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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Drunk and abusive passengers: lifetime ban Drunk and abusive driver: not so much www.lbc.co.uk/article/perm...
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Drunk and abusive air passengers face being permanently banned from flying under national 'blacklist' | LBC
There has been a spike in the number of drunken and violent incidents on planes in the last several years
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Perhaps we need to do more to point drivers toward safe and legal parking spaces.
A car parked on the footway below large signs indicating a multistory car park about 10m away.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I recently took a neighbour's toddler to nursery by cargo bike ad a favour. They LOVED it. Apparently they now ask every morning if they can go in the bike instead of being driven. Life is just more fun by bike.
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I'm absolutely delighted that Cabinet has agreed to pilot a locally-led filtered Quiet Lanes policy to improve rural active travel. It's innovative and I'm so proud of my role in it alongside others. Do share, AT policy enthusiasts (short thread) mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/%28S%2803u25...
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Kiddical Mass!
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Perhaps the same could be done for antisocial drivers?
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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Banned for 20 months for drunk driving. Drinks alcohol in court. Drives home. Gets suspended prison sentence for driving whilst drunk, banned, and without insurance. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Banned driver caught drink driving home from Harrogate court
Paul Ward, 73, is handed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This is the UK premiere of a new genre of video. Robotaxi companies will rush out excuses. There will be many, many more examples of this kind.
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Sally Kyd @profkyd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Summary of exchange with prof from another dept: Him- great article. Driving standards in Leicester are v poor Me - thanks Him - but cyclists often just as bad Me - but they don't kill 5 people a day. Or even a year. Him - I'm not sure about that Me - I am (link to road casualties GB) 🙄
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Sally Kyd @profkyd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The law on dangerous driving is confusing because most have lost an understanding of what minimum driving standards look like. (Not my choice of headline) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why do some killer motorists get short prison sentences? UK road safety laws are letting them off the hook | Sally Kyd
Two court cases last month illustrate how confusion over legal definitions are feeding into a culture of poor driving standards, says law professor Sally Kyd
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A war on motorists, you say.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Driving isn't for everyone. www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2598863...
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The curious corner where one in FIVE drivers mounts the kerb
Drivers near the junction at Heather Avenue and Cromer Road have shared their dismay over avoiding mounting the kerb or turning into oncoming…
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Norwich Cycling Campaign @norwichcycling.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
School Streets - could they be the answer to solving the school run problem? We take a look at what's involved. www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/safer-school...
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Safer school runs – why Norwich needs camera-enforced School Streets
School Streets schemes – timed road closures during drop-off and pick-up – could be just what we need to solve the school run problem
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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#HMG #DfT published the Road Investment Strategy 3 (#RIS3) this morning. Page num'd 13 of the pdf assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69c426... , sectioned "Vision" has a picture of driver fiddling with a mobile phone under the rear view mirror. It is an offence to put a device in this position.
Picture used in the RIS3 document - a driver fiddles with a mobile phone attached to the windscreen under the rear view mirror, in the swept zone of the windscreen
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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Make it safer for families to walk and cycle to schools please! Use school streets or LTNs, and encourage a bike bus to make it fun. Then you give children independence and an appreciation of cycling that will stay with them for life.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 26/03/2026
Parking enforcement is rising, but school run chaos persists, revealing a deeper problem fines alone cannot solve | Henry Durand, Local Democracy Reporter
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The school run problem no amount of fines can fix
Parking enforcement is rising, but school run chaos persists, revealing a deeper problem fines alone cannot solve
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TallBikeGuy @thetallbikeguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Sixty (!) new bike racks have been installed in Eaton Park. They've done a nice job, ten banks of six Sheffield stands concreted in on levelled bases.
Six Sheffield stands in a park.Six Sheffield stands in a park.Six Sheffield stands in a park.Six Sheffield stands in a park.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Economist knows whats up www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The team of bollards did their best, but the sneaky drivers found a gap to squeeze through. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
A long line of bollards along the kerbside and across the end of the pavement. Several vehicles are parked on the placement between you bollards and a row of shops.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Nothing unites the comment section quite like selfish driving on the school run.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So I bought a second hand tumble dryer. Turns out the box on my bike was almost the perfect size. If anyone asks, @davewalker.bsky.social made me do it.
A tumble dryer in a cargo bikeA cartoon by Dave Walker of a washing machine being transported by bike
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
It’s not like I’m hugely precious about my bike’s paintwork, but this sort of sharp-edged bike stand annoys the hell out of me. One day I will start a consultancy that will charge companies £10,000 for an identical report that just says, “Don’t fuck around, use standard Sheffield stands.”
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
💫 The May #localelections are your chance to influence policy! Accessibility to #cargobikes for all families is one of our key manifesto asks. Want to support this? 👉 Follow us! Share this post! Send it to a friend! Check out the full campaign: www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 13/03/2026
There's growing evidence of safety risks of bigger cars. Heavier with higher bonnets & worse vision, bigger SUVs are: ⚠️14% more likely to kill you than if you're hit by a smaller car ⚠️increasing to 77% for children ⚠️and 200% more likely to kill a kid under 9 #VisionZeroLDN
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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This can’t come soon enough. 👏 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London
TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Government should drastically cut tax on alcohol in pubs and restaurants and pay for it by hiking taxes on alcohol for off sales. Social drinking is more of a social good than private drinking.
