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Bike Mayor Beth

@bethcycle.bsky.social
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BYCS Bike Mayor for Torbay! Tree lover, owned by a PAT Dog, ex-RAF Nurse Practitioner. Disabled cyclist working to make sustainable transport safe and accessible for all. safesustainabletraveltorbay.co.uk

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Street trees do so much more than provide green space. They visually narrow the road, calm traffic, and turn an uneasy asphalt runway into a welcoming, human-scaled street. It's a small investment that will pay huge dividends for a city that cares about its residents and future.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Baby's first cargo bike ride! 🎉
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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Bicycles deliver freedom and joy. E-bikes deliver freedom and joy to even more people.
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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Thank you to all of the brilliant marshals today who made this #KidicalMassLond happen, and @ibikelondon.bsky.social, @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, @zeroemissions.bsky.social, @sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social @carolinewoodley.bsky.social LCC Women’s network, bike busses, and ALL OF THE KIDS!!! 🎉 🚲 🚲
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is incredible. UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Baffling, isn’t it?
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Truth in advertising.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Quite a big deal and a thoroughly nice guy…
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Took out a visiting active travel campaigner for the Bike Mayor lowlights tour!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Absolutely - my e-bike changed my life after I became disabled by long covid.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Take that all the ‘but we need a big car to carry all the school stuff’ parents!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
E-bike on an e-bike at the weekend 😃
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
E-bike on an e-bike #doubleluge #bikeonabike #cargobike #carryshitolympics
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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"Cars don't shop, people do." As originally coined by Janette Sadiq-Khan, Transport Commissioner of New York
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Ahh…gone now, new hotel is open. I hate those murder strips with a passion, requested their removal - they kill 10%more people than not having them and do not encourage uptake. If they weren’t there some people could ride on the quiet pavements and some could actually position themselves better.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Absolutely- why I have formed Safe, Sustainable Travel Torbay. Been running Kidical Mass and doing lots of positive action. Which bit of Torbay Road?
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Enjoy! Do let me know if you ever visit Torbay and fancy a ride!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Nothing in Torbay yet…sigh. Thanks for this map, super cool!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We have got to stop making this worse…pronto!!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Obstructive Parking forces Bus Rerouting… Buses are being re-routed from two residential streets in St.Marychurch. The press have reported it like this: But we see it a different way... The electric buses may be slightly bigger (we haven't been able to get a straight answer on that). What has…
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Obstructive Parking forces Bus Rerouting…
Buses are being re-routed from two residential streets in St.Marychurch. The press have reported it like this: But we see it a different way... The electric buses may be slightly bigger (we haven't been able to get a straight answer on that). What has changed is not the street; however, this change has been used as an opportunity to move the buses away from where people live.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
So sad to have to restart this blog already. In 2025 6 people were killed on the roads of Torbay, all of them vulnerable road users (travelling on foot, by cycle or motorcycle). We believe that a safe systems approach could eliminate road deaths and reduce injuries.
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Road Deaths in Torbay to date 2026: 1
As in 2026, we will keep a list of those people killed on Torbay's Roads this year. This page maintains a record of fatal road traffic collisions that have occurred within the local authority of Torbay in 2026, as reported by official or local media sources. Each entry links to the original report wherever possible. We acknowledge that behind every statistic is a life lost, a family changed forever, and a community affected…
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
He knows, he is just mousing with you…
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Such great news! Let the paint flow!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
How to enjoy the Bay of Lights this year! “Pay for an hour, stay for the day.” Torbay Council originally pitched this as something that would help everyone “enjoy all that Torquay, Paignton and Brixham town centres have to offer.”I am really pleased to see that wording quietly updated, because the…
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How to enjoy the Bay of Lights this year!
“Pay for an hour, stay for the day.” Torbay Council originally pitched this as something that would help everyone “enjoy all that Torquay, Paignton and Brixham town centres have to offer.”I am really pleased to see that wording quietly updated, because the truth is simple: not everyone has access to a car, and not everyone wants to drive into the town centre.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thrilled to share some big news! Safe, Sustainable Travel Torbay is now officially a registered charity. We’re absolutely buzzing about what this means for our work in Torbay, and we can’t wait to push forward with even more projects that make our streets safer, healthier and happier.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Where is this so I can reply?
