Industrial-Strength Sarcasm

Traffic Calming - Seems To work

Traffic Calming - Seems To work

Yesterday on the way back from taking our Huge Dalmatian for a walk, Daughter & I stopped off at the local Coop shop to pick up the paper. There’s always a parking problem here, with drivers ignoring the double yellow lines along Huddleston Street, so as to minimise their walking to the shop. Anyway, the...
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Posted in Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, Photographs, Ranting, Road Safety, Where I Shop, Whitley Bay | 3 Comments »

Friday Photo Caption Competition

Friday Photo Caption Competition

Once again here’s your opportunity to win fame and admiration from your peers. This week you can try your hand at satire. Remember that Nice Congressman Patrick McHenry?  The one who’s such a hoot at parties, with his instantly recognised catchphrase, “I’m not making this up”? The one whose funding includes $30,000 from the National Auto...
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Posted in Bike to Work, Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, Photographs, Politics, Silly Stuff, USA | 3 Comments »

Gateshead Revisited - Still A Shockingly Bad Bike Lane?

Gateshead Revisited - Still A Shockingly Bad Bike Lane?

Some of you may remember the video I made last year about The World’s Shortest Cycle Lane. This was in Gateshead, next to their shiny new college, and a mere ten metres long. At the time, several commenters, and Gateshead Council’s extremely friendly and approachable* Team Leader for Traffic Projects and Rights of Way said...
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Posted in Assassination Attempts, Bike Culture, Bike security tips, Cycle Infrastructure, Gateshead, Hill Repeats, Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, News, Ranting, Road Safety, Video | 7 Comments »

Cunning Gizmo To Block Your Phone

Cunning Gizmo To Block Your Phone

This via Tom Vanderbilt’s ‘How We Drive’ blog (think of it as the blog of the book): Coming soon - a mobile phone blocking key for your car. It’s paired to your phone, and when the key’s in the ignition, it blocks all incoming and outgoing calls & SMS text messages. Anyone calling you get’s...
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Posted in 'A'-List Blogs, Assassination Attempts, Cycle, Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, News, Road Safety, Technology, Video | 8 Comments »

Drivers: Please Slow Down To Text

Drivers: Please Slow Down To Text

. . . because, then it’s really quite safe to do so. And I’m sure that you can hold your phone in a hand that’s resting on top of the steering wheel, so that you can keep an eye on the road ahead AND on the text message you’re composing or reading. Or at least...
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