Got myself into an argument about relative risk posed to pedestrians by cyclists and cars the other day. Not proud of myself. Arguing on the internet is something I should have grown out of by now. But I can't help but feel that cyclists are almost as unfairly demonised as spiders (except Australia), and a lot of the reaction to them is a *perception* that they're dangerous to pedestrians fuelled by outrage manufacturing, rather than genuine facts and statistics. #BikeTooter #Motornormativity 1/

@meganL #MotorNormativity for people talking about transport policy and #CarBrain .

#UrbanCycling for cycling in towns and cities, usually for transport purposes.

#CyclingUK for cycling in the UK (and presumably for what was previously the CTC).

#Coffeeneuring for folks who #AlwaysBeCoffeeneuring or who are taking part in the annual challenge (ride a bike 7 times at least 2 miles and have a beverage).

Have also seen #SustainableTransport , although that's not cycling specific.

Absolutely agree that sentencing for driving offences needs a complete overhaul, starting with getting rid of the "extreme hardship" loophole and the subjective competency standard. If being allowed to drive is that important to you, don't drive like a twat. It's not hard. Also, operating a couple of tonnes of heavy machinery at speed in shared public space shouldn't be treated as casually as making dinner.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/driving-deaths-prison-sentences-uk-road-safety-laws

#MotorNormativity

Too many drivers see road safety rules as a personal affront. It’s time to tighten up UK laws

Two court cases last month illustrate how confusion over legal definitions are feeding into a culture of poor driving standards, says law professor Sally Kyd

The Guardian

75 % der Befragten sind der Meinung das Menschen in dicht bevölkerten Orten nicht rauchen sollten, wenn andere dadurch den gesundheitsschädlichen Rauch einatmen müssen.
Nur 17 % der Befragten sind der Meinung das Menschen in dicht bevölkerten Orten nicht Auto fahren sollten, wenn andere dadurch gesundheitsschädliche Abgase einatmen müssen.

#motornormativity

Min 16:26 in diesem Video von @notjustbikes
https://youtu.be/umgi-CbaSRU?si=15AJWVNodR7MiYBd

Every Reason to Hate Cars

YouTube

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐳𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐫

... Dabei fuhr ein Motorradfahrer im Alter von 19 Jahren aus Oedeme kommend in Fahrtrichtung Kirchgellersen. Während der 19-Jährige einen am rechten Fahrbahnrand abgestellten PKW überholte, fuhr dieser an.

... und wer immer das Auto lenkte, der/die Täter:in genießt hier die übliche Anonymität der Verantwortungsdiffusion.

#motornormativity #unfall #sprache #lüneburg
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/59488/6232804

POL-LG: ++ Geschwindigkeitsmessung nahe eines Waldkindergartens - Motorrad mit 184 km/h ++ Falsche...

Lüneburg (ots) - Lüneburg Lüneburg - Parfüme entwendet - Mitarbeiter erkennt Ladendieb wieder Am 09.03.2026 gegen 09:30 Uhr entwendete ein zunächst unbekannter Mann Parfums...

Presseportal.de

Something I'm noticing more and more with the ever-increasing size of modern cars is how long it takes to park. Plenty of spaces in the hospital car park this morning, but a long queue to get in because it takes people SO LONG to squeeze their wannabe-humvees into the parking spaces. I don't think it's just down to the size, either. I think more and more people are relying on the car tech to get them in rather than just, I dunno, parking like a competent driver.

#motornormativity

The Western Approach Road should be housing, a tree lined park or public transport only. It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y2sy3ax55kzef2pg3awbrx5b/post/3m6jtjnoe6s2u

Drivers were caught doing more than 90mph in this 30 zone, with an average of more than 40. There should have been mass protest about this lawlessness, if people's commitment to traffic law and order as evidenced by comments on cyclists running red lights is anything to go by. But no.

"...with more than 500 people joining a Facebook group protesting against the camera."

That's #motornormativity for you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx28dejky8go

Thousands caught speeding by A595 Holmrook camera

Some drivers have been clocked at almost 90mph in the 30mph zone, figures show.

BBC News

I am SO FUCKING TIRED of the excuses made for aggressive, even violent drivers, just because their victim is a cyclist and their weapon of choice is a motor vehicle.

If you got into an argument with someone, then went after them with a baseball bat, no one would say you were a "decent individual."

https://road.cc/news/driver-described-as-otherwise-decent-individual-spared-jail-after-ramming-cyclist-off-the-road

#motornormativity #cycling

Driver described as "otherwise decent individual" spared jail after ramming cyclist off the road - Cycling News | Bike Reviews | road.cc

A driver who cut across a cyclist before ramming into him was described as a “decent individual” as he was handed a suspended prison sentence.Asif Laher, 55, was driving through Bayswater, London in February 2022 in his silver Mercedes when he turned and cut across Wadea Taibi. A verbal altercation ensued, with Laher “aggressively” banging ... Read more

Cycling News | Bike Reviews | road.cc

So wirkt gefährliche Infrastruktur: Der Fahrrad-Schutzstreifen wurde in den Türbereich von geparkten Fahrzeugen hinein markiert, so dass sich unerfahrene Radfahrende dort selbst in Lebensgefahr bringen.

Die verbleibende Fahrbahn ist dann aber immer noch zu schmal, um mit dem PKW legal mit 1,5m Seitenabstand zu überholen. Wird aber trotzdem dauernd gemacht.

Formal sind jedoch leider alle mir bekannten Regeln für das Anbringen von Verkehrszeichen eingehalten worden. Der Bereich des Schutzstreifens müsste aber vielmehr vergleichbar wie eine Sperrfläche markiert werden. Dann fahren die unerfahrenen Radfahrenden mit ausreichend Abstand zu den geparkten Fahrzeugen und mit dem Auto ist klar kein Überholen möglich.

#zittau #motornormativity