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YouTube video by John Munro - University of Birmingham Birmingham by Bike - Change & Continuity along the Commute

I've lived in Birmingham six years. In that time, so far two cyclists have been killed directly along my short commute.

Here's wishing big lawsuits on the people who have the power to prevent these results but prefer car owner convenience instead.

Car parked on pavement leaves man on mobility scooter wedged against wall Campaigners say this shows why pavement parking needs to be banned

A man using a mobility scooter had to be rescued by the fire service as he became stuck between a wall and a parked car.

How much longer must he and other pedestrians have to wait for a pavement parking ban and adequate enforcement?

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Nan’s Not Bankrupting Britain (But Politicians Might Be) Pensions, productivity, and the myth of the migrant “drain.”

Migrants aren’t bankrupting the country - it’s your Nan*.

How an ageing demographic in the UK has been known about, and ignored, for years, and why migrants aren’t to blame.

*It’s also not really your Nan.

No Lycra, no problem: The sisters who took their time to cycle the length of the nation Janet and Nessie, who deem themselves “not ultra-fit, everyday people”, spent around 60 days leisurely cycling their e-bikes from Land’s End in Cornwall to John o’Groats in Scotland (LEJOG).

Going bikepacking this summer? 🌞

Check out Janet and Nessie's cycle touring tips for going slowly and soaking up the views en route 🚲

Thanks for the reminder. Please engage with this important consultation. Done right it’s a great improvement and the outcome will be there for future generations. Northfield Gap ❤️ a missed opportunity to turn that high street around. It could be better than traffic blighted Harborne.

Electric cars: Drivers offered up to £3,750 discount Government will subsidise prices cuts to encourage a shift away from petrol and diesel.

Anything available if you want to buy an ebike?
Don't be silly.
This govt only cares about drivers.
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'Atrocity not accident': Families of pedestrians killed by drivers running red lights speak out Alice Williams, nine, died after Qadeer Hussain, 55, ran a red light in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and hit the schoolgirl as she crossed the road with her mum and brother.

This is gaslighted at its highest, why is there not a white person in this report, such right wing gaslighting, shame on you Sky News
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🎵It's a kind of Cyclops🎵

@cyclopsdave.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @showmeasign.online

RefUK Ltd: hasn't got a Scooby, but MOAR ROADS.

It’s been 324 days since Birmingham City Council declared a road safety emergency.

Worth repeating: local authorities that refuse to contract towing companies to remove badly parked cars are announcing their official approval of this kind of use of public space.

I'd wager that the number of drivers receiving 'intent to prosecute' notices from helmet camera footage in Scotland in 2024 is probably less than 10... And that includes my reports. ☹️ @policescotland.bsky.social

Simon Calder on how HS2 squandered billions to become a national embarrassment Trains may run between Birmingham and somewhere near London by 2036 – a decade late, and slower than planned as Simon Calder explains

This is quite the damning analysis of the HS2 disaster by Simon Calder.
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YouTube video by BBC News China launches fleet of self-driving trucks | BBC News

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My ride. Our right Cycling should feel liberating, not intimidating - but too many women are missing out because they don't think it feels safe. Will you ask your MP to support Cycling UK's 'My ride. Our right' campaign...

Cycling should feel liberating, not intimidating - but too many women are missing out because they don't think it feels safe. Will you ask your MP to support Cycling UK's 'My ride. Our right' campaign to give more women the freedom to cycle?
action.cyclinguk.org/page/171597/...

Sign the Petition Please don't turn green space at Rowheath Pavilion into a car park

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BMW driver blocks tram tracks outside New Street station Rail bosses said the incident caused 'considerable inconvenience'

Why do we tolerate this so easily, they should have towed that car away and charged him £500 to get it back.
Bloody good job I wasn't on that tram being held up 😡😡😡😡😡
Mot City cannot punish car driver

BMW driver blocks tram tracks outside New Street station

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The Grand Escape Germany/Austria Pedal between the scenic mountains of the Alps through Europe's most enchanting cycling paths.On this 600 kilometer route with only 5500 meters of elevation gain, you'll have the chance to discover fa...

Putting it out there to see if any UK cyclists are doing this event which starts in Innsbruck and how they are getting themselves and a bike with bags to the start at Innsbruck.

Would love 2 do this event but logistics of getting your fully loaded bike to the start is hard

www.thegrandescape.cc

Controversial parking charges to go ahead for three beauty spots Birmingham City Council said it would implement a revised set of parking charges at the Worcestershire parks.

The contrast between the few cursory lines given to a pedestrian or cyclist when they get run over versus the extensive, sympathetic coverage given to car owners when they don't want to pay to store their property is an announcement of an ideology.

@crosscountry.bsky.social

could you tell me availability of bicycle spaces on following train from Bristol temple means to birmingham new street on Sunday 22nd June 2025 on the 14.00 train please

Chart: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/time-series

As Trump cuts extreme weather forecasting, he's also ordered NOAA to stop posting data on billion-dollar weather disasters, because Big Oil doesn’t want you how much you are really paying for their unnecessary product.

YouTube video by Cycling UK My ride. Our right | Women deserve the freedom to move

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Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."

South Africa knows a thing or two about Apartheid, so when South Africa tells you Israel is an Apartheid regime, you should pay attention.
Don't buy Israeli goods or services, and don't buy from companies that support Israel.
#FreePalestine

It's absolutely amazing what difference a bike ride makes to your mood.
If you could bottle and sell the benefits of a bike ride you'd market it as a miracle cure

Didn’t Trump repeatedly promise that he would end the war in Ukraine in one day? Because whoops, oh dear, it looks like he was talking absolute shite. Again.

Jeez. A clip has emerged of Donald Trump in the Oval Office discussing how people made money in the recent market fluctuations as a result of his tariffs.

"He made two-and-a-half billion today, and he made nine hundred million, that's not bad!"

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will stick to his promise of lowering the voting age to 16

'If you're old enough to pay your taxes, then you're entitled to have a say on how your taxes are spent'

'We will definitely get it done', he told senior MPs

Pupils complain after TfL bus changes leads to detention for arriving late at school Deputy head says reduced timetable leaves up to 50 pupils waiting for a bus

School children miss out on so much when they're denied safe cycling routes to school: the benefits of active travel, ££ spent on fares, getting to school alert & on time & avoiding unreliable bus timetables & traffic congestion.
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Britons urged to stop mowing lawns to boost butterfly numbers 'in long-term decline' Conservation experts say research shows letting part of a garden grow wild with long grass increases butterflies. Last year, 51 of the UK's 59 butterfly species showed a decline in numbers compared wi...

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