Brutkey

Charlotte Walker
@purplepadma@beige.party

@helenclayton@mas.to @TCMuffin@toot.wales We live on the edge of a small Welsh town but still within the 20 mph zone, almost everyone speeds up as soon as they are out of the town centre. They go so fast that it is not pleasant sometimes walking up the hill and having them whizz by at such a speed

Helen Clayton
@helenclayton@mas.to

@purplepadma@beige.party @TCMuffin@toot.wales I can imagine. On Friday I was waiting at the bus stop in the village, in the 20mph zone, and a car overtook another at speed still the zone. They were going uphill with the brow of the hill on a bend. For what, to be somewhere two minutes faster?! This was in front of a school, albeit closed.

When we moved here I had two months left on my car insurance. I got a refund when I changed my address (enough to pay the admin fee 😂). Safer and cheaper. What’s two minutes.

Ducky Fella
@duckyfella@cupoftea.social

@helenclayton@mas.to @purplepadma@beige.party @TCMuffin@toot.wales The lack of patience is absurd sometimes. Been out on the bicycle before now and had people overtake me while I’m going at 25+ mph through a village, narrowly avoiding myself, traffic islands, oncoming traffic, or all of the above. All to save a few seconds here or there

Ducky Fella
@duckyfella@cupoftea.social

@helenclayton@mas.to @purplepadma@beige.party @TCMuffin@toot.wales I quite like the setup they have in Singapore, where only a limited number of car permits are issued each year, and you have to demonstrate you have a genuine need for a car. UK seems hell bent on keeping cars as the primary method of transport for most people, to the detriment of the environment, safety, etc. All in the name of growth above all else. Total false economy