Neil G

Tweeting about all matters transport with a slant towards the two-wheeled variety. Co-originator of the Gold Standard cycle map -

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@PatrickHenryLDN @OpenChiswickW4 A myth needs dispelling. If on a 2 wheeled vehicle (scooter, motorbike, bike etc) the last thing you want to do is hit anything/anybody. Occupants in a motor vehicle hitting a ped may well be OK, a person on 2 wheels will not and will do everything they can to avoid a collision.

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@beardedjourno Interesting - wasn't aware of this. Is there a plan or do you know where it's going from and to? Thanks.

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

The Merton High Street stepped cycle track has recently been removed, possibly for good reason. It had only been there for a year or so. Just checking whether @CyclingMerton and @London_Cycling were aware. If so any idea why? Thanks.

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@willnorman @TfL @CityWestminster These new cycle tracks are brilliant news for pedestrians, especially older people + anyone with disabilities. Why? They provide a buffer between carriageway and pavement giving peds a quieter, safer and less polluted space along which to walk. Also mean no more pavement cycling.

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@willnorman @TfL @CityWestminster Nice - is there a map or a plan showing the full extent (existing/proposed) of this route? Thanks.

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@ciarancannon Yes, the infrastructure helps but it was much more a case of 'provide an extra 70,000 e-bikes and they will come'. Cycling in London flatlined 2015-2021 then grew rapidly from 2022 as vast numbers of e-bikes appeared. Improvements to network were v modest over the same period.

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@Avebury_stones @modacitylife Apols - my original message was meant to say 'more due to massive expansion etc'. I'm challenging the original assumption that the growth is due entirely to the expansion of the cycle network. The unprecedented increase in London's bike fleet since 202 has had a huge impact.

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@OpenChiswickW4 @willnorman @wfcouncil Perhaps but less weaponisable, I'd argue. 'Low traffic neighbourhoods' is not a great term. In fairness, I think the people who coined it hadn't expected it to become industry wide terminology.

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@willnorman @transportgovuk It's a little misleading calling them Zebra crossings. This is the marking they use at all pedestrian crossings whether they are signal controlled or not, and whether they have priority or not.

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@DaleVince Are you essentially saying that people talking about Jackdaw don't know jack sh*t?

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@Bungle01012 @DaleVince Just a lot of hot air?

[Neil G @TransportNeil]

@BobFromAccounts Yes, it's been a super impressive model. Last I heard there's around 65,000 bikes c/w 10,000 Santander. Cycling was stagnating in late 2010s but on the up since Covid. Dockless e-bikes must be the main reason - infrastructure too but not much new stuff has gone in this decade.

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@JohnJohnStewart Buses are a poor means of transport. Costly, awkward to board (if you've any kind of disability) unreliable, uncomfortable. We must do as the Dutch do - brilliant bike provision. Mass cycling, all ages all abilities, to liberate as many people as possible from bus dependency.

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@PeS_12e @Mairie12Paris @CastetsLucie @danlert Bravo! Est-ce que c'est la premiere velorue de Paris?

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@BobFromAccounts Yes, it's bonkers. Especially as Davey was on R4 this morning criticising right wing politicians for not taking the climate crisis seriously. Defies belief.

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@DaleVince If Ed Sheeran's music is being heard less as a result of this whole episode, I think we can all agree that this is a huge positive, regardless of one's views on the complex politics of the Middle East.

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@VincentStops @willnorman @EllyBakerAM @HinaBokhariLD @AndrewBoff Lots of new bike infrastructure has been fantastic for pedestrians (disabled or not). We're getting rid of shared paths and crossings (huge improvement for peds) and cycle tracks provide a buffer between noisy polluted carriageways and pavements. More balanced discussions, please

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@SarahLudford @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan @metpoliceuk Yes, it's alarming. We should try to enforce all rules of the road. Perhaps my local area is unusual but it seems virtually no drivers obey the many 20mph signs - they could easily cause fatal injuries to pedestrians when speeding. Cyclists and drivists, please follow the rules.