Auto Maxx Motors, Ridge Avenue, Daina Higgins, 2018

this artist has a website here:
https://dainahiggins.com/

I used to think places like this were an "eyesore", etc. Can't we do better than this? etc.

But when you live in a place and you drive by every day and you see them in the summer and winter and night and rain, you come to love the place, even if it's a car lot with too bright lights and ratty decorations. So yeah I love this place and places like it 🫠

#art #carLot #carloada #usedCars #paint #real #love #home #civilization #captialism #vehicularManslaughter #neighborhood

Car ramming attacks: Weaponized cars have a global footprint

"It subconsciously becomes part of the repertoire of options for people to express their anger in some way and they get exposed to it through the vectors of the media and social media."

"Redesigned urban areas could be one of the simplest ways to prevent car ramming attacks. Paille points to separating roads and footpaths as an example. "Things that make it more difficult for a vehicle to access certain spaces…I found that quite interesting in terms of thinking about public space and making sure it is usable by everyday citizens, but also can help their safety. Bollards are one option commonly used in built-up areas…”
https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-behind-the-many-german-car-ramming-attacks/a-71827106
https://theconversation.com/vancouver-suv-attack-exposes-crowd-management-falldowns-and-casts-a-pall-on-canadas-election-255395
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#cars #vehicles #motorists #SUVAttacks #drivers #machines #ramming #VehicleRammingAttacks #violence #anger #rage #RoadRage #AffectTheory #footpaths #pedestrians #safety #CrowdManagement #bollards #crime #PublicSpaces #VehicularHomicide #VehicularManslaughter #CarRamming #WeaponizedCars #society

Every house, footpath, public area needs serious bollards. (Bollards protecting a building from violence in Sawtell, NSW)

Road trauma by mobility design

"With more and more drivers opting for larger vehicles under the guise of personal safety, they may inadvertently compromise the safety of pedestrians and other road users. For every fatal accident avoided by someone inside a large vehicle, there are at least 4.3 additional fatal accidents involving others".

"Changing the trend towards bigger cars requires strong policy and (dis)incentives. There’s currently a discussion about imposing heavier taxes and/or registration fees on SUVs and larger cars, particularly for their safety implications on others."

"In some places, such as Paris, heavier vehicles are discouraged by tripling parking rates for cars over a certain weight"

Fund and design active transport
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https://theconversation.com/big-cars-might-make-you-feel-safer-but-heres-how-vehicle-size-impacts-others-in-a-crash-223343
#MobilityDesign #regulation #Cars #SUVs #RooBars #fatalities #injuries #RoadTrauma #trauma #crashes #toddlers #StopdeKindermoord #driveways #VehicularManslaughter #bicycling #pedestrians #roadkill #VisionZero #climate