A Bill to make provision to strengthen penalties related to serious criminal driving offences that lead to serious injury or death; to redefine such offences and amend bail conditions for those charged with them; to enhance the standards of investigation, both by the police and in the Courts, into such offences; to improve the treatment of victims of such offences and their families within the justice system; and for connected purposes.
⇒ Update the Highway Code to match Bikeability.
⇒ Motorists need to accept that cyclists may use the lane.
⇒ Driver Training and the Test need to cover overtaking.
Showing posts with label commons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commons. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Criminal Driving (Justice for Victims) Bill
Monday, 5 January 2015
Polaroid Eliminates Headlamp Dazzle
In 1929 Edwin H. Land patented plastic film that could polarise light.
If headlights are polarised \\\\\ and the windscreen or driver's glasses are polarised /////, then direct light is absorbed.
If headlights are polarised \\\\\ and the windscreen or driver's glasses are polarised /////, then direct light is absorbed.
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Tragedy of the Commons
According to Wikipedia, The tragedy of the commons is an economics theory by Garrett Hardin, according to which individuals behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests by depleting some common resource.
The original example was common grazing land - all the commoners could buy more cattle to graze there, so they all did, resulting in over-grazing resulting in the cattle dying.
I think it now applies to roadspace - anyone can own a car, so too many do. People are reluctant to drive somewhere, if they fear it will be difficult to find a parking space there. Motorists even object to those that use less space, fearing they move more slowly.
The original example was common grazing land - all the commoners could buy more cattle to graze there, so they all did, resulting in over-grazing resulting in the cattle dying.
I think it now applies to roadspace - anyone can own a car, so too many do. People are reluctant to drive somewhere, if they fear it will be difficult to find a parking space there. Motorists even object to those that use less space, fearing they move more slowly.
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