Porsche reportedly mounted pavement, killing three adults, including Briton, and child Last modified on Mon 9 Sep 2019 Politicians in Berlin are calling for a city-centre ban on “tank-like” 4x4s after a driver reportedly lost control of his car and hit a group of pedestrians in the German capital, killing four people. Police have opened… [Read More]
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/savevelolife?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-shee Created August 24, 2019 Hi, my name is Lee Goodwin, I own and run Velolife Bicycle Cafe. We opened Velolife in 2016 in and old Pub that had been closed for 18 months, bringing a new lease of life to a community facility that had been lost. We serve great organic coffee, using milk… [Read More]
The hellish future of Las Vegas in the climate crisis: ‘A place where we never go outside’ | The Guardian
Las Vegas is the fastest-warming city in the United States. The city’s poorest residents are most at risk in the heat Dan HernandezLast modified on Tue 3 Sep 2019 21.58 BST The Clark county death investigator Jill Roberts vividly recalls the sunny 115F (46C) afternoon last summer when she entered a Las Vegas home with… [Read More]
Jan 2018) Why do so many disabled people cycle in Cambridge? | The Guardian
Tue 2 Jan 2018 This article is more than 1 year old Riding a bike may be easier than walking for two-thirds of disabled cyclists, but they often remain invisible to society. Many don’t realise that more than a quarter of disabled commutes in this university city are made by bike Cycle around Cambridge and… [Read More]
Car blindness — Ignoring the true cost of cars – Alex Dyer – Medium
Car blindness — Ignoring the true cost of cars Alex Dyer We love cars. Or do we? Perhaps instead, we just have places to go and people to see and jobs to do. Perhaps they’re just another tool of modern life and have become familiar, habitual, routine. Many don’t even like driving but have come… [Read More]
Cyclists stage ‘funeral procession’ through London to highlight bike rider deaths | London Evening Standard
Protesters staged a symbolic funeral procession across central London ending in a die-in in Trafalgar Square to highlight the need for measures to protect cyclists. Organised by Extinction Rebellion in partnership with Stop Killing Cyclists, the protest called on the Government to start investing £6 billion a year on cycling infrastructure. The march, which began… [Read More]
NYC cyclists want Bill de Blasio to stop running for president – NYPost
NYC cyclists want de Blasio off 2020 campaign trail August 25, 2019 By Khristina Narizhnaya and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Mayor Bill de Blasio should stop running for president and focus on Big Apple cyclists getting run over, cycling enthusiasts said Sunday. The call came as more than 200 cyclist rallied for safe streets in memory of… [Read More]
Extinction Rebellion and Stop Killing Cyclists call on Chancellor to invest £6 billion per year in cycl ing | Cyclist
Protest outside the Treasury planned to coincide with the Autumn budget On Saturday 7th September Extinction Rebellion and Stop Killing Cyclists are planning to protest outside the Treasury in London. They’ll be asking the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, to begin investing £6 billion per year in cycling in the Autumn Budget. ‘We’re working hard to tell… [Read More]
Hundreds of cyclists stage ‘die-in’ protest in central London | The Guardian
Mock funeral procession highlights impact of cars and demands funding for cyclist safety Sat 7 Sep 2019 Hundreds of cyclists took part in a staged funeral procession in central London on Saturday before performing a “die-in” near Whitehall to call for greater investment in walking and cycling. The protest, organised by the campaign groups Extinction… [Read More]
TODAY >>> Saturday 7 September – National Funeral for the Unknown Cyclist – Lincoln’s Inn Fields – 12 midday
LED RIDES TO NATIONAL CYCLE PROTEST – DETAILS ! TOMORROW SATURDAY : NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST !! If you would like to cycle to Saturday’s SKC / XR national cycle protest, with other cyclists, there are led rides from all 4 corners of London! … Spent the evening making the coffin placards for Saturday’s… [Read More]