OneHomeCounties

Residents of every county, united against car dominance. Supporting low traffic neighbourhoods, cities and countries. they/them

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@Osprey0 @StrollingJ @ReconnectingOx Having to park on your drive, instead of on the public road, doesn't make a residential area a "prison camp", nor does it make decades of democratically elected councillors "dictators."
Have a listen to yourself sometime, you sound ridiculous.

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@Osprey0 @StrollingJ @ReconnectingOx Only cars shorter than 5 metres are allowed CPZ permits. FTFY.

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@davescounty @IngaHrefna Only those longer than 5 metres.

https://t.co/L8e99gx8b9
Audi A4: length 4,726mm
BMW 3 series: 4,709mm
Mercedes C-Class: 4,751mm
Skoda Superb: 4,861mm
Peugeot 508: 4,750mm

Which? aren't trying hard enough.

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@Osprey0 @StrollingJ @ReconnectingOx The following are all "large", according to Which?:
Audi A4: length 4,726mm
BMW 3 series: 4,709mm
Mercedes C-Class: 4,751mm
Skoda Superb: 4,861mm
Peugeot 508: 4,750mm
https://t.co/YOu8pVhoz9

And they are all still small enough to be permitted in an Oxford CPZ.

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@Osprey0 @ReconnectingOx Buying a tape measure before their next car, hopefully.

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@ReconnectingOx The limit's a generous 5 metres. If you buy an abnormally large SUV, don't expect to be able to park it as easily as a more practical car.
Where do you think they should draw the line? Do you also complain when people are ticketed for "only just" breaking the speed limit?

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC In the UK, Bikeability (previously known as "Cycle Proficiency") is taught in schools from Year 3, and "dangerous cycling" is already an offence (RTA 1988 s28).

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC If we trained cyclists to be as incompetent as motor vehicle drivers, we'd have even more crashes.

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC 84% of those pedal cyclist deaths involve a motor vehicle.
If stricter training+licensing is needed by anyone, it's the type of road user that's been shown to be at fault more often in such collisions.

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@londonfletsch @Homer_EFG @Sh3zz4 Bikeability (the rebranding of the old Cycling Proficiency) is taught in schools, from Year 3.
It mentions helmets and bright clothing in Level 1, but "legal requirements for lights" only appears in Level 3.
https://t.co/QCJEhoE4JS

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@londonfletsch @Homer_EFG @Sh3zz4 The minimum legal bike lights in the RVLR cover the "being seen" requirement; presumably the cyclists who don't bother with lights at all think that's unimportant.
If you're riding somewhere unlit, you're going to need something stronger to do the "seeing with" bit.

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@Homer_EFG @londonfletsch @Sh3zz4 Good point, vehicle lights have always been about both "seeing with" and "being seen", but widespread street lighting does a better job of the former than headlights that only point where each vehicle is going.

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@Homer_EFG @londonfletsch @Sh3zz4 Would we have to bring back sodium streetlights too?

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@Lizevanslondon @SurreyRS No insurance means at least 6 points (and a fine), and the potential for immediate disqualification.
https://t.co/GiD8JwDQyF
But for obscured or non-existent plates, it's just a fine. No wonder so many people use them now.
https://t.co/OIkZ1lbtrt

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC That Network Rail "near miss" compilation shows 7 pedestrians, 2 cyclists, 2 drivers and a stray dog putting themselves in danger.
https://t.co/SGBqQm0y7L
The truck driver did the most damage, but of course, you only noticed the bit with cyclists.

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC Once again, clip reels showing the most shocking examples of the type of road user you dislike, collated from around the world, aren't statistics.

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC You've singled out 2019, the year with the single highest number of pedestrian-cyclist fatalities; you're ignoring that 21% of vehicle miles are on motorways; and you're inexplicably comparing "passenger miles".
...yet pedal cycles still can't beat the damage done by cars.

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC ...but if you prefer photo evidence of the outrageous things people do on the roads, here are a few incidents from the last couple of months.

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@TJAWindsor @carltonreid @NickFerrariLBC @LBC The plural of anecdote is not "anecdata". Here's the latest data showing the most common contributory factors in bicycle+motor vehicle crashes: