Reposted by AndyPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 2hIt was a brief line in Healey's speech which I missed, but he said that from the next spending review, HMT will "ringfence prevention spending that brings down costs in the future". All depends on the definition, but could have *big* implications eg for public health/active travel budgets. 1209 20
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 47mI’m fairly sure @therealyplac.bsky.social don’t approve of that. 020 2
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 4hWasn't it Evan Davis they stopped doing a podcast about heat pumps? 000 0
Reposted by AndyJonathan Keenan @j-keenan.bsky.social · 5hThis is just for Vapes. What level of interference will be happening for things like fuel tax, cycleways, road building etc…? 042 4
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 8hDesigned by someone ticking a box who had no intention of using this? 110 1
Reposted by AndyLib Dem Friends of Cycling 🔶🚲 @libdemcyclewalkwheel.org.uk · 23hThe deadline for nominations for our #ActiveTravel awards at our AGM in mid-Nov is 01 Nov - details on our website on the link below. It would be great to recognise where @libdems.org.uk have made particular efforts to to recognise and enable walking, cycling and wheeling!libdemcyclewalkwheel.org.ukLDFoCWW Active Travel Awards 2026One of the aims of our organisation is to promote and celebrate Liberal Democrat achievements in relation to cycling, walking and wheeling. It has been... 011 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 9h“The judge did not ban Okotie from driving, noting he had continued to drive since the incident.” Why is this not a lifetime ban? 120 2
Reposted by AndyReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.eurosky.social · 11hThis amount of misinformation and angst around cycling is exhausting. Madeley and co know that registration doesn't stop road violence, but they just want to punch down on people cycling. Lets put this energy into tackling violence from drivers instead. road.cc/news/good-mo...road.ccGood Morning Britain hosts repeatedly (and wrongly) claim Dutch cyclists are required to have licence plates and insurance… only to be corrected by Chris Boardman minutes laterIn the latest anti-cycling gaffe to grace British daytime television, Good Morning Britain presenters Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh repeatedly claimed during today’s programme that cyclists in the ... 56115 61
Reposted by AndyWalk Ride Rochdale @walkriderochdale.org.uk · 11hThere is something in this - if all councillors/MPs hear is the small but noisy minority of voices opposing #ActiveTravel then they’ll assume that this is what everyone thinks. Write to your councillors and MP today! @walkridegm.org.uk 043 4
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 11hNo, me neither, and of course metaraminol was off the table for obs when I did it. Phenyleph is also frantically expensive - when there was an NA shortage ITU pharmacy bills went through the roof… 100 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 11hThis is interesting - don’t do much upper limb stuff outside the trauma list but heard someone who did speak about why he used ephedrine as his first choice for hypotension, and this was his reasoning #AnSky 000 0
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 11hAlso the phenyleph box is/was very similar to the hydralazine box… 100 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 11hWe’re trying to move to prefilled metaraminol syringes here. Haven’t used phenyleph for ages but anything that needs double dilution before you can use it seems a bit of a risk (though I worked in one place that had prediluted ampules their pharmacy made). 110 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 11hThe more insidious problem is that they can‘t imaging getting on a bike and they can’t imagine anyone else will either. 000 0
Reposted by AndyNeil Scott (He/Him) @nwscotty.bsky.social · 21hEvery cyclist in Scotland MUST write to their MP and MSP. This could be you. 1218 21
Reposted by AndyWalk Ride Rochdale @walkriderochdale.org.uk · 21hInteresting to see GMP using enhanced powers to make our streets safer #RoadJustice @walkridegm.org.ukrochdale.gov.ukWheels fall off for drivers who failed to stop for Heywood school crossing patrol – Rochdale Borough Council2 drivers who failed to stop for a school crossing patrol have had their vehicles seized by police. 253 5
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 23hI bet there were some interesting maths there if it involves road schemes? #CognitiveDissonance #Motornormativity 010 1
Reposted by AndyMetrication UK @metrication.uk · 27/10/20261 November 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the redefinition of the gallon in terms of #metric units: 1 gallon = 4.546 09 cubic decimetres (The gallon ceased to be legal for trade in 1995) All imperial units are defined in terms of SI units. #metrication www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/16...legislation.gov.uk 031 3
Reposted by AndyCycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 27/10/2026“But she can't do anything to reduce the £250 a month she pays on car finance”. Places which force people to be dependent on cars is a huge financial burden. This must change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhat do you want from the Budget? 'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40'People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget. 2253 25
Reposted by AndyAlistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026Public Health England found that 4 in 10 adults aged 40 to 60 had not taken a brisk 10-minute walk at any point in the last month. I have been thinking about it a lot. For those people, attempting to walk or cycle will be physically painful. Of course they cannot imagine the use of a cycle lane. 5326 32
Reposted by AndyReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026The mistake is going out to public consultation on these schemes. There should be some necessary technical schemes, but lets stop asking every Tom Dick and Harry. Nothing ever gets done. The return on investment should be enough. This is like implementing a smoking ban pub by pub. 272 7
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026Among the problems with consultation is the Facebook rage when people claim they weren’t consulted when what they mean is they weren’t agreed with. 171 7
