The claim that a car travelling more slowly is more likely to be involved in an accident or produces 50% more pollution are the ill thought out and dodgy claims here. I'm surprised to see them o… (View Post)

That was a plot detail from This Life! (View Post)

Yes I assume it is similar concerns that mean the Marylebone Flyover is 30 while the rest of the A4 is 40. Presumably the worry is a truck hitting the parapet at 40 could bring the whole thing down. (View Post)

Are you sure that's true? I can't find any evidence of that happening but I don't use the A40. Introducing 20mph limits in London has reduced collisions and fatal collisions by 25% and… (View Post)

The problem was that Cummings and Johnson didn't actually want to reform the civil service, they just didn't want them in the way. The fact that Cummings successfully articulated the civil … (View Post)