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katjakircher.bsky.social
Research Leader at VTI, Sweden. Sustainable transport, active travel. Cycling long and short distances. eng/swe/ger
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Was out riding my bike today, keeping nicely to the right like a good girl. No traffic in sight except one oncoming bus. The driver gave me the finger with a vengeance. Only because he can? What's wrong with ... people? Men? Drivers? Can't they just let me exist?

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Let's recognise and call out our normalisations! Thanks @tomflood.bsky.social!

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

When passing me on my bike in an inappropriate place (icy, snowy, zero visibility, narrow) and in a hostile manner with a huge SUV, the driver chose to lean on his horn right next to me, startling me so much that I almost fell over. All I could do was some pathetic meaningless fist-shaking.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

After a multi-vehicle crash in Sweden, officials from authorities and the media blame the weather as the culprit, not mentioning once that drivers actually chose to use their cars, chose not to adapt their speed, chose not to keep a sufficient distance. It's not the first time it snows in Sweden.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Now also in Munich ... and media and politicians talk only about migration. But where are the questions about violence by car? Where are the questions about male violence against people?

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Couldn't agree more.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

For the first time I regret having lived outside of Germany for > 25y now, because I am no longer eligible to vote in the upcoming election. Those of you who are, please go voting!

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

"Professional cyclists are often injured by cars on roads in Europe" - tbf, not only professionals and not only cyclists. People outside cars are often injured or even killed with cars, due to the rampant and normalised car use more or less everywhere in the world. Driving is dangerous.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

An Italian cycling friend of mine expressed fear of overtaking motor vehicles - in the aftermath of Sara Piffer getting killed with a car while cycling. My friend also asked us fellow cyclists to take care out on the roads. But how can _we_ take care? It's up to the drivers, to the system!

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments