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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

1 year

@azb2019 @theJeremyVine @MikeyCycling @TheWarOnCars @London_Cycling @KingstonCycling @cyclegaz Just before all the "Colins from Portsmouth" turn up with their expert opinion this is the point where the incompetent driver who would have failed a driving test for doing this should have stopped, end of 👍.... Cue the usual apologists for endangering driver behaviour 🤦‍♂️ LTTF

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@markandcharlie

2 years

We never ran #OpClosePass where there was a cycle lane as it effectively gave offenders a "faux defence" of "well if it's dangerous, why is it designed like that?" which in light of the HC updates earlier this year is even more relevant than ever. #Murderstrips as they are more

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@markandcharlie

3 years

Let's all remember that the only reason measures like these planters are needed is because your average law abiding driver actually isn't law abiding and ignores obvious road signage.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

I need to make my bio more obvious 🤦‍♂️

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@markandcharlie

1 year

What kept Dan alive was luck... He was lucky that the exchange of kinetic energy favoured his survival, on a different day he might have died, quite simple really. Want to stop people dying on our roads... 🤔 Address the danger at source 👍Don't rely on plastic head trinkets 👍

Dan Walker

@mrdanwalker

1 year

It’s odd to get lectured by people telling me that bike helmets aren’t important when the emergency services at the scene yesterday told me I probably wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t wearing one. Funny old world! I hope you’re having a good Tuesday. Soup through a straw for lunch⛑️

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Pelican crossing Zig zag parked driver... Move your car mate it's putting the kids crossing in danger.. "I'll only be a minute"... Only takes a split second for someone to die, think about the kids & move it..."I said I'll only be a fuckin minute" Photo taken "What you doing?"

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Anyone know if this is still in place?

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@markandcharlie

9 months

Right that's me done... Today I ride away from being a police officer for the last time, it's been a great experience, some of which I have enjoyed immensely, some of which has taken a lot from me, but the good times outweigh the bad.

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@markandcharlie

3 years

The Pram Crashed did it @BBCNews ? Ridiculous headline, words matter. Tell it how it is "Driver mounts pavement & kills baby in Pram" @laura_laker #unconciousbias is rife at the BBC News - Five-month-old baby killed in Waterbeach pram crash

Five-month-old baby in pram killed as van mounts pavement in Waterbeach

Louis Thorold's mother was pushing the pram and is in a critical condition.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@markandcharlie

2 years

pizza from a premises which has car park to the rear, which was literally 20 meters away from where he parked. I did ask him why he risked points if he knew that he would loose his job but he was literally foaming at the mouth by that point. #driverbehaviour #greatestthreatofharm

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Hi @grantshapps ... Would kids doing their paper round have to have business insurance... 🤔

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@markandcharlie

1 year

GET IN THE CYCLE LANE!!! "that's not a cycle lane mate" YES IT IS YOU'RE ALL THE F& #KIN SAME "it's not a cycle lane" WHAT IS IT THEN YOU T# @T ? "its the solid white line denoting the edge of the carraigeway" F #CK OFF Other than that it was quite a pleasant rural ride today 👍

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@markandcharlie

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Photographing your car so I can report you "You can't do fuck all, you ain't the police" Well actually funny you should say that .... 20 seconds later following a formal introduction he's screaming if he gets another 3 points he'll lose his job....& the cars moving at last.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

@TheOxfordMail You got it badly wrong, you should withdraw the article, apologise and consult with experts next time, You are currently part of the problem not the solution.

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@markandcharlie

1 year

@seanburke1888 @MikeyCycling I've been to three fatal #RTC s caused by drivers using phones in stationary traffic, children and the elderly the victims....but if you think its okay.... 🤔 🤦‍♂️

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@markandcharlie

2 years

@RantyHighwayman Been policing the West Mids for 23 years, 16 of them on traffic, only ever been called to one Cyclist vs Ped collision in all that time...& that was a child riding through a shopping mall... Due to the inherent sense of vulnerabilty a bike gives they are rare as rocking horse 💩

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@markandcharlie

1 year

Should we only allow drivers high viz cars on the road as so many crash into each every minute of every day.... 🤔 Those driving dark coloured ones are asking for it, I tell you, asking for it 🤦‍♂️

Good Morning Britain

@GMB

1 year

Should cyclists have to wear a HI VIS uniform to ride a bike? 🚴‍♂️

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Well this is brilliant.... literally happens thousands of times a day 😂 👍

Cycling Professor 🚲 

@fietsprofessor

2 years

'Get yourself a car, you loser... who do you think you are! .....AAAAARGH!' By @Ruvsjonvarp : Icelandic Lampoon show 2019

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@markandcharlie

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If you are an incompetent driver who struggles around #Vulnerableroadusers leave earlier, get further training or use public transport 👍

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@markandcharlie

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Detective :Why do traffic officers wind drivers up? Me :We don't, we tell them what they've done wrong & they wind themselves up. It's okay for you, if you tell someone they are a thief they take it on the chin, I criticise someone's driving & it's like I've killed the family pet

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@markandcharlie

11 months

120 mph.... Some of us have long argued for stricter restrictions on young inexperienced drivers, graduated licencing etc... But given that offending drivers of all ages are capable of causing such danger and often do it's got to be time to speed limit all vehicles #Fatal4

ITV News Central

@ITVCentral

11 months

In a statement, the family of Harvey Holehouse said they are "truly sorry", adding that they hope "the memory of Harvey will not be defined by the events of that night".

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2 years

I often criticise (rightly) drivers for incriminating themselves... This is careless cycling ... if you are wondering why not dangerous cycling... you would need another to be endangered at some point for the @CPSUK to run it, so a pedestrian at the crossing on the undertake or

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"Why are your dogs on my drive" Sorry chap some idiot driver blocked most of the pavement, it's hard to get past "That's my car" Well ...15 seconds of work spiel later he's slamming his front door whilst questioning my parentage 😂 10 minutes later the car had been moved 👍 😂

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@markandcharlie

1 year

People who display illegal plates or have tinted drivers windows are habitual offenders who lie to their insurers , never driving legally at any given time... so don't be suprised if they commit other offences or don't care about endangering others... as we see here 🤦‍♂️

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@markandcharlie

2 years

This post caused a fuss with some fine examples of incompetence appearing on the thread, one even purporting to be a driving instructor! Well let's professionally dicect this & point out why the driver involved & those "wronguns" on the thread are a real problem for society.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Quick one on @grantshapps latest bit of idiocy..It would be logistically impossible to do and cost the country billions. We have a driver/vehicle scheme that doesn't work, 1 million + unisured/unlicensed drivers on the road every day, we can't police that, red meat for idiots

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Right then, I've held off commenting on this to give myself a decent amount of time to think about what I would have spent the budget on instead of this 👇, & why if @TfL want more harmony on their roads they need to come away from asking drivers to "think" and be afraid instead

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@markandcharlie

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Me "Never more in your adult life are you more likely to cause serious harm to someone else in your community than when driving a motor vehicle, if you can't do it responsibly & give it your full attention you need to consider whether you should be doing it at all" Drivers😤😖😭

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As he leaves office what's everyone's favourite picture of our outgoing Prime Minister, this is mine,.... nice to see him on a bike especially as its one I own as well 👍

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Self incrimination at its best.... Or most stupid 👍

Conor Gogarty

@ConorGogarty

2 years

The M4 protest over fuel costs is onto the Severn Bridge. Language warning.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

The one thing that we have learnt over the weekend is that "I can see this causing problems" is bad driver speak for "I haven't got the competence to cope with this" #HighwayCode #Usualsuspects

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@markandcharlie

5 years

Twitter Definitions part 1 : "As a cyclist myself" means Once rode a bike whilst at Centre Parks so deems themselves to be an expert on vulnerable road use above and beyond those that commute daily, academics who study & research the subject & seasoned road safety practioners.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Well it's nearly been a week since the #HighwayCode changes came into place... No A&E's full of pedestrians after stepping out in front of cars, no huge rise in rear end collisions, no miles of tailbacks behind a Cyclist taking the lane... We've seen a slight increase in good

