OK fellow #londoncommuterbiketooter folks. Now the weather is turning out nice, does anyone fancy an after work meet up for an isotonic refreshment and put some faces to names?
I'm thinking The Spencer Arms by Putney Common if its nice, or The Dynamo in Putney if it's not. Maybe Thursday 23rd May? High probability of talking about bikes. Attendance by bike optional.
Just stumbled across The Chelsea Detective on Channel 4. Refreshing to have a series where the lead character gets around by bike. With him also living on a houseboat I cycle past on my commute, it feels very bikey. Also rather pleasant that the narrator from Abney and Teal is playing the main role.
Polish ultra-cyclist Justyna Jarczok's bike and belongings were stolen in #Leeds after winning the #DalesDivide
https://road.cc/news/ultra-cyclists-bike-and-belongings-stolen
Her belongings have now been found in a nearby park but everyone needs to look out for this #StolenBike
The bike and belongings of Polish endurance cyclist Justyna Jarczok were stolen from outside a petrol station in Leeds, after she won one of the UK’s toughest bikepacking events. Jarczok has since posted an update on her Instagram account to say that her belongings have been found in a nearby park, but her distinctive Kona ... Read more
Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'
The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.
Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/24/death-by-dangerous-cycling-crime-policing-bill?
Meanwhile drug drivers who kill cyclists get three years https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/driver-killed-exeter-cyclist-inhaling-9344980
I'm not saying there should be no punishment for cyclists who kill people, but some proportionality for drivers would be nice.
#DangerousDriving #DrugDriving #RoadDeaths #UKPol #UKBikeTooter #SafeStreetsNow
"The #CycleToWork scheme should be rebranded “Cycle for Health” and opened up to low-income employees, freelance workers, and pensioners, as part of a series of reforms urgently required to tackle inequality and lack of access to active travel, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has said."
https://road.cc/content/news/mps-call-urgent-reform-cycle-work-scheme-313241
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking has also urged the government to clamp down on pavement parking and remove discriminatory access barriers on bike paths, highlighting “systemic underinvestment” in active travel
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Jules she/her