Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 26mThat was close! Driver clearly not paying attention. Technically no on Cycleway 1 but crossing it. A fine example of the sorts of drivers using the route. 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 27mNo part of any true Cycleway should ever be so bumpy that you need to do this sort manoeuvre to avoid the worst parts of it. Cycleway 13 on Tabernacle St. Will @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @islington-council.bsky.social ever tackle this I wonder? 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 3hThis 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? 272
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 6hWould you let an 8-year old child cycle across this Cycleway 1 junction independently? Be honest? @willnorman.co.uk @tflondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social 041
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s happened again. A driver lost control of their car and smashed it through a nursery fence, trapped a two-year-old boy under the wheels and injured two other children. But yes. Let’s keep complaining about e-bikes… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGrandmother drove into nursery trapping boy, 2, under wheelsJayne James has been given a suspended jail sentence over the incident in Ellesmere Port. 0133
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026£11 million to maintain a single road junction for motor vehicles, and a measly £104 million for the National Cycle Network across the whole of England. It's little wonder that cycling habits in England as a whole aren't changing much. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...standard.co.ukBrent Cross flyover roadworks begin as drivers warned of major disruptionBrent Cross Flyover will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Wednesday evening 082
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”theguardian.comHow Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streetsUnder Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance 15651217
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Check out all the cars and vans choking Cycleway 1 at Holmdale Terrace. How on earth did @tflondon.bsky.social and Haringey Council think this was going to work as a Cycleway?!?! Any clue @willnorman.co.uk @haringeycyclists.bsky.social? Are we okay with this? Would you let a child use this? 0124
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some karma for this impatient driver on Cycleway 1 yesterday! 010
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nothing spells out the space inefficiency of the car than a quick glance at US car parks on Google Maps. Check out this parking lot for a chapel in Virginia, which takes up around 3x the land area of the chapel that it serves. Absolute diabolical madness. 030
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Car ownership during an average lifetime can cost up to £438,000! That's more than triple the average value of a private pension pot at retirement! Car ownership is a huge financial burden. Motorists should welcome any attempts to undo car dependency. 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Cycleway 1 has it all! Bin lorries, driver entitlement, parents with children cycling on the pavement, oncoming HGVs hurtling past due to cars on double yellow lines, and useless cycle contraflow lanes (Moor Lane)! So much better than protected tracks! @willnorman.co.uk @squarehighways.bsky.social 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Exemplary driving here from this @hackneycouncil.bsky.social driver! Stopping to let people on bicycles cross on Cycleway 1, where there should be a cycling crossing. 👏👏👏 140
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The car culture of "beating the red light" by driving through solid amber lights has to stop. It puts people in danger and is too common. This driver on this morning's school run had plenty of time to stop on amber and didn't. The Highway Code is clear on this. @metpolice.bsky.social 2124
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A law unto themselves! Thousands of illegal registration plates on cars and other vehicles have been detected by a new camera system currently being tested on motorways in south-east England. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...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. 261
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A van driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a 92-year-old was killed in south London. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...standard.co.ukMan, 92, dies after being hit by van as motorist, 72, arrestedA 72-year-old van driver remain in custody after being arrest in southeast London on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving 042
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A rough idea of what a proper TfL Cycleway 1 would look like running through Stamford Hill. Why isn't this possible? Just think how busy it would be with people of all ages and abilities using it 24/7! @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @hackneycycling.org.uk 071
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Same day, different nonsense on Cycleway 1. 021
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Followed by more nonsense like this a little further on on Kingsbury Rd. Unless at least one strip of car parking is removed on all streets in favour of protected tracks, Cycleway 1 will never be fit for purpose. 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Seriously @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social. Boleyn Rd, southbound Cycleway 1, desperately needs sorting. Can't filter through properly thanks to the parking. Cycle box always blocked. It's insane! Are there any plans to resolve this? @hackneycycling.org.uk 010
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A 16-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car driver near Highgate School. The driver, a 68-year-old man, remained at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...standard.co.ukGirl, 16, dies after being hit by car near north London private schoolA 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate 3810
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Logical reasoning from @tflondon.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social. 🤔 000
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 22/09/2026TfL offers unlimited cycle hire rides for £10 www.london-now.co.uk/news/2657188...london-now.co.ukLondoners can get unlimited Santander Cycle rides for £10 a monthLondoners can get 30 days of unlimited Santander Cycles rides for £10 from September 22, as TfL offers new subscribers a half-price pass. Use code… 45619
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy #WorldCarFreeDay! Not related, but Cycleway 1 was dominated by far fewer cars this morning around Stamford Hill - largely thanks to Yom Kippur - making the route almost pleasant to use! If only all religious holidays would result in people not driving! 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Not usually a fan of Hugh Bonneville, but my goodness, he reads the Sherlock Holmes' stories very well indeed. Definitely worth a listen. www.noiser.com/sherlock-hol...noiser.comSherlock Holmes Short Stories | Noiser History PodcastsAward-winning podcasts that bring the most thrilling events in history to life. 010
