Fred

French, not French. Cycling. More cycling. 🇪🇺

[Fred @froddd]

@Lisa_Smart I understand you want to drum up support but the amount of stuff we get from you through our letterbox is seriously astounding. You must have destroyed a whole forest in the last 2 weeks. Utterly ludicrous.

[Fred @froddd]

@UCI_MTB @MTBworldseries Apart from all the action you’re not going to show, which we will therefore miss

[Fred @froddd]

@UCI_MTB It might be nice to see some highlights or something? No? You’d rather we weren’t able to watch the sport we love?

This is why everyone says you’re doing a shit job.

[Fred @froddd]

@monzo that’s a gimmick, and a rubbish one. If you can pay my money a day early, great. Just do it. Don’t pretend it’s fun and exciting by forcing me to play this stupid thing.

[Fred @froddd]

@TredzBikes I commonly do use an adblocker, but even with it enabled I only very, very rarely have problems with any other site — it definitely does not stop cookies from being set, in any case.

Apart from your website.

[Fred @froddd]

@TredzBikes the cookie banner and the cookies on your website don’t work and I can’t read reviews. I’m on iOS Safari, no ad blocker, no add-ons, I’ve never seen the cookie banner. When I try to see reviews the ‘cookie settings’ button does nothing. Rubbish

[Fred @froddd]

@TredzBikes The way your website loads scripts triggers the ‘increased privacy protections’ mode in Safari, which stops it showing the cookie banner, etc.

Screenshot is with no adblocker on, after clearing all website data.

Clicking ‘Reduce privacy protections’ makes it work.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @neiljohnson1974 @SocEnvJustice Simply screaming “ableism” without offering anything valuable to the discussion isn’t really helpful either, so you shouldn’t be too surprised that I decide to stop replying at some point.

[Fred @froddd]

It’s 2024, we’re on X, and showing proof to the contrary of what one thinks equates to ignorance and aggression.

The @SocEnvJustice want social and environmental justice! But not environmental really, they just don’t want LTNs but don’t want to admit that.

[Clair @indieHackney]

@ediz1975 @froddd @EllaRobertaFdn @paulschapman @IslingtonBC @LittleNinjaUK @MarnieIslington @SocEnvJustice @BekahBexi @MetroCount I’ve muted that acct. Can’t be bothered with that level of ignorance and aggression combined.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @neiljohnson1974 @SocEnvJustice LTNs are not perfect, but they’re mostly well received and make a positive change for a lot of people. Active travel should be encouraged, this is their goal.

Saying they should be scrapped altogether because there are problems is not helpful. Those problems should be fixed.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @LRichieScott @Hopeful23SCT @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @DisabledAcadem @ZackPolanski You’re going up in arms and extrapolating everything I say with a goal to cause outrage. I’m not sure that’s a helpful way to have a discussion.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @LRichieScott @Hopeful23SCT @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @DisabledAcadem @ZackPolanski I’m not backtracking. I never said that. I said claiming that people are not allowed to drive in LTNs is untrue.

There are of course other problems linked to LTNs, like increased traffic on other roads. But this is a problem caused by cars, not by the LTN.

[Fred @froddd]

@LRichieScott @Hopeful23SCT @wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @DisabledAcadem @ZackPolanski Those are good points, and show that, maybe, restricted LTNs are over the top? Most of the benefits of them could be achieved by simply preventing through running, in not sure there’s any point enforcing access, too.

[Fred @froddd]

@LRichieScott @Hopeful23SCT @wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski If that isn’t the case for all LTNs then I stand corrected — and frankly appalled by that fact! What councils charge BB holders for entering LTNs then? That’s shameful.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @LRichieScott @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski I suggested you should calm down as you were becoming visibly agitated by the discussion and started making stuff up about me.

Do you live in an LTN?

[Fred @froddd]

@Hopeful23SCT @wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @LRichieScott @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski Why would they not be allowed to visit their friends? Blue badge holders are allowed to drive in LTNs.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @LRichieScott @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski I tell anyone to calm down if they start suggesting I am anti LGBTQ+ or any other societal group, minority or not.

You’re attempting to smear and cause outrage. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to ask you to calm down.

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @LRichieScott @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski Calm down and read my tweets again.

I am making one, unique point:

Saying people are not allowed to drive their car in an LTN is a lie.

Do you disagree with this point?

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice I’ve never said disabled people are liars. I’ve said “claiming people are not allowed to drive in LTNs” is a lie. Can you see the difference?

[Fred @froddd]

@wonderfullyarty @SocEnvJustice @DisabledGreens @clrjoannawright @DisabilityFed @WinVisibleWomen @Sustrans @MikScarlet @LRichieScott @flickhwilliams @DisabledAcadem @greenmattbfd @ZackPolanski If they were called No Traffic Neighbourhood your point would be valid, but they’re not. If you say people are not allowed to use their cars in an LTN, you are, indeed, a liar. You’re doing it, not me!