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The Highway Code

An update comes from Diamond Geezer on the state of the improvements at Bow roundabout. Both he and I pointed out last week that the purposes of the traffic lights – the plethora of traffic lights – are poorly understood … Continue reading

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Letter of the week

This one published in The Times, of all places, yesterday. Sir, It is sad that it should take the serious injury of a Times staff member to trigger a nationwide safety campaign targeting roads, roundabouts and junctions. But cyclists themselves … Continue reading

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My great great grandfather, genetics and environment

My great great grandfather, posing on his tricycle. And with his dog. I think this photograph dates from the 1920s. If you look closely, you can see that he has no right leg, below the knee. He lost this part … Continue reading

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East Street, Horsham – A ‘shared space’ becomes closed to motor vehicles

I have written, on a number of previous occasions, about East Street in Horsham. This busy, narrow street in the centre of the town was converted into a ‘shared space’ scheme over the course of 2010. Much of the background … Continue reading

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The story of Roderick Chaffin-Laird

Roderick Chaffin-Laird is a man who has just had his ten-year driving ban reduced to seven years, because he has apparently been offered a ‘prospective’ new job, once he is released from prison; a job for which he apparently has … Continue reading

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Should some people ever be allowed to drive again?

People like Robert Freeman, for instance. From the West Sussex County Times (story not online) – Horsham driver jailed for mowing down two soldiers A Horsham man has been jailed after mowing down two off-duty servicemen in his Land Rover. … Continue reading

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‘A person of good character’

Travesties of justice aren’t exclusive to the United Kingdom. Elvira Sacirovic couldn’t bear going to court for the sentencing of a P-plater who killed her father while drag racing, out of fear he would walk free – and he did. Raymond … Continue reading

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A correction

In my post last week about shared space, I made the assertion that Simon Legg was apparently in favour of a ‘shared space’ solution on Euston Road – the A501 – based on a comment of his that appeared to … Continue reading

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Pedestrians and cyclists don’t mix?

Some video taken this Saturday afternoon, on East Street in Horsham. Everyone rubbing up alongside each other quite happily. Although this is often described as a ‘shared space’, it is instead – as you can see from the sign upon … Continue reading

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Cycling On Piccadilly

Just before Christmas, I had the opportunity to cycle along the new two-way layout on Piccadilly. This used to be a one-way street, with vehicular traffic only allowed to travel in an easterly direction between St. James Street and Piccadilly … Continue reading

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