Pedestriansfirst“Bus or Lime bike? New subscription heats up the race for a cheaper commute. New pricing means it might be cheaper to e-cycle or e-scooter than get the bus.” Disastrous news for pedestrians. Why can’t people just walk? Oh it makes no money for the already rich. #Walking #EScooters #Capitalism
MJ Ray@pedestrians1st more people on lightweight transport instead of killer headway-chasing buses seems like it should be a win for pedestrians. It really disappoints me when walkers fight e-bikes and ignore the bigger danger
Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺@mjr @pedestrians1st
Unfortunately the default in the UK seems to becoming that cycling and escooters are acceptable on pavements rather than in the road.
Equally, pavement parking by motorists has become normalised.
It's only when you experience disability that you realise that British pavements have become an unnecessarily contested space.
Can we all agree to abide by the sensible rules in the Highway Code?
@MikeFromLFE @pedestrians1st yes, but only the sensible rules! "Be seen" and the other victim-blaming nonsense can go whistle!
@mjr @MikeFromLFE What victim blaming nonsense are you referring to?
Linux and praxis: part of the resistance 🇵🇸 ☮️@pedestrians1st @mjr @MikeFromLFE
There is a reason for every rule in the Highway Code.
@linuxgnome @pedestrians1st @MikeFromLFE often that reason seems to be that it was in a previous edition and the DfT ignore new research that shows a measure either doesn't help, or even actively harms the vulnerable.
@pedestrians1st @MikeFromLFE rule 3, for example. Too many people wearing reflectives mainly encourages motorists to look for reflectives instead of people and drive faster than they can stop within what they can see to be clear.
@mjr @pedestrians1st
I'd agree with that as a general principle - I used to do a lot of night cycling and at dusk and at night retro-reflective clothing can be highly visible.
I'm less convinced about the effectiveness of fluorescent clothes in daylight.
I'd agree with that as a general principle - I used to do a lot of night cycling and at dusk and at night retro-reflective clothing can be highly visible.
I'm less convinced about the effectiveness of fluorescent clothes in daylight.
@MikeFromLFE @pedestrians1st the problem is not that the killers can't see their victims. The problem is more often that they don't look properly, or are going too fast to look. No road user is actually invisible. Cosplaying as a road sign just helps them expect to look less carefully, harming anyone later in the journey not cosplaying. So wearing reflective is an antisocial beggar-thy-neighbour