Bristol Traffic

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

Sunday, 24 September 2017

BMW: please don't drive like utter wankers

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As the arrogant self entitled owners of an Important Car for Important People, we recently received a communication from the manufacturer. H...
Thursday, 21 September 2017

Stopping distances experiment #2: The real world

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Last week we discussed a (flawed) stopping distance experiment , where we argued that you cannot stop from 18 mph to 0 in 6.5 metres, no mat...
Sunday, 10 September 2017

Stopping distance experiments part 1

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The Charlie Allinston case has not only raised the issue that fixed wheel, chain-only-braking bikes seem unsuited for the urban environment,...
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Thursday, 7 September 2017

WN15UKX beats the school run queues

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It's term time in the city, a so the morning rush hour is worse, and we've seen the return of the mid-afternoon one, seen here. In...
Monday, 15 May 2017

The Centre: East to West: From Mediocre to Dangerous

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Following on from our t rip across The Centre from West to East , here is the west to east experience. , h Heading up Queen Charlotte St...
Thursday, 4 May 2017

Don't worry Richard Eddy: there's still Colston Mini Mart

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Cllr Richard Eddy is apparently refusing to visit Colston Hall , once it's no longer named after someone who'd be on trial for Crim...
Sunday, 23 April 2017

Metrobus Enhanced Centre: west to east

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Apparently the Metrobus project will bring wonderful cycling facilities to the city. We await this with curiosity. We do know that rig...
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Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Pavements cause pollution.

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Known saboteur Redvee has a video up showing the taxi WR54KZX forced to drive on the pavement to turn left into Bridewell Street. We say...
Tuesday, 18 April 2017

The Evening Post discovers the Bristol Traffic Photo Portfolio

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We don't do much coverage of the Evening Post these days, primarily because we've given up reading it. Eventually you get tired of i...
Friday, 10 March 2017

Proposed: tax vehicles based on their width

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A quick trip through the capital of 4x4s that never see mud in our city, Clifton, makes it clear that even here we don't have space for ...
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Monday, 6 February 2017

Bristol Post: cut and paste journalism? Share the data

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There is one news outlet in the city whose coverage is insightful, cuts to the core of the city's problems and of whom every article is ...
Saturday, 17 December 2016

A letter to Smiths of Gloucestershire, re the blind overtake of their van VE08NKX

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Hello I'm the cyclist the driver of your van VE08NKX chose to overtake on a blind corner on Belmont Hill, Somerset, at 15:46 on 25 Nov...
Thursday, 1 December 2016

The Psychology of Overtaking and VE08NXK

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There is surprisingly little literature available online on the topic of The Psychology of Overtaking. One paper you can find dates from 1...
Monday, 28 November 2016

Grass a driver week: MK59USB, texting across a junction

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Apparently some police forces in the country are now rolling out enforcement of driving too close to tax dodgers, maybe even section 59 ASB ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Metrobus on the railwaypath? Again?

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the West of England partnership, henceforth known as the Bringers of Woe, have a consultation on a transport vision for the future . Key p...
Tuesday, 8 November 2016

We say dust off and nuke the car from orbit

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People have coming up to us recently and been asking questions on our apparent lack of driving. The recurrent queries are Why haven't ...
Friday, 30 September 2016

Causes of Congestion in the Greater Bristol Area: hint: not 20 mph zones

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What has made congestion in and around Bristol worse —for those people driving or sitting in buses? Some people are saying it's common...
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Thursday, 29 September 2016

Traffic Jams are caused by texting drivers

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With the proposal to expand penalties for drivers using phones, there have been lots of claims that the number of people texting has increas...
Sunday, 18 September 2016

Always good to to say hello

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when driving, you only really have one emotion you can share: anger, through one button for the horn and the flicker for the lights. In cont...
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Monday, 12 September 2016

Clifton Occupied by Tax Dodging Cyclists!

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We were shocked and disappointed that we were unable to drive to Clifton in our Important Car, then cross over to Somerset and enjoy a round...
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