Bicycle-Riding Motorist
@grahamecooper.com
Dr Grahame Cooper.
Grandad, retired Prof, naturist. I walk, I cycle, I drive, I use public transport.
Hitchens's razor applies.
Grandad, retired Prof, naturist. I walk, I cycle, I drive, I use public transport.
Hitchens's razor applies.
Ah, this is a Bee Network bus operated by Go North West in Greater Manchester, England.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ah, this is a Bee Network bus operated by Go North West in Greater Manchester, England.
Indeed. I have raised this before in the Active Travel Forum and council just seem to ignore it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Indeed. I have raised this before in the Active Travel Forum and council just seem to ignore it.
I just heard back from @gmpolice.bsky.social Op Snap team after I queried the decision. The registered keeper has been sent a court summons in relation to the expired MOT certificate. If you're going to drive without an MOT or insurance, don't draw attention to yourself by close-passing a cyclist.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I just heard back from @gmpolice.bsky.social Op Snap team after I queried the decision. The registered keeper has been sent a court summons in relation to the expired MOT certificate. If you're going to drive without an MOT or insurance, don't draw attention to yourself by close-passing a cyclist.
I note that the screenshot from the video shows a misleading diagram. The blue markup arrows are the cycle lanes and the green arrows are the pedestrian crossings.
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I note that the screenshot from the video shows a misleading diagram. The blue markup arrows are the cycle lanes and the green arrows are the pedestrian crossings.
At the risk of sounding pedantic, whilst I think this is an excellent design, it is not strictly a Cyclops junction as it has the circulating cycle lane on the inside of the pedestrian crossings. A Cyclops junction has the cycle lanes on the outside. Each design has advantages and disadvantages.
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
At the risk of sounding pedantic, whilst I think this is an excellent design, it is not strictly a Cyclops junction as it has the circulating cycle lane on the inside of the pedestrian crossings. A Cyclops junction has the cycle lanes on the outside. Each design has advantages and disadvantages.
... the van was being driven without a valid MOT test certificate and therefore probably without valid insurance. The MOT certificate expired 110 days previously. I pointed this out in my statement - do the Op Snap officers actually read our statements, I wonder.
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
... the van was being driven without a valid MOT test certificate and therefore probably without valid insurance. The MOT certificate expired 110 days previously. I pointed this out in my statement - do the Op Snap officers actually read our statements, I wonder.