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Ken McGrath

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Tab Combs

@drtcombs.bsky.social

Motorists are not capable of self-governance.

#VisionMillion

Screengrab from a bike camera, showing the perspective of a cyclist or pedestrian waiting for a walk signal at a wildly oversized intersection. Despite all traffic signals being red at this instant, this is the scene: Working from left to right, a black minivan is waiting to turn left from a 4-lane side street onto a 7-lane urban stroad, but is pulled all the way into the crosswalk over the side street. A white SUV is making an illegal right on red from the stroad into the side street. In the middle of the shot, just in front of the camera, a black SUV is creeping through an illegal right on red from the side street onto the stroad, blocking both crosswalks and the ADA ramp. On the right, a black minivan waiting in the stroad's crosswalk for a permissive yellow arrow to turn left from the stroad onto the side street, blocking the crosswalk which currently has a walk sign. Disappearing off the right edge of the picture is a red SUV, having just run the red light on the stroad.

February 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM

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Brent Toderian

@brenttoderian.bsky.social

“For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs & trucks, pushing automakers & buyers toward larger models. Instead of counteracting #CarBloat thru regulation, policymakers have subtly encouraged it. That has been a boon for car companies but a disaster for everyone else.”

The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars

Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickup trucks took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.

www.vox.com

December 19, 2024 at 4:11 AM

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David Zipper

@davidzipper.bsky.social

It's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024, so here's a reminder that the American approach toward road safety has failed.

"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."

www.ft.com/content/9c93...