Dr Robert Davis
@chairrdrf.bsky.social
Chair of Road Danger Reduction Forum www.rdrf.org.uk
Posts on RDR, transport, #ClimateCatastrophe. Some other serious matters e.g. #Ukraine, some fun stuff e.g. cycle sport.
Posts on RDR, transport, #ClimateCatastrophe. Some other serious matters e.g. #Ukraine, some fun stuff e.g. cycle sport.
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I've submitted a response.
If you haven't yet, then Laura has put together this excellent guidance on doing so.
Shy bairns get nowt!
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Shy bairns get nowt!
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I've submitted a response.
If you haven't yet, then Laura has put together this excellent guidance on doing so.
Shy bairns get nowt!
If you haven't yet, then Laura has put together this excellent guidance on doing so.
Shy bairns get nowt!
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This is why we need yearly theory tests covering changes to the highway code for all drivers when renewing tax or insurance, and 5 or 10 year practical retests.
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
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If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
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“Zig zag lines, parallel crossing, I have no idea what any of it means”: Cyclists call for “regular compulsory retests” for motorists after driver filmed ignoring bike crossing + more on the live blog
After finally (and rather reluctantly) putting his Christmas tree up at the weekend, road.cc’s resident Grinch Ryan is back enjoying his own version of some proper festive fun: droning on about cyclin...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is why we need yearly theory tests covering changes to the highway code for all drivers when renewing tax or insurance, and 5 or 10 year practical retests.
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
road.cc/content/news...
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
road.cc/content/news...
Not as anti-social as bad driving (it doesn't endanger, hurt or kill).
Nor as damaging to the countryside as road building, which is legal.
But countryside fly tipping is really, really annoying.
(This tip upsetting my weekly Chilterns ride outside Hyde Heath).
Nor as damaging to the countryside as road building, which is legal.
But countryside fly tipping is really, really annoying.
(This tip upsetting my weekly Chilterns ride outside Hyde Heath).
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Not as anti-social as bad driving (it doesn't endanger, hurt or kill).
Nor as damaging to the countryside as road building, which is legal.
But countryside fly tipping is really, really annoying.
(This tip upsetting my weekly Chilterns ride outside Hyde Heath).
Nor as damaging to the countryside as road building, which is legal.
But countryside fly tipping is really, really annoying.
(This tip upsetting my weekly Chilterns ride outside Hyde Heath).
I don't know which is more abdurd/grotesque:
A. The "Peace Award" to Trump from FIFA.
B. The World Cup draw as top news item on
@BBCNews
at 10, above Venezuela, never mind Ukraine, #ClimateCrisis etc.
A. The "Peace Award" to Trump from FIFA.
B. The World Cup draw as top news item on
@BBCNews
at 10, above Venezuela, never mind Ukraine, #ClimateCrisis etc.
December 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I don't know which is more abdurd/grotesque:
A. The "Peace Award" to Trump from FIFA.
B. The World Cup draw as top news item on
@BBCNews
at 10, above Venezuela, never mind Ukraine, #ClimateCrisis etc.
A. The "Peace Award" to Trump from FIFA.
B. The World Cup draw as top news item on
@BBCNews
at 10, above Venezuela, never mind Ukraine, #ClimateCrisis etc.
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If this driver hadn't managed to plead hardship when facing a ban for phone use, then he may not have later killed someone when using phone whilst driving.
Clearly a habit.
I hope the magistrate/judge who gave him leniency thinks long & hard about their decision
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Clearly a habit.
I hope the magistrate/judge who gave him leniency thinks long & hard about their decision
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Family mourns Farnham cyclist after man jailed over his death
Cyclist Aran Potkin's wife pays tribute to her husband, after a motorist is jailed for causing his death by dangerous driving.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If this driver hadn't managed to plead hardship when facing a ban for phone use, then he may not have later killed someone when using phone whilst driving.
Clearly a habit.
I hope the magistrate/judge who gave him leniency thinks long & hard about their decision
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Clearly a habit.
I hope the magistrate/judge who gave him leniency thinks long & hard about their decision
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Peter Ettedgui who says Nigel Farage abused him at school because he is Jewish is accused of lying on the Today programme by Richard Tice...He should sue...Who is going to start a crowdfunder for him?
