Notices by BicycleBen (bicycleben@mas.to)

"The country is a tinderbox after multiple heatwaves and no rain. Quick, ban disposable barbecues for a few weeks and activate the emergency sirens. Also, we need to weaken our EV sales targets, open new runways, and drill for more oil"

Stupid, STUPID government.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets

This reads as scarily similar to the Wimbledon crash. Children should not be at risk from dangerous drivers in their ridiculous oversized cars anywhere, but least of all inside their nursery or school.

Nothing will change.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4eldkpxgwo

"My 'right' to buy a car that's too big for my property, trumps your actual right to safely walk on the footpath"
Why do we tolerate this selfish behaviour? If you do this, stop it. Park somewhere out of the way, sell your car, or move. Pavements are for people.

@seansayswords This property pre-dates the car. The "space" is actually just a small front yard that's been converted for the purpose. I reckon an electric runabout would fit there just about, but that's probably all.

@seansayswords The point here is that there is no "providing a parking space". It's a pre-1920s village terraced house, likely owner-occupied (speculating though) where at some point the small front yard has been surfaced in an attempt to provide a parking space. That space is not suitable for anything more than the smallest of cars, but the current resident has decided that they can still store a car that is too large. That is on them and them alone.