Mark Endean
@markendean.bsky.social
Bicyclist, recumbent tricyclist 😃, motorcyclist, grandfather, knitter, materials engineer, retired academic, would-be linguist currently failing structurally and waiting for further replacement parts. 😢
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social will have something to say about this.
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social will have something to say about this.
“Preboarding” is the one that always gets me.🤣
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“Preboarding” is the one that always gets me.🤣
Last Thursday I heard two Cetti’s warblers!😱
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Last Thursday I heard two Cetti’s warblers!😱
Well done! And not a bit before time.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Well done! And not a bit before time.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And they come back to you crystal clear at the oddest moments many moons later.
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
And they come back to you crystal clear at the oddest moments many moons later.
I rarely commuted by car because I hated it so much. It turned me into a monster. At least cycling I could let off the steam. #carbrain I suppose. 🤬
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I rarely commuted by car because I hated it so much. It turned me into a monster. At least cycling I could let off the steam. #carbrain I suppose. 🤬
The rule in my lab classes was wash your hands *before* you go to the bathroom. 🤭
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The rule in my lab classes was wash your hands *before* you go to the bathroom. 🤭
Human-powered vehicle vs. mechanized pedestrian.
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Human-powered vehicle vs. mechanized pedestrian.
The LCWIP changes that but still the 1991 design guide is being applied to new developments so that road traffic is prioritised at newly-created crossings.
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The LCWIP changes that but still the 1991 design guide is being applied to new developments so that road traffic is prioritised at newly-created crossings.
Road/redway crossings are either road-priority at-grade (give way markings on the redway) or the redway is diverted under or over the road. Virtually everywhere the pedestrian and cyclist is required to climb, sometimes quite steeply, so that the motorist is not inconvenienced.
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Road/redway crossings are either road-priority at-grade (give way markings on the redway) or the redway is diverted under or over the road. Virtually everywhere the pedestrian and cyclist is required to climb, sometimes quite steeply, so that the motorist is not inconvenienced.
I don’t know but it must be global.
October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I don’t know but it must be global.
There’s a section on one of my local routes that, according to Strava, reaches 17%, or 1 in 6. Nowhere I know of on the roads gets anything like that steep.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
There’s a section on one of my local routes that, according to Strava, reaches 17%, or 1 in 6. Nowhere I know of on the roads gets anything like that steep.
See also cross-pavement charging cable gullies.
October 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
See also cross-pavement charging cable gullies.