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Peter Ettedgui who says Nigel Farage abused him at school because he is Jewish is accused of lying on the Today programme by Richard Tice...He should sue...Who is going to start a crowdfunder for him?
Shot on my Chilterns ride yesterday.
Cold, and I wouldn't have been a happy bunny if I had had a puncture - but do get out on your bike(s) in the winter: more sun for your Serotonin levels, nice views and the benefits of physical activity!
Cold, and I wouldn't have been a happy bunny if I had had a puncture - but do get out on your bike(s) in the winter: more sun for your Serotonin levels, nice views and the benefits of physical activity!
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Shot on my Chilterns ride yesterday.
Cold, and I wouldn't have been a happy bunny if I had had a puncture - but do get out on your bike(s) in the winter: more sun for your Serotonin levels, nice views and the benefits of physical activity!
Cold, and I wouldn't have been a happy bunny if I had had a puncture - but do get out on your bike(s) in the winter: more sun for your Serotonin levels, nice views and the benefits of physical activity!
This is not only important work (well done WF, hackney and some others), but it is essential that people have the possibility of secure and convenient home parking.
My guess is that one of the reasons for the explosion in hire bike use is the absence of such facility.
And of course it...
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My guess is that one of the reasons for the explosion in hire bike use is the absence of such facility.
And of course it...
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>1,000 cycle 'hangars' in Waltham Forest. Amazing scenes @labourstone.bsky.social! "From 30 to 1,000 since 2015" says email. Fast catching up on frontrunners (AFAIK) Hackney, who currently have over 1,300 says their website. Secure cycle parking on residential streets in progressive boroughs FTW!
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is not only important work (well done WF, hackney and some others), but it is essential that people have the possibility of secure and convenient home parking.
My guess is that one of the reasons for the explosion in hire bike use is the absence of such facility.
And of course it...
1./
My guess is that one of the reasons for the explosion in hire bike use is the absence of such facility.
And of course it...
1./
Little known fact:
In 1972 I worked Front of House (a lowly usher) at the Old Vic when Jumpers premiered.
The author was in a good mood and while I waited to tear ticket stubs he put his arm around my shoulders as a friendly greeting.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
RIP Tom Stoppard.
In 1972 I worked Front of House (a lowly usher) at the Old Vic when Jumpers premiered.
The author was in a good mood and while I waited to tear ticket stubs he put his arm around my shoulders as a friendly greeting.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
RIP Tom Stoppard.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Little known fact:
In 1972 I worked Front of House (a lowly usher) at the Old Vic when Jumpers premiered.
The author was in a good mood and while I waited to tear ticket stubs he put his arm around my shoulders as a friendly greeting.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
RIP Tom Stoppard.
In 1972 I worked Front of House (a lowly usher) at the Old Vic when Jumpers premiered.
The author was in a good mood and while I waited to tear ticket stubs he put his arm around my shoulders as a friendly greeting.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
RIP Tom Stoppard.
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It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
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Surely Putin has paid off Witkoff
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Check this from @nickcohen.bsky.social out.
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Check this from @nickcohen.bsky.social out.
Surely Putin has paid off Witkoff
The Kremlin’s man in Washington
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November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Surely Putin has paid off Witkoff
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Check this from @nickcohen.bsky.social out.
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Check this from @nickcohen.bsky.social out.
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This is an absurd situation: my driving licence must be renewed every 10 years, but there's absolutely no requirement to prove that I'm still competent to drive a potentially lethal piece of machinery.
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This is an absurd situation: my driving licence must be renewed every 10 years, but there's absolutely no requirement to prove that I'm still competent to drive a potentially lethal piece of machinery.
As feared, the Chancellor has not raised the financial costs of driving to drivers.
I note that media commentary indicates that to do so would be "political suicide" - which reminds me of my mentor Professor John Adams saying that the alternative was actual suicide - or at least serious
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I note that media commentary indicates that to do so would be "political suicide" - which reminds me of my mentor Professor John Adams saying that the alternative was actual suicide - or at least serious
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November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
As feared, the Chancellor has not raised the financial costs of driving to drivers.
