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Gulliver’s travails
Congestion caused by volume of traffic is acceptable. We’re in the same boat. No problem. But congestion caused or aggravated by unnecessary traffic control – you know, making us stop for no reason other than the light is red – is … Continue reading
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Red tape, red lights
According to today’s news, NHS red tape is being cut to release nurses from the burden of form-filling so they can devote more time to patient care. As we know, there are moves to cut police red tape too, presumably … Continue reading
Crocodile tears
Yet another cyclist is killed at traffic lights in London (story here). These “tragedies” are a direct consequence of the infamous rules and design of the road. It means yet more blood on the hands of the authorities who adhere … Continue reading
Kilkenny and traffic lights
This week, at the invitation of a business group, I was in Kilkenny, Ireland, taking stock and sharing my views about traffic (see this in The Irish Times). Kilkenny is a lovely place, made unlovely by traffic queuing at unnecessary … Continue reading
Historic connections
On Stephen Fry’s Radio 4 series about the history of mobile phones, a designer of HTC smartphones said he aimed to create devices that were “so simple that using them was almost innate”. It reminded me that traffic regulation seems bent … Continue reading
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Fuel prices
A few decades ago, when income tax hit 98%, most high earners went into tax exile. Now the top rate of tax is a reasonable 50%, although it’s due to drop to 40% (also reasonable) as soon as the government … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, fuel prices, petrol prices, tax on fuel, traffic system reform
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Death of another cyclist
Is this another case of corporate manslaughter? God save us from the “experts”, especially experts in road design.
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Exhaust deaths
The Commons Environment Committee has confirmed something we already knew: that annually there are 4,000 premature deaths in London attributable to poor air quality caused largely by traffic. Nationwide, the figure is 30,000. Also quoted on The Today Programme was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment Committee, Joan Walley, Martin Cassini, No Idle Matter, Today Programme
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M5 crash
Deep condolences to the people affected, but calls for the 70 limit to remain are irrelevant. Instead of driving by numbers, we should drive according to context. Some accidents are genuinely unavoidable – and the more we learn about this one, the more it sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged 80 speed limit, advanced driving test, M5 crash, road safety, ROSPA
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Traffic system reform could fund fusion power. And more …
As explained here, and developed in an article yet to be published, traffic system reform can not only make roads safe, convivial and less congested, it can provide annual savings of tens of billions. In this Observer exchange, Craig Hitchings … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Cox, David Willetts, fusion power, Jeff Forshaw
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