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PROTECT THE NHS. SAVE LIVES. RIDE BIKES. Fewer cars not newer cars! A Moulton and Brompton riding linux-loving cyclist geek. Cos small wheeled bikes rock! I block helmet compulsionists and evangelists.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 2h
Yea at my trust it's the staff who are outside. Some days it looks like a picket line.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 2h
Jeez. I don't think a smoking area will make anyone move. Ime the buggers light up as soon as they can even blocking the doors to do so. We have pa announcements with children asking ppl not to smoke and they're ignored.
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 4h
Although the timing might be coincidental, it's pretty cynical of the BBC to have Oxford Street as their cover image, but the headline is actually based on a fairly small snippet of one piece of written evidence to the "Revitalising High Streets" inquiry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Councils warned of risks of high street pedestrianisation
The government says the process "needs to be well considered", warning that banning traffic could damage local economies.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 2h
Reform councils are petty and unserious.. Gateshead who manages half the bridge is Reform controlled and is effectively condoning racism here. Reform has racism running through it like letters in a stick of rock.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16h
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 17h
I fear we are overthinking this... This is along the access road to Brockley Whins Metro. Not sure what the back story is.
A lone bollard protecting a path from being driven along.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 17h
This is relevant.
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Ian Malcolm's Iconic Jurassic Park Quote
ALT: Ian Malcolm's Iconic Jurassic Park Quote
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 17h
And vapes too! Actually some of those sickly sweet vapours make me feel sick in a way fags don't. Oh and outside hospital entrances is even worse!
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 17h
Awesome. Enjoy it when you finally leave.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 17h
It needs a car trap.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 19h
That sounds like good news and some progress. Hope you and your husband get the answers you want and need.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 19h
It's Musk so of course it is.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 20h
Just incredibly selfish as well as dangerous. But we know that driving really magnifies and holds a mirror up to the worst traits of people. road.cc/news/motoris...
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“I wish this was a joke”: Motorists told to stop driving on cycle path during roadworks, putting children “at serious risk”
A development trust in Scotland has been forced to remind locals not to drive on a cycle and pedestrian path, after residents were forced to challenge motorists using the infrastructure as a “shortcut...
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 20h
Who put 50p in the lead footed dickhead again?
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 22h
Most people can't cope with driving in 2 dimensions. 3 will be unreal. This won't happen.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 22h
This seems to be the BBC being selective, but still it's bonkers. I'm 61 and yea, I've known pedestrianised high streets all my life. No one wants to share a space with cars. That's why shopping malls are popular.
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Grant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Changing Directions: A Report from THE INDEPENDENT UK COMMISSION ON TRANSPORT, 1974 @ianwalker.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social @katjadiehl.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @reenamahajan.bsky.social @davidzipper.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Have they even asked people who don't drive for their views? Removing cars makes everywhere safer and more pleasant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Councils warned of risks of high street pedestrianisation
The government says the process "needs to be well considered", warning that banning traffic could damage local economies.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
It's absolutely insane, and would be so easy for the govt to tackle. Ghost or cloned plates along with no plates or stuffed in the windscreen should attract a conviction for attempting to pervert , because that's what it is. And photo evidence submitted to a portal should be enough.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
If I remember correctly, numberplate illegality isn't actually enforced by police directly, they have to notify DVLA which then issues a non-endorsable £100 fine. The key is whether Plod will act on a submission and forward it on. Some forces have done. The whole thing is bonkers really.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Only if on cycles apparantly. Drivers don't do no crime. They're all 'onest knights of the road. apart from the odd bad apple.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Like everything relating to driving law in the UK the system is based around the myth of drivers being honest upstanding citizens
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
It would be easy to allow prosecution of ghost plates via #opsnap reporting portals. Several forces have tried previously. The penalty is far too low at £100. It needs to be much higher or even the criminal offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Number of cloned number plates on UK roads at record high, data shows
More than 11,400 drivers last year were fined for offences they did not recognise as RAC says system needs reform
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Fingers still crossed for you both. Best wishes.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Wiring issues are even more likely when you have a cycle that separates that needs a splitter in the middle.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Very strangely the 10 trade unions calling on the government not to approve the Rosebank oil field are getting a lot less coverage today than the one trade union calling on the government to green light more fossil fuel projects. www.businessgreen.com/news/4537337...
businessgreen.com
'Outright arson': Trade unions urge government to reject Rosebank oil field
Group of 10 trade unions argues approving major new fossil fuel project in wake of record-breaking summer would be anything but 'pragmatic'
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Just 3 yr suspended sentence for driver who hit an oncoming motorcyclist at 70mph and killed them whilst he was showing off at a car meet. And a 6 yr driving ban. Pitiful really www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Newcastle teen sentenced for killing motorbike rider at Murton
Jack Appleton was 17 when he killed Andrew Robson, 29, at an unofficial gathering, a court hears.
