Mastodawn

ideogram Jul 15, 2025

Here we are in 2025 with serious newspapers still using the term "car accident" and assigning agency to cars not their drivers. FFS. #RoadDeath
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/fauja-singh-worlds-oldest-marathon-runner-dies-road-accident-aged-114?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114

Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathon

The Guardian

BellingenNSW May 10, 2025

Biodiversity under the wheels near Repton

"ANGELA Wallace is one of many people upset about the number of koalas being killed on local roads....Little has been done to mitigate these deaths, with another koala recently killed near Repton. “No wonder our iconic koala (dunggirr) is endangered with our roads as ‘killing zones’, deforestation [causing a] loss of habitat, and them trying to survive extreme weather events such as fires and floods.”

"She pointed out that where the koala died, the wildlife fence nearby was thickly overgrown with lantana and a nearby underpass was almost impenetrable due to a mass of lantana."

If an injured, sick or orphaned native animal is found, WIRES can be contacted on 1300 094 737.
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-deaths-spark-fresh-call-for-action
#biodiversity #koalas #roads #highway #signage #KillingZones #cars #speeding #RoadDeath #RoadTrauma #deforestation #weeds #Wildlife #Repton #Bonville #fencing #BongilBongil #governance #NSW #NSWKillingKoalas #thylacines

Koala deaths spark fresh call for action - Coffs Coast News Of The Area

ANGELA Wallace is one of many people upset about the number of koalas being killed on local roads. News Of The Area has previously reported on the issue but Ms Wallace says little has been done to mitigate these deaths, with another koala recently killed near Repton. “Despite my agitating for action over the past […]

Coffs Coast News Of The Area

BellingenNSW May 1, 2025

Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety

“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign

'Supersize' SUV cars much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians, say researchers

Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

Evening Standard

Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ Apr 6, 2025

All these "community in shock after death in car crash" headlines should be consolidated into brief biographies with pictures of the dead, rolling on one by one after the 6pm News, in the way the 9/11 victims were named. It's the only way to bring the carnage home to people #RoadDeath #Crash #society #orphans

Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ Feb 25, 2025

As road policing is cut and technology like traffic cameras faces Garda resistance, road deaths soar - especially in Donegal, the county with the largest cuts. (Paywalled, but the video isn't) https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/revealed-the-county-that-saw-a-surge-in-road-deaths-as-its-road-policing-numbers-fell-by-a-third/a578967132.html #RoadDeath #Ireland

Revealed: The county that saw a surge in road deaths as its road policing numbers fell by a third

A county with one of the highest road death rates in Ireland had staffing levels at its roads policing unit (RPU) drastically reduced in recent years.

Irish Independent