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Police and red lights
In Four Thought on Radio 4, I described being stopped by police for cycling through red lights and then being released without charge. The point I meant to make is that on our over-regulated roads, the police are the last refuge of … Continue reading
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Scope for growth
In Four Thought on Radio 4 tonight, among the things I forgot to mention is the scope in traffic system reform not just for kind cuts, but for growth. Redesigning the road network to express a social rather than a … Continue reading
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Radio 4 piece
My talk in Radio 4’s Four Thought series goes out this week. I spoke ad lib, and now, after the event, about all I can remember is what I forgot to say or could have said better!
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The brain dead give us brain damage
You can be the safest, most aware driver, but the bass turds are out to get you and get you they will. Paid savants devise cryptic regulation that builds into the vast public disservice known as traffic management. The other day I drove along … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Exhibition Road, shared space, traffic management
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The TCD (traffic control dictatorship) and Assad
Parallels in an article by Roger Cohen (NYT) between Assad and the TCD (traffic control dictatorship). “Nothing in the Arab uprisings suggests that any outcome short of the departure of the hated symbol of long repression will satisfy the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, Equality Streets, priority, Roger Cohen, TCD, traffic control dictatorship, tyranny
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Houdini budget
Once again traffic (mis)management has escaped public spending cuts and the notice of Whitehall! Quite incredible when you see things through the lens of Equality Streets.
Safer to cross a red light?
Drivers approaching a green light are obeying a signal at speeds that can kill. But crossing a red light after checking there is no conflicting traffic means approaching at a crawl with heightened awareness. So is it safer to cross a red light slowly (carefully) … Continue reading
Fuel tax fraud?
Apparently the Chancellor has ruled out cutting fuel tax, which as we know adds over 60% to the cost of fuel. Tax cuts could, of course, be funded by traffic system reform. Maybe my arguments haven’t reached the Chancellor’s ears. Or … Continue reading
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Tagged Chancellor, Equality Streets, fuel prices, fuel tax, George Osborne, tax fraud
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Funding tax cuts
Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, wants to raise the tax threshold. Don’t we all? Balls says it can be funded by cutting VAT to raise the £12bn needed. The government rubbished the proposal. But they are just as myopic in failing … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Balls, Equality Streets, government, traffic system reform
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Calls for 5mph limit in Exhibition Road
On 13 Feb 2012, in shared space Exhibition Rd, a man on foot was hit by a lorry (here). Thankfully he was not badly hurt. It is no reason to ditch shared space, but it backs my view that streetscape redesign is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Exhibition Rd, pedestrian accident, shared space
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