Shocking, powerful stuff from Chris Boardman and Active Travel England.

A study of over 100 cycle schemes has revealed that old-fashioned schemes (i.e. just painting the road) will 'kill 10% more people than doing nothing and you get no uptake because it doesn't make people feel safe', whereas a scheme designed to modern standards will get 'between 20-60% increase in uptake and halve the number of deaths.'

https://youtu.be/MPgi8_rHD9E?si=ZncCIn7nhqivhi4t&t=1621

#ActiveTravel #ChrisBoardman #ActiveTravelCafe

Ig Nobel prize awarded to a researcher whose work shows data on longevity is 'rotten from the inside out.'

The so-called Mediterranean diet may be pension fraud.

https://theconversation.com/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman-239023

#PearlsBeforeSwine by #StephanPastis for September 10, 2024 - GoComics

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2024/09/10

#Humour #Cartoon