Erin Eese
@erineese.bsky.social
Driving is a privilege, not a right. Life is a right.
Drivers who kill or seriously injure should be given lifetime driving bans.
Drivers who kill or seriously injure should be given lifetime driving bans.
Surrey and Thames Valley Police seemingly stopped a couple of years ago. TVP told me to stop reporting: A crime must be committed and 1.5m is not a law.
And they don't even have time to investigate some accidents.
Close passes is also a statistic that they don't record any statistics on.
And they don't even have time to investigate some accidents.
Close passes is also a statistic that they don't record any statistics on.
Some important clarification here from @cyclinguk.bsky.social on submitting close-pass video evidence to the police
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Is it worth submitting video footage of close passes?
After concerns that police in Wales might not be accepting video submissions of close passing, we met with the Head of GoSafe in Wales to find out more. Here’s what he told us, along with his advice f...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Surrey and Thames Valley Police seemingly stopped a couple of years ago. TVP told me to stop reporting: A crime must be committed and 1.5m is not a law.
And they don't even have time to investigate some accidents.
Close passes is also a statistic that they don't record any statistics on.
And they don't even have time to investigate some accidents.
Close passes is also a statistic that they don't record any statistics on.
Killing a cyclist results in a standard 2-year suspended sentence.
Cheating on the driving test (rightly) gets a prison sentence.
But this is fcuked up, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
#lifetimeDrivingbans
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Cheating on the driving test (rightly) gets a prison sentence.
But this is fcuked up, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
#lifetimeDrivingbans
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Driving test cheating soars as candidates turn to Bluetooth headsets and impersonators — BBC News
Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.
apple.news
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Killing a cyclist results in a standard 2-year suspended sentence.
Cheating on the driving test (rightly) gets a prison sentence.
But this is fcuked up, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
#lifetimeDrivingbans
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Cheating on the driving test (rightly) gets a prison sentence.
But this is fcuked up, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
#lifetimeDrivingbans
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LIFETIME driving bans, @heidialexander.bsky.social
How many cyclists have to die? These sentences have emboldened drivers to take chances – what's the worst that can happen to THEM – they don't care about the victims. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
How many cyclists have to die? These sentences have emboldened drivers to take chances – what's the worst that can happen to THEM – they don't care about the victims. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Timothy Cale reversed into the cyclist's path as the rider was descending, the prosecutor telling the driver his manoeuvre "may have saved him a few seconds but led to a catastrophic collision and the loss of life"
Suspended sentence for motorist who killed cyclist with "careless manoeuvre" before driving off and claiming he thought smashed windscreen was caused by falling tree branch
Timothy Cale reversed into the cyclist's path as the rider was descending, the prosecutor telling the driver his manoeuvre "may have saved him a few seconds but led to a catastrophic collision and the...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:22 AM
LIFETIME driving bans, @heidialexander.bsky.social
How many cyclists have to die? These sentences have emboldened drivers to take chances – what's the worst that can happen to THEM – they don't care about the victims. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
How many cyclists have to die? These sentences have emboldened drivers to take chances – what's the worst that can happen to THEM – they don't care about the victims. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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I see Tom Skinner is Reform’s latest ‘star signing’.
✅ Grew up loaded with Lamborghinis in the garage, but cosplays as working class.
✅ Privately-educated.
✅ Convicted criminal.
✅ Failed to pay back £50,000 Covid loan.
✅ Betrayed his Mrs.
He’ll fit right in.
✅ Grew up loaded with Lamborghinis in the garage, but cosplays as working class.
✅ Privately-educated.
✅ Convicted criminal.
✅ Failed to pay back £50,000 Covid loan.
✅ Betrayed his Mrs.
He’ll fit right in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I see Tom Skinner is Reform’s latest ‘star signing’.
✅ Grew up loaded with Lamborghinis in the garage, but cosplays as working class.
✅ Privately-educated.
✅ Convicted criminal.
✅ Failed to pay back £50,000 Covid loan.
✅ Betrayed his Mrs.
He’ll fit right in.
✅ Grew up loaded with Lamborghinis in the garage, but cosplays as working class.
✅ Privately-educated.
✅ Convicted criminal.
✅ Failed to pay back £50,000 Covid loan.
✅ Betrayed his Mrs.
He’ll fit right in.
