Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
114 followers · 1473 posts · Server sfba.socialhttps://www.propublica.org/article/dot-rejected-truck-side-guards-trucking-lobbyists-safety
#regulatorycapture: The ATA’s ability to #secretly shape #government research highlights the cozy relationship between the #federal officials tasked with keeping our #roads #safe and the trucking companies they oversee.
#pedestriansafety #visionzero #CrashesArentAccidents #fossilfuelsubsidies
#regulatorycapture #secretly #government #federal #roads #safe #pedestriansafety #visionzero #crashesarentaccidents #fossilfuelsubsidies
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
115 followers · 1380 posts · Server sfba.socialhttps://www.curbed.com/2023/06/new-york-suv-trucks-weight-based-fee.html
#CrashesArentAccidents: Mamdani is co-introducing legislation for a #weightbased vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing #heavier #vehicles. “The #carindustry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles,” he says. “The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost.”
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease
#crashesarentaccidents #weightbased #heavier #vehicles #carindustry #carfreecitycentersplease
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
87 followers · 779 posts · Server sfba.social
#CarDependence cause #CrashesArentAccidents: Why did more than 500 #cyclists, family and close friends gather on the following cloudy Saturday morning to honor the #passing of #LesterLegarda? Because Lester was #struck at a speed that made survival from the collision nearly impossible.
#20sPlenty #BeyondEVs
#WalkableCities connected by #BicycleBoulevards are #ParisAligned
#cardependence #crashesarentaccidents #cyclists #passing #lesterlegarda #struck #20splenty #beyondevs #walkablecities #bicycleboulevards #parisaligned