Posted July 5th, 2007
As a huge fan of congestion charges I quite like this idea proposed by the RTA’s Ken Dobinson.
Here is the solution to choking gridlock for the wealthy and impatient: exorbitant tolls for the exclusive use of the Harbour Bridge’s southbound bus lane.
Under a serious proposal from the former Roads and Traffic Authority director Ken Dobinson, […]
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Posted June 25th, 2007
Reaction on a thread at the Telegraph.
Blog reactions: Mark at Stoush worries about the psychological impact.
I think reinforcing the social pressure on men to have penises of a good size is a bad thing, and indeed may contribute to aggressive acting out by young men who indeed do really have small, tremulous members.
I also crossposted […]
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Posted June 19th, 2007
Ricky Sutton in the Telegraph’s commuting blog on the traffic mayhem that two weeks of rain brings.
I took the picture here this morning. Lovely isn’t it. I can look forward to 90 minutes of the same tomorrow. Oh, and tonight….And so can the rest of the city who have the sheer gall to want […]
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Posted June 12th, 2007
Canberra Times journalist Peter Martin weighs the evidence and makes the case for more speed cameras.
Drivers beware, cyclists breathe easier. The ACT is getting more speed cameras. Yes, I know it will slow drivers down. It’ll probably take you slightly longer to get where you are going. On the other hand, cyclists like me are […]
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Posted June 4th, 2007
All we want is 15 minutes.
Motorists and retailers are demanding relief from the ever-increasing pinch of parking meters, with calls to make mandatory a “15-minutes- free” concept pioneered by one Sydney council.
A groundswell of support for the idea has emerged in Newcastle where the community is fed up with being unable to stop in front […]
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Posted June 3rd, 2007
Miranda Devine dons the mantle of victim.
The Lane Cove Tunnel speeding-fine fiasco offered a glimpse into the unfair and punitive activities of the Roads and Traffic Authority, which increasingly is expected to keep the NSW Government cashed up.
And at the end of this apologia for motoring madness we get this confusion.
But in a study […]
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Posted May 15th, 2007
In March I posted on the NRMA’s supposed concern for all road users, a concern that always involve the removing of any obstacles to free and easy motoring, the money quote was this.
We’re concerned about the safety for all road users, motorists and cyclists
Today, George Monbiot explains just who controls global campaigns for road safety. […]
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Posted April 26th, 2007
Tony Abbott instructs the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate the air quality of road tunnels.
The NHMRC is understood to have obtained initial data on the problem, focusing on levels of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, photochemical oxidants, sulphur dioxide, lead and particulate matter.
The NHMRC has gathered an expert panel to analyse the data […]
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Posted April 12th, 2007
The NRMA reports that congestion is costing business.
Increased traffic congestion in Sydney has cost businesses up to four hours longer on roads each week and $20,000 more in annual transport costs, an NRMA survey reveals.
Fuel consumption has skyrocketed by 60 per cent and operating costs have jumped by 47 per cent for Sydney businesses. Staff […]
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Posted April 1st, 2007
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald.
The Danish architect commissioned to redesign Sydney has a simple message for its residents: get on your bikes.
Henriette Mortensen and her boss, Jan Gehl, hope one day to see cycle lanes down George and Elizabeth Streets and a traffic system that favours pedestrians, not cars.
“Pedestrians have too much to struggle with in […]
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