Fully paid up member of the tofu eating Wokerati. Bike rider. Helmet wearer. All opinions are just that. Ally. It’s ok to not be ok. Threads:
@2wheelsnot4
FFS. COME ON
@BBCNews
. Either a bike and car had a collision. Or a cyclist and a driver had one. But to choose to make one half (the dangerous half) inanimate focuses the attention to the cyclist. Poor, shoddy journalism.
I ride a bike because:
1. It’s good exercise
2. To control my blood pressure
3.Keep my weight down
4.Allows me to meet mates
5.Helps the environment
6. Cheaper than a car
7.Let’s me buy bikes & kit
8.Saves me commute money
9.Let’s me enjoy a beer
10.Good for my mental health
YOU?
Appalling journalism just now on
@BBCNews
. This incident is under scrutiny over whether it was a ‘pursuit’. You have edited this clip to cut out 15 seconds. This was how far behind the bike the van was. This is VERY important in the context of truth. Watch the clock top left!
I have no words
@DC_RPT
. This kind of post is exactly what the anti-cycling brigade love. It’s factually incorrect. If speedometers are not mandatory, cyclists cannot be held to account or speed limits. They DO NOT APPLY. Awful post - I’d encourage you to take it down please.
Cyclists, please be mindful of your speeds and just how this will effect you in the event of a collision. This group today on Dartmoor observed travelling at near 40mph on a 30mph restricted road. All stopped and offered appropriate words of advice 🚴♀️ 🚴♀️ 7163 &
#MPS6758JONES
@BBCNews
seriously…. It was a speeding DRIVER. And this:
“An inquest at Newport Coroner's Court heard Joshua was not wearing a helmet when he tried to cross the road, which was deemed to be unsafe.”
The road was unsafe, or not wearing a helmet?
This from my home town (Alton, Hants). Brand new shops on left. Brand new shared path. But the designers have decided to force cyclists onto the road a yard before the junction. Or ask us to dismount. Appalling design by a car driver.
Well that was an awful day. Call from hospital as my mum was in cardiac arrest. Then this. Sadly have said goodbye to a strong, brave and loving lady. Miss you mum 💔
BGT quote from Holden about cyclists: “Why do they wear the cameras? They’re asking for trouble already.” Maybe
@theJeremyVine
could have
@AmandaHolden
on his show and answer the question? Here’s a quick answer: to hold law breakers and potential killers accountable.
One week ago today I reported a faulty
@wahoofitness
ROAM which is 2 years old. No questions asked. ‘Simply return it and we will send a new one’. And here it is. Now THAT is customer service, not being ignored or fobbed off. Big companies can do it.
Recorded a phone driver this morning. Driver BEHIND, get so angry about me "touchin' the mota" (knocking on the window) that he gets out and does this. Classic of the genre. Phone driver reported.
@roadcc
@markandcharlie
@MikeyCycling
“I’ve had enough of this country being taken away from us.”
British nationalist protesters clash with the Metropolitan Police at the cenotaph on St George’s Day.
🎧
Flagstaff Arizona group ride was hit by an RV leaving cyclist with broken bones, road rash, and concussion. Help support the cyclist that were hit and sent to the hospital.
@TwitterSupport
@Twitter
I suspect you have dozens of reports of this account. Does it take a death to shut it down? Please SHUT THIS ACCOUNT DOWN.
Wow. Just WOW.
1. Why? Plastic won’t save me from 1 ton of car
2. Music? So deaf people should not ride?
3. Ban black cars then
4. Let’s talk about speed limits
5.Good advice
6. See 3.
1/6. A truly appalling message from an emergency service.
Meet today’s education minister, Andrea Jenkins, giving the bird. This is the minister responsible for our children’s education and welfare. Extraordinary but not surprising.
One of the worst films I have seen today. I’m ashamed to be associated with these people. I’m a white male and I share NOTHING of their values. They need to be arrested
@metpoliceuk
. And
@SuellaBraverman
- go. Just GO.
Thank you
@SuellaBraverman
- your dog whistle rhetoric made mine, and other people’s day at
@LondonWaterloo
extremely frightening. Your words have inspired racists to terrorise us and make it harder for
@metpoliceuk
to do their job today. You need to resign, NOW
#ThankYouSuella
@d_gilly6
@EamonRyan
@cllr_ginokenny
Nothing illegal about that. However using your mobile at the wheel is. You’ve just grassed yourself up. And no, it’s not a dashcam.