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Update today from Andrew Thompson (expert Traffic Barrister 👍) that the new mobile phone whilst driving legislation will land on the 25th March and here's a non exhaustive list of what it will cover.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

@AyoCaesar Never more in your adult life are you more likely to cause serious harm to someone else in your community than when driving a motor vehicle, if you can't do it responsibly & to the required standard then don't do it at all 👍

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Today I have learnt from my medically trained friends that you are better off cycling in high heels 👠 than walking in them, as walking in them causes all sorts of injuries whereas cycling is non impactive & it shows off the shoe better 👍 I'm not trying either with my back 😂

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@markandcharlie

2 years

AAAAHHH "I CAN'T DRIVE AT 20MPH" AAAAHHHH ITS RIDICULOUS 😡 says driver who's just done 5 miles along the motorway in traffic at 20mph and whose final destination is a retail park car park 🤦‍♂️

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@markandcharlie

2 years

This is why I always try to avoid roads & driver contact when I'm off duty because even when you ask nicely & try to reason as a fellow member of the community they always think they can excuse & justify endangering other people for their own convenience. He was collecting a

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@markandcharlie

2 years

@Topcat2512 @MikeyCycling Mark please not in public 🤦‍♂️ think of all the other Marks 👍

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@markandcharlie

1 year

Shouty man at the Social Club doesn't like facial recognition software, all very big brother apparently ... I've told him it's going to be used to catch cyclists running red lights and he's okay with it now... 😂 🤦‍♂️ This is how urban myths start...be in the daily fail tommrrow 😉

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@markandcharlie

1 year

Everyone is probably aware of this thread in various forms and the ignorance shown regards what is expected of a safe & competent driver, take heart that a couple of very significant decision makers are aware & it has raised concerns especially given the rise in #Modalshift 👍

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@markandcharlie

2 years

How exactly did we get to this.... A HGV went past me at 50mph no more than 12 inches from my right shoulder from behind, I was on the pavement, 2 seconds later it mounted the pavement with its f/n/s wheel momentarily as the driver decided that apparently the carriageway

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@markandcharlie

11 months

If this reduces emmisions by 17% why not just introduce it permanently across the strategic network....🤔 It's a quick easy win surely...It would also reduce demand in other areas as well, such as tyre / brake degradation pollution, capacity, and noise...

New M6 and M5 speed limit starting on Bank Holiday Monday

The speed limit along junctions six to seven on the M6 will be reduced to 60mph on Monday

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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@markandcharlie

11 months

Never gets tired of being used to educate those who are part of the problem and not the solution 👍

TONY ROAM

@Tony_Roam

11 months

@duplosaurus @markandcharlie Oh yeah the bus. Possibly it’s about time bicycles had rear view mirrors so they can be more aware of what’s coming.

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1 year

"This is the Munro Mk1 - the 'world's most capable all-electric 4x4' - that’s born and bred in Scotland, and built for the tough stuff...." Coming to your local schoolrun and pavement anytime soon....

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@markandcharlie

3 years

@AndrewRosindell

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Some #OpClosePass stats from when me & Steve started it in the West Mids : 2% of drivers stopped were unfit through drink/drugs 5% of drivers stopped failed the eyesight test Hi viz made no difference to the amount of offences The @SafeCyclingEire gillet reduced offending by 30%

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Comedy gold, a whole new load of gifs are born 😂 #3rdpartyreporting

Alan Myles 🇵🇸

@AlanMyles8

2 years

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

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2 years

I do believe that the man is on a mission to prove that he misunderstands everything to do with modern road use...

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@markandcharlie

11 months

Today with Johnson in the news I think it's only right to share my favourite photo of him yet again...

