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Ah yes, of course, useful for visiting the café & library. As you said though, more needed near the shops. The old ones are still there near Pure Gym, and just around the corner, but there aren’t enough because they’re often full. So some more are needed.

Yes, there are no shops on Kingsway, but there were some put in on the side of Kingsway furthest from the shops. But not on King Street where the shops actually are. Strange.

That is indeed one of life’s eternal pleasures 😁

YouTube video by Girl Gone London the shocking reality of USA healthcare that would NEVER happen in Britain

This is so important to understand. We MUST NOT let anyone get rid of our NHS, it’s just too important for us all - individually AND as a society.
youtu.be/F35MtUpjMa4?si

Why are commentators spending so much time on how RefUK would go about implementing fascist policy and not enough time explaining that RefUK are fascists?

MIGRANTS AREN'T THE PROBLEM INEQUALITY IS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.

Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.

Don't fall for it.

4 bikes (3 cargo bikes) are parked at a playground

Overheard at the playground:

“I’m seeing all of these parents pull up w/ their kids on cargo bikes & thinking I should try biking here next time.”

Do not underestimate the potential inspiration & motivation you might offer simply by riding your bike.

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We have bicycle ambulances in Manchester city centre too, I can’t help but smile whenever I see one 😁

I just watched this, I love that GCN are covering this and getting input from you and other experts in their fields. 👏

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The problem is that a lot of them are not using e-bikes, but unregistered, unlicensed and therefore illegal electric motorbikes.
And as they’re not classed as employees, not protected by employment laws around health & safety, so there are no checks on their bikes, for either safety or legality.

Not just for over 70s please! I was diagnosed with glaucoma in both eyes last year at the age of 58, and I was surprised that I had to report it to the DVLA myself. I did, of course.
And all is not lost - I had a further test, and have a new licence that needs to be renewed every 3 years.

This is important to understand. For example, those people who MUST GET IN FRONT (dangerously) of the bike that they see as slow and ‘holding them up’. They’re falling for this, rather than understanding that their overall journey time will not be affected by more than a couple of minutes, at most.

Oui, c’est la vérité. Je le fais tout le temps

Really useful article summarising the data around 20mph speed limits. One to save, and send to local councillors and MPs.

So I had to take 2 buses to get there, via Altrincham. Was suddenly struck by the fact that buses exiting bus station are not prioritised over cars, it’s just a give way to get out, relying on goodwill from car drivers.
These things need sorting.
@trafford-council.bsky.social

So today I needed to get to Timperley, Gtr M/cr. No bike racks in the village centre, where all the shops are, so I didn’t cycle. It’s a real shame. @walkridetrafford.bsky.social

The more people own cars, the more our society is built on the expectation that people will own cars, and the more people who do own cars insist that they can't do without them, and the more people who don't own cars are treated as an afterthought & an inconvenience.

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Yes

Police seize illegal e-bike modified to reach a top speed of 62mph Merseyside Police take more than 500 of the unregistered vehicles off the streets as part of a crackdown.

These. Aren’t. Ebikes.

They. Are. Electric. Motorbikes.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bravo to the driver of the black Peugeot, who perfectly waits for me to pass in the cycle lane before turning left across the lane.
Boo to the impatient driver of the white Citroën, who beeps twice at the Peugeot driver while he's waiting. The wait is only a matter of seconds.

Short service road with black and yellow speed bump installed a quarter of the way along it.

This is a v short service road + parking for a row of shops, joining the main road just beyond the white van.
I’m appalled that a speed hump has had to be installed to slow down rat-runners, who just can’t wait to join the main road, just to the right of where I’m standing.
It’s a telling detail.

People under trees in Lisbon

It is 39°C in Lisbon today. The same in Madrid. In Paris next week it will also be 39°C.

Look at this picture. People are under trees, where it can be up to 12°C cooler.

Given trees take decades to mature and many don’t survive, cities need to plant many more street trees. And urgently.

Oh no l, I used to use that route regularly, it was so useful.

That’s awful. 😣

They are fabulous 😁

So true. New protected bike lanes have been installed near where I live. And I have noticed just how much more relaxed I am when I reach my destination, if it is within the new protected area. Contrast to when I travel further, where there's no protection - I do indeed use so much more mental energy

Drive as if someone will jump out on the street at anytime and then be surprised if that doesn't happen. Not the other way around.

Absolutely. It seems like they got that far then went 🤷‍♀️. But probably due to lack of funding to do more, in reality.
For a nervous cyclist, it must be terrifying - the protection ends just at the point where vehicles are accelerating to join the motorway, crossing your path as they do so.