Steve Knattress
@cycleoptic.bsky.social
“retired" broadcast technical editor. Islington, North London.
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
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From the latest travel in London report. When nearly 90% of journeys in Inner London boroughs are walking, cycling or public transport why do we allocate so much space for the movement and storage of motor vehicles?
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
From the latest travel in London report. When nearly 90% of journeys in Inner London boroughs are walking, cycling or public transport why do we allocate so much space for the movement and storage of motor vehicles?
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You can do everything asked for when cycling and still run the risk of being hit by some irresponsible drink driver.
Drink driving should be a decade long ban. If someone needs their licence then they shouldn't drink and drive. It's not hard.
And that twat is still the mayor.
road.cc/content/news...
Drink driving should be a decade long ban. If someone needs their licence then they shouldn't drink and drive. It's not hard.
And that twat is still the mayor.
road.cc/content/news...
Drunk mayor knocked cyclist off bike after "four or five pints of Stella" at party
Court heard cyclist had lights, hi-vis clothing and reflectors, but was knocked off his bike by a local mayor, more than two times over the drink drive limit, who has now been banned from driving for ...
road.cc
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
You can do everything asked for when cycling and still run the risk of being hit by some irresponsible drink driver.
Drink driving should be a decade long ban. If someone needs their licence then they shouldn't drink and drive. It's not hard.
And that twat is still the mayor.
road.cc/content/news...
Drink driving should be a decade long ban. If someone needs their licence then they shouldn't drink and drive. It's not hard.
And that twat is still the mayor.
road.cc/content/news...
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"Nothing will bring our beloved Lucy and Simba back, but if the pain that I have described that has been visited upon us by this tragedy gets publicity and stops someone else from driving dangerously and killing someone, then Lucy's death will not have been in vain."
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Jail for driver who killed 'force of nature' student and dog in 63mph crash
Lucy Atkins and the family dog, Simba, died after being hit by the speeding car, driven by Danielle Mitten, 34, in Quinton
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Nothing will bring our beloved Lucy and Simba back, but if the pain that I have described that has been visited upon us by this tragedy gets publicity and stops someone else from driving dangerously and killing someone, then Lucy's death will not have been in vain."
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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If he relies on his driving licence for his job, he should have thought of that before deciding to drink. He didn't give a shit about drinking then drive so why should the courts give a shit about his frigging job as he didn't! Nor gave a shit he could've killed the victim! Life ban him!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If he relies on his driving licence for his job, he should have thought of that before deciding to drink. He didn't give a shit about drinking then drive so why should the courts give a shit about his frigging job as he didn't! Nor gave a shit he could've killed the victim! Life ban him!!
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Today marks the 5th anniversary of the end of the consultation on pavement parking, carried out under the last government.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the end of the consultation on pavement parking, carried out under the last government.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
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The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
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But but but Keir promised to dismantle the House of Lords and have a second elected chamber....
He must have forgot, bless. Along with pretty much everything else he promised.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
But but but Keir promised to dismantle the House of Lords and have a second elected chamber....
He must have forgot, bless. Along with pretty much everything else he promised.
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He must have forgot, bless. Along with pretty much everything else he promised.
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Latest Essex Rd change:
One turn restriction is being removed... implemented over 2 separate Saturdays!!
In the revised plan here, the 2nd turn restriction that had been proposed for removal will now remain in place.
@edmondchuihw.bsky.social @raynoldchow.bsky.social
One turn restriction is being removed... implemented over 2 separate Saturdays!!
In the revised plan here, the 2nd turn restriction that had been proposed for removal will now remain in place.
@edmondchuihw.bsky.social @raynoldchow.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Latest Essex Rd change:
One turn restriction is being removed... implemented over 2 separate Saturdays!!
In the revised plan here, the 2nd turn restriction that had been proposed for removal will now remain in place.
@edmondchuihw.bsky.social @raynoldchow.bsky.social
One turn restriction is being removed... implemented over 2 separate Saturdays!!
In the revised plan here, the 2nd turn restriction that had been proposed for removal will now remain in place.
@edmondchuihw.bsky.social @raynoldchow.bsky.social
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Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
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Killing someone with a vehicle needs to have a MUCH harsher penalty than currently. At the moment there is no deterrent for appalling driving behaviour.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Killing someone with a vehicle needs to have a MUCH harsher penalty than currently. At the moment there is no deterrent for appalling driving behaviour.
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“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
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Having Energy sold at cost would save the UK £1,000 per household and be a massive boon to the economy.
Instead you pay £30bn extra which goes almost entirely to people who don't live, pay tax or spend money in the UK.
Instead you pay £30bn extra which goes almost entirely to people who don't live, pay tax or spend money in the UK.
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Having Energy sold at cost would save the UK £1,000 per household and be a massive boon to the economy.
Instead you pay £30bn extra which goes almost entirely to people who don't live, pay tax or spend money in the UK.
Instead you pay £30bn extra which goes almost entirely to people who don't live, pay tax or spend money in the UK.
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🚲 #cycling #roads #London
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist dies in collision
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a cyclist was killed in a collision.
news.met.police.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚲 #cycling #roads #London
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
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Wales outperforms GB in growing domestic tourism expenditure between 2023 and 2024 by 11% compared with 5% for GB.
So demolishing the myth that tourists are put off by 20mph limits. In fact they are better places to holiday in . #20splenty for tourism. www.gov.wales/domestic-gb-...
So demolishing the myth that tourists are put off by 20mph limits. In fact they are better places to holiday in . #20splenty for tourism. www.gov.wales/domestic-gb-...
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Wales outperforms GB in growing domestic tourism expenditure between 2023 and 2024 by 11% compared with 5% for GB.
So demolishing the myth that tourists are put off by 20mph limits. In fact they are better places to holiday in . #20splenty for tourism. www.gov.wales/domestic-gb-...
So demolishing the myth that tourists are put off by 20mph limits. In fact they are better places to holiday in . #20splenty for tourism. www.gov.wales/domestic-gb-...
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It’s almost crunch time for a legal challenge from an anti-trans pressure group which could see trans people banned from Hampstead women’s pond.
With the hearing coming up on 17th December, we’re not backing down.
https://goodlaw.social/giqe
With the hearing coming up on 17th December, we’re not backing down.
https://goodlaw.social/giqe
We’re standing with trans people against hate at Hampstead women’s pond | Good Law Project
It’s almost crunch time for a legal challenge from an anti-trans pressure group which could see trans people banned from Hampstead women’s pond. We’re not backing down.
goodlaw.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It’s almost crunch time for a legal challenge from an anti-trans pressure group which could see trans people banned from Hampstead women’s pond.
With the hearing coming up on 17th December, we’re not backing down.
https://goodlaw.social/giqe
With the hearing coming up on 17th December, we’re not backing down.
https://goodlaw.social/giqe
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Just on the new 3A route now going to the rail station and stopping for the second time to keep to timetable. Congestion Charge does seem to be working rather well. I think we will get data early in December.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just on the new 3A route now going to the rail station and stopping for the second time to keep to timetable. Congestion Charge does seem to be working rather well. I think we will get data early in December.
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🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
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I thought there was an investigation. I thought that it was called the Russia report. Can’t we just demand that it be released?
Call me old fashioned, but it would save a lot of time and taxpayer money…
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Call me old fashioned, but it would save a lot of time and taxpayer money…
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I thought there was an investigation. I thought that it was called the Russia report. Can’t we just demand that it be released?
Call me old fashioned, but it would save a lot of time and taxpayer money…
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Call me old fashioned, but it would save a lot of time and taxpayer money…
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
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🛍️ Great to see this latest consultation on Oxford Steet...
Plus, good that they recognise the need to "provide high-quality alternative routes through the area" for cycling, now we just need to see what that actually looks like 👀
More info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plus, good that they recognise the need to "provide high-quality alternative routes through the area" for cycling, now we just need to see what that actually looks like 👀
More info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford Street traffic diversion plan ahead of pedestrianisation
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🛍️ Great to see this latest consultation on Oxford Steet...
Plus, good that they recognise the need to "provide high-quality alternative routes through the area" for cycling, now we just need to see what that actually looks like 👀
More info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plus, good that they recognise the need to "provide high-quality alternative routes through the area" for cycling, now we just need to see what that actually looks like 👀
More info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Physics and biomechanics don't care about your comprehensive review.
Speed limits could be returned to 30mph on 20 roads across a Welsh local authority following a 'comprehensive review'
Council proposes changing 20 roads back to 30mph
Nicholas Thomas Local Democracy Reporter Speed limits could be returned to 30mph on 20 roads across a Welsh local authority following a ‘comprehensive review’. Caerphilly County Borough said its offic...
nation.cymru
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Physics and biomechanics don't care about your comprehensive review.
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The first thing to do is revert to a proper definition of dangerous in law.
What is wrong with the dictionary definition?
"likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something"
Most careless driving is dangerous, yet courts struggle to because of the weirdly vague definition.
What is wrong with the dictionary definition?
"likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something"
Most careless driving is dangerous, yet courts struggle to because of the weirdly vague definition.
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The first thing to do is revert to a proper definition of dangerous in law.
What is wrong with the dictionary definition?
"likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something"
Most careless driving is dangerous, yet courts struggle to because of the weirdly vague definition.
What is wrong with the dictionary definition?
"likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something"
Most careless driving is dangerous, yet courts struggle to because of the weirdly vague definition.
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"The wonderful people of Islington North."
I spoke with The Standard to reveal my favourite things about London. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/jeremy-corbyn-my-london-b1259004.html
I spoke with The Standard to reveal my favourite things about London. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/jeremy-corbyn-my-london-b1259004.html
Jeremy Corbyn's My London: dinners at Mestizo and Café Metro
MP Jeremy Corbyn loves Mexican food, picks up books at Foyles and can’t resist a trip to Park Theatre
www.standard.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"The wonderful people of Islington North."
I spoke with The Standard to reveal my favourite things about London. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/jeremy-corbyn-my-london-b1259004.html
I spoke with The Standard to reveal my favourite things about London. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/jeremy-corbyn-my-london-b1259004.html