Random thoughts and observations
There has been a car parked illegally outside the front of my house for about three weeks. It’s in a no-standing zone on the corner of two streets. At first I thought the vehicle belonged to someone who worked in a nearby business. There are several such places near my home and the street is [...]
So far I have enjoyed living in the inner city. I’m 200 metres from major roads and don’t hear much traffic noise. Aircraft noise doesn’t bother me either, especially with a curfew in place between 11pm and 6am. However, earlier this week an emergency services siren woke me at 3.30am. Breaking the still of night, [...]
It’s not often you read a news report that puts forward an idea and you think it really makes sense. I saw a media release from GHD consultants today that says peak hour delays could be cut by more than a third simply by fine-tuning traffic lights. Route optimisation trials carried out by GHD transport [...]
The Australian Roadworker is an endangered species. Once prolific throughout the countryside its numbers have dwindled rapidly in recent years. The roadworker, distinctive in its orange coat, has become a rare sight on our highways and byways. For the past three months I’ve been delayed at roadworks near Yackandandah during my weekly drive to Wodonga. [...]
