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Parking pain
The Pataky blog post reminded me of a remark by Franka (Bourne Identity) Potente: “Working in London is such a pain, because of the parking. Paris is so much better!” Full Metro interview here.
Free and easy
In a Metro 60-second interview, Elsa Pataky says: “In Spain, people enjoy every moment of life. We have lunches that go on for hours, whereas in LA you feel everyone is in a rush. When friends sit down for dinner in … Continue reading
Sheep in the city
A new generation of robotic road-user is increasingly incapable of acting according to context, relying instead on traffic signals. The new breed of pedestrian is unable to cross the road diagonally through slow-moving traffic. They make everything stop. Like rooks … Continue reading
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Tagged drivers, pedestrian countdown, pedestrians, Puffin crossings
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Cyclists and cabbies
Green would-be Mayor, Jenny Jones, complains about taxi-drivers yelling abuse and cutting her up when she’s cycling. I always find cabbies on the ball and courteous. Of course I don’t get under their feet at junctions; I go on opportunity, … Continue reading
Traffic control = child abuse
By telling children to beware motorists when it should be the other way round, and by forcing toddlers to learn age-inappropriate road-safety drill, the traffic control system amounts to institutionalised child abuse.
Control or trust?
Supporters of speed cameras wonder why drivers can’t just observe the rules. We don’t object to just regulation, but as long as traffic policy is based on the unjust system of priority, it must be challenged. Commenting on electoral reform, … Continue reading
Red light Ken
Ken Livingstone says (ES, 7.4.11), “We now know that at least 4,000 people die prematurely every year because of poor air quality.” Bizarre that it has taken him so long to wise up to this well-known fact. Under his watch … Continue reading
Sweet FA?
The FA demands respect when it should be earning it. How can you respect an organisation that fails so abjectly to adopt umpiring techniques that have been available since the advent of TV action replay? In the same way, how … Continue reading
Heavy duty control
No doubt traffic engineers puff with pride at their ability to apportion equal green time to the multiple movements at interchanges such as Vauxhall Cross and Trafalgar Square (6 secs per min). Does it bother them that their complex algorithms … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Trafalgar Square, traffic control, Vauxhall Cross, wisdom of crowds
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Google + Equality Streets v the TCD
High on Google’s list of good management tips is “empower your team and don’t micromanage.” If the TCD (traffic control dictatorship) had a list, its core directive would no doubt be the polar opposite, along the lines of “stamp on initiative, … Continue reading
