caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoA pedestrian was killed by a driver in Columbus, Ohio. He was forced to walk on the road because officials refused to clear the snow-covered sidewalksplus-squarecolumbusunderground.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down11
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 hours agoAnother insane crash in Los Angeles. A driver lost control and almost ran into a crowd. They were saved by a tree 🌳plus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoUnder a new ordinance passed by Houston, riding an e-bike between 8PM and 4AM is now illegal. The Mayor of Houston says they are a major security riskwww.houstonchronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down14
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoA Coach Complained About a Dangerous Intersection. Then He Was Killed There.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoSomerville, Massachusetts. This is what good bike lane design looks like. sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1746arrow-down16
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe California Transportation Commission has approved $988.7 million in statewide investments — with the largest amounts still going to highwaysplus-squarecal.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoUtah lawmakers introduce bill to protect wide roads and limit bike lanesplus-squarewww.sltrib.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoOfficials in Tampa, Florida, are worried about e-bikes, even though most of the deaths involving e-bikes also involved carsplus-squarewww.tampabay.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoArizona Govenor told the Phoenix City Council to ignore state lawmakers' threats to derail light rail extensionplus-squarewww.kjzz.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
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caxiia@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoNew York City killed outdoor dining and has stopped bus lanes in the name of saving street parking. Yet on Park Avenue, cars park for a week at a time without being used.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down110
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minus-squarecaxiia@sh.itjust.workstoFuck Cars@lemmy.world•Breaking the law is okay if you drive a car, Trump administration sayslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down9·edit-26 days agoThe idea that speed cameras are used to raise revenue is a myth. NYC speed cameras issued $220 million in fines in 2023. New York City’s total budget is $112.4 billion. 220 million / 112 billion = 0.001964 Speed cameras make up 0.19% of New York’s total revenue. The reason they are used instead of cops is that unlike traffic cops: They don’t require healthcare and training They don’t shoot people They don’t go on strike They don’t take bribes linkfedilink
The idea that speed cameras are used to raise revenue is a myth.
NYC speed cameras issued $220 million in fines in 2023.
New York City’s total budget is $112.4 billion.
220 million / 112 billion = 0.001964
Speed cameras make up 0.19% of New York’s total revenue.
The reason they are used instead of cops is that unlike traffic cops: