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Devizes, Wiltshire
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Wayland's Smithy, looking due West. I am looking forward to re-shooting this once the leaves have all gone. – at Didcot, England
Devizes Town Council has a web page of really useful information and links for local walking and cycling, well worth a look.
devizes-tc.gov.uk/walking-cy…
A petition to parliament, calling for presumed liability in civil cases against the more powerful road user, in the event of a collision.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Plans to improve road safety on the A361 at Caen Hill, Devizes have been announced, as part of our additional £22m investment into the county’s highways. 🚗
Find out more 👉🏼 orlo.uk/S5l6y
ALT Wiltshire Council logo on green background
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"If everybody speeds on the road, why can't I?"
Dr Gemma Briggs is a Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at the Open University and tells #BBCWato the normalisation of breaking the speed limits causes us to downplay the risk in our minds.
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“We have a consistent, non-evidence-based, negative narrative to stop any change. It’s stopping people wanting to put their heads up & do difficult things. It needs people with courage to stand up & say: ‘This isn’t in the public interest.”— @chrisboardman theguardian.com/news/2024/de…
Walk or cycle; live longer.
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Are you a motorist, cyclist, pedestrian or do you use public transport in Wiltshire?
Give us your views and help shape our Local Transport Plan 4
Find out more 👉🏽 orlo.uk/On0s3
Share your views 👉🏼 orlo.uk/jwNWO
ALT Image of vehicles Have your say on our Local Transport Plan Wiltshire Council logo
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She sounds great! You’ve sold me on her
New Transport Minister is @Heidi_Labour previously Deputy Mayor of London for Transport from 2018 to 2021 under @MayorofLondon
She is anti motorist in the UK with a proliferation of Khan styled anti-driver policies, eg LTNs ULEZs 20mph zones etc
I hope she will meet with me
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Are you a motorist, cyclist, pedestrian or do you use public transport in Wiltshire?
Join the webinar at 6pm on Tue 3 Dec to find out more and ask questions about the new Local Transport Plan for Wiltshire.
Sign up 👉 orlo.uk/friFb
Read more 👉 orlo.uk/wdupw
ALT Image of vehicles Have your say on our Local Transport Plan Wiltshire Council logo
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Today marks four years since the consultation on a #PavementParking ban in England - and we're still waiting for action. Disabled campaigner @KatiePennick says:
"In this photo you can see what happens when parking places are put on the pavement. My wheelchair does not fit!"
ALT A street with cars parked on the pavement. A line of bins further obstructs the walkway.
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Cycling UK has launched its ‘Cycle Friendly Buildings’ accreditation scheme to make cycling to work more accessible for commuters.
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Massive win for EU - legally binding clean air standards ratcheted up across EU for 2030. Rollout of Low/Zero emission Zones, LTNs, School Streets & more strongly encouraged tools to get local authorities to within air quality limits by then.
eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/20…
@MayorofLondon @willnorman @LouHaigh @simonlightwood @activetraveleng
We would like to encourage the provision of cycle hangars in Devizes. If you live in or around the town you may like to fill in our survey to support this.
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