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'Meet the pupils teaching speeders a lesson in Kids Court'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyxpxx4xllo

'"Having drivers come into the school, meeting pupils face-to-face asking uncomfortable questions, personalises the message about road safety... it brings it home in a very powerful," he said.'

'"Speeding is not a low level crime. It's dangerous because with speed there are no second chances and lives can be lost. "'

#UK #NorthernIreland #schools #education #RoadViolence #motorists

Tyrone: Meet the kids teaching speeders a lesson in Kids Court

Those caught speeding on a stretch of road outside a rural school are being taught some lessons by the pupils.

BBC News

Joan of Contention 😷Feb 25

Question for #Rothar and #BikeTooter peeps: are there any examples from anywhere of cycling advocates successfully pushing back against/overturning policies to make helmets and high viz mandatory in law?

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#Cycling #MastoDaoine #RoadSafety #RoadViolence #StreetsAreForPeople #BikeNite

Jose Pina-Sánchez Feb 19

The 2026 Cars & Crime Symposium will take place in Ilkley (West Yorkshire) on 30–31 July.
The call for abstracts is now open (https://jmpinasanchez.github.io/static/call%20for%20abstracts.pdf).
If you are conducting research on the intersection of crime and road traffic (see examples below) we would love to hear from you. Deadline: 17 April.
#RoadViolence #ActiveMobility #Criminology #SustainableTravel

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Joan of Contention 😷Feb 19

@LovesTha Here in Ireland, there are existing laws governing the use of bike lights (and governing e-assist/motor-powered vehicles, the latter essentially prohibited).

The only thing not the topic of lobbying is driver behaviour, despite the data on road safety/violence clearly showing the source of danger on the roads.

#Rothar #BikeTooter #RoadSafety #RoadViolence #MastoDaoine

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Joan of Contention 😷Feb 18

@magicalgrrrl

The union is talking about all cycling, not only e-bikes.

Pretty much everyone cycling is a worker.

There is zero empirical evidence that high viz improves safety: all that this groundless approach does is place the burden onto vulnerable road users of other people's driving behaviours.

All this, while lights are already mandatory under law for use on bikes between dusk and dawn.

#Rothar #BikeTooter #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #MastoDaoine

Joan of Contention 😷Feb 18

Fuck those anti-worker bus drivers all the way to hell

https://www.thejournal.ie/bus-drivers-cyclists-6960228-Feb2026/

#Rothar #BikeTooter #JoinAUnion #RoadViolence #MastoDaoine #Dublin

Bus drivers' union want to see hi-vis jackets become 'mandatory' for cyclists

The union said that the issue has grown due to a ‘proliferation’ of electric vehicles.

TheJournal.ie

Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Feb 16

RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/calgary-s2m5l3ffz/-/a-QnX_jNXiT3SJ7Lgu2UEqng%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0

Some journalists reporting on road violence have no respect or compassion to the victims.

Driver hits a family with a stroller in a crosswalk, killing the toddler? “I'll title that 'pedestrian collision'”.

#RoadViolence #RoadSafety

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Joan of Contention 😷Feb 8

@spillanemike the very same nonsense spouted by lobbyists and certain councillors in Dublin a few years back, too - in a city where rush-hour traffic is persistently sub-10km/h, twice a day, every day.

Absolute bollocks.

#RoadViolence #StreetsAreForPeople #BanCars #Love30 #MastoDaoine #Dublin #Rothar #BikeTooter