Rich
@rich531forever.bsky.social
Cycling, camping, cycling and camping, SAABs. Bit of everything really.
A bit left of Castro
A bit left of Castro
Why does the BBC claim the collision involved an e-bike when there is no evidence to support this assertion and is evidence to counter it.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Why does the BBC claim the collision involved an e-bike when there is no evidence to support this assertion and is evidence to counter it.
whilst moving up hill. It’s clear from the story that nobody saw the collision first hand and Mr Bevan doesn’t remember it at all. The only evidence is the CCTV footage, which doesn’t have any sound…
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
whilst moving up hill. It’s clear from the story that nobody saw the collision first hand and Mr Bevan doesn’t remember it at all. The only evidence is the CCTV footage, which doesn’t have any sound…
Did mine. In your story “CCTV captures 'brutal' electric bike hit-and-run”https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7r18en0wyo
You repeatedly state that the vehicle used by the person that crashed into Mr Bevan was an e-bike, when it is clearly from the CCTV, not an e-bike. The rider is not peddling…
You repeatedly state that the vehicle used by the person that crashed into Mr Bevan was an e-bike, when it is clearly from the CCTV, not an e-bike. The rider is not peddling…
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Did mine. In your story “CCTV captures 'brutal' electric bike hit-and-run”https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7r18en0wyo
You repeatedly state that the vehicle used by the person that crashed into Mr Bevan was an e-bike, when it is clearly from the CCTV, not an e-bike. The rider is not peddling…
You repeatedly state that the vehicle used by the person that crashed into Mr Bevan was an e-bike, when it is clearly from the CCTV, not an e-bike. The rider is not peddling…
Also, we have to take the word of the neighbour with the CCTV that it even was electric. They saw it on their CCTV a few days later. They didn’t actually witness it at the time, nor did they hear anything.
It’s a stitch-up job by the BBC
It’s a stitch-up job by the BBC
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Also, we have to take the word of the neighbour with the CCTV that it even was electric. They saw it on their CCTV a few days later. They didn’t actually witness it at the time, nor did they hear anything.
It’s a stitch-up job by the BBC
It’s a stitch-up job by the BBC
Also, the person on the motorbike went through a no entry sign. I used to live around the corner from where this happened.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Also, the person on the motorbike went through a no entry sign. I used to live around the corner from where this happened.
Who’s they? What does their clothing choice matter?
Nobody’s cycling down a shared use path at 30mph. That’s faster than the average speed of the Tour de France. Very very few people are cycling down it at 20mph because the people that can cycle at 20mph don’t tend to ride on narrow, shared paths.
Nobody’s cycling down a shared use path at 30mph. That’s faster than the average speed of the Tour de France. Very very few people are cycling down it at 20mph because the people that can cycle at 20mph don’t tend to ride on narrow, shared paths.
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Who’s they? What does their clothing choice matter?
Nobody’s cycling down a shared use path at 30mph. That’s faster than the average speed of the Tour de France. Very very few people are cycling down it at 20mph because the people that can cycle at 20mph don’t tend to ride on narrow, shared paths.
Nobody’s cycling down a shared use path at 30mph. That’s faster than the average speed of the Tour de France. Very very few people are cycling down it at 20mph because the people that can cycle at 20mph don’t tend to ride on narrow, shared paths.
Yep agreed. When I was commuting, I’d do it whatever the weather - I had to get to work.
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yep agreed. When I was commuting, I’d do it whatever the weather - I had to get to work.
Right I’ve been out now and it’s stopped raining but the northerly wind is bitter!
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Right I’ve been out now and it’s stopped raining but the northerly wind is bitter!
Wales is raining, but that doesn’t narrow down the day, the forecast or the season.
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Wales is raining, but that doesn’t narrow down the day, the forecast or the season.
Pretty much every time someone argues against something related to cycling, they’re ignoring the elephant in whatever room they’re in.
- Deaths
- cost of infrastructure
- law breaking
- salary sacrifice schemes
Cycling such low impact on all these things that it’s not worth mentioning!
- Deaths
- cost of infrastructure
- law breaking
- salary sacrifice schemes
Cycling such low impact on all these things that it’s not worth mentioning!
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Pretty much every time someone argues against something related to cycling, they’re ignoring the elephant in whatever room they’re in.
- Deaths
- cost of infrastructure
- law breaking
- salary sacrifice schemes
Cycling such low impact on all these things that it’s not worth mentioning!
- Deaths
- cost of infrastructure
- law breaking
- salary sacrifice schemes
Cycling such low impact on all these things that it’s not worth mentioning!
Isn’t the fundamental underpinning of their job to inspire a love of learning in their students? A love of the subject? Writing a lesson plan is admin, I would have thought; I’m not a teacher.
