Mark Endean
@markendean.bsky.social
Bicyclist, recumbent tricyclist 😃, motorcyclist, grandfather, knitter, materials engineer, retired academic, would-be linguist currently failing structurally but enjoying some replacement parts.
Aaand…Edinburgh ranks as second in Scotland and eighth in the UK for population.🤔
Drivers! You can use this one neat trick to avoid being fined for driving in the bus lanes...
Edinburgh bus lane fines branded a 'racket' after raising £1m in six months
Edinburgh ranks asecond in Scotland and ninth in the UK for revenue collected from PNCs so far this year
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Aaand…Edinburgh ranks as second in Scotland and eighth in the UK for population.🤔
I’d also add that alt-text is not a figure caption. It’s the image in words. It also gives you the chance to make clear what it is about the image you wish the viewer to focus on.
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I've noticed recently that more people are posting images without alt-text, so I'd like to make a plea to include it. Not only does it help with accessibility, but it also makes your images easier to search, and increases your reach. In detail:
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I've noticed recently that more people are posting images without alt-text, so I'd like to make a plea to include it. Not only does it help with accessibility, but it also makes your images easier to search, and increases your reach. In detail:
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August 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I’d also add that alt-text is not a figure caption. It’s the image in words. It also gives you the chance to make clear what it is about the image you wish the viewer to focus on.
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No cheating; Share the last photo of the sky from your photo roll.
August 25, 2026 at 8:04 AM
No cheating; Share the last photo of the sky from your photo roll.
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📌 ICYMI — ‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy — Hugh Wilkinson
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
bylinetimes.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
📌 ICYMI — ‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy — Hugh Wilkinson
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
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1,579 killed. 30,000 hurt on our roads last year — many more deaths than homicides. Pleased with the Victims’ Commissioner intervention. Road crime victims feel forgotten by the system. This is exactly why we need a Road Safety Victim Charter and lifetime bans.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
1,579 killed. 30,000 hurt on our roads last year — many more deaths than homicides. Pleased with the Victims’ Commissioner intervention. Road crime victims feel forgotten by the system. This is exactly why we need a Road Safety Victim Charter and lifetime bans.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
Great to see it being done properly. My local councillors dug a hole for themselves by announcing right at the start: “We will not be giving up car parking spaces.”! Utter foolishness.
Always nice to see some of my work in the wild and being used. We're going to need more bays @cityinfinity.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Great to see it being done properly. My local councillors dug a hole for themselves by announcing right at the start: “We will not be giving up car parking spaces.”! Utter foolishness.
Very much this.👇🏻
In the June edition of #Highways, I think about getting serious about #VisionZero, why the UK government's road safety strategy falls short and what if we included more than safety in the discussion.
Digital issue available here:
www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/latest-issues
Digital issue available here:
www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/latest-issues
June 29, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Very much this.👇🏻
I absolutely love this sub-head. “…practical and affordable…cause injuries and nuisance”. That’s in contrast to what we all know to be ‘impractical, unaffordable…cause death and chronic disease’. Are we discussing banning motor vehicles now?
Look, I don’t ride escooters, but if the concern is that they’re “cluttering public spaces, causing a rise in accidents and being used in criminal activities”, banning cars would be way more effective.
This major European city could be the latest to ban e-scooters
The transport option is practical and affordable, locals say, but also cause injuries and nuisance
www.independent.co.uk
June 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I absolutely love this sub-head. “…practical and affordable…cause injuries and nuisance”. That’s in contrast to what we all know to be ‘impractical, unaffordable…cause death and chronic disease’. Are we discussing banning motor vehicles now?
Yeah. I’ve heard that about cars. Never worked for me, though.
On the other hand
June 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Yeah. I’ve heard that about cars. Never worked for me, though.
Could we get @ledbydonkeys.org to start telling the truth about unnecessarily large SUVs, I wonder? 🤔
I’ve got no idea how a child could be seriously injured by a Toyota hilux (described by STV as a car).
