The popularity of this tweet further convinces me that Americans would be outraged by our auto safety regs if they understood how broken they really are.
According to fed rules, only a vehicle's occupants matter. Pedestrians, cyclists, and those in other cars simply don't count.
The lesson from the Holocaust is not to center Jewish fear at all times, it is the moral mandate to intervene against injustice & persecution even when the dominating narrative & power structure deems an entire community not human enough to deserve life & dignity
The real story here is that electric 2&3 wheelers (e-bikes!) are displacing 4x the amount of oil as electric cars
It’s about time they become a part of our national transportation dialogue (read- US ebike subsidy!)
PSA: It is currently ***LEGAL IN ALL 50 STATES*** to travel to another state for abortion care.
It absolutely is not a feasible solution for everyone, but we need folks to know it's NOT a crime. In many cases, abortion funds & practical support orgs can help with transportation.
What do you get with round-the-clock speed camera enforcement? A 30% drop in speeding tickets in a single year, and reductions in death/injury on the city's most dangerous streets. Cameras help ensure drivers operate at the speed of life, not death. https://t.co/c0e8Psjqh1
@IDoTheThinking@daniel_s_larson Stayed at the Henry Norton in Greenpoint recently because it was the cheapest I could find that seemed decent and not a hostel. It was surprisingly lovely!
Asking why women aren’t having more babies in a country with the highest maternal and infant mortality rate in the developed world, no mandated maternity leave, childcare higher than in state tuition in over 30 states, and school boards afraid of facts is hilarious.