Andy
@lets-get-cycling.bsky.social
A person who enjoys cycling, collecting Cycling related beer mats and stamps.
Cycling in Manchester and further afield,
Cycling in Manchester and further afield,
Drivers ruin everything!
January 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Drivers ruin everything!
It would be interesting to know what constitues bus and coaches, as since the pandemic public buses have had fares reduced and capped to £2 or £3
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It would be interesting to know what constitues bus and coaches, as since the pandemic public buses have had fares reduced and capped to £2 or £3
If you look at the data on @RAC's website then the headline is misleading!
Bus fares 67% have risen more than motoring 58%, but train fares 43% are still lower than the cost of living 56%
This doesn't tell you the actual cost of each form of transport!
www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
Bus fares 67% have risen more than motoring 58%, but train fares 43% are still lower than the cost of living 56%
This doesn't tell you the actual cost of each form of transport!
www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
Cost of motoring against costs of public transport
This chart plots over a rolling ten year period the percentage change in the cost of motoring and the cost of rail and bus fares. Also plotted is the cost of li
www.racfoundation.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If you look at the data on @RAC's website then the headline is misleading!
Bus fares 67% have risen more than motoring 58%, but train fares 43% are still lower than the cost of living 56%
This doesn't tell you the actual cost of each form of transport!
www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
Bus fares 67% have risen more than motoring 58%, but train fares 43% are still lower than the cost of living 56%
This doesn't tell you the actual cost of each form of transport!
www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
It's a very general document with some nice ideas but not much in the way of how we are actually going to get there
Where did the last Transport Stratergy get us?
Where did the last Transport Stratergy get us?
January 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
It's a very general document with some nice ideas but not much in the way of how we are actually going to get there
Where did the last Transport Stratergy get us?
Where did the last Transport Stratergy get us?
Even if it is, it will make our roads safer for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists!
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Even if it is, it will make our roads safer for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists!
Fix bikes for a street party
July 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Fix bikes for a street party
But how many drivers were inconvenienced delays or frustrated?
Probably none as there is still adequate road space for motor vehicles
Probably none as there is still adequate road space for motor vehicles
May 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
But how many drivers were inconvenienced delays or frustrated?
Probably none as there is still adequate road space for motor vehicles
Probably none as there is still adequate road space for motor vehicles
They hate cyclists especially when they have children!
Took me 10 minutes to pass them on Friday night Saturday morning when they deliberately slow walked along the towpath in Wolverhampton
Took me 10 minutes to pass them on Friday night Saturday morning when they deliberately slow walked along the towpath in Wolverhampton
May 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
They hate cyclists especially when they have children!
Took me 10 minutes to pass them on Friday night Saturday morning when they deliberately slow walked along the towpath in Wolverhampton
Took me 10 minutes to pass them on Friday night Saturday morning when they deliberately slow walked along the towpath in Wolverhampton