angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.fph.org.uk/media/24zg1t... Bristol declaration 'car dependency is a public health issue' @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.socialfph.org.uk 031
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@actionvz.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialrgbose.bsky.social @rgbose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sounds familiar #stl #carsruincities 022
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Agreed but we do also need a big increase in urban street trees. They cool cities and add nature. But they should be planted in the street not on pavements. @livingstreets.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social 110
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialSir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I care about many issues in politics, but immigration is my red line. I want a government that is positive about it, that recognises that it's good, that doesn't reluctantly concede that some of us might not be so bad after all, while holding that immigration is a bad thing we must reduce. 1103
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialCalais Appeal @calaisappeal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026⚫️ In only a month time, 9 people were killed at the France-UK border, including a 10 year-old child. Our thoughts are with them, their friends, their families and their loved ones — and with all those affected by violence at the border. 131
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialRobert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 25/09/2026I see a lot of people complaining about the undoubtedly stressful conditions at present on London's roads. But I see few people complaining about motor vehicles. Yet in the last 24 hours three vulnerable road users have died after being hit by people driving motor vehicles. 312060
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There should be an automatic presumption of guilt when car hits a child @transportaction.bsky.social @actionvz.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social 010
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialPharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The RNLI will go and save *anyone* who's in danger at sea. Unfortunately, some people have taken to putting the RNLI volunteers in danger at sea (not just on land) because they don't like the fact that the RNLI will save *anyone*. 23611
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Good article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on widespread acceptance - including by the police - of antisocial driving. Lovely to see a link to our recent motonormativity paper in here too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 922891
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 1151581495
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialPaul Boldrin @paulboldrin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026On the subject of pathetically lenient punishments I did a thread the other day on pedestrians who've been killed in the last couple of weeks and came across this almost unbelievable sentence for killing someone in a hit and run while drunk and uninsured: 1017450
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026For those in the UK and other countries where the lie is called a “war on motorists” rather than a “war on cars,” here’s a poster version for you to use and share. Either way, never forget, if there’s REALLY been any war in cities, it’s been a century-long WAR ON WALKING. #UrbanTruth #WarOnWalking 217462
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda) 15246272042
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialMeredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Globally, 1.3 million people are brutally killed every year from traffic violence. If any other product, appliance, mobility innovation, or medical device resulted in 1.3m deaths, it would be instantly recalled, eliminated, and investigated. We have the solutions; we need political courage. 01714
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialDr. Lesley Barron, MD, MPhil, FRACS @drlesleybarron.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My hot take on drivers encountering any vulnerable road user is that even if cyclists/ pedestrians etc aren’t following the law they still don’t deserve to be hit/injured/killed or honked at and actually should be yielded to in most situations. This is unpopular opinion in our society sadly. 6366098
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialdeadmanrunning1.bsky.social @deadmanrunning1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Breaking out the meme again 17422
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialSir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Why don't cyclists use the bike lane?" 1121
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Milk float technology? For those who get their milk delivered silently in th wee small hours 000
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Does it have churches with steeples and churches with towers? 100
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Here’s a call to action for all of you —since some may still be skeptical that there’s been a deliberate WAR ON WALKING in cities for a very long time, reply to or quote-post this with your own photos, examples, articles, studies, anything you think makes the case. Include the hashtag #WarOnWalking! 04617
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#Privatisation - a few profit and the most vulnerable - children in care - pay. I put down an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing Bill to end this. Unfortunately the Labour government rejected it www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comPrivate equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research findsInvestigation comes amid growing calls for an end to ‘obscene’ profit-making in care sector 47835
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialCathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026By definition, cities are places for people. The best cities are walking cities. The WAR ON WALKING is anti-city, and an attack on our future life on earth. 010517
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialCyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 03/09/2026When people object to measures to reduce the number of cars on our roads, they are also choosing to have dirty air. We need better public transport, better routes and lanes for bicycles, better pavements and if we have those..... We all need to breathe. Well done London! Keep at it Oxford! 0399
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Sorry but parking should not be seen as a right but a privilege. The pavement on my street is always blocked by big bins, recycling, notices about parking etc. The street is used exclusively for cars, not children playing. @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social 110