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Described by Toyota a powerful and UNSTOPPABLE. Yup, goes right through kids. Just like the JLR did in Wimbledon. 😬WTF
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Described by Toyota a powerful and UNSTOPPABLE. Yup, goes right through kids. Just like the JLR did in Wimbledon. 😬WTF
June 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Could we get @ledbydonkeys.org to start telling the truth about unnecessarily large SUVs, I wonder? 🤔
“No amount of belief makes something a fact”
I guess we just have to keep saying it.🙄
I guess we just have to keep saying it.🙄
Learning Styles, Re-examined
Most teachers believe that students have different learning styles and curricula can be tailored to it. Not so much.
Skeptoid Podcast #764 skeptoid.com/episodes/764
Most teachers believe that students have different learning styles and curricula can be tailored to it. Not so much.
Skeptoid Podcast #764 skeptoid.com/episodes/764
Learning Styles, Re-examined - Skeptoid
Most teachers believe that students have different learning styles and curricula can be tailored to it. Not so much.
skeptoid.com
June 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
“No amount of belief makes something a fact”
I guess we just have to keep saying it.🙄
I guess we just have to keep saying it.🙄
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Horrific and a devastating human tragedy. Why has there not been wider mainstream coverage and debate about this case? Some crimes rightly dominate headlines for weeks. Yet road crimes even of this magnitude do not. Increased awareness can help create safer travel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pair jailed over 139mph fatal crash in 30 zone
The pair filmed themselves inhaling nitrous oxide, running red lights and weaving through traffic.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 30, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Horrific and a devastating human tragedy. Why has there not been wider mainstream coverage and debate about this case? Some crimes rightly dominate headlines for weeks. Yet road crimes even of this magnitude do not. Increased awareness can help create safer travel.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I did this for our little high street a while ago. Turns out the point on the high street furthest from the most remote car park is considerably less than the distance from one end of our main shopping centre to the other. And still they fight to park outside the shops.
Even if you need/choose to use a car to get to the city, you still don't need to be able to park right in the centre.
Just like at a shopping centre.
Nobody has a problem with driving to Meadowhall to walk around the shops. They forget that it has a similar footprint to Sheffield city centre.
Just like at a shopping centre.
Nobody has a problem with driving to Meadowhall to walk around the shops. They forget that it has a similar footprint to Sheffield city centre.
May 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I did this for our little high street a while ago. Turns out the point on the high street furthest from the most remote car park is considerably less than the distance from one end of our main shopping centre to the other. And still they fight to park outside the shops.
“The village policeman often uses a bicycle to ride around his beat”
‘The Policeman’ 1962
Artist: John Berry
‘The Policeman’ 1962
Artist: John Berry
May 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Please, God, will we ever rid ourselves of these idiots? #cyclinghelmets #hivisclothing
A question on #Cycling #Safety tabled by Tony Vaughan on 13-05-2026 has been answered by Lilian Greenwood. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/654
May 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Please, God, will we ever rid ourselves of these idiots? #cyclinghelmets #hivisclothing
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More motornormativity at work.
We should not be putting cables in conduits across footways. Come a cold wet dark night some won't bother with the faff.
It'll just increase the territorialism of onstreet parking which is already pressured by too many cars
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/05/15/p...
We should not be putting cables in conduits across footways. Come a cold wet dark night some won't bother with the faff.
It'll just increase the territorialism of onstreet parking which is already pressured by too many cars
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/05/15/p...
Pavement gullies for electric cars to be trialled
A pilot project will allow blue badge holders and taxi drivers to create pavement gullies next to their homes so
www.brightonandhovenews.org
May 18, 2026 at 8:10 AM
More motornormativity at work.
We should not be putting cables in conduits across footways. Come a cold wet dark night some won't bother with the faff.
It'll just increase the territorialism of onstreet parking which is already pressured by too many cars
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/05/15/p...
We should not be putting cables in conduits across footways. Come a cold wet dark night some won't bother with the faff.
It'll just increase the territorialism of onstreet parking which is already pressured by too many cars
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/05/15/p...
Given the level of subsidisation motoring commuters receive, this seems like very small beer.
Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.
Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to €810 for cycling to work
One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.
www.brusselstimes.com
May 16, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Given the level of subsidisation motoring commuters receive, this seems like very small beer.
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Is my commute prettier than yours?
May 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Is my commute prettier than yours?
Oh. Dear. Me.
New petition: "Make helmets a legal requirement whilst riding a bicycle or scooter on public ro"
Deadline 13 November 2026, created by Amelia Ketley
#NewPetition
Deadline 13 November 2026, created by Amelia Ketley
#NewPetition
New petition: Make helmets a legal requirement whilst riding a bicycle or scooter on public ro
My brother Riley died following a fatal collision in 2021. I believe my brother would still be with us today if he was wearing a helmet. Make it a legal requirement to wear a helmet when you are on a bicycle or scooter.
petition.parliament.uk
May 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Oh. Dear. Me.
This is terrific. Having spent my entire teens in Stevenage, cycling everywhere, having my first (three) near-death experiences with motor vehicles, graduating to on-road cycling when the cycle paths were no longer adequate, and now living in Milton Keynes, I can really see how it all went wrong.
Was honoured to be invited onto one of my favourite podcasts by @grindrod.bsky.social.
a real pleasure to be able to talk about the future that never was: Stevenage.
And about it's forgotten chief engineer Eric Claxton, who was determined to create a home fit for heroes after the horrors of WW2.
a real pleasure to be able to talk about the future that never was: Stevenage.
And about it's forgotten chief engineer Eric Claxton, who was determined to create a home fit for heroes after the horrors of WW2.
Monstrosities Mon Amour: Stevenage with Gareth Edwards
#17. John Grindrod meets historian and podcaster Gareth Edwards for a trip to the dreamy cycle paths of Stevenage and the pleasures of a corned beef sandwich
johngrindrod.substack.com
May 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This is terrific. Having spent my entire teens in Stevenage, cycling everywhere, having my first (three) near-death experiences with motor vehicles, graduating to on-road cycling when the cycle paths were no longer adequate, and now living in Milton Keynes, I can really see how it all went wrong.
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More than double British adults support a ban on pavement parking with a fine than oppose it.
And that's just adults, no-one asked the children.
Let's make it easier and safer for people in one of the few spaces that is meant to be safe for them.
Let's reduce damage to pavements & costs of repairs.
And that's just adults, no-one asked the children.
Let's make it easier and safer for people in one of the few spaces that is meant to be safe for them.
Let's reduce damage to pavements & costs of repairs.
With councils soon to have powers to fine drivers for parking on pavements, 62% of Britons support a ban on the behaviour
Support: 62%
Oppose: 27%
yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
Support: 62%
Oppose: 27%
yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
May 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
More than double British adults support a ban on pavement parking with a fine than oppose it.
And that's just adults, no-one asked the children.
Let's make it easier and safer for people in one of the few spaces that is meant to be safe for them.
Let's reduce damage to pavements & costs of repairs.
And that's just adults, no-one asked the children.
Let's make it easier and safer for people in one of the few spaces that is meant to be safe for them.
Let's reduce damage to pavements & costs of repairs.
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If we rejoined the EU, would you be willing to accept the Euro &/or Schengen? Please vote & share. @BremainInSpain
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No problem with either
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Only if necessary
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No way
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">One, not both
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No problem with either
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Only if necessary
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No way
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">One, not both
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May 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
If we rejoined the EU, would you be willing to accept the Euro &/or Schengen? Please vote & share. @BremainInSpain
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No problem with either
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Only if necessary
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No way
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">One, not both
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No problem with either
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Only if necessary
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No way
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GWP0Gb/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">One, not both
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