FuckCars

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Car-dependent city design is the biggest social engineering disaster of the 20th century.

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FuckCarsFeb 12, 2023
Christof Damian 💙💛Feb 12, 2023
Each day on average one car slams into a 7/11 storefront in the US.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/08/one-mans-case-reveals-cars-slam-into-storefronts-like-7-eleven-with-alarming-frequency
via @TheWarOnCars
#waroncars
One man’s case reveals cars slam into storefronts like 7-Eleven with alarming frequency

Over a 15-year period, 6,253 cars crashed into 7-Eleven storefronts in the U.S. – an average of 1.14 per day.

The Mercury News
Show threadFuckCarsFeb 12, 2023
@cdamian @notjustbikes I also read recently that every 2 children get killed by slow moving cars in driveways and local streets.
FuckCarsJan 31, 2023

Someone from Marin County California sent me this picture from their local street... where the median home value is 1.3 million dollars....

Not only do NIMBYs prevent people from having an affordable place to call home, they also guarantee perpetual car-dependent society.

Show threadFuckCarsJan 31, 2023
11/ So despite what fragile suburban men who own big minivans may say, the normalization of using big cars for everyday tasks is a significant problem. It is bad for our safety, it's bad for our rapidly warming planet, and it's bad for our wallets.
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8/ This creates a vicious cycle where everyone wants bigger cars. The outcomes are quite obvious.
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9/ Additionally, as our vehicles get bigger and bigger it makes it more difficult for smaller and more affordable cars to be able to pass north american crash safety standards.
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7/ Since the #1 selling vehicles are pickup trucks it leads to more big vehicules on the road. Which incentivizes car manufacturers to upsize all their models in order to assure customers that their cars are safe in this new road environment filled with F150s.
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6/ But this doesn't detract from the core message of the figure. Namely that massive pickup trucks have replaced minivans and are now used as everyday "lifestyle" vehicles. This creates numerous negative consequences.
FuckCarsJan 31, 2023
1/ The author @[email protected] of the original axios article, where the data for this figure comes from, reached out to me saying that @[email protected] didn't use the data appropriately, therefore creating a misleading figure. Let me explain how the figure is misleading:
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2/ In the original axios article the authors measured the ratio between the bed and the interior space of the cab (starting from the end of the front windshield to the back windshield), excluding the hood. https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history
Pickup trucks have gotten bigger, higher-tech — and more dangerous

America has a unique love affair with pickup trucks — the Ford F-150, for instance, has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more than 40 years. During that time, pickups have changed significantly: they’ve become bigger, more high-tech — and more dangerous.