Bristol Traffic

In which we explore the options for getting round Bristol (*), and the consequences of those decisions. (*) Excluding Fishponds.

Friday, 23 January 2015

Clifton Village RPZ rollout: first photos!

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We're here with the first photos of the clifton RPZ rollout. As you can see —the paint is now down In the background, the village ...
Thursday, 15 January 2015

Prime Numbers are Crime Numbers

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Earlier this week, David Cameron said there should be no means of communication which we cannot read That's pretty significant. Becau...
Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Templemeads: the city gateway experience

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Bristol is getting a new City Gateway: one in the middle of the city . The phrase "city gateway" should be a warning sign; it m...
Saturday, 3 January 2015

Clifton may call itself a village, but it is not rural

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Some revolutionaries exploited some known PHP hack and defaced the travelwest web site. Cue cause for coverage in the guardian, Muslim Hac...
Thursday, 18 December 2014

Tablets in the car are the new status symbol

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Anyone can text and drive; here on Arley Hill on a weekday you see about 1 car in 4 texting. What do you do if you want to show that you a...
Monday, 8 December 2014

Brunel 150

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Sunday saw a fantastic display on the Downs. And a confirmation that engineering really does work. After 150 years the Downs were opened...
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Saturday, 20 September 2014

Bristol: cycling discriminates against the obese and the unfit

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There's a bit of an upset in Birmingham currently, where (conservative) councillor came out and accused cycling of being discriminatory ...
Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Scotland: a nation once again

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It's in the balance right now: which way will Scotland vote? It's time we stopped being impartial and stated our preference: Yes ...
Monday, 15 September 2014

At Last. Reclaim that Illegal Road Tax.

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Yes. We're sick to death of the endless phone calls reminding us we can claim for mis-sold PPI we bought years ago*. Yes. We're si...
Friday, 29 August 2014

Scandal: Britain's rulers, judiciary and media are a clique of art and law graduates

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There's been lots of press this week, rightfully noting that Britain's rulers are an elite clique of a few schools and two universit...
Friday, 1 August 2014

Clifton: riot of the self-entitled

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The Economist has discovered the Clifton Popular Front in their article Four wheel Fever . This shows what press a tank in a city can have...
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Thursday, 10 July 2014

What are the cyclists building? Surveillance State 2.0

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Out in Twitter Land, one of those paranoid characters accused the cyclists of "building a police state". They are, but not the toy...
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Friday, 4 July 2014

Is is a good text?

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Now that summer is here, the car windows are down and people can engage in spontaneous conversation. Here, we can see a tax dodger having ...
Monday, 30 June 2014

Get your tanks off my lawn!

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As d-day for the Clifton RPZ rollout approaches, already tempers are getting hot. What will happen? Will it be tanks up Whiteladies road a-...
Sunday, 29 June 2014

First Self-Driving car seen in Bristol!

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There's lots of hype about "Autonomous Cars", the UAVs of the tarmac, but who in the UK has seen one? Bristol-Resident RedVee ...
Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Questions for anyone claiming RPZs devalue houses

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There's a 3500+ petition up on the council web site demanding a rethink to RPZs in Bristol. This shows how effective the Clifton people ...
Saturday, 17 May 2014

A&S Police: this is not a crime. Move along now

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Some people ask if a 20 mph speed limit is bringing the city to its knees. The answer is no: all you have to do is overtake any car driving ...
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Monday, 28 April 2014

Yes but who will think of the children? (part 1)

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Say what you like about Tank Commander "Wolfie" Miles and his right-to-commute-to-work campaigners, call them "lost in time...
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Saturday, 26 April 2014

Press Complaints Commission: it's OK to propose assaulting cyclists in a newspaper

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A few days ago, we covered how the Western Daily Press -the "provincial" sibling to the evening post, printed an article advocati...
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Regional Press advocating violence against cyclists

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We have mixed opinions of the Bristol Evening Post, and mourn the fact that whenever it tries to be more forward thinking -as in its coverag...
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