Matt Martin
@mattmartin82.bsky.social
Work In renewables, raising two mini me's. Love cycling, running and generally exploring.
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Matt Martin
@mattmartin82.bsky.social
· Aug 21
I've said it before, I'll say it again: As a society we would never accept the level of injury and death we do on the roads in a place of work. PPE is always the last line of defense
#activetravel
#activetravel
In the same vain, this is an interesting piece as well. Goes in to the science around driver awareness. Basically light up any bits that move i.e. your legs.
www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...
www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In the same vain, this is an interesting piece as well. Goes in to the science around driver awareness. Basically light up any bits that move i.e. your legs.
www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...
www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...
Another #activetravel #commute to the office this morning. Wet abd dark but still beats driving in any day!
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Another #activetravel #commute to the office this morning. Wet abd dark but still beats driving in any day!
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
First commute in to the office in a while.
Had to stick to the roads this morning due to main beam light issues. Promise I'll get a more scenic pic tomorrow @plotfolk.bsky.social
#activetravel
Had to stick to the roads this morning due to main beam light issues. Promise I'll get a more scenic pic tomorrow @plotfolk.bsky.social
#activetravel
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
First commute in to the office in a while.
Had to stick to the roads this morning due to main beam light issues. Promise I'll get a more scenic pic tomorrow @plotfolk.bsky.social
#activetravel
Had to stick to the roads this morning due to main beam light issues. Promise I'll get a more scenic pic tomorrow @plotfolk.bsky.social
#activetravel
One day hopefully we will look back on the reduction on speed limits the same way we do the smoking ban. Individual needs should not come at the expense of the safety of wider society
#activetravel
#20splenty
#activetravel
#20splenty
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
One day hopefully we will look back on the reduction on speed limits the same way we do the smoking ban. Individual needs should not come at the expense of the safety of wider society
#activetravel
#20splenty
#activetravel
#20splenty
A thread where two people discuss and expand there knowledge on a topic they care about! Why can't more posts be like this
#discourse
#discourse
And this is even more important in third-world countries like the USA, where asbestos is still allowed to be used in brake pads.
September 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A thread where two people discuss and expand there knowledge on a topic they care about! Why can't more posts be like this
#discourse
#discourse
Was scanning the @theguardian.com site & noticed the good news that England qualified 4 the quarter finals of the #wrwc Also that unfortunately Wales were knocked out 😕 &, in keeping with their usual reporting standards, not 1 mention of how Scotland got on, spoiler alert they also qualified.
August 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Was scanning the @theguardian.com site & noticed the good news that England qualified 4 the quarter finals of the #wrwc Also that unfortunately Wales were knocked out 😕 &, in keeping with their usual reporting standards, not 1 mention of how Scotland got on, spoiler alert they also qualified.
💯 this!!!
One of my sons friends and his dad joined us on our cycle to rugby this morning after chatting to us about it yesterday.
#onelesscar
#activetravel
#bikesky
One of my sons friends and his dad joined us on our cycle to rugby this morning after chatting to us about it yesterday.
#onelesscar
#activetravel
#bikesky
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.
🚲 ❤️
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
💯 this!!!
One of my sons friends and his dad joined us on our cycle to rugby this morning after chatting to us about it yesterday.
#onelesscar
#activetravel
#bikesky
One of my sons friends and his dad joined us on our cycle to rugby this morning after chatting to us about it yesterday.
#onelesscar
#activetravel
#bikesky
Hey @theguardian.com you guys know that England isn't all of the UK right? Just checking as this article about water shortages in England seems to be showing a map of the UK. I checled and only 1 reference to 🏴 and 0 to NI and 🏴.
How can England possibly be running out of water?
While famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possible
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hey @theguardian.com you guys know that England isn't all of the UK right? Just checking as this article about water shortages in England seems to be showing a map of the UK. I checled and only 1 reference to 🏴 and 0 to NI and 🏴.
SUNday Spin (Trying to block out the implication of the long warm spell here in 🏴 🫤)
#bike
#sundayspin
#globalwarming
#climatechange
#bike
#sundayspin
#globalwarming
#climatechange
May 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
SUNday Spin (Trying to block out the implication of the long warm spell here in 🏴 🫤)
#bike
#sundayspin
#globalwarming
#climatechange
#bike
#sundayspin
#globalwarming
#climatechange
This is a brilliant idea (if infuriating it is needed). I can't help feel though that the proposed outcome of using the data to redirect cyclists to quieter routes misses the mark completely. Surely a better use of these data would be to identify the best locations for new cycle infra
#activetravel
#activetravel
£20 bike handlebar sensor could help create close pass risk map for cyclists – as researchers find direct link between near misses and driver collisions
Researchers from the University of Washington have built a small sensor that plugs into a handlebar and tracks close passes from motorists, which they say could eventually help cyclists find safer cit...
road.cc
May 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This is a brilliant idea (if infuriating it is needed). I can't help feel though that the proposed outcome of using the data to redirect cyclists to quieter routes misses the mark completely. Surely a better use of these data would be to identify the best locations for new cycle infra
#activetravel
#activetravel
Been a busy week with a wee jaunt to Bristol and trying to get work sorted for a week off. OoO run to clear the head ahead of some time off with the family 🥰
#spring
##trailrunning
#crafbeer
#BESS
#spring
##trailrunning
#crafbeer
#BESS
April 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Been a busy week with a wee jaunt to Bristol and trying to get work sorted for a week off. OoO run to clear the head ahead of some time off with the family 🥰
#spring
##trailrunning
#crafbeer
#BESS
#spring
##trailrunning
#crafbeer
#BESS
Had an hours Teams meeting. One of those ones you know you're not going to have to speak on. Stuck my headphones in and squeezed in a half hour run in the spring sun 😎
#runningmeeting
#zone2
#spring
#runningmeeting
#zone2
#spring
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Had an hours Teams meeting. One of those ones you know you're not going to have to speak on. Stuck my headphones in and squeezed in a half hour run in the spring sun 😎
#runningmeeting
#zone2
#spring
#runningmeeting
#zone2
#spring
Long run out and back along the start of the West Highland. So lucky to have this on my doorstep!
#Weekendwarrior
#longrun
#trailrunning
#WHW
#Weekendwarrior
#longrun
#trailrunning
#WHW
March 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Long run out and back along the start of the West Highland. So lucky to have this on my doorstep!
#Weekendwarrior
#longrun
#trailrunning
#WHW
#Weekendwarrior
#longrun
#trailrunning
#WHW
Weekend trip to the barbers with the offspring. Took the bikes of course. Wee Colpies ice cream as a treat 😋
#activetravel
#bikes
#activetravel
#bikes
March 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Weekend trip to the barbers with the offspring. Took the bikes of course. Wee Colpies ice cream as a treat 😋
#activetravel
#bikes
#activetravel
#bikes
Easy run last night up to the west highland way and back. Such a clear night, spotted a couple of deer out as well 😍
#trailrunning
#zone2
#nature
#whw
#trailrunning
#zone2
#nature
#whw
March 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Easy run last night up to the west highland way and back. Such a clear night, spotted a couple of deer out as well 😍
#trailrunning
#zone2
#nature
#whw
#trailrunning
#zone2
#nature
#whw
What a cracking day for today's long weekend run, proper spring feels! Up to the resevoir then back via the shops for Sunday dinner supplies. Cheeky wee beer in the garden to "rehydrate" 😉
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#activetravel
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#activetravel
March 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What a cracking day for today's long weekend run, proper spring feels! Up to the resevoir then back via the shops for Sunday dinner supplies. Cheeky wee beer in the garden to "rehydrate" 😉
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#activetravel
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#activetravel
Intervals last night for the first time since getting back to running 🤢. Upside was the recovery meant I got to appreciate the trail in the dark a bit more. Can of AF cherry choclate stout by @mashgang.bsky.social as a reward for getting out on a Friday night!
#trailrunning
#intervals
#trailrunning
#intervals
March 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Intervals last night for the first time since getting back to running 🤢. Upside was the recovery meant I got to appreciate the trail in the dark a bit more. Can of AF cherry choclate stout by @mashgang.bsky.social as a reward for getting out on a Friday night!
#trailrunning
#intervals
#trailrunning
#intervals
Just showed Thing 1 this and I'm not sure what made me happier, that this might happen or how excited he was 🥰
Edinburgh and Wales expected to host opening stages of 2027 men’s Tour de France, as Leeds set for Tour Femmes Grand Départ
Auld Reekie and La Grande Boucle – a match made in heaven?
road.cc
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Just showed Thing 1 this and I'm not sure what made me happier, that this might happen or how excited he was 🥰
Long run out along the West Highland Way out and back. Love that this is right on my doorstep. Although it was overcast the birds were out in full chorus. Saw loads of other runners dog walkers and cyclists. So nice to see so many people using the route 😄
#trailrunning
#whw
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#trailrunning
#whw
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
March 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Long run out along the West Highland Way out and back. Love that this is right on my doorstep. Although it was overcast the birds were out in full chorus. Saw loads of other runners dog walkers and cyclists. So nice to see so many people using the route 😄
#trailrunning
#whw
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
#trailrunning
#whw
#longrun
#weekendwarrior
My Day? Green.
My Kennedys? Dead.
My Valentine?
Bloody.
Bloody.
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My Day? Green.
Reposted by Matt Martin
Funding is available for individuals, families or small teams to undertake an adventure, at a level appropriate to their experience level, which promotes self-development and wellbeing.
It is intended that between three to five grants will be given, of between £300 and £500 each.
It is intended that between three to five grants will be given, of between £300 and £500 each.
Grant — ADVENTURE MIND
We believe in the benefits that adventure has on our confidence, resilience, relationships, purpose and overall wellbeing so we want to make such challenges more accessible.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Funding is available for individuals, families or small teams to undertake an adventure, at a level appropriate to their experience level, which promotes self-development and wellbeing.
It is intended that between three to five grants will be given, of between £300 and £500 each.
It is intended that between three to five grants will be given, of between £300 and £500 each.
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