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Paul Luton

@paulluton.bsky.social

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Chemist by education ,retired teacher, National Trust guide and Nature conservation volunteer who uses a bicycle to see the world. Pressing for safer cycling routes so that more people can enjoy it too.

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 12m

Speaking from London, Balkanisation , so cross city initiatives have to get buy-in from all the Boroughs en route.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 11h

October 23 gave it a big boost.
Eventually as in NI people have to recognise that history is what it was and look to achieve a tolerable future.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 15h

Irresponsible not to go ahead with an alternative if cycling is to be banned from OS.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 20h

Agreed that in places like Australia solar looks a no-brainer with batteries for overnight.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 23h

But blocked by cloud a mile up that can stick around for weeks.
A useful part of an energy supply strategy.

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

We spotted work being done locally and asked the company to do ours.
Excellent job - the workers seemed to be Polish and finishing material imported from Germany.

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 1d

This chart doesn't say "don't wear PPE", it says PPE is the least effective control in a system of more effective safety controls and a culture of safety.

OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 1d

Don't make us tap the sign.

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

There are rules about PoWs.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Netanyahu certainly doesn't want peace, that doesn't apply to all Israelis.

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Ranting is cheap. Cycle infrastructure costs political capital as space needs to be taken from cars.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

UK standards are shared by EU and mean that e-bikes match typical bicycles on the cycle path.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Which you get when a lot of people cycle - which you don't get if local cycling requires dressing for an extreme sport.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 1d

A very happy birthday to AOC ....we all appreciate you so much....

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

A bit further back from the old ( and still there) stands which I would be tempted to continue using.
Let's build a glossy new hub and make it inconvenient to use !

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Yes - and I suspect anything long would stick out into the pathway.
But hey they retained car parking underneath.!
I fell over pushing my simple unloaded tourer up to the 1st floor - hard work.

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

A buffer zone should be a legal requirement.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

@richmondcycling.bsky.social @alexanderehmann.bsky.social
@willnorman.co.uk
Just like the Richmond Station cycle hub should have been but wasn't.
Note the long gentle ramp to the upper deck not stairs.

BicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 2d

Berlin will build a sustainable wooden bicycle parking garage with two floors for over 1,100 bicycles at a station for regional and local trains.
www.infravelo.de/projekt/fahr...

Fahrradparkhaus - Fahrradparkhaus am Regional- und S-Bahnhof Schöneweide

Am Regional- und S-Bahnhof Schöneweide werden ein Fahrradparkhaus und eine Abstellanlage mit mehr als 1.100 freien und gesicherten Stellplätzen

www.infravelo.de

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“Living car-free is the most impactful behavior by far in terms of reducing emissions.”

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d

🚲🥗🚗 Small choices matter, but big change happens when systems support them.

WRI Climate ranked 19 climate-friendly behaviors to show which ones cut the most emissions and why policies & businesses must make them accessible.

See the list 👉 bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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Bicycles Recycle @bicyclesrecycle.bsky.social · 1d

When funds are low and times are bad,
And all my thoughts but dull, or sad,
Whose bright looks still can make me glad?
My bicycle.

Or, when I'm ill, and it may hap
About my food care not a rap,
Who takes me on a loving lap?
My bicycle.

from London Bicycle Club Gazette 1878 Vol 01

#BicyclesRecycle

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Politicians are too cowardly to legislate for changes unless they see people making them anyway.
Be the change that you want to see.

Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 1d

Cook mapped the whole island which was new unless you know otherwise.

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 2d

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Paul Luton @paulluton.bsky.social · 2d

Unknown to most of the world.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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