Lovely Bob
@cyclistandstats.bsky.social
Based in the UK, getting old and now a very average road rider... even more average on an MTB.
But I still like cycling... and stats.
But I still like cycling... and stats.
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"Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
Editorial in the @bmj.com, November 2025
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Photo: Crispin Hughes
Editorial in the @bmj.com, November 2025
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Photo: Crispin Hughes
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
Editorial in the @bmj.com, November 2025
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Photo: Crispin Hughes
Editorial in the @bmj.com, November 2025
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Photo: Crispin Hughes
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Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
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A cool natural experiment using cellphone data finds that, when people relocate to more walkable areas, they walk more and are more active. Why does this matter? Because many related studies were affected by self-selection bias, where people who like to walk might choose to live in walkable places
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A cool natural experiment using cellphone data finds that, when people relocate to more walkable areas, they walk more and are more active. Why does this matter? Because many related studies were affected by self-selection bias, where people who like to walk might choose to live in walkable places
Can we now have an article like this that talks sympathetically about victims of road rage when it's cyclists.
BBC News - Driving tests: 'Learner driver abuse left me shaking - but I'm not giving up on lessons' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Driving tests: 'Learner driver abuse left me shaking - but I'm not giving up on lessons' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Driving tests: 'Learner driver abuse left me shaking - but I'm not giving up on lessons'
Learning to drive is a right of passage for many, but drivers and instructors face increasing abuse.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Can we now have an article like this that talks sympathetically about victims of road rage when it's cyclists.
BBC News - Driving tests: 'Learner driver abuse left me shaking - but I'm not giving up on lessons' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Driving tests: 'Learner driver abuse left me shaking - but I'm not giving up on lessons' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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A truly chilling report. The Israeli Defence Minister has is asking the IDF to draw up plans to force 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah- something he’s calling a “humanitarian city.” Once in they wouldn’t be allowed to leave.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A truly chilling report. The Israeli Defence Minister has is asking the IDF to draw up plans to force 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah- something he’s calling a “humanitarian city.” Once in they wouldn’t be allowed to leave.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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MINISTER COMMITS TO END TRAIL HUNTING AT LANDMARK PARLIAMENT EVENT
www.huntsabs.org.uk/minister-com...
www.huntsabs.org.uk/minister-com...
Minister Commits to End Trail Hunting at Landmark Parliament Event - Hunt Saboteurs Association
This week an event was held at the Houses of Parliament in London, which was heralded as a momentous stepping stone and call to action to both MPs and the Government on the path to ending hunting for ...
www.huntsabs.org.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
MINISTER COMMITS TO END TRAIL HUNTING AT LANDMARK PARLIAMENT EVENT
www.huntsabs.org.uk/minister-com...
www.huntsabs.org.uk/minister-com...
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Research with @transenv.bsky.social finds that average bonnet height in newly-sold cars is increasing by 0.5cm a year, reaching 83.8cm in 2024, up from 76.9cm in 2010.
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted vehicles are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Research with @transenv.bsky.social finds that average bonnet height in newly-sold cars is increasing by 0.5cm a year, reaching 83.8cm in 2024, up from 76.9cm in 2010.
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...