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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An opinion from someone living in what is correctly identified as “the midlands.”

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djcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The hyper-vigilance required in order to stay as safe as possible when cycling is not just for self-preservation purposes, it’s also because you have the pick up the mental slack on behalf of distracted or inattentive motorists, of which there are many.

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Simon @simonxix.com · 28/09/2026

Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a refuge on a residential street. The guy leaning on his bike is at the primary school entrance, hence the green fencing beside him. The bollards are pencil shaped to say “KIDS HERE” the plastic bollards on the refuge have been flattened. There is no #WarOnDrivers there is a #WarOnWalkers

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Beautiful music. *Terrible* attitude to women. He's dead, so listen to the music, but let's not forget who he was. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_D...

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Miles Davis - Wikipedia

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stealing diesel in a van that also happened to contain several sacks of fertiliser is just the sort of thing I could see someone doing.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And all this is despite the @passpixi.bsky.social on the back of my bike - without that there, the experience is 10x worse. Honestly, it's completely exhausting.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

...and another who took issue at us riding in primary position through such pinch points to prevent such stupidity and wanted to get verbal from the security of their metal box. I damned near caught them as their attempt to speed off was hindered by traffic.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Out riding at the weekend, we had probably four close passes that I'd definitely have reported if filming, two drivers *astonished* that neither we nor the traffic islands in front of them simply disappeared by their force of will alone, one driver decided to just barge through anyway...

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the hardest things about being a cyclist is dealing with the nagging feeling that a serious crash is inevitable. Because you can indeed do everything "right" and it still does not matter.

I followed every precaution and it didn’t matter

New to biking here

I started in July around the time of the fatal car crash with that biker. That and hearing everyone who bikes to work tell me that they have had horrid experiences with cars was disheartening.

I made sure to only use protected routes. I take Southwest corridor for basically my whole trip and even though it adds so much more time to my commute, it makes me feel safe.

None of that mattered because at some point, even for a second you will hit the main road. And you will always lose to the 4 ton machine. I got hit by a car parking in the bike lane. He was more concerned with his car than the fact that I could have my life potential altered forever because he was looking at his phone. And at the end of the day, the police can literally choose to not respond to your 911 call and you get stuck with medical bills.

It’s hard to have a conversation about sharing the road when people in cars feel entitled to do whatever they want and the only person who’s ever in danger is the biker. I love biking in this city and I have found a really love and joy for the outdoors because of it. Now I am terrified to even get on a bike lane, even if there is one, if it’s shared with the main road.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

His main problem was the time it takes to get stuff built & the cost to do so. Didn’t give much weight to my view that when governments decide to do things, they really can deliver such mega projects, and quickly at that.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Discussed the whole solar / wind + battery with a friend on a long bike ride a couple of weeks ago. He’s 30 yrs at National Grid, and was of the opinion that we’ll need gas for standby, and the problem with that is we have to factor in stand-by pricing (TL;DR: we don’t & expect cake + eat it).

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Horseshit hanging off opinions to ensure balance & both sides. To balance the anti‘s “I’ve a feeling this won’t work. Common sense, innit?”, the argument for lower speed limits was couched in “supporters claim”, rather than objective “supporters cite overwhelming, statistically valid data…”

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 28/09/2026

Just saw someone zoom by on a Solar powered recumbent e-bike, clearly homemade. I barely got a photo before he was away. Just commuting to work in Chippenham I think? Legend.

Industrial estate with a small grainy cyclist turning the corner, laying back on a recumbent bike, and two flexible solar panels making a roof over the top.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Although I’m going to have to ask why you posted a GIF of Skinny Pete out of off of the Breaking Bad.

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Alex M @wigan2000.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Agreed. This should also apply to those who take their front plates off and shove them on the dashboard. There’s a real epidemic of that round our way

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dodgy number plates are a red flag to a criminal mind. The UK really needs to do two things. Make use of them a serious criminal offence rather than the £100 now. Make prosecution easy and a priority through the existing #opsnap portals. It's currently too difficult. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Thousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new cameras

Illegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Aye. I’m going to put on the sound track to Little Voice. I find this helps on days like this. youtu.be/hkyOafKjsLM?...

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OST - Get happy - Little Voice 1998

YouTube video by 보석광부 gems miner

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Which direction was he walking? Yours and the Chron’s posts say opposite directions. And it’s too early for me to deal with the Chronicle’s web site, poor writing and clickbait popups.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On the BBC just now, Frank Gardner said Trump was the less credible of the two.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pftt. It’s a long way down the road to get to the chemist.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For reference, Voyager 1 launched in September 1977, and on November 18 of this year it will finally hit one light day. 49 years for one light day.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Round the Hemel Hempstead roundabout in the back of a taxi” is a euphemism, right? youtu.be/MXzaVOk_Ydk?...

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FASCINATING AIDA - Dogging

YouTube video by Ben Scriven

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 27/09/2026

SUPER excited for this, after a year of chasing the angle, 30 minutes of waddling around up and down a parking garage, and over 6 hours of editing: A murder of crows flies towards the camera, in front of the full Moon, set to Blind Guardian's "Nightfall" and the sound of the crows themselves. 🪶 🐦‍⬛

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 27/09/2026

WTF. 😡

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Again, what difference does the bike being an e-bike make in this dog's dinner of a report.

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Stacia Seamonster 🦑 @stacia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you’re female, consider choosing a gender-neutral handle. I was an editor for years but the misogyny was overwhelming and I finally deleted my editor account.

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Robert Campbell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @madman2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It doesn’t have to be a huge amount but a monthly standing order held enormously. Do it

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A thread to give all you pedants out there something to think about.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/09/2026

Old time religion / Going to need a bigger boat (Cthulhu Classics, cover by Lee Gibbons for a compilation of reprinted Call of Cthulhu adventures, Chaosium, 1989) oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/8289391...