tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post260968732646591577..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Perceptive comments on safetyDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-2095596502872295862010-01-13T00:24:16.238+01:002010-01-13T00:24:16.238+01:00Thank you, the situation is much clearer for me no...Thank you, the situation is much clearer for me now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-49669551019438942642010-01-12T21:29:25.386+01:002010-01-12T21:29:25.386+01:00Anonymous: Like many wikipedia articles about road...Anonymous: Like many wikipedia articles about roads or cycling, the article you link to is not very neutral. In fact, it even has a comment at the top asking for help to re-write it.<br /><br />With Vietnam I'm afraid you've really got the wrong end of the stick. Sadly, Vietnam has <a href="http://www.asiainjury.org/main/aipf-newsreader/items/Vietnam_News_A_road_safety_inspections.html" David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-27522180198258744022010-01-12T15:25:01.358+01:002010-01-12T15:25:01.358+01:00Hi David
Looking for J.S. Dean's book I found...Hi David<br /><br />Looking for J.S. Dean's book I found this article on Wikipedia:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_traffic_safety<br /><br />and learned about the woonerf and shared space concepts under the Alternative approaches subtitle.<br /><br />"At least one town, Hesselterbrink in the Netherlands has become disillusioned with the way the woonerf principle...They haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-85044477648930255742010-01-09T01:45:50.587+01:002010-01-09T01:45:50.587+01:00And what about this one?
Dutch Road Safety Ad (19...And what about this one?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmd24y_vDjI" rel="nofollow">Dutch Road Safety Ad</a> (1990s)<br /><br />Final text: "Just imagine what it would be like to be responsible for that -- drive alcohol free."<br /><br />Makes the Dutch mind set very clear.Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-89907723952913151692010-01-09T01:24:18.005+01:002010-01-09T01:24:18.005+01:00I have a lot of difficulty understanding any of th...I have a lot of difficulty understanding any of this.<br />So far from how things are to me as a Dutch cyclist and driver.<br /><br />When I was taking lessons for my driver's license in 1984, a road safety ad first appeared on Dutch TV. It ran for years and years! Even after all this time it is still very powerful and puts the blame of an accident entirely on the driver.<br /><br />This Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-70876379933698114272010-01-09T00:47:23.508+01:002010-01-09T00:47:23.508+01:00sounds like chilling reading - i shall look out fo...sounds like chilling reading - i shall look out for copies - thanks for the leadsFreedom Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187400454555241935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35846510925438461202010-01-08T20:41:28.232+01:002010-01-08T20:41:28.232+01:00Looking at some of the UK government's road sa...Looking at some of the UK government's road safety ads targeted at children, things haven't changed mutch in the last 62 years, but at least nobody dies on screen :(<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m2XooqMSdI" rel="nofollow">DfT Tales of the Road - The Girl Who Didnt Dress Bright</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-stmrbw_xg" rel="nofollow">DfT: Tales ofTaliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399506198451047847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18061256471986725872010-01-08T17:03:33.135+01:002010-01-08T17:03:33.135+01:00RoadPeace reprinted the book fairly recently. They...RoadPeace reprinted the book fairly recently. They may have copies left.<br /><br />Dean's book was a big influence on a more recent critique of the 'road safety' industry, namely Robert Davis's Death on the Streets (Leading Edge Press, 1992). Unfortunately it is now out of print but it is well worth getting hold of a second-hand copy if you can.<br /><br />It's a pity the freewheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731932510033958017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-14074995986844301332010-01-08T10:30:08.260+01:002010-01-08T10:30:08.260+01:00I read J.S. Dean's 1947 book 'Murder most ...I read J.S. Dean's 1947 book 'Murder most foul: a study of the road deaths problem' a few years ago and it is a very perceptive and information packed read, with some fascinating historical insights on the influences of the Nazi's obsession with speed on road design. There is a whole section on the dubious relationship of ROSPA in the UK with the motoring lobby which is a bit of sheffield cycle chichttp://sheffieldcyclechic.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com