Bristol lights-off trials

[Martin Cassini]

After shelving our 2008 proposal for a lights-off trial, Bristol, after pressure from the successful trial in the nearby town of Portishead, could delay no longer. But instead of giving us a few meaty four-way junctions, we were given two small, partly one-way junctions. One was at the foot of a straight downhill stretch which encouraged inappropriate speed. Also, the council was "unable" to fund a public awareness campaign - essential to help people unlearn the bad habits of a lifetime instilled by the rules of the road. Anyway, Keith’s report is here.