12-04-2020, 09:13 PM
I don't wish to reply to this tweet, but it is striking how internalized our road safety problem is.
Here is a statement from the family of the boy, they are suffering so much right now, I cannot even imagine.
And they take the time to give a plea, asking everyone to slow down and drive safely.
But drivers are responding to their environment, everyone who cares about this family should write their councillors demanding that safety is prioritized on roads instead of speed and throughput. How many "good" drivers have opposed road safety choices that they feel would slow them down or impede their driving.
The problem is NOT individuals, the problem is a system designed at every level, to tolerate this carnage. From the design of roads, to the lackadaisical enforcement of aggressive driving, to the joke of a licensing scheme, to the entire lack of driver training and absolute minimal testing.
Here is a statement from the family of the boy, they are suffering so much right now, I cannot even imagine.
And they take the time to give a plea, asking everyone to slow down and drive safely.
But drivers are responding to their environment, everyone who cares about this family should write their councillors demanding that safety is prioritized on roads instead of speed and throughput. How many "good" drivers have opposed road safety choices that they feel would slow them down or impede their driving.
The problem is NOT individuals, the problem is a system designed at every level, to tolerate this carnage. From the design of roads, to the lackadaisical enforcement of aggressive driving, to the joke of a licensing scheme, to the entire lack of driver training and absolute minimal testing.