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The Future of Flying – is it thinner, lighter and longer?

March 24, 2021 by Plastic Planners Admin Leave a Comment

Given that we still face a huge amount of uncertainty about covid, it’s interesting to note that Aer Lingus have announced four new long haul routes from Manchester today, two of which will be operated using narrowbody aircraft. Now this is just a very brief post to comment on the plane itself, rather than the … [Read more…]

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Isn’t it about time Cyclists had Numberplates?

March 8, 2021 by Plastic Planners Admin Leave a Comment

It’s a popular enough question – why don’t cyclists have numberplates? At the same time, people often ask (or usually just state as if it’s a fact): Why don’t cyclists have insurance? Why don’t cyclists take a test? Why don’t bikes need an MOT? What about this road tax business (correctly it’s VED or car … [Read more…]

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Problems Electric Cars Won’t Solve

March 7, 2021 by Plastic Planners Admin Leave a Comment

Electric cars are great! They remove air pollution from the point of delivery. They are much quieter. They don’t require hazardous fuels to be brought into congested cities and sold from unsightly filling stations. They are also much easier to maintain. But we also need to be very realistic about the problems electric cars don’t … [Read more…]

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People Per Lane Per Hour

March 7, 2021 by Plastic Planners Admin Leave a Comment

In theory, this is a simply enough thing to measure – what’s the best way to get the largest number of people through any given traffic lane at any given time? This meme aims to answer that question in the simplest possible way, by reducing everything down to multiples of 1,000. Taken a bit further, … [Read more…]

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