Fuck Cars

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They think protecting drivers cars from scratches is more important than protecting pedestrians from getting hit, so they make the sidewalk part of the "clear zone"

In 2018, Nashville voters were asked about creating a light rail system. The voters said no.

The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.

Gary, Indiana. took the number two spot. Jackson, Mississippi took number three, though they were nowhere close to Daytona Beach, with 3.84 and 3.79 times the median rate of car deaths.

Carbrains are like: "Where is parking? You expect us to walk 10 minutes? That's crazy"

"...was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, [India] ..."

tl;dr...city spent $1.5 million to install, halted construction, is removing most of what's been installed, costing $500k to remove. Even cyclists didn't like them, apparently...

Brampton has one of the highest insurance rate in Canada.

"If you just do a resolution and say 'we are supporting Vision Zero,' you could expect no results from that," Fulop said in an interview. "But if you are committed to it, you will save lives."

Today is a big day for the future of e-bikes in New York City. A hearing starts at 10 a.m. You can file a written comment until 5 p.m. You can also send an email to [email protected] until 5 p.m

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Winsome Earle-Sears is running for Governor of Virginia

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For context: Several major cities in India have private commuter shuttle bus services operated by Uber and other similar companies, intended for people to be able to get to work in relative comfort.

To me, it felt like waking up from the Matrix. The more I learned, the more I saw it everywhere. LA, I realized, is full of contradictions. We have density, but more often than not, it’s placed right along loud, dangerous, car-dominated corridors like Venice, La Brea, and Pico. We build apartments facing six-lane boulevards with no trees, no safe crossings, and nowhere to walk to. Meanwhile, the quiet, leafy streets just behind those corridors are protected, reserved almost exclusively for single-family homes and mansions. In LA, comfort and quiet are privatized. Everyone else gets noise and fumes.

The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed.

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Traffic levels have been the same for 60 years showing induced demand in action. No matter how many car lanes you start with, or how many you add later, they will always be full.

His crime? He listens to scientists

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/rancho-penasquitos-bike-lane/

https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/2025/07/10/northville-court-ruling-reopen-downtown-streets/84528250007/

Low-traffic neighbourhoods cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads, a study has shown.

From cycling cartoonist Dave Walker https://davewalker.com/

I think this might be one of the most arrogant and carbrained things I've ever seen. These people launch (working!) cars off of a cliff into what should've been a pristine riverbank, complete with leaking oil and fuel and fluids, for...fun? And they cut down over a thousand trees to do it?

This study from MIT used geo data collected from cars in Milan, Italy, to check the effectiveness of 30 km/h zones in reducing speed.

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Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from Bloomberg News...

Despite felony convictions in fatal crashes, several local drivers have regained licenses under a system that operates with no public tracking, few safeguards and rising calls for reform.

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In case you were worried about cars being too safe, don't worry. The most lethal car brand in the USA is pushing the envelope and innovating entirely new ways to make a nuisance of themselves.

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Councillor Trish Purdy said she voted against the motion when it was before the Transportation Standing Committee in April because she didn’t “see the point.”

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-illinois-bill-aims-to-increase-age-seniors-retake-driving-exam/3646023/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand

Domino's restaurant in Utah explodes after SUV crashes into building

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"Nowhere was it more apparent than on Geneva Avenue between Prague Street and Brookdale Avenue, where one camera averaged 1,779 violations a day, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Another camera on Bryant Street, between Second and Third streets, zapped 944 speeding drivers a day."

"It is my opinion that the SUV or, as it is sometimes referred to, Large Engine Vehicle, which does so well in the United States, will be a wonderful addition to the various product lines within Vietnam"

Two sanitation workers, including one who is pregnant, who were on the picket line in the AFSCME District Council 33 union strike, were hit by a vehicle in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section late Thursday night, officials said. A driver is already in custody and charged with hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

Millionaire homeowners sued the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, arguing a 10 square mile town whose new zoning plan to increase density had no plan to expand the roads

This is apparently in Columbus, Ohio -- a pretty major city by any stretch of the imagination.

But no, let's cut them down to build one more lane, right?

Im surprised they didn't call for the banning of escooters, that's the usual response to a traffic death. /s

Two studies dropped last week, which should give politicians like Ontario Premier Doug Ford something to think about, if he could think. One is very local: a traffic count in Toronto’s Bloor Street bike lane, which he intends to rip out because he claims it causes traffic congestion and slows his drive to the office.

The Mayor of Calgary, Canada, just received this warning letter

This summer, for the first time, Seattle banned cars in the Pike Place Market :

Only states/provinces over a population of 2,000,000 are shown.

"My wife loves her trike, happiest I've ever seen her and we've been together for 44 years."

Very good article