Reposted by FrequentFlatsAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 22hLionel Reid, 19, ploughed his BMW into a cyclist while under the influence of alcohol and then left the scene. Cannabis was also found in his system. The 50-year-old cyclist sustained serious head injuries. I am sure we all feel reassured that Reid’s punishment is an 18-week suspended sentence. 36018
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 18hIt's not an unskilled job either. Unlike me, I expect as a qualification Maria can tell the difference between a box of sweet potatoes and a pen full of pigs. 000
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 18hI feel his use of terrorism because he disagreed with a law is disproportionate. 000
Reposted by FrequentFlatsOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice." 2762423887
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's immoral, shortsighted and a waste of all our money to lower tax on fossil fuels without giving more breaks on EVs. 000
Reposted by FrequentFlatsCycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is what people who live on the "wrong side" of the A10 have to do to access Cycleway 1. Imagine doing this with a young child on separate bikes (as I often have)! It's not for the fainthearted. Why are you okay with this @willnorman.co.uk @tflondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social? 3133
Reposted by FrequentFlatsRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding. 531838749
Reposted by FrequentFlatsJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer 39799291
Reposted by FrequentFlatsOB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why we ride on the left edge of bike lanes. begging traffic engineers to get tape measures 97510
Reposted by FrequentFlatsPharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why is it that the drivers who shout out of their car windows to comment on my position in the road are always WRONG? (Here: passing the parking bays for the Children's Hospital A&E department maps.app.goo.gl/sKnkD4aGZZCh... )maps.app.goo.gl 3211
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The world needs to recognise that when a self-interested ar$£hole spends millions telling them the best way to vote, it might not be honest advice. 000
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"No Fuel, No Fight" So Europe, which Trump has pressured to prepare for a fight, is now under pressure to use its fuel reserves to ensure he survives the midterms? "...my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart" 000
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One thing you don't anticipate when having kids is the number of conversations you're going to have while on the toilet. 110
Reposted by FrequentFlatsWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It takes years of training to perfect this manoeuvre. #WorldBollardAssociation 471820197
Reposted by FrequentFlatsSally Kyd @profkyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026 Lifetime disqualifications will generally be inappropriate unless there is: psychiatric evidence and/or evidence of many previous convictions indicating that the offender would be a danger to the public indefinitely if allowed to drive." 131
Reposted by FrequentFlatsSally Kyd @profkyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026westbridgfordwire.com/dangerous-dr... A rare case of a driver being disqualified for life!westbridgfordwire.comDangerous driver who killed motorist in Nottingham jailed | West Bridgford WireA dangerous driver reached speeds of more than 80mph before killing another motorist who was waiting in traffic. 32613
Reposted by FrequentFlatsPharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The sentencing guidelines (see thread) include a presumption against lifetime driving bans, which is bonkers. But occasionally they do happen. (This driver also got jail time). 2164
Reposted by FrequentFlatsRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 155164335545
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Giving false details after being involved in a road collision is tantamount to hit-and-run.bbc.co.ukWhat will get unsure Suffolk cyclists back in the saddle?The local transport authority is hoping to encourage more cycling, but some recall being hit by cars. 010
Reposted by FrequentFlatsderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scans from “Nomads” by Itsuro Naraki. Naraki is a Japanese photographer whose work is deeply influenced by Robert Frank. These portraits show people Naraki met on the street between 1986 and 1994. The book is available for purchase at Pinakotheca Books. IG t.archivist 402326257
Reposted by FrequentFlatstigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Driving instructor is one of my volunteer gigs. 😄 When you drive a single occupancy pickup truck, it's important to understand how wide and wasteful your transportation choice is. Your mirrors are included in your vehicle width. #Bike #Bicycle #BikeLane 1114528
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Preventable tragedy.yahoo.comElderly man fatally runs wife over while parking in GermanyAn 84-year-old man in western Germany ran over his wife on Sunday while trying to park, fatally injuring her, police said. The man was reversing his car in Niedernhausen, when he collided with a parke... 000
Reposted by FrequentFlatsWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Probably the greatest parallel parking you’ll ever see. #WorldBollardAssociation 791898314
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Released on bail? Please please please let it turn out that Trump claimed credit for stopping five guys fly-tipping garden waste 🤣 021
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The boys are out in Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen. 000
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's just a game for some people, and authorities aren't doing enough.bbc.co.ukThousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new camerasIllegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told. 100
