Ceri Woolsgrove
@ceriwoolsgrove.bsky.social
Senior Policy Officer at European Cyclists' Federation www.ecf.com in Brussels. Cycling safety; European policy; urban mobility; sustainable transport.
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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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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L’EU et les États-Unis ont signé un accord commercial prévoyant une «reconnaissance mutuelle» de leurs normes automobiles. Problème : les véhicules américains et leurs imposants pick-up ne respectent pas les règles européennes de protection piétons et cyclistes @ecf.com www.ecf.com/en/news/euro...
European Commission reneges on road safety promises: New trade deal “Framework” could open door to dangerous US pick-up trucks
European Commission reneges on road safety promises: New trade deal “Framework” could open door to dangerous US pick-up trucks
www.ecf.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
L’EU et les États-Unis ont signé un accord commercial prévoyant une «reconnaissance mutuelle» de leurs normes automobiles. Problème : les véhicules américains et leurs imposants pick-up ne respectent pas les règles européennes de protection piétons et cyclistes @ecf.com www.ecf.com/en/news/euro...
More evidence on the positive impact of 30km/h (20mph) speed reduction policies. Review of UK studies on impact of speed limit reduction "...20mph (32 km/h) speed limits reduced traffic crashes by an average of 26.45%....Casualties decreased by 22.92%" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evaluating the safety and speed impacts of the 20mph speed limit in the UK: Evidence and insights
Studies on the effectiveness of 20mph speed limits in the UK vary due to differences in context, methods, data, environments, and schemes. Many of the…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
More evidence on the positive impact of 30km/h (20mph) speed reduction policies. Review of UK studies on impact of speed limit reduction "...20mph (32 km/h) speed limits reduced traffic crashes by an average of 26.45%....Casualties decreased by 22.92%" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
US/EU Trade deal framework will have disastrous consequences for cycling/pedestrian safety if EU follows through on its intention to "mutually recognise" vehicle regulations www.forbes.com/sites/tanyam... In the US large pick-up trucks with minimal safety measures onboard are the norm.
Trade Deal With US Will Cost Lives On Europe’s Roads, Safety Groups Say
European safety groups raise concerns that a recent transatlantic trade and investment agreement between the US and EU will expose EU citizens to higher road risks.
www.forbes.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
US/EU Trade deal framework will have disastrous consequences for cycling/pedestrian safety if EU follows through on its intention to "mutually recognise" vehicle regulations www.forbes.com/sites/tanyam... In the US large pick-up trucks with minimal safety measures onboard are the norm.
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EU–US trade agreement moves forward as safety groups urge vigilance on vehicle standards
etsc.eu/eu-us-trade-...
etsc.eu/eu-us-trade-...
EU–US trade agreement moves forward as safety groups urge vigilance on vehicle standards
A tentative trade deal between the European Union and the United States was reached over the weekend, reportedly averting threatened 30% tariffs and agreeing instead to duties of around 15%
etsc.eu
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
EU–US trade agreement moves forward as safety groups urge vigilance on vehicle standards
etsc.eu/eu-us-trade-...
etsc.eu/eu-us-trade-...
"#VisionZero is just an aspirational #roadsafety target to keep us motivated to do better, it's not really achievable."
@hel.fi "Hold my Pint!!"
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
@hel.fi "Hold my Pint!!"
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"#VisionZero is just an aspirational #roadsafety target to keep us motivated to do better, it's not really achievable."
@hel.fi "Hold my Pint!!"
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
@hel.fi "Hold my Pint!!"
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
.@transenv.bsky.social report on increased bonnet height tinyurl.com/2p6awvkc, and previous report tinyurl.com/5n8u5evc on increased vehicle width, along with the clear danger of larger vehicles tinyurl.com/3r3hj38z regulators must act to put the brakes on this forward march of larger vehicle size
www.transportenvironment.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
.@transenv.bsky.social report on increased bonnet height tinyurl.com/2p6awvkc, and previous report tinyurl.com/5n8u5evc on increased vehicle width, along with the clear danger of larger vehicles tinyurl.com/3r3hj38z regulators must act to put the brakes on this forward march of larger vehicle size
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New!
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
May 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New!
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
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Really pleased with the new @usa.streetsblog.org podcast from @keawilson.bsky.social. It's a really nice half-hour interview with me and my co-author Marco te Brömmelstroet on our most recent motonormativity work - one for the drive to work today 😉
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/w...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/w...
Where Does 'Motonormativity' Come From — And Which Country Has It Worst? — Streetsblog USA
A new study explores how "motonormativity" shows up in the US, UK, and (yes) even in the Netherlands.
usa.streetsblog.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Really pleased with the new @usa.streetsblog.org podcast from @keawilson.bsky.social. It's a really nice half-hour interview with me and my co-author Marco te Brömmelstroet on our most recent motonormativity work - one for the drive to work today 😉
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/w...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/w...
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The EU must not lower vehicle safety standards🛑
@etsc.eu, POLIS, @eurocities.bsky.social, @cleancitiescampaign.org @ifpedestrians.bsky.social @ecf.com and other European organisations urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reject US-EU #VehicleEquivalence in any negotiation❗🚗
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@etsc.eu, POLIS, @eurocities.bsky.social, @cleancitiescampaign.org @ifpedestrians.bsky.social @ecf.com and other European organisations urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reject US-EU #VehicleEquivalence in any negotiation❗🚗
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Vehicle safety standards must stay out of the EU-US trade disputes - POLIS Network
Ten European organisations sent the European Commission a letter urging to reject US vehicle standards in trade negotiations.
buff.ly
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The EU must not lower vehicle safety standards🛑
@etsc.eu, POLIS, @eurocities.bsky.social, @cleancitiescampaign.org @ifpedestrians.bsky.social @ecf.com and other European organisations urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reject US-EU #VehicleEquivalence in any negotiation❗🚗
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@etsc.eu, POLIS, @eurocities.bsky.social, @cleancitiescampaign.org @ifpedestrians.bsky.social @ecf.com and other European organisations urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reject US-EU #VehicleEquivalence in any negotiation❗🚗
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We @ecf.com co-sign a letter to EU Commission president @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu with 9 other EU organisations, calling on EU to reject US vehicle standards or "regulatory equivalence" in automotive trade negotiations www.ecf.com/en/news/ecf-...
ECF co-sign letter to Commission President von der Leyen to reject US vehicle standards in trade negotiations
ECF co-sign letter to Commission President von der Leyen to reject US vehicle standards in trade negotiations
www.ecf.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We @ecf.com co-sign a letter to EU Commission president @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu with 9 other EU organisations, calling on EU to reject US vehicle standards or "regulatory equivalence" in automotive trade negotiations www.ecf.com/en/news/ecf-...
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Any graphic designers out there who are into mobility and transport issues? I’m in an EU-funded project that needs a logo. The project is about converting recyclable stuff like tires into bike lanes and e-bike charging points. Check it out 👇
www.smile-city.eu
www.smile-city.eu
Home | Smilecity
www.smile-city.eu
March 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Any graphic designers out there who are into mobility and transport issues? I’m in an EU-funded project that needs a logo. The project is about converting recyclable stuff like tires into bike lanes and e-bike charging points. Check it out 👇
www.smile-city.eu
www.smile-city.eu
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Here at ecf.com, we work to encourage more people cycling more often in Europe.
While this doesn't mean entirely 'car-free,' every car removed from our cities and replaced with someone walking or cycling a blessing. So many great cities are leading the way!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
While this doesn't mean entirely 'car-free,' every car removed from our cities and replaced with someone walking or cycling a blessing. So many great cities are leading the way!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Why Europe is going ‘car free’
At a time when NYC and the Trump administration are battling over a congestion pricing program, Europe is dramatically scaling back its relationship with cars.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Here at ecf.com, we work to encourage more people cycling more often in Europe.
While this doesn't mean entirely 'car-free,' every car removed from our cities and replaced with someone walking or cycling a blessing. So many great cities are leading the way!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
While this doesn't mean entirely 'car-free,' every car removed from our cities and replaced with someone walking or cycling a blessing. So many great cities are leading the way!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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Dutch public and parliament back reintroduction of alcohol interlocks for drink-driving offenders
Dutch public and parliament back reintroduction of alcohol interlocks for drink-driving offenders
A significant majority in the Netherlands supports stricter measures to combat drink-driving, with both the public and a majority in the Dutch Parliament favouring the reintroduction of alcohol…
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Dutch public and parliament back reintroduction of alcohol interlocks for drink-driving offenders
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I wrote this several years ago but it never got published. I would probably change a lot now, but if you are interested in protected junctions for cycling, you may find it interesting: drive.google.com/file/d/1BRFs...
Brian Deegan - Cycling Infrastructure Chapter.pdf
drive.google.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I wrote this several years ago but it never got published. I would probably change a lot now, but if you are interested in protected junctions for cycling, you may find it interesting: drive.google.com/file/d/1BRFs...
