Mark
@marknorbury.bsky.social
Living in the East Mids and getting around mostly by bike and sometimes the train
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73% of Copenhageners don’t own a car, and the city has made huge strides reclaiming public space for people that had been previously surrendered to cars. Now candidates in the upcoming city election want to prioritize “car storage” again. Not surprisingly, @colville-andersen.com isn’t holding back.
Debunking political myths about car #parking in #copenhagen #kv25 #cities #cars
YouTube video by Coolville feat.:The Life-Sized City
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November 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
73% of Copenhageners don’t own a car, and the city has made huge strides reclaiming public space for people that had been previously surrendered to cars. Now candidates in the upcoming city election want to prioritize “car storage” again. Not surprisingly, @colville-andersen.com isn’t holding back.
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I keep this handy in the book marks.
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
Brexit party MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda
Resolution seeking upgrade of EU counter-disinformation unit nevertheless passes easily
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I keep this handy in the book marks.
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
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"Disciplines as wide-ranging as sociology, psychology, history, and medicine have critically examined automobility; however, the field of peace and conflict studies has yet to explore the normalized negative externalities of car supremacy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Let’s Keep Our Eyes on the Road: The Case for Peace and Conflict Researchers to Study Vehicular Violence
Preventable deaths due to vehicular collisions average more than 40,000 in the USA every year; globally, this figure exceeds 1 million annually. These are not unintentional “accidents;” car crashes...
www.tandfonline.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Disciplines as wide-ranging as sociology, psychology, history, and medicine have critically examined automobility; however, the field of peace and conflict studies has yet to explore the normalized negative externalities of car supremacy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Vehicles should be speed-limited after two speeding tickets.
Look at this crazy SUV driver who barely misses hitting pedestrians. Look how fast they’re going. But e-bikes 🙄
Look at this crazy SUV driver who barely misses hitting pedestrians. Look how fast they’re going. But e-bikes 🙄
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Vehicles should be speed-limited after two speeding tickets.
Look at this crazy SUV driver who barely misses hitting pedestrians. Look how fast they’re going. But e-bikes 🙄
Look at this crazy SUV driver who barely misses hitting pedestrians. Look how fast they’re going. But e-bikes 🙄
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I can see why people keep complaining about these “dockless vehicles” being left all over the pavement.
Local authorities need to find and punish the owners.
#30daysofbiking
Local authorities need to find and punish the owners.
#30daysofbiking
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I can see why people keep complaining about these “dockless vehicles” being left all over the pavement.
Local authorities need to find and punish the owners.
#30daysofbiking
Local authorities need to find and punish the owners.
#30daysofbiking
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The Lower Thames Crossing tells two lies.
1. That the government can't afford anything.
2. That this particular project will even do what they claim it will. ⬇️
1. That the government can't afford anything.
2. That this particular project will even do what they claim it will. ⬇️
Building new roads creates new traffic.
This £10bn (!) scheme will only relieve traffic on Dartford Crossing for so long. How many years before a multi-billion-pound relief road is suggested to cut congestion on the Lower Thames Crossing??
We should be expanding public transport instead.
This £10bn (!) scheme will only relieve traffic on Dartford Crossing for so long. How many years before a multi-billion-pound relief road is suggested to cut congestion on the Lower Thames Crossing??
We should be expanding public transport instead.
Approving the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is a desperate decision to distract from the likely bad news in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement tomorrow.
The Government can’t afford to properly fund the NHS, roads are falling apart, and benefits are being cut. But the LTC gets the go-ahead?
The Government can’t afford to properly fund the NHS, roads are falling apart, and benefits are being cut. But the LTC gets the go-ahead?
March 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Lower Thames Crossing tells two lies.
1. That the government can't afford anything.
2. That this particular project will even do what they claim it will. ⬇️
1. That the government can't afford anything.
2. That this particular project will even do what they claim it will. ⬇️
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Wow!! That is a powerful video & a brilliantly coherent and understandable explanation of why security clearances are absolutely necessary. Unless you’re @pierrepoilievremp.bsky.social I guess.
WATCH: The gloves are off! It’s been an under-reported scandal for quite a while that Pierre Poilievre refuses to apply for security clearance. It was a scandal EVEN BEFORE the most recent efforts to undermine Canada’s democracy, sovereignty and economy from Trump, Musk and the GOP.
Share this.
Share this.
Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
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March 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wow!! That is a powerful video & a brilliantly coherent and understandable explanation of why security clearances are absolutely necessary. Unless you’re @pierrepoilievremp.bsky.social I guess.
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"The most abundant nanoplastic was tyre particles (41%), then polystyrene (28%) and polyethylene (12%). Each tyre on the world’s 1.6bn vehicles can lose 4kg during its lifetimes and may be the largest source of tiny plastic pollution."
Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps
Mountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"The most abundant nanoplastic was tyre particles (41%), then polystyrene (28%) and polyethylene (12%). Each tyre on the world’s 1.6bn vehicles can lose 4kg during its lifetimes and may be the largest source of tiny plastic pollution."
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The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
December 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
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“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Es alucinante cómo ha bajado la contaminación en París en 15 años. Anne Hidalgo lo ha llenado todo de carriles bici y no sólo ha reducido la contaminación en un 40%, sino que ha sido reelegida.
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Presumed Liability Law; presumption that the person with most dangerous vehicle is at fault unless proved otherwise. I witnessed how careful motor vehicle drivers are around cyclists in Holland + Germany; I think them having this law is a big part of that.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo...
petition.parliament.uk
November 27, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Presumed Liability Law; presumption that the person with most dangerous vehicle is at fault unless proved otherwise. I witnessed how careful motor vehicle drivers are around cyclists in Holland + Germany; I think them having this law is a big part of that.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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So, my council lets you hire these trailers for free (£100 deposit) and they are amazing. I've moved furniture, compost, a whole dismantled kitchen including a fridge. Here I offered to pick up plants for someone I didn't know because it was on my way. Bravo wfcouncil
@labourstone.bsky.social
@labourstone.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
So, my council lets you hire these trailers for free (£100 deposit) and they are amazing. I've moved furniture, compost, a whole dismantled kitchen including a fridge. Here I offered to pick up plants for someone I didn't know because it was on my way. Bravo wfcouncil
@labourstone.bsky.social
@labourstone.bsky.social
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People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research
The third iteration of The Pedestrian Pound shows that people on foot spend more money than people arriving by car.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:02 AM
People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...