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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant idea, by the way!

Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8h

I didn't know what you were talking about but now I do! www.londoncentric.media/i/176039606/...

Driverless taxis are coming to London's streets in the spring

Plus: The mathematical solution to catching a bike thief, how to ensure your Deliveroo doesn't come from a ghost kitchen, and a property with a very public en suite.

www.londoncentric.media

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 10h

It seems to me too many of us drastically underestimate the damage a vehicle can do when we're driving:

The 49-year-old driver said he had seen her, but did not know why he hit her, claiming he would ask himself the question for his "whole life".

Cyclist Rebecca Comins' death investigated by Crash Detectives - BBC News

Rebecca Comins, described as a "fierce competitor", had reached speeds of up to 30mph.

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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 5d

Something like this?

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 5d

A bit more of a personal essay this week, some musings on cycling for fun lauralaker.substack.com/p/off-the-road

Off the road

A week of illness and a chance to look back

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 5d

Possibly! Also @drtaragoddard.com Kelcie Ralph and @calvinthigpen.com were researching and recommending these elements (mentioning a driver, wider context about road design eg) before me, so it could well have come from their work too www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does news coverage of traffic crashes affect perceived blame and preferred solutions? Evidence from an experiment

Traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. Nearly 20% of these roadway fatalities are people who were hi…

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

It's similar with transport. With safe cycle routes, eg, the biggest 'return' is for public health, which the Department for Transport doesn't directly benefit from. Makes the case against siloed government thinking - and the unhelpful trend of comparing macroeconomics with household budgets, imo

Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

A basic artists' income trial in Ireland. For every €1 of public money invested in the pilot, society received €1.39 in return. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

It's a notoriously low-risk, high-reward crime. I attended a well-resourced, painstakingly planned police cycle theft sting operation years ago, knocking on doors at dawn. The only thieves caught were at a roadside bike rack with their stolen bikes when officers happened to stop for a comfort break

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

British Transport Police haven't 'decriminalised' bike theft per se; catching bike thieves is very hard. Last year my bike was stolen; the BT offices in Aldgate scanned their CCTV, found the theft (and the scout who chose my bike), passed footage to police and they couldn't identify the perpetrators

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

I'd recommend listening to BBC R4 Today programme just before 9am, where he clarifies the position. sadly it's not much different to the situation anywhere else bikes are stolen.

Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

British Transport police's Ian Drummond-Smith said on BBC R4 Today that within two years AI will help analyse hours of cctv footage to help solve bike theft. Lovely idea if the footage is good enough in the first place

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Streets Ahead Podcast @podstreetsahead.bsky.social · 8d

NEW EPISODE! 🚨 Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them

Lisbon is a beautiful city with a reputation for being a safe place. That's true from one lens, but look deeper and you'll discover a city with one of the worst road safety records in Europe.

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Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them | Streets Ahead

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Ruth - that was pretty much my experience too!

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

Over the weekend I wrote down some thoughts about travelling around Lisbon by bike and on foot, and I've since removed the post's paywall lauralaker.substack.com/p/lisbon-the...

Lisbon: there may be hills

A study visit with a difference

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 8d

🚨New @podstreetsahead.bsky.social podcast alert! This time, we recorded from Lisbon, on the city's streets, and talking to the people trying to change them shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...

Lisbon’s Streets and the People Trying to Change Them | Streets Ahead

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 10d

Notes from Lisbon - and its curious transport conundrum

Lisbon: there may be hills

A study visit with a difference

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 15d

Love it. I think your ginger assistant might qualify for @catswithjobs.bsky.social as stock manager

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 15d

I met the famous finger waver this year! he came along to a book signing and asked me to sign the relevant page 😅

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 16d

Also admire how neatly you store your panniers. Mine are usually in a messy pile in a cupboard!

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 16d

Love this! Very creative

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 16d

She's over a metre high at the handlebars so eats into floor space considerably more than you'd think!

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 17d

Nothing could hold my 25kg pink ebike on a wall but that's partly because she's so massive in almost every orientation and the weight so heavily distributed on the back wheel. We've compromised with her parked in the kitchen 😅

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you! It is a pretty picture

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 17d

In case you missed it, I've been looking into bike storage solutions - and here are some of the best options.

No room for your bike? Here are 13 clever, space-saving storage ideas for indoors and out www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

No room for your bike? Here are 13 clever, space-saving storage ideas for indoors and out

From hallway hooks to garden fortresses, here’s where to keep your bike so it’s safe, dry and out of the way

www.theguardian.com

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