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@markandcharlie

1 year

Right then Highway Code changes over a year ago... how does writing a few extra lines in a book that the majority of drivers haven't read in literally decades positively effect behaviours... 🤔 Well let's look at one particular part of the changes, the priority/right of way given

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@markandcharlie

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@fietsprofessor Still reckon that once a year we should put all those cyclists in single occupancy cars and call it "I told you so day"... 🤔 😂

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Angry people controlling the most effective killing machine ever devised , a warning letter for dangerous driving...really 🤔 What a postcode lottery of justice dispensing we have! It needs to end. @allpartycycling @AndyCoxDCS @grantshapps @transportgovuk

road.cc

@roadcc

2 years

Motorist drives into cyclist moments after shouting abuse for not using cycle lane — Thames Valley Police decided the driving deserved nothing more than a warning letter #cycling

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Now this I like 👍

Kate Jarman

@KateBurkeNHS

2 years

I was taught to drive by a retired police office and every time we saw a cyclist during my driving lesson he’d say ‘there’s a cyclist, what are they’ and I’d have to say ‘my responsibility’ and 20 + years later I still think this every single time I see a cyclist on the road. 🚲

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@markandcharlie

4 years

I propose a new tax on drivers who are responsible for collisions & the resulting delays.... The average cost of a non injury collision is £80,000 so if we call it £100,000 an incident to properly compensate the emergency services & taxpayers that seems fair does it not?....

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@markandcharlie

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#ReplyAfterCaution M6 Toll.. Driver stopped after being recorded at 132mph.... "If you lot sorted out the traffic on the actual M6 then I wouldn't have to speed on here" Received 56 day disqualification.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Highway Code changes... Firstly remember a good road user will still be a good road user and a poor one still poor. The hierarchy of road use with the most #vulnerable having priority is correctly reinforced but expect nothing to change, it will take years to work, trust no one👍

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Get a camera, whether you ride, drive, or cycle,.... get a camera 👍

Roads Policing - Surrey Police - UK

@SurreyRoadCops

2 years

Court Result ⚖️ Muhammad Aslam (42) from Sixth Avenue, Newham was convicted of Dangerous Driving when he caused a three vehicle collision by driving on the wrong side of the road in Stanwell. 12 month Disqual with extended re-test requirement. 80 hours unpaid work. £180 fine.

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@markandcharlie

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It winds people up because they have normalised other risk such as driving whilst not in proper control or without due care but this ironically "looks" dangerous to them. The lad is concentrating, in control & will do this hundreds of times a day without causing inconvenience or

Jeremy Vine

@theJeremyVine

2 years

A lot of hostility towards the lad doing the wheelie in this footage. Consider this — 1. In the last ten years NOT A SINGLE PERSON has been killed by a cyclist doing a wheelie; 2. In that period, 280,000 people have been seriously injured and 17,000 killed by motor vehicles.

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@markandcharlie

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A well organised group are causing delays on our roads, costing us millions of pounds every day, delaying ambulances, causing people to miss flights, appointments etc, this group go under the name of"The Incompetent Offending Drivers", watch out for them, they're everywhere.....

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@markandcharlie

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@BAC64 @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine That's a murder strip not a cycle lane, all it's fit for is collecting debris... I wouldn't use or expect any one else to, I'd be in the "prime" position all the way through that pinch point, @theJeremyVine cycling was excellent, the driver is an incompetent buffoon 👍

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@markandcharlie

3 years

Tomorrow on @GMB we'll be discussing with an actual panel of experts "how do these idiots who kill 5 people a day & seriously injure 64 others get a licence & why are they allowed to drive again after causing such devastion in communities across the UK?" Oh actually no we won't..

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@markandcharlie

2 years

None of these things will save a child when they are hit by 2 tonnes + of steel piloted by an offending cognitively distracted driver at speed.... #Driverbehaviour #Greatestthreatofharm this doesn't happen on the continent stop this victim blaming nonsense 🤦‍♂️

THINK! Road Safety

@THINKgovuk

2 years

#CycleToSchoolWeek Day 2 🚲 Their school uniforms are sorted, but what about their cycling gear? Check out the kit list below to make sure your family stay safe and seen while cycling. No name tags required!

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Funny how when a spurious proposal to legislate against the almost non existant problem of dangerous cycling gets raised it gets loads of coverage, but when a new law is introduced that could be used over 40 times a day to imprison drivers who cause serious injury by #S3RTA1988

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@markandcharlie

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Competent drivers have been dealing with #vulnerableroadusers correctly for years under the current hierarchy of road use, the reason it is being reinforced is because there's a problem group of drivers who don't, won't or can't give #vulnerableroadusers the protection they need.

BBC Breakfast

@BBCBreakfast

2 years

Did you know the Highway Code is changing? From Saturday, motorists will have more responsibility to watch out for: 🚶‍♂️Pedestrians 🚴‍♀️ Cyclists 🏇 Horse riders More here:

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@markandcharlie

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Need to do the same here 👍

Dutch to ban laughing gas over fears for health and road safety

Nitrous oxide linked to more than 60 fatal crashes in the country in less than three years

www.theguardian.com

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Why do we persist with the changing of the clocks nonsense 🤦‍♂️ Time to scrap it 👍

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@markandcharlie

1 year

Another horrid day with horrid visibility...please consider covering your vehicle in high vis wrap to aid those who are not looking properly...especially if you have a grey or black car. .. for more of the "same old" follow the usual suspects not me 👍😉

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Right mobile phone offences, it's going to get a lot of attention this week, & rightly so, cognitive distraction/fail to look properly is the largest causational factor of RTCs in the UK. But let's look at the facets of the changes no one else will look at

Changes in the law on driving while using a mobile phone

How and why is the law changing, and will there be exemptions?

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Just a quick reminder that if you deliberately try to block the progress of someone filtering it's a #S3RTA1988 careless & inconsiderate offence, twice on the A46 Lincoln a driver tried to impede filtering motorcyclists in slow traffic after we moved over to give them more room.

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@markandcharlie

3 years

Tomorrow is @hudson5815 PC 5185 Steve Hudson' s last day of service. His career shortened by illness, he deservedly retires having spent his career protecting the public & more famously the most vulnerable on the road. Being a little media shy I'm putting this out on his behalf☺

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@markandcharlie

3 years

Well you'll never guess what happens here..... What follows is a thread on why those of us who work in the #evidencebasedpolicing world know asking drivers not to do something politely and in good faith is a waste of time...

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Take primary, cover your brakes then watch the wheels, never the driver, you'll see them moving before you realise the vehicle is, as for the driver don't think they have seen you or care they will be looking straight through you most likely, this type of offending accounts for

Jeremy Vine

@theJeremyVine

2 years

Today's nonsense.

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@markandcharlie

2 years

I genuinely think he should apologise for the demand his stupidity put on his own department and society, in a few simple seconds he took us back decades at a time where we need to go forward fast 🤦‍♂️

road.cc

@roadcc

2 years

Cyclists WON'T need number plates — Grant Shapps again insists "we're not going to do number plates" #cycling

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Walking 🚶 👍

Halfords

@Halfords_uk

2 years

What’s more fuel-efficient, air con on❄️, or window down💨? Drop an emoji below👇

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@RailtonLTN @_BloodyCyclist @MikeyCycling @JaguarRacing @ThamesVP @AndyCoxDCS @theJeremyVine @roadcc Charlie may be very good at fixing cars but he certainly shouldn't be allowed to drive one on the road @JaguarRacing ... 🤔

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@markandcharlie

2 years

So many anonymous first name bunch of numbers appear to have decided to join twitter all of a sudden in outrage of having to look after the most vulnerable on the roads...do remember that a society is judged on how it cares for the vulnerable, be the solution not the problem 👍

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@markandcharlie

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#ReplyAfterCaution Driver returns to a speed check after realising he's been caught.. "WHERE'S THE SIGNS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SIGNS" "No we don't have to have any" "YES YOU DO, I KNOW" "Google it now, go on" 2 minutes of frantic phone use later "What do you think I'll get?"

