TandemKate
@tandemkate.bsky.social
Active travel enthusiast, mobility impaired, enjoy outdoors, making stuff, reading, games, music
I work for Wheels for Wellbeing - all views here are my own
I work for Wheels for Wellbeing - all views here are my own
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If you like it, you could loan one of your own for a month, for FREE, delivered to your door through #Wheels4Me London!
Visit wheels4me.co.uk to learn more.
Wheels4Me London is delivered in partnership with @sustrans.bsky.social, @peddlemywheels.bsky.social
& funded by the Motability Foundation.
Visit wheels4me.co.uk to learn more.
Wheels4Me London is delivered in partnership with @sustrans.bsky.social, @peddlemywheels.bsky.social
& funded by the Motability Foundation.
Non-standard Cycles | Wheels4Me
Wheels4Me London is a ground-breaking scheme offering free bike loans for Londoners with specific needs or disabilities.
wheels4me.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you like it, you could loan one of your own for a month, for FREE, delivered to your door through #Wheels4Me London!
Visit wheels4me.co.uk to learn more.
Wheels4Me London is delivered in partnership with @sustrans.bsky.social, @peddlemywheels.bsky.social
& funded by the Motability Foundation.
Visit wheels4me.co.uk to learn more.
Wheels4Me London is delivered in partnership with @sustrans.bsky.social, @peddlemywheels.bsky.social
& funded by the Motability Foundation.
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Susie never got an opportunity to learn to cycle as a child, but took to it like a duck to water and was soon volunteering to share her new passion with others.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Susie never got an opportunity to learn to cycle as a child, but took to it like a duck to water and was soon volunteering to share her new passion with others.
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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Someone just shared this with me: 1967, 3,000 publicans marching against introducing breath tests for drivers.
Barbara Castle MP got this introduced and speed limits and seatbelts as mInister for transport, and faced the standard opposition.
Barbara Castle MP got this introduced and speed limits and seatbelts as mInister for transport, and faced the standard opposition.
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Someone just shared this with me: 1967, 3,000 publicans marching against introducing breath tests for drivers.
Barbara Castle MP got this introduced and speed limits and seatbelts as mInister for transport, and faced the standard opposition.
Barbara Castle MP got this introduced and speed limits and seatbelts as mInister for transport, and faced the standard opposition.
Unreasonable fear of battery fires stoked by dangerous e-(motor)bike imports from online platforms is now stopping #Disabled people from using conventional mobility aids.
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Fire-risk' mobility scooters face flats ban in South Kesteven
Batteries and blocked exits leave sheltered housing tenants at risk, South Kesteven council says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unreasonable fear of battery fires stoked by dangerous e-(motor)bike imports from online platforms is now stopping #Disabled people from using conventional mobility aids.
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Susie is amazing - I’m psyching myself up to match her in journey-making adventurousness. Genuine inspiration - as in “oooh, maybe I could manage that one day, too”, none of the patronising stuff!
Susie never got an opportunity to learn to cycle as a child, but took to it like a duck to water and was soon volunteering to share her new passion with others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Susie is amazing - I’m psyching myself up to match her in journey-making adventurousness. Genuine inspiration - as in “oooh, maybe I could manage that one day, too”, none of the patronising stuff!
Sustainable drainage feature nearly finished! It’s only taken 2 years…
“If we do this, the drive won’t end up as a lake when it rains & you won’t have to cycle through mud all winter” was a great excuse to motivate teens & husband to dig, but honestly I just wanted to grow pretty wet-ground flowers…
“If we do this, the drive won’t end up as a lake when it rains & you won’t have to cycle through mud all winter” was a great excuse to motivate teens & husband to dig, but honestly I just wanted to grow pretty wet-ground flowers…
November 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Sustainable drainage feature nearly finished! It’s only taken 2 years…
“If we do this, the drive won’t end up as a lake when it rains & you won’t have to cycle through mud all winter” was a great excuse to motivate teens & husband to dig, but honestly I just wanted to grow pretty wet-ground flowers…
“If we do this, the drive won’t end up as a lake when it rains & you won’t have to cycle through mud all winter” was a great excuse to motivate teens & husband to dig, but honestly I just wanted to grow pretty wet-ground flowers…
#disability, #accessibility & #ActiveTravel Bluesky: I’m looking for the source of the UK Highway Code & govt advice that powerchair & mobility scooter users should be able to read a number plate from 12.3m/20ft.
