Thinking Mummy

Quietly wondering about things...
mostly in Exeter.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

RFK Jr: Let’s make iron lungs great again!

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

@sharrond62 It's like where you grew up in Plymstock. 15 minute walk to the library, GP, PO, shops in Elburton & Plymstock. Or drive further afield if you choose to.
Not like being stuck out in Sherford before any services in place
Get it?

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

@j_mad89 @grocer_on_green @countcaspargh Leader of Exeter council Phil Bialyk manoeuvred himself into HATOC & lead removal of safe streets, saying "I'm just one person".
Not delivering on city or county agreed policies.
Political cowardice.
No leadership on even the smallest steps needed for #climatechange #roadsafety

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

@aw_bell @devon_blossom @NOT_HWTLN @frankum_ian Ian F opposed the measures "as the LTN was in place". Those who followed his lead might expect their objections to be rightly discounted now the LTN's been removed.
#Exeter #publictransport

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

I'd like to think my friends weren't so ignorant but

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

God help us

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

@ExeterStreets We shouldn't have to assume. As a Councillor for the area, who promised to be responsive & act on pollution, surely she should be explaining her views. Perhaps she isn't Independent at all, but instead dependent on what her Promoter thinks she should say.

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

Child safety zones.
I give it 24 hours before the naysayers reply saying children should only be in parks.

[Adam Reynolds @awjre]

Locally this makes so much sense.

Ward councillors would have a much much harder time making arguments against Child Safety Zones. Opposing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods doesn't really show them in a bad light.

Nice one @Chris_Boardman

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

Women are thinking about this all the time.
Men haven't noticed. Aren't registering. They don't even know her name.
Say her name.
Gisele Pelicot.

[Aja ♀️🇬🇧 @AjaTheEmpress]

I can't stop thinking about how many other women this might be happening to worldwide.

How many women think they are going mad due to the drug side effects?

How many women are living with STDs they have no clue about?

When I climb into bed at night I know I'm safe, I know my partner would never hurt me.

They will be many women out there who can't say the same.

I know it's not all men but how do women know which ones it is. 50 years she was with him and he did this to her.

https://t.co/mKf6gdHKtu

[20's Plenty for Us @20splentyforus]

Of course 20mph limits will be set where some drivers think the "aren't needed". That's why we have speed limits and they are set for the good of society as a whole rather than the preferences of individual drivers.

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

Didn't Councillor @philbialyk say exactly this to the highways committee (HATOC), while halting progress on sustainable travel? All this while leader of Exeter city council.
"I'm just one man".

[Lauren McKenzie @TheMcKenziest]

@weareyellowdot This. Over and over. About all of the things.

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

Tough call

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

So remind us of the downside again

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

Such a shame that Exeter councillors bottled it.

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

'Former Transport Secretary Mark Harper was humiliated when a study intended to prove LTNs were hated showed they were popular and effective; reduced driving; had limited adverse impacts on boundary roads; and didn't adversely affect emergency services'.
https://t.co/4DQsMfxXWY

[Thinking Mummy @ThinkingMummy]

About no. 15 in the thread... "Look for times when people's lives are disrupted and GO IN HARD to encourage change at this point."
DCC did virtually no comms before, during or after the Heavitree & Whipton AST. Is that one reason why it failed?

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

New traffic safety campaign. 🥰

[Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts]

@philbialyk @countcaspargh @steve_race @ExeterCouncil Hi Phil, as a newly-appointed member of HATOC you voted to stop the Active Steets Trial. Other @ExeterCouncil members, who you lead, also sit in HATOC and have voting rights, so you are part of the decision-making process here. Caspar is right ask you about on this vital issue.

[Exeter Urbanist @ExeterUrbanist]

@philbialyk @countcaspargh @steve_race @ExeterCouncil Take some leadership! Stop trying to shift the blame away from you. You voted to scrap a safe streets scheme, and voted to stop a plan for a slight extension in bus lane times.
You lead the party with a majority on that committee, and majority of your party voted with you!

[Caspar Hughes @caspar-hughes.bsky.social @countcaspargh]

Perhaps @steve_race will be now be able to stop @philbialyk and @ExeterCouncil from being so damn lilly livered and build a cycling & walking network suitable for people in our fantastic city.

https://t.co/2KLrOFxfVS

[JB Thinkin™️ @JBThinkin]

LOL! This NEVER gets old and this is the best one EVER!!