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Weekend Edition: Sir Mark Cavendish - “They wrote me off but I’m a born racer” - The Sports Agents — The News Agents Never write off a born racer: Sir Mark Cavendish had won 30 stages of the world’s biggest cycling race, The Tour de France (even winning one makes a riders career) but he’d been out of the game for 5 ...

@heidialexander.bsky.social People are cycling less/ stopping cycling because they don't feel safe on the roads.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Skarper has a solution to the one issue I had with my favourite ebike conversion kit – and it's free — BikeRadar The new Skarper companion app brings full control to the smartest ebike conversion system available 6 November 2025 The new Skarper companion app brings full control to what I believe is the smartest ...

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Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night — BBC News Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.

Really, @heidialexander.bsky.social ? Meanwhile, cyclists are just treated as road kill. Not protected by law, no justice, no deterrents.
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Why does a traffic police report require "Place of Birth"?

Other than institutional racism purposes? 🤔
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Is Surrey Police trying to fudge stats using a dark pattern?

Reporting road traffic incidents randomly refreshes the page so you loose the information entered and you have to start all over.

How many give up after a couple attempts?
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'Inspirational' mum and cyclist died after crash with van on A40, inquest hears Jodie Amanda James died from injuries sustained in a crash with a van on the A40, an inquest has heard.

Lifetime driving bans. @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Reckless driver heading wrong way down major road stopped by tactical police crash — The Independent A

Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Streeting's bid to get Britain off the couch and save NHS £10bn — The i Paper Health Secretary's Get Britain Moving campaign could be undermined by difficulty to walk in some areas

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Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans

Action close passes.

Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege

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The ‘serious problem’ motorists want banned in England — The Independent A recent survey reveals that four out of five drivers in England want government action to address pavement parking.

The serious problem cyclists want banned is drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social

Not parking in the cycle lanes would be nice, but I know how to ride around a car, unlike some drivers who don't know how to drive around a cyclist.

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Driving tests: The learner drivers using dashcam footage to fight road rage Learning to drive is a right of passage for many, but drivers and instructors face increasing abuse.

Discrimination or lies, @heidialexander.bsky.social ?

As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans

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@heidialexander.bsky.social Are you aware that some police forces seem to deliberately suppress the reporting of cyclist close passes?

If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses

Labour to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales — The Guardian Exclusive: Legislation that will include Texas-style scheme to shorten jail time expected to be rolled out this year

Is @heidialexander.bsky.social bringing in lifetime driving bans? Or will it just be open season to kill and injure cyclists? #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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“It would be a tragedy if we abandoned time trialling in Britain because of bad drivers”: Lawyers discuss duty of cycling clubs after rider seriously injured by motorist during time trial – and why cy... Send us a text On the evening of Tuesday 23 May 2019, Ben Hetherington’s life changed forever. Ben, then 23-years-old and one of the most exciting young prospects in British cycling, was racing a loca...

When will cyclists have the same rights as other victims that are killed and injured? #discrimination #noDeterrents #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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When will cyclists' lives matter, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk ? #discrimination #prejudice #roadkill

Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

This is excellent to see from Sadiq Khan.

The evidence is clear on 20mph:

“… the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one).“

A horrifying journey with my grandfather persuaded me: pensioners need a driving test — The i Paper I welcome this 'rigourous licence renewal process'

There must be a duty to report unfit drivers, and ability for the reporter to remain anonymous to the driver but not the authorities.
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'I'm 94 and still driving - I'm safer than younger drivers' — The i Paper Brad Ashton has just renewed his licence for a further three years and argues most older drivers are safer on the roads than younger motorists

What's Mr Ashton's ability to react, memory and judgment like before claiming to be a safer driver than others? #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Giving up driving is hard for some people but you shouldn’t be behind the wheel if your eyesight isn’t good enough. Making eye tests compulsory would be the right thing to do.

Drivers over 70 who fail eye tests face ban in road safety overhaul — The Times and The Sunday Times Drivers over the age of 70 would be banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests under a radical overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws being drawn up by ministers. In what is expected to be...

Baby steps, but at least a start, @heidialexander.bsky.social

Drivers also need to be mentally & physically fit. Duty to report.
Make cyclist close passes law. Use AI to scan footage and auto fine.
Lower speed limits on rural roads.
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Driver who inhaled nitrous oxide gas before and after killing cyclist jailed — The Guardian Cain Byrne sentenced to 11 and a half years in young offender institution over death of Graham Slinn in South Yorkshire

Lifetime driving bans NOW, @heidialexander.bsky.social – or this killer will be back on the roads age 37. #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Trials where the victim was a cyclist hit by a driver should be held without jury to avoid motonormativity prejudice. #MartinPorterKC #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

Fitzjohn’s Avenue Area Safe and Healthy Streets Consultation - We Are Camden - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by We Are Camden.

👏 Camden are proposing major changes to Fitzjohn’s Avenue, such as 900m of segregated cycle tracks!

🫵 Respond in favour today before the consultation closes tomorrow: bit.ly/44vsc4d

Parents of girls killed in school crash 'still waiting for answers' — BBC News Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover ran into an end-of-term tea party in July 2023.

Has this woman – who allegedly suffers random blackouts – been banned from driving for life?

Or is it just another driver with a license to kill? @heidialexander.bsky.social #DVLA @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Potholes and inconsiderate motorists putting drivers off getting behind the wheel, survey reveals — LBC A survey has found drivers are finding it less enjoyable getting behind the wheel, with potholes and aggressive drivers just some of the many reasons why.

10% of drivers admitted to nodding off behind the wheel:

Why some drivers "don't see" cyclists.

There must be real deterrents for killing/ injuring whilst in charge of a lethal weapon. #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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I'd like to see a cyclist death or serious injury case sue the government for discrimination. #noTierJustice

On a straight road, a cyclist is visible for several seconds. A car at 40mph travels 18m per second.

This means the driver was not looking at the road for several seconds – not "a moment".

When will collision investigators, prosecutors and judges stop accepting BS excuses that drivers "didn't see"/ "lost concentration for a moment"?!! #lifetimeDrivingBans
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Will the guilty driver(s) get 5 years in prison for inconveniencing other drivers?

Will the public be outraged and the news be filled with stories about people who couldn't get to hospital, missed their holiday/ job interview etc? #motonormativity

🚗➡️🚴‍♂️ Leave at least 1.5m when overtaking a cyclist, but that doesn’t always happen.

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When was the family of a killed cyclist last on the BBC News or Radio4?

When was the family of a pedestrian killed by a driver last on BBC? #motonormativity #discrimination #propaganda
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