I've never heard that phrase before. Anyway, the meaning is clear.

I guess this is a typo for "shock". Otherwise the image it brings to mind is... shocking! (Or is it correct and it's continuing the metaphor from "no bite"?)
 

On-train charging for e-bikes and presumably also e-scooters now available; but only on five trains, all in Scotland.
https://www.railbusinessdaily.com/first-look-inside-scotrails-active-travel-carriages/

The Daneway used to be known as a bikers' pub. Can't remember where the scooter boys favoured. That was back in the 1980s, all a bit different now.

I understand, mostly from pilots I 'know' online, that all the long-haul carriers have shifted to cargo, both in the hold and on the seats with cargo nets. I don't know who, when, where or how invented the bungee but it's one of those ignored but significant little things!

From what I see, although that is limited to videos, that particular path in Utrecht is unusual for the Netherlands in having a hedge between cyclists and pedestrians. On most Dutch paths your toddler would either be on the cycle-side with everyone from Granny to the Stravaites or on the foot-side but the two are adjacent. But it seems to work in part because the paths are "roads for cycling" so cope with both toddlers and Stravaites side-by-side.

Anyway, I agree with Richard on the BBRP; the best improvement to it would to be create some other infrastructure in a completely different part of town.

Compared to the plans Sustrans have/had for BBRP, that does seem to be far more of a linear path and less of a windy, crossy-sidey, pretty park.


(As an aside, I wish those BicycleDutch videos would find another narrator; that guy's voice sends me to sleep.)

The origin of British shoe sizes.

Not Benny Hill, his brother Lawrence.

But only until the end of this year. From the spring term it will be officially 413,385 barleycorns. She does have a Sturmey Archer three-speed hub and a Brooks saddle?

I was going to ask where you got the 1994 date for UK^▸ (United Kingdom) peak car from, but you're provided your source, so thanks. I had been wondering on what measure: total vehicle ownership? vehicle-miles? But it turns out to be modal share. Stagnant or declining modal share doesn't necessarily equal declining overall demand, of course.

With reference to your first paragraph alone, I think we should be cautious in proclaiming the long-term decline of commuting. Firstly, we're still a long way off the "new long term" when we go about whatever without a thought for lockdowns and distancing. But secondly, what we do see is complicated: a lot of firms are urging their employees back into the office, for all sorts of real or spurious reasons from efficiency to mental health, and a lot of people want to go back to the office. The two don't always align, of course.  And for those making a commute, 55 minutes a day is still 55 minutes a day... I think we'll probably see a significant amount of office downsizing and sell-offs in the next year or two but also a continuation, not always willing, of traditional Monday to Friday commuting for a substantial chunk of the population, while others work complicated rotas. "Complicated" is the only definite so far...

I can't work out from that report what is new. Work on the roundabout was well under way last year (I believe there's a thread about it) similarly at the Ocean bridge. So what does the new money cover? Or is it a reannouncement?

Regarding temperature and viral spread, it is generally true that viruses are preserved by colder temperatures and degraded or destroyed at higher. Yes, in order to kill (if you can kill a virus) all viral particles outright the temperature would have to be higher than humans could bear, but the idea is to reduce the number. Just like we wear facemasks not full PPE. Infection is probabilistic, it's not the case that one viral particle entering your lungs infects you. So I don't see the case for reducing heating.

Open windows should help dilute the covid load without allowing corvids in (and I hope it was clear my earlier post wasn't meant to be making fun of the OP^▸ (Original Poster / topic starter)'s typo, which is after all an incredibly common one nowadays) but most modern trains don't have opening windows. Whether air-conditioning helps is going to depend on how it works. Does it stir the air around in the carriage? See the studies of that infamous Chinese restaurant. If it continually introduces new air from outside, then it should presumably be a good substitute for windows. But it would surely make sense to keep a comfortable temperature as well.

To start service in April 2021, apparently.