On the subject of those TSA “grope” scanners at airports here is an insightful, and very early prediction of the wonderful advances in technology that will spring from science. They don’t make them like that any more. Thanks to @tpaleyfilm and @Zerofee for the link. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» YouTube – The Man with the X-Ray Eyes: .) [ continue reading The Man with the X-Ray Eyes – coming to a perimeter near you ] 18 November 2010  |  | category: empires flux, film, Global Guerillas, the new 'priest class', the state we're in, travel  | comments are closed  This ten minute video explores questions of beauty in a Sheffield with local residents. In includes the best bits from our interviews and a set of a lively and informed opinions about what beauty means to people living in Sheffield. Beautiful Sheffield from CABE on Vimeo. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Beautiful Sheffield? | Videos | CABE: .) I dislike conflict. This is a questionable characteristic for a barrister. As a result there’s a sombre tone in this week’s post, as I’m tiptoeing precariously close to a shouting match. The Guardian recently posted this article asking whether the law does enough to protect cyclists. As expected, the comments express some fruity road-related read rage. At the same time there’s a strong debate in the cycle blogosphere on what can be done to increase the numbers of people cycling (see ibikelondon vs Carlton Reid, for example). Lots of people talk about ‘strict liability’ as one possible solution, and [ continue reading ‘Strict liability’ and legal protection for cyclists « UKcyclerules ] 16 November 2010 | | category: cycling, scofflaws, tolerated crime and hypocrites, the state we're in, transport, travel | comments are closed Here’s the funny thing: Google has no listings for “successful public-transport vehicles designed by critics and journalists” – funny that. The comments thread is, as usual where the true wisdom and idiocy resides with (certifiable) people who think the world would be better with no speed or parking restrictions and no buses or trains. “Yours Sincerely, PS I am mad” . Lazy, lazy, lazy. Although this is a bus with no name, it’s already known as the new Routemaster after the much-loved double-decker that served the capital’s streets for the best part of half a century until axed, save for [ continue reading ‘The new Routemaster bus is a design cacophony’ – Great Knockers of our time ] Which means … Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave. (IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE AND HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT (but not why) THEN CLICK HERE »» Llanfairpwll – How to Say the Name Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: .) Happy Frog | Flickr – Photo Sharing!. by Jenkins94 Ok so we are paving over paradise – official! Apart from the fact that pedestrians don’t seem to know the correct side of the road on which to walk; why can’t the road be shared? There are already paths from PyG to PyP. Is that why there are all those tracks on the slope around Eckenstein’s Boulder at the moment? PyG at night now looks more like Blackpool than a wilderness area. Parking in existing towns ONLY and better buses please. NO TO MORE PARKING IN THE NATIONAL (CAR)PARK. MORE (punctual) BUSES NOW It was done during the foot and [ continue reading New Path – Pen Y Gwryd to Pen Y Pass – Snowdonia National CarPark ] 7 November 2010 | | category: can't make it up!, hills, the state we're in, Wales | comments are closed PHOTOS FROM MOEL-DDU. It seems to me that British people are on average rather more interested in cars than is good for them. In one sense this is understandable. On hearing that I normally drive rather infrequently, more than one person responded by saying that they “couldn’t manage without a car”. It’s easy to see why people believe this, given the way the country’s transport infrastructure is arranged. For many people it is genuinely difficult to imagine living without a car in the UK. Given the ubiquity of the car as the only way of getting about, it’s perhaps also not surprising [ continue reading Reflections on England ] 17 October 2010 | | category: advice, cycling, the state we're in, transport, travel | comments are closed I’d imagine that hardly anyone outside the cycling World knows that Cycling England even exists and cares even less what it stands for. Cycling England, like CTC are great for the already converted but utterly crap at projecting out to the non-cycling public who couldn’t give a hoot what a Cycling Demonstration Town is, or indeed how cycling would benefit them. Cycling England was never going to set the World alight on a meagre budget of £60m per annum (Honda’s ‘Impossible Dream’ advert cost £4.5m alone for perspective). Above all, if Cycling England is a Quango then its foundations [ continue reading so long, and thanks for all the Cycling England pish ] “The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.” – Tom Clancy Church and 30th St. San Francisco MUNI Construction from Ken Murphy on Vimeo. 