It’s not law- just advice given threateningly with prosecution warnings!
It’s not law- just advice given threateningly with prosecution warnings!
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#disability, #accessibility & #ActiveTravel Bluesky: I’m looking for the source of the UK Highway Code & govt advice that powerchair & mobility scooter users should be able to read a number plate from 12.3m/20ft.
It’s not law- just advice given threateningly with prosecution warnings!
It’s not law- just advice given threateningly with prosecution warnings!
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Disabled people don’t just exist off-peak. Our freedom to travel shouldn’t either.
Have you written to your MP to let them know why they need to #UnlockTransportAccess for everyone?
Take a couple of minutes to speak out now: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
Have you written to your MP to let them know why they need to #UnlockTransportAccess for everyone?
Take a couple of minutes to speak out now: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Disabled people don’t just exist off-peak. Our freedom to travel shouldn’t either.
Have you written to your MP to let them know why they need to #UnlockTransportAccess for everyone?
Take a couple of minutes to speak out now: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
Have you written to your MP to let them know why they need to #UnlockTransportAccess for everyone?
Take a couple of minutes to speak out now: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
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Why has this become socially acceptable?
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Why has this become socially acceptable?
Figs (outside) and grapes (unheated greenhouse) still ripening. In the midlands.
Climate change? What climate change?!?
Aargh!
(I am enjoying the fruit, but…)
Climate change? What climate change?!?
Aargh!
(I am enjoying the fruit, but…)
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Figs (outside) and grapes (unheated greenhouse) still ripening. In the midlands.
Climate change? What climate change?!?
Aargh!
(I am enjoying the fruit, but…)
Climate change? What climate change?!?
Aargh!
(I am enjoying the fruit, but…)
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"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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No, backlash has not undercut the success of 30km/hour speed limits. They have incontrovertibly reduced death and injuries wherever they’ve been introduced. The backlash is just noise, it doesn’t change the facts.
If we really want safe, vibrant streets, we should focus on design rather than just lower speed limits. neat new work from Carlo Ratti's team: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There’s a Better Way to Win on Traffic Safety
Backlash has undercut the success of 30km/hour speed limits. New research finds that a less controversial policy can be more effective in slowing cars.
www.bloomberg.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
No, backlash has not undercut the success of 30km/hour speed limits. They have incontrovertibly reduced death and injuries wherever they’ve been introduced. The backlash is just noise, it doesn’t change the facts.
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A superb post about on-street parking and the baclkash against cycle parking here, from @maxsullivan.bsky.social movepeople.substack.com/p/bread-bin-...
Bread bin bike bunker blight
Why we hear less from those who would benefit from change on our streets. How we accelerated our cycle hangar program. And how to deal with the feelings that surround them.
movepeople.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A superb post about on-street parking and the baclkash against cycle parking here, from @maxsullivan.bsky.social movepeople.substack.com/p/bread-bin-...
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Turns out figs can ripen in October, in the midlands. This has not happened to us before!
Good thing that having this fig tree has trained me to like figs… or something…
Good thing that having this fig tree has trained me to like figs… or something…
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Turns out figs can ripen in October, in the midlands. This has not happened to us before!
Good thing that having this fig tree has trained me to like figs… or something…
Good thing that having this fig tree has trained me to like figs… or something…
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"I moved to an area where my kids can bike to school, because as an advocate for livable cities, I wanted my kids to experience what it feels like to be free. And I wanted to be able to sleep in." -Cyprine Odada, founder of Women Shaping Cities, Nairobi
October 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"I moved to an area where my kids can bike to school, because as an advocate for livable cities, I wanted my kids to experience what it feels like to be free. And I wanted to be able to sleep in." -Cyprine Odada, founder of Women Shaping Cities, Nairobi
Bike recommendations please!
