Katcycle 🪈🚲 💚
@katcycle.bsky.social
Amateur musician, cycling, active travel, public transport, green energy, publicly owned services. Manchester.
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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It'd be cool if the "increasing the cost of motoring hurts poor people" people cared anything like as much about cost to people who rely on public transport - who are disproportionately likely to be poor and disabled, and who consistently face far greater increases in cost.
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It'd be cool if the "increasing the cost of motoring hurts poor people" people cared anything like as much about cost to people who rely on public transport - who are disproportionately likely to be poor and disabled, and who consistently face far greater increases in cost.
This.
New cycle lanes are not for people who currently cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This.
This is so important to understand. We MUST NOT let anyone get rid of our NHS, it’s just too important for us all - individually AND as a society.
youtu.be/F35MtUpjMa4?si
youtu.be/F35MtUpjMa4?si
the shocking reality of USA healthcare that would NEVER happen in Britain
YouTube video by Girl Gone London
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August 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is so important to understand. We MUST NOT let anyone get rid of our NHS, it’s just too important for us all - individually AND as a society.
youtu.be/F35MtUpjMa4?si
youtu.be/F35MtUpjMa4?si
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Why are commentators spending so much time on how RefUK would go about implementing fascist policy and not enough time explaining that RefUK are fascists?
It would be messy and chaotic and crazy expensive but ultimately Reform can override courts if they have a majority and I don't see why, say, the Taliban wouldn't sign a returns agreement to get back people they would like to torture and kill. So yes it could work.
One of two very good threads by Adam on this. A startling number of people - responding, in part, by the tone set by their government - just have this very complacent 'oh, no, this plan will never work'. I mean, 1) it could but also 2) they will definitely try.
August 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Why are commentators spending so much time on how RefUK would go about implementing fascist policy and not enough time explaining that RefUK are fascists?
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Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
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Overheard at the playground:
“I’m seeing all of these parents pull up w/ their kids on cargo bikes & thinking I should try biking here next time.”
Do not underestimate the potential inspiration & motivation you might offer simply by riding your bike.
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“I’m seeing all of these parents pull up w/ their kids on cargo bikes & thinking I should try biking here next time.”
Do not underestimate the potential inspiration & motivation you might offer simply by riding your bike.
🚲 ❤️
August 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Overheard at the playground:
“I’m seeing all of these parents pull up w/ their kids on cargo bikes & thinking I should try biking here next time.”
Do not underestimate the potential inspiration & motivation you might offer simply by riding your bike.
🚲 ❤️
“I’m seeing all of these parents pull up w/ their kids on cargo bikes & thinking I should try biking here next time.”
Do not underestimate the potential inspiration & motivation you might offer simply by riding your bike.
🚲 ❤️
This is important to understand. For example, those people who MUST GET IN FRONT (dangerously) of the bike that they see as slow and ‘holding them up’. They’re falling for this, rather than understanding that their overall journey time will not be affected by more than a couple of minutes, at most.
I don't think most people understand how our brains have adjusted to the high speeds of driving. What once felt fast feels normal. And thus anything slower feels like unacceptable impediment. It isn't just better insulation and shocks (although it helps - my '84 Volvo *told you* when you hit 60 mph)
August 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is important to understand. For example, those people who MUST GET IN FRONT (dangerously) of the bike that they see as slow and ‘holding them up’. They’re falling for this, rather than understanding that their overall journey time will not be affected by more than a couple of minutes, at most.
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Really useful article summarising the data around 20mph speed limits. One to save, and send to local councillors and MPs.
Great piece on the Welsh government’s 20mph policy by @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea!
Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong
willhaywardwales.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Really useful article summarising the data around 20mph speed limits. One to save, and send to local councillors and MPs.
