Phil Gyford’s website

Links for Monday 7 March 2011

Street Traffic Accidents (Metropolis). (Hansard, 18 May 1914): “…can [the Home Secretary] see his way so to alter or relax the police regulations as to enable the more expeditious slaughter of animals meeting with serious accidents in the streets?”
John C.H. Grabill’s Photos of Western Frontier Life | Plog — World news photography, Photos — The Denver Post: Lots of photos of late 19th century America, centered on the town of Deadwood. Some lovely images there. (via The Online Photographer)

7 Mar 2011 at Twitter

08:03am: #6Music I'm not sure Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth' really is a "quintessential summer tune". Full of paranoia and protest. Oh.
09:28am: @mildlydiverting Let me know how that goes. I’ve managed to hold off so far…
03:42pm: @hamstand The percentage of cyclists who are unpredictable is much, much, much higher than car drivers.
04:19pm: @hamstand I must be honest... if you think cars break the rules more often than cyclists, per capita, you’re nowhere near London.