Neil G

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

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@mozandwine Nom d'un chien!

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@ParisEnSelle @StephanTroussel @BallyBagayoko @Ileentransition Et les trotinettes electrique aussi peut etre?

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@owenjonesjourno Please don't use the term 'tech bros'. It is utterly ludicrous.

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@Poke_In_The_Eye @JeremyVineOn5 Bike owners are actually more likely to be car owners than the average person, so most also pay 'road tax'. The Dutch love their cars - many are high end. But they don't use cars for short trips into town centres. They use bikes instead. That's the key difference.

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@AngusAllan66 @RichardWellings I use bus and tram as I have the choice of both where I live. The tram is fast, reliable and comfortable - a pleasure to use. The bus is none of these things - an unpleasant, uncomfortable, unpredictable slog. The difference between the two modes cannot be overstated.

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@willnorman @NewhamLondon @TfL Brilliant that it's not a shared path. This type of layout is massively better for all. Well done planners and designers!

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@BobFromAccounts 15000 per day? Wow! With generally lower flows on Fri, Sat and Sun, presumably Monday to Thursday averages are well above this figure?

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@willnorman @Royal_Greenwich @TfL Any plans available for this new stretch? Be useful to see where exactly it's going from and to. Thanks.

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@westcountrytim @CS3Count Good to know but any idea what the daily totals are atm? Around 12,000? Thanks.

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@SkyNews @Baddiel @cathynewman Starmer has repeatedly shown himself to be a backstabbing, greedy, gullible, foolish liar with appalling political judgement. The idea that he's essentially a decent bloke doing a tough job is absolute nonsense - I'm amazed Baddiel is peddling this nonsense with a straight face.

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@jeremycorbyn Starmer's political demise will be celebrated by decent progressive people more than any other political event since Thatcher was booted out in November 1990.

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@SocEnvJustice Presumably, you would like 'historic LTNs' removed, too, as this would bring the benefits you're claiming for the removal of more recent ones e.g. less traffic on main roads, less congestion for buses etc? Or was the balance just right before the more recent wave of LTNs?

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@ArtistCyclist The post Covid increase in cycling in London is almost entirely due to the dockless e-bike (DEB) phenomenon, especially the growth in Outer London. About a quarter of all bike trips in London are now on a DEB. Infrastructure helps but it's not enough on its own.

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@TogetherHackney @SocEnvJustice But do you not think the status quo would be further improved by removing so called 'historic LTNs' too? So turning cul-de-sacs into thru-roads (would often just need the removal of a bollard or two). Would this not bring similar (but extra) advantages to removing the new LTNs?

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@skipedia Ooh, is that a new terme? Didn't know they had one in Chamonix...

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@ArtistCyclist People using all modes of transport break the rules. Fare dodgers on trains, speeding drivers, bicycle users jumping lights, drivers using their phones, pedestrians crossing on red (although not strictly illegal). It's a people problem - it's not a specific transport mode problem

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@BobFromAccounts There's been a huge increase in helmet-free cycling in London in last 3 years due to dockless e-bike popularity. My guess = an increase from around 5% to 20% of all people cycling. But has there been a significant increase in head injuries? Expect not but be good to see the data.

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@2wheelsgoodBrum Ambiguity is the issue. Despite changes to Highway Code, most people do not feel they have priority to cross side roads without Zebras + wouldn't just walk out in front of a motor veh. In other countries, Zebra marking's used at priority+signalised crossings so different context.

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@StreetStephen Send him some demos Stephen. The songs you wrote together were absolutely flipping brilliant.