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Someone present an argument why this shouldn't be a lifetime driving ban. Go on. You can't, can you? www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/w...yorkshirepost.co.ukWatch: ‘Blind’ driver smashes into cyclist after forgetting his glassesA "blind" driver was caught on camera smashing into a cyclist after "forgetting" to wear his glasses. 2316425
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Jack Fifield @jackfifield.uk · 21/09/2026Instead of policing and sorting out issues, we just make it harder for everyone to access public space. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Gf2rjUUoGV48... 67012
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ha! Yes, let’s subsidise driving even more than we already do! What a joke. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEd Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel dutySir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up. 0121
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No.482 in the "It shouldn't happen on a Cycleway, but it happens on Cycleway 1" series. Someone opening their car door without checking. 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Another junction on Cycleway 1 in desperate need of a cycle crossing. Made worse by impatient drivers behind you beeping their horn! Any plans @hackneycouncil.bsky.social to improve Cycleway 1 here. Or have you just given up completely with this route? Bouverie Rd / Manor Rd / Heathland Rd. 001
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If there's car parking on both sides of the road, and the space in-between in dominated by cars forcing you to pull over on your bicycle, can it really be considered a "Cycleway"? @tflondon.bsky.social's Walking & Cycling Commissioner @willnorman.co.uk certainly thinks so! 030
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hi @islington-council.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @tflondon.bsky.social. Can you please put a yellow box at this junction of Balls Pond Rd and Culford Rd. Vehicles keep blocking access to and from the cycle track. @cycleislington.uk @hackneycycling.org.uk @willnorman.co.uk 174
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026War on Cars latest. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-n...manchestereveningnews.co.ukHorrified children look on as lollipop man struck by car on school crossingShocked children and parents saw the lollipop man suffer a suspected broken leg 65527
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026When will @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @islington-council.bsky.social resurface Tabernacle St (C13) and Paul St (C1)? Have written to both councils many times. You shouldn't have to zig-zag on a Cycleway! Where's the accountability @willnorman.co.uk? Start of video lovely and smooth, and then... 032
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A Cycleway is only as good as it's worst section. And they don't get much worse than Dunsmure and Fairholt Road in Stamford Hill! 120
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Typical journey today on Cycleway 1: tailgating / close passing drivers, heaps of traffic on Dunsmure & Fairholt Rd, heaps of double yellow line parking, confusing junctions with no clear priority, too many HGVs. Sort it out please @willnorman.co.uk @tflondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social! 150
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Come on. Admit it. Which sadist out there thought this would be a good route for a Cycleway? I know you're out there somewhere. Any clues @willnorman.co.uk @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social @tflondon.bsky.social? 120
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A very common sight in the Netherlands: entire classes cycling together with their teachers on school field trips. Made possible because safe, convenient cycle routes are built into the transport network nationwide. 1236086
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Two people have died and four have been seriously injured after a driver crashed their car crashed into a group of people in Doncaster. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTwo dead after car hits group of pedestrians in DoncasterA vehicle hit four people before colliding with two cars on White Rose Way in Doncaster, police say. 010
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 14/09/2026A vital city doesn’t just work for the strong, fast, or economically productive. It continues working for us as we age; enabling dignity, independence, and the freedom to grow old in the place where we grew up. That’s the kind of urban vitality we write about, and it’s the kind worth fighting for. 05718
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Looks exciting! Moor Lane, now part of Cycleway 1, is looking to be improved and closed to motor traffic! (Link to proposals below.) 020
Reposted by Cycleway, my arse!Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.theguardian.com‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green waveTraffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way 22830240
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I love seeing dockless hire bikes parked in EV charging bays! They are electric vehicles after all! And a worthwhile reminder that car parking bays were easy to repurpose after all! But only to keep people driving, and not for protected cycle tracks or cycle parking. 062
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Car dominance on routes like Cycleway 1 isn't just life threatening for people on cycles, it's a threat to families walking too! Heart-stopping moments like this shouldn't happen anywhere, least of all on a @tflondon.bsky.social funded Cycleway. @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk #BanSUVs 040
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Drivers like this are infuriating. They shouldn't allowed anywhere near (what is supposed to be) a Cycleway. 000
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Not sure if Moor Lane is even part of Cycleway 1, or not (does anyone know?). Anyway this supposed cycle contraflow is dire and dangerous and urgently needs addressing @squarehighways.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk! 382
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nothing quite says Cycleway like two huge HGVs just seconds apart! Bless you Cycleway 1. Well done @tflondon.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social. 180
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What's happened to the Markfield Park entrance on Markfield Rd @haringeylabour.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social? It's the only park entrance is the area for 100s of school children and yet you've allowed drivers to dominate it in this fashion. This can't be right. 032
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Cycleway 1: the rain edition. More cars, vans and lorries for all users to enjoy! And the injustices due to the severe lack of cycle crossings and misgiven priorities at most junctions are clearer to see. A Cycleway this is not. 060
Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're better than this, aren't we? This would be such a dumb move. 051