Meanwhile in Wales, evidence is mounting (confirming) that 20mph speed limits reduce deaths on the roads.

As Lee Waters (ex-Welsh Transport Minister) point out: 'There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses'.. Indeed!

And it not an unpopular policy (except among cultural warriors trying to claim its an imposition on 'drivers' rights'.

#transport #Wales

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate

EVs projected to start reducing significantly in EU

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/20/evs-set-to-save-europe-20-million-tonnes-of-co2-this-year-but-transport-remains-biggest-po

To me, huge vehicles like this convey the message: ‘I’ve got what I need, everyone else can get forked’. Unsurprising that driving high status cars is associated with disregard for rules that might inconvenience the driver while protecting the safety of others. Speed limits are so annoying. It’s as if some of us live in the narrative frameworks employed in adventure movies: main character (me, very important); supporting cast (them, nameless, expendable). It’s toxic.

How can we turn our cultural expectations around so behaving in ways that promote the wellbeing of everyone, & the land, air & waters that sustain us, is what confers status & earns respect?

#transport #cars #culture #consumerism

‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Tesla is in big trouble. Sales are plummeting and consumers are boycotting the brand as Elon Musk champions far-right politics.

But the CEO’s reputation isn’t the only problem. He’s also made a series of bad business decisions that are coming back to haunt the automaker.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is-running-tesla-into-the

Toutes ces voitures Tesla qui brûlent en Allemagne, ach, quel malheur pour l'image de marque de Musk. Aux Etats-Unis, Trump envisage d'inscrire les dégradations des voiture de la marque de son conseillers sur la liste des crimes de terrorisme domestique https://www.newsweek.com/tesla-vehicles-set-fire-berlin-germany-elon-musk-2044692

Hi folks

Just joined today. I'm a retired Scottish gentleman interested in vintage buses and I hope to post some interesting facts as we go along.

I'm building a website using Hugo and I'm currently visiting transport museums and collecting photographs.

I'm more intrigued as to why the middle aged lady drives from #Leigh on Sea to #Braintree just to get #petrol - she would use more fuel than she saves doing this and would have to sit in #A12 traffic during busy times (maybe she has friends or family there?)

Also she's too young to have been driving around the time when #attendedservice was commonplace (it had already stopped in most areas by the 1970s)

#Essex #Transport #driving

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-petrol-station-thats-cheap-10004700

A friend on twitch told us that he had a 4200 dollar car repair bill.

I could buy 56 good second hand bikes for that money.

Another one suggested that you could start a bike rental with that.

#Transport picks of the day:

@notjustbikes - Makes videos on urban planning & transport

@reece@canadiancivil.com (main) & @reece@video.canadiancivil.com (videos) & @reecemartintransit (blog) - Public transport enthusiast

@CathyTuttle - US urban planning expert

@ohtheurbanity - Videos on urban planning, transport, cycling

@jon - Railways, cycling, cross-border rail

@ptua - Org for better public transport in Victoria, Aus

@mattcaff (main) & @heartlandurbanist (videos) - US activist for better public transport

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