Tom Pike
@tompike.bsky.social
Gardener, cyclist, scientist, engineer. Enjoys food and drink. Coeliac other half. Humanist. Net negative home by 2030. Stupidity and satire. Views mine.
activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1... Something like this?
Situating the E-Cargo Bike in an Emerging Cycling Network: A Qualitative Study
In many low-cycling contexts, cycling is routinely marginalised in transport planning practice while, in everyday traffic interactions, cyclists are frequently disregarded as legitimate road users. E-...
activetravelstudies.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1... Something like this?
Gloves. Snood, up over ears. Decent socks. Cover extremities, it makes such a difference.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Gloves. Snood, up over ears. Decent socks. Cover extremities, it makes such a difference.
This is on the A38 between Toyota Island and Little over near Derby. It's the silliest locally that I know of; close second is a lamppost in the centre of a cycle lane.
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is on the A38 between Toyota Island and Little over near Derby. It's the silliest locally that I know of; close second is a lamppost in the centre of a cycle lane.
This is my favourite Cyclists Dismount sign. Present on both sides. Bonus points for give way markings (not sure who is giving way to who).
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is my favourite Cyclists Dismount sign. Present on both sides. Bonus points for give way markings (not sure who is giving way to who).
Combine PPM with elements of VED, and bring in weight classes. Fuel duty to remain. It could encourage people out of polluting vehicles, but also out of e-SUVs.
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Combine PPM with elements of VED, and bring in weight classes. Fuel duty to remain. It could encourage people out of polluting vehicles, but also out of e-SUVs.
Just introduce PPM for all vehicles that require a licence - motorbike, car, van, LGV, HGV etc. Combined with elements of VED, it could be a sliding scale based on emissions and weight. Combined with fuel duty, this would encourage both lighter and lower emissions.
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Just introduce PPM for all vehicles that require a licence - motorbike, car, van, LGV, HGV etc. Combined with elements of VED, it could be a sliding scale based on emissions and weight. Combined with fuel duty, this would encourage both lighter and lower emissions.
From the comments:
"Bicycles are a fairweather mode of daytime transport used exclusively by able bodied middle class men"
I better let my wife and kids know they need to stop cycling, and I now know I shouldn't have done a £50 shop on the bike in the rain yesterday evening. Silly us.
"Bicycles are a fairweather mode of daytime transport used exclusively by able bodied middle class men"
I better let my wife and kids know they need to stop cycling, and I now know I shouldn't have done a £50 shop on the bike in the rain yesterday evening. Silly us.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
From the comments:
"Bicycles are a fairweather mode of daytime transport used exclusively by able bodied middle class men"
I better let my wife and kids know they need to stop cycling, and I now know I shouldn't have done a £50 shop on the bike in the rain yesterday evening. Silly us.
"Bicycles are a fairweather mode of daytime transport used exclusively by able bodied middle class men"
I better let my wife and kids know they need to stop cycling, and I now know I shouldn't have done a £50 shop on the bike in the rain yesterday evening. Silly us.
Make sauce. Freeze sauce. Homegrown tomato goodness all through the year.
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Make sauce. Freeze sauce. Homegrown tomato goodness all through the year.
Perfect example of why the requirement to issue NIP within 14 days should be amended and increased to at least 28. The bottom part of the latest (Apr 25) list reads like a number of staff were off (annual leave/sickness/other duties etc) at the same time, or that it was deprioritised.
September 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Perfect example of why the requirement to issue NIP within 14 days should be amended and increased to at least 28. The bottom part of the latest (Apr 25) list reads like a number of staff were off (annual leave/sickness/other duties etc) at the same time, or that it was deprioritised.
So long as it fills the space and leaves no gaps for air to circulate, I don't think it will make a significant difference which you choose. Caveat - roof has to be watertight (obvs) as otherwise rockwool could act as a sponge. We have rockwool in roof of our wooden office cabin, internally lined.
August 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So long as it fills the space and leaves no gaps for air to circulate, I don't think it will make a significant difference which you choose. Caveat - roof has to be watertight (obvs) as otherwise rockwool could act as a sponge. We have rockwool in roof of our wooden office cabin, internally lined.
They won't think about the time taken to park (often not directly by the school), plus time to get into/out of car, and from parked car to school gate... It's a similar distance to the local primary for us, I think they journey would be longer by car than on foot once you have factored in the above.
August 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
They won't think about the time taken to park (often not directly by the school), plus time to get into/out of car, and from parked car to school gate... It's a similar distance to the local primary for us, I think they journey would be longer by car than on foot once you have factored in the above.
Nottingham: Bus front door entry/exit, tram multiple entry/exit
Derby: Bus front door entry/exit
Derby: Bus front door entry/exit
July 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Nottingham: Bus front door entry/exit, tram multiple entry/exit
Derby: Bus front door entry/exit
Derby: Bus front door entry/exit
Why would they do that?
NRS buy them from suppliers then hire them out to the NHS, to make a profit.
If the NHS did the sourcing and purchasing themselves, they would likely be able to achieve savings (as no private profit would be generated). NHS is vast - a dedicated team would pay for itself.
NRS buy them from suppliers then hire them out to the NHS, to make a profit.
If the NHS did the sourcing and purchasing themselves, they would likely be able to achieve savings (as no private profit would be generated). NHS is vast - a dedicated team would pay for itself.
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Why would they do that?
NRS buy them from suppliers then hire them out to the NHS, to make a profit.
If the NHS did the sourcing and purchasing themselves, they would likely be able to achieve savings (as no private profit would be generated). NHS is vast - a dedicated team would pay for itself.
NRS buy them from suppliers then hire them out to the NHS, to make a profit.
If the NHS did the sourcing and purchasing themselves, they would likely be able to achieve savings (as no private profit would be generated). NHS is vast - a dedicated team would pay for itself.