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phunksta

Link to an Article about Street Clutter

Started by phunksta Jun. 23, 2009.

phunksta

Is sharing space a matter of culture?

Started by phunksta Jun. 19, 2009.

phunksta

Damn Missed it

Started by phunksta May. 22, 2009.

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Why amber?

Red and green mean stop and spurt

Amber equals bright alert

(OK, it's not Shakespeare)

As the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed, amber is the colour of the Roads FiT for People logo. It was drawn by a talented and distinctive designer by the name of Darrell Ireland.

Created by Martin Cassini Feb 9, 2009 at 10:32am. Last updated by Martin Cassini May. 8, 2009.

Anti-gravity?

For a cyclist obeying traffic lights but defying the laws of gravity, see this 5-min <a href="videohttp://theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/04/cycling-through-edinburgh-the-extreme-version.html">video</a> (the final sequence is particularly jaw-dropping). Remember to back ta… Continue

Created by Martin Cassini Apr 22, 2009 at 8:05am. Last updated by Martin Cassini Apr. 22, 2009.

107 MPG and 61 g/km

The new Toyota Prius has figures of 107mpg and 61g/km - something of a step-change. Lowest current CO2 figures include the Smart ForTwo diesel (88g/km), Ford Fiesta Ecomotive (98), and VW Polo Bluemotion (99).

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Created by Martin Cassini Apr 6, 2009 at 9:19pm. Last updated by Martin Cassini Apr. 12, 2009.

Worth a browse

http://www.stuff2send.com
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Created by Martin Cassini Feb 24, 2009 at 6:09pm. Last updated by Martin Cassini Feb. 24, 2009.

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There is a tendency among traffic engineers to dismiss eye witness accounts as "anecdotal evidence", and direct experience as irrelevant. If it can't be counted, weighed or measured, it doesn't exist. A remark overheard at a traffic surveyors' meeti…
on Thursday
Isidra Ashlyn is now a member of Free to Choose
Welcome Them!
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Martin Cassini added a blog post
Have we got the roads we deserve? Are they a reflection of the selfish side of the English charatcer? The culture of the road is like the culture of Parliament or English law: adversarial, competitive. Instead, to make Roads FiT for People, we need…
on Wednesday
Rob Grant is now a member of Free to Choose
Welcome Them!
February 2
Martin Cassini added a blog post
In the wake of our Portishead proof (cuts in journey time of over 50% and no incidents since the lights were switched off on 14 September last year), Bristol is committing to a couple of trials. Too few if you ask me, but traffic engineers are a mis…
February 2
Martin Cassini commented on Martin Cassini's blog post '£20m public money down the drain'
Oh Ian. No harm in disagreement, and your comment is certainly a million miles from my thoughts on the subject! TfL is a publicly-funded, overblown oligarchy which pays 100 of its managers over £100k a year. They all get BUPA. They have been opposin…
January 31
Ian Perry commented on Martin Cassini's blog post '£20m public money down the drain'
If Boris reversed his decision to scrap the congestion charge, TfL would be financially much better off and able to invest where investment is necessary.
January 31
Martin Cassini added a blog post
On Today, Conran CEO, Roger Maverty, said finance directors tend not to make good CEOs. FDs are an important part of the team, but you need energy and caution. A well-designed car has a brake and an accelerator. With two brakes and no accelerator it…
January 22
 

Blog Posts

Martin Cassini

The evidence of your own eyes. Irrelevant?

There is a tendency among traffic engineers to dismiss eye witness accounts as "anecdotal evidence", and direct experience as irrelevant. If it can't be counted, weighed or measured, it doesn't exist. A remark overheard at a traffic surveyors' meeting seems to sum it up. "Our traffic systems would work fine if it weren't for the problem of pedestrians."

Posted by Martin Cassini on February 4, 2010 at 10:21pm

Martin Cassini

Adversarial culture

Have we got the roads we deserve? Are they a reflection of the selfish side of the English charatcer? The culture of the road is like the culture of Parliament or English law: adversarial, competitive ... Instead, to make Roads FiT for People, we need coalition, co-operation, consensus.

Posted by Martin Cassini on February 3, 2010 at 9:30pm

Martin Cassini

Bristol lights-off trials

In the wake of our Portishead proof (cuts in journey time of over 50% and no incidents since the lights were switched off on 14 September last year), Bristol is committing to a couple of trials. Too few if you ask me, but traffic engineers are a mistrustful, conservative bunch. Still, it’s a start, and with any luck I'll be involved in the public awareness campaign. Story here.

Posted by Martin Cassini on February 2, 2010 at 11:00am

Martin Cassini

Give us wings

On Today, Conran CEO, Roger Mavity, said finance directors tend not to make good CEOs. FDs are an important part of the team, but you need energy and caution. A well-designed car has one brake and one accelerator. With two brakes and no accelerator it would be an unexciting journey. Applied to politics? It does feel as if former Chancellor, Gordon Brown, now PM, has a brake under both feet. Good FDs are better at controlling than creating. You need a balance between the two skills.… Continue

Posted by Martin Cassini on January 22, 2010 at 5:00pm

Martin Cassini

£20m public money down the drain

Transport for London spending our money wisely again (not). Article here.

Posted by Martin Cassini on January 6, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

 
 

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