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It's not only dangerous to drive drunk, it's also dangerous to walk drunk outdoors because of cars.
  • This type of collision involving a sober driver and drunk pedestrian is included in the tally of alcohol-related traffic crashes. As a result, it exaggerates the problem of DUI -- which the road lobby likes because they can blame traffic fatalities on the "epidemic" of drunk drivers rather than their dangerous stroad designs.

  • London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
    grist.org London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

    Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.

    London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
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    Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
  • Nevada uses two forms for gathering signatures, one for candidates and another for ballot initiatives. The Secretary of State gave the Green Party the wrong form. The forms are basically identical.

    It is not the first time Democrats has used dubious methods to deprive Green Party ballot access.

  • [article] What to do about America’s killer cars
  • Tesla has notoriously bad rear visibility. And just being a larger vehicle means more blind spots no matter how many cameras/sensors are used to compensate. I've unfortunately been a passenger enough times to know Tesla's collision avoidance stuff doesn't work at all.

    The statista link isn't publicly readable, but other sources say Mustang-ev is #3. Ford calls it an SUV. Long-term, the Administration is subsidizing 1-for-1 replacement of the fleet with EV equivalent -- so expect much more SUV/truck in the EV sector if they get their way.

  • [article] What to do about America’s killer cars
    • Heavier vehicles have worse emergency maneuver and braking performance
    • Majority of EV's sold in the US are SUV/crossovers which have the same visibility issues
    • EV's have ridiculously high rates of acceleration, leading to dangerous driving
  • Yes in my backyard: Democrats are changing their tune on housing policy
  • Yimby is about removing the red-tape that prevents development. There is no bigger red-tape than rent-control. Even if all other restrictions, such as SFH zoning, were removed it wouldn't matter because nobody will build in areas with rent control.

  • NYC car addict sues after his $315K Lamborghini supercar gets ticket from noise camera
    nypost.com NYC ‘car addict’ sues after his $315K Lamborghini supercar gets ticket from noise camera

    A Staten Island driver is suing over a “noise camera” ticket for his $315,000 Lamborghini — saying the fine should be dropped because he didn’t modify the supercar to make it louder.…

    NYC ‘car addict’ sues after his $315K Lamborghini supercar gets ticket from noise camera
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    Inflation?
  • Sorry, but it is mainly Biden's policies. The administration has largely ignored white collar crime, especially when it comes to things like price collusion, antitrust, etc.

    Case in point: the DOJ lawsuit against RealPage software (which landlords were using to collude on apartment prices). The company was engaged in extremely serious criminal activity, but the DOJ did not file any criminal charges.

  • Drivers keep crashing into Amish buggies, so Ohio enacted a law requiring buggies be festooned with electric flashing lights
    www.ashlandsource.com 26 Amish appear in Ashland court for refusal to pay buggy light fines, judge rules out jail time

    ASHLAND — Twenty-six Amish who refused to pay their fines for violating a law that requires flashing lights on their buggies appeared in court on Friday. Once there, Ashland Municipal […]

    26 Amish appear in Ashland court for refusal to pay buggy light fines, judge rules out jail time

    ASHLAND — Twenty-six Amish who refused to pay their fines for violating a law that requires flashing lights on their buggies appeared in court on Friday.

    Once there, Ashland Municipal Court Judge John Good ruled out the possibility of jail time for them and instead said he would impose liens on their real estate.

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    1 in 4 Americans Who Financed a New Car Purchase with a Trade-in Were Upside Down on Their Loan
    www.edmunds.com Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Who Financed a New Car Purchase with a Trade-in During Q2 Were Upside Down on Their Loan, According to Edmunds

    Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Who Financed a New Car Purchase with a Trade-in During Q2 Were Upside Down on Their Loan, According to Edmunds

    Vehicle owners who are upside down on their auto loans owe more than ever before. The average amount owed on upside-down loans climbed to a record high of $6,255 in Q2 2024, compared to $4,487 in Q2 2022.

    EV owners with negative equity owe more money on their car loans than owners of ICE vehicles. The average amount owed on all EVs traded in for a new vehicle purchase with negative equity climbed to $10,326 in Q2 2024

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    Cars prove far deadlier than guns in NYC so far this year
    gothamist.com Cars prove far deadlier than guns in NYC so far this year

    City data shows 127 people were killed by drivers across the five boroughs during the first six months of 2024, about 55% more than the 82 who were fatally shot over the same period.

    Cars prove far deadlier than guns in NYC so far this year
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    Sen. John Fetterman got two speeding tickets before Sunday’s crash, Pa. records show
    www.inquirer.com Sen. John Fetterman got two speeding tickets before Sunday’s crash, Pa. records show

    Pennsylvania police have issued Fetterman two speeding tickets for going at least 24 mph over the posted speed limit.

    Sen. John Fetterman got two speeding tickets before Sunday’s crash, Pa. records show

    Fetterman (D., Pa.) has received two speeding tickets in his home state — the more recent one of which was in March for exceeding the speed limit in Westmoreland County by 34 mph. Before this year, he was ticketed in April 2016 for going at least 24 mph above the speed limit in Warren County, according to state public records.

    The senator’s aides have said Fetterman has texted and FaceTimed while driving, ”prompting concerns among his staff and fears about riding with him,” the Post reported, citing three people with knowledge of staff discussions who spoke about internal conversations on the condition of anonymity.

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    Businesses Are Getting People Killed
    darrellowens.substack.com Businesses Are Getting People Killed

    The number one local obstruction to curbing traffic violence is local commerce and merchant groups.

    Businesses Are Getting People Killed

    Though small in number, the elected interests of most local cities give disproportionate attention to business interests and their pro-driving beliefs. Even in progressive Berkeley, home of many climate scientists from the university, transportation decisions are dictated by science illiterates and business interests, not the city’s intellectuals. When Berkeley proposed building a bike lane in my neighborhood, which has no protected bike lanes near a prominent middle school, many wise locals went uncharacteristically nuts. Plastered on neighborhood businesses were conspiracy theories about a United Nations agenda to force people into plastic cities where they won't be allowed to own cars. Every other lawn has signs proclaiming economic ruin if drivers are forced to park a whopping 30 seconds away on side streets rather than directly in front of businesses.

    Despite the town being highly educated, many Berkeleyans simply closed their ears to modern climate science and empirical evidence on transportation. A writer for The New York Times, one of many residing in Berkeley, privately remarked to me how astonishing it was to witness such a sophisticated population reacting like simpletons to the most modest safety improvements that are commonplace throughout the world.

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    US Automobile Ad Spending Hits Record $20.8 Billion
    www.statista.com Automotive ad spend in the U.S. 2021-2023 | Statista

    Automotive advertising spending in the United States was estimated at 20.8 billion U.S.

    Automotive ad spend in the U.S. 2021-2023 | Statista

    More money is spent on automobile advertising than on public transit projects.

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    MTC wants to remove weekday bike/ped access to Richmond-San Rafael bridge
    www.kron4.com Richmond, San Rafael bridge limits access to cyclists and pedestrians

    (KRON) — In the North Bay, changes could soon be coming to the Richmond San Rafael bridge that would limit access to cyclists and pedestrians. For the past four years, cyclists and pedestrian…

    Richmond, San Rafael bridge limits access to cyclists and pedestrians

    Over $20 million was spent on this bike path, but now the MTC wants to convert into car access during weekdays.

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