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Roll bars have been used in race cars since the 1950s saving 99% of the lives that would have otherwise been lost in accidents involving astronomical speeds and ferocity.
Why weren't they used in passenger vehicles, instead there are half belts, slow inflating bags, and gadgetry of relative inferiority?
Cost of mass-production?
Convenience?
Aesthetics?
#cars #transportation #safety
The Biden administration awarded $1.2 billion in grants to states to accelerate the use of cleaner asphalt, concrete, glass, and steel in transportation infrastructure. #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #transportation #transport https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/investing-america-usdot-awards-1-billion-grants-help-state-departments-transportation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
INVESTING IN AMERICA: USDOT Awards $1.2 Billion in Grants to Help State Departments of Transportation Utilize Cleaner Construction Materials
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel.: (202) 366-0660highways.dot.gov
This brings the total amount of funding raised by transit initiatives in 2024 to $25 billion. These wins not only reflect ubiquitous support for better public transit, but are important steps toward decarbonizing the transportation sector, meeting U.S. climate goals, and shaping thriving communities. #transport #transportation #election #election2024 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40686-subways-buses-and-bike-lanes-scored-billions-in-local-ballot-wins
Subways, Buses and Bike Lanes Scored Billions in Local Ballot Wins
Despite Republican hostility, and even with control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, cutting federal transit funding may prove difficult.SupplyChainBrain
In the middle of the sidewalk
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How, exactly, does the #trafficEngineers' thought process work here? What kind of world would it be if #transportation infrastructure stopped cars *before* they got on the sidewalk? Are we more afraid about hurting drivers inside their armored and padded box than they are of killing someone with their car?
This is not a freeway. There should be no "clear zone". Any driver wrecking at freeway speeds here deserves to die in a fire.
And the average size of cars and trucks in the U.S. continues to grow. Some current models – like that of the Toyota Rav4 – are a third larger than they were only 15 years ago.
That’s led to a 77% increase in pedestrian fatalities since 2010.
#urbanplanning #transportation
https://theconversation.com/ever-larger-cars-and-trucks-are-causing-a-safety-crisis-on-us-streets-heres-how-communities-can-fight-back-206382
Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here's how communities can fight back
Cars are getting bigger on US roads, and that’s increasing pedestrian and cyclist deaths. A transport scholar identifies community-level strategies for making streets safer.The Conversation
Boring like too many real places ruined by too much parking?
#parking #ThePowerOfParking #cities #urbandesign #transportation #mobility #urbanism #urbanplanning
https://devonzuegel.com/post/we-should-be-building-cities-for-people-not-cars
We Should Be Building Cities for People, Not Cars
The way we live is shaped by our infrastructure—the public spaces, building codes, and utilities that serve a city or region. It can act as the foundation for thriving communities, but it can also establish unhealthy patterns when designed poorly.devonzuegel.com