Cycleway 4 this evening…

A Brief History of Oxford Traffic Has Never Been This Bad (over 250 years) 🧵 (inspired by Paul Fairie)

On yer bike, of course! theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Lorry driver foolishly blocking entry to segregated cycleway on Waterloo Bridge kept me in shared carriageway across the river. London cabbie behind me bristled with horn-blasting rage. Does The LTDA expect us to levitate over obstacles now? 🤣

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Bloomin' cyclists! 🤣

17 years ago today at this bus stop in Mortlake I was crushed under a bus while driver had road rage. But much worse than that my mother Elizabeth died and my precious daughter lost her leg. But the Ministry of justice still don’t treat road crime as real crime, which must change

Cycleway 4 has multiple floating bus stops. However since the introduction of the cycleway, there has been a dramatic increase in usage, esp with children - cycling and scooting as well as less able. I can’t imagine pushing them back into the road to mix with vehicles.

New cycleways! This story's a little bit of joy. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

A rare commentary on bicycle helmets. slate.com/technology/202…

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BBC News - Bid to get more Londoners cycling in the capital bbc.com/news/articles/…

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"British cyclists must contend with dangerous drivers and the sneering general public – things couldn’t be more different across the Channel" (In the Telegraph!) telegraph.co.uk/travel/activit…

Seems bus stop bypasses are okay if they’re to convenience cars and have no pedestrian crossings.

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"A typical driver in the UK lost 61 hours due to traffic jams in 2023." No mention of each driver's contributions To these jams. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Spotted this at the bottom of Abbotsbury Hill, above Chesil Beach in Dorset, at the weekend. Sheesh!

Just how?