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Cycling round and about the town of Orpington.
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Good morning. Here's Sweep diving into a swimming pool.
December 1, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Good morning. Here's Sweep diving into a swimming pool.
This is getting ridiculous now. Who is still voting for Pete on strictly?!
December 1, 2024 at 7:28 PM
This is getting ridiculous now. Who is still voting for Pete on strictly?!
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
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Sad for Louise Haigh but Heidi Alexander is good choice from public/active transport POV.
Keir Starmer has now appointed Heidi Alexander, who used to be Sadiq Khan's Deputy Mayor for Transport, as his new Transport Secretary, to replace Louise Haigh
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Sad for Louise Haigh but Heidi Alexander is good choice from public/active transport POV.
Congratulations @heidialexander.bsky.social on new role as Transport Secretary!
November 29, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Congratulations @heidialexander.bsky.social on new role as Transport Secretary!
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Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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Years ago we had the mayor bike to school with my 6 year old, within the first :30 seconds they were almost hit by a driver on live TV.
Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure.
Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure.
November 28, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Years ago we had the mayor bike to school with my 6 year old, within the first :30 seconds they were almost hit by a driver on live TV.
Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure.
Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure.
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It's simply incredible. Just absolutely blew it, her nuclear attack for a major moment. Pissed away with a passing reference to some shit she saw online.
It took years for Cameron to call for Brown to resign or Starmer to call for Johnson to resign. Badenoch has gone there after just three weeks. Where else do you have to go after that?
November 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM
It's simply incredible. Just absolutely blew it, her nuclear attack for a major moment. Pissed away with a passing reference to some shit she saw online.
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Please for God's sake stop using these hashtags. #RussianBankCollapse and #RunAwayRuble
This is causing completely unnecessary panic in Russia and could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is causing completely unnecessary panic in Russia and could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
November 25, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Please for God's sake stop using these hashtags. #RussianBankCollapse and #RunAwayRuble
This is causing completely unnecessary panic in Russia and could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is causing completely unnecessary panic in Russia and could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is not the time to give up on Ukraine. Russian sanctions are working. Let's fund Ukraine more!
November 27, 2024 at 7:38 AM
This is not the time to give up on Ukraine. Russian sanctions are working. Let's fund Ukraine more!
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Who remembers running away from the ref on FIFA? 😂
November 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Who remembers running away from the ref on FIFA? 😂
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Sometimes I go out of my way just to ride down Rue Rivoli. There aren't many traffic lights and there is lots of space. Here is the Paris Brompton Club getting ready for a group ride, starting on Rue Rivoli
November 26, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Sometimes I go out of my way just to ride down Rue Rivoli. There aren't many traffic lights and there is lots of space. Here is the Paris Brompton Club getting ready for a group ride, starting on Rue Rivoli
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Your regular reminder that my book about #sophiefromromania would make a fantastic Christmas gift. Here’s what readers say amzn.eu/d/cFyTgJK
November 26, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Your regular reminder that my book about #sophiefromromania would make a fantastic Christmas gift. Here’s what readers say amzn.eu/d/cFyTgJK
RIP ♥️
We need technological solutions or otherwise to prevent people driving these killing machines without a driving license or MOT.
We need technological solutions or otherwise to prevent people driving these killing machines without a driving license or MOT.
"This was a horrific incident and shocking for those who witnessed it"
road.cc/311429
road.cc/311429
Dangerous driver who killed cyclist in "horrific incident" jailed for four years
The driver who had no licence or insurance continued to drive with the victim's bike underneath their vehicle until they were stopped by another motorist
road.cc
November 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM
RIP ♥️
We need technological solutions or otherwise to prevent people driving these killing machines without a driving license or MOT.
We need technological solutions or otherwise to prevent people driving these killing machines without a driving license or MOT.
Hello! Question of the day: should delivery drivers park in mandatory cycle lanes or should they park in the main lane?
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Hello! Question of the day: should delivery drivers park in mandatory cycle lanes or should they park in the main lane?
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Spot on. Comprehensive pedestrianisation should be far higher up the agenda in our cities than it is. Nearly wherever cars go, cities get worse. Nearly wherever they’re removed, those urban spaces flourish.
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 26, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Spot on. Comprehensive pedestrianisation should be far higher up the agenda in our cities than it is. Nearly wherever cars go, cities get worse. Nearly wherever they’re removed, those urban spaces flourish.
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"Strong men" will always appeal to a section of the masses because they seem to offer quick solutions and easy answers to complex problems. What happens next... is that the world... always falls apart as those quick solutions and easy answers turn out to be a lot of dangerous bollocks.
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM
"Strong men" will always appeal to a section of the masses because they seem to offer quick solutions and easy answers to complex problems. What happens next... is that the world... always falls apart as those quick solutions and easy answers turn out to be a lot of dangerous bollocks.
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The perfect bike stand.
The Sheffield stand is already great as it provides locking points at front and back.
But its flaw is if it's removed from the ground due you can just slip the locks off the bottom.
This fixes that with a bar.
Now, a thief would have to steal your bike *and* the stand.
The Sheffield stand is already great as it provides locking points at front and back.
But its flaw is if it's removed from the ground due you can just slip the locks off the bottom.
This fixes that with a bar.
Now, a thief would have to steal your bike *and* the stand.
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The perfect bike stand.
The Sheffield stand is already great as it provides locking points at front and back.
But its flaw is if it's removed from the ground due you can just slip the locks off the bottom.
This fixes that with a bar.
Now, a thief would have to steal your bike *and* the stand.
The Sheffield stand is already great as it provides locking points at front and back.
But its flaw is if it's removed from the ground due you can just slip the locks off the bottom.
This fixes that with a bar.
Now, a thief would have to steal your bike *and* the stand.
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In memoriam of an old friend
November 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM
In memoriam of an old friend
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This is the most powerful button we have on Bluesky.
Liking something ❤️ simply tells a person that YOU liked their post, but it does nothing to increase exposure if you think others should see it. Repost is how you spread things that you really love and want others to see.
Liking something ❤️ simply tells a person that YOU liked their post, but it does nothing to increase exposure if you think others should see it. Repost is how you spread things that you really love and want others to see.
November 25, 2024 at 4:03 PM
This is the most powerful button we have on Bluesky.
Liking something ❤️ simply tells a person that YOU liked their post, but it does nothing to increase exposure if you think others should see it. Repost is how you spread things that you really love and want others to see.
Liking something ❤️ simply tells a person that YOU liked their post, but it does nothing to increase exposure if you think others should see it. Repost is how you spread things that you really love and want others to see.
I love the name of the repair boat.
November 25, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I love the name of the repair boat.
Round of applause please for Denton station that has more than doubled it's passengers in a year from 20 to 54
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
November 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Round of applause please for Denton station that has more than doubled it's passengers in a year from 20 to 54
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
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Might we be able to take an angle grinder to cars that are blocking the pavement?
November 24, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Might we be able to take an angle grinder to cars that are blocking the pavement?
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A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
November 23, 2024 at 2:44 PM
A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.