So today I needed to get to Timperley, Gtr M/cr. No bike racks in the village centre, where all the shops are, so I didn’t cycle. It’s a real shame. @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So today I needed to get to Timperley, Gtr M/cr. No bike racks in the village centre, where all the shops are, so I didn’t cycle. It’s a real shame. @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
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The more people own cars, the more our society is built on the expectation that people will own cars, and the more people who do own cars insist that they can't do without them, and the more people who don't own cars are treated as an afterthought & an inconvenience.
July 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The more people own cars, the more our society is built on the expectation that people will own cars, and the more people who do own cars insist that they can't do without them, and the more people who don't own cars are treated as an afterthought & an inconvenience.
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Bravo to the driver of the black Peugeot, who perfectly waits for me to pass in the cycle lane before turning left across the lane.
Boo to the impatient driver of the white Citroën, who beeps twice at the Peugeot driver while he's waiting. The wait is only a matter of seconds.
Boo to the impatient driver of the white Citroën, who beeps twice at the Peugeot driver while he's waiting. The wait is only a matter of seconds.
July 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Bravo to the driver of the black Peugeot, who perfectly waits for me to pass in the cycle lane before turning left across the lane.
Boo to the impatient driver of the white Citroën, who beeps twice at the Peugeot driver while he's waiting. The wait is only a matter of seconds.
Boo to the impatient driver of the white Citroën, who beeps twice at the Peugeot driver while he's waiting. The wait is only a matter of seconds.
This is a v short service road + parking for a row of shops, joining the main road just beyond the white van.
I’m appalled that a speed hump has had to be installed to slow down rat-runners, who just can’t wait to join the main road, just to the right of where I’m standing.
It’s a telling detail.
I’m appalled that a speed hump has had to be installed to slow down rat-runners, who just can’t wait to join the main road, just to the right of where I’m standing.
It’s a telling detail.
July 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is a v short service road + parking for a row of shops, joining the main road just beyond the white van.
I’m appalled that a speed hump has had to be installed to slow down rat-runners, who just can’t wait to join the main road, just to the right of where I’m standing.
It’s a telling detail.
I’m appalled that a speed hump has had to be installed to slow down rat-runners, who just can’t wait to join the main road, just to the right of where I’m standing.
It’s a telling detail.
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It is 39°C in Lisbon today. The same in Madrid. In Paris next week it will also be 39°C.
Look at this picture. People are under trees, where it can be up to 12°C cooler.
Given trees take decades to mature and many don’t survive, cities need to plant many more street trees. And urgently.
Look at this picture. People are under trees, where it can be up to 12°C cooler.
Given trees take decades to mature and many don’t survive, cities need to plant many more street trees. And urgently.
June 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It is 39°C in Lisbon today. The same in Madrid. In Paris next week it will also be 39°C.
Look at this picture. People are under trees, where it can be up to 12°C cooler.
Given trees take decades to mature and many don’t survive, cities need to plant many more street trees. And urgently.
Look at this picture. People are under trees, where it can be up to 12°C cooler.
Given trees take decades to mature and many don’t survive, cities need to plant many more street trees. And urgently.
So true. New protected bike lanes have been installed near where I live. And I have noticed just how much more relaxed I am when I reach my destination, if it is within the new protected area. Contrast to when I travel further, where there's no protection - I do indeed use so much more mental energy
I think something non cyclists don't quite understand is the amount of mental exhaustion one feels after biking in car-heavy environment. It's just constant vigilance.
My jaw literally dropped, it’s not an exaggeration to say as a cyclist one feels constantly like you will be hit by a car on the roads:
Automobile association found that almost 10% of the time a cyclist crosses the road they have a potential conflict with a vehicle.
Severity low/med just means 1/
Automobile association found that almost 10% of the time a cyclist crosses the road they have a potential conflict with a vehicle.
Severity low/med just means 1/
June 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
So true. New protected bike lanes have been installed near where I live. And I have noticed just how much more relaxed I am when I reach my destination, if it is within the new protected area. Contrast to when I travel further, where there's no protection - I do indeed use so much more mental energy
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Drive as if someone will jump out on the street at anytime and then be surprised if that doesn't happen. Not the other way around.
