@2wheelsgoodBrum

Working for safe cycling in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Cycling locally and further afield (often on my pedal-assist bike). Qualified cycling instructor.

 Birmingham, England
Joined September 2021
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I'm a Cycling UK Local Representative. Sutton Coldfield now has an Active Travel Vision suttoncoldfieldtowncouncil.g…
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Circula en Bici@CirculaenBiciOct 25
Entrada a Vitoria con Transporte Público o carril bici desde el barrio de Salburua (22.000 hab) 3.5 km. 11 min en🚋 y 13 min en 🚲o🛴
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After decades of debate and delay, thanks to the action we’ve taken Oxford Street is finally entering a new era. Read more about the transformation ahead. 👇 theguardian.com/news/2026/oc…

Everyone hates Oxford Street. Will pedestrianisation save it?

The long read: In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want...

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Qagggy!@QagggyOct 24
Pedestrianization of Strøget faced intense resistance from business owners and local citizens when it was proposed in 1962.
Copenhagen photo by me.

ALT Copenhagen photo by me.

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Eastbourne’s #GlowRide calling for safer cycling for women and girls sussexexpress.co.uk/news/peo…

Eastbourne’s “Glow Ride” calling for safer cycling for women and girls

Eastbourne hosted a successful “Glow Ride”, one of over 80 across the UK calling for better and safer cycling for women and girls.

sussexexpress.co.uk
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Brandon - "Fietser"@AmericanFietserOct 24
Took this photo of my daughter on the ride home from our first playground visit and it sums up the beauty of the cargo bike baby life. ❤️
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OpenChiswick@OpenChiswickW4Oct 24
“Dockless bikes cause accessibility issues for disabled people”
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This is such an odd thing. How did we get to the point that obviously open things are declared closed?
OpenChiswick@OpenChiswickW4Oct 25
Replying to @2wheelsgoodBrum
@2wheelsgoodBrum we’ve got more of these strange people @lfg_uk trying to claim that something that is open is closed 🙄
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We will be in Valencia cycling in the sun on Thursday.
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ⓑιcιcletⓞ@Bicicleto_ZGZOct 25
La movilidad activa, a pie y en bicicleta, tiene efectos obviamente muy positivos sobre la salud de cada persona, pero expulsar al coche del ámbito urbano multiplica dichos efectos para todos según un estudio realizado en 11.500 urbes de todo el mundo. elpais.com/clima-y-medio-amb…

Construir carriles bici como en Copenhague en ciudades de todo el mundo ahorraría 435.000 millones...

Un estudio analiza los trayectos en más de 11.500 urbes de 121 países y concluye que impulsar los desplazamientos activos tiene efectos positivos en el medio ambiente

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A new era for the nation’s high street starts in two days. Nearly a kilometre of Oxford Street will become traffic-free, creating more space for people and marking the beginning of its biggest transformation in a generation.
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Cyclists and pedestrians in Sutton Coldfield will be particularly pleased to see the changes at this junction. Much safer for those walking to cross, and advanced stop lines for cyclists. These changes will keep existing cyclists safer, even if it will encourage few to start.
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This is such good news. We're adding to the 20mph speed limit streets in Sutton Coldfield. This adds to the roads where walking, wheeling and cycling is safer and to the places that are nicer to live and play.
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Ambitious plans to ensure it's safer and more pleasant to walk, wheel or cycle in or through Sutton Coldfield town core take a giant leap forward. The plans also ensure we're connecting up existing active travel routes to create a network for everyone moving by foot and wheel.
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It's especially pleasing to see that the new plans place an extra emphasis on linking the great separated cycleway in the town centre with existing cycling infrastructure. This will be one of the links from the town core to Sutton Park.
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If this isn't a wake up call, I don't know what is. telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Europe’s record-breaking summer heat estimated to have killed 50,000 people

Continent suffers highest ever heat-related death toll with Italy hardest hit

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An average sized car produces approximately 160,000 times more road wear than an average bicycle. 100kg bicycle and rider 2000kg car Car is 20x weight of bicycle Damage ratio: Fourth power law 20 to the power 4 = 160,000 Very roughly.
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How would the scheme have been improved had it been implemented later, Paul. What extra resources are required to pedestrianise the street? What does describing a pedestrian sachem as under-cooked mean? Didn’t Tim oppose the scheme he now says should take longer and cost more?
Paul Swaddle
@paulswaddleOct 23
Tim Barnes spoke for all of us on BBC London today. We want Oxford Street to succeed, but the Mayor's scheme feels rushed, under-resourced and undercooked. We would have had a much better scheme if it had launched next year. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster #CityThatWorksForAll
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Nishanth Reddy@ai_nishanthOct 23
Blew my mind. This. Bicycle paths in Europe. 🤯
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Brandon - "Fietser"@AmericanFietserOct 23
Neighboring towns and nearby cities need a direct and efficient connection by bike just as much as they need roads.
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Adam Tranter
@adamtranterOct 21
In an ideal world, everyone would follow the rules. But with limited resources, police rightly focus on major causes of harm; last year, 364 pedestrians were killed, almost all of them hit by motor vehicles. In comparison, more pedestrians are killed by cows than cyclists.
Do police in your area let reckless cyclists ride roughshod? new Our searchable database shows a stark variance in how two-wheeled rule-breakers are treated. Some forces say they issue no fines at all

ALT Do police in your area let reckless cyclists ride roughshod? new Our searchable database shows a stark variance in how two-wheeled rule-breakers are treated. Some forces say they issue no fines at all

Cycling campaigners have argued that police are right to prioritise “limited resources” on enforcement on motorists. Adam Tranter, a former cycling and walking commissioner for the West Midlands, said: “The reality is that the biggest danger to pedestrians is overwhelmingly drivers of motor vehicles. On average, more pedestrians are killed each year by cows than by cyclists. “By comparison, in 2025 alone, 364 pedestrians were killed and 5,960 seriously injured, almost all of them hit by drivers of motor vehicles. In an ideal world, everyone would follow the rules of the road but with limited policing resources and competing priorities, if you want to improve road safety, it does not make sense to focus much police attention on cycling behaviour.” The National Police Chiefs’ Council said: “We must all take responsibility for keeping everyone safe on our roads and any behaviour which puts other road users at risk is unacceptable. Police forces are operationally independent and decis

ALT Cycling campaigners have argued that police are right to prioritise “limited resources” on enforcement on motorists. Adam Tranter, a former cycling and walking commissioner for the West Midlands, said: “The reality is that the biggest danger to pedestrians is overwhelmingly drivers of motor vehicles. On average, more pedestrians are killed each year by cows than by cyclists. “By comparison, in 2025 alone, 364 pedestrians were killed and 5,960 seriously injured, almost all of them hit by drivers of motor vehicles. In an ideal world, everyone would follow the rules of the road but with limited policing resources and competing priorities, if you want to improve road safety, it does not make sense to focus much police attention on cycling behaviour.” The National Police Chiefs’ Council said: “We must all take responsibility for keeping everyone safe on our roads and any behaviour which puts other road users at risk is unacceptable. Police forces are operationally independent and decis

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