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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 4d

The green cross code is the most disastrous public information campaign in history. It has made generations believe that pedestrians are responsible for avoiding crashes. Crashes are actually the responsibility of the operators of the massive motorised lumps of metal.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 2h

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 8h

If cleaners were paid decently she wouldn't have needed to do this in the first place. Especially in London I expect she was still barely getting by.

loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 2d

Today's utterly horrific car-brain related story.

Uninsured, illegal number plate, 130mph hits a person, lies to police, implicates his partner.

3 yr sentence and 5 yr ban 🙄

BBC News - Merthyr Tydfil hit-and-run driver caught by Ring doorbell - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Merthyr Tydfil hit-and-run driver caught by Ring doorbell

Anthony Tregonning reported his car stolen in an attempted cover-up before admitting he hit a worker.

www.bbc.co.uk

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 2d

There are few things more intimidating to a woman than a large group of clearly drunk, screaming men stood on a train platform shouting football chants, right where I need to unlock and walk my bike 😬

I think they should all pay a levy for the massive number of police escorting them too

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry, OFF peak????

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 3d

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

Oh great idea. How do I make my profile private? I can't find anywhere in settings?

I already block ppl from the outset unless I can see they're the sort of person I want to interact with. But I'd like to make my account private if possible

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

This won't even be mentioned on any other news sites, never mind anything national.
In what world is this normal?!

www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2552322...

WATCH: Car plunges 20ft into Newport garden in horror crash

Police were called after a car plunged 20ft into a Newport garden following a suspected race.

www.southwalesargus.co.uk

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

This response will be from the sort of person who thinks its absolutely fine to bump their SUV up on the pavement to park though.....

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3d

FYI this sort of obtuse response to an e-bike post is an insta-block from me

When you put a motor on a bicycle it becomes a motorcycle.

There are already laws covering bicycles with motors on them.

The size of the motor is not relevant: if it drives the wheel it is a motorcycle.

Why is this hard? No I don’t want your motorcycle on a bicycle path with children.

loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

🤦‍♀️ these people!

loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

But at least he managed to get in front of you, thats clearly all that matters to him 🙄

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! They just see a bike (not a human, or a mother and child) and think "there's a problem" don't they.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 3d

I really, really like the point that lights are motoring infrastructure in the first place - there's a reason pedestrianised areas, parks & everywhere else without cars do not have them! If drivers behaved themselves, a large % of traffic lights wouldn't be needed at all!

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 4d

Absolute dangerous morons overtaking me doing 19mph down hill, on my ebike, with 5yr old on the back, in a 20mph zone.
What is up with these entitled dickheads?!

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 4d

That's weird, its almost like they don't know what they're talking about?!

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4d

Reform UK's Kent council tax going up by 5%.

They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE.

This was their flyer in May 2025.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 8d

If Michelle Mone gets to keep the superyacht, the private jet and the seat in the House of Lords, at least give the 'benefit scroungers' narrative a break for a couple of weeks

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International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefest.bsky.social · 9d

⛓️❌👋 Meet the PERS, the chainless pedaling system from CIXI, designed to simplify your ride.

Say goodbye to gear shifting and hello to a natural, simplified pedaling experience. The PERS eliminates chain constraints, giving you total freedom of geometry and design.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 9d

"For sale: Yacht. For photos of condition, extras etc see national media articles"

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules - BBC News

Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules

The government sued PPE Medpro - a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband - after it supplied gowns in 2020 that were rejected.

www.bbc.co.uk

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 11d

Wow for a moment I thought you must mean Cardiff because there were 2 serious incidents yesterday (car hits pedestrians, and car hits shops, as thr headlines put it. No mention of drivers).
But no.... apparently they are different incidents. All on the same day. All barely reported on local news.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 14d

If ever there was an article that accidentally points out how much we need rent controls and to sort out the housing market in this country this is it 🤦‍♀️ @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

Homes to rent in England and Scotland for less than £1,800 a month – in pictures

From a period flat in a vibrant area of Edinburgh to a modern apartment in the south-east of England

www.theguardian.com

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 14d

I'm in Wales so sadly can't take part. But I can confirm its a blight on the landscape and people's lives over here too

Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 14d

Does this look familiar? 🤔
We're sharing some of the worst pavement parking pics uploaded by the public on our interactive map 📍 Help us to find the worst pavement parking hotspots in England by adding your photos here 👉 https://t.co/xwrtQ8M4Dl https://t.co/lzypLtsrWK

A rogues gallery featuring four individual images of vehicles parked on the pavement. One image shows a person walking with a pushchair into the road.

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 14d

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 18d

Someone else has mentioned Scouts & Girlguiding which i definitely second, but also local charities: animal shelters always need dog walkers & other volunteers. Shops need people to restock after hours, or furniture pick ups and the like.

I guarantee you'll make friends and fill your soul x

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 18d

Men: stop misconstruing women being nice to you for anything more! 🙄

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 18d

I convinced myself the hot woman in Gregg's fancied me as she always seemed to give me extra bacon in my roll, so I was certain it was a hint. Went in the afternoon when it was empty & asked her out. Her face dropped & she politely declined. I drove off sobbing never to return.

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