CRASH - Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards
@crashcoalition.bsky.social
Our Canada-wide coalition is pushing govts to stop the proliferation of dangerous pickups & large SUVs. See our Apr 2024 report & recommendations: https://windsorlawcities.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oversized-Report.pdf
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Every level of govt has authority to rein in lethal pickups. No level of govt has yet to take the lead, while pickups proliferate. We're working on changing that! Join us in this fight for safer roads.
"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
#onpoli #oversizeddanger
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Looking for a present for the cyclist on your holiday shopping list? How about my friend @albertkoehl.bsky.social's "Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders"? Not convinced? You can read some reviews here. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.albertkoehl.ca/wheeling-thr...
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking for a present for the cyclist on your holiday shopping list? How about my friend @albertkoehl.bsky.social's "Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders"? Not convinced? You can read some reviews here. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.albertkoehl.ca/wheeling-thr...
"Space is precious, and so is safety. Just as the oil crisis created a market for smaller vehicles in the 1970s, it’s time to demand automakers return to providing vehicles appropriate for jam-packed cities."
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Space is precious, and so is safety. Just as the oil crisis created a market for smaller vehicles in the 1970s, it’s time to demand automakers return to providing vehicles appropriate for jam-packed cities."
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
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One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
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New study finds that "vehicles with large driver-side blind zones are much more likely to strike crossing pedestrians while turning left."
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns
A large driver-side blind zone raises the risk of striking a pedestrian during a left turn by 70%, a new IIHS study shows.
www.iihs.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New study finds that "vehicles with large driver-side blind zones are much more likely to strike crossing pedestrians while turning left."
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
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An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
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Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
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Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
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The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
Safest place for a pickup...is in a cargobike. At EcoFair we asked people to write to new Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social to require safety warnings on pickup ads + for auto-makers to re-design deadly vehicle front-ends. Seven x more likely to kill a child in crash. #oversizeddanger
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Safest place for a pickup...is in a cargobike. At EcoFair we asked people to write to new Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social to require safety warnings on pickup ads + for auto-makers to re-design deadly vehicle front-ends. Seven x more likely to kill a child in crash. #oversizeddanger
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Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
Price gouging at the World Series!
Thanks Frank McCourt
Thanks Frank McCourt
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
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Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are:
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
Former Ontario police leaders urge Doug Ford government to ditch plan to ban speed cameras
The Ford government is expected to table legislation banning automated speed cameras in Ontario.
www.thestar.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are:
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
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New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
AAA: Nighttime Safety Improved with Pedestrian Detection Effective Rates Rising from 0% to 60%
Media B-Roll ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2025) – AAA evaluated vehicles equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) systems, building on
newsroom.aaa.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
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Speed Cameras Save Lives!
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
October 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Speed Cameras Save Lives!
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto.
#onpoli
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I often go on long walks around my neighborhood for exercise. And I often see ridiculously huge trucks or SUVs parked on the street.
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
September 20, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I often go on long walks around my neighborhood for exercise. And I often see ridiculously huge trucks or SUVs parked on the street.
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous.
But fortunately, Jen Sorens
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502
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"Parent groups in Toronto, Vaughan, Midland, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa are holding demonstration events Monday morning, while another group held a protest in Toronto's east end on Saturday."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
'Horrible piece of legislation': Ontario parents to rally against speed camera ban
Several parent groups against a looming speed camera ban in Ontario are holding a provincial day of action on Monday as MPPs return to Queen's Park
www.torontotoday.ca
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Parent groups in Toronto, Vaughan, Midland, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa are holding demonstration events Monday morning, while another group held a protest in Toronto's east end on Saturday."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
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"Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives." #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Speed cameras save lives. Do we really need more reason to keep them?
Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives.
www.thestar.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives." #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The plain truth:
"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Matt Elliott: Without acknowledging hard truths, Toronto’s traffic czar isn’t likely to get very far
It’s probably good that this new position will come with a handsome salary because this traffic czar will be given an impossible task. There’s no solving Toronto traffic, writes Matt Elliott.
www.thestar.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The plain truth:
"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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"A driver going 154 kilometres per hour topped a list of the highest speeds recorded by the Parkside Drive speed camera, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by community advocacy group Safe Parkside."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
Parkside Drive speed camera records drivers going as fast as 154 km/h, says new data
The 10 highest speeds recorded by the speed camera on Parkside Drive were over 100 kilometres per hour, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by Safe Parkside
www.torontotoday.ca
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"A driver going 154 kilometres per hour topped a list of the highest speeds recorded by the Parkside Drive speed camera, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by community advocacy group Safe Parkside."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
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MONDAY, Oct 20, 8am, Day of Action to Save our Speed Cameras.
In Toronto:
West – Perth Park, SW entrance (near Dupont + Perth). www.facebook.com/events/75583....
East – Pape Ave + Torrens, near William Burgess Elementary School (south of Pape + O'Connor).
#biketo #walkto
In Toronto:
West – Perth Park, SW entrance (near Dupont + Perth). www.facebook.com/events/75583....
East – Pape Ave + Torrens, near William Burgess Elementary School (south of Pape + O'Connor).
#biketo #walkto
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
MONDAY, Oct 20, 8am, Day of Action to Save our Speed Cameras.
In Toronto:
West – Perth Park, SW entrance (near Dupont + Perth). www.facebook.com/events/75583....
East – Pape Ave + Torrens, near William Burgess Elementary School (south of Pape + O'Connor).
#biketo #walkto
In Toronto:
West – Perth Park, SW entrance (near Dupont + Perth). www.facebook.com/events/75583....
East – Pape Ave + Torrens, near William Burgess Elementary School (south of Pape + O'Connor).
#biketo #walkto
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Cardiff, Wales is taking a stand against car bloat.
The city is poised to become the first in the UK to increase parking fees for vehicles >2400 kg (5291 lb).
A city report claims big cars are “more polluting, more expensive and more dangerous,” and “should pay more for permits."
The city is poised to become the first in the UK to increase parking fees for vehicles >2400 kg (5291 lb).
A city report claims big cars are “more polluting, more expensive and more dangerous,” and “should pay more for permits."
SUV drivers face paying extra for parking under plans by Welsh council
Cardiff Council is expected to approve the changes as part of a new policy aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality in the city.
www.independent.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Cardiff, Wales is taking a stand against car bloat.
The city is poised to become the first in the UK to increase parking fees for vehicles >2400 kg (5291 lb).
A city report claims big cars are “more polluting, more expensive and more dangerous,” and “should pay more for permits."
The city is poised to become the first in the UK to increase parking fees for vehicles >2400 kg (5291 lb).
A city report claims big cars are “more polluting, more expensive and more dangerous,” and “should pay more for permits."