TCP Cycling

I am genuinely baffled that some people will accept lockdowns to save lives but not lower speed restrictions to save lives.

When two women are discussing how their children can now cycle safely to school in Heavitree, then they can nip to work without needing to run & finance a car. #Exeter #activetravel

Let me get this right, @JustStop_Oil protestors blocking motor traffic is bad and they risk jail, but anti-ULEZ protestors who block motor traffic are good and will not be arrested and jailed?

Instead of telling someone who rides a bike how dangerous it is: Look twice. Stay on your side of the road, especially in corners. Don't follow too closely. Don't pull out when you do not have priority. Keep your eyes on the road and off your phones.

Similar schemes have seen reductions: - Road crashes & injuries - Air Pollution - Noise Pollution - Crime rates They also seen increases in: - Kids playing & travelling on the streets - Kids & adults being more active (leading to a healthier population) Ian speaks sense.

#learntoride #learn2ride #bikeability #thecyclingpartnership #Exeter #cycletraining

@CoBikesElectric just found this bike dumped in a hedge on the outskirts of Rockbeare. Put it on my van and have docked it at Cranbrook St Martins station. Cheers.

@singerguy78 @CyclingInASkirt The middle of the lane (Primary Position) is advisable anywhere around junctions and narrow bits of road. Makes cyclist more visible and less likely someone will pass closely with several tons of machinery. Just off to teach exactly that to Primary Sch children.

WTAF?! Not sorry for the swearing. #cycling in #Sheffield

@ASIAMTWEET @theJeremyVine If the van obscures the bus driver's sight of a cyclist lit up like a Christmas tree, as stated by many, then not enough clear sight to risk starting the turn. If the van obscures the drivers sightline, then also prevents the cyclist seeing any turn signal.

@theJeremyVine You’re embarrrassing… literally looking for trouble. The van put you in a blind spot before the bus started the turn. By the time you was in sight it’s blocking your path. You could see the buss from a 500 years away. Maybe just take precaution and accept these things happen.

Hey bus people what's this about?

@fairbrass @PurpleMouse That's the difference between cyclists and those that 'only' drive, cyclists are statistically better drivers, they are more aware of their surroundings and are less likely to break traffic laws because we know our actions can have far reaching consequences on other road users.

@jeff_831 @cyclegaz Why would we need to need to as there is no danger to your life if a cyclist chooses to pass your vehicle closer than 1.5m. It is not cyclists who are killing 5 people every week.

@cyclegaz No problem - presumably you will be making sure there is a 1.5 metre gap between yourself & the stationary vehicles your passing

Dear Drivers in London, You're stationary, move out of the way faster moving vehicles. I don't want to hear any of your whining.

Happy holidays to all our trainees and instructors 🥳 🚴🏿Keep cycling into next year 🚴‍♀️ 🚴🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽🚴🏿‍♂️🚴🏾🚴‍♂️🚴🏻🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏾🚴‍♂️🚴🏼🚴🏼‍♂️

Right London. One good thing about the weather is it lets us see in *real life* how much space the traffic really uses. This is called a ‘Sneckdown’ Your mission - if you have a vantage point - is to send me all your Sneckdown photos for my files today! #londonsnow #sneckdown

@tigerroarcouk @theJeremyVine So, apart from left & right, what were the other two ways to look? Up & down maybe?

@theJeremyVine it's crazy that anyone coming out of a side street has to look four ways though

No. No. Nooooooo— [From this morning's ride to work]

@Ashleyrose66 @DaveReidReading @theJeremyVine @RBKC @betterstreetskc You've posted that excerpt twice but don't seem to have actually read the very first sentence 🤔🤦🏻

@DaveReidReading @theJeremyVine @RBKC @betterstreetskc My point is Jeremy did the exact thing you have just agreed he probably shouldn’t have! 🤷🏻‍♂️

In the week of the judicial review of the @RBKC decision to chuck its £370k cycle lane in the bin after less than 2 months, I cycled down High Street Kensington this morning just to check the council had, as promised, "made the road safer and flow better" @betterstreetskc

@FidelUK @Michaelsmither4 @HappyHaringey No, children are not allowed on pavements. Highway Code: "Rule 64 You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & R(S)A sect 129"

@Michaelsmither4 @HappyHaringey And once again using children, who can legally cycle on pavements and parks, as if they didn’t prefer to stay at home playing games on their consoles!

“Hi Haringheaven, I’m a local dad with 7 year old twins. On Saturday, I cycled with them through the St Ann's and Bruce Grove/West Green LTNs. I don't own a car, but I've never been able to cycle easily with them before - I'm on the road, but it's not safe for them to - /1

@adamplewington @CyclingInASkirt "they moved slowly saw you.." because she was in the middle. That's the point of the tweet 🙄

@CyclingInASkirt Contain your indignation, the driver was pulling out of a difficult space where they can’t see the road - which isnt illegal - they moved slowly saw you and stopped. Both parties behaved sensibly. Witch-hunting drivers is not right either!

This is why cyclists ride IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. This happens so often here where drivers just don’t look before they pull out. #cycling in #Sheffield

Cartoon: Storage of private property in the street. From my book, 'From A to B'. I'm currently uploading images like this, so that they can be reused by members of my Diagram Club. More details here: davewalker.com/diagram-club/

@Conserved2229 @CyclingInASkirt Why is footage needed? Worst scenario: driver ignored red light and crossed line. Best scenario: driver ignored amber warning light and crossed line knowing it's going red. Either way, bad driving.

Why are you here? #cycling in #Sheffield