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  1. Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
    Alabama in the 1930s?

    "* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

    "Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

    "The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

    "The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

    "It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

    "No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mil

    * "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
    ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
    #children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

  2. Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

  3. Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

  4. Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

  5. Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

  6. Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

  7. “More than half of all road deaths are people who aren't even in a car – they are walking, cycling or riding a motorcycle. When roads are designed as if only car drivers matter, these people are left dangerously exposed,” said Dr Etienne Krug Director of the Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention at WHO. “We know what works – strong laws and enforcement, safe infrastructure and vehicles with particular attention to lowering speed and addressing impaired driving. This declaration means we must all go further and faster.”

    who.int/news/item/20-07-2026-r
    #MobilityDesign #mortality #pedestrians #motorists #cars #speed #RoadTrauma

  8. Motorised bikes
    First they put e-bikes on the market, then it is a long wait for regulation of illegal high-powered 'motorbikes' on shared pathways and beaches.

    There has been "...alleged antisocial and criminal behaviour involving a group of youths riding e-bikes in the Moonee and North Sapphire Beach areas."

    "The claims echo concerns being raised in communities right across the state. For many locals, the issue isn’t just legality. It’s safety on shared pathways residents once felt confident using every day." >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a
    #pedestrians #motorists #Ebike #safety #regulation #beaches #MooneeBeach #NorthSapphireBeach #Sawtell #CoffsHarbour #NSW #MotorVehicles #MobilityDesign #ActiveTansportInfrastructure
    #MidNorthCoast #SapphireBeach #NorthSapphireBeachPlayground #parenting #AntisocialBehaviour #DissocialBehaviours #crime

  9. Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

    "More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

    "...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
    planetizen.com/news/2024/01/12
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
    Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

  10. Taking from cars and giving to people

    Kerbside parking - "Drivers are using a public road to park their private cars. What would happen if authorities banned on-street parking?"

    "Australia actually has an oversupply of parking, both on streets and in parking lots...In many European nations, authorities have worked to make streets less centred on cars and parking." >>
    theconversation.com/kerbside-p
    #cars #motorists #clutter #parking #pedestrians #space #micromobility #SegregatedPaths #footpaths
    Image: Kerbside parking. Vehicles encroaching on the few footpaths, Bellingen

  11. Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

  12. Another uphill section and so it’s a good idea not only to separate the motor traffic from #cyclists but also #pedestrians. Cycles often bomb down here at high speeds and so that’s another good reason to have separate zones for #walkers.

    #MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #Android #Spring #UK #Biking #Bicycle #Infrastructure #Engineering #UrbanEnvironment

  13. Are modern SUVs really "as big as a Sherman tank?" Not yet, but getting there.

    (gif taken from twitter, @cocteautriplets ; h/t @daveybot)

    #cars #suv #pedestrians #cyclist #nocar #safety

  14. NYC completed new super sidewalks! What a great name for street improvements prioritising active transport over cars.

    Join #BetterStreets if you'd like more improvements like this in NSW & Australia!

    Photo credit Streetfilms.

    nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2023/m

    #betterstreets @walk_sydney #nyc #supersidewalks #supersidewalk #cities #design #transportation #cars #pedestrians #streetfilms