Easy Ways to Save the World

March 6th, 2008

Cars, Traffic and Roads

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 ...

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

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 ...