Tim on two wheels
@timon2wheels.bsky.social
Working for safe cycling in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
Cycling locally and further afield (often on my eBike).
Qualified cycling instructor.
Cycling locally and further afield (often on my eBike).
Qualified cycling instructor.
Thanks for the reminder Bike is Best.
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thanks for the reminder Bike is Best.
“Are safe and healthy cities just a distant fantasy? Here are four environmental health experts on life in some of Europe’s greenest metropolises.”
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable major cities
From Copenhagen’s cycle lanes and Vienna’s shared parks to Barcelona and London’s unfulfilled potential, better living is close at hand
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Are safe and healthy cities just a distant fantasy? Here are four environmental health experts on life in some of Europe’s greenest metropolises.”
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
“We are not just building infrastructure — together, we are creating communities: places where parents feel confident letting children travel independently, and where older people can reach local shops with ease. We are building life back into our streets.”
England’s councils given £626m for walking, wheeling and cycling schemes
Funding for councils, enough for 500 miles of new walking and cycling routes and 170,000 more active trips per day
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“We are not just building infrastructure — together, we are creating communities: places where parents feel confident letting children travel independently, and where older people can reach local shops with ease. We are building life back into our streets.”
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Remember that comical phase as smoking inside was ending, when bars spent time and money installing those enclosed smoking rooms because they couldn't imagine the step needed to deal with the issue?
Painted bike lanes and other half-measures to deal with the problem of cars seem like that now.
Painted bike lanes and other half-measures to deal with the problem of cars seem like that now.
I was a very heavy smoker and really enjoyed smoking indoors (a pint, pack of cigarettes and a book at a bar was my heaven…)- I was really upset about the ban at first but then just got used to it.
*I also don’t smoke anymore.
*I also don’t smoke anymore.
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Remember that comical phase as smoking inside was ending, when bars spent time and money installing those enclosed smoking rooms because they couldn't imagine the step needed to deal with the issue?
Painted bike lanes and other half-measures to deal with the problem of cars seem like that now.
Painted bike lanes and other half-measures to deal with the problem of cars seem like that now.
Thinking of buying an eCargobike?
Great video on One Week With a Bakfiets youtu.be/u8Yx7ZebXuo?... via @YouTube
Great video on One Week With a Bakfiets youtu.be/u8Yx7ZebXuo?... via @YouTube
One Week With a Bakfiets
YouTube video by Nic Laporte
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Thinking of buying an eCargobike?
Great video on One Week With a Bakfiets youtu.be/u8Yx7ZebXuo?... via @YouTube
Great video on One Week With a Bakfiets youtu.be/u8Yx7ZebXuo?... via @YouTube
“Last year, roughly 1,600 people were killed on our roads, and 29,500 seriously injured, and that has been flatlining pretty much for the last decade,” she said. “That is unacceptable”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory transport culture wars risked making roads less safe, says minister
Lilian Greenwood condemns Conservative ‘mixed messages’ and promises a system that works for everybody
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“Last year, roughly 1,600 people were killed on our roads, and 29,500 seriously injured, and that has been flatlining pretty much for the last decade,” she said. “That is unacceptable”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There's a bike sale this Saturday at Four Oaks Baptist Church, Grange Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5JX. Children’s bikes, adult bikes, all serviced and great prices. The fair is from 10am - 2pm. Cakes, food coffee, bikes what more could you need!!
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
There's a bike sale this Saturday at Four Oaks Baptist Church, Grange Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5JX. Children’s bikes, adult bikes, all serviced and great prices. The fair is from 10am - 2pm. Cakes, food coffee, bikes what more could you need!!
“Exposure to PM2.5s, which bury deep into the lungs, is linked to numerous health conditions including asthma, lung disease, heart disease, cancer and strokes. Domestic combustion accounted for 20% of PM2.5 emissions in 2023”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wood-burning stoves to face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan
Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Exposure to PM2.5s, which bury deep into the lungs, is linked to numerous health conditions including asthma, lung disease, heart disease, cancer and strokes. Domestic combustion accounted for 20% of PM2.5 emissions in 2023”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tim on two wheels
It was lovely cycling round Sutton Park this morning.
Cold and low sun, but that makes for great shadow photos.
It was lovely cycling round Sutton Park this morning.
Cold and low sun, but that makes for great shadow photos.
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tim on two wheels
It was lovely cycling round Sutton Park this morning.
Cold and low sun, but that makes for great shadow photos.
