Transport planning has a biased focus on the commute, yet 80% of journeys are non-work journeys. It is therefore painful to see that a recently published tool (yes, yet another online tool!) has very little to say about this limitation. Here I am talking about the PCT tool. It stands for ‘propensity to cycle’ and… Read More Health warning about the PCT
We have to come off the car for many reasons. It’s a perfect situation for politics to act and direct society. For politics can be described as [a]ny desired source that is not totally abundant – be it money, social prestige, recognition, research grants, or whatever – must be divided up through a political process… Read More DfT’s anti peak-car rhetoric: narrative analysis of DfT statements
Peak Car is a the theory or projection that car use has reached its climax and is now declining. In our car-permeated society we find it hard to believe, especially as we have invested so much time and energy into provision for the car. We have put a strong bet on its prevailing in many… Read More More Peak Car
Deutsch Für meine online Pilotstudie benötige ich eine kleine Zahl von Teilnehmer: Falls Du vielleicht in den nächsten zwei Wochen irgendwie mal 30 Minuten Zeit hättest, melde Dich bitte einfach bei mir. Ich bereite gerade meine Versuchsgespräche für meine Doktorarbeit vor. Es ist geplant, dass in dem ersten Abschnitt des Gespräches der Teilnehmer sich einen… Read More Online pilot study using video – English and German
Please leave your thoughts about road safety below. What are your stories of road risks getting pushed through the system unduly, or road dangers not being identified or not being managed properly? Back in February I had written an abstract about inclusive road safety for the Proceedings of the ICE. In August I heard that… Read More About the health and safety of roads
Nach einigen Gesprächen in Deutschland habe ich nun das Gefühl, dass noch grosser Bedarf darin besteht das Socio-Ecological Model or SEM zu besprechen. Und da es da vielleicht auch eine sprachliche Barriere zu überwinden gilt, gibt es diese Wochen einen Beitrag auf deutsch. Die Verkehrsforschung im englischsprachigen Raum hat sich recht viel mit dem Thema… Read More Das Gesellschaft-Umwelt Model
The real lean-mean machine’s dirty dozen. This, pictured below, is the cycle contraption you very rarely see in Newcastle or Gateshead, or indeed (m)any other British cities. Yet it is one that is very typical for, very normal and prevalent in Bremen where I am currently privileged to be biding some time. Thanks bremenize.com for… Read More The ABC – archetypal Bremen cycle
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