🦼🚶🏃♀️🚴♀️
Cyclist told parents about Glasgow junction where HGV took her life
Emma Burke Newman, 22, died after she was dragged under an HGV on Glasgow's Broomielaw in January 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This dangerous junction had previously been flagged to GCC officials by @gobikeglasgow.bsky.social. It is gratifying to see recent consultation on thoughtful designs for making this a safer and more appealing place to move around, regardless of the way you travel.
#EmmaBurkeNewman🦼🚶🏃♀️🚴♀️
#EmmaBurkeNewman🦼🚶🏃♀️🚴♀️
How are you marking the two-year anniversary of the death of cyclist #EmmaBurkeNewman to avoidable road violence? How about writing to your MSP about cuts to the Active Travel budget? #NoBackpedalling
January 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How are you marking the two-year anniversary of the death of cyclist #EmmaBurkeNewman to avoidable road violence? How about writing to your MSP about cuts to the Active Travel budget? #NoBackpedalling