June 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drive as if someone will jump out on the street at anytime and then be surprised if that doesn't happen. Not the other way around.
Another video uploaded to YouTube - Another Dodgy Right Turn. I'm thinking of publishing these quite regularly, showing the good and the bad of cycling infrastructure as I come across it.
@trafford-council.bsky.social @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/MypWOCjIX-4
@trafford-council.bsky.social @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/MypWOCjIX-4
Yet another dodgy right turn
YouTube video by Katcycle
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June 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Another video uploaded to YouTube - Another Dodgy Right Turn. I'm thinking of publishing these quite regularly, showing the good and the bad of cycling infrastructure as I come across it.
@trafford-council.bsky.social @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/MypWOCjIX-4
@trafford-council.bsky.social @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/MypWOCjIX-4
Part of a regular journey that I make by bicycle. It's a right turn across FOUR lanes of motor traffic. @trafford-council.bsky.social Now the infra through Stretford has been done, can this be next?
Cross Street/Glebelands Rd/Dane Rd, Sale
@walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/JpA6g9FAX68
Cross Street/Glebelands Rd/Dane Rd, Sale
@walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/JpA6g9FAX68
Scary Right Turn
YouTube video by Katcycle
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Part of a regular journey that I make by bicycle. It's a right turn across FOUR lanes of motor traffic. @trafford-council.bsky.social Now the infra through Stretford has been done, can this be next?
Cross Street/Glebelands Rd/Dane Rd, Sale
@walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/JpA6g9FAX68
Cross Street/Glebelands Rd/Dane Rd, Sale
@walkridetrafford.bsky.social
youtu.be/JpA6g9FAX68
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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
May 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
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Our new columnist argues for mirroring gun control when it comes to regulating drivers.
How do we put a stop to road violence and curb excessive car use? Look at how we dealt with guns
In light of numerous devasting incidents involving drivers in the UK and beyond recently, Frank Podmore makes a case for tighter regulation when it comes to driving
road.cc
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Our new columnist argues for mirroring gun control when it comes to regulating drivers.
Absolutely. I fit this demographic; I was a child in the ‘70s. I played in the street daily with friends from the same street. There were few cars, & they were smaller, so fitted in driveways or took up less road space. They were driven slower and carefully ‘cos they knew children played there.
April 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Absolutely. I fit this demographic; I was a child in the ‘70s. I played in the street daily with friends from the same street. There were few cars, & they were smaller, so fitted in driveways or took up less road space. They were driven slower and carefully ‘cos they knew children played there.
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Once more for those at the back, who weren't paying attention:
You cannot "offset" CO2. Offsetting is a snake oil business, and anyone who preaches about it is either dishonest, or ignorant.
You cannot "offset" CO2. Offsetting is a snake oil business, and anyone who preaches about it is either dishonest, or ignorant.
April 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Once more for those at the back, who weren't paying attention:
You cannot "offset" CO2. Offsetting is a snake oil business, and anyone who preaches about it is either dishonest, or ignorant.
You cannot "offset" CO2. Offsetting is a snake oil business, and anyone who preaches about it is either dishonest, or ignorant.
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I call my friends in the Green Party to take Jenny Jones to task for this. What she is calling for *will* get cyclists killed, and set back active travel by decades.
It's worth everyone reading what she is on record supporting. Amendment 36:
"(2A) The Secretary of State must issue guidance requiring—(a) buses to stop at the kerbside to allow all passengers to board from and alight directly to the pavement,
"(2A) The Secretary of State must issue guidance requiring—(a) buses to stop at the kerbside to allow all passengers to board from and alight directly to the pavement,
April 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I call my friends in the Green Party to take Jenny Jones to task for this. What she is calling for *will* get cyclists killed, and set back active travel by decades.
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Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.
March 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.