The #FT reduces itself to classic clickbait.

"Who's the biggest menace on the roads?"

#cycling #RoadDanger #RoadViolence #ActiveTravel #biketooter

I've found the article, may be paywalled

https://www.ft.com/content/ba1df81f-8eaf-4d22-973d-8c3e4f2c26a2

Hello again #Mastodon! This is more of a re #introduction as I was on here months ago and left for a bit.

I've been a musician, composer, etc on a serious hobby scale for years. You can find me on #Bandcamp
https://thetiredhorizon.bandcamp.com/

I also cycle to work and places. I've done a few videos over at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8VpTuCECuWvIHsz6LTgC6Q
(sometimes it features my music or talks road safety)

#cyclist #cycling #activetravel #southampton #uk

The Tired Horizon

Experimental electronic musician based in the south of the UK. Agoraphobic bastard. Hoarder of found sounds, guitar pedals and analogue synths/filters.

The Tired Horizon

A Conversation with Changing Lanes Documentary Director, Ben Wolf

https://youtu.be/XE9CW_3IWFc?si=HzSoKYAN7JY-qKoA

"How streets get transformed into safer, more inviting places is messy and difficult. This fascinating new documentary by Director Ben Wolf dives deep into the details of just such a transformation in New York City, and the results are beautiful and inspiring, yet frustrating on so many levels"

#ActiveTravel #urbanism #organising #changemaking #cycling #NewYork #ChangingLanes #BenWolf #USpol

A Conversation with Changing Lanes Documentary Director, Ben Wolf

YouTube
Bike manfacturers: what do you want?
Bike riders: safe infrastructure
Bike manufacturers: OK, here is radar to warn you when cars are about to kill you. And a heads-up display to warn you when cars are about to kill you. And V2X networking so cars can warn you themselves when they’re about to kill you
https://www.bikeradar.com/advertising-feature/four-canyon-innovations-that-show-the-future-of-cycling-tech
#BikeTooter #ActiveTravel
“Road cycling needs a safety revolution": four Canyon innovations that show the future of cycling tech | BikeRadar

Canyon has used the Eurobike event to showcase four tech concepts to improve rider safety and speed

BikeRadar

🚲 edi.bike | issue 150 | 22nd June '26

Transport & Environment Committee Round-up and rant; North-south tram discourse rumbles on; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-150-22nd-june-26/

#bikeTooter #biking #cycling #cyclingUK #localNews #edinburgh #ActiveTravel #urbanism #scotland #newsletter

22 volunteers joined Pencoed Trailblazers yesterday to reopen 180m of an old right of way down toward the Dingle. Different ages, different backgrounds, all working together. Community pride and wellbeing topped up nicely.

#PencoedTrailblazers #Pencoed #CommunitySpirit #Volunteering #WalesOutdoors #RightOfWay #AccessForAll #PathsAndAccess #LocalPride #GetOutside #ActiveTravel #CommunityAction #Cymru #Nature #Wales

“Buying whatever vehicle we like, and driving it wherever and whenever we please without having to think about the consequences for other people, has become normalised and ingrained across our society over decades.”

More excellent research from @ianwalker.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/suv-risks-warnings-road-safety-buyers-uk-study

#biketooter #cycling #walking #activetravel #suv

SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

The Guardian

My wife is just back from her Pilates class, which many in the group – despite being fit, healthy, local to the venue and not short of time – drive to. (She cycles there.) It reminds me of this piece I wrote last year.

https://www.mattpedals.bike/stop-driving-to-the-gym/

#activetravel #biketooter #cycling #walking

Stop driving to the gym

Going about our daily lives actively is far better for us than the lifestyle the leisure industry is pushing.

Matt's Website

18-Jun-2026
The suburban street design that’s been driving emissions since WWII

all those stupid mazes of cul de sacs - there should at least be a signposted cycle and footpath as a shortcut, which would help to encourage #activeTravel

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132774

#science #cities #planning #suburbs #climateCatastrophe #urbanSprawl

The suburban street design that’s been driving emissions since WWII

A century-old planning paradigm still embedded in the physical fabric of suburbs nationwide is driving a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions.

EurekAlert!