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Top result from daughter in the swimming tonight, wiping 16 seconds off her PB in the 100m crawl to come within a minute of the world record. 000
Reposted by FrequentFlatsOB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ban Them youtube.com/shorts/HuQ-e...youtube.comTwo drivers run the stop sign, inches in front of a woman with a stroller.YouTube video by sd mobile 2304
Reposted by FrequentFlatsLady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek. 376136113883
Reposted by FrequentFlatsAZB @azb2019.bsky.social · 26/09/2026G4S really think it’s acceptable for a private company to park in the bike box at a hugely busy junction. If they cared so much about the safety of the public then they wouldn’t park like this. Especially not during the morning rush-hour. 86715
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 @carintobuilding.bsky.social Truck into very cross man's housebbc.co.ukMan 'very cross' after lorry hits 400-year-old Suffolk houseHe says there are signs on the road stating it is unsuitable for HGVs. 170
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A striking resemblance to Johnny Vegas playing up the vulnerable side of his character. 010
Reposted by FrequentFlatsPharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gravel bike for sale! Bombtrack Beyond 1 (2022) small (rider height 1.60m to 1.72m) As per original manufacturer spec, plus: Stamp pedals and SKS mudguards added. Tyres swapped to Terravail Washburns: can swap back to the original unused WTB Ranger TCS Light Fast tyres if you prefer. 1/n 31830
Reposted by FrequentFlatsFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The Saline County Sheriff’s Office said that Lanham was skating west on East Country Club Road when an 82-year-old woman driving westbound struck him with her car." We need upper age restrictions on driving a car.the-independent.comMan attempting to rollerblade across America killed in hit-and-runJoachim Lanham spoke with his family the day of the fatal crash, telling them how much he loved cross-country roller skating 159424
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why not make the same donation but with the instructions not to use /this/ money to save the love of anyone who is brown. They could spend the others 1.2% on a shredder for the office at the RNLI that deals with complaints. 020
Reposted by FrequentFlatsWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just morally bankrupt shit from CA Highway Patrol. They say that "a bicyclist collided with a vehicle," and admonish riders to "follow the rules of the road" and "wear a helmet." The photos show a bike with a tacoed rear wheel and a car with a smashed windshield. Who collied with whom now? 1130751
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The suffragette movement (along with Nelson Mandela) would be deemed terrorists by modern governments. 000
Reposted by FrequentFlats🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 22/09/2026Anyone lose a pannier this morning? 087
Reposted by FrequentFlatsAZB @azb2019.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s one crime to drive such a stupid vehicle in London but it’s a whole other ballgame to park it on the pavement like this 2224
Reposted by FrequentFlatsfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am simultaneously convinced that the L and R symbols on my cheap walking socks indicate zero difference between them, but also slavishly compelled to pair them and put each one on the correct foot. 172173
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Subsidizing fossil fuel suppliers is subsidizing the far right. 020
Reposted by FrequentFlatsMrMickNL 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🏴 @mrmicknl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On street parking, Deventer. 161
Reposted by FrequentFlatsAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“I think I shouldn’t have to pay a charge for parking on this clearly signposted private road because I’m doing the school run” isn’t the slam-dunk legal argument you think it is, Mr Loud Shirt In A Built-Up Area.liverpoolecho.co.ukLiverpool dad could end up in court over taking kids to schoolSteven Thompson said he felt it was unfair parents were being targeted on the school run 2919425
Reposted by FrequentFlatsDavid Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I love how this was carefully hand-painted and the artist credited. 111822
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 21/09/20261. Unpopular German govt loses ground to the far right. 2. Subsidizes fossil fuels to alleviate cost of living caused by far right president. 3. Fossil fuels industries use their vast funds to finance the far right. 4. Repeat. 100
Reposted by FrequentFlatsJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What surprises me is that people who have left Britain for the sake of their own greed still feel entitled to express an opinion about the country. 34920129
Reposted by FrequentFlatsDeutschland Wählt / Österreich Wählt @de.whln.eu · 20/09/2026BERLIN | 18 Uhr Prognose Abgeordnetenhauswahl Forschungsgruppe Wahlen/ZDF LINKE: 26,0% (+13,8) CDU: 20,0% (-8,2) GRÜNE: 15,5% (-2,9) AfD: 13,5% (+4,4) SPD: 12,0% (-6,4) BSW: 5,0% (NEU) Sonstige: 8,0% (-5,6) Änderungen zum Wahlergebnis von 2023 #aghw #ltwbe 35620
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Just about the saddest news of the day. (In Dutch, translated for you) www.nu.nl/media/641036... 010
Reposted by FrequentFlatsdjcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The grim face of road violence. Where a driver prioritises escaping accountability over alerting authorities of the child they’ve hit, their legal duty. To the BBC, AGAIN not a single mention of “driver”, even The Sun can manage this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.thesun.co.uk/news/4042962...bbc.co.ukChild suffers head injury in Newcastle-under-Lyme hit-and-run collisionThe child sustained a head and leg injury while crossing the road near a school, say police. 2158