• schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    I hate it when states use their death statistics to push a little message on their billboards:

    OVER 200 KIILLED THIS YEAR… so: …Buckle up! … Don’t Drink & Drive! … Obey the Speed Limit!

    Supporting the lie that safety is possible with cars.

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      13 hours ago

      Comparing numbers with similar develope countries show that improvements can be made… significant improvements at that

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        8 hours ago

        The sign warning us about traffic deaths is the improvement, in their eyes.

        I’m not saying things can’t get better, but they don’t get better from people making better individual choices, which is what that sign clearly implies.

        But I am also saying things can’t get THAT much better without giving people options to get out of cars without getting killed by cars.

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      21 hours ago

      No engineering, no enforcement and no education. Can’t imagine why things aren’t improving.