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davecykl<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScottishGreens</span></a></span> This has been a genuinely great step forward, but if only •all• of Scotland’s local authorities had actually •properly• got on board to develop plans and then actually implement projects to improve <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> infrastructure and make it easier for everyone to get around… Sadly many councils are much more talk than action, and many are not even that… 😢</p>
Anna<p>I hear today is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WorldBicycleDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBicycleDay</span></a> so here is my lil orange wonder, next to a wild verge near the gym. <br>(And yes, it's got quite a lot of stuff hanging off it 😂 )<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a></p>
michael<p>Love the fact that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TFL</span></a>) has a whole website about the joys of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> in the capital. I often walk 30-60 min routes there, eg Marylebone or Paddington station to Kings Cross, or Kings Cross to Tate Modern. <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
edi.bike | weekly news digest<p>🚲 edi.bike | issue 95 | 2nd June '25<br>In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:</p><p>Spokes Cycle Count &amp; Updated Edinburgh Map; Porty Community Energy Funding &amp; Carers Programme; Edinburgh Festival of Cycling Events, community updates, route closures &amp; more:</p><p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-95-2nd-june-25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buttondown.com/edi.bike/archiv</span><span class="invisible">e/edibike-issue-95-2nd-june-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclingUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a></p>
edi.bike | weekly news digest<p>🚲 edi.bike | issue 94 | 26th May '25<br>In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:</p><p>Flora Stevenson Bike Bus Anniversary with ‘My ride. Our right’, City Mobility Plan Prioritisation Approved, Future of Duddingston Low Rd, community events, route closures &amp; more:</p><p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-94-26th-may-25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buttondown.com/edi.bike/archiv</span><span class="invisible">e/edibike-issue-94-26th-may-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclingUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a></p>
Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<p>Paris to make 500 more streets car-free. Dublin, please copy <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@OisinOConnor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OisinOConnor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@CllrKarenPower" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CllrKarenPower</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@dublininquirer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dublininquirer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DublinCommuters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DublinCommuters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@IBIKEDublin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IBIKEDublin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@DublinCityCouncil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DublinCityCouncil</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@dublincityfm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dublincityfm</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@irishtimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>irishtimes</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@ccferrie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ccferrie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@IrishIndependentIndependentRSS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IrishIndependentIndependentRSS</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-24/paris-referendum-makes-500-streets-car-free-as-green-spaces-are-expanded" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-24/paris-referendum-makes-500-streets-car-free-as-green-spaces-are-expanded</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CarFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SafeCommute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeCommute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SafeForKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeForKids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a></p>
Anna<p>Riding home last week, I saw what I thought was Big Bird from Sesame St face down in the mud, on the side of a busy dual carriageway. I stopped, went back and decided to rescue him. <br>One trip through the washing machine, and Duck from The Masked Singer is ready to roll 😁<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a></p>
Boggin<p>"Don’t let them get away with stifling&nbsp;our city by stealth"</p><p>The Council are "eco-zealots"!? What a prat Iain Whyte is.</p><p>Luckily in Edinburgh the Conservative councillors are outnumbered. They remain a whiny irrelevance.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fckcrs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fckcrs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/dont-let-them-get-away-with-stifling-our-city-by-stealth-5141872" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">edinburghnews.scotsman.com/new</span><span class="invisible">s/opinion/columnists/dont-let-them-get-away-with-stifling-our-city-by-stealth-5141872</span></a></p>
ScienceOpen<p>'Active Travel Studies' is a peer-reviewed, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> journal by University of Westminster Press, publishing authoritative <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walking</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> and other forms of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a>: <a href="https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/UWP_ATS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scienceopen.com/collection/UWP</span><span class="invisible">_ATS</span></a></p>
