cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16133154
Link to original Tweet: https://x.com/DavidZipper/status/1795048724021862898
Based on the other things the UK gov has been saying, I assume this is some ploy to reduce the prevalence of e bikes.
Car dependency punishes poor people. The solution is viable alternatives, for which having fewer cars is often very beneficial.
No I posted a funny onion article
People need to live somewhere, and if they live somewhere like Siena it leaves more space for nature.
From 1992 to 2016, speed cameras reduced accidents by between 17 to 39 per cent and fatalities by between 58 to 68 per cent within 500 metres of the cameras.
Making it free just for residents is an interesting choice. I guess the argument is that they're paying taxes to cover the use while non residents are, but then you have to maintain all of the ticketing infrastructure for much lower revenue. They've also banned taking bikes on the trams as part of this, which isn't great.
None of the places outside North America mentioned in the video have completely banned cars. The video is mostly talking about reducing car dependence and increasing options for transport rather than banning them completely.
Also every situation you mentioned can be solved with a taxi or rental car. We can still do those things without having to drive everywhere for everything.
You're free to travel how you like as long as you keep the fuck out of my way and breathe in my car farts
They're all encouraging more driving, which leads to more pollution and more pedestrian deaths. 20mph speed limits reduce collisions, reduce the severity when they do happen, decrease pollution, and barely has an effect on journey times.
Insurance and licencing for cyclists is a really terrible idea. Everywhere that has tried mandatory insurance has given up on it because it just isn't worth the cost. If you want to do licenses how to you administer the tests? What age do you have to be to take it? And therefore how many children are you banning from cycling? The issues disappear once you have decent infrastructure for cyclists, which is a much better solution for both sides.
If they're moving there should be, and if not it doesn't seem fair to me to compare transport to a car park.
Are they going to stop making cars with huge front hoods which are hugely dangerous to pedestrians? Or stop marketing their cars as if they're meant to be driven dangerously?