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No-one in power seems to see the irony of ever more complex traffic control technology devised to solve road safety problems that originate in the flawed rules of the road. "An exercise in self-defeat," is how Kenneth Todd characterises traffic control. Today saw the launch of a trial in pedestrian countdown, "so pedestrians can see how long they have left to cross the road," says David Brown of TfL. Brown is the guy who blocked my traffic lights trial in Brent seven years ago. When peds' time is up, do drivers have official permission to drive at them? On the other side, Tony Armstrong of Living Streets wants more green time for pedestrians. These "experts" see the symptoms of our road safety problems but never the cause. Another pearl from Tony Armstrong is his aim "to prioritise pedestrians over traffic". Pedestrians form part of the mix of traffic, don't they? Traffic consists of people. Seems self-defeating to prioritise people over traffic”, which carries people and deposits them as pedestrians.

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Tags: David-Brown, Living-Streets, TfL, Tony-Armstrong, pedestrian-countdown

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