Sarah
@Henryz_mom
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The ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean will likely be mined for metals needed for EV batteries. This is an ecosystem with species we haven't yet classified, one that we hardly understand. EV's are not a climate solution. They are a symptom of our addiction to cars and car culture.
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People in the US routinely drive over the speed limit. They also view people who honor speed limits or drive slightly below as incompetent or a problem. Speed kills
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If you love your kids you’ll keep them safe in nothing smaller than a Komatsu 980E - bigger and safer than the 930E
When we had our third child we bought a Komatsu 930E. It's very safe and bigger than both a tank and a F750. My children are very safe. Pedestrians can be wiped off the wheels fairly easily.
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It's Henry's birthday today. He should be 23. He had so much potential - excelling at academics, in love, happy and motivated - when he was killed by a reckless driver. The costs of unbridled car culture are too high; we sacrifice too much. Henry shouldn't have been sacrificed.
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Is there any urban noise more stress-inducing than a gas-powered leaf blower?
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Our physical surroundings are designed for vehicles, not humans, and it’a taking a psychological tol
Surgeon General warns about the loneliness epidemic. Researchers report ~50% of adults sometimes or always feel alone, and 40% feel isolated.
Our physical surroundings play a role because they don't fit us as humans. But it's fixable, starting at the local level.
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eBikes are good for the climate, get cars off the road, and increase happiness. There is no downside to an eBike that I can think of.
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It's National Bereaved Parents Day in the UK. I live in the US. Sharing a picture of sweet Henry anyway
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The amount of time and money we spend maintaining lawns is nuts. Lawns are wasted space devoid of ecological value. I’m envisioning a world without lawns
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The small section of road directly in front of your home is not your private parking space. You are not inherently entitled to use that space exclusively. Anyone can park there. And the city can decide to put a bike lane there. It's public property. It doesn't belong to you.
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I'm attending a climate protest in Salem w new friends. Said I'd take the train. They all said: 'the train is unreliable...you'd have to walk from the train station to...' (less than one mile) These are people protesting fossil fuels & demanding OR declare a climate emergency
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Speeding tickets should be scaled in price to reflect the size of the vehicle and based on total kinetic energy. When it comes to overall road safety, size matters.
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I’ve been called out for my view that we should redirect public funding and focus away from electric vehicles toward alt & public transit. EVs are here. Good. Let private auto companies promote them. Public efforts should focus on public goods IMO. Thoughts and insights welcome
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Look at this picture of Henry. This is what we sacrifice by the tens of thousands every year to maintain a car-centric transportation system.
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We promote EVs not because we really believe they will get us out of our climate catastrophe. We promote EVs because they make us feel like we are doing *something*, because we can't imagine life without cars. Cars cars cars...
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This picture was taken just weeks before a negligent driver killed Henry. His life was in front of him, and it was promising. I needed to share this today.
#zerotrafficdeaths
#WDoR2021
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Last night I ordered an ebike. I'm excited to see how far it takes me away from reliance on my car. Thanks to everyone who shared opinions and insights.
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I'm trying to drive less, but I still drive from time to time. When I do I can't stop thinking about the fact that I'm hauling a small living room set around with me. Everywhere. It's so ridiculous.
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@BetterWithBali
Cars are wrecking havoc on our roads. Getting people out of cars and on bikes will help protect roads and human lives and improve the driving experience for those who have no other option but to drive. Bike lanes serve everyone - including motorists.
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Let’s be absolutely clear. That trucks and SUVs are getting so jaw-droppingly huge does not reflect a concern for the safety of their occupants. It reflects an absolute disregard for the lives of all road users.
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Instead of tinkering with how cars move, why not incentivize getting as many cars as reasonably possibly off the road. That would do so much more for the climate and overall health of the world
How much would global CO₂ emissions change if we replaced all traffic lights with roundabouts?
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Once you see the blight that is our car-centric transportation system, you can’t unsee it
Doesn't anyone else think it's a problem that there's literally cars anywhere you look?
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@CedarParkPD
@TxDOT
Driving a vehicle like this in the name of safety is obscene, horrific, absurd.
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I'm increasingly of the mind that if you want to do something positive for the planet and for society you will figure out how to drive a lot less or ditch your vehicle entirely. You won't rush out to buy an electric vehicle. Thoughts and insights welcome.
