Pete Dyson - Bicycle Mayor for Bath, UK

Do minimum passing distance laws for cyclists change driver behaviour? This study investigates the effect of minimum passing distance laws (also called ‘1-metre laws’ or ‘3-foot laws’) on driver behaviour. Passing distanc…

Good article, here's the working link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
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I hear there’s another big influx of new folks happening here on @bsky.app. If you’re interested in cities and how to make them better, there’s a BIG, ACTIVE community here, biggest in social media. STARTER PACKS are great for finding people. Here’s my 1st of several, each with different themes.

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network Can ANYONE Ride An E-Cargo Bike? We Find Out

A brilliant little video from my neighbourhood in Bath about e-cargo bike riding. More and more people are finding these can replace a car (and especially second car) even in hilly areas. youtu.be/0ie0ne_hmOw?...

Map of the Netherlands that shows existing intercity routes (in green), planned and funded routes (in yellow), and routes now being planned for implementation (in gray) in the next 5 years.

The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.

Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.

More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...

Such detail! Acknowledging benches as a tool for improving walking, cycling, wheeling and accessibility is enlightened systems thinking. Counterintuitively, benches encourage movement 🌞

In local transport, what kills or injures whom? Here's data for Bath and North Somerset from 2019-2023. Unfortunate to see car-pedestrian as the biggest circle. Cycles get a clean sweep. Data from national stats, gratefully compiled by @robintucker1.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social Oxfordshire

Yes good point, I wondered that too. Now corrected, reflecting the upgrade from 1 to 2.

If you're from a big Combined Authority (Manchester CA, West Midlands CA, South and West Yorkshire CAs, West of England CA), then rest assured they all got about £3/pp/yr. Perhaps ATE feel CAs have wider resources available from other settlements.

Sorry the image is blurry, here's the datasheet: 1drv.ms/x/c/57fd7e21...

Great, pleased you've got confidence in your region. I also hear good things from Hertfordshire.

Looking at today's Active Travel England (@ategov.bsky.social) updated funding allocations, here is the funding per person per year. I think it makes good sense to fund places that put money to best uses, I made this chart shows how that policy play out in practice. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Awesome the Cobble Wobble has returned from a 10yr break. Nice piece from ITV covering the positive story behind it too.

Link: newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/news/school-... "Construction on the western section began in July and is scheduled to be complete by spring 2026. Work on a new segregated cycleway on Midford Road and widening of footways along Mulberry Way have commenced. "

Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says Scientists find even modest amounts of exercise appear to delay brain changes and cognitive decline in patients

Make walking the easy choice for local journeys

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Minister meets Bikeability! 🚴

We are thrilled to welcome Local Transport Minister @liliangreenwood.bsky.social to Wantage Primary Academy to see Bikeability in action.

Thanks to @transportgovuk.bsky.social and every instructor & school for helping us reach every child with cycling.

The Welsh 20mph default reduced casualties by 25% and insurance costs by £90m. If done in England expect reductions of 15,000 casualties pa and insurance by £2bn pa. Implementation cost would be approx £0.5bn. For comparison, 1st yr depreciation on new cars registered in England in 2024 was £78bn

Interesting, and given description of smart motorways, can evidence also attribute how many fewer people were injured by smart motorways? (or is the description just on aggerate SMs resulted in 'net +79 fatalities?)

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network What Happens When Real People Try e-Cargo Bikes?

A thoroughly impressive explainer from Global Cycling Network (GCN, not yet on Bluesky) featuring cool interviews from @drianphilips.bsky.social and the ELEVATE project @micromobility-its.bsky.social. Footage from Bath and around the UK. More of this please 😀🚴‍♀️👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0K...

We did a Kidical Mass in Bath this afternoon, so much enthusiasm from the pedallers and pedestrians. Coinciding with the Jane Austin Festival added some extra colour! 👒🌞🚴‍♀️