Twenty seconds of cars, bikes and pedestrians navigating a busy intersection in Amsterdam (with no traffic signals or stop signs).
...and a train at the end.

@qag I've been thinking a lot about how much of our collective debt is building, repairing and replacing not just endless miles freeways and suburban roads, but the millions of expensive traffic signals, sidewalks, curb ramps and all the other "small" infrastructure we have to keep building to protect people from cars.

We could build good transportation so much more cheaply by just removing most of the cars, and all of the entitled drivers.

@qag I started reading There Are No Accidents by @[email protected] last week, and while I believe the Dutch have done a better job of building infrastructure more conducive to safe multi-modal transportation, it’s still difficult for me not to place blame on automobile drivers for crashes in similar environments in the US. Maybe I’ll feel different when I finish the book.

@shaunindc @qag I read Jessie Singer's No Accidents last year. Great book!

Crashes result from many factors.There are jerky, awful #EntitledDrivers everywhere, even in #Netherlands.

1. #Safety cameras catch awful #driving.

2. Social norms & a #justice system that works in favor of people's lives, not their #cars.

3..#Transportation system built so that people have easy options to walk, #bike or take #train #bus #tram

3. Finally, #engineering #streets to save lives.

They all are important!