Enigmatic and often misunderstood creature. The BMW, seen here in a submissive pose, displaying its soft delicate underbelly, indicating that it is no longer a threat to other road users.
Andy
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Fetchie. parkrun #250club+#v250club, 4x26.2, 1 ultra, #LongCovid, twiddler of bits, counter of clock-cycles, orderer of the disordered, cycle a bit. 317ppm Low tolerance for bullsh*tters.
WTF! Guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, suspended sentence, 150 hours unpaid work. This should be an immediate jail sentence, no ifs no buts. 🤬 www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/t...
Tipper truck driver who killed cyclist in Fulham avoids jail 'by skin of his teeth'
Tristan Renshaw, 47, failed to spot 60-year-old Zinovly Savyulak in his mirrors and crashed into him in December 2022
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I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo agoTrump: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel."
This is, weirdly, a good point. Just not in the way Purves thinks it is. I'm sure very few people on speed awareness courses are boy racers. But that doesn't mean it's not a problem; it reflects that driving & driving culture encourages antisocial behaviour in otherwise considerate people.
Disability will happen to almost everyone. Most people are only temporarily abled. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not a choice people make. The human body is frail. It only takes one illness, accident or stroke of bad luck to forever change your health.
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
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Dog bites man, so no tabloid headlines. 'A cyclist in his 50s is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car in east London. Parvez Rahman, 33, from Tower Hamlets, has been charged with attempted murder and failing to stop after a road incident.' www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Cyclist fighting for life after horror crash as man charged
Parvez Rahman, 33, from Tower Hamlets, has been charged with attempted murder
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If Nigel Farage loses Clacton to a refuse receptacle his career ends. A vote for Count Binface is a vote to end Trumpism in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... As they're happy to subsidise wealthy car owners I wonder if they'll subsidise people who use public transport. The council must be awash with cash.
Stop paying for parking, it's free - Erewash Borough Council begs
Erewash Borough Council says about a quarter of drivers continue to pay for parking on weekends.
bbc.co.uk
We found him living in filth and badly attacked by other dogs living on the streets. For obvious reasons we called him Rod Stewart. He's the happiest little boy who loves people! Next stop will be a forever home!
Stephen Root appreciation post. One of the great character actors. When he shows up in a thing, you know that thing is going to be excellent.
The most dangerous thing many people do every day is drive their car and almost no one operates a vehicle with that in mind
Jake Bailey@thiotrix.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's funny, I know several people who are older than me and entirely risk averse about everything, flying, "germs", all of it. But as soon as they get behind the wheel of a car, they act like they are in a James Bond chase scene just going to the grocery store. I don't get it.
#20sPlenty "There is a six to eight per cent reduction in casualties for every 1mph reduction in speed. Anything that brings down speed is a positive.” #PublicHealth www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
How the 20mph speed limit is taking over British cities
With a third of roads now having the limit, driving offences are up while deaths have continued to fall. Plus: seven tips to make sticking to the rules easier
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Caught a distracted driver using their phone today. He was very startled but recovered enough to shout “You’re one of those Cycling Mikey bastards aren’t you???!!!” @cyclingmikey.bsky.social you should be flattered! And not just because of how handsome I am but for your impact on road safety.
New crossing installed and commissioned last Friday. Yesterday (six days later) - a driver mounts the pavement and smashes into the controller cabinet. Driver/vehicle unknown. FFS 🤬
Dear tech companies and car manufacturers... You are out of bounds www.autonocion.com/us/bmw-spide...
BMW pushed a movie advertisement onto the dashboards of its cars in more than 70 countries, appearing on the screen the moment the engine started, and what has owners angry is not the ad itself but th...
BMW beamed down a Spider-Man promotional banner into customers' vehicles, and drivers are outraged.
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You wouldn't do this to motorists, so stop doing it to pedestrian infrastructure. It shows you have a clear lack of critical thinking skills and blatant disrespect and disregard for people outside of cars.
Back in the 90s, I had a couple of BMWs, and drove several others (the company I worked for at the time had them as pool cars).They were generally a great driving experience (in particular, the M3 was the one of the best cars I've ever had) After reading about this, I will never consider another.
Arr David@arrdavid.bsky.social · 5d ago"Your vehicle will start after 3 of 3 ads" "Journey will resume after ad break" www.autonocion.com/us/bmw-spide...
Happy birthday, Silvertown Tunnel. Or why Mayor @london.gov.uk & TfL trumpeting news that Silvertown Tunnel hasn't increased overall motor traffic volumes in its first year misses the point! By me for @londoncycling.bsky.social in @transportxtra.bsky.social: www.transportxtra.com/publications...
Everything Is Fine Dog Meme
Alt: Everything Is Fine Dog Meme: cartoon dog wearing a hat by a table with a cup on it surrounded by flames and smoke, the caption says "It's fine... everything is fine".
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TfL mortgaged £2bn of public money on a new tunnel that doesn't really make any new journeys possible—it just means people's existing car journeys are slightly less terrible. Meanwhile there are no step-free 24/7 river crossings for cycling east of Tower Bridge.
Simon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 5d agoHappy birthday, Silvertown Tunnel. Or why Mayor @london.gov.uk & TfL trumpeting news that Silvertown Tunnel hasn't increased overall motor traffic volumes in its first year misses the point! By me for @londoncycling.bsky.social in @transportxtra.bsky.social: www.transportxtra.com/publications...
What was this driver up to?! Overtaking on a solid line, with traffic coming the other way, looking over at me rather than paying attention, gesticulating, pointing... Yeah, not a great advert for GS Roofing. I'll message them and see what they say. #DNRPoliceScotland
There's a weird thing about traveling by rail in the UK. Many station staff seem to dedicate themselves to making journeys as unpleasant as possible - yet the on train staff always do absolutely everything they possibly can to make your trip enjoyable.
Everyone wants to throttle down the speed of fast ebikes to sub-20 MPH and ban them etc. sure I guess. But no one talking about the gradual creep of cars getting larger and ignoring speed limits and blowing thru red lights.
"Their aim is simply to reduce the number of non-motorists killed or seriously injured... This creates a perverse incentive. The easiest way to reduce the death toll of pedestrians and cyclists is to discourage people from walking or cycling in the first place"
Transport Action Network@transportaction.bsky.social · 6d agoNational Highways have a deeply flawed ‘performance indicator’ for measuring the safety of people travelling along or across the road corridors they manage on foot, by cycle or on horseback transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...