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This is a typical response to saying I drove a couple of miles under the posted limit. The overall tone of the responses is that any angry, aggressive, or extremely dangerous behavior is warranted if I slow another driver down. This is the mentality of many US drivers
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Many comments direct anger at me (for being a karen, a douche, incompetent etc.) and argue speeding is safer than driving a bit under the limit. The comments on this thread encapsulate the culture of driving in the US
The white guy driving his Ford 350 behind me was so offended that I was driving two miles under the speed limit and came to complete stop at a sign that he tailgated, flashed me with his lights and then flipped me off.
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So many comments from drivers who aggressively defend their right to speed and their tone is often angry and threatening, as if it’s offensive and wrong and disrespectful to honor speed limits. The sense of entitlement is off the charts.
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We do not care if someone is killed by a vehicle in the US. At all. There is no concern for the victim. The only thing that matters, when someone is killed, is whether the driver was drunk or fled the scene. If neither is true, we shrug it off as an unfortunate accident.
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The white guy driving his Ford 350 behind me was so offended that I was driving two miles under the speed limit and came to complete stop at a sign that he tailgated, flashed me with his lights and then flipped me off.
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People really believe this
@Henryz_mom
@smoothcheck
It’s not smart to drive slower than the flow of traffic. That causes accidents.
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It's time to rethink public engagement on road safety projects. Public engagement shouldn't be part of the process to decide whether a bike lane is installed, it should be a process for explaining to the community why the bike lane is important and how it will impact the street.
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If you want to kill someone without consequence do it with your vehicle. Just be sure that you're sober and stay at the scene. It'll help to feign remorse. Say the sun got in your eyes or the person/vehicle you hit came out of nowhere.
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This was not a 'bike accident' This reporting is irresponsible. These men were killed by a reckless driver
Boston College hockey standout and NHL star Johnny Gaudreau died Thursday night in a reported bike accident that also claimed the life of his brother, just one day before they were slated to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding.
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I just got yelled at for causing traffic to slow down for me so I could cross the street. A woman rolled down her window and shouted at me. This is how deeply entitled American drivers have become. I am deeply concerned.
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Once you start noticing the blight on our world that is road traffic, you can't escape its oppressive presence. There is no getting away from it.
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You either don't see it or it's all you can see - that cars dominate our lives, streets, and communities. Humans care more about vehicles than life, safe streets, or healthy communities.
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These trucks don’t fit in regular parking spaces They were flush against the back wall (I checked) They take up more than their fair share of space on roads too. This is a problem.
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What poses a danger is not running with a reflective vest. Vehicular traffic is dangerous. Vehicles are the problem. Not the runner or their gear. Let's be explicit and clear about that. This man should not have been hit.
Colt always has positive energy, then he was hit by a car while jogging (with a reflective vest). He’s still upbeat, but paralyzed with spinal damage 😢
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In the US, we sacrifice over 100 people each day, including many children, to sustain our car culture and the auto industry.
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I’m fairly convinced that incentives for using electic cars - public charging stations, car-share programs, tax breaks - have a modest-at-best impact on climate and benefit the upper middle class in a hugely disproportionate way. But am still learning and thinking. Thoughts?
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I track fatal crashes in Portland. The name of the victim is always made public. The name of the at-fault driver is always protected, unless they are DUI or flee the scene. We can kill people with our vehicles without consequence or stigma in the US
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Why are we not pushing back against auto manufacturers more aggressively? Why are we not holding them accountable? They’ve realized huge profit while damaging the environment, accelerating climate change and being responsible for so many lost human lives.
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We punish people for killing someone with their vehicle while under the influence and impaired yet rarely hold them accountable if they kill someone with their vehicle while fully in control of their mind and actions.
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Look at this picture of Henry. He was happy and healthy and smart and motivated and had so much to give. He was one of many sacrifices to the American auto industry and our blind acceptance of car culture. Henry should be with us. I miss him every single day.
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Why the push for EVs over public & alt transport? Because we can't imagine living without cars. We'd do more for the climate, quality of life, and livable communities by getting as many cars off the road as possible. But we promote EVs instead.
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This parent is teaching his teenager that it’s fine to drive 15 mph over the speed limit and 5 mph below will cause accidents. I sure hope their child remains safe
@Henryz_mom
I'm helping my teenager understand this. A posted speed of 70 means you should not drive above 85, but you must not drive 65 or you'll cause accidents. 78-79 is what's expected of you.
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A lot of people are opposed to red light cameras because they perceive them as a cash grab - as if they aren’t in control of stopping on time, as if compromising safety is less concerning than letting drivers continue to break the law.
