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Finish the Bearsway

Thousands of Bearsden and Milngavie residents are currently cut off from Glasgow's growing network of safe, segregated cycle routes because two short sections of missing infrastructure leave the area ...

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Chilly morning, canal frozen over, but still plenty of cyclists using the Bearsway. Bike path photo taken at 8am. We’d have plenty more using it if it was finished and created a safe route to Kessington.

Second year I made a small calendar on the state of the active travel infrastructure here in Bearsden. Would be funny if it wouldn't be so sad. @sturmyarcher3.bsky.social @magnatom.bsky.social @geologiser.bsky.social @bearswayfriends.bsky.social @kennymunro.bsky.social #activetravelbearsden

Bearsway partially out of action with crossing point taken out of service.

Tom Quinn@geologiser.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The crossing point on the only main road I pass with my kids on the cycle to primary school. 3 of the 4 bollard/posts with buttons have been hit by drivers. Latest victim is traffic light which has been been hit by a driver on the wrong side of the road. Or a cyclist… @bearswayfriends.bsky.social

Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy. Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.

Bearsway is gritted from Allander turn off to Hillfoot, but not from the crossing at McDonalds to Allander.

“Cyclists Dismount use Pavement” OR… the contractors could put the roadwork signs on the road. There is also no sign to say when cyclists can use the cycle lane again. Or just do what every single cyclist is going to do and go around the signs.

“Boss, where should we leave the signs when we’re not using them?” “Just chuck them on the cycle path, that’ll do” @bearswayfriends.bsky.social

Local campaign group Bearsden Safer Streets need our help. They are asking for local folk to contact their councillors to express support for piloting a 20mph limit across all streets in Bearsden - without exemptions. Please look here and help if you can. oursafestreets.substack.com/p/we-need-yo...

We need you to take action against proposed 20mph amendments

Amendments have been proposed to the 20mph trial that risk exempting key roads and collision blackspots. Here is an urgent action we need supporters to take.

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Short section of Bearsway has been closed for a couple of days, for seemingly no reason at all. Combined with daft “cyclists dismount and use footway” signs.

If "...road safety is a priority" then why have @policescotland.bsky.social dropped plans to set up an online reporting portal & team for helmet & dash cam submission? And no, the DESC system they are proposing is not a proper portal. You'll still need a police visit. news.stv.tv/politics/roa...

Road traffic police officer numbers at lowest level in five years, Tories say

Full-time roles fell from 567.7 in 2019 to 518 at the end of June 2024.

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Please support the campaign for Presumed Liability. Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... @carltonreid.com

Petition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions

Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo...

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Yep... That's all I want... #bikeped

"Do we not want to protect and encourage active travel in Scotland? Do we not need a justice system that helps achieve that? Do we not recognise how incidents like this can cause serious injury or death?" road.cc/311763

"Justice needs to provide protection": Cyclist close passed by wife of ex-Scotland footballer, before filming driver use phone and run red light, criticises Scottish courts' "very obvious issues" afte...

The wife of the former Rangers and Scotland footballer received six penalty points and a £255 fine having agreed a deal with prosecutors to only be punished for a mobile phone offence

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Really powerful story from Louise on the difficulties of getting around Bearsden in a wheelchair. oursafestreets.substack.com/p/its-a-basi... Sign up to the substack and/or follow on instagram here: www.instagram.com/safestreets_...

I want to make a personal request to those of you who use a bike for transportation purposes to start taking more photos and posting them. You can do so much by showing even the most mundane errands with a bike to educate and inspire others. They're often more effective than words. 📸

Bearsway has been well gritted this morning and a decent number of people on bikes spotted! Did see a stupid MGIF overtake at Hillfoot, which would be avoided if the cycle lane was finished.

6 months on from Una’s death and nothing has changed in East Dunbartonshire to make it safer to walk & cycle. The council has a long list of quick (and less quick) wins from the active travel consultation carried out THREE YEARS AGO.

Attempting to rebuild a following here. Wonder how many social media platforms will rise and fall before ED Council finishes a short bike lane?