On the carrot and stick subject, can't help thinking that the government has it entirely backwards with non drivers- dangling the stick in front of us as they try to beat us with the carrot
There will always some places that require traffic signals for safety, not every place has the space for roundabouts. So intelligent traffic signals have a place, namely Transit Signal Priority (TSP). This is especially helpful where there is no space for a bus lane, but space for a queue bypass.
Here's what I'd do with regards to pavement parking, rather than induce the screams a blanket ban would cause, enforce with heavy fines not reducing the pavement width below 1.5m. Represents a reasonable compromise keeping paths useable, while also keeping narrower streets & roads passable with cars parked. Is it just me? I seem to be the only person in the country that sees both sides of the issue & suggests something that addresses both car users' & footpath users' concerns.
@59:40 - None other than one Richard Beeching, PhD, recommended in 1965 or so that motorists shouldn't be allowed to park wherever they liked, including storing their cars on the public highway.
Here's an interesting incentive to reduce the miles I drive - my new insurance policy is per mile, and each mile I don't drive will result in a reduction of 5p per mile; obviously on top of reduction in electricity costs (I have an EV). So say 12p per mile for every mile of active travel.
On the carrot and stick subject, can't help thinking that the government has it entirely backwards with non drivers- dangling the stick in front of us as they try to beat us with the carrot
Much more interesting than I was expecting, and Gareth's usual disassembly of poor reasoning,
195’s are uncomfortable. The latest fad in coach design.
There will always some places that require traffic signals for safety, not every place has the space for roundabouts. So intelligent traffic signals have a place, namely Transit Signal Priority (TSP). This is especially helpful where there is no space for a bus lane, but space for a queue bypass.
Here's what I'd do with regards to pavement parking, rather than induce the screams a blanket ban would cause, enforce with heavy fines not reducing the pavement width below 1.5m.
Represents a reasonable compromise keeping paths useable, while also keeping narrower streets & roads passable with cars parked.
Is it just me? I seem to be the only person in the country that sees both sides of the issue & suggests something that addresses both car users' & footpath users' concerns.
are you planning anything special for episode 2000
@59:40 - None other than one Richard Beeching, PhD, recommended in 1965 or so that motorists shouldn't be allowed to park wherever they liked, including storing their cars on the public highway.
Not his first good piece of advice.
@@GarethDennisTV Someone should have put him in charge of the railways or something. Seemed like he knew what he was talking about.
@@roberthaynes5160 He was a land of contrasts...
Here's an interesting incentive to reduce the miles I drive - my new insurance policy is per mile, and each mile I don't drive will result in a reduction of 5p per mile; obviously on top of reduction in electricity costs (I have an EV). So say 12p per mile for every mile of active travel.
The sad thing about such numbers is how low they are compared to the generally eye-watering cost of public transport
This ought to be applied to vehicle tax as well. Tax should also scale super linearly with vehicle size and mass.
A nice, cringy stream of needless ageism there - well done! 🙄
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