As today’s Independent points out, Brighton and Hove is going ahead with a 20mph default speed limit in the city centre, joining a growing list of UK cities which has adopted the safer speed. It’s a pity that the Independent chose to frame the article as a loss for Brighton’s taxi drivers. Behavioural economics tells us that the story would have been quite different if the piece had used a different frame: the gain for those of us who walk, cycle, visit, live, or work in Brighton and Hove. Same data, different frame. Spot the difference….
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Twenty’s Plenty for Brighton and Hove: What A Difference A Frame Makes
As today’s Independent points out, Brighton and Hove is going ahead with a 20mph default speed limit in the city centre, joining a growing list of UK cities which has adopted the safer speed. It’s a pity that the Independent chose to frame the article as a loss for Brighton’s taxi drivers. Behavioural economics tells us that the story would have been quite different if the piece had used a different frame: the gain for those of us who walk, cycle, visit, live, or work in Brighton and Hove. Same data, different frame. Spot the difference….
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