Important move forward here with SUVs now to be charged more than "normal" size cars for parking by BANES. newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/news/new-par... Of course, we need to look at all car parking charges, but this puts important issues on the agenda.

www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/vuelt... Neurosurgeon brother reckons on a good 6 weeks of a collar for the C7 fracture - although it depends on which part(s) of the vertebra and the degree of stability + other injuries. Allow for the fact that bro deals with normal humans, not the best racing cyclists

Concussion, and shoulder and cervical fractures; Tadej Pogačar's injuries confirmed by team doctor after Vuelta crash

Slovenian crashed out of the Grand Tour on stage eight and is unlikely to ride the world championships next month

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So sorry for Tadej Pogacar right now. Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. I hope he'll be fit for the World's, but if not, I know that: He will be back!

Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates@tadejpogacaruae.bsky.social · last wk.

UAE boss Maxtin is waiting for doctor's diagnosis before ruling Pogačar out of World Championships: 'Then we’ll draw our conclusions' #UAE #Pogacar #VueltaAEspaña #CyclingNews #WorldChampionships

Actress Ingrid Bergman #BicycleBirthday August 29 (1915-1982)

You may have seen video doing the rounds of cyclists failing to give way at a 'floating' bus stop near Blackfriars. Our Head of Campaigns @psimonk.bsky.social was on @thejeremyvine.bsky.social's show on @channel5tv.bsky.social @jeremyandstormon5.bsky.social yesterday talking about it. He says... 1/3

Nice short and concise piece by @christianwolmar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar

There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar

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@gazza-d.bsky.social is right.

Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike@gazza-d.bsky.social · last wk.

We keep trying the same old shite that doesn't work time and time again.

Coming to the end of holiday in Forest of Bowland, here's a photo of the Trough of Bowland, looking down the steep side: the softies in the Tour de France will be going up the easier side next year. Wet stuff coming out of sky, back down to t'smoke this afternoon.

RIP, Dolly Parton.

I really thought that at last the broadsheet press had finally got it by correctly describing the A66 crash as just that, a crash (or collision). After all, it isn't that difficult. Then today we see this from The Times thetimes.com/article/8c27... It was NOT "an accident"!

Father’s house rammed just before teenager killed in A66 crash

The home in Middlesborough was badly damaged before the accident that killed seven people, including two police officers

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Spotted another one! Who keeps putting these huge ugly boxes around the neighborhood? I've never seen anything like it. Fine if you want a hobby pushing your little pedals on the weekends but don't expect to use up space on the street for goodness sake. Find somewhere indoors to keep your car.

They've been around for ages in the UK, very useful bits of kit. I note the, ahem, inadequate "lock". Mind you, it's a rather distinctive steed, which in itself should put tea leaves off!

Edinburgh News and Views@edinburghviews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Seen in Edinburgh today, this 'cycle response unit' operated by the ambulance service- a good example of the many things you can do with a bike! (I was told it was particularly useful during the Edinburgh Festival).

The way people assume that all disabled people can, do and must get around by car somehow but assume that any disability must necessarily be an insurmountable obstacle to cycling safely or at all and refuse to listen to disabled cyclists telling them otherwise.

Cyclists are banned in Como because the mayor got hit by a bike. ​By this exact logic, cars should have been banned from every city center decades ago. Funny how collective punishment only applies to two wheels! 🚗 vs 🚲 nos.nl/l/2627692

Fietsers niet meer welkom in centrum Como na aanrijding met burgemeester

In 29 straten van het historische centrum van Como mag vanaf september niet meer worden gefietst. De maatregel leidt tot veel kritiek.

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Why I continue to campaign for road justice.

Pharmacist on a Pushbike@ppushbike.bsky.social · 2w ago

#DriverSparedJail A man was killed because a driver hit him with her car. She didn't see him because she had stuffed toys dangling from the rear view mirror. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I never knew that Edward Hopper was a bike racing fan. Things you learn on t'internet.

Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 2w ago

A little better resolution on this one

cyclingweekly.com/news/british-cycling-appoints-university-vice-chancellor-as-new-ceo : Bonfield is not just an administrator but an experienced cyclist. He turned up at a top race once (he was a 1st cat rider) to find he'd left his race shoes behind. He rode it in his "Green Flash" plimsolls! 1./

'An accomplished and values-driven leader' – British Cycling appoints university vice-chancellor as new CEO

Pete Bonfield will take the helm of the governing body in November

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“It means taking action to, you know, not just make it easy to walk and cycle, but also make it more difficult to drive your car around” 👏 Effective traffic reduction is never just gentle encouragement & incentives. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

London Green leader vows to make it harder for people to drive cars

Southwark leader Jame McAsh laid out his vision for the borough, including increasing affordable housing, tackling the climate emergency and resisting immigration raids

standard.co.uk

Pedestrian campaigners say that a new wave of EV chargers must not come at the cost of pavement width. Oxfordshire County Council recently announced plans for over 90 new chargers, but campaigners have measured that “in some of the proposed locations the existing footway is only 1.6m wide”.

Oh no. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a... Condolences to the Tarling cycle racing family, his friends and the peloton. BTW: If it's a "non-race car moving in the opposite direction" it's not just an "accident". Keep on fighting for road danger reduction! RIP Finlay Tarling

British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, dies in Volta a Portugal accident

The British cyclist Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old rider for the NSN Development Team, has died in a crash during the eighth stage of the Tour of Portugal

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The comments section of any cycling related post is a great place to compile a watchlist of dangerous drivers and potential serial killers.

"Many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that “the harm they had suffered mattered less” than that from other serious crimes" - this double-standard is exactly what we called out in our work on motonormativity. Road crime is crime www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...

Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds

Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner

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Disappointed that the likes of @dpcarrington.bsky.social don't mention reducing road motor traffic or not expanding aviation. I know you can't mention everything but these two areas are massive emitters (and will be with cars even when they are all EVs).

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 4w ago

10 urgent climate policies the UK should implement now - From rejecting oil drilling licences to preparing communities for heat, drought and wildfires, here’s how Andy Burnham can deal with the climate emergency #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I guess it's not to be between me and Aubrey. BTW speeding and other driving law infractions are "Invasive and anti-social".

Aubrey@aubrey.northsky.social · last mo.

If you support any kind of automatic law enforcement, you're not my friend. I don't give a fuck about the public safety benefits of e.g. license plate cameras cameras or in-car speed limiters or automatic tax audits, they're invasive and anti-social.

This sort of thing motivates me to carry on fighting for road danger reduction. I trust it does for you too.

Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike@gazza-d.bsky.social · last mo.

A bit of community service and a 3 year driving ban for killing someone whilst driving. Previous for phone use too. This person should not be allowed to drive ever again. Life ban when convicted of killing whilst driving should be mandatory. He can bus. Or cycle. road.cc/news/van-dri...

Check this www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... out from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

This is bonkers open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...

National Highways closes walking and cycling routes beside heavily polluted roads

Roads body accused of 'perversely penalising' walkers and cyclists for motor traffic pollution

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Shops put security tags on almost everything too try and prevent thefts. What are filling stations doing? Seemingly bugger all except whining. Anpr checks before fuel sales, and pay first like unmanned supermarket stations do. No money, no fuel. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began

Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.

bbc.co.uk

Trevor, darling, if you and other drivers are being fined in London then they are not "going about their lawful business", they are going about their business unlawfully. If you don't wish to obey London's traffic laws, there's an excellent train service from Canterbury.