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Element D

March 18, 2024 Longrider 14

The CBT course is divided into five elements. Element D is where we talk about the road. This includes such things as visibility, vulnerability, the […]

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Vile Strikes Again

September 16, 2023 Longrider 19

Jeremy Vile is, perhaps, the worst possible advocate for cycling. A pompous, self-righteous arsehole who will actively put himself in harm’s way to prove a […]

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Thoughts on Deliveroo

June 24, 2023 Longrider 0

I include Uber in this rant. The gig economy that these organisations operate is thoroughly repugnant. While they float on the borderline between legality and […]

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CBT Musings

May 27, 2023 Longrider 22

My colleagues and I have been discussing CBT recently. Rather a lot, actually, because we all agree on one thing; it is not fit for […]

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Oh Dear, How Sad

May 24, 2023 Longrider 7

Never mind. A police van caught on camera following two teenagers who died in an e-bike crash was half-a-mile away when the pair were fatally injured, a […]

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Big Zed

April 9, 2023 Longrider 12

I’ve been trying to sell the Z900RS. It didn’t go on the eBay auction, which came as no great surprise. I think the days of […]

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Bullshit

April 9, 2023 Longrider 15

This trope crops up regularly and it’s bullshit. Hundreds of thousands of 85-year-olds should have to resit their driving test, a road safety charity has […]

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Transparent

March 26, 2023 Longrider 6

So it happened again. This time in reverse. The booking was for a man. What turned up was clearly a young woman. It was obvious […]

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Ban ’em or Not

March 18, 2023 Longrider 9

I’m not a bansturbator, but by God, I detest the e-scooter fad. A cancer survivor who nearly lost his foot in a brutal e-scooter accident is one […]