Why do cycle lanes get so much stick online?
Because a small minority online are very vocal, and equally very uneducated.
There.
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Links for 19-01-26
Resisting Trump, we can build popular alliances against fascism and war
Relive the excitement of watching the World Record for texting being smashed by a Finn in a headband
Arf. via the mighty urban75.
“And yet sippy people are everywhere, clutching their bottles and entirely beholden to the contents. But why?”
Cyclists told to “share the roads with other traffic” after safety scheme branded “missed opportunity” for failing to include cycle lanes and encourage locals to ditch their cars
Links for 18-01-26
Links for 16-01-26
“I don’t want to pat myself on the back while the world falls to shite, but we’re really happy with this album and we hope you are too.”
Links for 15-01-26
Links for 14-01-26
“This story was one-sided”
Cycling campaigners criticise BBC coverage of “irresponsible e-bike users”
Links for 11-01-26
YouGov poll shows only one group sees London as ‘safe’ – the people who actually live there
Links for 08-01-26
“We had exactly this conversation about robotic process automation a few years back. And before that, cloud. And before that, CRM. And before that, I dunno, Lotus Notes.”
wtf. One of the worst closes passes I have seen. No further action.
Links for 06-01-26
“We’re rubbish, they’re rubbish.”
Links for 05-01-26
“Perhaps the fact remains that Dyche is indeed the best pair of hands for this club at the moment, but this in itself is a deeply sobering thought, which gives rise to the nagging feeling that we were onto a really good thing not so long ago and we’ve gone and made a right old mess of it all.”
“Do you feel powerless to communicate online unless it serves the interests of the people who own the networks you post to? Why not own your own means of distribution, managed as a co-op, and only responsible to you, as a member and customer. No VC, no billionaire, no government control”
via Dave Winer.
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies instead?
Because he is a centrist knob.
“Theft is now legal in Britain”: Only 0.5% of station bike thefts lead to charges