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I'll use my photo quota today for a close pass on the wrong side of the road. This was taken by a disabled friend taking her child to school on a tandem e-tricycle, in Derby. It's a tandem rather than side-by-side tricycle, but is just under 1m wide.
The taxi driving in the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road is overtaking 100m+ of slow moving traffic to turn right. It's Uttoxeter Road in Derby.
Derbyshire Police declined to prosecute.
No video I'm afraid, since it vanished when she moved from Twitter to Bluesky.
“My daughter goes to one of the schools,” Kate told road.cc. “And there are no route options on quieter streets, or I’d use them!
“This bit of the road is really hairy because there’s a narrow paint cycle lane. Drivers think you should be in it, and think that as long as their wheels (and not their wing mirror) stay outside the paint, all is okay.
“The carriageway narrows as the road bends, effectively pulling drivers closer to the cycle lane. The infrastructure has been designed in a way that encourages loads of drivers to do really hazardous and frightening fast close passes.
“There are frequently vehicles parked in the cycle lane, too,” she continued. “Derby City Council have confirmed in writing that they allow all-day parking on double yellows, including in cycle lanes and on pavements, ‘for loading and unloading’. That gets exciting with poor sight lines and 40mph traffic.”
That’s somewhat close. That deserves further action IMHO. I do find when you have markings on the road to denote a cycle way drivers feel they can come closer to you as they see the white line as a limit.
What also really effs me off is cars parking in cycle lanes on roads.
The bit that gets me is the 100m+ on the wrong side of the road, and creating danger for others to save two minutes. That alone is reckless driving or worse; it's not something that someone does by mistake.
But painted optional or mandatory cycle lanes have meant little or nothing since the Govt f*cked their enforcibility in 2016 or so, and Derby City have declared that they will not be enforcing the law.
That road (Maps link below) is one that is blatantly easy to fix for all parties; the road corridor (hedge to hedge) is around 16-17m wide with no parking and houses with generous drives.
16.5m is enough for 2.25m pavement x 2 + 2 x 2.25m cycle track + 2 x 0.5m buffer + 6.5m carriageway.
It's just designing out problems when work is done, investment, sensible rules and a bit of enforcement.
In Cabinet meeting, Trump said it’s not popular to make cuts but the American people understand the admin is trying to make the country better. "I have no idea how it plays out in the public," he said, per pool, "but it has to be done.”
In Cabinet meeting, Trump said it’s not popular to make cuts but the American people understand the admin is trying to make the country better. "I have no idea how it plays out in the public," he said, per pool, "but it has to be done.”
That could have been a quote from the Starmer Cabinet.
Some unwinding of the rally around the flag effect I think, as Labour leaks to L and G.
Green on 11% is mad, and I think not credible.
All those Labour voters who didn't think they were voting for a slightly more competent conservative party have to go somewhere in the absence of a genuinely left wing party.
Some unwinding of the rally around the flag effect I think, as Labour leaks to L and G.
Green on 11% is mad, and I think not credible.
It's all lining up for my scenario of the Tories becoming the default 'stop Reform' vote coming true. Labour will be probably be polling in the teens soon.
That story is completely nuts. In a normal country mulitple heads would roll as a result.
The 'one rule for them, one for us' is the same all over. Angus Lapsley - who left files about UK and US special forces in Afghanistan at a bus stop - was made ambassador to NATO.
I know I am going to hate myself for saying this, but I agree with Trump (shudders).
The eyes are terrible.
But then, maybe his are too...
Compared to how the raddled old fucker looks IRL, it's quite flattering.
Well, quite. The blotchy fake tan, the stupid hairpiece, the flabby and disgusting figure... and then there is the character of the man: an utterly vile human troll with no redeeming vice or virtue, the ignoramuses ignoramus, the traitor´s traitor, the assholes asshole.
The Yanks voted for this piece of shit. The fall of America is happening fast. For the rest of the planet, that day can hardly come soon enough.
"The fall of American can hardly come soon enough" is exactly what they think in the Kremlin. Be careful what you wish for.
How did you miss the fact that they're now the best of pals??
"In international diplomacy there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests." - Bismark
@danwaterfield So what I’ve learned from adolescence’ reception is that to stop assisted dying we need to make a heartfelt 6 episode series about someone with a disability being pushed to euthanasia by the state.
Utterly disgraceful attitude to want to stop assisted dying.
If you don't want to have assistance in your death then don't ask for it, but for those who want and need it they should be entitled to ask for it.
This illiberalism of wanting to enforce ones beliefs down the throat of others is a disgrace.
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"The call is coming from inside the house!"
📊 Ref lead of 5pts
REF: 27% (+1)
LAB: 22% (-3)
CON: 21% (-)
LDEM: 14% (+2)
GRN: 11% (+1)
via @FindoutnowUK, 19th March
Chgs. w/ 05 Mar
BRITAINELECTS.COM
https://bsky.app/profile/britainelects.com/post/3ll4yznwdta2b
LLG 47 (-) RefCon 48 (+1)
Some unwinding of the rally around the flag effect I think, as Labour leaks to L and G.
Green on 11% is mad, and I think not credible.
" A gottle of geer -hic"
I re-iterate my question from some days ago. What on earth are the LDs doing?
Greens thriving on the disaffected Labour vote, but generally in different seats. It's rare for Greens and LDs to be head to head.
But painted optional or mandatory cycle lanes have meant little or nothing since the Govt f*cked their enforcibility in 2016 or so, and Derby City have declared that they will not be enforcing the law.
That road (Maps link below) is one that is blatantly easy to fix for all parties; the road corridor (hedge to hedge) is around 16-17m wide with no parking and houses with generous drives.
16.5m is enough for 2.25m pavement x 2 + 2 x 2.25m cycle track + 2 x 0.5m buffer + 6.5m carriageway.
It's just designing out problems when work is done, investment, sensible rules and a bit of enforcement.
Suboptimal change of the news cycle for Starmer
In Cabinet meeting, Trump said it’s not popular to make cuts but the American people understand the admin is trying to make the country better. "I have no idea how it plays out in the public," he said, per pool, "but it has to be done.”
NEW THREAD
(Redacted. You have used your image quota - Ed.)
If you don't want to have assistance in your death then don't ask for it, but for those who want and need it they should be entitled to ask for it.
This illiberalism of wanting to enforce ones beliefs down the throat of others is a disgrace.