Steve Knattress
@cycleoptic.bsky.social
“retired" broadcast technical editor. Islington, North London.
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
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Dreadful news of a woman killed by a lorry being driven on Hornsey Rise. My thoughts with her family, friends and work colleagues and with first responders.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims yesterday. I hope any lessons can be learned from the investigation and any changes made.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims yesterday. I hope any lessons can be learned from the investigation and any changes made.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dreadful news of a woman killed by a lorry being driven on Hornsey Rise. My thoughts with her family, friends and work colleagues and with first responders.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims yesterday. I hope any lessons can be learned from the investigation and any changes made.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims yesterday. I hope any lessons can be learned from the investigation and any changes made.
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This is one of my favourite pieces so far as The Times emphasises how AMAZING swifts are & how small the ask of swift bricks is, illustrating how pathetic Labour are being. www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is one of my favourite pieces so far as The Times emphasises how AMAZING swifts are & how small the ask of swift bricks is, illustrating how pathetic Labour are being. www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
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People also forget that for many an e-bike IS a mobility aid and yet we can't take them into hotels, we can't charge them on campsites or other accommodation, we aren't even allowed to put them into safe bike lock-ups at work (even if not charging).
And yet you can buy an illegal e-bike from Argos
And yet you can buy an illegal e-bike from Argos
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
People also forget that for many an e-bike IS a mobility aid and yet we can't take them into hotels, we can't charge them on campsites or other accommodation, we aren't even allowed to put them into safe bike lock-ups at work (even if not charging).
And yet you can buy an illegal e-bike from Argos
And yet you can buy an illegal e-bike from Argos
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So glad these pesky e-bikes have speed limiters www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Watch: Felixstowe teenager steers one-handed at 80mph in 30 zone
Lewis Meadows has been jailed for four years and banned after causing death by dangerous driving.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
So glad these pesky e-bikes have speed limiters www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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The hysteria over this has been utterly insane.
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
Government shuts down "false" media claims roads to be narrowed to stop drivers overtaking cyclists, after tabloid "war on motorists" hysteria "misrepresents" latest road safety guidance
Tabloid meltdown and condemnation from motoring organisations, but Department for Transport insists "there has never been legally binding standards for road widths" and coverage was "false and misrepr...
road.cc
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The hysteria over this has been utterly insane.
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
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Are you a senior leader or teacher curious to know how and why a School Street can benefit your school? We're here to answer your questions! #SchoolStreets #AirPollution
School Streets FAQs for school leadership teams and teachers — Mums for Lungs
June 11th 2025 Teachers - want to know why School Streets are so great? Read our School Street FAQs for schools!
www.mumsforlungs.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Are you a senior leader or teacher curious to know how and why a School Street can benefit your school? We're here to answer your questions! #SchoolStreets #AirPollution
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Of 1847 total reports 1362 are NFA or Warning Letter - 74% either got a "got away with it again" letter or were just not actioned at all. I guess that's OpSnap been binned, again. @roadcc.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Of 1847 total reports 1362 are NFA or Warning Letter - 74% either got a "got away with it again" letter or were just not actioned at all. I guess that's OpSnap been binned, again. @roadcc.bsky.social
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This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
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On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
UN World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - Theme: Remember. Support. Act. - English
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
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I'm infuriated that I have to pay £5 to bring my £180,000 range rover into central oxford...
(narrator: The vehicle takes about 2 hours to simply depreciate in value that much).
(narrator: The vehicle takes about 2 hours to simply depreciate in value that much).
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm infuriated that I have to pay £5 to bring my £180,000 range rover into central oxford...
(narrator: The vehicle takes about 2 hours to simply depreciate in value that much).
(narrator: The vehicle takes about 2 hours to simply depreciate in value that much).
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Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
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BUT "The hardest part is crossing massive junctions or changing lanes in front of cars"
The fix: Haringey needs a safe cycle network – including Green Lanes! People have been waiting long... @mikehakata.bsky.social @perayahmet.bsky.social @scottemery.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social
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The fix: Haringey needs a safe cycle network – including Green Lanes! People have been waiting long... @mikehakata.bsky.social @perayahmet.bsky.social @scottemery.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
BUT "The hardest part is crossing massive junctions or changing lanes in front of cars"
The fix: Haringey needs a safe cycle network – including Green Lanes! People have been waiting long... @mikehakata.bsky.social @perayahmet.bsky.social @scottemery.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social
6/7
The fix: Haringey needs a safe cycle network – including Green Lanes! People have been waiting long... @mikehakata.bsky.social @perayahmet.bsky.social @scottemery.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social
6/7
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From cars to cargo bikes: how families are finding freedom on two (or three) wheels.
Here’s how Norwich is helping residents make the shift. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
Here’s how Norwich is helping residents make the shift. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
From cars to cargo bikes: How families found freedom
A new study shows that households using cargo bikes can halve their car miles – and a scheme is helping Norwich residents make the shift
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
From cars to cargo bikes: how families are finding freedom on two (or three) wheels.
Here’s how Norwich is helping residents make the shift. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
Here’s how Norwich is helping residents make the shift. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
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After 4 convictions, she still hasn't been able to grasp that there is one sure way of not getting a speeding ticket entirely within her control.
Being caught at 35 means her speedo was almost certainly showing 36 or 37. Even bang on 35 would have been obvious.
#Motornormativity entitlement.
Being caught at 35 means her speedo was almost certainly showing 36 or 37. Even bang on 35 would have been obvious.
#Motornormativity entitlement.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
After 4 convictions, she still hasn't been able to grasp that there is one sure way of not getting a speeding ticket entirely within her control.
Being caught at 35 means her speedo was almost certainly showing 36 or 37. Even bang on 35 would have been obvious.
#Motornormativity entitlement.
Being caught at 35 means her speedo was almost certainly showing 36 or 37. Even bang on 35 would have been obvious.
#Motornormativity entitlement.
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Get cabs.
Lady, this is your 5th driving offence (4th speeding) in 8 years.
If losing the privilege of driving would cause you exceptional hardship, then perhaps you should have been less careless with that privilege.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kirs...
If losing the privilege of driving would cause you exceptional hardship, then perhaps you should have been less careless with that privilege.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kirs...
Kirsty Gallacher says judge has 'no empathy' after being banned from driving
The presenter asked the court to spare her from a driving ban, saying it would prevent her from taking care of her teenage sons
www.standard.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Get cabs.
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The other thing I don't understand is this. There must be a number of Labour MP's who have parents who came to Britain as refugees. (Ours is one.) Or who might be refugees themselves. How on earth does this new policy play with them??
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The other thing I don't understand is this. There must be a number of Labour MP's who have parents who came to Britain as refugees. (Ours is one.) Or who might be refugees themselves. How on earth does this new policy play with them??
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
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🤩 When you become an LCC Member, you're not just getting all the great benefits, but you're also directly funding our campaigning work...
🤝 Join today and help make London a world class cycling city: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
🤝 Join today and help make London a world class cycling city: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🤩 When you become an LCC Member, you're not just getting all the great benefits, but you're also directly funding our campaigning work...
🤝 Join today and help make London a world class cycling city: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
🤝 Join today and help make London a world class cycling city: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
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With all Green MPs, I voted to keep the vital nature protections in Lords Amendment 130 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill last night (now no.40 in our weird processes). The Govt is ignoring evidence and playing political games with our ecosystem. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
With all Green MPs, I voted to keep the vital nature protections in Lords Amendment 130 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill last night (now no.40 in our weird processes). The Govt is ignoring evidence and playing political games with our ecosystem. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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We're back at Grove Park Youth Club tomorrow, rain or shine, with my Dr Bike.
11am to 1pm.
Details at 🔗
www.facebook.com/share/1BXfce...
11am to 1pm.
Details at 🔗
www.facebook.com/share/1BXfce...
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We're back at Grove Park Youth Club tomorrow, rain or shine, with my Dr Bike.
11am to 1pm.
Details at 🔗
www.facebook.com/share/1BXfce...
11am to 1pm.
Details at 🔗
www.facebook.com/share/1BXfce...
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Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
Is the Land Rover Defender the biggest star of Celebrity Traitors?
Is the Land Rover Defender the Celebrity Traitors' biggest star? With almost 12million people tuning in, search results have surged 35% for JLR's best selling 110.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
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Disappointed that the Met Commissioner does not see the part that a good collision investigation plays in road traffic victims getting justice after a crash.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Disappointed that the Met Commissioner does not see the part that a good collision investigation plays in road traffic victims getting justice after a crash.
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The Lower Thames Crossing is unaffordable.
If fully publicly financed, it would need £16 billion of taxpayers' money!
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/chancellor-u...
If fully publicly financed, it would need £16 billion of taxpayers' money!
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/chancellor-u...
Chancellor urged to scrap Lower Thames Crossing in favour of stronger growth-generating rail projects
Chancellor urged to scrap Lower Thames Crossing in favour of stronger growth-generating rail projects In its Budget submission to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [1], Transport Action Network (TAN) has...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Lower Thames Crossing is unaffordable.
If fully publicly financed, it would need £16 billion of taxpayers' money!
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/chancellor-u...
If fully publicly financed, it would need £16 billion of taxpayers' money!
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/chancellor-u...
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This feels like the right balance. The BBC made a mistake and should certainly apologise, but it shouldn't give in to Trump's mafia shakedown routine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This feels like the right balance. The BBC made a mistake and should certainly apologise, but it shouldn't give in to Trump's mafia shakedown routine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...