The National Travel Survey for 2010 (for Great Britain) has now been published, and it shows some interesting information and some worrying trends. So I thought I would report and examine some of the data here. Since the early 1970s,… Continue Reading →
I am something of a fan of the Yehuda Moon Cartoons, like the one below, and so I have added a daily cartoon to the side bar to the right of this post, just click on the cartoon to see… Continue Reading →
This post has been hanging around in draft form for a while but I have decided to publish it in it current state so that I can get on with other posts… There has been a lot of comment on… Continue Reading →
We are regularly told that there are many dangerous chemicals which are a risk to our health, to the environment, and to the world in general. So today I would like to ask the question: should we ban Dihydrogen Monoxide… Continue Reading →
This wee video was made for last months Velo-City 2011 conference in Sevilla, I really liked the line “My mates go by bike because it’s dead cool”, now that is the way to encourage cycling…
Dear BBC The BBC charter states the BBC aims to inform, educate and entertain. While some may regard Mr Clarkson’s comments on running over cyclists because they don’t pay “road tax” as entertainment (Top Gear BBC2 07/02/2011 21mins 25seconds in)…. Continue Reading →
There are those days in January when you just feel the need to get out and do something in the fresh air because: the sun is shining, you feel you need the exercise, you can’t face filling in your tax… Continue Reading →
Welcome to 2011, I hope you all have a great year!!!
Having previously taken a low level tour of Holyrood Park, we felt it was time to take a high level tour. It was mid afternoon before we set out, about 14:00 (the dark comes early at this time of year)…. Continue Reading →
The United Nations has declared the 21 November 2010 to be a World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. According to the UN, “Road traffic crashes kill nearly 1.3 million people every year and injure or disable as many… Continue Reading →
Oh to being the highlands now that a temperature inversion has come! I woke this morning to hear the weather forecast talking about a temperature inversion in Aviemore. They reported that it was -1° C in Aviemore and 12° C… Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago I was looking forward to taking part in the annual Edinburgh to St. Andrews bicycle ride, as you will know from reading the cycling post in this blog I was well prepared for this. However, as The… Continue Reading →
One of the good things about using WordPress as a blogging platform is the range of fun plugins available to you to add to your blog. One which I have just found is Utech Spinning Earth. It doesn’t have a… Continue Reading →
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