Comments on: Read Dubber and… http://podnosh.com/blog/2007/10/23/read-dubber-and/ Social media, active citizens, government, neighbourhoods and more. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:58 +0000 http://podnosh.com/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Simon Baddeley http://podnosh.com/blog/2007/10/23/read-dubber-and/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Simon Baddeley Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:33:47 +0000 http://podnosh.com/blog/2007/10/23/read-dubber-and/#comment-335 Dear Nick Allied to the film about children's play by Demos is the general safety of our streets because of motorised traffic. http://www.archive.org/details/SimonBaddeleyTrafficDanger I made it two years ago. The situation along Edgbaston Park Road hasn't improved in the slightest I'm afraid. I cycle regularly to and from work on this road as you know and I find some drivers selfish and dangerous even in full daylight. I saw a cyclist last week cycling on the pavement ringing his bell at students walking in front of him, but when I had a word with him he pointed to the speeding road traffic (but agreed he should defer to walkers on the pavement). I've sent the URL of this video to Edgbaston Ward councillors but I'm not hopeful of anything being done. Best, Simon Dear Nick
Allied to the film about children’s play by Demos is the general safety of our streets because of motorised traffic.

http://www.archive.org/details/SimonBaddeleyTrafficDanger

I made it two years ago. The situation along Edgbaston Park Road hasn’t improved in the slightest I’m afraid. I cycle regularly to and from work on this road as you know and I find some drivers selfish and dangerous even in full daylight. I saw a cyclist last week cycling on the pavement ringing his bell at students walking in front of him, but when I had a word with him he pointed to the speeding road traffic (but agreed he should defer to walkers on the pavement). I’ve sent the URL of this video to Edgbaston Ward councillors but I’m not hopeful of anything being done. Best, Simon

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