BUT "The hardest part is crossing massive junctions or changing lanes in front of cars"

The fix: Haringey needs a safe cycle network – including Green Lanes! People have been waiting long... @mikehakata.bsky.social @perayahmet.bsky.social @scottemery.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social

6/7

Cycling has transformed Sabine's life, saving her time, money, and stress on every trip.

She says: "I’m fitter, more confident and more independent. I really look forward to my journeys now."

"It’s nice knowing I can get where I need to be on my own terms."

5/7

Sabine cycled a lot at primary school, but didn’t cycle as a teen because her friends didn’t. So it was amazing to see her find the confidence to get back on the road – and now she’s even inspired a few friends to start cycling too.

4/7

As she puts it: “I still prefer quieter roads or cycle lanes, and the low-traffic neighbourhoods in Haringey and Hackney really helped me start.”

“For once, I wasn’t waiting to be moved, I was moving myself. I felt like a kid again.”

3/7

Having spent several years and £1,000s of pounds using public transport, just before turning 21 she made the switch to cycling.

She dusted off my mum’s old bike, pumped up the tyres, and we rode to uni together a couple of times to find a quiet route she felt comfortable with.

2/7

Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year.

1/7

Thanks Ranty – and thoughts on pros and cons of this one?

Contender for one of the most uncomfortable places to cycle in Haringey?

Baffling: white bicycle logo painted on the road here in Wood Green. Hi @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social, thoughts?

Loved the hubbub of people and music rather than motors!

Great to see you there Carla – and thousands of others enjoying the street without any motor traffic, plus some welcome silver birch trees!

Absolutely Carla! This photo shows Haringey can build safe infrastructure on Green Lanes – now it's time to fix the 3.9km unsafe gap!

Let's get cracking @mikehakata.bsky.social and @perayahmet.bsky.social – as Carla says: before May 👍

Took 10 minutes just to find the right bus stop – no clear signposting 🤦🏻‍♂️
No other passengers at all.

… do you remember the good old days before…?

Didn’t take long