when the council submits plans for a bike lane
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"The impact of Sunakβs destruction of our bus and rail networks will be felt for generations... " βοΈ Please sign and send this letter to the powers that be from
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Navigation apps βΒ like Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps β underestimate driving times by ignoring the time it takes to:
πΆ Walk to your car
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πΆ Walk to your destination
This leads to more people choosing to use cars, which is bad.
How can we address this issue?
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The comments under here are illuminating π‘
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Today we're installing ANPR cameras in 8 locations to collect data on the type, fuel and age of vehicles being driven in the city.
Cameras will be in place for 1 week and info collected will be used as part of the Liverpool Clean Air Plan 
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A remarkable graphic
Frontover fatalities (where drivers accidentally run over small children) have increased 3,800% in the last 30 years in the US
Whatever could be causing this?
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Transport is a complicated thing though so it's probably time we brought in psychologists to 'fix' things. For too long it's been left to engineers and robots disguised as traffic lights
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So when councils come to 'fix' congestion, motorists cry 'you're going to make things worse' when perhaps they are thinking 'please don't take away my only slice of peace and quiet' π€
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I'm thinking this as someone who is in favour of bus lanes and cycle routes through cities as a way of increasing capacity along with the other benefits of liveability, cleaner air, safer streets, etc.
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As politicians and the evil systems of capitalism try and squeeze out yet more productivity from a broken system, maybe we should look at idle motorists as a kind of anti-capitalist victory
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When an efficient cyclist whizzes by, I'm not so sure the drivers are looking on with envy or even frustration. Perhaps a sense of pity that we aren't experiencing similar levels of comfort and zen like relaxation. What's the rush?
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The sense of calm and quiet between the end of work and the start of chaotic home life is a valuable time, don't you think? The radio or a podcast on. A cheeky check of the phone, etc. Bliss
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I think congestion is incorrectly labelled as a problem when habitual motorists may in fact enjoy it (even without realising it)
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As satisfying as it is to cycle past hundreds of 'stuck' motorists and highlight their assumed misery and frustration, what if ... 'they' like being stuck in traffic of their own making?
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Thinking about congestion... πͺ‘
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Anyway I've submitted reports for 5 potholes in the last few weeks and they were all sorted within 24 hours! Fair play. Let's see how long this takes... π
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Nice cycle lane you've got there.
Be a shame if we let it go to sh*t
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Cargo bike ceramics shop. London Fields. Have shop, will travel.
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My reaction every time a centrist dad slides into my mentions to tell me how they βneedβ an SUV to carry their sonβs football boots and do a big shop.
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The telltale signs that the walk to school might not be as easy as it should be. Some more obvious than others
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Super thick, insulated curtains sorted for front door. Low tech but should do the trick
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not β a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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The small amount set aside for walking and cycling improvements could be raided for yet more road building. Please write to Rishi Sunak today and ask him to start taking Levelling Up and climate change seriously actionnetwork.org/letters/save-o
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It might take a while but it will prove to be a vital link across my little part of the world. Stand firm, πͺ
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The route has been in for almost a year now. Congestion is fine. Emergency services can bypass cars so can move *faster*. Needs continuing on further to Moreton to connect more residents
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Yes, @WirralCouncil!
What was once a dual carriageway is now a safe route for cycling. Fender Lane, starting outside Bidston station. Opened last week 
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"I went mountain biking last week in Wales. I love cycling!" "It's an accident waiting to happen."
That and more cowardly remarks from councillors that vote for climate action but campaign against it when things change on their patch. Also, me π
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The environmental and safety ratings we have for these appliances are not fit for purpose
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Jack Hart killed these two wee boys after illegally entering a bus lane and driving at 57mph in 30mph zone.
The 'πππππππππππ πππππππππ
about LTNs and School Streets' brigade expect your kids to share the road with child killers.
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If we start to view the car as a consumer appliance rather than some obscure extension of the human body then maybe we can start to reign things in a little. Just a thought
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βIβve been a police officer for 18 years. I never expected to be deliberately rammed off my motorbike in such a violent and aggressive act.β
This is the moment Inspector Tony McGovern was dangerously rammed by Joseph Ward.
On Wednesday, Ward was jailed for four years.
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"If places were designed around cars we wouldn't have a parking problem."
This is why we have very diverging opinions within transport. My truth is:
**WE HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM BECAUSE PLACES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AROUND CARS**
Delete parking asap.
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Replying to @JoeTurner1978 @edwardlamb and @georgebernhard
Better public transport is required to entice people out of cars.
If places were designed around cars we wouldn't have a parking problem.
Some people need cars. That need can only be removed through providing a good alternative.
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I'd love to live in a world free of rules, regs and hideous signs everywhere, but our driving addiction shows no sign of letting up so... π€·
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If the highways engineers who 'design' cycle lanes in this country had have been responsible for medieval castles...
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Very worried that this is the kind of pathetic spectacle we'll end up with. Nonsense. Cowardly
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Just NO Haringey. Please save your white paint for bike lanes and erase this nonsense. Pavements are for people not cars 
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Decades of a lack of forward thinking on 'road safely' has left us with a sterile, dangerous public realm. We know what we need to do... lower limits, filtered routes for cars, slower/lighter vehicles and more walking/cycling π€·ββοΈ
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Please support our action to ask the Government to properly invest in active travel and not divert money into roadbuilding actionnetwork.org/letters/save-o
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