In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Ian Walker — an environmental psychologist who digs into why we do the things we do, especially when it comes to transport. We chatted about why people drive even when it might not seem to make sense, how SUVs took over the streets, the strange psychology of pavement parking, and what all this has to do with the global financial system. It’s a serious chat — but also lots of fun.

Take a look at the website for links that I mention. Enjoy the show!

Links

• https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/ian.walker/
• https://drianwalker.com
• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/high-shower-pressure-can-help-people-save-water-study-suggests
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2023.2254727
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Endless-Perfect-Circles-little-known-ultradistance-ebook/dp/B08CKN64SY

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Today we are delighted to welcome Luca Straker, Campaigns Manager at Brake, The Road Safety Charity.

Their vision, like ours, is a world with zero road death and injury, where we can all move in a safe and healthy way, whoever we are and however we travel.

They are working to stop crashes on our roads, reduce harm when a crash happens, and help every road victim get the support they need, for as long as they need it.

We have a wide ranging discussion covering Road Safety Week, the approach Brake take to victim support, the potential upcoming UK-wide Road Safety Strategy and a lot more!

Enjoy the show and please do subscribe via your favourite podcast app.

Be sure to visit their website at https://www.brake.org.uk and get involved!

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Welcome to the Low Traffic Future podcast! We are an alliance of organisations and individuals from across the UK calling for transpormative change in transport. The name of the game is traffic reduction.

Today we are joined by Richard Dilks, Chief Executive of ComoUK. CoMoUK is the national charity for shared transport.

A key member of the LTF Alliance, CoMo work collaboratively with public, private and third sector organisations, conduct unique research and advise public authorities on shared transport and sustainable transport more broadly.

We’ll talk at length about what shared transport is - namely, shared cars, bikes & e-bikes, ride sharing and demand responsive transport - and why it’s also so important to our aims of traffic reduction and decarbonising our transportation system.

Enjoy the show!

• http://como.org.uk
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-dilks-91016411/
• https://x.com/dilks_richard

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