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The speed trap
If the law is an ass, nowhere is it more asinine than in the traffic arena. “Speed kills,” we are told. No. It’s speed in the wrong hands, or inappropriate speed that can kill. Who is the better judge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, Equality Streets, Fiona Onasanya, speeding, Suella Braverman
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Deaf ears
As if we didn’t already know, we are failing our children on air pollution, according to the European Environment Agency. Polluted air causes the premature death of at least 1200 children across Europe every year, as well as untold developmental … Continue reading
BBC Panorama on LTNs – critique
Email to Karen Wightman, Editor, BBC Panorama, 18.4.23 May I offer a few observations about last night’s programme? Justin Rowlatt stated that LTNs are “part of a push to improve air quality!” I waited for a fuller picture, but no, … Continue reading
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Lethal law of the land
State policy and the law of the land set the tone for road-user relationships. Current rules promote a culture of conflict, competition, intolerance and enmity that causes injustice and harm on a vast scale. It would be so easy to … Continue reading
When is a pedestrian a “dumb-ass prick”?
The other day, on foot, I asserted my right-of way at a junction. A van driver sped up and braked, ready to turn left, looking away from me, to his right, for approaching traffic. So he could have hit me … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, pedestrian danger, priority, rules of the road
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Sunak’s “sin”
Professor John Adams challenges the safety claims made for seat belts. The safer you feel inside your insulated cabin, the more likely you are to take risks and endanger other road-users. So the cause of road safety would be better … Continue reading
Taking back control?
Now Keir Starmer’s at it, talking about taking back control. Doubtless he has no intention of letting drivers decide when or what speed to go. Driving by context instead of numbers is probably too subtle a concept for any politician … Continue reading
Trivial pursuit
Bristol City Council is introducing a congestion charge because, it says, “We have a duty to reduce harmful emissions”. The real way to cut emissions of CO2, NO2, and brake dust, is to rid your city of traffic lights, those … Continue reading
Blinkered Panorama
I stumbled upon a BBC Panorama last night, about the relationship between drivers and cyclists. It covered similar ground to another Panorama (?) that aired a year or two ago, presented by the same Richard Bilton. Like other commentators on … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Karen Wightman, Panorama, Richard Bilton, Rod Liddle, traffic system
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No alternative?
No alternative to tax hikes and painful cuts to plug “the fiscal black hole” (of £50bn)? The IFS says they are inevitable, and the commentators I hear or read all agree. But of course there is a source of beneficial … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, spending cuts, Tax hikes, traffic system reform
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