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The point of Poynton
Traffic control produces congestion, pollutes the planet, kills the joy, sucks tens of billions from the public purse, makes roads dangerous, and yes, kills children. Spontaneous lights-out-of-action events and lights-off trials show that humans are more than capable of negotiating … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Hamilton-Baillie, Howard Murray, Poynton, TfL, traffic control
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Huhne in another context
Whether Chris Huhne tried to pass the buck or not, his saga reveals the contortions to which citizens can be driven to escape the tentacles of a system that values the letter of the law above the spirit. Speed does not kill. … Continue reading
The anti-social network
The traffic control system.
Against my religion?
I’ve written elsewhere that filtering on opportunity to cut journey time constitutes a higher imperative than stopping unnecessarily at traffic lights and adding CO2. The idea that obeying regulation at the expense of the planet and in defiance of commonsense is … Continue reading
Citizen crim
“Speeders” all – Harriet Harman, Stephen Fry, Martin Cassini, Chris Huhne (and you?) – tarred with the same brush for driving according to context rather than driving by numbers. Were we involved in accidents? No. But we crossed a line painted by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, Harriet Harman, jaywalking, Martin Cassini, speeding, Stephen Fry
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Relative values
According to happiness studies, we value work, money and property at the expense of relationships, writes Tim Lewis in this piece about The Social Animal by David Brooks. The same could be said of traffic regulation which generates hostility instead of empathy – … Continue reading
Cycling on pavements
Useful reference in a post by John Adams: ‘On the subject of pavement cycling, Mike Chalkley found Home Office guidelines from 1999 that state: “… provisions are not aimed at responsible cyclists who feel obliged to use the pavement from … Continue reading
Good cops
I’ve been stopped several times for cycling (carefully) through red lights, twice by police cyclists in the City, once by a motorcyclist in Russell Square. I listen politely to what they have to say, then ask if I can ask … Continue reading
Another nail in the coffin of traffic “psychology”
Minicosm (Metro, 4 May 11) reported: “We have an in-built system of fair play, a new study has found [no reference given]. Subjects were asked how they would divide a sum of money. Swedish researchers found that if someone suggested … Continue reading
AUTOcracy v DEMOcracy
Emerging democracies in North Africa need support to help them avoid a reversion to autocracy, said the Foreign Secretary in his Mansion House speech last night. Is it far-fetched to see a parallel with roads? Britain is known for its … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, autocracy, democracy, freedom of choice, traffic control
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