A few years back #LincolnCityOR had an opportunity to host this #climate & #environmentallyFriendly #transportation, but the #CityCouncil at the time unfortunately voted against even considering it. Now it's too late.

#MissedOpportunity for #ClimateAction in #Oregon #ORleg #ODOT #ClimateCrisis #eScooters #Micromobility #OregonCoastBikeRoute

"The #scooters were advertised as an environmentally friendly alternative to driving, walking or other #publicTransit methods."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2023/12/20/electric-scooter-bird-files-for-bankruptcy/71990943007/

New from me: #LincolnCityOR's first #BikeBox - my bicycle's favorite kind of #BreakingNews #OregonCoastBikeRoute #ClimateFriendly #GreenTransportation #Oregon #TranspoNews

https://www.thenewsguard.com/news/transportation-improvement-lincoln-citys-first-bike-box/article_9cee397c-8f9e-11ee-bbbb-bf281a18d4ad.html

Spate of crashes involving the operation of #logTrucks around the country this July:

#FLORIDA: Logs come unsecured, killing woman after she impacted the truck with a car: https://www.wsfa.com/2023/07/19/woman-dies-after-logs-fall-onto-her-car-following-crash-authorities-say/

#IDAHO: "Equipment failure" & "negotiating a corner" said to cause "accident" https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/idaho/equipment-failure-caused-logging-trailer-accident-on-grangemont-road-monday/article_ea0583da-25b0-11ee-b0a0-9bf533123978.html

#OREGON, on #OregonCoastBikeRoute (#Hwy101): empty log truck, in operation by a man from Newport, "contacted" a cyclist for "unknown reasons": https://www.thenewsguard.com/news/fatal-crash-bicycle-rider-killed-on-highway-101/article_3f586f7e-1e85-11ee-82a1-3ffaead949af.html

#LoggingTrucks #crashNotAccident