KidicalMassReading

Bringing Kidical Mass to Reading

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

You know we were worried about the lack of safe cycling for kids @RiverAcReading so it's brilliant to see how much work @bicialmeria and others have put in to keep them safe. Glad the lights helped!

[Mark Lyford @bicialmeria]

@RiverAcReading @Sustrans And massive thanks to @KidicalMassRead for sourcing the lights for us!

[Reading Borough Council @ReadingCouncil]

Can bear’ly contain our excitement, something im-paw-tent happened in Broad Street yesterday!

Paddington was installed on the benches outside Waterstones.

Paddingtons creator Michael Bond grew up & attended school in #RDGUK

Pop along for a Peru’se next time you’re in town!

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

It would be great to see this in Reading. Well done everyone involved.

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

What do you think? When deaths caused by cars is in over 1.5k in 2023 and e-bikes and e-scooters account for less than 100. Is this really where resource should be focused?

[That's TV Thames Valley @ThatsTVThames]

"We see significant concern from residents."

118 e-bikes and e-scooters were seized from the beginning of June to the start of September by Thames Valley Police.

Police and Crime Commissioner @matthew_barber spoke to That's TV about tackling e-scooter and e-bike crimes.

[CD @BikeSkateBox]

Rode my bike yesterday for the first time post-small operation. Blooming excellent! Can't walk very far at present so this is literally my mobility aid.

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

@ReadingClowncil They're looking into it again, it came up at the last Cycle Forum there was no firm plans but I'll follow up at the next forum and share.

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

We obviously advocate for bike parking, but if you need to drive please be aware of this scam and don't use the false QR codes.

[Reading Borough Council @ReadingCouncil]

Several on-street parking machines in the town centre have been found with false QR codes attached.

Please do not use these QR codes as they are a scam.

The ways to pay for on-street parking in #rdguk are by:

•Cash
•Phone using RingGo
•Via the RingGo app

[Kathryn McCann @KatCreativeUK]

This will be a fun evening in aid of a great local cause.

#rdguk #myrdg #community

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

deliveries in an hour to pay your bills you can see why these bikes appeal. Possibly targeting companies that are benefiting from this would help.

Regardless of your opinion it’s a really interesting take on multiple angles. Well worth a listen.

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

Interesting piece by @gcntechtweet on illegal e-bikes and what the solution could be.

https://t.co/ndMHMTEsh5

One thing that didn’t get discussed is the impact that companies like @Deliveroo paying their riders so poorly has on their behaviour. If you need to make multiple

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

@LauraGMitchell I listened to a parent complain about traffic and dangerous driving due to the congestion on Tuesday. Today I cycled past them in their oversize car. They live 2 streets away from the school. :( I don’t think they realise they’re part of the problem.

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

@SaskiaHeijltjes In no small part thanks to you!

[Carlton Reid @carltonreid]

On one Nottingham route, buses represent 5% of rush hour traffic but carry 48% of people. Just one of the surprising facts in this brilliant pieces on buses by @laura_laker https://t.co/ux9svA86gM

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

Great to see a slightly less car positive piece from @jamesAjourno well done to @readingcycle for challenging the car culture we were seeing promoted by @rdgchronicle

https://t.co/ULkYi2IzLN

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

@PilsCilvekiem @ErikSandblom @ianwalker @silenieks Amazing! @silenieks if you’ve got anything you could share i find this such an inspirational idea!

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

I need your help. 22 Sept is #safestreetsnow and #rdguk wants to do this. Does anyone know the group that did this and happen to have the bamboo car design they could share….

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

@DaveJMcElroy @KatCreativeUK @paulgittings @ReadingCouncil Yes please!

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

We want a mural of the different types of bikes and active transport you can use on an underpasses in #rdguk. Ideally the station underpass.

Who do I talk to?  Imagine giant paintings of cargo bikes,, recumbents, walkers, skate boarders etc all normalising travel out of a car.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

"Despite bicycling being considered ten times more dangerous than driving, the evidence suggests that high-bicycling-mode-share cities are not only safer for bicyclists but for all road users."

[SafeStreetsNow @StreetsSafeNow]

More than half a million people have been killed on our roads since records began in 1926. Nearly a century on, more than 5 people are dying every day in road traffic collisions. Communities across the county are calling for change. Add your voice. #SafeStreetsNow

[KidicalMassReading @KidicalMassRead]

Thanks to everyone involved in opening up the underpass to make it safer @CllrJennis @ReadingCouncil @readingcycle

Thanks @ThatsTVThames for talking to us

[That's TV Thames Valley @ThatsTVThames]

"All of this is really, really needed to make changes across the country."

Kat Heath from @KidicalMassRead spoke to That's TV about Reading Cycle Festival, with more than 90 people joining the mass ride as part of the day and riding through the station underpass.