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So sorry to hear and I hope that the cyclist recovers quickly and is not put off cycling. I was left for dead in a hit Nd run many years ago, people stopped and came to my aid and one drove me home with the wrecked bike. There will be CCTV the police should check. If you are in contact with the cyclist then the Motor Insurance Buteau should provide compensation, particularly if there were eye witnesses

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What jab? I had them many years ago to little or no effect. I never went for the allergy testing where they jab you with various pollens to work out what sets you off. Rely of tablets nowadays, so much better than the old days of piriton which sent me to sleep. June use to be hell from mid teens.

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I can do the research but are more people watching cricket on TV now it went to the higher bidder or in 05 when it was on Channel 4? I think that less kids are into cricket since it went off terrestrial. I suppose I should have had TMS on.

Smokeless still allowed. Wood should also be appropriately seasoned. I expect far more issues with people burning dodgy wood.

General view is it is tokenistic from Iran, not looking to harm life but show that they are retaliating. Same thing happened after the earlier Israeli attack back in the distant part. There will be debate, even at the top of the Iranian authorities. Israel even without the US hold the cards. Although are in this position due to decades of US support. As per my post on the other thread much of the reason the world is in this position is botched US post second world war middle East policy. Supporting both sides in the Iran/Iraq war being particularly striking Trump mark 1 emboldened the right wing in Israel, perhaps pushed Hammas to more extreme action, and led to the Iranians going rogue on nukes. I think that the latter was to put them in a stronger position in opening up grade, a country not able to sell vast quantities of oil ,(and gas?) But how does the world move on from this mess? By all means give other views to my simplistic ones

Separate subject floating bus stops but the review has shown that safety standards are fine. https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-stop-bypass-safety-review-2024.pdf We could all post videos of road users behaving badly, there are zillions of ones of drivers being rrrsses. I prefer proper evidence. From the above report the acknowledgement of concerns about cyclists not stopping: "The video observations showed that when a pedestrian was at the zebra crossing, it was rare this coincided with a cyclist nearby on the track. Nevertheless, when there was an interaction, a significant proportion of cyclists did not yield to pedestrians at the zebra crossings as they should. Although not statistically significant, these observations align with concerns raised about people cycling not giving way at the bus stop bypass zebra crossings" Wording could be a little clearer. No doubt more could and should be done re:cyclist behaviour, this isn't just about floating bus stops I hasten to add.

I'm tempted to tally up posts from individuals on certain subjects. But that would be (a) ridiculously time consuming (b) sad (c) outcome wouldn't be surprising

2 weeks ago a driver pulled out on Champion Hill without looking and narrowly missed a cyclist in front of me. She didn't even acknowledge or apologise for her mistake. This morning a van driver shot past me going down hill on Underhill, and then braked in front of me as he headed towards stationary traffic. I politely asked him what was the point of that. There are in deed inconsiderate drivers everywhere

No there are lots of words in the response, whole sentences and even paragraphs. You are using this thread to have a go about the LTN. There are already several threads doing this, not sure why you need another one.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-nuclear-deal/ Useful article on how Trump withdrawing from the Iran nukes deal helped lead to the current situation. And a 2018 article from Beeb Can't reverse history but why has the world forgotten Trump version 1 dreadful decision https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43902372.amp

I expect my Google and AI profile is different to yours. Mine probably avoids the alarmist and right wing articles. I do occasionally flick through an old copy of the Daily Mail when at the hairdressers and surprised at all the dreadful things that go on, that never comes to my attention.

Well you will be fine as that was only on the re-released longer album.

I try to avoid us Vs them. But (a) those that say they care about air quality yet don't want restrictions (b) those that don't really care about air quality but use it as a reason not to have any restrictions such as measures that could lead to more traffic on main roads, frustrates me. Thus is about smarter journeys. That can include sharing journeys, something many are resistant against. So less vehicles on the road. The one that really gets me is those, still, opposed to the ULEZ. Including those that have anti ULEZ stickers on compliant vehicles.