Sara F.L. Kirk

@sflkirk

Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. UK export in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Pop health, climate anxiety, safe streets. Volunteer with @velocanadabikes.bsky.social, @visionzerokh.bsky.social, @urbantruth.bsky.social. She/her. Views are my own

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Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 4d

Another day, another driver forgets what a red light means in #ZeroVisionHFX (video slowed down)

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 7d

3. (contd) with skateboarder coming towards me. Driver 3 behind me decided to overtake me, forcing the skateboarder to jump out of the way, then blew through Harvard 4-way without stopping, while I was stopped there! Skateboarder chased after driver to no avail. All that in less than 10 minutes! 3/4

POV from bike camera of a skateboarder on a traffic calmed street putting up his hands as a driver cam towards him on the wrong side of the road while trying to overtake me as I biked past parked cars. The skateboarder had jump out of the way to avoid being hit. There are houses and trees in the background and a hint of blue sky.

POV from a bike camera of a driver on the wrong side of the road overtaking me on my bike while I was stopped at the 4-way intersection, blowing through the stop sign and turning left. There are trees & houses in the background and a clear blue sky.

POV from a bike camera of a skateboarder gesticulating at a driver of a car that had forced them off the road while passing medangerously on the other side of the street. There are trees and houses in the background, and the offending grey sedan.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 7d

Driver 2 overtook me at intersection of Pepperell & Vernon as I came to a stop for a pedestrian to cross. I caught up with the driver at the Quinpool lights, after the pedestrian had safely crossed 🤷‍♀️ Driver 3 was the worst. Riding along Allen towards the diverter, passing 2 parked cars... 2/4

POV from a bike camera of a street with a crosswalk and someone waiting to cross. A driver overtakes me on my bike & blows through the crosswalk before having to stop anyway at the lights further ahead. There are trees and buildings in the distance and a lovely blue sky.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 12d

This is where we used to live!

Image of a street with stone buildings on the left side and stone walls and trees on the right side. The street is called Wheatley Road, in Halifax, West Yorkshire. We lived in an apartment in the low building where there are two parked cars.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 21d

And I'm here for it!

Freshly picked green beans, locally sourced new potatoes, garlic & eggs and a mint sauce dressing. The pepper, vinegar, olives & cornichons were the only things not grown or sourced locally.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 21d

Screenshot from the HHB website gives that speed in their blurb. I wonder how long it has been there. halifaxharbourbridges.ca/crossing/cyc...

A screenshot of the Halifax Harbour Bridges website on using the bike lane. It reads:
The speed limit on the bike lane is 25 km/h, which applies e-bikes and e-scooters, in addition to bicycles.

The safety of all bridge users is HHB’s top priority, and therefore we follow the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act when it comes to allowing motorized vehicles such as e-bikes and e-scooters to use the bike lane:

Provided the vehicle on the bike lane has an independent steering and braking system and is not required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA)
Users must follow the posted speeds
Any vehicle that is required to be registered under the MVA must use normal vehicle lanes

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· 25d

The list of things you can carry on a bike is way longer than these lengths of wood trim #Quaxing #IBikeIBuy

A red e-bike with panniers on the back carrying 4 x 8ft lengths of wood trim from a hardware store

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 26

An example of feedback we received: "Reflecting on my understanding of bias & stigma, I have experienced a clear shift from viewing them as largely individual attitudes to recognizing them as complex, systemic forces that are deeply embedded in social structures & professional practice". 2/3

A screenshot from Brightspace with a blurry image of a hospital corridor with health care providers dressed in blue walking in it. The words read "Online Community - Foundations of Relational and Human-Centred Approaches to Reduce Bias and Stigma in Healthcare"

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 25

Adam, a participant in the Leeds trial sums it up nicely - "It’s perfect for local journeys, I absolutely love it". #BikeJoy for the win! Fun fact, I used to live near here! Image credit - the ELEVATE trial 4/

A blue e-cargo bike parked at the Cow and Calf Rocks near Ilkley, a beautiful (hilly) part of Yorkshire. It's a sunny day & there are rocks in the background, plus grass & shrubs.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 14

We've got #DogsOnBikes so why not #CatsOnScooters?

Image of a downtown street with a bike lane and sidewalk alongside shops. A person is riding a scooter with a cat looking out of a carrier on their front. There are two people walking in the background.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 13

Urgh, TIL too. I went in early to work yesterday morning and a cute looking mutt hurtled past me in the other direction heading straight for Connaught. No human in sight that it belonged to. I tried to catch up with it but it had disappeared. I worry for its safety

Image of a street with a dog running down it. It's a little foggy and there are trees and houses in the distance.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 12

Scritchy further immortalized on a gift bag by a trainee at the @capacite.bsky.social summer institute today 😍 I incorporated the #PylonWars into my presentation on implementation science!

A paper gift bag with a raccoon drawn on it.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 10

I was almost pigeoned tonight!

Image of a moving car on a street from the POV of a bike handlebar camera & a pigeon flying up in front of me as I biked past.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 10

Judging from what's behind him in this image, this guy is focusing on the wrong issue if he wants to know what's causing congestion! #CarBrain youtu.be/tGVeOkT9IWc?... #BikeHFX

An old white guy with too much time on his hands talks on camera about pesky cyclists while ignoring the free storage of two privately owned trucks behind him which are cluttering up the space on the street he's concerned about. There are buildings and trees in the background.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 6

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing”. George Bernard Shaw. International Day of Play is as much fun as ever! #IDOP2026

Two children sitting in their "rocking chair" fashioned out of a couple of spools and some string in a grassy park overlooking the ocean.

Two children play on a "car", constructed from old tyres, boxes, spools and other "loose parts", under a shady tree in a park overlooking the ocean.

A sign advertising kite flying on a boardwalk overlooking the ocean

A sign that says "rope jumping" next to a park overlooking the ocean

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 6

30 minutes in and play is well underway #IDOP2026

An adult and a child build a car under a tree from loose parts

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 6

Our International Day of Play event hasn’t even officially started but already we have some amazing creations from kids passing by! 11-2pm at Ferry Terminal park today #PlayEveryday #IDOP2026

An assembly of loose parts on grass which I’m reliably informed is a tank

An assembly of loose parts on grass that I have been reliably informed “look pretty”

A view of a grassy park with a pile of loose parts and people dotted around

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 5

A veloton of people cycling on my ride home tonight! #BikeHFX #BikesBuildCommunity

A queue of people on bikes wait at an intersection. It's a warm sunny day and there are buildings and trees in the distance.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 5

I can confirm, plurally

A bright red helmet with a sticker that reads "bikes good, mayor bad".

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 5

I can totally relate to the one on the left! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Three red ruffed lemurs recently born in Devon. They have big eyes and the one to the left has its tongue out. They look surprised and incredibly cute

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Jun 5

The weather is looking promising for a fun day of free play tomorrow. We'll be celebrating play in many ways - Ferry Terminal Park, Dartmouth, from 11am-2pm tomorrow (Saturday). Play is essential for our well-being whatever our age. More in @playgroundology.bsky.social's post below. #IDOP2026

A poster for the International Day of Play event taking place on Saturday June 6 2026 at Ferry Terminal Park, Dartmouth from 11-2pm. There are images of children playing, and QR codes for people to find out more.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· May 29

I'm particularly interested in the forced car ownership data. This is for Canada - looks similar in NS but is a pretty small sample size provincially. Car dependency isn't great for anyone & people want better options. Lots to explore for the data nerds out there! 2/2

A bar chart on forced car ownership in Canada by income group (low, medium, high). More people felt forced into car ownership to participate in daily activities across all income groups. This tells us that mobility choice is important and more cars isn't the solution that some politicians seem to think it is.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· May 22

We loved Bratislava when we visited a few years back. Spotted this cargo bike while enjoying a coffee & people watching. Also pretty cool to be able to take a catamaran to Vienna along the Danube from right outside our hotel!

View from a cafe table of a historic building in Bratislava, a cobbled pedetrianized street and a cargo delivery bike with "Putin has a small dick" written on the side.

The view from the back of a catamaran travelling from Bratislava to Vienna. There's a bridge in the distance and a rack of bicycles.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· May 21

I wasn't paying attention, would have come & said hi had I spotted your rig there!

Image of an intersection with a bike lane, a coffee cafe and a #BikeHFX bike tethered outside. It's a fiery red beast ridden by a fiesty journo. There's a lovely blue sky, buildings and a couple of trees in the background.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· May 10

I did a #BikeBrigadeHFX delivery today to 2 community fridges & the food I dropped off was a work of art that I had to share. The #BikeHFX community is the absolute best! ❤️ #CommunityCare #SolidarityNotCharity

A close-up of a plastic container with artisticly presented charcutie - chesse and deli meats, breadstick, fruit and sweets, plus a few yellow flowers as a garnish

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· May 4

A triple header on my evening commute today - a red light runner, illegal turn & fail to yield - all in under 20 seconds. Reported here: forms.gle/XGr4do39sW9V... #ZeroVisionHFX #BikeHFX

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Apr 27

Look at these cyclists, riding two abreast! #BikeHFX #ZeroVisionHFX

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Apr 17

At least I was able to tether my bike OK this time. Just a few weeks ago the rack (if you can call it that) was blocked by snow 🫠 #ZeroVisionHFX #BikeHFX

Image of a bike next to a bike rack that is obstructed by snow, such that it was almost impossible to tether anything to it physically or without obstructing the sidewalk. The red bike colour pops against the grey snow and the grey asphalt and there is the bottom of a shop window in view from across the street.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Apr 17

Morning meeting at a local coffee spot is simply #BetterByBike! Also featuring a #BikeHFX cameo appearance in the shot! #IBIkeIBuy

Image taken from inside a cafe of a street with two bike racks outside it and bikes tethered to them. The window also overlooks an intersection & there is an oversized jeep waiting at the traffic lights alongside a rider on a cargo bike, illustrating the ridiculous imbalance on our streets where people, often alone, drive around in a vehicle many times their mass & then wonder why there is congestion. There are buildings in the background too including a pharmacy and a residential block.

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk· Apr 9

Bollards are back, Scritchy still MIA (🥲), Allen-Oak Local street bikeway functioning as it should - a traffic-calmed street with people walking & wheeling along it. We shouldn't have to fight so hard to move safely through active mobility but this is #ZeroVisionHFX #BikeHFX #CarBrain #PylonWars