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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · 8d

When I say it "looks like shit", I'm not just talking about the aesthetics.

Putting bollards up to deter cars in a place where it is already clear that cars should not be is just adding car infrastructure to pedestrian spaces.

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · 8d

These look like shit though, right?

Bollards are not just the width of the bollard - they are the area around them, which is often double/triple the width of the actual bollard itself. They're the psychological friction on pedestrians and people with mobility aids needing to avoid contact with them

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · 8d

Why should the pavement be cluttered and narrowed even further by bollards when basic highway code knowledge *should* do the work?

Someone who drives as part of their job should a) have better knowledge of HW-code and b) be dealt with far harsher when they break it.

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AZB @azb2019.bsky.social · 8d

Parking on zigzags and mounting the pavement.

All to put up or take down the latest advert for McDonald’s.

This could be prevented if ordinary citizens could submit this stuff quickly and simply through an app. It would massively transform our public spaces for the better.

A white van has been parked on the pavement and on zigzags whilst a worker on the other side of the road appears to be putting up or taking down a large advert

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Roy Symons // Rolling in the City @roysymons.bsky.social · 12d

Filming Continuous Sidewalks and Bike Paths in Nanaimo with @nicthedoor.bsky.social... Metral Drive is still one of the best examples of continuous sidewalks and bike paths in NA... www.rollinginthecity.ca/blog/filming... #transportation #cycling #cities #street #urbanism #bicycles #fujifilm

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 13d

I swear you could fix this site if a sufficient number of your mutuals could vote to put you in posting timeout

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Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 18d

When you open a street up to people - anything can happen! It was fantastic to be out for another beautiful Meet Me On Milwaukee, hosted by @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social! We saw little kids riding their bikes, tandems, strollers, dogs, dining, DJs, and a lot more.

What street should do this next?

A large number of people walking along an open Milwaukee Avenue, including parents with a double stroller and a trike stroller

A woman and man on a tandem bike with a tadpole kids attachment on the back, with a young girl on the back on Milwaukee Ave

A number of folks lined up for $5 terrible portraits on Milwaukee Ave

Two skateboarders going through the sunset on Milwaukee Ave, casting long shadows

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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 18d

The two tests of cycling infrastructure should be

1 - would this be okay for a 12 year old child on their own?

AND

2 - would this be okay for lone woman at night?

If the answer to either of these is NO then it's not adequate.

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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 18d

Active travel is a public health issue.

We really really need politicians at all levels to understand that building decent bike lanes won't just help a few Lycra-clad blokes: it will have a massive impact on people's health long term.

Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 18d

Position Statement: Active Travel and
Health

www.adph.org.uk/networks/lon...

@londonadph.bsky.social

www.adph.org.uk

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 21d

‘Cycleway 1’ Whitmore
Road in Hackney. This amount of motor traffic just can’t safely mix with this amount of cycle traffic so it isn’t safe for kids to cycle to school. It is inexplicable the planned Hoxton LTN won’t address this.

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Roy Symons // Rolling in the City @roysymons.bsky.social · 23d

A trip to Utrecht isn't complete without a ride to Houten... A few bicycle scenes from there... More in the blog... www.rollinginthecity.ca/blog/trying-... #transportation #cycling #street #cities #urbanism #netherlands #houten #streetphotography #documentaryphotography #fujifilm

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · 29d

No need

A Ritter Sport chocolate bar variant with biscuit in the middle

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Sep 17

Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago

Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979

👏 Evidence-led policy

Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · 29d

We saw one of these in West Yorkshire, a very exciting visitor!

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · Sep 16

The stimulation clicker is made for me

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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · Sep 16

I’m Not a Robot, a game about solving CAPTCHAs, is out now!

good luck :)

> neal.fun/not-a-robot/

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · Sep 16

Incredible 5/5

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · Sep 11

You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · Sep 9

What if we put cameras on the signs though, just in case?

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · Sep 9

More speed cameras cut down in Toronto, with Premier Doug Ford appearing to support the vandals, telling the city to get rid of speed cameras and instead put up more signs to slow down drivers.

2 more Toronto speed camera cut down overnight

YouTube video by CBC News Toronto

youtube.com

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Seb Frost @sebfrost.bsky.social · Sep 9

Eeeeeyyyyy recording a podcast whilst driving is a terrible idea! 👍

@thewaroncars.bsky.social

youtu.be/8OcXd2xezwM?...

Introducing... Mom's Car with Dax Shepard & BFAW

YouTube video by Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

youtu.be

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Roy Symons // Rolling in the City @roysymons.bsky.social · Sep 7

First day in Gdansk for @velo-city-conference.com with my bike still on the way, so it was a walk around the centre... More in the blog... www.rollinginthecity.ca/blog/cobbles... #transportation #streets #cities #bicycles #cycling #fujifilm #streetphotography #documentaryphotography

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Roy Symons // Rolling in the City @roysymons.bsky.social · Sep 6

Cobblestones and Keynotes in Gdańsk for Velo-City: The bike parade photos from @velo-city-conference.com... More in the blog... www.rollinginthecity.ca/blog/cobbles... #transportation #streets #cities #bicycles #cycling #fujifilm #streetphotography #documentaryphotography

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · Sep 6

Avant / Après la piste réalisée en 2022 à Mons-en-Baroeul dans le Nord. Elle ne longe pas toujours la route. Le coût: 400.000 euros pour 600 mètres. Deux ans entre l'idée et la réalisation, dont trois mois pour que la commune récupère la propriété du terrain restée par erreur à l'usine voisine.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh.

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · Sep 3

Continued driving on the wrong side of the road at 50mph despite being blinded by the sun & his wife warning him about oncoming vehicles. Caused life-changing injuries to the oncoming driver.

The sanction: a measly £3k fine & 1 year driving ban

What a joke our laws are

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Driver fined for crash on wrong side of A9 - BBC News

Alan Andrew, 87, from West Yorkshire was found guilty of driving dangerously near on the A9 near Pitlochry.

www.bbc.com

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