Motorists are immune to wildlife signs

"Wildlife signage make absolutely no difference to anything"

"The conservative estimate is that 4 million marsupials are hit on the roads in Australia each year."

"According to insurer AAMI, there were 17,000 animal collision claims across Australia in 2022. That number does not include animal collisions where cars weren't damaged."

Factor in overpasses on all roads..

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-09-02/do-wildlife-road-signs-prevent-animal-deaths-collisions/102775734
#cars #motorists #crashes #boats #speed #koalas #wildlife #roads #overpasses #MobilityDesign #biodiversity #extinction makers

Image: Bellingen koala signage lasted a few days before it was mowed down.

#UK's war on #motorists is a myth
#cars #transport
https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/09/case-against-cars-ulez-government

So that's it for my #rant about #road #planning in the #UK.

I should have remembered that #motorists keep all the rights in this country, that when turning off the main road many will execute the crossing #pedestrian with a sense of offended righteousness - and that this is even enshrined into road signs.

I don't think I'll want to #cycle again in #Britain until they paint zebra crossings at each and every intersection. Which it'd take a revolution to make happen...

6/6

Australian ski resorts are reporting strong visitor numbers...
"Getting to most of our alpine areas requires a substantial drive from our two biggest capitals, Melbourne and Sydney."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/despite-inflation-interest-rates-australians-are-spending-skiing/102649012
#Alpine #Snow business #climate #cars #roadkill #TheDrive

Rolling over Australia's wildlife on the way to Victoria's alpine resorts?
It is futile to beg motorists to slow down...
https://abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/native-wildlife-casualties-of-victorias-snow-season-traffic/102712564
#biodiversity #motorists #cars #ski #extinction makers

NT records fifth pedestrian death this year after a car crashed into a man. Emergency services have attended a "number of pedestrians versus cars … right across the territory".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-bagot-road-ludmilla-darwin/102716910
#NT #motorists #carnage #pedestrians

Will Australia phase out potentially hazardous chemicals such as PFAS?

(Around here the Pacific Hwy from Coffs Harbour to Urunga is littered with single-use-food packaging leaching forever chemicals into the environment.)

https://theconversation.com/controversial-forever-chemicals-could-be-phased-out-in-australia-under-new-restrictions-heres-what-you-need-to-know-210697
#forever #chemicals #toxins #PFAS #TakeAway #food #packaging #Junkfood #waste #PacificHwy #cars #motorists #pollution

Masked lapwing plover chicks crushed to death on vacant Brisbane block, man fined $718

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-08/man-fined-for-crushing-plover-chicks-to-death/102696824
#motorists #birds #values

In one small #study, it was proven that #cops who begin #traffic stops of #Black #drivers by issuing commands rather than explanations are more likely to escalate.

The rate of traffic stops for #white #motorists in this undisclosed #city was much too small to be able to provide #data that would be #statistically relevant...

#FTP #ACAB #DefundThePolice and fully fund #SocialServices and #education, instead.

No #armed traffic #police, anywhere.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178279383/for-black-drivers-a-police-officers-first-45-words-are-a-portent-of-whats-to-com

'Government re-launch THINK! campaign in continued drive to improve road safety'
'Campaign reminds people of important changes to the Highway Code.'
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-re-launch-think-campaign-in-continued-drive-to-improve-road-safety

This is needed - some drivers have forgotten the need to give 1.5m+ clearance when overtaking cyclists. It would be nice to see proactive campaigns by local Police too.