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If I live in the United States and find it stressful and triggering to be surrounded by cars, SUVs and pick-up trucks every time I go outside, what should I do? Is it possible to live my life without having to deal with dangerous traffic every day?
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I understand being outraged when anyone drives over 100mph & kills or puts lives at risk. But we absolutely need to start directing that outrage back at the auto manufacturers who enable and celebrate, through irresponsible marketing, lethally irresponsible speeding.
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Selling my Komatsu 980E DM if interested.
If you love your kids, you'll keep them safe in nothing smaller than a Crawler Transporter - Bigger and safer than the Komatsu 980E
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When I suggest EVs aren't the answer, so many are quick to argue that EVs are more climate friendly than ICEs. Let's stop comparing EVs to ICEs & start comparing relative costs & benefits of promoting EVs vs. getting cars off the road via robust public and active transit networks
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Posted about safe driving at safe (at or slightly below limit) speeds. Most commenters wrongly assumed I drive distracted, block left lane (when there is a left lane)-soo many angry comments to get out of the left lane-or am incompetent. So much unhinged anger here & on our roads
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We care a lot about drunk driving; it’s not tolerated in the US. Yet, speeding has also been correlated with road fatalities, and not only is speeding tolerated, it’s expected. Those who honor speed limits or drive slightly slower are often perceived as a nuisance.
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If a human sniper randomly killed
more than one person a week in Portland, the city would be terrorized and all resources deployed to find and bring them to justice. Because the sniper is vehicular traffic, city leaders really could not care less.
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I rode my bike to the coffee shop this morning. A lot of people were out walking. Many of them smiled and said 'good morning'. Can't interact with people like this in a car.
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Your life will immediately lose all value in the eyes of the US criminal justice system if it is violently lost in road traffic. With two exceptions: the at-fault driver was DUI or fled the scene.
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When you see the incredible destruction private car/vehicle ownership brings to cities, communities and to our world, it's jarring and hard to unsee. I think more and more people are waking up to the reality in which we live.
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Many on recent threads have claimed drivers at the speed limit create a dangerous speed differential. But speeders ALSO create a differential: some drive 5mph over, others 10 or 15. If everyone honored the speed limit there would be no differential-everyone should honor the limit
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@anhedonic69
?? Slow drivers drive more slowly. And I’ve seen a LOT of drivers speeding who almost miss an exit and cut quickly across multiple lanes. So spare us all your nonsense
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I'm not convinced that making driving more expensive than it already is will convince people to stop driving. It's already exorbitantly expensive by every measure. Addictions can't be managed with financial incentives and disincentives
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Friends - look at Henry. He did not deserve to lose his very promising life. He should be here.
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From time to time I have a strong urge to share my beautiful boy with the world. Henry had a heart bursting with love. He was smart and motivated. Henry was killed by a reckless driver in WI, who has not been held accountable & continues to drive in violation of the law
@WisDOJ
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What I post: ‘I drive the speed limit and sometimes slightly below’
What unhinged car-brain Twitter hears: ‘I always block the left lane, am distracted & a safety hazard. It’s my fault if my not speeding triggers angry and dangerous behavior from other drivers’
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I swapped out a Toyota Prius for a mid-sized SUV to keep my kids safe in wintry conditions. My son was killed in the SUV
@barrettjoneill
in a similar crash. Your advice didn’t work for me
Ignore this at your own risk.
Do not put your family in a small car.
Yesterday, my wife was driving my son to school and an oncoming delivery truck crossed the center lane and hit her head on — the driver had a seizure was going 40 mph.
I was on my way to work in a separate
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What would it look and feel like if 40,000+ deaths per year in the US were the acceptible cost of flying?
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Killing someone with your vehicle is condoned and accepted in the US. It happens every single day with little to no consequence for the at-fault driver.
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Given how dangerous cars and drivers are, it seems like people who *want* to live in car-free or severely car limited places should have that option. But there is no such option in the United States that I am aware of. There is no getting away from vehicular traffic.
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Imagine how quickly behavior would change if the consequence for killing someone with your vehicle was consistently a lengthy prison sentence.
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Saying ‘cars will be a part of our transportation network forever…’ is self fulfilling. Change the script. As
@TheWarOnCars
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The judge says clearly: “This was not reckless driving, this was murder.” As if reckless driving is acceptable. As if killing someone through negiligence, if done with a vehicle is ok. And this is why we have a road safety crisis in the US
A 19-year-old girl named Mackenzie Shirilla has been found guilty of murder now faces a sentencing of life in prison after her boyfriend and his friend were killed after she slammed her car into a brick wall going 100 MPH.
