‘Car brain’ is how Dr Ian Walker describes the cultural blind spot that makes people apply double standards when they think about driving. In his latest study, he demonstrates how motornomativity is real, measurable and pervasive. We’ve been listening to a fascinating podcast about our unconscious bias in favour of cars, and how those assumptions shape our streets and hold…
A mother whose child was killed instantly by a speeding driver is petitioning for automatic lifetime bans for those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Angela Burke is one of a number of bereaved parents seeking a change in the law: “My child was killed by a speeding driver, Who was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. My…
What should we do in the face of dangerous roads? Accept the risks as an unfortunate reality of life or, in the face of relentless apathy from the authorities, should the otherwise law-abiding person take matters into their own hands and resort to tactical urbanism? A century of protest against road harm Protests against road danger are as old as…
This was the week that saw a mother and child killed by a driver as they walked along a pavement on their way to nursery – the carnage witnessed by other pre-school-age kids. You might think such a horrific event is rare, but each year in the UK over 40 people are killed by drivers as they walk on the…
Pedestrians trying to negotiate city streets get so little respect from motorists that many may welcome a new design of portable air horn that can blast an ear-splitting 150dB warning to inattentive drivers. No more worrying that drivers haven’t noticed you’re crossing a side street – the horn produces a sound claimed to be as loud as a jet taking…
23/09/22
