Some commentary on road safety in the NE. Pedestrian-Motorist-Cyclist who just thinks it could be a lot safer out there. Moving to BlueSky @goprobro.bsky.social
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Something something something Hi Viz......
WATCH: A Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet gets hit by a ground service vehicle while taxiing at Milano-Linate Airport.
The incident occurred around 11:19 am this morning at the Italian city airport. There were no injuries reported.
There have been some operational delays due to the incident, which are gradually receding. Two arriving flights were diverted to Orio al Serio airport and Milan Malpensa.
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Very cool, entertaining and with high production values: if I were @Nigel_Farage, I’d consider dipping into that £5 million to try to get out a video that can compare to it.
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Nigel Farage, "At Michael Barrymore's house they removed all the ashtrays, on the basis that they chuck all the fags in the pool."
Can't imagine the outrage if they found a clip of Zack Polanski saying this.
Imagine there will be silence because it's Nigel Farage.
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BBC Look North on W Yorkshire Police OpSnap taking further action against drivers who close pass cyclists. In the last year action was taken against 2,547 drivers who either paid for a retraining course or received a fixed penalty fine or a court summons.
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Question:
“Why do you and @MikeyCycling report drivers for using their phones at the wheel?”
Answer:
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Very important line here from @LouHaigh on road safety:
"We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Budget provides additional £100 mn for cycling and walking infrastructure in 2025-26. This is NOT the "unprecedented level of funding" that transport secretary @LouHaigh told @laura_laker was coming. Meanwhile, motorists get yet another fuel duty freeze. Climate change anyone?
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
We have a winner 🪙
1. “Massive group of 100 cyclists in their teens” — Sounds great. Would you rather they were in cars?
2. “Violently swerving” — what's that?
3. “Nearly hit” = “Didn't hit”
4. “We kept starting and stopping” — That's actually how you're supposed to drive a car
5. “Deliberately swerving” — what is the obsession with swerving?
6. “Some of them were smoking weed” — and listening to “loud reggae music,” no doubt
Honestly. Only on Next Door!
Your analysis please @rant_rate
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
'We cannot make streets more human friendly in our city. We are not #Amsterdam!!1!'
Mayor Anne Hidalgo in #Paris: "Hold my 🥖&🍷":
🏫🤸 Creating 300 schoolstreets
🌳🌲 Planting 170.000 trees
🖤💚 Aims to turn 40% of asphalt into green
📍 Rue du Docteur Paquelin
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Great to see work starting imminently on Phase 2 of @SunriseCycleway, from the aquarium to St Mary’s Lighthouse - we still have some concerns about how key sections are being dealt with and will be watching closely - but good news!
my.northtyneside.gov.uk/news…
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Sad #kidicalmass is over? Looking for another social ride? We have you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Continuing the #BigBikeRevival rides we’ve been doing this summer, this Friday 27th Sept we are riding from Spanish City Plaza at 6:30pm via NCN1 to the Mermaid Car Park (Blyth South Beach) and back. Will ride back to Spanish City, subsequent drinks by popular vote as always.
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210 cyclists (double speed!) - all ages and abilities, and all sorts of cycles (tandems, follow-mes, balance bikes, cargo bikes, etc) - all adding their voices, or their wheels, to the call for more, better, safer, family-friendly cycling infra.
Oh, and 4 cars.
#kidicalmass
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
It is very understandable that motorists develop road rage against cyclists from within their tin cans.
Just imagine their frustration!
(🎥 by @RUVSjonvarp 2019)
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
Fabulous day, despite the dreary weather. 175 people came to our Kidical Mass ride. We hope you all enjoyed it!
#KidicalMass
#StreetsForKids
#SafeStreetsNow
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Another awesome #kidicalmass today by @NTStreetLife along the @SunriseCycleway from #NorthShields and #WhitleyBay
Shout out to the first time riders and those real little ones on training wheels or balance bikes - legends.
And here's to this rider who helped another in need 👏 – at Byker, England
Tootling in Tyneside @goprobro.bsky.social retweeted
I was burgled in the early hours of yesterday morning in Gosforth (Newcastle). Among other things, they stole my very distinctive Riese & Müller e-cargo bike. Please share and let me know if you happen to come across it 🤞🚲 @rideelectricgo @space4gosforth @NewCycling @NclSocRide
ALT Side view of my petrol blue Riese and Müller Multitinker Various e-cargo bike
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A cyclist caused this.
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THIS SUNDAY!! who's in?
@NTStreetLife – at Whitley Bay, England
