>>Why do deaths, caused by weilding 2 tons of motor vehicle, weilded with compromised care or attention, draw media attention only for the spectacle of wreckage?<<
Because most people choose to practice human sacrifice in order to have roads and cars. There are subcultures that don't, but they pay a high price for that. Intentional communities often have a speed limit of 5 miles per hour, if they allow motor vehicles inside at all. Amish folks still use horses. When you press against the motor vehicle deaths, you're threatening the whole car culture, and people get violent about that very quickly.
However, if you dislike human sacrifice via collision, I recommend Strong Towns -- they have a lot of resources about traffic death awareness, reduction of car culture, etc.
>>It is a fundamental responsibility of every driver to hold a licence, it's a fundamental responsibility of having that licence to drive with absolute care and attention to others,<<
And what about the built environment? In many places it completely sabotages efforts of drivers and pedestrians to move safely. Where's the outrage at civil engineers designing roads that encourage speeding right next to sidewalks? Or multilane roads with the only crossings a mile apart?
>>Yet the public rage when a cycling death happens (3.5% of the national deathtoll for the last 12 months), calling cycling dangerous<<
See the League of American Bicyclists for information about how to improve biking and acceptance of biking. Presumably much of this would generalize to your locale.
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Date: 2025-05-28 07:37 am (UTC)Because most people choose to practice human sacrifice in order to have roads and cars. There are subcultures that don't, but they pay a high price for that. Intentional communities often have a speed limit of 5 miles per hour, if they allow motor vehicles inside at all. Amish folks still use horses. When you press against the motor vehicle deaths, you're threatening the whole car culture, and people get violent about that very quickly.
However, if you dislike human sacrifice via collision, I recommend Strong Towns -- they have a lot of resources about traffic death awareness, reduction of car culture, etc.
>>It is a fundamental responsibility of every driver to hold a licence, it's a fundamental responsibility of having that licence to drive with absolute care and attention to others,<<
And what about the built environment? In many places it completely sabotages efforts of drivers and pedestrians to move safely. Where's the outrage at civil engineers designing roads that encourage speeding right next to sidewalks? Or multilane roads with the only crossings a mile apart?
>>Yet the public rage when a cycling death happens (3.5% of the national deathtoll for the last 12 months), calling cycling dangerous<<
See the League of American Bicyclists for information about how to improve biking and acceptance of biking. Presumably much of this would generalize to your locale.