LisaB
@lisacycles.bsky.social
Cats. Bikes. Enforcement. London.
I often get a "thank you" from pedestrians for giving them the highest priority when I'm cycling. I'm always surprised by that. Were they expecting me to just sort of plow over them?
Sadly, they probably were...
Sadly, they probably were...
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I often get a "thank you" from pedestrians for giving them the highest priority when I'm cycling. I'm always surprised by that. Were they expecting me to just sort of plow over them?
Sadly, they probably were...
Sadly, they probably were...
I'm all for one or the other: either remove the person's ability to use a vehicle as a weapon, or remove the person from society. But to have both seems like an admission that the one isn't working. And if it's not working, let's address THAT.
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I'm all for one or the other: either remove the person's ability to use a vehicle as a weapon, or remove the person from society. But to have both seems like an admission that the one isn't working. And if it's not working, let's address THAT.
Then extend his prison sentence. But if we, as a society, believe that a person can be rehabilitated in prison, continuing to punish the person after having served his time seems counterintuitive to me.
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Then extend his prison sentence. But if we, as a society, believe that a person can be rehabilitated in prison, continuing to punish the person after having served his time seems counterintuitive to me.
I was really expecting a "can't park there, mate" comment. This is so much better.
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I was really expecting a "can't park there, mate" comment. This is so much better.
I have so many follow up questions about this.
December 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I have so many follow up questions about this.
We filmed a recovery lorry being scrapped recently. This was part of my tow truck on a tow truck series. I think the council's communications professionals are going to do something with the videos. If they do, I'll share links. There's a crazy story behind it, too.
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We filmed a recovery lorry being scrapped recently. This was part of my tow truck on a tow truck series. I think the council's communications professionals are going to do something with the videos. If they do, I'll share links. There's a crazy story behind it, too.
Arguably, he now has 21.5 years in prison to think about that.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Arguably, he now has 21.5 years in prison to think about that.
"Have to" is demonstrably incorrect.
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Have to" is demonstrably incorrect.
I hear you. But they have to make rulings for the reality we have and not what we wish we had.
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I hear you. But they have to make rulings for the reality we have and not what we wish we had.
Okay, so in that very rare instance of a person who only uses a gun for target shooting and not for killing, but actually does actually kill a person, he is not allowed to have his gun back. You're right. You've really turned me around on this whole cars = guns thing. 🙄
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Okay, so in that very rare instance of a person who only uses a gun for target shooting and not for killing, but actually does actually kill a person, he is not allowed to have his gun back. You're right. You've really turned me around on this whole cars = guns thing. 🙄
You can call it whatever you want, Shakespeare. The point of the outing with the gun is for someone or something to end up dead. The same cannot be said about a car.
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
You can call it whatever you want, Shakespeare. The point of the outing with the gun is for someone or something to end up dead. The same cannot be said about a car.
If I was able to give things away to people who were nice, I would probably give bicycles, not sports cars.
December 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If I was able to give things away to people who were nice, I would probably give bicycles, not sports cars.
If a gun was used for literally anything other than killing, we would have a decent counterfactual here.
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
If a gun was used for literally anything other than killing, we would have a decent counterfactual here.
Isn't there a rule that your bike needs to be worth more than the car it's on? My bike would not pass that test if this was my car.
Also, I would not fit in this car.
Also, I have no parking at my flat.
But other than that....
Also, I would not fit in this car.
Also, I have no parking at my flat.
But other than that....
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Isn't there a rule that your bike needs to be worth more than the car it's on? My bike would not pass that test if this was my car.
Also, I would not fit in this car.
Also, I have no parking at my flat.
But other than that....
Also, I would not fit in this car.
Also, I have no parking at my flat.
But other than that....
People calling for driving bans here are essentially saying that 21.5 years in prison isn't enough of a punishment. I don't understand asking for a punishment after a first punishment.
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
People calling for driving bans here are essentially saying that 21.5 years in prison isn't enough of a punishment. I don't understand asking for a punishment after a first punishment.
Speak for yourself. I saw the fog and went back to bed. The hump will have to wait.
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Speak for yourself. I saw the fog and went back to bed. The hump will have to wait.
You're so right. What was I thinking??
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You're so right. What was I thinking??
But the weekend magazine telling you how to spend your millions when you make them? Seriously, get in the bin.
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
But the weekend magazine telling you how to spend your millions when you make them? Seriously, get in the bin.
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Err... I bought one set of tubes 5 years ago. Let it go.
Err... I bought one set of tubes 5 years ago. Let it go.
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We're sorry to see you go. Let us know why you no longer want to receive correspondence.
Err... I bought one set of tubes 5 years ago. Let it go.
Err... I bought one set of tubes 5 years ago. Let it go.
If we procure this correctly, we could bring some money in, which will be the first time Ealing have made money off of these problematic cars since I started here.
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If we procure this correctly, we could bring some money in, which will be the first time Ealing have made money off of these problematic cars since I started here.