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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
NYC has created an official reporting app for engine idling, it works well. If the UK was serious about engine idling, and illegal parking, HMG would develop a similar app. There are plenty of concerned citizens who would use it. apps.apple.com/us/app/idle-...
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Idle Reporter for NYC DEP App - App Store
Download Idle Reporter for NYC DEP by Proof by Induction LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Idle Reporter…
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
About 5 streets away from my house the postman waved me down as I was cycling past to give me my post. 1. He's great 2. This makes me feel like I live in a real community 3. This would never have happened if I was in a car
Some letters in the front of a cargo bike
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is why I write so much about pavement parking
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Today in BUT MY CAR news, “BUT MY CAR!”
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'Oversized' bus stops crammed into residential street infuriates neighbours
People living in homes near Catton Park in Norwich have hit out at Norfolk County Council for not consulting them about two new bus stops in the…
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great graphic showing cities on a triangle graph showing if they are most oriented to public transit, active mobility or cars.
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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🧵 MPs are learning how it feels to be a Gorton & Denton resident today. To raise awareness of our recommendations for the Elections Bill we've sent a fake newspaper, The Misleading Times, packed full of dodgy bar charts and made up data to their desks in Westminster.
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@CycleNottingham @cyclenottingham.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
You can’t park there mate..🙄
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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How long should it take to cross a junction? In suburban London it can take a while, like crossing the junction of Christchurch Road and Merantum Way to walk between two neighbouring shopping centres. Is it acceptable to let pedestrians wait this long? @londonls.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Last month, there was a story about the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, wanting to spend £1.5m on free car parking in Peterborough City Centre. 1/16 cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/mayors-...
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Mayor’s budget approved, backing free parking, local growth and value for money  - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, has secured approval for his 2026/27 budget, setting out how the Combined Authority will focus its resources on supporting local growth, deliver...
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
And there's your side road zebras being possible in Wales from 11th March this year. www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/35/...
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The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations and General Directions 2026
This Instrument amends the Traffic Signs Regulations 2016 and the Traffic Signs General Directions 2016, together titled the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (“the 2016 Instrument...
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CalumOnWheels @calumonwheels.com · 09/02/2026
here we go again
A meme of someone sneaking up behind an unsuspecting person.

The unsuspecting person is labelled 'politicians too scared to do LTNs and believing in traffic busting roads'

The sneaker is labelled '150 year old victorian cast iron'
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“I had to go in and face my colleagues who were saying, ‘Mike, what have you done?’” A glimpse inside Haringey's street space transformation, featuring @mikehakata.bsky.social and @carlafrancome.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
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Relentless pressure, threats, and apologies
Four years inside Haringey's street transformation
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Andy Cox @andy-cox.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Parents are calling for a safer school run for their children in #Norwich. We hope Norfolk County Council will consider more #SchoolStreets, including one here at Lionwood Junior School. @norfolkcc.bsky.social
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Parents call for road closure at school bedevilled by 'selfish drivers'
Parents are calling for a road outside the Lionwood infant and junior schools to be closed at drop-off and pick-up times, after years of problems…
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Purple Mouse @purplemouse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Selfish driver yesterday.
Car parked squarely on a pavement with a foot or so of room either side, next to a horribly busy road on a bend.
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Norwich Cycling Campaign @norwichcycling.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
A section of cycle path on the Purple Pedalway had become badly overgrown. We asked Norfolk County Council to clear it but they only did half a job, so we spent two hours yesterday clearing back the vegetation properly. It was hard work but satisfying. We shouldn’t need to do this.
A badly overgrown section of cycle path. Half the path is covered in vegetation. A cyclist is edging past slowly.What the path looked like after the council had been to clear it. Not much different.
What the path looked like after we spent two hours clearing the path properly. You can see the edging of the path.A man and a woman starting on the cleared path holding tools, looking tired but satisfied.
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"Councillors estimate the cost of providing free car parks to be around £10 - £15 [per household per year]: equivalent to a ten per cent increase in council tax." - I find this story interesting mostly because it's rare that the true cost of free parking sees the light of day.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Ever wondered what it costs to provide free parking? Thetford Town Council have decided to keep all car parks at an increase of £10-15 per year for every council tax payer in the town. Details below www.edp24.co.uk/news/2558378...
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Tax hikes loom as market town votes to take over car parks
Thetford Town council has taken a decisive step towards taking over its car parks, which could see locals pay more in council tax.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 29/10/2025
Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction | Owen Sennitt, Local Democracy Reporter
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Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags
Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the measles of the human race" - Albert Einstein
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Norwich Cycling Campaign @norwichcycling.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Great to see our very own Kitty Cresswell Riol quoted in @cyclinguk.bsky.social's glow ride report! www.cyclinguk.org/news/cycling...
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Cycling UK’s glow rides a huge success!
Thousands of people from communities in cities and towns around the UK came together to highlight the need for safer cycling and walking routes that consider the needs and experiences of women
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Norwich Cycling Campaign @norwichcycling.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Wednesday's glow ride in the Norwich Evening News. #MyRideOurRight www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2556810...
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Dozens of cyclists take part in 'glow ride' to highlight safety concerns
Dozens of cyclists lit up Norwich to highlight the need for safer streets and better routes for those on two wheels.
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Liam Calvert @liamcalvert.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I know its just a sign, but this increases public awareness which in turn will lead to more reporting of offences, which will lead to pressure on senior officers to do more enforcement. So I think this is a good thing and would welcome them here in Norwich.
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