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Category Archives: Near Miss Project

Is the BCR just MGIF?

By admin | February 20, 2015 - 11:37 am |February 20, 2015 Modelling, Near Miss Project, Research, Thoughts, Writing
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Cross-posted from an opinion piece in Local Transport Today I’m currently working on the Near Miss Project, which looks at how everyday non-injury incidents affect cyclists. The level of carelessness and even hostility many people experience are staggering. A classic example is the MGIF (Must Get in Front) driver. The … Continue reading →

More research is needed

By admin | February 7, 2015 - 3:57 pm |February 7, 2015 Near Miss Project, Research
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We researchers love to say ‘more research is needed’. Sometimes, it seems to mean ‘more research is needed, we can’t possibly do anything in the meantime’. It can be a barrier to ambitious policies, because they’ve never been done – and researched – before. So I like to qualify this. … Continue reading →

It wouldn’t even have registered

By admin | February 6, 2015 - 1:45 pm |February 6, 2015 Near Miss Project, Research
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Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. Reading through some of the qualitative data, I am struck by the extent to which keeping an incident diary makes you see things differently. As one person comments: ‘It’s been really good thinking about it today. Most of what I’ve written wouldn’t even have … Continue reading →

Feeling the Pinch

By admin | January 23, 2015 - 2:48 pm |January 23, 2015 Near Miss Project, Research
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Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. As we continue analysing the data, there’ll be a series of blog posts thinking it through. These are personal reflections/work-in-progress – responses are welcome. There’s a lot of stuff to look at in relation to behaviour, experiences, infrastructure and road conditions. For me, one … Continue reading →

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