Bicycle-Riding Motorist
grahamecooper.com
Bicycle-Riding Motorist
@grahamecooper.com
Dr Grahame Cooper.
Grandad, retired Prof, naturist. I walk, I cycle, I drive, I use public transport.
Hitchens's razor applies.
Ah, this is a Bee Network bus operated by Go North West in Greater Manchester, England.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Indeed. I have raised this before in the Active Travel Forum and council just seem to ignore it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I just heard back from @gmpolice.bsky.social Op Snap team after I queried the decision. The registered keeper has been sent a court summons in relation to the expired MOT certificate. If you're going to drive without an MOT or insurance, don't draw attention to yourself by close-passing a cyclist.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I note that the screenshot from the video shows a misleading diagram. The blue markup arrows are the cycle lanes and the green arrows are the pedestrian crossings.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
At the risk of sounding pedantic, whilst I think this is an excellent design, it is not strictly a Cyclops junction as it has the circulating cycle lane on the inside of the pedestrian crossings. A Cyclops junction has the cycle lanes on the outside. Each design has advantages and disadvantages.
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
... the van was being driven without a valid MOT test certificate and therefore probably without valid insurance. The MOT certificate expired 110 days previously. I pointed this out in my statement - do the Op Snap officers actually read our statements, I wonder.
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I agree on the width; narrower would encourage drivers not to cut the corner. However, this is a quiet, access only residential street. Regarding markings, they shouldn't be necessary here. A continuous footway should emphasise the pedestrian priority (which always applies across side roads anyway).
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Evidence that these warning letters do not work.
October 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It serves only to make the driver realize that they may be filmed, that the footage will be submitted to the police, and that the police will be interested. Doing that one driver at a time is ineffective; there needs to be much wider publicity. 2/2
October 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Interesting. I didn't realise that either.
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM