Road sense and sensibility, sensing a zebra fish's thoughts, and footballers' own goal!

The recent tragic deaths of two young boys -- they were on a bicycle with one riding pillion when they were involved in an accident with a cement truck -- have led to questions that basically centre on humans vs system, ie, how can all manner of (human) road users co-exist; and how can the (non-human) traffic system be fine-tuned to "help" in this objective.

There is a further dimension: are Singaporeans especially "weird" road users? You know what I mean: pedestrians who cross the road looking the other way, joggers who run in front of your car rather than get behind when yours is the first car at a stop waiting to move through, motorists who cut in abruptly just because they have suddenly signalled their intention, etc, etc.

I found this survey that TODAY published some time back:

And, not unexpectedly, the recent fatal accident has sparked letters to the media. Here are four I felt are worth some thought (three in ST, one in TODAY):

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On a more cerebral note, this is a fascinating story...

Scientists record the first video of thoughts forming in the brain

http://io9.com/5980811/scientists-record-the-first-video-of-thoughts-forming-in-the-brain?utm_source=jezebel.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

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On a less cerebral note, this is an interesting story (from Thursday's New Paper), at least from the perspective of a journalist!...

Finally, on a (sort of) related note, ST carried this story recently: