Vision Zero
Guest essay: Vision Zero success is blurry
The nation’s rate of deaths per 100 million VMT has refused to budge in recent decades.
Bike lanes
The bike fight moves to an issue of the budget
The war has moved from the broad expanse of the ocean to the small inlets along the shore. The battle is over to what extent the bicycle cult can dictate free movement to the lives of everyone else. Hearings on a bill to ban even momentary stopping in bike lanes
Bicycle Lanes
Vision Zero is wearing out its welcome
No one wants to see an unnecessary death — not a pedestrian, not a bicyclist, not a motorist. The question is, how far are we willing to go to prevent all traffic deaths, and severe injuries,, which is the beautiful, unattainable goal of Vision Zero. Why unattainable? Because people are stupid
Pete Buttigieg
A wake up call for Secretary Pete
I’m not sure what qualified “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation, other than him being a Democrat and the vice president’s job going to Kamala Harris. As I predicted back in 2018, there was no chance Democrats would nominate two white men for president and vice