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@markandcharlie

2 years

I've often been called upon to give advice on how to deter speeding on rural roads, I always have said that if you can get some wildlife crossing signs placed it works better than anything else, as drivers worry about killing aninimals or damaging their vehicle more than people.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

@YorksWildlife

2 years

Who thinks we should see more of these? 🦔🦔🦔

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Driving licences should be like firearms licences... If there's anything that suggests you can't be trusted with the responsibility then you shouldn't have one 👍

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@markandcharlie

2 years

@Pinarello_Pete Given the implications of controlling a heavy dangerous piece of machinery in the public environment which has the same destructive capability as a small battlefield explosive device I'm amazed we don't take it more seriously 🤦‍♂️ needs reform 👍

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Mark Hodson

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A warning letter for creating what can only be best described as a "near death experience"... 🤔 We've still got a lot of work to do 👍 #3rdpartyreporting #Driverbehaviour

ReCyclingDave

@cycling_dave

2 years

I'm waiting on an email with the details of why but the driver of J6DLP who I reported last August gave a number of reasons for driving so dangerously so no action beyond a letter is deemed appropriate in response to this offence Age was mentioned as was 🔽

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

Not all heroes wear capes Chapeau 👏 👍

Sabji Hunter

@SabjiHunter

2 years

Fcuk Yes! Give this man a medal

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

There have been speed limiters on cars since their inception, however they are renown for failing as they are the weakest most poorly designed part of the vehicle...I am of course referring to the driver. That's exactly why the topic of the day is speedlimiters as we demonstrate

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@markandcharlie

2 years

Nice result from an #Activecitizen who reported an offence in B'ham, driver watching a video in traffic. Keeper of the vehicle failed to comply with the resultant S172 notice and got 6 points & fines/costs totalling £1720. Thank you to all those who help us fight #Roaddanger 👍

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

4 months

@Nomoretrust8 @AracerRacer @MikeyCycling @Sh3zz4 Someone who gets consulted on the rewrites of the Highway Code, a police cycle instructor, a #Bikeability instructor, a retired traffic officer of 25 years experience. Someone who knows the law, and what's what, unlike yourself 👍

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

@pedalestrian Yeah, reports in, I've got my works devices at home 👍

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

#Driverbehaviour #Greatestthreatofharm Angry people in control of heavy pieces of very dangerous machinery, ultimately using them as weapons to threaten or injure... maybe we ought to stop these people driving for good? #Lifetimebans

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

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The Daily Peloton

@TheDailyPeloton

11 months

@CyclingSurrey If only you wanted to learn and grow and see things from different perspectives. UK cycling has worked itself into a lather over 'dangerous' driving and any tolerance of human error has gone out the window. Drivers resent the sense of pious infallibility exuded by many cyclists.

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

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As someone who works in this sector currently it's impossible to disagree with any of this...and it's supposed to be satire ....there is no such thing anymore.

Jonathan Pie

@JonathanPieNews

20 days

The Vagrancy Act of 1824 is finally abolished in favour of something far more Dickensian.

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@markandcharlie

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

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Lots of angry drivers today getting all wound up about this...Why?... because they are realising that they can be caught anytime anyplace anywhere #themartinieffect #behaviourchange ... & do remember competent law abiding drivers never worry about this 👍

Guy Ritchie gets six-month drive ban after cyclist catches him texting

Mike van Erp, 48, rides around London with a GoPro to catch drivers using their phones - often in traffic jams or by red lights - and caught Guy Ritchie in November last year.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

1 year

Ah the joy of seeing a driver reverse onto their drive on the High Street as they should instead of going nose in... It's the simple things in life that keep me going... 🤦‍♂️ 😂

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

I've put lots of drivers in bodybags who knew the road they died on really well and they also thought their car was the best money could buy....

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

@allpartycycling That doesn't make sense.... Don't wear headphones so you can try to hear something they think you can't hear... 🤔 How about drivers look out for people crossing the road 👍

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@markandcharlie

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

2 years

Surely anyone who uses a vehicle as a weapon should never be able to hold a licence again... You wouldn't give someone who attempted a mass shooting a firearms licence.... 🤔

Birmingham Live

@birmingham_live

2 years

A drunken and jealous man used his van as a weapon

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Mark Hodson

@markandcharlie

1 year

The everyday lived reality of being endangered by incompetent or at times intentional offending on every single journey is what puts people off #ActiveTravel , until we change behaviours through education, enforcement, presumed liability etc the UK will never see the full benefits

PassPixi

@PassPixi

1 year

Some chat on here that sharing #ClosePass footage puts people off cycling… no, it’s driving like this that stops them. #DontShootTheMessenger

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