Cutting the speed of traffic would save lives as well as fuel, cut carbon
dioxide emissions and reduce the distance people drive by car, say Stephen
Plowden and Mayer Hillman in Speed Control and Transport Policy (Policy Studies
Institute, £14.95 ISBN 0 85374 692 3). The argument is original and
stimulating. The Department of Transport will, of course, ignore it. Which goes
a long way toward explaining the mess we’re in.
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Mind
What to read this week: The 21st Century Brain by Hannah Critchlow
Culture
Health
Long covid reveals the harm of one-size-fits-all medical treatment
Leader
Space
Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star
Culture
Comment
Is an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg – or any boss – a good plan?
Regulars
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned
2
Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
3
Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D
4
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
5
Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD
6
The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
7
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
8
Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought
9
How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car
10
Can you slow ageing with your diet? A new book gives it a go