Matt<p>“Nobody in my family can pay for parking. It’s a sickness. My father didn’t pay for parking, my mother, my brother, nobody. It’s like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay when, if I apply myself, maybe I can get it for free?” </p><p>George from Seinfeld, quoted in my latest blog post.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activetravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publictransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mattpedals.bike/free-car-parking-is-a-joke/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mattpedals.bike/free-car-parki</span><span class="invisible">ng-is-a-joke/</span></a></p>
edi.bike | weekly news digest<p>🚲 edi.bike | issue 93 | 19th May '25<br>In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:</p><p>Joint Active Travel Manifesto, City Mobility Plan Projects Planned Out, ‘East Area’ Cycleways Deferred, Transport Committee Agenda, community events, route closures &amp; more:</p><p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-93-19th-may-25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buttondown.com/edi.bike/archiv</span><span class="invisible">e/edibike-issue-93-19th-may-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclingUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a></p>
Boggin<p>Programme for Government 25/26 – retreat on active travel, bus and traffic reduction « Spokes</p><p>Increasing Active Travel is a huge benefit to everyone and reduces costs almost everywhere else, especially in health. So the Scottish government cuts the budget massively *and* tries to hide it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a></p><p><a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/2025/05/programme-for-government-25-26-retreat-on-active-travel-bus-and-traffic-reduction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spokes.org.uk/2025/05/programm</span><span class="invisible">e-for-government-25-26-retreat-on-active-travel-bus-and-traffic-reduction/</span></a></p>
Jonathan Schofield<p>…When I ran a local XR account on Twitter, and then (during 2020 lockdown) an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activeTravel</span></a> campaign account, I enjoyed trying to challenge the blinkers of the inattentive.</p><p>But if I were to try and do that again on BSky, I’d have to put a whole load more work in there, and there are better things to do</p>
Anna<p>My bike has been off for a service and now it's back. I rode to the gym tonight and it feels smoooooth. <br>Wahooooooooooooo 😁<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>
David Clubb<p>Shame to see <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/PlaidCymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlaidCymru</span></a> campaigning on keeping costs low for using cars. Their environmental approach is highly inconsistent. </p><p>We should be incentivising public transport and active travel, including by reducing subsidies to car users</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ParkingCharges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParkingCharges</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/wales" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wales</span></a></span></p>
Debs | Miles, Maps & Memories<p>New here, why I’m here</p><p>I joined Facebook 20yrs ago when it felt genuine and personal. Now, as a cyclist and former hill walker and motorcyclist, my feed is filled with clickbait about accidents involving those activities. Same with Twitter, which started great for connecting with my edtech tribe but then turned vitrioolic. Hoping Mastodon offers a kinder, more thoughtful space.</p><p>What's been your experience? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introductions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/slowtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slowtravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/biketooters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blioggers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blioggers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a></p>
Pete<p><a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/YorkshireDales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YorkshireDales</span></a> National Park <a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> Plan public consultation: <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/60633b03599b4ab78cbc91163b59c838" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6</span><span class="invisible">0633b03599b4ab78cbc91163b59c838</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hypertelia.com/tags/yorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yorkshire</span></a></p>
Matt<p>"...though the majority of households in Westminster don’t own a car, a quarter of all land in the borough is used for roads – more than is reserved for green space and double the amount used for housing."</p><p>Cities give a crazy amount of space over to cars. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activetravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/motonormativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motonormativity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/06/debate-pedestrianising-oxford-street-banning-cars-sadiq-khan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/06/debate-pedestrianising-oxford-street-banning-cars-sadiq-khan</span></a></p>
Matt<p>“For children, the risk was even greater: a child hit by an SUV or LTV was 82 per cent more likely to die than one struck by a passenger car, with the risk increasing to 130 per cent among children under the age of 10.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activetravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/waroncars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waroncars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p><p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/cyclists-44-cent-more-likely-be-killed-suvs-313839" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">road.cc/content/news/cyclists-</span><span class="invisible">44-cent-more-likely-be-killed-suvs-313839</span></a></p>
edi.bike | weekly news digest<p>🚲 edi.bike | issue 91 | 5th May '25<br>In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:</p><p>Green Call for Urgency on Delayed Projects, ScotGov ‘War on motorists’ debate, Spokes Meeting Roundup, community events, route closures and more:</p><p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-91-5th-may-25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buttondown.com/edi.bike/archiv</span><span class="invisible">e/edibike-issue-91-5th-may-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclingUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActiveTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a></p>