Engineer Like A Girl
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Chartered Civil Engineer working in the world of active travel 🚴♀️ 🌍 Likes to talk about transport, urbanism, climate change, the environment and nature ❤️ Mum to two boys, a dog and a cargo bike. Laka insurance referral code: AYCD2
That is very cool!
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
That is very cool!
The merch is very important! 😁
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The merch is very important! 😁
Interesting idea!
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Interesting idea!
I agree that consultations aren't referendums but it's about giving officers and politicians confidence that some people are in favour!
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I agree that consultations aren't referendums but it's about giving officers and politicians confidence that some people are in favour!
Oh it's a known phenomenon that people are far more likely to express disagreement than agreement. I'm always telling people that if they think something is positive, they MUST tell the council about it as otherwise their ambivalence will easily be outweighed by complaints.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Oh it's a known phenomenon that people are far more likely to express disagreement than agreement. I'm always telling people that if they think something is positive, they MUST tell the council about it as otherwise their ambivalence will easily be outweighed by complaints.
I bought some pogies last year for my cargo bike and in combo with any other gloves they were amazing! You do look a bit like a deliveroo rider though... 😕
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I bought some pogies last year for my cargo bike and in combo with any other gloves they were amazing! You do look a bit like a deliveroo rider though... 😕
Although maybe in London you have enough cyclists to grind in the rock salt! 😀
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Although maybe in London you have enough cyclists to grind in the rock salt! 😀
Hate to say it but normal road grit (rock salt) is pretty useless on cycle paths as it relies on being ground in and spread about by vehicle wheels to do its job. Really what you need is a sprayed brine, but that requires different specialist equipment which most LAs don't have, esp down south!
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hate to say it but normal road grit (rock salt) is pretty useless on cycle paths as it relies on being ground in and spread about by vehicle wheels to do its job. Really what you need is a sprayed brine, but that requires different specialist equipment which most LAs don't have, esp down south!
We will be in touch! 😀
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We will be in touch! 😀
Yes that's the one I've seen. Some places/people seem to think that 1m is appropriate, though 😩
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yes that's the one I've seen. Some places/people seem to think that 1m is appropriate, though 😩
People using mobility scooters (for example) seem to be completely ignored when discussing HVM, plus instances where spacing at 1.2m creates a really uncomfortable single bottleneck where you're forced to either wait or get very up close and personal with strangers! 😕
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
People using mobility scooters (for example) seem to be completely ignored when discussing HVM, plus instances where spacing at 1.2m creates a really uncomfortable single bottleneck where you're forced to either wait or get very up close and personal with strangers! 😕
I'm not keen on those barriers! This afternoon I've found a public realm HVM guide which dates that HVM should be spaced at 1.2m on cycle routes but it's not definitive.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm not keen on those barriers! This afternoon I've found a public realm HVM guide which dates that HVM should be spaced at 1.2m on cycle routes but it's not definitive.
Their obsession with using feet and inches really tickles me.
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Their obsession with using feet and inches really tickles me.
Not in yet. They're still working on the section a little further down the road, I assume it'll all be topped together.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Not in yet. They're still working on the section a little further down the road, I assume it'll all be topped together.
Oh I'm sure there will be at various points...! 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oh I'm sure there will be at various points...! 🙄
Can't put bollards right at edge of carriageway so clearance plus width of bollard plus you lose 0.5m of effective width where there is an adjacent vertical obstruction of more than 150mm high.
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can't put bollards right at edge of carriageway so clearance plus width of bollard plus you lose 0.5m of effective width where there is an adjacent vertical obstruction of more than 150mm high.
I believe so yes.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I believe so yes.
You lose approx 1m of width then, though. In this case the carriageway has already been squeezed significantly, I don't see where you'd get that 1m from without compromising the footway or cycle track
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
You lose approx 1m of width then, though. In this case the carriageway has already been squeezed significantly, I don't see where you'd get that 1m from without compromising the footway or cycle track
Always nice to focus on the glimmers whenever possible! 😊
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Always nice to focus on the glimmers whenever possible! 😊
Here's a photo of a completed section of the same route, a couple of km up the road (on a much sunnier day!)
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Here's a photo of a completed section of the same route, a couple of km up the road (on a much sunnier day!)