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Manolo White

@manolowhite.bsky.social
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Why can’t we all just get along? Here for current affairs, local news, greyhounds, and bicycle nonsense. Will post clips of my commuting adventures.

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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Running reds in London, about 5 mins apart. I do get riled when I see cyclists going through reds, or on pedestrian green, but it’s a different story when 2-3 tons of 20mph metal do it
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Nah I’ll not filter. I’m good. I’ll just sit here and wait” 😂
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With this one, I think I genuinely was going way too fast. I was going like the clappers into the roundabout - maybe not wise - but nothing was coming from the right 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’ll be the first hold my hand up. I’ll take any criticism for this on the chin
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I can imagine how difficult it is to gauge depth perception on a moving small mass object. My fault for going too fast, I guess. Even says “SLOW” in the bike like. My bad 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Honestly, if it’s not cars it’s deer 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Watching the tennis - Queens - on the tv. Why are they so many empty seats for a semi-final on a Saturday afternoon? #tennis #Queens #HSBCChampionship
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Kids on bikes and mum in the cargo hold. Kings Road London 7.30am 🤗
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
@slowbikeiain.bsky.social posted a pic of his bike garage at work. This is mine, and without it I would not cycle commute through central London to work. If you build it, they will come.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A dog in a rucksack 😀
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Going nowhere, this driver knew they had messed up and was apologetic to riders. But would a “real” train sneak behind the car if the driver had stopped on a level crossing? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Couple of observations from this clip. Note the developing gap between the mini and the taxi in front of it at the beginning of the clip. Then see the driver of the mini fail to stop for a pedestrian crossing at the zebra. Can’t prove it but I’d wager the driver was on a mobile phone. But cyclists!
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Just one the benefits of cycling in terrible weather is seeing a double rainbow over the Thames 🌈 🌈
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“Bloody horse riders! Riding two abreast and jumping red lights! They should have number plates and insurance, and a road tax to pay for the mess cleanup 💩”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Cyclist goes through a red light and nearly gets t-boned by a motorbike on Park Lane. Unbelievably two other cyclists cross Park Lane on a red straight after. Just wait, guys. It’s literally seconds.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This driver was looking left to see what was coming into the roundabout. Looked right as an after thought to see what was actually on the roundabout that needed giving way to. The driver kindly waved me across 👍
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Does this happen in other cycling cities? Or is it just London’s cyclists that strive to be hated amongst all road users? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
This is an egregious manoeuvre by the rider of this delivery moped. Mustn’t delay someone’s Whole Foods order. But cyclists are the problem, apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
My fault for not having enough high-viz and front lights 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Jenny33K @hopefulinthepeaks.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Every man should get his PSA checked by GP practice, even if he has NO symptoms. Saved my husband’s life.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This is why cyclists will never be respected on London’s roads. How do we stop this from happening?
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The cyclist in front of me could’ve ended up being a tennis ball between the driver of the car on the right, accelerating through a give way, and the driver of the Rolls on the left poking its nose out. Even with tax and insurance, car drivers that don’t follow rules are a danger
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Stopped cyclists waiting at a zebra crossing for pedestrians to cross get in the way of a motorcycle rider
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Must….get….in….front!
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
If we make roads wider for cars and inhospitable for pedestrians and cyclists, the road accident rate will collapse because there will be no pedestrians or cyclists to hit.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
“And now we head live to the peloton”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
An idiot cyclist
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Look…everyone gets distracted…human nature. But if you daydream roll through a red light on a busy rush hour London road, just make sure that you’re in a bus for full protection 👍
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Hardest working band in the world! @weddingpresent.bsky.social excellent 40th anniversary set at #kentishtownforum superb!
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
It wouldn’t have inconvenienced either of these protagonists to wait literally 2 seconds for safe passage. Instead, the taxi driver carried out a punishment manoeuvre using his vehicle as a weapon.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
“Cyclists never stop for pedestrians at zebra crossings”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Wouldn’t have killed this cyclist to slow down for a pedestrian on a zebra crossing. Totally disrespectful. I wonder what his social media post would say if it were his daughter crossing 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
This driver cuts across the middle of a roundabout to inconvenience a moped rider. The driver was indicating but had he manoeuvred correctly both he and the moped driver would have comfortably continued on their respective ways. Sadly I think there was another agenda at play here.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A question for the Velominati - Keepers of the Cog: is it ok to draft/get towed by an e-bike without taking your turn at the front? Asking for a friend 😬
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This looks safe! 🤦
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It’s cyclists like this that ruin it for everyone. I don’t think this pedestrian will be advocating for more cycle lanes and protective infrastructure. All cyclists must call this out.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
People: “cyclists are a menace and a danger on the roads” Licensed private hire vehicle: “hold my beer”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
“Every lane is a car lane”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Richmond Safari Park
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
According to my Garmin, today I was stopped for 4mins 10secs on a 17km commute to central London. I could save 2mins or more running reds. In my opinion I think it is safer to be front of the queue than risk getting side slammed. But that’s me 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
“E-bikes are a menace and should be taxed and have insurance. Then they’ll be obliged to follow the rules” Of course, I got in the way of this cyclist going at approx twice the speed limit for the road, at a pedestrian controlled crossing.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
For those of you commuting home in London this evening, be safe - it’s looking ugly out there. But remember this: Rule #9 “If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period”
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
A couple of cycling hooligans on the commute home 😀
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Loads of bikes go through here on red, which is a shame as it is on a pedestrian green. Seen a few close calls, mostly from other bikes jumping from the right. But I wasn’t expecting a bike riding policeman to pass on my right!! Is this “get out of jail free” card? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
No! This is all wrong. A licensed private hire taxi in London driving through a red traffic light?! I genuinely thought only cyclists do that 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This driver got confused with the green man for pedestrians. Totally fine when you’re in a scaffolding truck.
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I think there was a motorbike amnesty this morning. This one was my favourite - other side of the traffic light and then a hop onto the central reservation
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Ballsy move in the other lane with a central reservation
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“Bloody cyclists” 🙄
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“As a cyclist myself……”, cyclists just get in the way. Probably being a bit harsh as the driver did stop, but pretty sure he saw me coming as he turned right 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Manolo White @manolowhite.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
“Cyclists always break the rules - never stop at zebra crossings to let pedestrians cross”
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