NEW: A 5 yr Belgian study shows the BIG impact of increasing vehicle weight on road deaths & injuries. When a person on a bike or walking is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death goes up by 200%. vias.be/fr/newsroom/de…
Perhaps it is irresponsible to encourage people to ride bicycles? The death rate per mile traveled is much much higher for bicyclists than for drivers. Especially today when violent felons are deliberately running over bicyclists and posting the videos to world star hip hop x.com/ghostbrowser8/…
@BrentToderian Well what will the states ever do that need that sales tax revenue! You cant get in the way of bigger more expensive cars if the local politician has anything to say about the politician pedestrian death complex. Will someone please think of the politicians!
@BrentToderian Speed and size kill. Make cars slower and smaller.
@BrentToderian @JacquesBriet A law limiting the weight of personal vehicle is mandatory. Egoism couldn't be the only rule
@BrentToderian All vehicles should have speed limiters with larger vehicles limited to lower speeds. All the road carnage is a choice.
@BrentToderian A very valuable study, which policy makers need to study carefully. Almost certainly a near complete explanation of why road deaths are rising rapidly in the US, where 80% of new vehicles are now SUVs and pickups (and bigger ones than elsewhere too).
@BrentToderian .It will be hard to change this I fear. Americans Love Their #HugeMobiles I really appreciate this advocacy
@BrentToderian Time drivers choice of vehicle was taken into account when determining costs and victim compensation
@BrentToderian @pothen Also wider, towing trailer Makes for a deadly wide passing vehicle While cycling, Passing too close