Tax, tax, tax oversized vehicles and use revenue to support transit and build safe bike lanes. Win-win-win. #BanSUVs#BanMegaTrucks

#banSUVs

DZdavidzipper.bsky.socialSep 24, 2024 12:08pm

First, context. America is mired in a pedestrian safety crisis. Deaths among those walking (and cycling, too) recently hit 40-year highs. No other rich country is experiencing anything like the chart below. Source: www.ghsa.org/resources/Pe...

These mega vehicles cost a bomb. Tax them into oblivion and use revenue for safe bike lanes and better transit. Such a simple, easy thing to do. Clearly the people who buy them have more money than sense. #BanSUVs

I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside". I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇ #Cars#SUV#suvs#BanSUVs

These silly over-sized vehicles cost a bomb. Clearly the cost of gas isn't going to bother the people who buy these ego-mobiles. We should tax them into oblivion. #BanSUVs

#BanSUVs

DZdavidzipper.bsky.socialSep 1, 2024 3:23pm

The Economist has published a deeply-researched story about car bloat -- and it's very, very damning. "For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles." Well worth your time: www.economist.com/interactive/...

America please stop spreading violence to all corners of the world. These war machines do not belong anywhere. Full stop. What’s double funny is that it’s still sticking out just as much as it is now. Except now it takes up two spaces. Great job 🚗 🧠 #bantrucks#banSUVs

On aa gaaagné !! On aa gaaagné !! #fuckcars#banSUVs

ASalisheridan.bsky.socialApr 7, 2024 7:09am

“In short, culling cars has been far more popular than her petrolhead critics predicted, with Paris becoming cleaner and healthier to boot.” www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris

Official measurements have found that Paris is rapidly becoming a city of cyclists.

Hip hip hooray! Oversized EVs kill people too. #BanSUVs

“…elevated position of the SUV driver creates a “sensation of safety” that means they “will tend to ‘export’ their risk, putting other road users at greater risk”” #BanSUVs#SUVDeathMachineshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/05/monsters-of-the-road-what-should-the-uk-do-about-suvs

Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?

They have higher emissions, hog roadspace and are more dangerous for other road users. Yet SUVs are selling better than ever. As calls for curbs increase, some people are taking matters into their own...