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Author of 'Colossus: Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret' and 'Before Bletchley Park: The Codebreakers of World War I' (Tomlinson prize honourable mention for best WWI book in English 2020) www.paulgannonbooks.co.uk
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This shows just how ridiculous sentencing is in the UK for killing someone whilst driving. Over 80% of drivers who kill cyclists avoid jail. www.thesun.co.uk/motors/76602...

submitted 13 days ago • 7 comments

So the first real policy decision on active travel or road safety by this government is a law targeting cyclists which will do nothing for road safety, briefed to a newspaper which openly hates cycling. Whatever your hopes for active travel from current ministers, perhaps calibrate these downwards.

submitted 15 days ago • 42 comments

The Kremlin just now: “Russia has no territorial claims against the Baltic countries. “Russia does not intend to attack anyone.” The Kremlin 2014: “Russia has no territorial claims against Ukraine. “Russia does not intend to attack anyone.”

submitted 17 days ago • 44 comments

I've not seen this before; it's a great overview of 'plate tectonics' in its early decades (1960s & 70s). A few bits have now been rejected (Earth was not smaller) & very much added to the theory, but much remains as in this film. Science in action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY9I...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks to the BBC re-showing 'The Bridges that Built London' we are reminded what the Embankment looked like just a few years ago with the coach parking space given over to the marvellous cycle way of today.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Becoming something of an infrastructure nerd... A long threaded look at Paris, the new exemplar of the walking/cycling city, but currently a work in progress. Comparing old photos/streetviews (BW) with today (colour), low res to fit #Bluesky. Prompts for my visit: @emmanuelspv.bsky.social

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

IndyGo crews have been hard at work, adding railings to the new floating bus stops along the East Michigan Protected Bike Lane. These railings will help better control conflicts between transit riders and cyclists at bike lane crossings.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

This will need a lot of people to read & comment on - very important legislation regarding 'floating bus stops' hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-0...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Breaking on FT website www.ft.com/content/92b9...

submitted 46 days ago • 32 comments

“There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses.” 20mph speed limits in built up areas save lives. There's evidence to prove it. But motonormativity gets in the way.

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

Proposal to close A3 footpath in Surrey as air quality is too poor. How about dealing with the cause of pollution? www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-...

submitted 62 days ago • 6 comments

❗❗❗ former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 75 days ago • 169 comments

Amsterdam trial allows faster cyclists to use the carriageway due to increased use of cycle paths & issues arising from speed differentials

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl! 📖 Deze week over de ideologische drijfveren achter de bezuinigingen op hoger onderwijs en wetenschap. De bezuinigingen raken de kern van onze samenleving. Ze vereisen dan ook een krachtige en breed gedragen maatschappelijke reactie. www.groene.nl/artikel/wete...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

A Georgia man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for running down a cyclist with his vehicle. Good. Spread this message: violence against cyclists can result in prison time. Even in Georgia. www.fox5atlanta.com/news/newnan-...

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

submitted 98 days ago • 12 comments

So DeepSeek does not recognise the existence of the massacre of Tiananmen Square, but this was ChatGPT reply about Elon Musk’s Nazi. I rest my case with AI: programmed to reflect the prejudices of their owners and programmers.

submitted 102 days ago • 15 comments

Streets designed to allow safe and comfortable cycling are something all children should be able to enjoy, not just Dutch children.

submitted 106 days ago • 2 comments

Come rain, come shine, come cyclists. Every year, every day, every hour. #urbanism #cycling #dktrp @cyklistforbundet.bsky.social

submitted 107 days ago • 2 comments

I see from Met Office maps that just before reaching Ireland's west coast the cyclone pressure fell to 938 millibars. My 30 year old analogue barometer only goes down to 985 millibars. In other words, just a few years ago such low pressures were not seen as likely to occur.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Russian propagandist has that 'morning after feeling' after hearing Trump. Solovyov asked “Can you really talk to the great Russia this way? Are we losing this war? Is the enemy at our gates? .. he urged Moscow to escalate the war: “We don’t need their love, we need their fear" x.com/JuliaDavisNe...

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments