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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Education not enforcement; context not numbers
Stricter enforcement is on the cards for certain motoring offences, particularly driving fast (story here). Ironically, “Drivers who drive faster than average have the lowest accident rates yet they are the primary target of speed enforcement,” writes US researcher, Chad … Continue reading
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Tagged BHSPI, Chad Dornsife, speed enforcement, speed limits
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Good cuts and bad
Studies by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the TUC predict that by 2016-17, the cumulative cost of public service cuts for the poorest tenth of households will be £3,995 – or 31.7% of their average annual income (Heather Stewart in … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Affairs, Equality Streets, George Osborne, IEA, spending cuts, traffic system reform
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How safe are Britain’s roads (Part 2)?
In answer to one of the programme’s opening questions, of course UK accident rates are unacceptable, but in misidentifying driver error as the primary cause, it wasted an hour of precious airtime in simplistic wisdom. “So if we are the … Continue reading
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20 is Plenty v Equality Streets
Today I received a 20’s Plenty for Us press release. It began, “Villagers need protection from speeding traffic.” Sometimes the obvious needs stating. I don’t disagree with 20’s Plenty’s aims – safer roads – but I disagree with their approach. I met … Continue reading
Asserting equality
Striding across a car park today, I saw a car approaching to my left, and a group of people on the other side of the lane waiting for it to pass. Practising what I preach – that road-users should take … Continue reading
Dumbing dunn? (How safe are Britain’s roads? Part 1)
On 31 October, the BBC aired the first of a two-parter about road safety. It skated over the subject of shared space, implying it was lunatic fringe stuff. The presenters were much more excited by technological “solutions”. They prefaced the myth about seat-belts (exposed … Continue reading
