Traffic and feminism | Engineering and the feminine | Writer
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined April 2010
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"Every act of rebellion, however spectacular or humble, is a reclamation of the self and a love letter to a stranger.
Across the darkness, another searching gaze catches the flicker, and a sacred bond is cast: I see you.I feel you.
We are still here".
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
And the $1m prize goes...to the cyclists who can press pause on competition and pursue the common good... theguardian.com/cities/2022/…
@smavundla @Cycling_SA @safecyclists @carbonsmart @seesustainably
And Mandela moral leadership clearly lives on...
What Charles can learn from the bond between the Queen and my grandfather | Ndileka Mandela theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Brillant. "How car culture colonised our thinking – and our language" theguardian.com/environment/…
'Remove benches, block cycle paths.' Secure by Design - UK style.
According to this policy, the most secure city is one with no-one in it. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Fabulous episode with @tomstandage outlining the path dependency of oil-fueled cars and why #ElectricVehicles failed to scale in the 1890s.
His book 'A Brief History of Motion' looks worth a read.
freakonomics.com/podcast/in-…
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The US goes for zero road death goal, and commits to reform MUCTD, the obscure federal regulation which is a major obstacle to safer roads.
We have a similar regulations blocking safer streets.
Can we do the same @geordinhl? @alanwinde? @saice_civil?
nacto.org/2022/01/27/nationa…
If UK transport models are 'crude'....US and South African models are....? Profane? Obscene? Blasphemous?
‘Computer says road’: call for change to ‘crude’ planning models.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Neat, punchy summary by @guardiannews and a challenge to @ANCParliament. Who matters most? The ANC or the country?
What sparked the mass violence in South Africa – video explainer theguardian.com/world/video/…
So US freeways are racist in effect...even if not in intent. Sounds familiar. How to educate engineers about the social and political effects of their actions when engineers believe themselves to be heroes and politicians the villains?
politifact.com/factchecks/20…
Yup. Vaccine hoarding is all the more disturbing as a Covid disaster unfolds in India | Gaby Hinsliff theguardian.com/commentisfre…
This mundane, barely known US manual birthed the tropes which dominate South African traffic engineering. Now...for the first time it is being challenged. Let's watch and learn @OpenStreetsCT @MarianneCT1 @GuerreraCasas @carbonsmart
teapawt.net/NACTO/status/138566710…
While the specifics are often ridiculous, the impact of this neglected document–which dictates the design of every street in America–contributes to 40,000 deaths on our streets every year.
Join us, @AmericaWalks, @FTLCityNews, & @SeattleDOT this Monday: americawalks.org/new-webinar…
How to Help UCT details in here @LucSels @rvdwalle
Fire affecting the Rondebosch campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT) news.uct.ac.za/article/-2021…
If @NACTO can rework #MUTCD, can South Africa rework the Traffic Signs Manual? Injustice on roads is repeated thanks to the buried politics in Design Manuals.
nacto.org/program/modernizin…
Another trip to a bike shop. Another time I wished there was a repair shop in Cape Town where I felt welcome....as a woman in her 50s just wanting to ride her bike slowly.
Recommendations anyone? #womenonbikes
On live radio - I struggled to wrap my head around the reality.
2.6m lives lost globally to covid this year.
1.35m lost on roads every year (WHO stats).
Tragic, tragic, tragic.
@CapeTalk and @RefilWest.
omny.fm/shows/capetalk-break…
Transport speakers galore on @CapeTalk now....teapawt.net/CapeTalk/status/137712…
Coming up after 7:
We're speaking to @WesternCapeGov @alanwinde about the vision and plan for resolving the province's transport challenges, especially when it comes to public transport.
We also speak to PRASA chair Leonard Ramatlakane.
Brilliant podcast by a guy for the guys from @theguardian and @AnushkaAsthana.
And I thought I knew this stuff...
teapawt.net/guardian/status/137456…
Men! What can you do to help fight misogyny? - podcast theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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How can @burke_jason @guardian write this long article and not mention the recent drop in second wave cases and deaths from this variant? Where is the balance? @reditlhabi
South Africa scrambles for new Covid strategy after AstraZeneca vaccine blow theguardian.com/world/2021/f…