2 Wheeled Wolf
@2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social
Leaving other site & moving in here. Same person with cool ebikes I like to create. Been a returnee to cycling despite disability for some years & now my ebikes are my mobility aids.
Been complaints I ain't thankful for crap cycle infra, why should I?
Been complaints I ain't thankful for crap cycle infra, why should I?
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Welcome all new BlueSky followers, I know some were followers from Twatter & others are new. So a brief introduction, I have been a lover of riding on 2 wheels since I learnt to ride a bicycle & further engrained when I started riding motorcycles. Due to disability I did stop cycling for a while
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Three years ago, Utrecht completed the transformation of the Sint Josephlaan and turned an unattractive, unlivable car sewer into a green city boulevard.
It shows that even Dutch cities were not always like they are today and have often come a long way in becoming better versions of themselves.
It shows that even Dutch cities were not always like they are today and have often come a long way in becoming better versions of themselves.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Three years ago, Utrecht completed the transformation of the Sint Josephlaan and turned an unattractive, unlivable car sewer into a green city boulevard.
It shows that even Dutch cities were not always like they are today and have often come a long way in becoming better versions of themselves.
It shows that even Dutch cities were not always like they are today and have often come a long way in becoming better versions of themselves.
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I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
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Think of the public spending we could spend £s on. My personal favourite is £5 bn. p.a. on social care (amongst other benefits easing pressure on hospitals) - what's yours?
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Think of the public spending we could spend £s on. My personal favourite is £5 bn. p.a. on social care (amongst other benefits easing pressure on hospitals) - what's yours?
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
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We've had enough of Russian interference in our politics and our democracy. Gill is the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty of evidence around to show that they interfered with our Brexit referendum. Sign the petition. #EnoughIsEnough petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We've had enough of Russian interference in our politics and our democracy. Gill is the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty of evidence around to show that they interfered with our Brexit referendum. Sign the petition. #EnoughIsEnough petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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On the one hand, this parking lot has a 10 MPH speed limit. On the other hand, was this fire hydrant even wearing hi-viz?
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
On the one hand, this parking lot has a 10 MPH speed limit. On the other hand, was this fire hydrant even wearing hi-viz?
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Drove past this spot this evening and that chuffing car is still there blocking the cycleway. One for @yplac.bsky.social
On my ride this morning, I came across this parked car almost completely blocking NCN14. I just just about managed to scrape by. On the drivers side is a really busy trunk road with oncoming traffic.
Utterly thoughtless. I must start carrying a hammer or similar.
Utterly thoughtless. I must start carrying a hammer or similar.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Drove past this spot this evening and that chuffing car is still there blocking the cycleway. One for @yplac.bsky.social
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No, this is not a parking space.
(Police issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, but I'm not sure whether it was for the double yellows, or blocking the cyce lane, or both)
@yplac.bsky.social @therealyplac.bsky.social
(Police issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, but I'm not sure whether it was for the double yellows, or blocking the cyce lane, or both)
@yplac.bsky.social @therealyplac.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
No, this is not a parking space.
(Police issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, but I'm not sure whether it was for the double yellows, or blocking the cyce lane, or both)
@yplac.bsky.social @therealyplac.bsky.social
(Police issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, but I'm not sure whether it was for the double yellows, or blocking the cyce lane, or both)
@yplac.bsky.social @therealyplac.bsky.social
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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Whilst the UK government is reported to be planning to cap the Cycle to Work Scheme, the Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes.
Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes
It is part of a €2.5 billion package to create roads, cycle paths, tunnels and tram lines to residential areas
road.cc
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whilst the UK government is reported to be planning to cap the Cycle to Work Scheme, the Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes.
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More excellent work by a Reform run council.
Remember what Reform does when the elections come around.
Remember what Reform does when the elections come around.
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time | Peter Morris
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
More excellent work by a Reform run council.
Remember what Reform does when the elections come around.
Remember what Reform does when the elections come around.
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Checked out this new development just south of downtown Des Moines, which appears to be following some new urbanist tenets (separated sidewalk-level cycletrack, townhomes with sidewalk frontage, hidden parking structures).
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Checked out this new development just south of downtown Des Moines, which appears to be following some new urbanist tenets (separated sidewalk-level cycletrack, townhomes with sidewalk frontage, hidden parking structures).
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Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus.
Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
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Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Oil and gas lobbyists have no legitimate role at climate conferences.
We need COP30 to put people and planet first, not polluters.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
We need COP30 to put people and planet first, not polluters.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oil and gas lobbyists have no legitimate role at climate conferences.
We need COP30 to put people and planet first, not polluters.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
We need COP30 to put people and planet first, not polluters.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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You need big sticks as well as carrots.
Make driving the inconvenient choice.
Make driving the inconvenient choice.
Improving cycle infrastructure and public transport has little impact on car use, a new review finds.
Improving cycle infrastructure and public transport has little impact on car use, new review finds
These non-coercive measures need to be combined with measures such as higher driving costs or reduced car access to have an effect
road.cc
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
You need big sticks as well as carrots.
Make driving the inconvenient choice.
Make driving the inconvenient choice.
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I propose that the Deansgate / Quay St junction is the worst ever junction to include protected cycling.
I honestly doubt you could have deliberately designed a junction with more conflict between users.
At some point, I’ll get a video showing just how bad it is.
I honestly doubt you could have deliberately designed a junction with more conflict between users.
At some point, I’ll get a video showing just how bad it is.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I propose that the Deansgate / Quay St junction is the worst ever junction to include protected cycling.
I honestly doubt you could have deliberately designed a junction with more conflict between users.
At some point, I’ll get a video showing just how bad it is.
I honestly doubt you could have deliberately designed a junction with more conflict between users.
At some point, I’ll get a video showing just how bad it is.
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
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Domino's lorry with an instruction for everyone to stay away due to the driver not being able to see.
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Domino's lorry with an instruction for everyone to stay away due to the driver not being able to see.
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20
Something very wrong with this attitude.
#ActiveTravel
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
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No private cars during this video in the center of Paris ! This is not because of some enforcement, it just turns out the users of the road in this video are many cyclists, a bus, a few taxis and one moped ;)
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No private cars during this video in the center of Paris ! This is not because of some enforcement, it just turns out the users of the road in this video are many cyclists, a bus, a few taxis and one moped ;)
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When people either quit cycling or are put off taking it up altogether, it’s a complete failure of policy.
There’s a vast chasm of difference between how you’re treated riding on the roads in the U.K. compared to many European countries.
www.bikeradar.com/features/opi...
There’s a vast chasm of difference between how you’re treated riding on the roads in the U.K. compared to many European countries.
www.bikeradar.com/features/opi...
I need to quit road riding – seeing a van hit a cyclist was the final straw | BikeRadar
The risk when clocking up the road miles isn’t worth it for me anymore
www.bikeradar.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
When people either quit cycling or are put off taking it up altogether, it’s a complete failure of policy.
There’s a vast chasm of difference between how you’re treated riding on the roads in the U.K. compared to many European countries.
www.bikeradar.com/features/opi...
There’s a vast chasm of difference between how you’re treated riding on the roads in the U.K. compared to many European countries.
www.bikeradar.com/features/opi...