Archive for the 'cars' Category

March 6th, 2008

Cars, Traffic and Roads

car_free_map_home.gif A few things I have seen of the past week or so to do with cars, traffic or roads: Less speed more haste I have notice a few articles about Active Traffic Management recently. Apparently part of the M42 has been modified so that drivers can use the hard shoulder at busy periods, variable speed limits and better signage. This has caused journey times to be ...
September 19th, 2007

Car Free Day - September 22nd

Car Free Day Car Free Day is coming up. There are various events going on around the world. for I try and make every day a car free day. Perhaps if you can't walk, get a bus or train you could try car sharing if you really need to get to where you are going using a car.
July 3rd, 2007

Change Your World Competition

Change Your World Flickr group I didn't realize there is a competition. for the Change Your World campaign happening this week. You could win a bike worth £449.99. The details are on the the Change Your World site. There is also a flickr group where you can see ...
June 19th, 2007

Change Your World 1- 7 July

Change You World A campaign from sustrans to swap your car for another form of transport from the 1st to the 7th of July. I generally walk to work anyway. When I first started doing this it was a bit of drag but now I have been walking for probably over a year I really enjoy it. I vary my route ...
July 19th, 2006

Reasons for not liking cars!

I like cars in terms and design and I like cars when used responsibly. There are a few things about them that really annoy me: Parking on the pavement particularly when the vehicle is a van or big SUV type thing. Washing cars with a hose - use a bucket there's a drought on you know! (well in some parts of the country there is) The amount of space they take ...
June 27th, 2006

Car-less

Due to some unfortunate circumstances we are car-less at the moment. I'm sure once the insurance money comes through we will get another car but at the moment we have to manage without. There's a few things this has made me think about: When we do get another car I'll will be keeping more strictly to the speed limits. If I had been going any faster, I was under the ...
May 10th, 2006

Parking on the pavement

My walk to work I walk to work most days and something that annoys me cars half parked on the on the road and half parked on the pavement. It seems worse when the vehicle in question is a van or some kind of massive suv or 4x4. I took the picture on the left the other day on the way to work. This shows a classic example ...
July 15th, 2005

Walking

This week I have walked to work everyday. I try to walk as often as I can. It keeps you fit, saves money on petrol, cuts down traffic, cuts down on pollution and in some ways is less stressful. Sometimes I have to drive in as my partner needs to be somewhere at a certain time and doesn’t want to get too sweaty. This week she has walked in ...

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