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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds @cyclinguk.bsky.social study www.cyclingelectric.com/news/5-62-re...
cyclingelectric.com
£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds study
CyclingUK has published a new report titled The Route Forward, within which it presents a diverse array of cycling schemes
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Make drivers complete a yearly online test to "win" their no-claims discount.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Oh crap. Fingers crossed it's nothing serious🤞.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Taxing private jets at the same rate as regular flights, and ending the tax exemption on plane fuel could give the Chancellor an extra £2.7 bn. £2.7bn for our green transport networks! With other MPs I am calling on the Govt to end the tax breaks for wealthy private jet users. buff.ly/B65XyNf
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Private jet tax open letter — Possible
For *one week only* all donations have double the impact.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A lie is halfway around the world before the truth has managed to get it's boots on. These media ghouls know this and play the game spreading these lies.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I don't even know what new drivers are being taught these days. Based on articles like this, it isn't the highway code.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I really hope so. He is abhorrent.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What an awful man. Clearly hinting at the RNLI. Disgusting that he and reform would want to prosecute orgs for helping those in need or rescuing. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Nigel Farage says charities that help asylum seekers reach UK should be prosecuted
Reform leader did not say who should be targeted but party figures have been critical of small boat rescues by RNLI
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Alistair Ford @alistaircford.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We'll be hosting a Glow Ride in Newcastle next Thursday, starting from the Civic Centre at 18:30. It'll be a short, social, easy ride with other people. Wear your lights and come along to make a statement about the need for safe infrastructure so everyone can cycle after dark!
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yes, that link gets mentioned a lot. Most recently the incident in Middlesbrough where a car in a chase collided with a police car and killed 2 officers. The occupants of that car were linked to serious organised crime groups.
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
No journey should feel like an obstacle course. Artist and activist Nush Luther-Smith shares how blocked pavements, missing dropped kerbs and inaccessible streets can affect freedom, independence and safety for disabled people. Read her story: www.livingstreets.org.uk/nush
A person sitting in a red-powered wheelchair on a narrow pavement beside a residential street lined with parked cars. The person wears a black outfit and has dark hair with red highlights. The image highlights the experience of navigating limited pavement space in an urban environment.
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elizabeth says ‘Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor’ @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Oh fuck off
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BBC announces JK Rowling documentary exploring her views on trans rights
The BBC has announced a new two-part documentary about JK Rowling which will explore her rise to global fame and the controversies surrounding her views on Scottish independence, feminism, free speech...
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
As I said, mad and vicious.
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Larry Grayson Rod Hill
ALT: Larry Grayson Rod Hill
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
We need more anti-terrorist barriers in our car parks to prevent terrorists. Sorry, my autocorrect has replaced driver with terrorist for some reason. Can't think why. I bet this driver/terrorist will be described as a loving grandma who made a mistake. That almost killed multiple people.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Where I am staying has various animals including Emus. As someone who grew up in seventies Britain I have an ingrained fear of these mad and vicious bastards.
A pair of Emus.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I doubt June is even British. I suspect she's a russian called Olga or summat.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Any driver who claims those signs are misleading or unclear needs to take an extended retest. The UK should introduce yearly online testing (pass or insurance goes up or is cancelled) and practical tests for when photocard driving licences need renewing.
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Kris Howard @web-goddess.org · 14/10/2026
Oh look, it’s another online cycling challenge thing! The “Coffeeneuring Challenge” is a spin on randonneuring, a long distance cycling event. But in this one, all you have to do is ride to 8 places between Oct. 10 and Nov. 25 and drink a warm beverage. I’m up for that! And happily my ride to […]
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Coffeeneuring Challenge 2026 #1
Oh look, it’s another online cycling challenge thing! The “Coffeeneuring Challenge” is a spin on randonneuring, a long distance cycling event. But in this one, all you have to do is ride to 8 places between Oct. 10 and Nov. 25 and drink a warm beverage. I’m up for that! And happily my ride to […]
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump is a moral vacuum.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Any car can be a murder weapon although an SUV with raised clearance makes this hoor more possible. And what's the betting that the accused has a history of driving and other offences? Possibly even violent.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
That is absolutely horrific and just psychotic cruelty. I feel cold and sick reading it. The accused is a danger to society and should never go free. If any other weapon other than a car was used, that wouldn't be questioned.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
New Great British Rail rolling stock strategy is out. Since privatisation, trains have been leased from private rolling stock companies (ROSCOs). GBR will now assess the merits of direct (public) ownership for each new fleet, and buy outright where that offers the "strongest overall outcome"
gov.uk
Great British Railways rolling stock and infrastructure strategy
Secretary of State for Transport sets out how Great British Railways will plan trains and infrastructure to improve passenger journeys.
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