As everybody clearly knows, only #cyclists and motorcyclists are allowed to be invisible (#SMIDSY)

Trans folks, you are seen, I see you, we can all see you

#Women put off #cycling by #safety fears and #IntimidatingDrivers – #study | Cycling | The Guardian

The behaviour of some #drivers is appalling, and much worse than the behaviour of most #cyclists.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/31/women-put-off-cycling-by-safety-fears-and-intimidating-drivers-study

Well, I'm back home after another great visit to Vienna. So many photos to get through and nearly 3 rolls of camera film to be developed.
It's a lovely city!
Here's one to start.. unedited, will need a wee tweak.

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#streetphoto #streetphotography #photography #urban #architecture #moments #blackandwhite #bnw #bnwphotography #monochrome #wien #vienna #austria #cyclists
#travel #photo #travelphotography 
#fotografie

Don't forget #biketooters you can join the Fediverse Cycling Club on strava

https://www.strava.com/clubs/1424371

#biketoot #strava #cycling #cyclists #cyclingfans

Father of the driver has gone on some weird rant about banning cycle locks in a couple of sources it seems
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/father-bloody-furious-cyclist-smashes-170014746.html
I do wonder if the driver overtook and slammed on at the lights. Happened to me sooo often, a couple of times I did clip the back of their car, usually with them giving aggression in response.

Rightwing press will have a field day with this.
#cycling #london #cyclists #news #uk #cyclist

#Scotland: #ScotRail has launched a new #Cycle Hub at Inverness station, enhancing facilities for cyclists. Funded by the #Scottish Government’s 2023 UCI Legacy #Cycling Investment Programme, the hub offers 100 additional cycle spaces and a maintenance stand for basic repairs. Located at the Falcon Square entrance and monitored by CCTV, the hub increases the station's total bike storage capacity to 148 cycles, with an extra 48 spaces added nearby.

To celebrate the opening, pupils from Culloden Academy created artwork inspired by the local area, which now adorns the hub's exterior. Additionally, a Brompton bike hire service is available, allowing rentals via the Brompton app or website.

David Lister, ScotRail's Safety, #Sustainability & Asset Director, expressed enthusiasm for the new facility, highlighting its role in promoting active travel and making cycling more accessible for commuters and leisure #cyclists.
https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/news/scotrail-unveils-new-cycle-hub-inverness-station

The #European Commission reports a 3% decrease in #EU road fatalities in 2024, with approximately 19,800 deaths, 600 fewer than in 2023. While this marks progress, it is still too slow to meet the EU's target of halving road deaths by 2030. The reduction varies significantly across member states, with countries like #Belgium, #Denmark, and #Poland on track to meet the target, while road fatalities have risen in #Ireland and #Estonia. Rural roads remain the most dangerous, with men and older adults being the most affected groups. Vulnerable road users, especially #pedestrians and #cyclists, account for a large proportion of #urban fatalities. The EU aims for a 50% reduction in road deaths and serious injuries by 2030, with the long-term goal of zero fatalities by 2050.
https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/eu-road-fatalities-drop-3-2024-progress-remains-slow-2025-03-18_en

#toronto has always hated #cyclists : From 1977, “ #bike has no place on busy Main Street”. #fuckcars #carbrain

https://www.tvo.org/article/no-place-on-busy-main-streets-looking-back-at-torontos-original-bike-lane-wars

The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend

Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier

"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."

"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation

#Cyclists of the Fediverse.. when you go to the supermarket...

Lid on or lid off?
#cycling #activetravel #shopping

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When will #cyclists realise they cannot pass pedestrians millimetres away at 30km an hour?
Not only is it highly dangerous, but it’s absolutely terrifying for the victim. I am still shaking.

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distances for overtaking #cyclists when #driving

Bloody #cyclists, never riding in the perfectly good bike lanes provided at great public expense

"Why don't #cyclists use the damn #bikelane?!"

[The bike lane]

#cycling #bikecommuting #PaintIsNotInfrastructure #FuckCars #FuckMeRight #Australia #Adelaide #KilledByATrafficEngineer

via /r/bikecommuting

My #motoring books from late 1950s/60s (often written by retired rally drivers who started out riding #bicycles) advise giving space to #cyclists as part of safe #driving and emphasise they are also road users, but also hint there was some tension developing between #drivers and cyclists, so its not anything new, but something that has been growing for over half a century.. #RoadSafety #UK

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/04/who-started-the-culture-war-between-cyclists-and-drivers

We've been thinking about radiation in the #ClimateChange course I teach. On my way to #UVic this morning I took this photo to use as a pop quiz today.

Why is there frost around but not below the tree?

It's 08:00, about the time of sunrise.

Also: #cyclists. The roads were OK, but frost was heavy in places and made for a few slippery patchs (stop lines, cross-walk paint).

"WE Failed to Stop #Fascism. What Next?"

From #RobertEvans / #ShatterZone

The #SocialDemocrats dream of a giant, continent-sized #Denmark, with #cyclists replacing #Ford Trucks, #universalhealthcare, good schools and a bevy of other lovely things both political parties will fight tooth and nail to prevent.

The authoritarian #Communists dream of a new #OctoberRevolution, but this one will work rather than just creating a new dictatorship that ages and dies within the space of a single human lifetime.

#Anarchists tend to be very good at seeing the flaws in the logic and futility of the hopes of the previous two groups, but they are just as bereft of ideas for how to stop what’s coming.

^apt summary of the problems on the #left from #substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/we-failed-to-stop-the-rise-of-fascism?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1rftr2