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Will Norman
@willnorman
London's Walking & Cycling Commissioner. Working with @MayorOfLondon to build a safer, greener & healthier city for all. Tweets & typos all mine.
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    Will Norman
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    Jun 1
    I spotted five family bikes at a single junction this morning. Not an event or a photoshoot; just the school run in London🚲 Over 250,000 cars do the morning school run in LDN - our bike lanes & school streets are enabling families to choose better options. 🚲🚶‍♀️🛴👨‍🦽🤸‍♀️
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    Will Norman
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    Jul 17, 2022
    People keep telling me that because the UK had a heatwave in 1976, climate change is overhyped. So here’s the global heat anomaly maps from June 1976 and June 2022. data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/maps/
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    Will Norman
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    Sep 5, 2022
    Some Monday morning inspiration.
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    Will Norman
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    Oct 15, 2025
    London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.
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    Will Norman
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    Jan 17, 2025
    Well done Bury Police 👏👏 The reason that the Tesla Cybertruck is prohibited in the UK is that its size, weight, poor visibility & angular steel exoskeleton etc fail to meet our safety standards that are essential in protecting the lives of other road users.
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    Bury Police (GMP)
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    Jan 17, 2025
    #SEIZED | Officers from #GMPTransportUnit stopped this Tesla Cybertruck in #Whitefield last night 🚔 The driver was a permanent UK resident, but the vehicle was registered and insured abroad, which is prohibited in the UK. The car was later seized and the driver was reported.
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    Will Norman
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    Jul 16, 2022
    Same city, same day, same time, but two only slightly different streets. Trees in cities are good! 🎄🌲🏡🌴🌳🌴🏡🌲
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    Will Norman
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    Nov 12, 2020
    I've just spoken to one of the @TfL data scientists. She said the weekend cycle figures were so high she thought the system had broken. She checked. It hadn’t. They’re just up almost 300% at the high flow sites. Wow! #StreetspaceLDN 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
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    Will Norman
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    Feb 26, 2021
    💥Boom💥 New data: In less than 12 months @MayorofLondon @TfL & @londoncouncils have built 100km of new cycle lanes & hundreds of km of quieter streets. The result? Last weekend we saw a 200%+ increase in cycling (300%+ in some places). Amazing!! Build it & they will come.🚲🚲🚲
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    Will Norman
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    Dec 22, 2021
    The Highway Code is changing - giving priority to people walking and cycling. V welcome and long overdue - but not a silver bullet. We’ll continue to build new cycle lanes & pedestrian crossings and work with @metpoliceuk to enforce the law.
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    Will Norman
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    May 9, 2021
    The election results across London were a ringing endorsement for continuing to make our streets safer for walking & cycling. I can’t wait to get cracking and deliver the @MayorofLondon’s ambitious new manifesto. We’ll build back greener, cleaner and better.
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    Will Norman
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    May 14, 2020
    Fantastic to see the new cycle lane going in on Park Lane last night - making it safer for more people to cycle and socially distance in London. Great work by @TfL delivering the @MayorofLondon’s #StreetspaceLDN plan.
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    Will Norman
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    Feb 19, 2023
    The world is changing:
    Throughout the rich world, the young are falling out of love with cars
    From economist.com
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    Will Norman
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    May 16, 2024
    I have no problems with a law on death by dangerous cycling – everyone must obey the rules of the road. But in 2022, 1760+ people were killed on UK roads – 3 involved someone being hit by a bike. What’s the gov plan for stopping 5 people being killed a day by motor vehicles?
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    BBC Breakfast
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    May 16, 2024
    '30,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, less than 3 involving a cyclist' Former Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman spoke to #BBCBreakfast about Government plans to make causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling an
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    Will Norman
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    Jan 18, 2025
    20mph speed limits in London has cut fatal & serious collisions by 25%. 🚲👨‍🦽‍➡️🚶❤️ And now car insurance companies are saying that it’s helping reduce the cost premiums because of fewer claims. 💷💷💷
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    APPG for Cycling & Walking
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    Jan 16, 2025
    The boss of a car insurance comparison website says UK insurance premiums are down partly thanks to 20 mph speed limits leading to fewer claims. linkedin.com/posts/european…
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