Monthly Archives: August 2010

Road signs are signs of failure

Most instructional road signs are signs of failure; failure to forge a culture that stimulates empathy, and failure to design roads in a way that stimulates considerate conduct. Official fixation with control = official neglect of civilised solutions based on equality … Continue reading

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Am I a “knobhead”?

On our way to Sunday lunch on 1 August, I was crossing Fore Street, Ilfracombe, by the acute-angled junction with the High Street. Suddenly, a Vauxhall Corsa appeared from around the blind corner, and stopped to let me go. My … Continue reading

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Wisdom from The Little Prince

“It is only the heart that can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – St Exupéry. Instructional road signs are constantly in your face. Empathy is invisible.  

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Getting greener

The current London taxi looks naff and is in dire need of a makeover but after all these years someone has finally got round to producing a fuel cell version. Story here. When we’re all driving green cars, will we still … Continue reading

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