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@but_cyclists @MarkSharon_DP There was a man shooting a gun down a firing range. I stepped in front of the gun and got shot dead. If he was using a water pistol instead of a real gun, I would have survived. Let's try not stepping in front of dangerous machines.

@MarkSharon_DP The incident occured because the victim unexpectedly moved into the cyclist's path. A reconstruction of events was performed as part of the investigation and it determined that having a front brake would have made a difference. Whether you accept that or not is up to you.

I'm gonna say it. People who ride fixies in public without a front brake are fucking wankers. It's illegal and dangerous, as we know from that one famous case. Please keep these things on the track.

@francesca_kms Traffic jam in a cycle lane 😂 I'm suprised they're all behaving and nobody is using the pavement to bypass that shit

You get what you invite. Invite cars everywhere, you get traffic. Invite cycling, you get people outdoors, moving, connecting, thriving 🚲 Love seeing how popular cycling has become, proof that healthier, greener ways of living are exactly what many want! 💚🚲

@R73861Anthony @FietserGlasgow Yes because you should get out the way as you're slower. If you walk at the side instead of in the middle, they can just go around you

@FietserGlasgow Try being a pedestrian on a shared path when a cycling nazi comes at you flat out. Ring ring ring. Get out of the way!

Politician whining about 2 cyclists on a shared path...

@CyclingKent101 @The1TrueMark You're allowed to use the footpath for access lol. Otherwise everyone would have to get out and pick their car up to put it on the driveway

@The1TrueMark How do drivers get their cars onto the pavement?

Some people have taken issue with my suggestion of jumping red lights when safe, due to it being against the law. Sure. Driving on the pavement is also against the law. Will all those criticising also confirm they NEVER park even slightly on the pavement? Thought not.

@todayyearsold Yes, let them clean the room in minus 4 hours 😂

Hotel check-in should be at 11AM, and checkout should be at ЗРM

Anyone who tried to argue there's no war on motorists has been proven wrong now by "actions, not words"

@but_cyclists So when driving on a 2 lane road, how come people don't just randomly come over for no reason. I thought paint offers no protection. How on earth are 4 & 5 lane motorways working when paint doesn't do anything???

There's no "dedicated bike lane" in this video. What there is, is a line of paint about a metre from the kerb, within an existing lane which hasn't been widened to accommodate it. Probably done by a lazy as fuck council to tick a box somewhere. The paint offers no protection.

@Dangerbug @big_pedestrian Louder??????

@big_pedestrian That would kill electric cars which are louder and heavier than their counterpart ice vehicles

Counterpoint: we price and regulate all vehicles according to max crash force (~KE=1/2M*V^2), road wear (axle weight^4) and externalities (noise and air pollution, injuries and deaths). Vehicles have wildly divergent risk profiles and we should account for that.

@The_Suburbanist Drivers are heavily subsidised because roads are a massive part of the economy. Imagine the rage on the urbanists face if their local Tesco sold out of everything because there was no delivery

Two urbanist claims: 1. "Cars are extremely expensive to own and operate." 2. "Drivers are heavily subsidized." You can't have both. If one goes up, the other must fall. High private expenses implies lower subsidies.

@joemomzova @the_UrbanWolf I can't believe you'd put a bus through that, how sad :(

@the_UrbanWolf you're so stupid i hope a bus hits you lol

Cars are parked 95% of the time. Humans are first and foremost walkers, not drivers. Your time spent driving is limited and privileged.

On average household toilets are only used 5% of the time . . for the remaining 95% they unproductively occupy an entire room of the house . . Toilet-sharing on a street level is an obvious solution

@Buddhagem @The_Suburbanist Every mode of transport requires subsidies in reality. Yes you can walk anywhere; but paths, trails and signs are a lot better than just walking through mud undirected 24/7

@The_Suburbanist Bike racks, protected bike lanes, rail trails, e-bike rebates there are plenty of ways we get subsidies as bike riders. They pale in comparison to what drivers receive but it’s not zero.

Biking is a sign of personal responsibility and independence. You buy the vehicle, you maintain it, you operate it, no one subsidizes it, you don't depend on government schedules. No handouts. No license, no registration, no insurance. No one knows who you are, and no one is tracking your movement (at least with your phone off). Note: This does NOT apply to "bike sharing", motorized bikes, bikers who break traffic laws, reckless riders, and people who think they're entitled to bike lanes everywhere.

@AMoser_E @criticalurban The >600cc ones, yh Small engines are super efficient

@criticalurban Youd be surprised how poor some of them do on fule economy

Riding bicycles for transportation is a poor life choice that makes people angry and frustrated, but it is something no one has to do. Motorcycles will take you anywhere you want, fast as a car, and are cheap, compact, low emissions, and high mileage.

@benjyminty @francesca_kms Plenty of people don't drive on the motorway because they think it's too dangerous even though they're the safest roads 😂

@moto_howi @francesca_kms Utter nonsense. It is a huge factor in how people let their children get around, and how they chose it themselves. No one decides no to drive because it is too dangerous. Most people who don't cycle cite danger from drivers as a reason.

8 cyclists take up the space of 1 car. In London, ~60% of car trips are solo & <2% of roads have protected cycle lanes. Bikes aren’t causing congestion. Every bike is 1 less car in your way. Solution: restrict non-essential private car use so essential services can get through

I do not want a walkable city. I do not want trains. I do not want busses. I want a car that can take me anywhere I want at any time. I don't want to be dependent on transit schedules. I want to choose who I'm traveling with, rather than going for luck of the draw. I want to be able to control my own climate while traveling. I want to be guaranteed a comfortable seat. I want somewhere to keep my things during a day out instead of having to carry everything with me. I want to buy and take home loads of groceries too big to carry without having to trouble myself with delivery services. I want to go through drive thrus. I want to be halfway home from work and impulsively decide to go to a restaurant on the other side of town and just change direction immediately. I want to drive around a new city to take in more than I could on foot or on a fixed route. I want to do road trips where we make up our journey as we go. I want to explore my own city at will without any particular plan. I want to visit small towns out of reach of even the most expansive proposed public transit systems. Essentially, I want freedom.

@LizClements Nobody is against 20 on residential roads, just leave the main roads at 30 or whatever speed they originally were

Lower speed limits save lives, it's a matter of physics. 20 mph limits in residential areas are a no brainer.

@benjyminty @francesca_kms Driving doesn't control anyone's decision to walk, Pavements are there. And on roads where there's no pavement, drivers have to slow down and give you space anyway, same for cyclists.

@moto_howi @francesca_kms But by driving you control people's choice to walk and drive. All that is required is a leveling of the playing field so that everyone has a free and fair choice as to how to get around

@criticalurban To be fair, it can be a big problem for a blind person

Imagine the unbelievable hardship of having to walk around that car and then trying to act normal like nothing happened.

@ClarkeMicah @PincherMartin8 So what? Random stats website told me 100% of red paint is red. Quoting random facts doesn't mean anything

.@pinchermartin8 . Statista says roughly 60% of UK car journeys are undertaken by a solitary driver, no passengers.

@benjyminty @francesca_kms Why would I not want to control what others do? Because I'm not a control freak Damage only occurs when people misuse them and that's already illegal anyway

@moto_howi @francesca_kms Why would you not? Why do you want people driving where why want, how they want when it causes so much damage?