Shirilla, who appeared extremely remorseful for the
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If you choose to drive at a safe speed in the US, a lot of drivers will blame you for their road rage.
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The knowledge that one less car on the road does a lot more for the climate, livability of cities, human health than a different version of a very problematic product.
If you don't want an EV for your next car, what is holding you back?
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Does anyone know if there's an app for planning the safest bike route?
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Why do we tolerate very large trucks and SUVs increasingly dominating road traffic, endangering other road users? If there were a group of bullies on the playground randomly punching innocent children, how would we respond? And, yes, I think my analogy is apt.
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From an environmental and emissions standpoint, isn’t is better to keep an ICE and commit to driving it as little as possible than to buy a new EV?
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Entitled speeders try so hard to blame those who honor limits for unsafe roads. Slower drivers cause a speed differential, they say. As if those at the limit are creating this differential alone & speeders-who travel at vastly different speeds from each other-don’t contribute
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I am a little surprised electric rickshaws aren’t appearing in every major US city. As an alternative to Lyft and Uber
More than half the rickshaws sold in India are now electric.
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This beautiful boy should be graduating from Bowdoin College today. But he was killed by a reckless driver. I’m unbearably sad today. And upset that
@WisDOJ
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My 83-year-old mom continues to drive even though she doesn’t enjoy it -it makes her feel ‘shakey’- so she retains the skill in case my dad can’t drive for some reason. A society that puts pressure on ppl to drive & offers few alternatives cares more about cars than the elderly.
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reposting a second time because the comments illustrate in a spectacular way the extent to which US drivers are confused about speed limits, road engineering, and how speed impacts road safety. This captures the mentality of a typical US driver
The white guy driving his Ford 350 behind me was so offended that I was driving two miles under the speed limit and came to complete stop at a sign that he tailgated, flashed me with his lights and then flipped me off.
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How is this not criminally negligent to promote driving an oversized vehicle at dangerously excessive speeds when more than 40,000 US citizens are killed each year, increasingly by large SUVs and trucks. Why do we allow Ford to glorify and profit from 'scary fast'?
Built to go scary fast in a scary place. Ford Raptor R. We recommend turning on all the lights in your house before watching this. See more at .
#Ford
#ScaryFast
#RaptorR
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It is not safe walking, driving, or biking on US roads. Every time we use US roads we are in danger of injury or death. How is this tolerated?
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'Driver kills pedestrian in a hit and run.'
@Oregonian
you have a responsibility to write with language that accurately reflects reality.
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I prefer to take the train. I've been looking forward to my trip on Amtrak from Portland to St Paul. But they outright cancelled my train today and can't rebook me until Monday. The US should provid first rate, reliable, passenger train service. We are so far below potential.
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So many people say that slow drivers on a highway are the most dangerous. I hear this so often. It’s another symptom of being conditioned to accept dangerous road conditions and it’s not well reasoned. Slower cars have less KE and moderate overall speeds.
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I committed to driving as little as possible in March - biking and taking public transit instead. It changed my life for the better. Relieved not to drive. I don’t feel burdened, I feel liberated.
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May I file a lawsuit against the Dodge for designing the truck that killed my son? I think the damages to my son and my family - damages inflicted on tens of thousands of other families in the US each year - are much much much worse.
@SecretaryPete
@NHTSAgov
@USDOT
6 Alaska Airlines passengers file lawsuit against Boeing after door plug blows out hole in plane
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@SueAnnLevy
@KevinABWhite
You are blind to the fact that you are the one being unreasonably entitled here. You blocked others space. You were in a space that wasn’t meant for you. How is that ok?
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I'm continually amazed that if an at-fault driver who kills someone remains at the scene, the final statement from the press is almost always: 'the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating...' as if they are such a conscientious person.
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How some US drivers justify speeding:
@Henryz_mom
Speed doesn't kill. Earth's surface rotational speed is ~1,000mph. If speed kills, we'd already be dead. Speed differential kills. Hitting a tree standing still at 50mph or 70mph are both fatal speed differentials. This is why slow drivers are as dangerous as speeders.
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Is soliciting public input on a bike lane from those who live on the route inherently biased against it? Nearly everyone who will benefit lives elsewhere and these people aren’t consulted. Thanks in advance for insights and opinions.
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BIG trucks have greater blind spots, hard time avoiding crashes, grew 24% heavier from '00-'18, less likely to have advanced safety features, do worse in emergency handling & are more deadly. They generate 4-5x as much profit. And we accept this reality?
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