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The goons (the unfunny ones)
I diverge on only one point with street designer, Ben Hamilton-Baillie. He thinks street redesign alone can bring about the desired behaviour change from hostility to civility, or danger to safety. I’ve always thought it should be preceded by, or … Continue reading
Another avoidable road death
Report here. To blame for this road death, of course, is the malign system of priority. Once again, of course, the perpetrators of the system will get away with what amounts to manslaughter. The onus for road safety should be on … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, road death, road safety, Sakine Cihan, traffic-lights
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State-sponsored neglect
Last week I saw a woman with two toddlers trying to cross Portland Road at the east end of Ilfracombe High St. For a full two minutes, a stream of drivers ignored them, including a district councillor I know but … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Ilfracombe, Paul Crabb, priority, traffic system
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Taking the drama out of a crisis
Today’s Guardian led with a piece about a comprehensive Chinese study which shows that air pollution (already implicated in 7 million premature deaths a year worldwide) damages intelligence and cognitive function, not just in foetuses and children, but in adults, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aarash Saleh, air quality, Derrick Ho, emissions, Equality Streets, Martin Cassini, Medact, Rebecca Daniels, Xi Chen
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The law is an ass (Part 383)
Chief Constable Anthony Bangham of West Mercia Police, national head of roads policing, proposes penalising drivers for exceeding the speed limit by 1mph. “We are proud to be law enforcers,” he says. He seems to embody the dangerous banality of roads … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Bangham, Equality Streets, speed limits, the law is an ass
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When will they ever learn?
Should the offence of dangerous cycling be brought into line with dangerous driving? A 3-month consultation has been announced. Cycling UK says it’s an opportunity to review road safety legislation in general. As usual, public debate about road safety refers … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling UK, Equality Streets, road accidents, road safety
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Paradigm for paradise
It’s anomalous, and scandalous, that while public services are cut to the bone, tens of £billions are blown on a traffic system which amounts to a public disservice. The system is dysfunctional. It fails on every count: safety, health, efficiency, … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, Equality Streets, road safety, spending cuts
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The Unbearable Smugness of HS2
While the last ten years has seen the loss of 135 million miles of rural bus routes, a quarter of the staff at HS2 – that high-cost vanity project which does nothing to improve rural connectivity – are on six-figure … Continue reading
Wizards of Oz
CSIRO has made a breakthrough in the distribution and storage of hydrogen fuel. Story here.
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Tagged CSIRO, fuel cell, hydrogen fuel, Larry Marshall, zero emissions vehicles
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Priority v Equality
How to make roads dangerous: give main roads priority over pedestrians and side roads. How to make roads safe: make junctions all-way give-ways, with equal rights and equal opportunity. Put the (legal) onus on the driver to beware the vulnerable road-user, … Continue reading
