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The fewer people drive, the better.
I saw someone hit a kid on a bike by Atlantic terminal, and they just drove off. Luckily the kid was fine, because I guess teenagers are indestructible and the car wasn't going that fast. But that reckless asshole needs consequences.
Tangent here, but something I have never understood quite frankly is why cars are sold being able to go past 80mph in the first place.
Granted that is probably not the factor to worry about in cases like in New York, but I recall hearing about this speed limiting enforcement for repeat offenders in VA:
https://www.ghsa.org/news/new-virginia-bill-would-put-speed-limiters-cars-convicted-reckless-drivers
It's crazy to me why anyone needs a car that goes beyond 80. In the city, you don't even need to actually go that fast and won't likely have the opportunity, although as I'm told often YMMV.
I know this post isn't really talking about speeding deaths but speeding is still reckless.
I'd guess lobbying by car companies
I would be in support of my state making a deal with the auto industry: All speed limits get increased by 10% (rounded to the closest 5mph). I'd even throw in 15%. In exchange, all new cars need to have a speed governor.
I know the privacy people are going to roast me on me wanting the state government to track every car at all times but I am sure we can find solutions where the car knows where it is without the government knowing. Having the restriction for a car not to be able to go over 40 in a city where the speed limit on all non-expressways is 25 would be a very very good start.
Speed governors which adapt to a speed limit will not work. Just do traffic calming and you can get rid of speed limits
In a town or city? Absolutly never need to go over 60mph
But those interstates in the middle of nowhere should be raised to 120, separate the lanes and theres literally fuck all to hit for hundreds of miles. That way it would cut down 11hrs to about 7.5 hours, making my trip to visit a buddy doable on a weekend off of work
High speed rail would also fix this problem...
People hit 90 on the highway in remote areas (out west, Maine, etc.) pretty regularly without being reckless
The plan also calls for state lawmakers to pass a proposed “Drugged Driving Bill,” which would allow prosecutors to charge drivers using drugs that impair driving.
This isn't already a thing?
It further called for lawmakers to pass legislation allowing the seizure of license plates from reckless drivers and to establish higher penalties for repeat offenders.
Too lenient IMO and it's a start.
It's likely that only alcohol counts in existing legislation.
If they include caffeine (or sleep deprivation!) then that's when the public should really be worried! Lol
This isn’t already a thing?
It is, but this would call it out and give specific penalties. Driving impaired under any circumstances is already illegal. I recall a story where someone took Kava Kava and got a DUI over it.
Need more than that, and everywhere. There was a death literally outside my building just a couple months ago from a hit and run. 13 year old boy on an e-scooter obeying the law saying you can't be on the side wall with it. We even heard the whole thing, including the mother's cry seeing the body.
All up and down this Blvd, there are memorials to victims of hit and runs. It's disgusting the best LA is willing to do is amp up police presence, especially since this is a low income neighborhood.
Fortunately LA has invested very heavily into public transit. There are plenty of spots that could use a subway line, though.
Public transit has nothing to do with protecting vulnerable road users like cyclists. By definition, they're on a bike, not in a bus or train. The only thing that helps in this case is actual bike infrastructure.
More transit means fewer cars. More than one method is helpful.
Alright I'm just gonna ask: is Mamdani a lemmy user?? So many of his policies are stuff we agree with
tear up roads, put down paths and bike paths
fully invest in subways
fully invest in not just state high speed rail but also new england and tri state regional high speed rail to get from nyc to rochester in like 2 hours
Carceral solutions are never the answer.
Didn't read the article, huh?