#cardominance — Public Fediverse posts
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Prioritising life over cars
VisionZero - Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
"Helsinki, like Oslo and Stockholm, have all but eliminated traffic fatalities. Lower road speeds, automated cameras, and clever city design all helped; but it’s the over-arching vision that made it all possible. More than half of Helsinki’s streets have a speed limit of 30 km/h (approximately 20 mph). Smarter street design also played a key role. Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure was prioritized for upgrades in recent years. More and more people started using public transit or bikes, or just walking."
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/helsinki-went-a-full-year-without-a-traffic-death-how-did-they-do-it/In 2024, Australia experienced its worst road toll in over a decade, with 1,300 fatalities.
https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/monthly-road-deathsCan Australia cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong?
https://theconversation.com/can-we-cut-road-deaths-to-zero-by-2050-current-trends-say-no-whats-going-wrong-220289
#VisionZero #MobilityDesign #cars #speed #RecklessDriving #motorists #CarDominance #TrafficDeaths #pedestrians #PublicTransport #cycling #RoadToll #SacrificeZone #roads #climate -
Nice morning for a #FakeCommute, shame about the #CarDominance though. It’d definitely be #NicerWithoutCars. No, I can’t go another way as there’s nowhere else to cross the railway line.