Documenting drivers behaving badly in 'Britain's best city for cyclists' (Komoot, 2020) .
Cardiff, Wales
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Yeah, all the ppl wishing injury & death on cyclists ('nonces', 'weirdos', 'benders') are just having a laugh. Until they're not. Cyclists are like football fans in the 80s - collectively blamed, denied safe infrastructure, vilified when they die.
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Just some of the buildings flattened to build the Gabalfa Interchange/Flyover. Not to mention 100+ homes destroyed for benefit of drivers
Makes the "war on cars" & online vitriol whenever improvements are proposed to improve streets for people outside of cars look a bit silly...
In W Sussex. Cycled #SalternsWay to the Witterings & back. On the B roads, 9 out of 10 drivers fine. Why 1 driver in 10 leave fuck all space overtaking us? What's the issue, when everyone else is perfectly competent?
Across Cardiff, in four different directions, bike is quicker than car and public transport (as well as being a hell of a lot cheaper and waayyy more pleasant - even taking into account the small minority of dickhead drivers).
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In the car earlier, doing 30mph in the 30 zone on Llanedeyrn Rd. Driver behind overtakes me doing 40 to then sit on bumper of car 20 yds in front of me before turning right after about 100 yds. Most inexplicable bit of driving I've ever seen 🤪
Good to hear this cyclist appears to be OK. I just cycled to Leckwith & back. As always, the protected bike lanes really help . Where there are none, speeding and close passing of cyclists remains too common despite most motorists being fine.
Who's right, @AndyCoxDCS?
@GoSafeCymru or @markandcharlie? Should #OpSnap be confirming to submitters exactly what outcome (letter, course, points/fine) has resulted from a close pass report? Or is stating 'positive action taken' enough to comply with @PoliceChiefs rules?
Morning @GoSafeCymru . What do you and @SWPolice say to this comment from one of the originators of #OpSnap, who says your #OpSnap procedures go against the recommendations of @PoliceChiefs ?
Tagging in @EmmaWoolsPCC, who is responsible for police accountability in S Wales.
Morning @GoSafeCymru . What do you and @SWPolice say to this comment from one of the originators of #OpSnap, who says your #OpSnap procedures go against the recommendations of @PoliceChiefs ?
Tagging in @EmmaWoolsPCC, who is responsible for police accountability in S Wales.
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Thx for responding to my other tweet @GoSafeCymru . Could you respond to this too pls? Thanks!
Forces of the glorious #20mph resistance assemble!! Your leaders have fallen (@Mark_J_Harper 😂🤣😂) yet on you, erm... march!
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You can count on the fact that the same individuals who argue for 'Cyclists needing number plates, insurance, registration, and compulsory testing' will argue against a speed limiter in your car as a nanny state.
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#OpSnap confirm 'positive action taken'.
What action has been taken is *not* specified. This doesn't follow @PoliceChiefs recommendations on, as confirmed to me ⬇️ by one of the originators of #OpSnap.
Comment pls @GoSafeCymru @SWPolice ?
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Close passes are decreasing in my neck of the woods and have been for a while. But Whitchurch Rd is still shitty.
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And there we have it. @gosafecymru refusal to proved #OpSnap submitters with details of outcomes deemed in direct conflict with the national guidelines on 3rd party reporting from @PoliceChiefs , despite their continued protestations to the contrary.
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@GoSafeCymru does your outcome update procedure align with the instructions from Kyle Gordon?
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So, @AndyCoxDCS @PoliceChiefs does refusing to give to #OpSnap submitters specific details of what action is being taken (i.e. warning letter or course or court) align with @PoliceChiefs guidelines on 3rd party reporting, or not?
What's the definitive answer?
@markandcharlie
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@EmmaWoolsPCC hi Emma, congrats on the new post! Since 2017, Welsh police forces have used GDPR as an excuse to run #OpSnap with zero transparency & accountability. What do you plan to do about this?
At the end of May, the victims & prisoners bill became law. #OpSnap submitters should now be treated as potential victims of crime, not just witnesses, entitling them to full updates on their reports.
Are you going to do this @GoSafeCymru
@swpolice? parliament.uk/business/news/…
You say supporting victims is one of your priorities. Did you know that @swpolice refuse to recognise that a cyclist who reports a near death experience at the hands of a driver should be treated as a potential victim of a crime? Would be cool to hear your plans to remedy this 👍
Close passes are decreasing in my neck of the woods and have been for a while. But Whitchurch Rd is still shitty.
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