On March 23 2020 I finished another 15hr day and vowed I needed to give me time every day for my own well-being. And so it began on March 24. I have ridden every day since, almost 20,000km. Today is day 365 and I’m 8kg lighter. And a new bike on order!
@NorthRoadCycles
Folk who drive to a sports centre so they can ride a bike, and park as close to the entrance as they can so they can go for a long run. WTAF is that all about?
Delivery lorry blocking a bike lane placed specifically to allow cyclists to flow against a one way road. Now cyclists are forced to ride the wrong way up the road while the loading bay opposite sits empty. NOT the first time -
@nicholsonspubs
is this a Doggetts delivery?
Saw this on FB. It challenged me because my initial thought was: wow, how inclusive! Then I thought: why is it trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist? The wheelchair could sit at the end. Except it is solving a problem: stopping the homeless from sleeping there. Not good☹️
Hey
@FleetSource
, why are you deliberately inciting hatred against those who cycle with this crap training? Screw you! I cycle, I don't wear lycra & I have every frigging right to be on the roads & not be endangered by drivers thanks to your bigoted training! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Once again
@BBCNews
I find myself correcting your headline. Will you ever learn?
#bbcnews
‘Driver of BMW smashes car through front of Nottingham wedding dress shop’
When a police officer says this you have to be concerned. On what planet will a plastic lid help you if you are hit by a 1 ton vehicle at 48mph?
“…worked out the driver was travelling 48mph (77km/h).
PC Wyatt added: "My main concern is that Joshua didn't have a helmet on."
Driving along Boucher Rd. 6.48am. Cyclist. No lights. Completely tip to toe dark clothing. Literally could not be seen. What are the rules and repercussions for these ppl? No doubt had I had hit him it would have been my fault. Are they stupid!
#cyclists
#RoadSafety
@Only9built
Drivers: ‘hey cyclists stop riding in the middle of the road’.
Also drivers: ‘cyclist at fault, he was over to one side and wasn’t in the right lane.’
🤷♂️
@ChaponaBike123
Nobody. Let’s stop trying to find fault and division when there is none. HC allows for slow vehicles, plus it was perfectly safe. The law says cyclists shouldn’t ride on pavements but police commentary has relaxed that as long as it’s safe.
Mate - posting a random pic off the internet is not going to convince a single person that you were doing anything other than driving while using your mobile. It’s pathetic and actually quite sad.
My 79yo dad just gave me a lift. He is exactly the kind of driver that I fear as a cyclist. Hard acceleration, late braking, it’s a limit not a target… I was pumping the imaginary brake so hard I was in danger of putting my foot through the floor!
Call me old fashioned but I don’t like this culture of ‘we’ when it comes to pregnancy. When my wife was pregnant , it was her, not me. I was there, but she lived it. Not me.
In central London today and am absolutely FUMMIN. Pedestrians ignoring red lights. Just walking straight through instead of waiting for the green man. They don’t even pay rOaD tAx. No insurance. And no helmets. Or lights. It’s a disgrace.
Hey
@grantshapps
when will you be applying for an injunction to stope these menaces? Lorries driving 5mph bring motorway to a standstill in protest over fuel prices via
@MetroUK
“A 16-year-old cyclist was killed after he was hit by a speeding car as he crossed a busy road while distracted by headphones, an inquest has concluded.”
Distracted by headphones? So what do they say about deaf people?
@AdamBronkhorst
Not much to say. Typical every day attitude of a self entitled driver who sees a cyclist as a second rate road user and inconvenience. We live daily with this attitude sadly.
A couple of snapshots from this ‘cycling journalist’. Unbelievable. Especially the ‘ghost bike’ piece. Next week: ‘why women shouldn’t wear short skirts’.
Can’t spell. Can’t provide a rational reason for this. So I’ve reported it (link at bottom of the page). I’ve added what I said about this joke fundraiser against
@MikeyCycling
. Please do the same.
Good morning to you all except those who think it is acceptable to falsely accuse someone as a sexual predator online because they are filming you as an adult breaking the law. Toxic cabbies reported.
Educate me. Why are we sending a $22bn rocket into space with the aim of getting someone on the moon when our planet is burning and flooding?
#misplacedpriorities