#cycling #walking #driving #motorists #cyclists #bikes #Bicycle #bicycles #HighwayCode #UK

Sacrificing one endangered kola per month on Sydney's roads
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-01/sydney-road-becoming-dangerous-for-koalas/102676016
#Koalas #Roads #roadkill #Sydney #motorists #Heathcote #Biodiversity

'According to the 2021 Census, 42 per cent of London households don’t own or have access to a motor vehicle at all. And when we look at the 58 per cent that do, data gathered by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SSMT) show that, in 2022, 86 per cent of cars registered in Greater London complied with ULEZ anti-pollution standards.'

https://www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-with-ulez-rage-set-to-fade-susan-hall-will-tell-a-new-war-on-motorists-story/

#ULEZ #Conservatives #Conservative #motorists #London #uk #cars #AirPollution #Pollution

'The Conservatives are already launching their next line of attack against even theoretical moves to lessen car use and reduce road congestion in London'

https://www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-with-ulez-rage-set-to-fade-susan-hall-will-tell-a-new-war-on-motorists-story/

ULEZ go live: 'Soon afterwards, opposition to it, already less than universal, will start to fade. Resistance to it will continue to be loud, but increasingly unrepresentative.'

#ULEZ #Conservatives #Conservative #motorists #London #UK #cars #AirPollution #Pollution

"Pedestrians are more than five times more likely to die on roads in the NT than in other states and territories, and 87 per cent of pedestrians killed in the NT since 2012 were Indigenous. The NT government says a new road safety strategy will tackle the deaths of Indigenous pedestrian."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/nt-grieving-brothers-appeal-over-indigenous-hit-and-run-death/102677602
#NT #roads #cars #crime #motorists #speed #pedestrians #HitAndRun #IndigenousPeople

Backtrack on #NetZero and lose votes, #Tory MPs warn #Sunak

Many #Conservatives concerned that push to woo #motorists will alienate #voters concerned about #ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/31/backtrack-net-zero-lose-votes-tory-mps-sunak-climate-conservatives
#ToryInfighting

"Sadiq Khan: LTNs are about 'taking back control' from Whitehall"

https://news.sky.com/story/sadiq-khan-ltns-are-about-taking-back-control-from-whitehall-12886849

#SadiqKhan #LTN #LTNs #UK #politics #motorists #motoring #cycling #walking #ActiveTravel #Cars

Essentially, councils that provide free car parking supposedly to boost business are not providing for people aged under 30. Similarly for councils that cut back on buses and don't provide for cycling and walking.

'In 2010-14, only 37 per cent of 17-29 year olds reported driving a car in a typical week'

https://www.eta.co.uk/2020/03/04/citroen-ami/

#UK #motorists #cars

I assume the figures are for the #UK

'Driving licensing among young people peaked in 1992/4, with 48 per cent of 17-20 year olds and 75 per cent of 21-29 year olds holding a driving licence. By 2014, driving licence holding had fallen to 29 per cent of 17-20 year olds and 63 per cent of 21-29 year olds. In 2010-14, only 37 per cent of 17-29 year olds reported driving a car in a typical week, whilst the figure was 46 per cent in 1995-99.'

https://www.eta.co.uk/2020/03/04/citroen-ami/

#motorists #cars

'Dozens of bus trips cancelled or diverted over poor parking in Reading'

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23676689.dozens-bus-trips-cancelled-diverted-poor-parking-reading/

'"We would ask that all drivers think about how they park, especially when on roads that buses run down," the spokesperson continued.'

#UK #Reading #parking #motorists #bus #buses #PublicTransport

'London’s latest effort to clear bad air is contested but necessary'
'Despite the backlash, expect other cities to copy the ULEZ scheme'

https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/07/25/londons-latest-effort-to-clear-bad-air-is-contested-but-necessary

'Mr Khan’s plan is controversial because it creates the world’s biggest, and one of its strictest, clean-air zone. ulez, which snares petrol cars and vans over 19 years old and diesel ones over eight, will triple in size, and cover almost 9m residents.'

#ULEZ #pollution #AirPollution #London #UK #environment #motorists

'Voters give Britain’s ruling Conservatives a historic mauling'

https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/07/21/voters-give-britains-ruling-conservatives-a-historic-mauling

'The Tory right immediately seized on the result as evidence that climate policies which will increasingly weigh on the individual voter—such as the planned phasing-out of petrol cars and gas boilers—are electorally toxic. Uxbridge-like campaigns may become a fixture.'

#ClimateChange #Environment #GlobalWarming #Conservatives #Labour #UK #Politics #Uxbridge #pollution #motorists #cars #election