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026I’m not sure it’s the economists, as it’s just so economically illiterate. 100 1
Reposted by AndyCongleton Sustainable Travel @congletonsustrav.bsky.social · 27/10/2026Yes it’s exhausting. And if you win one nod to active travel it doesn’t transfer so you have to start all over again for the next battle. 0113 11
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026It’s so exhausting. Every penny of #ActiveTravel funding has to be fought for, then fought to be retained, even though we know (unlike spending on driving) it will be returned more than fivefold in savings on the NHS and social care. #IncidentalActivity 0150 15
Reposted by AndyFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 27/10/2026Here we go again. Rueful & Co will be trying to take over again but you know what to do to stop them. Don’t ignore your emails from the NT with links to votes. Don’t split the vote (easiest to select the NT preferred selection of both members & motions) And get all family members to vote too! 25437 54
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026I would like to see the promised 30 min service within 500 m, but the buses have worked really well 010 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 27/10/2026It’s so tiring the way every penny of #ActiveTravel funding has to be fought for, and then fought to be retained. Every penny spent on walking and cycling is returned fivefold. Every penny spent on roads will struggle to break even. @libdemcyclewalkwheel.org.uk @greenlibdems.org.uk 34312 43
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026This one is a bit weird - it was initially reported as going through the park (which would be fair enough in terms of objections) but the thing on @roadcc.bsky.social suggested it goes *round* the park? 000 0
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026I'm not sure who they think this appeals to, we adopted the metric system in 1968 and certainly by the time I was at school in the early '80s only the metric system was being taught... 100 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026Well, it's only proper that Oxford Street should be a #EuropeanStyleBoulevard like the Champs Elysee, Unter den Linden or Great Ancoats Street. 030 3
Reposted by AndyDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 26/10/2026 This beautiful cartoon by Dave Walker shows what happens when road design takes everyone into account, allowing people to cycle and walk safely and comfortably, while also giving space to those who need to drive 💌 Subscribe to Dave's newsletter: buff.ly/Cbw6mig 110237 102
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026In other countries, it's quite common for people to live in flats above the #HighStreet - apart from pride in the place they live this also means there are people around in the evening & businesses to serve them. Compare with the desolate wasteland which is so many British high streets after 1800? 132 3
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026"Make it an interesting and pleasant place to spend time in" is the key one, and if the #HighStreet has a future, this is where it lies. 040 4
Reposted by AndyIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 26/10/2026Creating a successful High Street in the age of internet shopping takes time, but we know how to do it: 1. Make it pedestrianised but accessible (in many places that will include access by car as well as bike and public transport). 2141 14
Reposted by AndyAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 26/10/2026This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss. 2151982800 2K
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026Well, it's only proper that Oxford Street should be a #EuropeanStyleBoulevard like the Champs Elysee, Unter den Linden or Great Ancoats Street. 100 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026All 3 services are in a bit of a mess, and it does seem that we get less for our spending than other countries. However, we're already at a point where we haven't enough frigates to meet our commitments, and the 23s that are left are increasingly worn out. 010 1
Reposted by AndyOwler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 26/10/2026Motornormativity latest. Newspaper and residents side with man who destroys planting because they blame the cycleway. www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2666214...theboltonnews.co.ukDriver gets stuck in new ‘rain garden’ on first day after installationCritics of new 'rain gardens' say they were proved right on day one after a driver mistook one of the newly-installed planters for tarmac and became stuck. 138716 87
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026Well, quadricycles such as the Citroen Ami are speed limited and weigh a lot less than an SUV… 010 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026There’s a “yes, but…” to that - primary care colleagues would say that fear of loss of license might deter people from seeking treatment. Agree though, a “medical episode” should result in license suspension pending a proper independent medical assessment. 120 2
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026This is of course one of the things with 15 minute cities - if you have services within a short distance, then it means people don’t have to drive to access them (and more than that, people don’t get into the habit of driving to access them). 110 1
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/10/2026Problem is what to do - current system largely replies on self certification, which people don’t do because they fear the loss of independence because we don’t offer adequate alternatives to driving. 210 2
Reposted by AndyJon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 25/10/2026A study by the Danish Road Directorate found only 5% of cyclists broke road rules while riding on cycle infrastructure, versus 14% when there was no cycling infrastructure present, and 66% of motorists who broke rules while driving. cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...cyclingmagazine.caCyclists break road laws much less frequently than motorists - Canadian Cycling MagazineStudy finds 5 per cent of cyclists versus 66 per cent of drivers disobey road laws 194 9
Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 25/10/2026I think that’s the intent TBF. It’s better than its reputation suggests, and it was made between 2 and Afterlife. 100 1