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Isn’t the fundamental underpinning of their job to inspire a love of learning in their students? A love of the subject? Writing a lesson plan is admin, I would have thought; I’m not a teacher.
and they just scan it to make sure it’s good. AI isn’t replacing the human in these examples, it’s a time-saving tool. If the teacher is rubbish, then AI won’t change that.
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
and they just scan it to make sure it’s good. AI isn’t replacing the human in these examples, it’s a time-saving tool. If the teacher is rubbish, then AI won’t change that.
That’s why the use of GenAI to help produce lesson plans is a good use of it. The teacher knows what’s good and what isn’t. Me asking ChatGPT to do it would be pointless as I wouldn’t know if the results were any good, but the teacher can save themselves time by getting AI to produce it…
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
That’s why the use of GenAI to help produce lesson plans is a good use of it. The teacher knows what’s good and what isn’t. Me asking ChatGPT to do it would be pointless as I wouldn’t know if the results were any good, but the teacher can save themselves time by getting AI to produce it…
Why? Would you also see them disciplined for googling “tips on writing a lesson plan for yr 11”?
What about a mechanic referring to a workshop manual on how to replace an alternator?
What about a mechanic referring to a workshop manual on how to replace an alternator?
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Why? Would you also see them disciplined for googling “tips on writing a lesson plan for yr 11”?
What about a mechanic referring to a workshop manual on how to replace an alternator?
What about a mechanic referring to a workshop manual on how to replace an alternator?
I went to comment on the article, right at the moment Cloudflare went down!
Love my dynamo lighting. Love my StVZO lighting. Will be getting it on my next road bike. Am always frustrated when I have to charge my battery lights.
Love my dynamo lighting. Love my StVZO lighting. Will be getting it on my next road bike. Am always frustrated when I have to charge my battery lights.
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I went to comment on the article, right at the moment Cloudflare went down!
Love my dynamo lighting. Love my StVZO lighting. Will be getting it on my next road bike. Am always frustrated when I have to charge my battery lights.
Love my dynamo lighting. Love my StVZO lighting. Will be getting it on my next road bike. Am always frustrated when I have to charge my battery lights.
These are the sort of thing www.spacycles.co.uk/m12b0s208p0/...
Lights | Dynamo Charging Devices | Spa Cycles
www.spacycles.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
These are the sort of thing www.spacycles.co.uk/m12b0s208p0/...
He’s not even as clever as Henry’s Cat
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
He’s not even as clever as Henry’s Cat
I think even a 2nd grader would know that nobody “invented” electricity. I’m surprised The Giant Oompa Loompa hasn’t claimed that one for themselves.
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think even a 2nd grader would know that nobody “invented” electricity. I’m surprised The Giant Oompa Loompa hasn’t claimed that one for themselves.
You’re conflating civil law with criminal law.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You’re conflating civil law with criminal law.
Reposted by Rich
This whole "small boats" issue is ridiculous! It is INSIGNIFICANT
36k people arrived in 2024 = 0.05% of UK population!
568k people died in the UK in 2024. We're not full!
If we paid ALL of them an average wage it would cost you £17 a year. Let them work & you pay nothing.
UK will be better off.
36k people arrived in 2024 = 0.05% of UK population!
568k people died in the UK in 2024. We're not full!
If we paid ALL of them an average wage it would cost you £17 a year. Let them work & you pay nothing.
UK will be better off.
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This whole "small boats" issue is ridiculous! It is INSIGNIFICANT
36k people arrived in 2024 = 0.05% of UK population!
568k people died in the UK in 2024. We're not full!
If we paid ALL of them an average wage it would cost you £17 a year. Let them work & you pay nothing.
UK will be better off.
36k people arrived in 2024 = 0.05% of UK population!
568k people died in the UK in 2024. We're not full!
If we paid ALL of them an average wage it would cost you £17 a year. Let them work & you pay nothing.
UK will be better off.
Hope you feel better soon
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Hope you feel better soon
then taking the lane, being big and standing up for yourself is, in my experience, the way to stay safe. However, that is just my experience, you may find differently.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
then taking the lane, being big and standing up for yourself is, in my experience, the way to stay safe. However, that is just my experience, you may find differently.
There’s a whole thing about “vehicular cycling” including recently a YouTube video about John Forester, the guy that came up with the idea. It’s generally bad because it’s meant that we don’t get separate infrastructure and have to deal with riding on the road, but, having got to that point…
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There’s a whole thing about “vehicular cycling” including recently a YouTube video about John Forester, the guy that came up with the idea. It’s generally bad because it’s meant that we don’t get separate infrastructure and have to deal with riding on the road, but, having got to that point…