Looking for a step through unpowered bike, small adult size, reasonable gear range, rack & mudguard mounting points essential, dynamo lights nice.
Would like an Islabike but…
For Little Miss, for Xmas (shhhh!)- she has cracked 2-wheel riding! Current bike is a bit small…
Looking for a step through unpowered bike, small adult size, reasonable gear range, rack & mudguard mounting points essential, dynamo lights nice.
Would like an Islabike but…
For Little Miss, for Xmas (shhhh!)- she has cracked 2-wheel riding! Current bike is a bit small…
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Bike recommendations please!
Looking for a step through unpowered bike, small adult size, reasonable gear range, rack & mudguard mounting points essential, dynamo lights nice.
Would like an Islabike but…
For Little Miss, for Xmas (shhhh!)- she has cracked 2-wheel riding! Current bike is a bit small…
Looking for a step through unpowered bike, small adult size, reasonable gear range, rack & mudguard mounting points essential, dynamo lights nice.
Would like an Islabike but…
For Little Miss, for Xmas (shhhh!)- she has cracked 2-wheel riding! Current bike is a bit small…
Rumour has it I’m talking about my favourite infrastructure tomorrow. What am I going to choose?!? It’s all interesting!
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Rumour has it I’m talking about my favourite infrastructure tomorrow. What am I going to choose?!? It’s all interesting!
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
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CYCLE SPOTLIGHT: Van Raam Maxi Comfort
Our Inclusive Cycling Advisor, Katie, recently popped down to our @peddlemywheels.bsky.social partners and took the time to explain a little bit about what makes each of our cycles unique.
Our Inclusive Cycling Advisor, Katie, recently popped down to our @peddlemywheels.bsky.social partners and took the time to explain a little bit about what makes each of our cycles unique.
September 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
CYCLE SPOTLIGHT: Van Raam Maxi Comfort
Our Inclusive Cycling Advisor, Katie, recently popped down to our @peddlemywheels.bsky.social partners and took the time to explain a little bit about what makes each of our cycles unique.
Our Inclusive Cycling Advisor, Katie, recently popped down to our @peddlemywheels.bsky.social partners and took the time to explain a little bit about what makes each of our cycles unique.
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When not championing policy, our C&P lead, @kayinckle.bsky.social, is a talented fiction author, releasing her debut sci-fi novel today!
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
Overspill – Kay Inckle - SRL Publishing
Plant a tree by ordering on our website, or available to order at all major retailers and your local indie book shop.
srlpublishing.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
When not championing policy, our C&P lead, @kayinckle.bsky.social, is a talented fiction author, releasing her debut sci-fi novel today!
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
Good deed of the day: Cutting overhanging branches obstructing a busy path.
Turns out a backful of steroids is all I need to be able to use light tools!
Told off by 1 person, thanked by 2.
#ActiveTravel #Maintenance #Access
Turns out a backful of steroids is all I need to be able to use light tools!
Told off by 1 person, thanked by 2.
#ActiveTravel #Maintenance #Access
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Good deed of the day: Cutting overhanging branches obstructing a busy path.
Turns out a backful of steroids is all I need to be able to use light tools!
Told off by 1 person, thanked by 2.
#ActiveTravel #Maintenance #Access
Turns out a backful of steroids is all I need to be able to use light tools!
Told off by 1 person, thanked by 2.
#ActiveTravel #Maintenance #Access
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We were delighted to be mentioned in this powerful Guardian article by George Monbiot about the state of British journalism. “You cannot speak truth to power if power controls your words… but perhaps the ground is shifting.” #wearealltheclarion www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We were delighted to be mentioned in this powerful Guardian article by George Monbiot about the state of British journalism. “You cannot speak truth to power if power controls your words… but perhaps the ground is shifting.” #wearealltheclarion www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...