Colorado is considering a weight-base car fee to address car bloat: 🔹 Fee would would apply to cars >3,500 lbs, up to $29.90/yr (should be higher, but it's a start) 🔹 $$ collected would fund bike lanes, road diets, automatic cameras, etc 🔹 Only collected in the 12 most populous counties #cars #safety @234e72ee #suvs https://www.cpr.org/2023/09/29/colorado-pedestrian-safety-suv-truck-owners/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/172/155/684/448/321/original/5f81de00f2cd15bd.png
The District of Columbia already has weight-based car fees, requiring owners of the biggest cars and trucks (6,000 lbs+) to pay hundreds of $$ per year. That's a much stronger policy than what Colorado is proposing. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-26/a-new-way-to-curb-the-rise-of-oversized-pickups-and-suvs https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/172/197/573/497/219/original/c5b13867caccf218.png
Ahh, so the US *can* declare vehicles too dangerous for public use -- but only if it's a niche product (in this case, one involved in 4 deaths over 3 years). It still won't touch the oversized trucks/SUVs that endanger all Americans who walk, bike, or use a smaller car. #safety #cars #suvs #regulation https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/01/us/onewheel-electric-skateboard-recall-deaths/index.html https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/166/904/942/532/141/original/8514107d189703dd.png
In the Washington Post, my take on Tesla Autopilot: “Even if [Tesla owners] accept [Autopilot's risks], what about everyone on a public road or street who is not in a Tesla? None of us signed on to be a guinea pig.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/28/tesla-trial-autopilot-crash/ #tesla #safety #streets https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/143/214/095/708/055/original/ace14ab88c16c18e.png
In Fast Company I wrote about Pontevedra, a Spanish city that has reduced car traffic 97% in its historic center (53% citywide). Emissions are down 2/3, and Pontevedra has gone 12 years without a fatal crash. https://www.fastcompany.com/90952175/this-spanish-city-has-been-restricting-cars-for-24-years-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it #spain #cities #cars #urbanism https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/058/219/282/593/831/original/f053791bd192d7dd.png
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