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From Brussels to Bologna…some good news for road safety
ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.
ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.
Opinion: From Brussels to Bologna…some good news for road safety
ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
From Brussels to Bologna…some good news for road safety
ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.
ETSC’s Executive Director Antonio Avenoso looks at how city-wide 30 km/h speed limits are bringing big benefits to cities across Europe.
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HOT RESEARCH NEWS!
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
February 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
HOT RESEARCH NEWS!
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Research from US www.iihs.org/topics/bibli... adds to increasing concern about high bonnets of pick-up truck and SUVs in crashes with pedestrians and cyclists. Belgium’s VIAS institute similar results last year www.vias.be/fr/newsroom/...
www.iihs.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Research from US www.iihs.org/topics/bibli... adds to increasing concern about high bonnets of pick-up truck and SUVs in crashes with pedestrians and cyclists. Belgium’s VIAS institute similar results last year www.vias.be/fr/newsroom/...
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The share of this born by society is €4674 per year for an Opel Corsa, and €5273 for a Mercedes GLC. Findings suggest that for low-income groups, private car ownership can represent a cost equal to housing.
What if carless people received the money every year?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What if carless people received the money every year?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The lifetime cost of driving a car
The car is one of the most expensive household consumer goods, yet there is a limited understanding of its private (internal) and social (external) co…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The share of this born by society is €4674 per year for an Opel Corsa, and €5273 for a Mercedes GLC. Findings suggest that for low-income groups, private car ownership can represent a cost equal to housing.
What if carless people received the money every year?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What if carless people received the money every year?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year.
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’
Controversial safety policy has helped drive down premiums to 18-month low, says Confused.com
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year.
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
Early bird tickets for ECF Velo-city conference in Gdansk in June now available www.velo-city-conference.com/en/tickets-i... (until 14 February).
Tickets
Tickets
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January 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Early bird tickets for ECF Velo-city conference in Gdansk in June now available www.velo-city-conference.com/en/tickets-i... (until 14 February).
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Irish Cycling Campaign delivered the press release below on Wednesday 01 January 2025 following yet another grim year of road traffic collisions and casualties.
#VisionZero @news.rte.ie
@nuachttg4.bsky.social
cyclist.ie/2025/01/iris...
#VisionZero @news.rte.ie
@nuachttg4.bsky.social
cyclist.ie/2025/01/iris...
Irish Cycling Campaign Urges Immediate Action Amid Rising Road Fatalities
Irish Cycling Campaign delivered the press release below on Wednesday 01 January 2025 following yet another grim year of road traffic collisions and casualties.Irish Cycling Campaign Urges Immediat…
cyclist.ie
January 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Irish Cycling Campaign delivered the press release below on Wednesday 01 January 2025 following yet another grim year of road traffic collisions and casualties.
#VisionZero @news.rte.ie
@nuachttg4.bsky.social
cyclist.ie/2025/01/iris...
#VisionZero @news.rte.ie
@nuachttg4.bsky.social
cyclist.ie/2025/01/iris...
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Many health experts recommend people walk or cycle at least 30 minutes every day.
With 44.0% of Dutch adults walking or cycling at least 30 minutes every day, it has by far the highest percentage of any country in Europe.
landgeist.com/2023/1...
With 44.0% of Dutch adults walking or cycling at least 30 minutes every day, it has by far the highest percentage of any country in Europe.
landgeist.com/2023/1...
December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Many health experts recommend people walk or cycle at least 30 minutes every day.
With 44.0% of Dutch adults walking or cycling at least 30 minutes every day, it has by far the highest percentage of any country in Europe.
landgeist.com/2023/1...
With 44.0% of Dutch adults walking or cycling at least 30 minutes every day, it has by far the highest percentage of any country in Europe.
landgeist.com/2023/1...
Research from @georgeyannis.bsky.social and Eva Michelaraki at Nat Tech University of Athens on effectiveness of 30 kph limits www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "...can save over 40% of lives, significant positive effect on environment, ... public health, ..., increased walking and cycling"
Effectiveness of 30 km/h speed limit – A literature review
Introduction: Road crashes are a major social problem, resulting in 1.19 million fatalities and over 50 million injuries annually. Speeding is the pri…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Research from @georgeyannis.bsky.social and Eva Michelaraki at Nat Tech University of Athens on effectiveness of 30 kph limits www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "...can save over 40% of lives, significant positive effect on environment, ... public health, ..., increased walking and cycling"