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!
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!
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?
"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.
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.
@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.
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
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.
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
@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.
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
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
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….
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.
"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."
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
"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.