RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/business-h8ss70mez/-/a-aSyGPx3lRQSHbexbprSfVQ%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

My eyes roll back, my maw gapes, and an unearthly horror-scream of the damned fills the air.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7vdvl2531o

Time for a quick fisking thread.
#cycling #walking

Let's start with Theo being on the Business beat. I'm sure this won't colour the entire tone of the "InDepth" article.
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Right from the start: how very dare these busybodies oppose our sexy chonky cars?
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Whomst among us has not needed to fit a three-foot length of pipe in the back?
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I think the BBC caption writer is getting baked on the job.
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Ah yes, hatchback, saloon, SUV. The three genders.
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Finally, we come the the real reason why SUVs are more numerous, but then Theo gets it arse-backwards. Could it be that SUVs are being *pushed* on people *because* of the profit margin? But no, it's presented as the kindly and benevolent carmakers rising to meet the perfectly natural demand.
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I'd love to know how Alex, who works for an automative-focused organisation, can think that vulnerable road users have been prioritised by being... more likely to be harmed? Maybe I just need some blunt-force trauma to the head from an SUV to understand it.
@matt_ellery I think "vulnerable road users" meant the kids on the back seat of the SUV, not anyone outside it!