http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Saturday 24th September is the Global Day of Climate Action" en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:14:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3988#post-41708 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:03:15 +0000 LaidBack 41708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6182727802_5251e583b7.jpg"></p> <p>Bikes versus Monster Trucks... on other thread </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3988#post-41655 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:57:55 +0000 LaidBack 41655@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>CR</strong><em>Oh and to top it all a white van reversed into me on a quiet street.<br /> </em> one of these nightmares that happens - glad he stopped as you said.</p> <p><strong>Crowds at East Fortune to see fuel being wasted with Monster Trucks...<br /> </strong>Day one of the Magnificent Machines for NMS. Maybe we should have boycotted it as our stand was about the only one not promoting fossil fuels.<br /> Some kids doing stunts was the other pure pedal powered exhibit</p> <p>Then again old transport exhibits are all about ineffecient energy use... and the centre piece is Concorde - that used incredible amounts of fuel</p> <p>I'd like to think we're part of change but I don't see much evidence of it there... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3988#post-41650 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:53:22 +0000 crowriver 41650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well you would not have known it had you been slightly further east mid-morning. I've rarely seen London Road busier with traffic except perhaps during weekday rush hour. </p> <p>Slightly larger number of cyclists around.</p> <p>Oh and to top it all a white van reversed into me on a quiet street. Luckily I scrambled back and yelled hard enough for him to stop. He was very apologetic: SMIDSY. I'm glad he did stop otherwise I might have had a broken leg or worse. Thank goodness 6 year old son was not on tagalong at the time but in his music class. Front wheel knocked out of alignment slightly but seems not to have buckled thankfully. A bit of wiggling of qr skewer and it was fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3988#post-41613 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:19:25 +0000 ruggtomcat 41613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And afterwards stick around for some amazing free entertainment! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3988#post-41598 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:57:42 +0000 chdot 41598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Saturday 24th September is the Global Day of Climate Action, called by the international NGO 350.org to demand solutions to the climate crisis.</p> <p>This year's theme is 'Moving Planet', so it's time to take to the streets. Come on foot, on bikes, on skates, on any other human-powered tranport you can think of!</p> <p>ASSEMBLE AT 11:30, outside City Chambers, on Royal Mile/High Street, Edinburgh.</p> <p> http://www.moving-planet.org/events/uk/edinburgh/311 </p>