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Tag Archives: Martin Cassini
Thundering
Thunderer piece in today’s Times.
More painful reminders
The claims and counterclaims about austerity versus tax and spend are further painful reminders that politicians and media are missing a massive opportunity, as I tried to explain again in this piece for the NDJ.
Clarkson’s not wrong
Clarkson says speed limits are “annoying”. Even worse, they are counterproductive. Traffic regulation treats us like simpletons, or automatons. We should learn to drive by context, not by numbers. Brake! would claim that freedom to choose our own speed would be … Continue reading
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Missing the point again
To cut the deficit, the Govt is thinking of selling its stake in Eurostar, which could raise £20bn. Among other national assets it might flog is the Royal Mint. Meanwhile, traffic regulation, which acts to our detriment and costs tens … Continue reading
The point about Poynton
Last week I finished a draft edit of a film about Poynton, a community thriving again after liberation from decades of oppressive traffic engineering. More material needs to be shot, so it’s still a couple of months away from publication, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Hamilton-Baillie, Howard Murray, Martin Cassini, Poynton, Poynton Regenerated
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Four Thought – correction
The conclusion I meant to draw about the amber light and hidden pedestrian was that given no lights and no traffic light poles obscuring the view and concealing the pedestrian, I would have been driving according to human context rather … Continue reading
Radio 4 Four Thought
The programme is OK, but I’ve written better about the subject elsewhere. This summary on the BBC website had 1034 comments when I last looked. I have only skimmed a few, but it’s surprising to see the widespread support there still … Continue reading
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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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
