Scientist and unashamed transport geek. Camberwell. Helped make: @pedalmeapp, School streets, stepped tracks in Ldn, and @Camdencycling Born: 345ppm
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Ben Knowles retweeted
1/ Very odd and fishy programme on Panorama this evening focusing mostly on illegal motorbikes masquerading as "E-Bikes".
Presented by Adrian Chiles who starts the programme saying he has never ridden an E-Bike before. 🐟
Sales of e-bikes have boomed but some councils and police are struggling to cope
Panorama’s E-Bikes: The Battle for Our Streets on @BBCiPlayer now and @BBCOne at 8pm tonight
bbc.in/41Z1eSV
Ben Knowles retweeted
I interviewed Chris Boardman about his many careers, including current role at Active Travel England. He told me that fact-free anti-cycling media stories are harming the UK's health as they put off politicians from making brave but necessary decisions.
theguardian.com/news/2024/de…
Ben Knowles retweeted
Let’s be real: it’s not Netflix subscriptions and flat whites that are holding Londoners back from buying their first home, it’s surging house prices in our city. 🧵
It’s actually a gig economy problem.
Let’s tackle that instead yeah?
In a rare outing for our opinion site, I’ve written about why councils seeking to ban bikes from city centres due to delivery bikes are treating it as a “cycling problem” when it’s actually a law enforcement problem - these are mainly electric mopeds.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Ben Knowles retweeted
In a rare outing for our opinion site, I’ve written about why councils seeking to ban bikes from city centres due to delivery bikes are treating it as a “cycling problem” when it’s actually a law enforcement problem - these are mainly electric mopeds.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Ben Knowles retweeted
It’s time for Labour to remember its roots and reinstate the right to peaceful protest.
Thanks to @ChrisGPackham for the narration
Location: HMP Wormwood Scrubs
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
💥New data shows fatal collisions in London have fallen FOUR TIMES more than the rest of the UK.
@MayorofLondon is making streets safer with more:
🚲Bike lanes
🚦New crossings & safer junctions
🚗Lower speed limits
🚸School streets
#VisionZeroLDN
tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news…
Seems entirely reasonable.
How are we involved in sending weapons to a country that is using them in a “war” on a civilian population?
How hard are the press going after our new government at the minute?
Almost like they’re trying to chop their feet out from under them before they get started.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Ben Knowles retweeted
I’m at a Labour fringe event about preventative health care where public health minister Andrew Gwynne explained how Chris Whitty told him on his first day that 40% of NHS spending is on preventable illnesses. Fifteen years on it is forecast to be 60%, he said.
Ben Knowles retweeted
Pro tip: The trick to performing an overtake on a £250000 200mph Lamborghini Aventador in central London is to spend 0.1% of the asking price and ride a bike. No slip stream needed
Even easier when the Aventador approaches a speed hump as it hits the eye-watering 2mph mark.
Ben Knowles retweeted
20th century urban planning changed the concept of a street from a place to pass time to a place to pass through.
21st century planning is about reversing that mindset and prioritizing people living in a city over cars driving through it.
Ferenciek tere, Budapest: 2011 vs 2024.
ALT A before and after collage of an urban street in Budapest. The before image is a sunken car expressway. The after image a vibrant street filled with pedestrians, cyclists, and terraces.
Ben Knowles retweeted
Around 70% of Londoners want more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and 60% agree that all roads across the city should have a 20mph speed limit, according to a new survey.
localgov.co.uk/Londoners-bac…
