Comments on: Speedlinking 26 October 2007

By: Treadly and Me

Treadly and Me — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:02:52 +0000

I don't really take that advice too seriously, I read that more as an observation of risk compensation in action:

We know where the road is so we can drive faster, pay less attention, drive on the bits we cannot see to be occupied rather than those we can actually see to be clear.

Still, I think I'd prefer the "all members in a group wear reflectives" option over the alternative "no one wears one".

By: Hielke

Hielke — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:51:42 +0000

The advise of not wearing retroreflectives reminds me of the advice by Jeremy Clarkson (from Top Gear). He said something along the lines of to improve safety we should replace driver airbags so that in the case of a collision a large metal spike would pop out and not an air cushion. It is the same concept, to keep drivers alert and force them to pay attention.

By: Treadly and Me

Treadly and Me — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:32:19 +0000

Not to mention the long string of "me-too" comment zombies spouting the same tired ol' garbage.

Like I said, a bit too much sunburn behind the ears…

By: cfsmtb

cfsmtb — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:40:08 +0000

Cars maybe losing the race to work in Brissie ... so John Birmingham believes it's appropriate to peel off his nappy and fling it around for all to see. The article is akin to watching a kid using potty-mouth on the bus home...