Went and did this. I paid little attention to the weather forecast, which was just as well. It was mostly dry, and the wind was kind to me, strengthening on the way home.
Lots of storm debris about, though.
#Cycling #Belfast #Killyleagh #StrangfordTrail #ComberGreenway #LaganTowpath #SustransNI #Strava
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/fS43hgqUdBb

Well done to the #DepartmentForIncompetence for creating such hazardous conditions for pedestrians, parents now feel obliged to drive ridiculously short distances to take their children to school. This is the outcome of a decades-long Departmental strategy of prioritising driving cars everywhere.

#WalkingToSchool #CyclingToSchool #SustransNI
BBC News - Bessbrook: Parents call for road safety changes at County Armagh school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65405509

Bessbrook: Parents call for road safety changes at County Armagh school

Parents are concerned about the rise in traffic around St Peter's Primary School in Bessbrook.

BBC News

Over on *that* site, local #NI news report how children here are the least physically active in Europe. Precisely 0% cycle to school, and the number of pupils walking has gone down year on year for more than a decade. The majority of primary school pupils are driven.

But is any surprise when our roads are the way they are, putting drivers and their vehicles first?

#WalkToSchool #CycleToSchool #ActiveTravel #SustransNI
https://twitter.com/bbcnewsline/status/1602396697774129162?t=oM-zQv9cwe1X9f7JsNt-Bw&s=09

BBC Newsline on Twitter

“Children in Northern Ireland are among the least physically active in Europe, according to a number of recent reports. Only a minority walk or cycle to school but despite the cold weather, some are taking big steps to change that. @robbeorn reports.”

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