Toxic dust from tires is flowing into waterways from roads and highways, where it kills some species of salmon and trout.
Assemblymember Papan recently introduced legislation to remove these toxic tire particles before they slip into waterways and kill fish:
https://www.kqed.org/science/1992122/toxic-dust-threatens-california-salmon-population-lawmaker-seeks-solution #fish #6PPD #salmon #trout #waterpollution #tirepollution
re: https://twitter.com/cyclesixmile/status/1688603935672582144
The microplastic and pollution from the 𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 will kill communities and ecosystems, like with every other car.
There is no escaping the illogic of 2,000+ pound vehicles designed to carry 200 pounds of people. (The vehicle seen below will weigh 5000 lbs)
Also on the low-data, low-energy #permacomputing discussion and info-sharing tool Groundtalk: https://groundtalk.land/#2023-08-08T11:41:33.195+00:00
#CarFree #Cars #FuckCars #Pollution #Microplastics #TirePollution #Bollards #SafeStreets #PublicSpace #Transit #Bikes #Walking #Bicyclists #Bicycles #Cyclists #Pedestrians
“Volvo is releasing a new small electric SUV/hatch. With 275 miles of range and a price of $35k, hopefully this is successful and brings even cheaper competition from non-luxury brands. It also warns the occupants of oncoming bicyclists when opening doors. What do you think?”
San Francisco Baykeeper
Sam Butler