14 October 2010 | | category: can't make it up!, film, photography, rail, transport, travel, world of work | comments are closed Just in time for Christmas …. Is the white people’s SUV and golfing Church of the saints of Groundwork UK still going? Just wondering Watch out for transport spending levels in next week’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is expected to be one of the ministers with the biggest axe – chopping nearly 40 percent from the DfT budget – but if he announces any road building funding whatsoever, critics will call foul. He has been pressed and pressed that cycling offers a good return on investment. Good for local economies; good for health; good for people; good [ continue reading bonfire of the quangos set for Thursday ] Panoramic photo by Scott Anderson. Click the image to open the interactive version. Long ago I came to the decision that to fight for ‘cycling infrastructure’ was fun but often a pleasant, chatty, waste of time. Congestion, squalid public-transport, rising health-care costs due to overwhelming levels of morbid-obesity, pragmatic convenience, and lack of space are always going to be the true legislators. There is only one reason people don’t cycle; because they are lazy – no other reason. Don’t listen to the whinging excuses about, lack of cycle-lanes, danger, weather, or anything else, they are lazy, and why not? Being whisked around in a heated armchair with piped music while you get obese [ continue reading enough about bicycles already ] This spew of a speech must surely go down in the annals as one of the most ridiculous collections of words and hyperbole this week – I refuse to believe that many of the people in that hall truly believed a word of it. DAILY MAIL GOVERNMENT. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» YouTube – Philip Hammond: rail is “subsidised”; roads are “investments”: .) [ continue reading Philip Hammond: rail is “subsidised”; roads are “investments” ] 5 October 2010 | | category: scofflaws, tolerated crime and hypocrites, the new 'priest class', the state we're in, transport, travel | comments are closed Saw this post by a blogger I enjoy and respect and find that I am troubled by the action of the post here. I am told that in Switzerland every registration number is searchable to owner and that this results in more polite and considerate driving. Any cyclist, or driver for that matter, must be aware of the number of drivers phoning, texting, smoking, eating and whatever else while their children roam the car unrestrained and wonder at why it is so difficult to photograph and prosecute by tech with an equal approach to all offenders. It’s easy [ continue reading Identifying scofflaw drivers – how far is far? ] 3 October 2010 | | category: cycling, scofflaws, tolerated crime and hypocrites, the state we're in, transport, travel | comments are closed This hillclimb event is one of the most popular hillclimb events in the Derbyshire area. The picturesque setting of Monsal Dale attracts a large crowd, even on an October Sunday morning. The event, first run in 1930 attracts riders from local club level to seasoned professionals. Past winners include Tom Simpson, Malcolm Elliott and more recently Russell Downing, Dean Downing and Adam Blythe. Monsal Head is a famous beauty spot with magnificent views down Monsal Dale and up the Wye Valley. Monsal Hill Climb – Promoted by Sheffrec Cycling Club | Sunday 10th October | Sponsored by JE James Cycles [ continue reading Monsal Hill Climb – Sunday 10th October 2010 ] District line, Whitechapel-ish (11:30pm, front carriage) » The gentleman in the padded jacket stares into nothing. » The bloke in the ribbed top is plugged (via white headphones) into his iPhone. » The bloke in the grey jersey is plugged (via black headphones) into his iPhone. » The man in the sweatshirt has his phone lengthways, and is tap-tap-tapping a graphic entity around the screen. » The lawyer in the suit and unbuttoned white shirt checks his emails whilst listening to some piped music. » The youth in the stripy top and red neckerchief watches tumbling blocks fall into pixellated [ continue reading diamond geezer ] It would be great if you could just put up a tent wherever you like for the night, but not surprisingly there’s a rules, regulations and laws on when and where you can camp. The most important factor is which side of the border you’re on, with the law in Scotland radically different to those covering England and Wales. In short wild camping in Scotland is a right, whereas in the rest of the UK there is no automatic right without express permission from the relevant landowner. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Outdoor Talk – Wild Camping – [ continue reading Wild Camping – The Law in the UK ] Moel Hebog to Y Garn from the Rydd Dhu railway carpark The contractor was driving a van through the 16th century Augustinian Archway in the grounds when it hit the arch, bringing down tonnes of ancient stonework. Valerie Stuart, manager of Colliston Castle Scotland Ltd in Arbroath, said the driver had been collecting a marquee from the palace after the weekend’s Perth Hunt Ball. Manager tells of shock at destruction of historic Scone arch ] Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker this morning officially opened the UK’s first Dutch-style CyclePoint at Leeds railway station and also allayed concerns that Bikeability training would be scrapped as part of government cuts. Baker says training secure as he opens Leeds CyclePoint, but won't be drawn on Cycling England’s fate read more (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» road.cc Transport Secretary provides reassurance over Bikeability’s future: .) What a waste of tax money. This kind of… via 2.bp.blogspot.com What a waste of tax money. This kind of thing is clearly a result of poor urban planning. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» The Rubbish Bin via 2.bp.blogspot.com What a waste of tax money. This kind of…: .) More schoolchildren are daily being killed by traffic on the highways of the world’s poorest nations than by deadly infectious diseases such as Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, prompting campaigners to call for a UN-backed target to halt the spiralling numbers of traffic fatalities by 2015. Road accidents claim the lives of 3,500 every day, 3,000 of which are in poor countries. Watkins said that more lives, of those aged five to 14, were lost on the roads than to “malaria, diarrhoea and HIV/Aids”. Unlike these deadly diseases, road traffic injuries were “conspicuous by their absence from the international [ continue reading 3,500 killed EVERY DAY by drivers ] |  
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