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Those that can cause the greatest harm bear the greatest responsibility to take care and reduce the danger they pose to others. Neither Dutch nor Glaswegian.

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Man and woman taken to hospital after unoccupied van collides with two bicycles A man and a woman were taken to hospital yesterday after an Edinburgh city centre collision between an unoccupied van and two bicycles.

Found it..

"One eyewitness told the Evening News that the unoccupied van had no handbrake on and rolled into the path of the cyclists."

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/man-and...

29.12.2025 11:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I read a different report that said the handbrake wasn't on/failed and the van rolled into them.
It is the only incident I've ever seen where the usual wording - a van collided with 2 cyclists - is actualy correct. Hope they recover fully.

29.12.2025 11:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Without trees/bollards/SUDS/parking spaces separting the bike lane from the road, experience tells me it will be used for parking/loading.

29.12.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This has to be the worst take on this...

22.08.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This reminds me of when I lived in York in the 80s. Every shop asked you to sign their petition opposing pedestrianisation. It went ahead anyway and business boomed as a direct result.

15.04.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump singled me out for ruining women’s sport. This is my response to him | Austin Killips The president talks about trans athletes β€˜invading’ women’s sports, while doing nothing at all to elevate, fund or support women athletes

www.theguardian.com/sport/commen...

21.02.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
#BikeIsBest - The Best Tool For The Job
#BikeIsBest - The Best Tool For The Job YouTube video by Bike Is Best

"Bike is Best." It's great! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Ch...

18.02.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Miller High Life--Alternative Fuels
Miller High Life--Alternative Fuels YouTube video by AlphaSig193

This is great, well done!

Those of us of a certain age may remember this one. Great message youtu.be/kLl5y9RZI7c?...

18.02.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike YouTube video by The War on Cars

What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."

18.02.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 715 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 52

If you're using Sky Bridge it's worth telling it to keep checking when it stops - it seems to pause frequently. Mine eventually found over 700 users on BlueSky.

18.02.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I laughed at the number too.

18.02.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cyclists’ hi-vis clothing invisible to some car brands’ automated emergency braking systems, shocking crash prevention study finds β€œIt’s untenable that the clothes cyclists wear to be safe may make them harder for crash avoidance technology to recognise,” a road safety researcher said, after finding that a Honda model failed to s...

Things that make you more visible to drivers - hi-vis, movement of legs, feet & arms - make you LESS visible to cars' emergency braking systems.
Sounds like these systems are designed to avoid collisions with other vehicles, but not people.

road.cc/content/news...

18.02.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.02.2025 13:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sky Follower Bridge Bridge your Twitter/X followers to Bluesky. Detected Users: 404

I've discovered 404 Bluesky users from my social network using the Sky Follower Bridge.✨

Check it out: share.sky-follower-bridge.dev?q=404

#skyfollowerbridge

18.02.2025 13:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Really? I only cycle so I can eat more cake.

13.02.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0