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London-based writer. Often climbing.
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London-based writer. Often climbing.
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What are Lemmy's unwritten rules?
I’ll start. Non serious answers also welcome...
Your greatest weakness becomes your greatest strength. How is your life different?
imagine a slider on a video game going way in the other direction, that is. this isn’t like one of those philosophy riddle things
Who is the cruelest fictional villain?
I’m not just talking cruelty in terms of their goals, but also how they went about achieving their goals
What’s your favorite fantasy universe and why?
Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs? [The Observer] (www.theguardian.com)
It’s midnight on the edge of Clapham Common in early September. The streets are eerily quiet as a shadowy figure in black shirt, shorts and baseball cap emerges from the common. He is wearing a red face mask, his features, except for some blond locks, hidden from view.
Congrats, you've been made Ruler of the World. How do you fuck it up?
Some good news from the UK: London cycling numbers go wild | London Cycling Campaign (lcc.org.uk)
Cycling numbers are up in London!...
Anti-ULEZ extremists blow up a ULEZ camera using an IED (news.met.police.uk)
Car-brains now actually blowing things up in suburban England, with the tacit support of Tory MPs.
Study shows 'Substantial falls in motor traffic within LTN schemes, especially in Inner London' | ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com)
By contrast, little average change in motor traffic on LTN boundary roads...
What London’s mayor learned when he took on the cars (www.politico.eu)
Study Finds Cyclists Are Better People Than Drivers | Jalopnik (jalopnik.com)
I’ve always argued this wasn’t the case and that motoring is a worse transport mode because of the associated externalities, not because of anything inherent to the users....
London air quality improved by Ulez and Lez - report | BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The researchers said the introduction of the Lez helped to reduce particulate matter (PM10) in Greater London by 13% between 2008 and 2013, compared to between 2003 and 2007....
A guide to the evidence around low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) | Sustrans (www.sustrans.org.uk)
A handy summary of studies into LTNs and equivalent schemes....
Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study (www.forbes.com)
Some interesting stuff here, including links to more studies showing similar results in different countries....