This is a example of how proper regulations and rules work and where it makes a difference. Even the cost is worth it based on the result, although it could be argued safety and fatalities results could have been reached without as much cost by lowering speed limits to 25mph, check DOT for study, but overall good results. However the pollution regulations are out of hand and do not offer the same bang for our dollar results.
Are you familiar with the “opposing view,” so to speak?
These individuals, often with a “progressive” political ideology, assert that driving motor vehicles is utterly harmful to people and the environment. They use terms such as “traffic violence,” “car harm,” “motornormativity,” to describe what they call an “epidemic,” of deaths due to traffic collisions in the US. Unfortunately they’ve completely paralyzed bicycling advocacy and demand so-called “protected bike lanes” be installed, often at the expense of motor vehicle parking and general-use travel lanes.
Our cars have become safer and better at protecting us in the event of an accident. Breakthroughs in software technology have the potential to eliminate most accidents in the first place.
Tesla’s push in FSD can extend, perhaps accelerate this trend. Imagine how cheap insurance could be on a vehicle that is 10 times less likely to crash? Sign me up for that reason alone.
This is a example of how proper regulations and rules work and where it makes a difference. Even the cost is worth it based on the result, although it could be argued safety and fatalities results could have been reached without as much cost by lowering speed limits to 25mph, check DOT for study, but overall good results. However the pollution regulations are out of hand and do not offer the same bang for our dollar results.
Agreed. Cars and bikes don’t mix too well.
Wonderful article, Gale.
Are you familiar with the “opposing view,” so to speak?
These individuals, often with a “progressive” political ideology, assert that driving motor vehicles is utterly harmful to people and the environment. They use terms such as “traffic violence,” “car harm,” “motornormativity,” to describe what they call an “epidemic,” of deaths due to traffic collisions in the US. Unfortunately they’ve completely paralyzed bicycling advocacy and demand so-called “protected bike lanes” be installed, often at the expense of motor vehicle parking and general-use travel lanes.
https://principledbicycling.substack.com/p/motornormativity-critical-car-theory
Our cars have become safer and better at protecting us in the event of an accident. Breakthroughs in software technology have the potential to eliminate most accidents in the first place.
Tesla’s push in FSD can extend, perhaps accelerate this trend. Imagine how cheap insurance could be on a vehicle that is 10 times less likely to crash? Sign me up for that reason alone.