Mastodawn

Grant Hamilton Jan 26, 2024

@kottke @danblondell Put it on recently as a comfort watch and realized that “Apollo 13” (the movie) came out closer to Apollo 13 (the event) than to today. By a fair margin!

Grant Hamilton Jul 21, 2023

Today, @[email protected] and local experts will examine the crash that took my pinky finger.

It wasn’t the driver’s fault (or mine!) but we both had a pretty bad evening because the intersection proved unsafe.

How can we make that intersection — and all the intersections just like it — safer for everyone?

Help us find out, free, from 12:45–2 pm Central today: https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2023/7/21/cas-session7

Crash Analysis Studio Session 7

The Crash Analysis Studio creates an alternative framework for analyzing car crashes by bringing together a panel of experts for a video discussion of a fatal crash.

Strong Towns

Grant Hamilton Feb 13, 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

Grant Hamilton Feb 2, 2023

Brent Toderian Feb 2, 2023

STUDY: “SUVs [and pick-up trucks], which make up an increasingly large share of the vehicle fleet, are more likely to kill pedestrians than cars. Fresh designs haven't changed that.” Via @IIHS_autosafety.

Among many other costs & consequences.

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-study-suggests-todays-suvs-are-more-lethal-to-pedestrians-than-cars

#cars #SUV #cities #urbanism #transportation

New study suggests today’s SUVs are more lethal to pedestrians than cars

SUVs, which make up an increasingly large share of the vehicle fleet, are more likely to kill pedestrians than cars. Fresh designs haven't changed that.

IIHS-HLDI crash testing and highway safety

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Grant Hamilton Jan 3, 2023

@drewtoothpaste We’ve got the same set and we’ll bake along with you

Grant Hamilton Nov 27, 2022

Scalzi Nov 27, 2022

Please enjoy this AI-generated portrayal of Krampus and Santa Claus in a passionate, manly embrace. This is the energy we need to carry us into the holidays.