I note that media commentary indicates that to do so would be "political suicide" - which reminds me of my mentor Professor John Adams saying that the alternative was actual suicide - or at least serious
1./
I note that media commentary indicates that to do so would be "political suicide" - which reminds me of my mentor Professor John Adams saying that the alternative was actual suicide - or at least serious
1./
Happy Birthday Billy!
(photo by Phil O'Connor)
(photo by Phil O'Connor)
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy Birthday Billy!
(photo by Phil O'Connor)
(photo by Phil O'Connor)
When cycling up a lane in the Chilterns...it's not a nice road/lane unless there's green in the middle...
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When cycling up a lane in the Chilterns...it's not a nice road/lane unless there's green in the middle...
Think of the public spending we could spend £s on. My personal favourite is £5 bn. p.a. on social care (amongst other benefits easing pressure on hospitals) - what's yours?
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Think of the public spending we could spend £s on. My personal favourite is £5 bn. p.a. on social care (amongst other benefits easing pressure on hospitals) - what's yours?
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
For reasons why the Chancellor should raise the cost of driving to drivers, see rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
What if Trump hands victory to Putin?
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
...and do check out @nickcohen.bsky.social's Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
...and do check out @nickcohen.bsky.social's Substack.
What if Trump hands victory to Putin?
How the West dies
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What if Trump hands victory to Putin?
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
...and do check out @nickcohen.bsky.social's Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
...and do check out @nickcohen.bsky.social's Substack.
Your 🧵for today from @psimonk.bsky.social :
"...the Mayor's bold & brave Transport Strategy targets & Net Zero 'ambition' increasingly look like bad jokes. "
I've some queries re-danger measurement, but the fact is that TfL + Mayor are not doing what is required to cut car usage and road danger.
"...the Mayor's bold & brave Transport Strategy targets & Net Zero 'ambition' increasingly look like bad jokes. "
I've some queries re-danger measurement, but the fact is that TfL + Mayor are not doing what is required to cut car usage and road danger.
Lack of political will in London is perhaps most starkly visible in inaction around London's most #DangerousJunctions
1. We have 3 years in a row highlighted ratrun cluster in Wandsworth as the most dangerous in London, where ratruns cross main road cycle tracks. The same Cycle Superhighway, CS7...
1. We have 3 years in a row highlighted ratrun cluster in Wandsworth as the most dangerous in London, where ratruns cross main road cycle tracks. The same Cycle Superhighway, CS7...
NEW: INACTION CONTINUES ON DANGEROUS JUNCTIONS
📊The latest data published today, shows a picture of inaction from @mayoroflondon.bsky.social, TfL and local councils, when it comes to making junctions safe for cycling...
🧑💻 Email the mayor and demand action: bit.ly/47QcmUF
📊The latest data published today, shows a picture of inaction from @mayoroflondon.bsky.social, TfL and local councils, when it comes to making junctions safe for cycling...
🧑💻 Email the mayor and demand action: bit.ly/47QcmUF
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Your 🧵for today from @psimonk.bsky.social :
"...the Mayor's bold & brave Transport Strategy targets & Net Zero 'ambition' increasingly look like bad jokes. "
I've some queries re-danger measurement, but the fact is that TfL + Mayor are not doing what is required to cut car usage and road danger.
"...the Mayor's bold & brave Transport Strategy targets & Net Zero 'ambition' increasingly look like bad jokes. "
I've some queries re-danger measurement, but the fact is that TfL + Mayor are not doing what is required to cut car usage and road danger.
Interesting short 🧵here. Maybe other factors (the immigration policies we hear so much about), but if @carltonreid.com and @colville-andersen.com are right...serves the losers right!
When I was in Copenhagen last week, Mikael Colville-Andersen (founder of Copenhagenize; coiner of “cycle chic”) said ruling Social Democrats were unpopular partly cos of new pro-motoring policies. Duly wiped out in elections.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Interesting short 🧵here. Maybe other factors (the immigration policies we hear so much about), but if @carltonreid.com and @colville-andersen.com are right...serves the losers right!
There were some difficulties with reading this when it was first posted, it should be easier now:
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There were some difficulties with reading this when it was first posted, it should be easier now:
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget.
Post is here rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
Post is here rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget.
Post is here rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
Post is here rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d....
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
"It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
"It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."