🛣️ Good article about the (first) Freeway Revolt in San Francisco. The author shared a gifted article link on the #birbsite. #CarsSuck
https://www.sfchronicle.com/vault/article/panhandle-freeway-san-francisco-citizen-revolt-18331030.php?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3ZhdWx0L2FydGljbGUvcGFuaGFuZGxlLWZyZWV3YXktc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1jaXRpemVuLXJldm9sdC0xODMzMTAzMC5waHA=&time=MTY5MzA2MTAxMjQwMw==&rid=OGMzZmRkZDUtM2RmYy00Y2MxLWIwNWItNzdkMjc3N2YwMzlm&sharecount=Ng==

"The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among #teens ages 16–19 than among any other age group. Teen drivers in this age group have a fatal crash rate almost three times as high as drivers ages 20 and older per mile driven."
"About 2,800 teens in the United States ages 13–19 were killed and about 227,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2020. That means that every day, about eight teens died due to motor vehicle crashes, and hundreds more were injured."
https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/teen_drivers/teendrivers_factsheet.html

Meanwhile, the leading cause of death among teens on #HRT or #pubertyBlockers is murder by a bigot.

#trans #transgender #cars #carCrashes #carsSuck

Suggested headline: Automakers struggle to wrap their heads around the idea that #carsSuck, #GeometryHatesCars, #eBikes are the future of mobility (already outselling e-cars), new car sales are about to take a nosedive across all categories except sub-compact, #banCars
"While the majority of Boomers and Pre-Boomers aren't considering EVs, 33% of Gen Z shoppers also told JD Power they were either "somewhat unlikely" or "very unlikely" to buy an EV."
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-divided-electric-cars-jd-power-study-2023-5
https://www.jdpower.com/business/evindex

#carssuck #lisbon

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-lays-out-details-planned-affordable-electric-car-2023-03-15/

Here's hoping it's better than their "nonpolluting" diesels. Which turned out to be a giant scam https://youtu.be/b1ku6rk26_Y

#Volkswagen #CarsSuck

Driver of this 4x4 felt it was acceptable to park outside cafe, in front of people and leave engine running while they ordered takeaway coffees.

Politely asked them to turn it off next time.

Interesting head space to have ‘save ledge’ beach stickers but think a diesel puking fumes at people for 5 minutes is ok.
#killcars #carssuck #idling #pollution #climate

Ewwww.... People drive too much #cycle #BikeCommute #CarsSuck

Best Quote: "The Road to middle class poverty is paved with car payments"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEylCwkSxE

Merry Christmas

#Christmas #Carssuck #NoSurpriseMortages