❤️your School Crossing Guard
(And slow TF down.)
Across America, school crossing guards, who protect children face the risk of injuries from drivers who may be distracted or in a hurry.
100s are injured and dozens have died.
#BikeBus #StopSuperSpeedersSchool crossing guards face li...
School crossing guards face danger, death on the job
An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found that school crossing guards face dangerous conditions, with many injured or killed on the job. What’s more, data show that drivers who hit crossing guards often face minimal consequences, with a quarter charged criminally and nearly half getting traffic citations. Experts suggest solutions like smart crosswalk systems and better training. Despite the dangers, many crossing guards remain committed to their jobs.
We bend over backwards to protect drivers.
What bends over & breaks off rather than stops aggressive drivers?
✅ Flex posts
✅ Light & signal poles
✅ Diverters
✅ Our political will to
#StopSuperSpeeders
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mivm3wvvlsqkjqeavkrujmwi/post/3mao3cv4xe22sWorld Day of Remembrance 💔remembers people who died in traffic violence + galvanizes us to take action to stop dozens more from dying every year in traffic crashes on Portland streets. We can do it.
#StopSuperSpeeders #WDoR2025
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]Portlanders Gather to Mourn an...
Portlanders Gather to Mourn and Demand Action on Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims
Joe Stone was 25 when he was hit by a driver while trying to cross the street near his home in 2013. Danielle Sale died in 2010, at the age of 22. Henry Zietlow was 18 when he was killed in a traffic crash in 2019. Seamus DuBarry was just 22 months old when he was killed, also in 2010. Joey Capone was killed in 2022, at the age of 36. Wayne Thomas Baxter-Houff, 58,...
Want to end most traffic violence? It's not just putting up signs that say "20MPH" in streets where people live.
It means narrowing drive lanes, installing speed cameras, requiring license plates on cars, adding car speed controls to
#StopSuperSpeeders
Is it all worth it to save lives? Absolutely!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3m5sm26bw3s2eThanks PDX Council for being part of World Day of Remembrance. Leaders can & do stop traffic violence.
Now the real work starts:
#StopSuperSpeeders invest in streets for people
#WDoR2025
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]A no-brainer. Suspended licenses don't work.
Mandate Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) for high-risk drivers who cause the most traffic violence.
#StopSuperSpeeders legislation has passed in Washington State.
Let's make it happen in Oregon!
@familiesforsafestreets.org
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RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qeqzktqlz2xxzoza7iszhv4/post/3m4vnsdz6t22vTraffic fatalities & traffic violence are not inevitable.
World Day of Remembrance
Sunday Nov 16 11-12
Luuwit View Park
NE 127th & Fremont
Remember loved ones killed in traffic violence
Support survivors
Act to pass
#StopSuperSpeeders legislation
BikeLoud Ride:
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...It is great to see a third legislature pass an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) law to put the breaks on super speeders!
#StopSuperSpeedersRE:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nqprebywzuqumvx7sd72qcf7/post/3lmuuh5bux22x
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Jay Hightman