Category Archives: Road Life

How dangerous are 80mph motorways?

Posted on 8th November, 2011 by

Recently the government has been debating the possibility of raising the speed limit on the motorway to 80mph, it seems largely on the grounds that most people who can do that speed on the motorway will do so, and according … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Life |

Now everyone’s a structural engineer

Posted on 18th April, 2011 by

Indigo Jo

Most people in and around London know that the M1 — a major road out of London to the north-west, has been closed for several days because a bridge was damaged by a fire underneath it on Friday. It’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Life, Windbags |

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The problems with paring down the Royal Mail

Posted on 27th March, 2011 by

Indigo Jo

Earlier this week I heard on the news that the Royal Mail were closing down two of their big London sorting depots, namely Bow and Nine Elms. I’ve worked at Nine Elms and it was a pretty busy place back … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, London life, Road Life |

The blue magic-marker fetishists

Posted on 1st January, 2011 by

Indigo Jo

Since I’ve been a kid I’ve been something of a road geek. I was always fascinated by roads and road signs, road numbers, street lights and so on (although the last faded when I was a child), and would read … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's / autism, Road Life |

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Arrogant privilege rears its head again

Posted on 12th December, 2009 by

Indigo Jo

A while back, before I got the hang of Twitter as a means of announcing blog posts and conducting cross-border conversations without having to log into a chat client (and well before getting my Android phone yesterday and being able … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, London life, Politics, Road Life |

Tagged darren johnson, green party |

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Are there more stupid cyclists in good weather?

Posted on 23rd June, 2009 by

Indigo Jo

Tom Meltzer on the phenomenon of fair-weather rage | Life and style | The Guardian This article has an astonishingly charitable attitude towards cyclists who hit pedestrians and then get angry with them, but suggests that fair weather brings out … Continue reading →