Edinburgh Cyclist

Cyclist 🚴‍♂️ + Pedestrian 🚶‍♂️ = Road User | Wants more cycling infrastructure to make cycling enjoyable for everyone | European 🇪🇺 | Green | he/him

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@DJFred1 @CllrScottArthur Pedestrians also use the roads. Should they be tested too?

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@CllrScottArthur @garageross But why do bus services need to be a commercial undertaking?

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@girlonabrompton @STVNews @harts_cyclery @kim_harding @BikeEdinburgh The hatred is shocking indeed but don’t forget that it’s just a very loud minority of people who use these pages to show their envy of the health, finance and time benefit cyclists gain from their choice of transport.

[Cutteroo @cutteroo]

This is, believe it or not (and you’ll see the sign at the end) a shared use path. How was this EVER approved? @Edinburgh_CC @EdinCyclist @SRDorman @SpokesLothian @Cyclelaw1 @magnatom @edfoc

[Michael Chiang @michaelchchiang]

Could everyone in Edinburgh please RT this to maximise the chance of finding a witness of the incident? I suffered a head injury and broke a few teeth because of it and so far there has been no luck with any CCTV footage. The exact timing was more like 8:15am on that day

[Police Scotland Edinburgh @PSOSEdinburgh]

We are appealing following a crash on Ratcliffe Ter, 8.45am Thurs 26 Jan, involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a cyclist. A man aged 27, the cyclist, was taken to ERI for treatment. If you saw what happened or have dash-cam please call us on 101 - Inc 0654 of 26/1/23

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@YvonneB92703625 @agordonsalive Please watch the video again. Did you see that the cyclist almost had to come to a full stop to avoid a collision?

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@Rob_Earl Good point - I don’t know.
However, we’re being constantly told that AT schemes are delayed due to lack of time of officers dealing with implementation. I assume this will still require time of AT officers that fould bd invested elsewhere?

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

Instead of improving pedestrian and cyclist safety at busy city centre junctions, the Edinburgh administration plans to spend £750,000 FROM THE ACTIVE TRAVEL BUDGET on an out-of-town A road junction with no connection to any other active travel infrastructure.

[Dave French @DaveJFrench]

@CllrScottArthur @alanpaxton @andykirkland71 @david_mccraw One of those ~40 incidents, one involved a pedestrian and one involved a cyclist. It's very not obvious that this should be a priority for active travel funding.

For comparison, here's *only cyclist casualties* at the King's Theatre junction (project delayed ~10 years?)

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@RamsayMurray @CyclingEdin This is shocking to hear - I hope nobody was seriously harmed.
I doubt that those were “accidents”. When I learned driving I was told that it’s the driver’s responsibility to “not trust” kids in the same way you trust other road users and therefore take extra care around them.

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@Infrast43421265 @david_mccraw @Lollercake @CllrScottArthur @andykirkland71 @EdinburghLabour @EdinburghGreens @EdinburghSNP This is what happens when a party puts differences on national policy above everything else, despite the council having absolutely no say when it comes to that particular issue...

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@AndrewW12290183 @yplac_ed 👇

https://t.co/Gb2x77uF6Z

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@AndrewW12290183 @yplac_ed What has a cyclist running a red light to do with a taxi stopped on zigzags?
Yes, the running a red light is also wrong but you’re deflecting from the actual topic of this thread.

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@AndrewW12290183 @yplac_ed Punishment should be proportional to the danger caused. Impact from a car will likely be more severe than from a bike. I don’t think a driver gets a ban for running a red light once.

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@Manoleta @CyclingEdin @cocteautriplets @edtiss @CllrScottArthur Driver needs one of those on their windscreen https://t.co/0VxJb1iwT4

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@AndrewW12290183 @yplac_ed also it‘s THEIR if you don’t know a person’s gender 🏳️‍🌈

[Edinburgh Cyclist @EdinCyclist]

@AndrewW12290183 @yplac_ed and that excuse blocking sightlines at a junction and endangering other road users?
Zigzags are there for a reason.