Cargo Bike Ben
@cargobikeben.bsky.social
Utility cycling & active travel advocate. Passionate about ending car dependency (not banning cars), reducing urban sprawl + how bikes are the easiest and most cost effective way to achieve that. Former journalist turned software developer. r/fuckcars mod
Unpopular transportation opinion: investing in buses is almost always a colossal waste of money, and that you’d get an infinitely better ROI from investing in safe, connected cycle infrastructure if your primary goal is to get people out of cars.
Generalised journey times don’t care about feelings.
Generalised journey times don’t care about feelings.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Unpopular transportation opinion: investing in buses is almost always a colossal waste of money, and that you’d get an infinitely better ROI from investing in safe, connected cycle infrastructure if your primary goal is to get people out of cars.
Generalised journey times don’t care about feelings.
Generalised journey times don’t care about feelings.
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Car Culture ≠ Financial Freedom
FITCH: PEOPLE WITH LOW CREDIT SCORES ARE FALLING BEHIND ON THEIR CAR EMI PAYMENTS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE 6.65% OF SUBPRIME AUTO LOANS ARE OVER 60 DAYS LATE, THE HIGHEST LEVEL EVER RECORDED
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Car Culture ≠ Financial Freedom
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When the right tool for the job meets the obsolete one.
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When the right tool for the job meets the obsolete one.
Yesterday I discovered one of our radiators was leaking. I also discovered I didn’t have a wrench large enough to isolate it.
Being 6pm on a Saturday, I checked B&Qs (think Ace Hardware for my US followers) website to see what they had in stock at the local store I could buy immediately.
Being 6pm on a Saturday, I checked B&Qs (think Ace Hardware for my US followers) website to see what they had in stock at the local store I could buy immediately.
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Yesterday I discovered one of our radiators was leaking. I also discovered I didn’t have a wrench large enough to isolate it.
Being 6pm on a Saturday, I checked B&Qs (think Ace Hardware for my US followers) website to see what they had in stock at the local store I could buy immediately.
Being 6pm on a Saturday, I checked B&Qs (think Ace Hardware for my US followers) website to see what they had in stock at the local store I could buy immediately.
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The same Lloyd Russell Moyle who campaigned against Brighton LTNs & about whom Caroline Lucas previously said: “Thankfully our city has one MP who speaks sense - not the one spreading misinformation about schemes to make people safer and the air cleaner to breathe”? Ok.
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The same Lloyd Russell Moyle who campaigned against Brighton LTNs & about whom Caroline Lucas previously said: “Thankfully our city has one MP who speaks sense - not the one spreading misinformation about schemes to make people safer and the air cleaner to breathe”? Ok.
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That whole "cars are freedom" bullshit is really coming apart at the seams, huh?
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
That whole "cars are freedom" bullshit is really coming apart at the seams, huh?
If I have to suffer this knowledge, so do you…
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If I have to suffer this knowledge, so do you…
Repeat after me. The issue is the internet; not parking charges. The council can no longer afford to subsidise a minority of residents; but that isn't the reason why the shopping mix is moving towards more services and away from retail; it's because the internet can't compete with services.
West Kirby ‘at a crossroads’
Residents in West Kirby say they feel it is at a crossroads, with fears that upcoming changes are “enough to send everyone running to Cheshire Oaks”. A new report by…
www.birkenhead.news
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Repeat after me. The issue is the internet; not parking charges. The council can no longer afford to subsidise a minority of residents; but that isn't the reason why the shopping mix is moving towards more services and away from retail; it's because the internet can't compete with services.
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Shall we all bookmark this for when the Budget decides the Bike to Work scheme is unaffordable? www.gov.uk/government/n...
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Shall we all bookmark this for when the Budget decides the Bike to Work scheme is unaffordable? www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Just got an email back from SDot. No more money for bike racks installation until 2027. Wut?
We really need more along Alki businesses
We really need more along Alki businesses
I just sent an email to SDot requesting more bike racks here and a few other spots along alki Ave. i’ll let you know if i hear anything
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Just got an email back from SDot. No more money for bike racks installation until 2027. Wut?
We really need more along Alki businesses
We really need more along Alki businesses
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I've been seeing so many news publications lately, including in my own city, about grave safety concerns over ebikes, all brought on exclusively by e-motos. Those damn things, as predicted, are muddying the waters of the ebike movement.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I've been seeing so many news publications lately, including in my own city, about grave safety concerns over ebikes, all brought on exclusively by e-motos. Those damn things, as predicted, are muddying the waters of the ebike movement.
Welcome to the War on Motorists… Reform…? 😳😂
Council job cuts and parking charge rise proposed in County Durham
Parking charges are set to rise and jobs cut as a council looks to make multi-million pound savings to balance its budget.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Welcome to the War on Motorists… Reform…? 😳😂
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Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
momentummag.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
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According to the FT, Rachel Reeves wants to cap the cycle to work scheme. This is lunacy, and represents a curb on what is effectively the UK's only active travel incentive.
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
According to the FT, Rachel Reeves wants to cap the cycle to work scheme. This is lunacy, and represents a curb on what is effectively the UK's only active travel incentive.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
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Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
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Forced car dependency robs society of any chance at financial freedom. America doesn't have a "love obsession with cars", they simply have not been given a choice.
AVERAGE NEW CAR PRICE SURPASSES $50,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY : YAHOO FINANCE
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Forced car dependency robs society of any chance at financial freedom. America doesn't have a "love obsession with cars", they simply have not been given a choice.
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
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Bike advocates in Princeton have put out an urgent message for supporters to come to the Council Meeting tonight (400 Witherspoon St or Zoom at 7 p.m)
A platoon of angry car-drivers are expected to speak out in protest at the newly-installed buffered bike lanes on North Harrison Street.
A platoon of angry car-drivers are expected to speak out in protest at the newly-installed buffered bike lanes on North Harrison Street.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bike advocates in Princeton have put out an urgent message for supporters to come to the Council Meeting tonight (400 Witherspoon St or Zoom at 7 p.m)
A platoon of angry car-drivers are expected to speak out in protest at the newly-installed buffered bike lanes on North Harrison Street.
A platoon of angry car-drivers are expected to speak out in protest at the newly-installed buffered bike lanes on North Harrison Street.
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Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
Fire at James St apparently so no trains across the river this morning. Thankfully the ferry is actually running this morning and it’s a beautiful- if crisp - day for it. And because it’s a commuter ferry, we don’t get subjected to THAT song 😂 #merseyferry #activetravel #bikesky #liverpool
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Fire at James St apparently so no trains across the river this morning. Thankfully the ferry is actually running this morning and it’s a beautiful- if crisp - day for it. And because it’s a commuter ferry, we don’t get subjected to THAT song 😂 #merseyferry #activetravel #bikesky #liverpool