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HS2 meeting with Rt Hon Philip Hammond

I attended an HS2 meeting with Philip Hammond in Amersham tonight. My impression is that the consultation is sincere and that the Secretary of State is willing to engage meaningfully. However, I believe the government is also sincerely committed to the programme. My main point was that rational economic calculation is not possible without the unhampered formation of prices and that prices in transport today are subject to a range of interventions. That is, far from knowing that HS2 would revitalise [...]

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Car tax

Having just paid £245 car tax for the year, I am reminded of my prior advocacy of the abolition of car tax. Needless to say, it has not encouraged me to buy a slower car: I’ll be running this one for at least another two years, whatever. In the meantime, I can’t help noticing that motoring is still predominantly a process of paying tax…

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Continental High Speed Rail

From our correspondent and with permission: Dear All, Angela and I have just come back from a trip  to Oberammergau. We went via high speed train from St Pancras to Brussels and then again from Cologne to Munich and Munich to Worgle. The fact of the matter is that “high speed” is a fabrication. Although the trains were seemingly capable of travelling beyond 200 mph NEVER ONCE did they do so, (there is a speedometer in a communal area so [...]

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M40 Chiltern Environmental Group

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I had the pleasure today of meeting Ken Edwards, Peter Jennings and Michael Diggins of the M40 Chiltern Environmental Group. We explored the history of the M40, the problem and potential avenues to explore within today’s tight financial situation. Living very near the M40 in Daws Hill, I have every sympathy with the Group’s objectives. The following chart is a noise report for my area: Note that noise levels are for the most part above 65 dBA, which would be a [...]

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What people want

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The statutory body “The Committee on Climate Change” has announced: Cutting gross UK aviation emissions in 2050 to 2005 levels together with 90% emissions cuts in other sectors would achieve the required economy wide 80% emissions reduction which has been committed to by the UK under the Climate Change Act. Yesterday, I learned there is an agile sports car in development which will achieve 75 mpg: very impressive, but cutting emissions by 90% means a target of about 300 mpg. [...]

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BBC NEWS | Town switches off speed cameras

Via BBC NEWS | England | Wiltshire | Town switches off speed cameras. Swindon has become the first English authority to scrap the use of its fixed speed cameras. The Conservative-run borough council said it was reinvesting the £320,000 a year maintenance costs for the five cameras in road safety measures. Let’s hope people reward their good faith by behaving responsibly.

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Road pricing killed off by Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis – Telegraph

Plans to impose pay as you drive charges on every motorist in the country have been killed off by Lord Adonis, the new Transport Secretary. The proposals, which would have seen drivers paying up to £1.30 a mile during the rush hour, will not now be included in the next Labour manifesto. His decision represents a major volte face by the Government which had once regarded national road pricing as a flagship policy. via Road pricing killed off by Transport [...]

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Advanced driver coaching with ClubDriving

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This morning, I coached two drivers via ClubDriving. We began with a demonstration in my car, followed by about 90 minutes each in a Mazda RX-8 and a Honda Civic. Both drivers were well-qualified — IAM senior observer and RoSPA Gold — and their drives were excellent.  All of us found details to improve in the endless struggle to be ever more safe, systematic and smooth. The RX-8 is a superb car: taught, sporty and comfortable. The power from the [...]

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Recommended: Pitstop-Racing

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Today, I discovered and I am delighted to recommend Pitstop-Racing of Brize Norton. This is a proper workshop, where you can not only get your suspension set expertly for your own style, you can meet the mechanic and have a conversation about camber, toe-in and understeer. This may not matter to you, but if you are a driver, it will. The inside shoulders of my winter tyres were chamfered when they came off, suggesting too much toe-out or camber. It’s [...]

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Time to go home

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Time to go home, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Left Austria today after two weeks. Spring is fully underway there.

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