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I'm a longtime fan of Martin Austermuhle's work, but this article of his in "The 51st" makes my blood boil:
https://dmv.community/@the51st_bot/114077059591330732
Dangerous driving KILLS people. Even the people who are "fortunate" enough to survive being struck by a driver who was speeding or running a red light are often left with life-changing injuries. People who once were thriving are left unable to manage even basic self-care, much less a career.
We shouldn't be discussing reduced penalties for speeding. We should instead be discussing taking away both the license AND the car of anyone who drives dangerously.
This is personal for me. I won't go into detail because I try to keep my Mastodon account anonymous, but I will say that someone I'm close to was horrifically damaged by a driver who wasn't obeying traffic laws. Fines weren't enough to stop the driver from committing traffic violence.
No one's "right" or "need" to drive should supersede the right of other people to be safe on our streets.
@Lkdc AMEN! A car is a responsibility. Not sure how many opportunities we need to give people to show they can be responsible enough not to kill people.
@Lkdc I knew a girl from gradeschool was struck by a car, died of cancer at the seam of the break in her hip
@voxofgod I'm sorry. That's horrible.
@Lkdc Every time I hear Bowser talk about "Vision Zero" I find it an interesting euphemism: There often seems to be a blind eye turned towards pedestrian and cyclist safety -- e.g. overriding the already planned Connecticut Avenue bike lane due to two busybody NIMBY gadflies, Nick & Ed, who harass anyone who threaten their god-given right to do whatever the f*** they want with their SUVs.