Tag Archives: equality

Mugged by ministerial apathy and negligence

Posted on 29th October 2018 by Martin Cassini

The woman below, a talented musician, was crossing the road with her child outside her home, when she was hit by a car. She managed to push the child to safety. She needed 21 stitches in her head. Would this … Continue reading →

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Priority v Equality

Posted on 31st July 2018 by Martin Cassini

How to make roads dangerous: give main roads priority over pedestrians and side roads. How to make roads safe: make junctions all-way give-ways, with equal rights and equal opportunity. Put the (legal) onus on the driver to beware the vulnerable road-user, … Continue reading →

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Parallel with Rousseau

Posted on 27th January 2014 by Martin Cassini

In his Discourse on Inequality (1754), Rousseau proposed the idea of “the state of nature”, a period in human life when natural compassion held sway and ensured equality (Theo Hobson, Guardian). With civilisation, this primal equality disappeared, chiefly because property was invented. “From … Continue reading →

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The streets of NYC

Posted on 28th October 2012 by Martin Cassini

New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, says cyclists and pedestrians are “more important” than motorists. Not quite. Equality – among ALL road-users – is the solution to most of our problems on the road. It’s absurd that people on foot should … Continue reading →

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Deference

Posted on 30th September 2012 by Martin Cassini

The Sixties brought a refreshing attack on class deference. We need a similar shift on the roads. People on foot – stop deferring to people on wheels! Motorists, while traffic lights dictate your every move, I appreciate this is a … Continue reading →

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