Here's a comment from someone a nine year old article of mine about Southend-on-Sea in the UK:

"Its nearly 9 years now since your article and yet nearly all your comments remain as relevant as if you had visited last week. However bad the initial schemes may or may not be, the town, now a city, has done absolutely nothing to develop cycling over the last decade. No problems have been sorted, no junctions improved, no changes to the permeability of cycling in the pedestrian areas. In addition one of the effects of Covid has been a collapse in the service levels of the already poor and overpriced public transport offering. All in all Southend will remain a clogged up car based place for many years, probably decades, to come yet. No politicians are trying to do anything useful to reduce car dependency in the town. The waffle and websites will continue to "encourage" cycling and public transport use, but nothing real will ever be provided. I fear UK is slipping further and further behind best practice despite all the hightened modern concerns about global warming, safety and land use that makes the most out of the town. What a waste!"

Photos are from the original article which can be read here:
https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014/07/southend-on-sea-missed-opportunities-to.html
#uk #SouthendOnSea #cycling #cyclinginfrastructure #ukcycling #biketooter

So had a weird one cycling.
I had a Tesla pull out in front of me, whilst the driver was holding up his hand in apology and holding his phone in the other!? Even though he had plenty of time to stop since he was looking directly at me.
Is it possible to run full self driving in the UK? I thought it wasn't available?
Is this now going to be a thing "sorry my car drove into you", nothing to do with me. FFS (SMCDIY) #ukcycling

ICYMI: Finishing the year with one of those rare events - a new edition of The Fiets Podcast!

This time, a quiet end to the year for my cycling activities, and what's in store for 2023?

Available in the usual podcast places (search "fiets cycle"), or this way 👉 https://fiets.uk/2022-12-21/fiets-podcast-009-whats-in-store-for-2023-ma/

#Podcast #Cycling #Warwickshire #Coventry #UKCycling

ICYMI: Finishing the year with one of those rare events - a new edition of The Fiets Podcast!

This time, a quiet end to the year for my cycling activities, and what's in store for 2023?

Available in the usual podcast places (search "fiets cycle"), or this way 👉 https://fiets.uk/2022-12-21/fiets-podcast-009-whats-in-store-for-2023-ma/

#Podcast #Cycling #Warwickshire #Coventry #UKCycling

ICYMI: Finishing the year with one of those rare events - a new edition of The Fiets Podcast!

This time, a quiet end to the year for my cycling activities, and what's in store for 2023?

Available in the usual podcast places (search "fiets cycle"), or this way 👉 https://fiets.uk/2022-12-21/fiets-podcast-009-whats-in-store-for-2023/

#Podcast #Cycling #Warwickshire #Coventry #UKCycling

#UKCycling Are there any UK based stores that stock the @Gazelle_NL@twitter.com Marco Polo Urban? Most dealers only seem to have the #Gazelle e-bikes, but I'm really not in the market for one.

#UKCycling Are there any UK based stores that stock the @Gazelle_NL@twitter.com Marco Polo Urban? Most dealers only seem to have the #Gazelle e-bikes, but I'm really not in the market for one.

Need me some guards. #ukcycling #Commute #biketoots

Need me some guards. #biketoots #ukcycling #commute

@fatherhilarious I’ve seen the hashtags #UKCycling and #UKCyclingTweeps

When tube strike days come and my commute is overtaken by new cyclists on Boris bikes chaotically swerving into traffic I always have to remember to take a deep breath; maybe the forced experimentation will bring the joy of cycling to new people and overtime they'll become less chaotic!

#ukcycling #londoncycling #biketoot