Monthly Archives: February 2010
Going to the dogs
It’s sad to see. He lies on the floor, at my feet, big brown eyes looking up at me. His cold, wet nose glistening as the flickers from the fire light up the room. Getting old now, you see. Gone … Continue reading
They can’t knock them down
I’m sure I wrote a post before about buildings that you associate with places and landmarks. I can’t seem to find it or maybe I didn’t ever post it and it’s rotting my drafts folder somewhere. That’s besides the point. … Continue reading
New speed limits in Dublin
So it’s 30 kmh for anyone that wants to drive through the city centre. This is, in real speed, 18 mph. Which is very slow. The AA point out the average speed in Dublin city centre is 11 kmh anyway … Continue reading
So it’s 30 kmh for anyone that wants to drive through the city centre. This is, in real speed, 18 mph. Which is very slow.
The AA point out the average speed in Dublin city centre is 11 kmh anyway so what’s the point? It’s supposedly to save lives. I’d like to see some stats on how many people are killed in car accidents in the city centre and how many pedestrians are knocked down by cars in the city centre.
Then I’d like to see stats on those pedestrian accidents. How many of them came from a car going through pedestrian crossings? Then how many of them came from people crossing from behind parked cars or buses? How many came from people trying to scurry across the road instead of waiting 20 seconds for the lights? How many of them were down to pedestrians not taking proper care when crossing the road?
I’d suggest most of them are due to pedestrian error. Yet our answer is to shift the responsibility from them to the drivers. How does that work? Why aren’t councillors campaiging for better pedestrian crossings? For Green Cross Code courses?
Personally, I’m going to pay no heed to the new speed limits and if I happen to run a jaywalker over it’s entirely their fault.
*Note to self : Get those fake numberplates made up.