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SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year Owners of SUVs could face charges to drive in London, after the mayor and transport authorities said they were reviewing the increased danger posed by larger, heavier cars. Proposals to clamp down on the biggest vehicles could come later this year, with Transport for London (TfL) also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut the speed limits on its fastest roads from 50mph to 40mph to tackle road deaths. Continue reading...

SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London

Perfect!

A blue cartoon man holding up a calculator saying "Look at the sum my calculator did!" The calculator shows the number four. There is a pile of used batteries on the ground.

People posting ai images

SUVs like this one, with increased ground clearance, are more likely to ride-up and roll over. As well as 80% more likely to kill a child with increased bonnet heights

They also need to end!

And the first rule of Soup Club is?

The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt

By popular demand, a train horn on a bike vs right on red car brain.
I kinda suck at editing
#bikesky

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

jesus CHRIST.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Close up of Dalek weapon firing a bright bolt of energy.

Daleks have an ability to deal with parked cars on cyclepaths that is sadly not available to cyclists.

Off to Gibraltar, according to Marine Traffic.

Spirit of Tasmania ferry being shepherded out of Leith Docks built two tugs. Tight fit through the harbour lock.

Spirit of Tasmania ferry being shepherded out of Leith Docks.

Photo of the zigzag slope connecting the Restalrig Railway Path cycle/walking path to Hawkhill Avenue, Edinburgh.

GLASS WARNING on the Hawkhill Ave slope to the Restalrig Railway Path. Most of it removed but a few bits embedded in ruts in the tarmac. #EdTravCyc

Zone 2 cardio. Mobility maxxing. There will be no further discussion.

View looking east across the water towards Edinburgh and Leith from outside Prestonpans. Cloudless blue sky. Arthur's Seat on the horizon.

A distant Edinburgh in the sun, from outside Prestonpans.

Plus ça change.

One for the manifesto, @edinburghbug.bsky.social?

Headline 'Allister Heath is a symptom of a deeply sick, anti-Western ideology' with an Allister Heath byline.

I have some hot compost news

Is is actually about composting, or is it really about occult CIA infiltration of the communist sympathisers in the composting community. Been caught out before by this sort of bait and switch.

When we go to hospital, it’s rarely for something easy. But patients and their families are being immediately met with unreliable/disjoint public transport, lack of safe active travel options, and increasing bus/rail fares. And these fares are going up while investment in public/active travel isn't!

Our New Electric Bike Has Arrived at Liberton Brae! 🚲

We’re excited to share that the electric bike for our Liberton Brae Teens+ Centre has now been delivered. The smile on our students' faces tells exactly how impactful this will be for them✨

Three arrangements of driftwood on Portobello Beach. One a large nest of wood balanced atop a single branch, another looks like a sailing boat. The third may just be a log to sit on, not sure. Looking out to sea, Berwick Law just visible on the horizon.

Driftwood sculptures, Portobello Beach

Crowd ceilidh dancing under strings of coloured lights, band on stage, in Portobello Town Hall.

They'll be dancing in the streets of #Portobello tonight.

Fair point. I did report it. Police came out and took a statement. They sent me a link to upload the video. Didn't hear anything else.

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A trio of Robert Tinney illustrated magazine covers: Floppy Disk, Software Piracy, Smalltalk Balloon

I wrote a tribute for BYTE Magazine's amazing cover artist, Robert Tinney, who died Feb 1st

Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

Watching half pipe snowboarding from the winter Olympics and getting annoyed that the rotations are not given radians. 'Backside 5π' just sounds better.

The same photo as above, but with Ann and Ron Hayward, god rest his soul.

One of our Facebook followers made this important updated version.

Looking out to sea from Porty Beach. Couple of dog walkers in the foreground. Messy white breaking swell. There are a couple of folk on boards trying to surf it.

Ain't no surf in Portobello!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...