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialfredfelt.bsky.social @fredfelt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I'm looking forward to seeing you lot when you come to visit Oxford! Thought I'd share this post from Facebook, thoughts on Oxford's 'War on Motorists'.. 312325
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We should nominate TV and films that show bus use as normal. My current fav is Petra ITVX (in Italian), fearless police officer in Genoa who commutes to police station by funicular and tram @bettertransport.bsky.social 000
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Gone to Ground by Marie Jalowicz Simon. Jewish woman living underground in WW2 A Woman in Berlin by Anon first hand account of Russian soldiers mass rape The House by the Lake Thomas Harding an account of a summer house owned by 5 families over a 100 years Happy reading! 110
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You could just steam 5 minutes in pressure cooker and eat as they are.... 000
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Cars are household gods who must be cherished and held close to us at all times except when carlovers are inside them @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social 020
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialLondon Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Proud to be one of 50+ organisations to sign @bettertransport.bsky.social call for government action. Most London motor vehicle journeys could be done other ways says TfL and cycling has largest potential in cities to help us shift. More walking, wheeling & cycling for health & planet, now please! 02312
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026But the house is too small to accommodate tour groups, and parking is limited to just a space or two on a residential street. We need @parkingnormativity. Letter writer to Guardian David Redrum of Elmet Trust does not even consider buses @bettertransport.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social 010
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Government terrified of motor lobby and promites EVs instead of walking and cycling @bettertransport.bsky.socialtheguardian.comHeatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners sayCivil society groups argue climate crisis means transport sector needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissions 000
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026May our minds be illuminated by the study of the Seven Liberal Arts: Astronomy, Music, Arithmetic, Geometry, Rhetoric, Logic and Grammar. BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.29r @blmedieval.bsky.social 04418
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialCathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Cities aren't loud. Cars are loud. Your city doesn't have too much traffic. Your city has too many cars. #Utrecht rush hour 🚲❤️ Steden maken geen lawaai. Auto's maken lawaai. Er is niet te veel verkeer in jouw stad. Er zijn te veel auto's in jouw stad. #Utrecht spits 🚲❤️ 1598
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Great to see volunteering but making a car park bigger to accommodate 4 times vehicles? Why not use money to push for better public transport? @bettertransport.bsky.social xttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/aug/19/highlands-volunteering-scotland-wester-ross?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Othertheguardian.com‘I came to the Highlands to give something back to the hills’: a volunteering trip in ScotlandI found two days of hard graft – repairing hiking paths with a conservation trust in stunningly remote Wester Ross – a surprisingly rewarding experience 031
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.bouillon-chartier.com/bouillon-cha... Bouillon Chartier. This chain even had a Radio 4 food programme dedicated to itbouillon-chartier.comBouillon Chartier Gare de l'Est, un des meilleurs bouillons de ParisLe petit dernier de la famille Chartier. Ambiance années 50 ! 000
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026There is no "war on the motorist". But there is a war, waged one-sidedly by the motoring lobby, against public health, the safety of pedestrians and liveable cities. Against us, in other words. 81025191
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 17/08/2026everything but 210331
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Fatalities and casualties reduced by 34% on London roads after the speed limit was lowered to 20 mph. Are drivers just more obedient in London than elsewhere? No! It’s the speed cameras!mylondon.news'20mph roads are working in London - they should be England's default'TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer has told government ministers they are being too "hesitant" and should take inspiration from Sadiq Khan 7492161
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026OMG we were arguing for this in 1990s...bonkers to have a through road in a beautiful green lung but hey drivers need to shave 3 minutes off their journey 000
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Urbanist Philomena Cunk. To keep cyclists safe, the council will sometimes paint a thin stripe of green paint on the edge of the road. This is very thoughtful, because it gives delivery drivers a brightly colored VIP parking space to wait in while they drop off a parcel. 217437
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialdjcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Judges have the powers to issue lifetime driving bans, yet in DbDD cases it’s less than 1% of those convicted. Legislation is clearly required and anyone found guilty of both DbCD and DbDD should face a lifetime driving ban as a mandatory part of their sentence. 182
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug... why don't we have a system like the Netherlands where car drivers are automatically at fault if they kill a vulnerable person? #motornormativity @transportaction.bsky.socialtheguardian.comVictims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review findsMany of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner 010
angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026'Less intensive regulatory and environmental protection' needed. And that's a good thing? Let's have public transport, walking and bus routes baked in to all new housing developments. @transportfornewhomes.org.uk @transportaction.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialShivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026#YesPlease @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org 1111
Reposted by @angeladevas.bsky.socialNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026#20sPlenty "There is a six to eight per cent reduction in casualties for every 1mph reduction in speed. Anything that brings down speed is a positive.” #PublicHealth www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...thetimes.comHow the 20mph speed limit is taking over British citiesWith a third of roads now having the limit, driving offences are up while deaths have continued to fall. Plus: seven tips to make sticking to the rules easier 917452