Transport – Page 27

RoSPA Jumps on the Bandwagon

November 6, 2011 Longrider 6

In the aftermath of the M5 crash last Friday evening we had the usual suspects line up to tell us that speed is a horrible […]

Compulsory Hi-Vis for Motorcyclists

September 17, 2011 Longrider 27

There are plans afoot to force motorcyclists to wear high visibility clothing. They’ve effectively forced us all to ride with daytime headlamps by taking away […]

Deja Vu

July 28, 2011 Longrider 7

The train crash in China sounds creepily familiar. Thirty-nine people died when a train ran into the back of another which had stalled on a […]

Black Boxes in Cars

May 26, 2011 Longrider 23

As always, when the function creep of surveillance starts, it does so with apparent good intentions. Young drivers face punitive insurance premiums, so who wouldn’t […]

More Nonsense on Rail

May 21, 2011 Longrider 11

With friends like these, rail doesn’t need enemies. Tamsin Omond writes a screed in favour of rail that makes me – a railwayman – cringe […]

Oops!

May 1, 2011 Longrider 8

Yesterday’s fatalities on the M11 were tragic enough. But the thought springs to mind, this being a road and vehicles having steering wheels, people could […]

Oh, Dear…

April 21, 2011 Longrider 6

I’m not going to respond in detail to the rather silly straw man that the Englishman has constructed, it just isn’t worth it. My points […]

That Railway Discussion.

April 18, 2011 Longrider 10

Further to the discussion about rail the other day, Tim has responded. I’ve replied at some length to his claims. For the most part, his […]

No, It Didn’t

April 16, 2011 Longrider 27

I realise that Tim doesn’t like railways. He’s trotted out the canard that the steering wheel made them obsolete often enough for us to get […]

Some Good News

April 10, 2011 Longrider 11

Once in a while a politician gets it right and understands that their role is not to micromanage our lives. Naturally, when they do this the […]

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