#TheWaronCars: A Doctor's View of #TrafficViolence

A few months ago, I was hit by a car while riding my #bike and experienced the physical and mental consequences. I think it’s worth listening to this episode.
https://thewaroncars.org/episode-170-a-doctors-view-of-traffic-violence

After a multi-year period of deliberation, copious publicity, and installation of very clear signage, the City of #KingstonNY has turned on school zone #speedcameras for a thirty-day warning period.

Across four school zones, they are averaging FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY WARNINGS (550) PER DAY, according to the mayor’s weekly newsletter.

Drivers like to pretend that they aren’t the problem, but they are.

#trafficviolence #safestreets

For future reference, I’m starting a thread of all the times #KingstonNY drivers try to kill me.

#safestreets #trafficviolence

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so-called #trafficsafety is often straight up #victimblaming, placing the blame for #trafficviolence on those who are hurt or killed by #cars. 🔄

today in #copenhagen #motornormativity, a sign reading:

🪧 »Dear cyclists. Take care of the cars, reduce the speed.«

dear kids. take care of the gun owners, wear a bullet-proof vest. 🙃

cc: @notjustbikes @TheWarOnCars

Our sympathy to the family and friends of the longtime Monterey County resident who died yesterday after his bicycle and an SUV collided in Pebble Beach.

We are keeping his name private for now. And we have no CHP report or other details about the collision, so we’re unable to offer any comments about the specific circumstances (or to confirm whether the details reported by media are accurate). https://www.ksbw.com/article/deadly-crash-shuts-down-17-mile-drive-chp/69646339?brid=xup_u0IjDloDRHH4xZ8RAA

It’s not anticipated that a #GhostBike will be installed, since the fatal collision happened in Pebble Beach, which is private property (as noted in our tips for biking 17-Mile Drive, PB https://bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html).

#MontereyCounty #TrafficViolence #cycling #biking

Awful to learn that a driver killed a cyclist Sunday night at Alemany & Naglee in the Outer Mission, District 11. Alemany is a high-traffic road with a buffered but unprotected bike lane, and this is further south than where Cayuga ends, so Cayuga Slow Street is not an alternative here.

https://sfbike.org/news/our-statement-on-the-fatal-crash-at-alemany-and-naglee/
#TrafficViolence #VisionZero #sfpol