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Ioan McAvoy
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Charity accountant and, in a previous life, ancient historian. melodeons, football, science & video games.
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Ahead of “e-bike” Panorama tonight can we clearly distinguish between:

🚲 legal e-assist bikes limited to 15.5 mph

🚲 dockless hire e-bikes like Lime paid by the minute so incentivising poor riding and

🚲 illegal kit conversion e-bikes with a throttle sometimes used by (exploited) delivery riders
January 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Reposted by Ioan McAvoy
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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CamelCase (Capitalizing each word in a multi-word hashtag like #EduSky not #edusky) will allow screen readers to more accurately read hashtags and makes your posts accessible to:

- blind people
- people with partial sight
- dyslexic people
- people who enjoy using screen readers

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November 20, 2024 at 1:49 AM