Gladwyn d’Souza#RegulatoryFailureOrDrownInABathtub. Inequality- supersizing your mobile dining room kills those fated to walk:
Since the 2008 recession, SUVs and pickup trucks have overtaken sedans and station wagons as the top selling vehicles. Now almost three-in-four new cars sold is an SUV or pickup. A number studies have confirmed the relationship between larger vehicles and rising pedestrian deaths. A 2015 review of the research by NHTSA found pedestrian who were struck by SUVs were 2.5 to three times more likely to be killed. Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety examined how squarer, more “aggressive-looking” front ends — which are in fashion right now in the automobile industry — contribute to the problem.
#GiveFeetAChance
#carfreecitycenterplease
#VisionZero #RemoveRoads
#DangerousByDesign
#DaylightingSavesLives
#SlowStreetNetworks
#CrashesArentAccidents
#SharedMicroEMobilityNetworksDefuseCarbonBombs
#MicroMobilityFirstAndLastMile
#UNGlamourousSolutions
#DaylightingSavesLives: A California pedestrian-safety law that went into effect statewide Jan. 1 cemented efforts cities has sought for years to put more distance between parked cars and crosswalks, with drivers facing warnings this year and fines starting in 2025.
The new law, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in October, prohibits #parking within 20 feet of either side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, about the length of a standard parking space, whether or not the curb is painted red.
The cleared space makes it easier for people in cars to see pedestrians approaching the crosswalk — an idea known as daylighting.
#MicroMobilityFirstAndLastMile #EndDangerousByDesign
https://sfchronicle.com/sf/article/new-california-parking-law-18588065.php
https://www.calbike.org/california-cant-be-a-climate-leader-until-it-stops-building-freeways/
#15MinuteNeighbourhoods: But California can’t claim the mantle of responsible climate stewardship while it continues to build freeways
To ship bombs
that increase emissions and pollute vulnerable communities.
#RemoveRoads #CarFreeCityCentersPlease #MicroMobilityFirstAndLastMile