Lifetime driving bans, @heidialexander.bsky.social. Driving is no god given right to kill and injure others. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Driving test cheating soars as candidates turn to Bluetooth headsets and impersonators — BBC News
Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.
apple.news
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Lifetime driving bans, @heidialexander.bsky.social. Driving is no god given right to kill and injure others. @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Lifetime driving ban #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Killer M62 driver who 'lied about being unfit to avoid prosecution' filmed playing rugby, raving and buying pints — Manchester Evening News
Police footage has finally exposed Steven Naylor's lies
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January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Erin Eese
Let it be known that when push came to shove, it was the social democrats, greens, and progressive liberals who defended British democracy from American fascism.
Right wing ‘British patriots’ rolled over for Trump and Musk and called for Britain to be invaded.
Traitors.
Right wing ‘British patriots’ rolled over for Trump and Musk and called for Britain to be invaded.
Traitors.
January 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Let it be known that when push came to shove, it was the social democrats, greens, and progressive liberals who defended British democracy from American fascism.
Right wing ‘British patriots’ rolled over for Trump and Musk and called for Britain to be invaded.
Traitors.
Right wing ‘British patriots’ rolled over for Trump and Musk and called for Britain to be invaded.
Traitors.
Lifetime driving bans. 40 limit and ANPR on country lanes. Graduated license #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Lifetime driving bans. 40 limit and ANPR on country lanes. Graduated license #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Finally. Lifetime driving bans and graduated license next. #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Drivers over 70 set to face ban for failing compulsory eye tests — The i Paper
Cognitive assessments for older drivers will also be considered under Government's new road safety plans
apple.news
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Finally. Lifetime driving bans and graduated license next. #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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In the meantime, what's being done to deter drivers from killing cyclists?
#lifetimeDrivingbans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingbans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Self-driving cars 'won't get road rage or be distracted by kids in the backseat' — Metro
Driverless cars will make journeys safer, halt road rage and combat drink-driving, the transport secretary has said.
apple.news
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM
In the meantime, what's being done to deter drivers from killing cyclists?
#lifetimeDrivingbans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingbans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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If the threat of suspension of drivers license for benefit cheats, why not introduce lifetime driving bans for drivers who kill or injure cyclists? @heidialexander.bsky.social
What has this government done to save cyclist lives?
What has this government done to save cyclist lives?
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
If the threat of suspension of drivers license for benefit cheats, why not introduce lifetime driving bans for drivers who kill or injure cyclists? @heidialexander.bsky.social
What has this government done to save cyclist lives?
What has this government done to save cyclist lives?
16 years if you kill 2 pedestrians. 2 years suspended sentence if you kill 2 cyclists. #discrimination #injustice #lifetimeDrivingBans #lowerSpeedRuralRoads #ANPRruralRoads #graduatedLicense @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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A speeding driver killed my parents - there needs to be a cultural change — BBC News
Claire Corkery wants cultural change on road safety after her parents were killed by a speeding driver.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
16 years if you kill 2 pedestrians. 2 years suspended sentence if you kill 2 cyclists. #discrimination #injustice #lifetimeDrivingBans #lowerSpeedRuralRoads #ANPRruralRoads #graduatedLicense @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Will trials where cyclists have been killed or injured also be exempt from juries?
That would be a great step in the right direction. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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That would be a great step in the right direction. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Is the jury system overrated? — The News Agents
In the sane world of the commons, the Shadow Justice Secretary was only two minutes into his speech before he called the justice secretary a “Lammy Dodger“ and accused him of going back on his previou...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Will trials where cyclists have been killed or injured also be exempt from juries?
That would be a great step in the right direction. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
overcast.fm/+AA9hL5C4AYc
That would be a great step in the right direction. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
overcast.fm/+AA9hL5C4AYc
Outside London, cyclist safety is one of the reasons not to stop.
Still waiting for the crackdown on drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedDriving @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk apple.news/A_9VhhjphSeW...
Still waiting for the crackdown on drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedDriving @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk apple.news/A_9VhhjphSeW...
Why do cyclists go through red lights? We asked them — The Times and The Sunday Times
“Can I just finish this call please?” one 46-year-old woman said to the police officer who pulled her over during rush hour. The cyclist, an operations manager, had been using her 35-minute commute to...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Outside London, cyclist safety is one of the reasons not to stop.
