Anyone out riding in the snow this morning? A story in two parts...
For what it’s worth, I’ve just bottled it. 🚊
— Ned Boulting 🏳️⚧️ (@nedboulting) March 8, 2023
Me and you both, Ned... Me and you both...
Cycling to work ❄️ 🥶 🚲 #bristol#snow#cycling#cyclingtoworkpic.twitter.com/zXc6SAL6PX
— Stephenson Grobério (@stephengroberio) March 8, 2023
While parts of Britain enter the mandatory collective loss of everyday activities at the sight of 2cm of snow, here's how the Dutch do things...
Snow preparations underway - looks like bike paths first here #thehague🇳🇱🚲 ❄️ pic.twitter.com/FqdIEWhlhN
— anna holligan 🎙 (@annaholligan) March 8, 2023
No slush there (yes, I'm aware the snow hasn't arrived yet)... but a gritted cycle lane... wow, they're spolit over there.
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Oh dear...
Bus lanes are also for use by taxis, motorcycles and cyclists on almost all of London. Dumbo.
— CyclingMikey (@MikeyCycling) March 8, 2023
The young people have spoken...
jeremy vine on his way to work pic.twitter.com/t1IFquyEVe
— Aidan James (@mcandidate) March 7, 2023
I like this new Twitter view counter thingy, it means you can pinpoint the exact number of people who have never been close passed (or perhaps even ridden a bike) on the roads...
Anyway, Vine's not taking the public's amusing fascination with his videos to heart, asking, "Have I become what they call a meme?"... As self-professed meme experts here on the live blog, we're going to say that's a yes, Jeremy.
Despicable driving from the tanker on fire. I bet that once he’d run out of ammo the driver looked at his phone screen while stopped in traffic, too.
— Si Frost (@si_frost) March 8, 2023
Are they on Bromptons or Penny Farthings?
— Bob (@Cycling_Bob) March 8, 2023
It seems the meme came after Vine uploaded a video showing a London bus driver close passing him on his early morning commute to Channel 5's studios yesterday. Transport for London's account responded saying the post had enough information for a report to be made...
WHAT. THE. HELL.
This morning, 0620, watch this bus pass me.
LK17 AFF, the 243 heading east on Theobalds Road.
So how do I report this, @TfL? pic.twitter.com/okReFOLYXF— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 7, 2023
A topic recent road.cc Podcast guest Carla Francombe spoke about at the Women's Freedom Ride on Sunday...
I talked about this in my speech on Sunday Jeremy- “when a bus goes past you so quickly that you can feel the wind- and you feel like it’s a miracle that you got through your front door okay - it shouldn’t feel like a miracle that you got home safe” … @willnorman@SadiqKhanhttps://t.co/hU1r0L1PhG
— Carla Francome (@carlafrancome) March 7, 2023