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We had an awesome time in Torbay!! Tough to photograph though!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Ooohhh yes - talk to Wheels 4 Wellbeing! Or Walk, Wheel Cycle Trust?
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Excited to announce our next mass ride! Join us for a family friendly, festive frolic around the Christmas Illuminations in Torquay! Meet at Cantina (Abbey Park) register at sstt.eventbrite.co.uk
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Glow ride tonight! Join us to light up the streets!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Excited about Friday’s @cyclinguk.bsky.social #GlowRide sign up via Eventbrite for a free set of twinkly lights! Let’s light up the night together and celebrate #myrideourright to safer cycling for all!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/safe-susta...
Poster advertising Safe, Sustainable Travel Torbay’s Glow ride. Friday 24th October, 1830 at Paignton Pier
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
No need to necessarily mention that when sharing! 😂
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.
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Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
No coincidence that they are denying climate change and trying to revoke climate emergency’s in local government organisations then…
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Paul Sandars🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
BBC News - Most residents support 20mph zones, report says www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cornwall 20mph zones supported by most residents, report says
A report says all but one area in Cornwall is in favour of the lower speed limit zones.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Road Deaths in Torbay 2025 to date: 6 This page maintains a record of fatal road traffic collisions that have occurred within the local authority of Torbay in 2025, as reported by official or local media sources. Each entry links to the original report wherever possible. We acknowledge that behind…
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Road Deaths in Torbay 2025 to date: 6
This page maintains a record of fatal road traffic collisions that have occurred within the local authority of Torbay in 2025, as reported by official or local media sources. Each entry links to the original report wherever possible. We acknowledge that behind every statistic is a life lost, a family changed forever, and a community affected. Our deepest sympathies go to the loved ones of those who have died on Torbay’s roads.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Join us for our Glow Ride! Sign up via eventbrite now to claim your free fairy lights for the ride! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/light-up-t...
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
It’s just possible that the Labour voices who urged Khan to ditch Ulez expansion after the Uxbridge by-election were not, after all, strategic geniuses.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Something exciting in October…sign up now to receive set of fairy lights on the night! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/light-up-t...
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Great to meet you today @drjomaher.bsky.social ! If you ever want to visit South Devon and come for a ride with Larry the Unicorn and I, let me know!
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Yes, you are probably right in most cases. Sadly, I think I have experienced both.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Hate that kind of gaslighting - goes on so much!
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇 oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...
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Kids claim the streets of Oxford
The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
We believe in safer, fairer, healthier streets for Torbay. Walking, cycling, wheeling & public transport bring stronger communities. Follow us & be a part of creating a Bay where travel works for everyone.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Union Square Redevelopment We have spoke in objection of this redevelopment on the basis that it was originally billed as a 'car-free' development but even with anticipated huge modal shifts, 40% of journeys will still be undertaken by private vehicle. Torbay Council Officer's did not recommend…
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Union Square Redevelopment
We have spoke in objection of this redevelopment on the basis that it was originally billed as a 'car-free' development but even with anticipated huge modal shifts, 40% of journeys will still be undertaken by private vehicle. Torbay Council Officer's did not recommend any improvements to off-site sustainable transport infrastructure and with only a tiny sum of £5,000 as a contribution to this.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Sadly, when people vote in climate change deniers pseudo science is given power.
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Will cycles slower than you 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.eurosky.social · 15/09/2025
If ever you wondered what you would have behaved like in 1930s Germany, what you behave like today will tell you. Choose to oppose Nazis. Choose to oppose hate. There's no middle ground here.
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Will we see some bold leadership with regards to improving sustainable transport and consulting children/ young people so we can build a better future for them?
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
And also - it’s super creepy to follow you home. Go home type up and print off a letter then return to post through your door…
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Bike Mayor Beth @bethcycle.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hmm…do you find drivers notice the thumbs down? I go for an outstretched arm to demonstrate space, not sure people understand though!
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