It was lovely cycling round Sutton Park this morning.
Cold and low sun, but that makes for great shadow photos.
Proof, if proof be needed, that building networks of separated cycle infrastructure leads to more people cycling more often.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Proof, if proof be needed, that building networks of separated cycle infrastructure leads to more people cycling more often.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How to build a cycling city in a decade. youtu.be/mpWm45qting?...
How This Small City Tripled Its Cycling In Just 11 Years
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
How to build a cycling city in a decade. youtu.be/mpWm45qting?...
Research study finds "Close passes were the most common near miss type, followed by near left/right hooks and pulling out incidents. Most near misses occurred during peak hours and on roads without cycling infrastructure." sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Spatiotemporal and behavioural correlates of cycling near misses: evidence from helmet-mounted video data
This study examines cycling near misses in London using naturalistic data collection methods. Sixty commute cyclists were equipped with helmet-mounted…
sciencedirect.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Research study finds "Close passes were the most common near miss type, followed by near left/right hooks and pulling out incidents. Most near misses occurred during peak hours and on roads without cycling infrastructure." sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research shows separated cycling infrastructure makes cycling safer for cyclists. There's no real surprise there, but studies back up our anecdotal experience.
Such infrastructure protects those who currently cycle and enables others to do so.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Such infrastructure protects those who currently cycle and enables others to do so.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New research shows separated cycling infrastructure makes cycling safer for cyclists. There's no real surprise there, but studies back up our anecdotal experience.
Such infrastructure protects those who currently cycle and enables others to do so.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Such infrastructure protects those who currently cycle and enables others to do so.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We’re getting a new cycleway (hopefully). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New £22.5m Birmingham cycle route plan set for approval
The 6km link from the city centre to Longbridge is expected to be safer and help cut car dependency.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We’re getting a new cycleway (hopefully). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our local force takes action 90% of the time against reckless drivers on full reports made by cyclists.
Over half have to pay for an education course or a fine and points. A third now get warning letters.
All my reports resulted in paid courses or fines/points for drivers.
Over half have to pay for an education course or a fine and points. A third now get warning letters.
All my reports resulted in paid courses or fines/points for drivers.
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our local force takes action 90% of the time against reckless drivers on full reports made by cyclists.
Over half have to pay for an education course or a fine and points. A third now get warning letters.
All my reports resulted in paid courses or fines/points for drivers.
Over half have to pay for an education course or a fine and points. A third now get warning letters.
All my reports resulted in paid courses or fines/points for drivers.
This is a great video on the joys of cycling I feel exactthe same, even if Birmingham does not have the cycling infrastructure found in London youtu.be/Dmf6aEx09Oo?...
I Cycled 2500km in London — Here's How It Changed My Life
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is a great video on the joys of cycling I feel exactthe same, even if Birmingham does not have the cycling infrastructure found in London youtu.be/Dmf6aEx09Oo?...
This really is worth a read. I first read this article in 1980, when it was translated into English, as part of my transport economics course. It is still, sadly, as relevant today.
Thanks to #BikeisBest for the link.
Thanks to #BikeisBest for the link.
October 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This really is worth a read. I first read this article in 1980, when it was translated into English, as part of my transport economics course. It is still, sadly, as relevant today.
Thanks to #BikeisBest for the link.
Thanks to #BikeisBest for the link.
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Regardless of whether the average speed in central London is between 8.7 mph and 7.1 mph, there will still be someone who complains about the new markings at St John Street, Smithfield, part of the transformation to make it more pedestrian and cycle-friendly
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Regardless of whether the average speed in central London is between 8.7 mph and 7.1 mph, there will still be someone who complains about the new markings at St John Street, Smithfield, part of the transformation to make it more pedestrian and cycle-friendly
Reposted by Tim on two wheels
Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?
Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?
The aim is to address systemic and institutional racism but those efforts need the space to expand not shrink
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?
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Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today.
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today.
"what exactly is a "culture of courteousness" in cycling? And would such a culture emerge from stricter penalties for cyclists?"
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-do-...
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-do-...
How do we create a 'culture of courteousness' within cycling?
As the City of London police proposes higher fines for dangerous cyclists, we ask what could be done to create a safer, and more equitable cycling culture in the capital
www.cyclingweekly.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"what exactly is a "culture of courteousness" in cycling? And would such a culture emerge from stricter penalties for cyclists?"
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-do-...
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-do-...