#cycling

mkwadee@diasp.eu

In order to compensate for the missed couple of days of cycling during the week, owing to snow, I went on a #Night #Ride today. This enabled me to get used to #riding in the #dark. On my usual route, there are some fairly quiet and hence secluded and #unlit stretches, where #BikeLights are essential although it's still very difficult to spot pedestrians in dark clothing (and also their dogs). Still, no close encounters today. Because of the recently passed #Storm #Bert, a lot of #trees and #hedges have shed #branches and #twigs, which can be more than just a mere nuisance. In the past, they have caused #punctures and have even jammed in the #spikes causing #skidding #hazards. Luckily, no problems today.

#Bike #Biking #Cycle #Cycling #Bicycle

jaywink@jasonrobinson.me

Carspiracy - You’ll Never See The World The Same Way Again

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4GZnGl55c

The title is a bit clickbaity, but it's a really good explanation of why discussion on how bad car culture is for all of us is so difficult.

Separately, unrelated, I don't watch a lot of YouTube videos due to ads. I wonder if the advertisers, interrupting midsentense every so and so minutes (twice during this video) see you when you show them the middle finger? I really hope so.

#cycling #cars #motonormativity