Bea Gator

Active travel advocate. Pedestrian, cyclist, bus and train patron and the occasional Zipcar user. Car-free family of 4. Opinions own

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@LBHF here’s some great advice from @SustransLondon. The local community in South Fulham would welcome Wandsworth Bridge Road being made safe for cyclists and pedestrians, to provide a thriving local high-street to the South Fulham 15 minute village.

[Sustrans in London @SustransLondon]

This is what we think neighbourhoods are all about. And we want London Mayoral candidates to think the same. https://t.co/53aPnJrfWz

What do you think?

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@adriannorris @GregHands @JM_Afonso @APascuTulbure 👌

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

Wondering how we SUPPORT the proposed Chelsea embankment bus lanes that certain MPs are staging petitions against?? @betterstreetskc are you aware of any consultation in which we can log our support?

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@JoRigby_Balham “In the countryside where there are no cars”? In the countryside, where you actually can’t generally rely on public transport, but this
person expects those people to live w/o cars, but not us, who live in this dirty, grey, smoggy, PUBLIC TRANSPORT-ENRICHED city!? I don’t get it!

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@jonburkeUK But a Rishi probably never walks or cycles anywhere, does he! So far removed from the real world.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@kristiansays @SandsEndFulham Under review since 2013? They did miss an opportunity to get it done while the bridge was closed - they say it will happens but we’re still waiting and risking our lives every time we cross at this junction. @LBHF please get on with it!

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

Hey @RishiSunak such a shame you don’t have the vision of other world leaders, this quote is one of my favourites for what I believe to be a better future. You, sadly, offer no hope for a better, more convivial, future UK.

[21st Century City @urbanthoughts11]

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@Robert_K_UK @NFBUK And cyclists would be prosecuted if caught. All I asked for was the same publicity around drivers if they are creating a campaign about zebra crossing safety - otherwise it’s just a campaign against cyclists, hopefully that’s not the case and it actually about zebra crossings.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@RMBallerand I think they only want to save it because it’s Chelsea’s favourite free parking spot! Just my opinion though!

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@Dominic67145801 No idea what this is referring to?

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

What is going on with your Young Savers interest rates @MetroBank_Help? Is this the best you can offer? 1.65% AER yet base rate is 5.25%. Appalling, can’t you do better for kids saving for their future?

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

.@TfL @swtrainsuser lots of people at Brentford Station waiting for the next train - no signage on platform to say ALL TRAINS CANCELLED UNTIL 8PM. Where’s the rail replacement service?? #stranded

[Morbid Knowledge @MorbidKnowledge]

In May 2017, on Putney Bridge in London, an unidentified male jogger forcefully pushed a woman walking on a pedestrian walkway into the path of an oncoming bus.

The man calmly continued jogging without a pause or change in pace, even as the woman fell backward onto the road. The bus driver skillfully swerved just moments before impact, narrowly avoiding hitting her.

The bus stopped, and people poured out to help her. Bizarrely and brazenly the jogger eventually proceeded to jog the opposite side of the bridge, where the victim confronted him. He ignored her.

CCTV footage of the attempted murder went viral, and photos of the man circulated on the internet. During the course of the year long investigation, several people were arrested for the crime. None were charged.

Despite the city’s vast CCTV network, the jogging man has never been identified. The police closed the case in 2018 after the leads dried up.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@Segway_Batman I cycle in London as my main mode of transport. Travelled to Chicago for work in June, staying on Monroe, travelling daily to the McCormick Centre - shuttle bus provided but I needed daylight exposure so opted to cycle - no way I would cycle between Monroe and Grant Park though!

[Sharon Hills 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Gertie58]

@Ergoflex Such poor customer service. Chosen delivery date that was confirmed by #ergoflex yet not happening with #DPD. Unacceptable excuse too.

[Peter Smith @Redpeter99]

A PM who spends more than the annual state pension on a meal may be a tad out of touch.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@RishiSunak @Telegraph “Earth to Rishi”!! ?? When will you see the harm caused to our urban environment and our planet as a whole by the over-use of cars? Supporting cars for unnecessary journeys doesn’t help anyone, it even adds millions to the already suffering NHS bill. Bigger picture, Rishi! 🤦‍♀️

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@michaelblackcab Too right - that’s exactly as it should be. Why do you feel you should have priority here?? DRIVER ENTITLEMENT THROUGH AND THROUGH!!

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@AdamPMatthews @AndyatAuto Change takes time, but 20 mph will feel normal soon and you will wonder how we were ever allowed to drive at 30mph in the dense urban environment - vulnerable road users must come first.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@AndyatAuto I must remind my kids not to stray from outside of schools or hospitals, where they belong, for their own safety. Shame we live on an A Road. FYI Dr. Palmer, children AND elderly AND disabled live everywhere and anywhere.

[Bea Gator @BeebsG]

@humantravl @metpoliceuk So disappointing. I read ‘2m’, then I read ‘dashed lines’. What a wasted opportunity. I wonder if there has been an FOIs submitted to show how many supported segregation?