Adam Toner

Physiotherapist.

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

Huge thanks to @filipmaricpt @JeremyLewisPT and Dr Jessica Stanhope for getting this to print! Also grateful to the peer reviewers! Prescribing active transport as a planetary health intervention – benefits, challenges and recommendations https://t.co/UpAuSrP9ld

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

They say climate *protesters* are disruptive.
Valencia today.

[Dutch Cycling Embassy @Cycling_Embassy]

Ireland's National Transport Authority has released its new Cycle Design Manual, and it's filled with Dutch-inspired elements adapted for an Irish context:

✅ Segregated cycle tracks
✅ Protected intersections
✅ Roundabouts
✅ Bicycle streets

Read more: https://t.co/7Vsvo5ynsk

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

Great to hear that @EamonRyan wants to fully withdraw Ireland from the Energy Charter Treaty. I fully support Ireland taking back control from the greedy energy companies

#ExitECT @UpliftIRL

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

@BikeDeansgrange @dlrcycling @IrishCycle @EamonRyan @OConnorOisin Ireland the outlier

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Wow. At long last, the NY Times places the US's abysmal record for road safety in international context.

https://t.co/qewXLceIKY

[Henk Swarttouw @copenhenken]

Cycle lanes reduce congestion. Their capacity for moving people is about six times that of car lanes. More cyclists means fewer cars on the road, saving billions of 💰💰💰in congestion costs (and on healthcare, pollution etc.) HT @WeAreCyclingUK

[Henk Swarttouw @copenhenken]

Cycling is good for business! People who walk or cycle make more trips to the shops and spend more money. Tell your local shopowners when they oppose cycle lanes or pedestrian streets! HT @WeAreCyclingUK for the graphic.

[Dutch Cycling Embassy @Cycling_Embassy]

There's no "bicycle culture" in the Netherlands, just like there's no "shoe culture" for people who walk where you live.

It's just another option you can use if it's more convenient (and it often is, due to properly designed road infrastructure).

WATCH: https://t.co/rVuenE1SL0

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Want to add healthy years to your life? Consider taking up cycling! If it were a 💊, everybody would take it.

Cycling significantly lowers (even halves) mortality hazards across the board.

(H/T @ianwalker: https://t.co/kN8SDfZh1P

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of the War on Cars

🧵

[Filip Maric (PhD) @filipmaricpt]

You have to be a special kind of lucky to get to write an #EnviroPT chapter with @sunsopeningband! What a pleasure to have worked on this together and add a broader perspective to #lifestylemedicine.

#EnviroPT 🌍🌏🌎🚑

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

“Why do cyclists ride in the middle of the road?”

[BiciBandido @BiciBandido]

"Pegadito a los estacionados así no estorbas" dicen los #AsesinosAlVolante

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

Almost 30% of students who drive to UCD live within 6 km of Belfield campus.

Madness.

[David Milner @djjmilner]

E-bikes are as close to a silver bullet for achieving net zero as you can get.

'3 studies indicated a reduction in car use of 20% - 30%'

We should be moving heaven and earth to enable their uptake

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Summary of 107 academic studies about e-bikes:

🔷 Use of e-bikes "is associated with lower energy and emissions."
🔷 E-bike riding "is a form of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity."
🔷 E-bikes "can cause a significant modal shift."

https://t.co/nAyoSrkzEm

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Heavier cars are safer for their drivers, but far deadlier for everyone else.

This paper find that for every 1,000 pounds a car weighs over a Toyota Corolla, the chance of killing another person goes up by 46%! Heavier vehicles lead to 28k more US deaths. https://t.co/PdvC6OEPWz

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

@BikeDeansgrange Hi folks, I was wondering if I could DM you about something related to the proposed route? Thanks!

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

@IrishRainforest Hi Eoghan, do you know if the “Creation of Woodland on Public Land scheme” helps preserve areas like this? Is Sitka more profitable or why is this happening? https://t.co/odvhY5RRKM

[Adam Toner @adam_physio]

@filipmaricpt @EnviroPhysio Congrats Filip!! Well deserved indeed!!

[Henk Swarttouw @copenhenken]

Major traffic jams can be solved if only a small proportion of the traffic is shifted to other modes. If cycling measures could lead to a decrease in car traffic of just a couple of percents, the investment in cycling will pay for itself. https://t.co/RtyQ3DyZEg

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Remarkable new research about the "Roundabout City" -- Carmel, IN.

Carmel's roundabouts have apparently reduced crash injuries by 47%(!).

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https://t.co/cBVfb1if48