Stars in their cars – Criticising RideLondon road closures reflects wider view that car is king Tony Blackburn insists weekend tweet was a joke – but speed limits and cycle lanes also in firing line from celebs opposed to closed road events cycling
that “These are my tweets and in no way are the views of people I work for,” which is useful to know given that the BBC, where he hosts a weekly show on Radio 2, is the host broadcaster for the event.
But for all the protestations that his tweet was a joke and not to be taken seriously – something we’ve seen before, for example when Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle wrote that he was tempted to stretch wire to target cyclists riding on roads near his home in the Kent countryside, and it needs to be said that the ‘othering’ or dehumanisation of people who ride bikes, whether for transport, sport or leisure, does have real-life consequences.
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