Still waiting for the crackdown on drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedDriving @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk apple.news/A_9VhhjphSeW...
Still waiting for the crackdown on drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedDriving @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk apple.news/A_9VhhjphSeW...
@heidialexander.bsky.social People are cycling less/ stopping cycling because they don't feel safe on the roads.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Weekend Edition: Sir Mark Cavendish - “They wrote me off but I’m a born racer” - The Sports Agents — The News Agents
Never write off a born racer: Sir Mark Cavendish had won 30 stages of the world’s biggest cycling race, The Tour de France (even winning one makes a riders career) but he’d been out of the game for 5 ...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
@heidialexander.bsky.social People are cycling less/ stopping cycling because they don't feel safe on the roads.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Really, @heidialexander.bsky.social ? Meanwhile, cyclists are just treated as road kill. Not protected by law, no justice, no deterrents.
#lifetimeDrivingBans @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingBans @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night — BBC News
Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.
apple.news
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Really, @heidialexander.bsky.social ? Meanwhile, cyclists are just treated as road kill. Not protected by law, no justice, no deterrents.
#lifetimeDrivingBans @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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#lifetimeDrivingBans @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Why does a traffic police report require "Place of Birth"?
Other than institutional racism purposes? 🤔
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Other than institutional racism purposes? 🤔
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Why does a traffic police report require "Place of Birth"?
Other than institutional racism purposes? 🤔
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Other than institutional racism purposes? 🤔
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Is Surrey Police trying to fudge stats using a dark pattern?
Reporting road traffic incidents randomly refreshes the page so you loose the information entered and you have to start all over.
How many give up after a couple attempts?
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Reporting road traffic incidents randomly refreshes the page so you loose the information entered and you have to start all over.
How many give up after a couple attempts?
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Is Surrey Police trying to fudge stats using a dark pattern?
Reporting road traffic incidents randomly refreshes the page so you loose the information entered and you have to start all over.
How many give up after a couple attempts?
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Reporting road traffic incidents randomly refreshes the page so you loose the information entered and you have to start all over.
How many give up after a couple attempts?
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Lifetime driving bans. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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'Inspirational' mum and cyclist died after crash with van on A40, inquest hears
Jodie Amanda James died from injuries sustained in a crash with a van on the A40, an inquest has heard.
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October 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Lifetime driving bans. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Reckless driver heading wrong way down major road stopped by tactical police crash — The Independent
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September 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social
Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans
Action close passes.
Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege
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Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans
Action close passes.
Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege
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Streeting's bid to get Britain off the couch and save NHS £10bn — The i Paper
Health Secretary's Get Britain Moving campaign could be undermined by difficulty to walk in some areas
apple.news
September 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social
Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans
Action close passes.
Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege
apple.news/AT3NZ3m_DQoK...
Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans
Action close passes.
Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege
apple.news/AT3NZ3m_DQoK...
The serious problem cyclists want banned is drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social
Not parking in the cycle lanes would be nice, but I know how to ride around a car, unlike some drivers who don't know how to drive around a cyclist.
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Not parking in the cycle lanes would be nice, but I know how to ride around a car, unlike some drivers who don't know how to drive around a cyclist.
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The ‘serious problem’ motorists want banned in England — The Independent
A recent survey reveals that four out of five drivers in England want government action to address pavement parking.
apple.news
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The serious problem cyclists want banned is drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social
Not parking in the cycle lanes would be nice, but I know how to ride around a car, unlike some drivers who don't know how to drive around a cyclist.
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Not parking in the cycle lanes would be nice, but I know how to ride around a car, unlike some drivers who don't know how to drive around a cyclist.
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Discrimination or lies, @heidialexander.bsky.social ?
As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans
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As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Driving tests: The learner drivers using dashcam footage to fight road rage
Learning to drive is a right of passage for many, but drivers and instructors face increasing abuse.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Discrimination or lies, @heidialexander.bsky.social ?
As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@heidialexander.bsky.social Are you aware that some police forces seem to deliberately suppress the reporting of cyclist close passes?
If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses
If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses
August 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@heidialexander.bsky.social Are you aware that some police forces seem to deliberately suppress the reporting of cyclist close passes?
If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses
If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses