The Benenden Healthcare magazine dropped through my letterbox this morning and I had a swift browse while taking an early lunch.
An article caught my eye which turned out to be pretty boring stuff until I got to the last line which made me think the author is a pretty astute guy.
A leap in the dark
The article is accredited to a Mr Peter Medwell of Broadstairs.
Mr Medwell neatly ignores all the reasons people have suggested for change and simply homes in on the death and injury rate which, presumably, is higher in the early morning than later. I'm not entirely convinced one way or the other with regard to our standard time and its application but it's nice to read that somebody has taken the trouble to express an opinion on the matter and gives a mention to cyclists in so doing. Any little bit of publicity which may raise people's awareness of cyclists is welcome in my book.
Regards,
Indalo
An article caught my eye which turned out to be pretty boring stuff until I got to the last line which made me think the author is a pretty astute guy.
A leap in the dark
I was disappointed to read once again about a campaign to abandon GMT as our standard time. (The author refers to a piece in a previous issue)
An experiment of this type was conducted between 1968 and 1971 - and was not deemed a success. What has changed? Having monitored the weather professionally for over 40 years, I'd like to make the following observations.
The minimum temperature generally occurs around dawn so the incidence of frost and freezing fog is greater then. If accepted, the change would place many more commuters in danger of both darkness and fog. There are no "spare" hours of precious daylight to be had as some campaigners would have us believe.
If all their efforts were channelled instead into a scheme to make pedestrians and cyclists more visible, many deaths and injuries could be prevented.
The article is accredited to a Mr Peter Medwell of Broadstairs.
Mr Medwell neatly ignores all the reasons people have suggested for change and simply homes in on the death and injury rate which, presumably, is higher in the early morning than later. I'm not entirely convinced one way or the other with regard to our standard time and its application but it's nice to read that somebody has taken the trouble to express an opinion on the matter and gives a mention to cyclists in so doing. Any little bit of publicity which may raise people's awareness of cyclists is welcome in my book.
Regards,
Indalo